The Coffee Shop

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Made a pot of coffee, ate Cheerios with fresh blueberries, two more loads of laundry.
Can hardly handle the excitement, lol.

Not complaining, though. As AT can tell you, after a heart attack you really learn to appreciate the little things, and just being able to be home and vertical.

Between the bone-on-bone terrible hip, and the tiredness from the heart, my body seems to want to put on weight. At least I’m good at something.

Sometimes I feel like I have zero energy too, Ab, like someone just pulled the plug on me.

I just pop a couple oxy's and I'm off to the races...

[Abbey Marie]

Sometimes I feel like I have zero energy too, Ab, like someone just pulled the plug on me.

I just pop a couple oxy's and I'm off to the races...

Ooh, not going there! Tylenol is all this old mare can handle, lol.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Ooh, not going there! Tylenol is all this old mare can handle, lol.

I've been getting oxycodone from the VA for over 15 years for chronic pain management. They don't give me enough to even get hooked on it.

I only take it occasionally, and it gives me a pretty good buzz. I call it "pill cocaine."

[Abbey Marie]

I've been getting oxycodone from the VA for over 15 years for chronic pain management. They don't give me enough to even get hooked on it.

I only take it occasionally, and it gives me a pretty good buzz. I call it "pill cocaine."

Sounds like you are handling it just right.

I can’t handle narcotics. I feel weird in the head, in a bad way, and I cant keep it down. Even a day after surgery, I pretty much just can take Advil or Tylenol. Even IV Morphine, I have to keep that little plastic tray very close. I especially loathe Codeine.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Sounds like you are handling it just right.

I can’t handle narcotics. I feel weird in the head, in a bad way, and I cant keep it down. Even a day after surgery, I pretty much just can take Advil or Tylenol. Even IV Morphine, I have to keep that little plastic tray very close. I especially loathe Codeine.

Morphine and Prednisone are on my allergic list at the VA. Morphine makes me feel like I have to force myself to breath, and I've been in intensive care getting pumped full of that stuff and I HAVE quit breathing.

Prednisone makes my heart pound.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

AWESOME news on the car... took it in today to have the body shop fix a couple tiny nicks and clay bar and buff it, and then talked about the crooked stripes on the hood. Last word was they were going to order new stripes and have a different guy put them on. Well, salesman just called and asked if I'd like them to PAINT the stripes on. I about fainted. I didn't like the stripe decals anyway and had already thought about having them painted. He said their body shop manager used to do high end paint jobs in a custom shop on hotrods and boats and is really good, said he can lay down stripes on the car and make it look awesome... I said HELL YEAH... AWESOME... DO IT.

I'm one happy camper. In the meantime I won't have my car 'til Wednesday of next week, and have to drive this funky little new Buick Regal OLD DUDE CAR. I guess I'll live...

(Now go ahead and make a comment about me being an old dude... HA!)

[Kathianne]

What a great day, though bittersweet. Stayed over at friend's home last night, both up early with coffee. Third friend came over around 10:30 a.m., then we walked to pedestrian trail onto Crescent Moon National Park.

Water level down, waiting for monsoons, so we waded a bit, Janet the only one to submerge. That is snowmelt from Flagstaff mountains, damn cold. Yes, I'm a wuss!

Walked back to Myriam's home, she had dr appt, so Janet and I took off to The Hideaway. I had sweet & spicy sausage and pepper grilled sammy, Janet chose a grinder. Heavenly sammies.

Then it was "goodbye" for now, though we'll see each other Saturday at Safeway, not the same...

She'd hoped to drive down with me, but we're both happy her brother and SIL are coming in from Maine on Monday.

I'll post sime pics later, got to get to wifi to upload.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

What a great day, though bittersweet. Stayed over at friend's home last night, both up early with coffee. Third friend came over around 10:30 a.m., then we walked to pedestrian trail onto Crescent Moon National Park.

Water level down, waiting for monsoons, so we waded a bit, Janet the only one to submerge. That is snowmelt from Flagstaff mountains, damn cold. Yes, I'm a wuss!

Walked back to Myriam's home, she had dr appt, so Janet and I took off to The Hideaway. I had sweet & spicy sausage and pepper grilled sammy, Janet chose a grinder. Heavenly sammies.

Then it was "goodbye" for now, though we'll see each other Saturday at Safeway, not the same...

She'd hoped to drive down with me, but we're both happy her brother and SIL are coming in from Maine on Monday.

I'll post sime pics later, got to get to wifi to upload.

The sammiches sound delicious.

Goodbyes are always sad. My big sis cried when I left Montana last summer. They're thinking of coming over to Wisco again this year though.

[darin]

I'll post sime pics later, got to get to wifi to upload.

Where the pics?

[Kathianne]

Where the pics?

I'm going to the library later.

I'm going to miss people here; nature's beauty here in Northern AZ, but will be happy with normal cell and wifi.

[darin]

Northern AZ will be measurably less-attractive with you gone.

[Kathianne]

Northern AZ will be measurably less-attractive with you gone.

You say the sweetest things. You're so lucky I'm not a cougar type old lady!

[darin]

You say the sweetest things. You're so lucky I'm not a cougar type old lady!

why does that make me Lucky? Seems i'm UNlucky

[Kathianne]

I'm revving up for the move! Can't wait for school to start!

Thanks for all the nice and giggles this morning! I needed them!

[High_Plains_Drifter]

I'm going to the library later.

I'm going to miss people here; nature's beauty here in Northern AZ, but will be happy with normal cell and wifi.

It's that mystic energy portal up there in Sedona that knocks out the cell phone and wifi...