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The dog had a crate, and I had bought a doggie bed to put in the crate. She seemed less unhappy there, with the door open, on her bed. I've decided if she doesn't return, I'm not going to try to find another one. If there is a positive to this experience, I haven't had the dog long enough to form a bond with her. And that's not a very positive thing to take away from this experience.
 
Good morning from a gorgeous looking morning in Wisconsin without a cloud in the sky and sun. 36f degrees feels like 32 but heading into the mid 50’s.

My car is going in for its 10,000 mile checkup this afternoon. This is the replacement VW Jetta with 2400+ miles on it when delivered in October from the Michigan mis-adventures in September. While I don’t dislike the car I don’t really enjoy it. It’s transportation.

My appointment with my Orthopedic doctor went well this morning. I have a knee sleeve to use for another 90 days but have no swimming restrictions except to wear a sleeve while swimming. They gave me one to walk and play golf in but for swimming they gave me a medical supply website I can use the Clinic name to order. Insurance and Medicare will not cover the sleeve for swimming. They said while I can swim with the walking sleeve it’s not really for use in the water and recommended the one I will order later today. 90 days until my next checkup.

When we get home, Terry is driving, we will load up the SUV for a trip to the post office. Shipping out 26 graffitied and weathered reefers to 18 different places!!! I have another 20 cars that Terry rejected the refrigeration end of the car. Some more touch up on those but they will wait till Friday as Thursday is a no weathering day.

Our travel plans are still in flux. The only thing decided is I will play in the golf event the 2nd weekend in April in Arizona. Till then we will stay in Wisconsin to enjoy Easter with the daughter’s family and her in-laws. Terry made the reservations yesterday. After Easter we will play it as it goes.

enjoy the day
 


Good Morning All!
18F @ 64% looks to be clear once the haze gets gone. Guessers say 42F late afternoon. Saturday is 52F, we will see.

Wife's Tulips are coming up through what is left of the 10" we got the other day. She is smiling.

Has been to cold in the mornings to play in the train cave. By the time it gets warm enough I am already doing stuff from the HoneyDu list and want to keep up with that. I do have to get some 1/4 plywood for the helix track base but have not done it yet.

Geesh, I guess that I did not log in Yesterday so this am I spent almost an hour and a half catching up. Y'all must be able to type faster than I!

Jake has doubled in size and is almost as big as Lizzy. I will try and get a pix a little later when he quits bouncing around. His body has caught up with his feet so we expect another growth spurt coming on. Gonna see Alpha Dog challenges pretty quick. Lizzy currently blocks him from getting into his bed, and will stand in front of the dog dish preventing him from eating. Kids! Don't ya love them. Ya, the cats are still be harassed on a daily basis. Bob now swats him and/or bites him on the neck to keep him away while the others get on top of something out of reach. It will all settle down in time. Watched a good one yesterday. Jake hordes his toys and stacks them near his bed. Grabbed one and shook it for a bit, then tossed it into the air. He caught it on the way back down. Fluke, thought I. Then we saw him do it again with a different toy. Dogs got talent! Knows his name and we have not had any 'presents' on any of the floors/rugs as he has also found the doggie door. Have not seen a head on at the door yet, sooner or later it will happen. We still have to go around the house collecting shoes and slippers though. Keeps life interesting! Still eating like a horse; think he grabs a bite or two every time he gets near the dish.

Later
 
Just a quick gentlemen and ladies!
We had another 1/2 inch of rain last evening - still running 50% above average (great).
Estimating a high of 62F later today with partly cloudy

Chemo bit me good yesterday - had to be wheeled out to car and was very much dizzy until late last night. They must have greatly increased the "cocktail.
More on this week's treatments later today - if up to it.
I really appreciate the touching moments and prayers from all.
Need to know the results of the MRI this past Monday although that is awfully soon?

I am late this morning - have to be on the road in 45 min for my third chemo this week - finally went to sleep for a few hours between 2-6am.

After 8 months, TERRY, daughter's dog will still not let me pet her - she is extreamly skiddish - will take a treat and immediately back off. She is a black, lab mix.

Troy - wonder why they settled on 1:56 scale?

Gotta run for now -- sorry
 
Patrick said:
Got to get a big river card so I can order my new wifi router for the house. Fiber internet is now ready to be installed. The joke called the local cable company is now advertising fiber internet as well, however if you read the fine print, the part between their service and the customer connection point is via coaxial cable. That makes it cable internet not fiber.
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Another happy fiber internet customer here. The best thing we did was fire our cable company and switch to fiber internet last year!

No more haggling over teaser rates, lot less outages, since its buried.

You should enjoy the experience!
 
troyphoto said:
I've been watching a lot of scale modeler videos on painting WW2 tanks. I found one that would be of interest to this crew. Martin from the NighShift channel on youtube paints well. AND he does awesome little dioramas for his models. Including painting his static grass. Yep... to see how, check out this vid. It's about 15 min, and starts with the diorama process post-tank painting.

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That's a cool KV-2. The KV series were a big surprise for the Germans. That's a cool diorama.
 
bnsf971 said:
Dammit. I just spent the last 3 and a half hours trying to find my dog. I got home from work, opened the door, and she took off as soon as the door opened. I tried following, chasing her, calling her, driving trying to find and catch her, but she took off like a shot. And she hasn't been here long enough to know this is where "home" is. I really hope she is found, though I hadn't even had a chance to get a license, or start any kind of process of documentation. She does have her harness, so maybe if she's found, whoever finds her will know she's not a stray, and give her a good home. That's all I've got for now.
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Not your fault Terry.
Animals do what they want at the end of the day.
She might make her way back.
You did all the right things though.
 


bnsf971 said:
The dog had a crate, and I had bought a doggie bed to put in the crate. She seemed less unhappy there, with the door open, on her bed. I've decided if she doesn't return, I'm not going to try to find another one. If there is a positive to this experience, I haven't had the dog long enough to form a bond with her. And that's not a very positive thing to take away from this experience.
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Maybe give yourself a break Terry. :)
Then regroup.
That's how I handle a pan of lasagna. :)
 
Good morning All!
Flo, could I get an everything bagel again?
Toasted with butter and creme cheese. Thank you very much!
Bill, that was quite the wreck you shared.
I looked it up.
https://www.lowellpl.lib.in.us/monon.htm :oops:
Flo, could I get that to go with a large coffee?
Yup. Creme and sugar please.
Don't stick your finger in there!
Sugary things are water soluble.
Okay. Fix your face. That look could be permanent.🤣🤣🤣🤣
 
Should probably read: I started cleaning under my layout! 🤣 🤣 🤣

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Jaz avalley said:
I know this sounds dumb but what are the bottoms of her shoes like, sounds she needs better gripping so she get a bit of help as she struggles with her balance, flat shoes can be slippery, rubber ones especially with grooves on normally are better.
she can try an exercise to help her balance
one stand near a strong piece of furniture so hands can help balamce
then see if she can stand on just one leg, and / or the other
if she can she should carefully progress to seeing if she can stand one hand one leg for a number of seconds, if she notices one leg is better than the other,
that could be the problem
she can try this each day for a few minutes, strengthening the legs

fyi after I broke my ankle and dislocated my knee I had this exact issues
, two months off my feet, and these exercises helped me get my balance back, I can know freestanding to put my trousers on without fear of fallinf]g flat on my face.

if she can see a physio, without laying through the nose, they might be able to see and find why her balance is. so poor, best of luck.

fyi walking around in socks is not good, but the more expensive slipper socks with grips are much safer.
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My wife did PT for 6 months or so but is way past that now. Her balance is pretty much non existent, and there is very little strength remaining on the left side, to the point that leg never really gets off the floor anymore. In short, it has been a text book case of supranuclear palsy. The MRI, symptoms, and progression all match perfectly. The only remaining unknown is how long she will be able to stay here. Part of that diagnosis is increasingly difficult swallowing, something that will eventually result in a feeding tube and will likely be beyond my ability to deal with. She is already experiencing problems with that.

The bright light at the end of the tunnel is definitely an oncoming locomotive and there isn't any room to step out of the way. I think we have the estate planning tidied up about as well as is possible so all that is left is try to make it through each day as best one can.
 
Morning folks

24F and sunshine. My fire in the wood stove went out last night and it was a little on the cool side in here this morning at 62F. The sunshine will take care of any heating requirements for the rest of the day.

Willie, I gave up shopping coupons. For most of them, if you factor in the added expense of stopping at several different stores, you really don't save anything. I do use the Costco ones, but only those. Not to mention I absolutely hate driving in the "new" Bozeman these days. The infrastructure is lagging WELL BEHIND the explosive population increase.

Hang in there Sherrel!
 
chadbag said:
In the reporters defense, most non scientific people think of salt as ONLY being sodium chloride.

I try to avoid salt on the driveway but use some sparingly when the ice is bad as the driveway is short and steep (though not like some of the memes you see and I don't know why the city approves these). I think Calcium Chloride is the most concrete friendly of the road salts?
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Back in the old country people used to throw ashes from the fire place, or stove. I still do that since i have a wood stove, plus i have my own water well and wouldn't even think of putting any chemicals in the vicinity.
 


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