Keep on Moving: July 2019

[Virginia]

Jeanie, when Doctors and Insurance and Physical Therapists and Neurologist are all involved, I know it does become overwhelming. I am so thankful you have your two sons there to take some of this and do what they can. However, I do realize that so much of it falls on you.

Sorry you are having a MS day. I hope it lets up soon. You have been doing so well.

[Virginia]

I forgot to mention that I washed two loads of linens yesterday on my birthday and put clean linens on my bed.

Today I washed one load of clothes, dusted downstairs and upstairs, did sits to stands and squats. I need to work in some more exercise, but I haven't had time since I started back trying to get a little exercise in each day.

[stillstANNding]

Good work everyone!

Jeanie. I am sorry you are having a bad day and for the insurance problems. I think you have accomplished so much. I hope tomorrow is better.

Virginia, great work! I’m glad you are feeling up to all of that.
ANN

[Sunshine]

Yesterday I swam 22 minutes 800 yards. Today is IVIG all day long at hospital and sister is in town. Will check in when possible to catch up...on everyone...

[Sunshine]

Today I swam 12 minutes, 1/4 mile .

[stillstANNding]

I want credit for double airport walking and finishing packing in the heat.

Back wants to be flat.
ANN

[Virginia]

Ann, credit definitely noted and given. Guess you are at your Mom's.

I want credit for meeting my fam. to eat this evening when the temperature was 98 and the heat index 105. By the time I left home about 4:30 this afternoon shade had hit the car and I left the door open and started the car with A/C full blast. After eating I went to grocery store and got a few things. It only took two trips to get everything inside. After groceries were put away I took trash out.

[agate]

I want some credit too. Yesterday it was pushing 90' here though this apartment was still cool without any AC, thanks to its shady location, and I felt I had to vacuum out a closet.

I vacuum the place regularly but all of the stuff in the closets has sat there for nearly 10 years without ever being moved. After reading up on moth prevention I was inspired to tackle the closet where clothes hang. I removed everything from the floor, including a commode, a laundry bin, a large plastic bin full of yarn, a metal bin full of plant pots, a large carton full of potting soil, AND a gigantic trunk that is too heavy to lift. I always kick it along when I have to move it but it does have a couple of handles on it too. It's filled with extra bedspreads and blankets and other things I rarely use. For years I used it for off-season storage of clothes but gave up on that idea a few years back.

I ran the vacuum over the closet floor and felt so virtuous after doing that that and putting everything back, I didn't do much else for the rest of the day.

By the end of the day I found I'd taken only a couple of hundred steps, and so I walked around the building until I made it up to 1,000.

By evening I was very grateful for that air conditioning when it came on.

[Howie]

Sam, give Agate her credit!!!

[agate]

Sam, if you obey that command, maybe Howie will give you some more of that meat he promised yesterday.

--Yes, I know you didn't sign on there as a dog. But you can play along just this once.

[stillstANNding]

Sam, don’t forget to give Virginia credit too.

ANN

[agate]

Could Sam be persuaded to hand out (paw out?) badges or maybe trophies?

[Howie]

She would probably give away my drag racing trophies!

[agate]

Howie, in my 18 years around here I don't recall ever hearing about your drag racing trophies. I must have missed something.

Maybe you can provide details?

[Sunshine]

Today I swam 800 yards in 22 minutes, then grocery store, home, cooked, cleaned up. Beat. ...suffering much lately.