After I managed to get myself up and over to the Senior Center, we did not have tai chi. A Health Fair was set up.
I took a virtual Alzheimer's Tour. I was debriefed with two younger women. I did not find it very strange. First of all, my normal mental state is such that reality is a buzzing surround. And age has slowed me down.
What frustrated the younger women was being so slow at doing tasks. We had to find a white jacket and put it on. Then we were to write 3 sentences to our family. Then fold towels. I never got to the other two tasks and had forgotten them. I was not frustrated.
The tour was set up to train aide workers in a care facility.
I came home, ate lunch and took a nap. Then off to the dog park where we stayed a couple hours in the perfect weather. Perfect. sunny and cool
Blitzkrieg's Tale
We did a lot of running off and on. Ray brot his wading pool and we surely enjoyed that. I like to walk around the edge of the field, smelling all the smells. I have to keep an eye on Mom, however, so that she doesn't leave without me.
Lady Chica's Tale
I had such a good time sitting in the wading pool. Nothing like a dip in the pool after a good run. Mom has been staying longer at the park in this nice weather. I just like to lie in the grass.
Well, I am missing part of Bill Moyer's journal, altho both Judy and I say it depresses us.
Hugs, Dr. Liz
Friday, April 9, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
April 8, 2010
Well, this has been a slow day. And not even a book review. I slept like a log. Got up feeling refreshed. So we went off to the dog park. No dogs present, for the most part.
Blitzkrieg's tale
Mom got us all off schedule today. We get up and go to the park. She knows that nobody is ever there around noon. I walked around the parimeter smelling smells.
Lady Chica's Tale
I stalked a few blackbirds. Or are they starlings? Mom says she doesn't know. She says blackbirds may be a generic name, whatever that means. She talks sometimes when I dont understand what she is talking about.
We came home. I intended to take a nap and the afternoon passed. Then I couldn't sleep. I am waiting for MI 5. I didn't watch it last week. I wonder who died last week. They keep killing off the characters.
Ruth went off into the wild blue yonder but I saw the actress who played her in two cameo roles.
No book review. I cant find where I put the WWI book down.
Nobody has commented on Getting to Know Dr. Liz. I expected my sister to argue with me.
Hugs, Dr. Liz
Blitzkrieg's tale
Mom got us all off schedule today. We get up and go to the park. She knows that nobody is ever there around noon. I walked around the parimeter smelling smells.
Lady Chica's Tale
I stalked a few blackbirds. Or are they starlings? Mom says she doesn't know. She says blackbirds may be a generic name, whatever that means. She talks sometimes when I dont understand what she is talking about.
We came home. I intended to take a nap and the afternoon passed. Then I couldn't sleep. I am waiting for MI 5. I didn't watch it last week. I wonder who died last week. They keep killing off the characters.
Ruth went off into the wild blue yonder but I saw the actress who played her in two cameo roles.
No book review. I cant find where I put the WWI book down.
Nobody has commented on Getting to Know Dr. Liz. I expected my sister to argue with me.
Hugs, Dr. Liz
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
April 7, 2010
PPQS tonight.
Up at 10 am. The usual, breaky and walk. Now I am going to sew like a fiend.
I did sew some blocks. Then I took a nap while we had a t-storm. Sun is out at 2:30 PM
Blitzkrieg's Tale
Lady Chica's Tale
What happens at Pup's stays at Pup's.
John gives each of the dogs a treat. Pup takes his. Lady Chica eats hers. Blitz buries his. LC carefully watches Blitz and goes over and digs up his and eats it.
Lea and I each had a pair of pants to shorten. So we each measured for the other. She sewed her jeans on the machine and finished. I am halfway done by hand.
No book review tonight.
Up at 10 am. The usual, breaky and walk. Now I am going to sew like a fiend.
I did sew some blocks. Then I took a nap while we had a t-storm. Sun is out at 2:30 PM
Blitzkrieg's Tale
Lady Chica's Tale
What happens at Pup's stays at Pup's.
John gives each of the dogs a treat. Pup takes his. Lady Chica eats hers. Blitz buries his. LC carefully watches Blitz and goes over and digs up his and eats it.
Lea and I each had a pair of pants to shorten. So we each measured for the other. She sewed her jeans on the machine and finished. I am halfway done by hand.
No book review tonight.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
April 6, 2010
Baptist Center. 11 am -- so far thirteen single men. At Bunkhaus they have microwaves.two family units.
The clients kept coming one at a time and I was busy.
I came home, ate lunch and took a nap Then off to the dog park. Sat and chatted during a perfect evening.
Blitzkrieg's Tale
We had a nice afternoon at the park. Sometimes we raced with Buddy. A lot of the time we just lay in the grass and enjoyed the afternoon.
Lady Chica's Tale
I stalked birds. I ran with Buddy. We had packs going on both sides of the fence. Buddy keeps trying to jump the fence. He can jump to the top but he cant get over. Then I just lay on the grace. It was pleasantly cool. Just perfect weather.
Came home all tired out.
BOOK REVIEW
J.A. Jance, *Lying In Wait* (1994)
J.P. Beaumont set in Seattle, WA. A fishing ship burns and a corpse is found inside. Beau meets two friends from high school. I had read this long ago; so I could make guesses.Interesting set of motivations for the murder.
Hugs, Dr. Liz
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The clients kept coming one at a time and I was busy.
I came home, ate lunch and took a nap Then off to the dog park. Sat and chatted during a perfect evening.
Blitzkrieg's Tale
We had a nice afternoon at the park. Sometimes we raced with Buddy. A lot of the time we just lay in the grass and enjoyed the afternoon.
Lady Chica's Tale
I stalked birds. I ran with Buddy. We had packs going on both sides of the fence. Buddy keeps trying to jump the fence. He can jump to the top but he cant get over. Then I just lay on the grace. It was pleasantly cool. Just perfect weather.
Came home all tired out.
BOOK REVIEW
J.A. Jance, *Lying In Wait* (1994)
J.P. Beaumont set in Seattle, WA. A fishing ship burns and a corpse is found inside. Beau meets two friends from high school. I had read this long ago; so I could make guesses.Interesting set of motivations for the murder.
Hugs, Dr. Liz
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Monday, April 5, 2010
April 5, 2010
The Northwest Passage has opened up with thawing of glaciers. THINK on NPR was interviewing an author who has written about hunting for Northwest Passage.
Met Judy at Wendy's. We discussed genetics, immune system, disease, a world wide pandemic as well as Outlander. We discussed why Outlander is so popular. Beaucoup web sites.
Came home and took a nap. Then off to the dog park. Eighty degrees and a perfect day. Dogs ran for a while. Sat chatting until twilight.
Blitzkrieg's Tale
I found a bratwurst lying just outside the fence. I dug a real deep hole but I couldn't get under the fence and Mom put me on a leash. Then old Chica started digging and she got put on a leash, too.
Lady Chica's Tale
We had packs of dogs running on both sides of the fence. Then Mom made me do that silly stuff of running thru tunnels. Afterwards Blitzen saw a bratwurst. I tried digging out and Mom put me on a leash, too. When we went home, she threw it in the trash can.
LC means that I went outside the fence and picked up the bratwurst. Otherwise Blitzen will spend the rest of his life trying to dig out.
BOOK REVIEW
no book today. I am reading, inch by inch, a book about WWI. I did not realize very much about WWI. I never understood why they had trenches and what they were trying to do. The brits dug trenches along the border between Belgium and France and were holding.
Hugs, Dr. Liz
Met Judy at Wendy's. We discussed genetics, immune system, disease, a world wide pandemic as well as Outlander. We discussed why Outlander is so popular. Beaucoup web sites.
Came home and took a nap. Then off to the dog park. Eighty degrees and a perfect day. Dogs ran for a while. Sat chatting until twilight.
Blitzkrieg's Tale
I found a bratwurst lying just outside the fence. I dug a real deep hole but I couldn't get under the fence and Mom put me on a leash. Then old Chica started digging and she got put on a leash, too.
Lady Chica's Tale
We had packs of dogs running on both sides of the fence. Then Mom made me do that silly stuff of running thru tunnels. Afterwards Blitzen saw a bratwurst. I tried digging out and Mom put me on a leash, too. When we went home, she threw it in the trash can.
LC means that I went outside the fence and picked up the bratwurst. Otherwise Blitzen will spend the rest of his life trying to dig out.
BOOK REVIEW
no book today. I am reading, inch by inch, a book about WWI. I did not realize very much about WWI. I never understood why they had trenches and what they were trying to do. The brits dug trenches along the border between Belgium and France and were holding.
Hugs, Dr. Liz
Saturday, April 3, 2010
April 3, 2010
Southern Illinois University has a saluki for its mascot, because the univ is situated in Little Egypt. A saluki is, some say, the oldest breed of dog, Bedouins consider it sacred. It is a sight hunter in the desert. Altho how it got from a wolf to a saluki is beyond me. It looks like a whippet (a small greyhound).
I wore my saluki tee shirt to tai chi class. Nobody had heard of a saluki and one class member did not believe a univ would have a *dog* as a mascot.
Friday night. TV program New Tricks was a rerun.
I woke up at 11 am on Sat. How it got to eleven am is beyond me. Did some sewing. It was cold and now it is too warm. Planning to take a nap.
The dogs did not behave as usual at the park today. They sat around under and on the table. Chance barked at the fence and Buddy whined. Buddy whine barked. After a long time LC exploded toward the fence and they ran.
When I walked to the gate, both of them were there waiting. I dont remember LC ever doing that.
7 PM I am ready for another nap. I made bread pudding today. I am getting better at it.
BOOK REVIEW
John Sandford, *Dead Watch* (2006)
Stand alone. As I began reading I realized I had read this before and remembered every detail. Reading it again was soothing.
Jake Winter was in army intel in Afghanistan until he was wounded. Then he got a PhD and now consults with the president's office. As the book opens, he is called in to find a former senator who has disappeared. He meets the senator's wife with whom he begins an affair. The plot is tangled around itself. Great read.
Hugs, Dr. Liz
I wore my saluki tee shirt to tai chi class. Nobody had heard of a saluki and one class member did not believe a univ would have a *dog* as a mascot.
Friday night. TV program New Tricks was a rerun.
I woke up at 11 am on Sat. How it got to eleven am is beyond me. Did some sewing. It was cold and now it is too warm. Planning to take a nap.
The dogs did not behave as usual at the park today. They sat around under and on the table. Chance barked at the fence and Buddy whined. Buddy whine barked. After a long time LC exploded toward the fence and they ran.
When I walked to the gate, both of them were there waiting. I dont remember LC ever doing that.
7 PM I am ready for another nap. I made bread pudding today. I am getting better at it.
BOOK REVIEW
John Sandford, *Dead Watch* (2006)
Stand alone. As I began reading I realized I had read this before and remembered every detail. Reading it again was soothing.
Jake Winter was in army intel in Afghanistan until he was wounded. Then he got a PhD and now consults with the president's office. As the book opens, he is called in to find a former senator who has disappeared. He meets the senator's wife with whom he begins an affair. The plot is tangled around itself. Great read.
Hugs, Dr. Liz
Thursday, April 1, 2010
April 1, 2010
6 AM Up for a pit stop and some Advil.
LC lies beside me, making her little crooning noise as she sleeps.
10 AM The lawn mowers did me in. By that I mean that the dogs make a fuss and I was totally awake. Busy doing my laundry. Drinking egg nog.
I am all tired out from doing laundry. Took a nap. Then off to the dog park. Few dogs. Somebody noticed my Saluki tee shirt. Knew somebody who used to teach at SIU. The wind was blowing sand from Big Dog side. The puddles have killed the grass on that side.
Blitzkrieg's Tale
Not many big busters there today. I wandered around smelling things. I always make a round of the paremeter. (sp?)
Lady Chica's Tale
I had only the birds to chase today. Mostly just sat around. Lots of wind.
Think I may take a nap. Tired out.
BOOK REVIEW
Jonathan Kellerman, *Rage* (2002)
Alex Delaware police procedural. Eight years before the novel opens, two teen age kids killed a toddler. One of the kids is killed after a month in prison. The other kid gets out and calls Dr. Delaware. On the way to meeting Alex, Rand is killed. So Alex and Sturgis set out to find the killer. Publisher's Weekly should be happy with this killer.
Hugs, Dr. Liz
LC lies beside me, making her little crooning noise as she sleeps.
10 AM The lawn mowers did me in. By that I mean that the dogs make a fuss and I was totally awake. Busy doing my laundry. Drinking egg nog.
I am all tired out from doing laundry. Took a nap. Then off to the dog park. Few dogs. Somebody noticed my Saluki tee shirt. Knew somebody who used to teach at SIU. The wind was blowing sand from Big Dog side. The puddles have killed the grass on that side.
Blitzkrieg's Tale
Not many big busters there today. I wandered around smelling things. I always make a round of the paremeter. (sp?)
Lady Chica's Tale
I had only the birds to chase today. Mostly just sat around. Lots of wind.
Think I may take a nap. Tired out.
BOOK REVIEW
Jonathan Kellerman, *Rage* (2002)
Alex Delaware police procedural. Eight years before the novel opens, two teen age kids killed a toddler. One of the kids is killed after a month in prison. The other kid gets out and calls Dr. Delaware. On the way to meeting Alex, Rand is killed. So Alex and Sturgis set out to find the killer. Publisher's Weekly should be happy with this killer.
Hugs, Dr. Liz
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