In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
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Dry for my walk but the dark clouds are rolling in for more rain at some point this afternoon or this evening into tomorrow morning.
Discovered that I can now lift my right arm over my head and I am not in pain. 
Even managed to get it behind my back. That should please the physio therapist tomorrow afternoon. I know I'm happy about it.
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Seems like your friend's dad is doing better?
Every time I see him he looks good. He's eating a lot, and not that he was ever an unhealthy eater I can't believe how healthy his new diet is.
He did get that lung drained and he got the antibiotic. It looks like that helped. But he's still got to get that test done for his lung before they do anything about the heart. I believe that's the test he's having done tomorrow. He's hoping to make it here afterward but I let him know to take it easy and not worry if he can't. He's busy on Friday and the weekend won't work. It will be in the 60's next week for our last hurrah, but truth be told I might actually end up finishing the work without him. He probably won't be too happy about that since he's working off the rest of what he owes me, but I probably don't need his help anymore on this job.
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I had some disturbing news about my heart last time: One of the treatments I've been on for a year (which just ended early this month) is cardiotoxic. It took this long, but now it's affecting my heart function. I can tell bc my heart's skipping more beats than normal lately.
So I looked it up ... there are effective treatments that can reverse the problem. That's when I rebelled against thinking of myself as a sick person and did yardwork for a couple of days so far. But I realize I need help, bc between taking care of hubby during his stormy recovery and my own chores, appointments and physical limitations, I'd be pecking away at landscaping and yardwork for the next year before I saw progress, so I'm going to look around for a helper for the digging-up part.
I also finally got in contact with some mfrs of custom solid shower bases. We desperately need to repair and renovate two bathrooms, but given our age and health it's not going to be a DIY project! So I'm going to get some comparative quotes for the two different versions I have in mind (one is a conservative shower replacement and the other is a reconfiguration) either tiled conventionally or with a solid-surface base and walls, and fly them past hubby.
You might consider removing the tub altogether and making a walk-in shower, at least for one of them. I've helped my friend's dad in the past on those many years back when he was younger and if done right they look beautiful and are very functional. PRO TIP: Either have a seat built into the wall opposite of the shower head and have it tiled if you have enough room, or have the people install one of the fold-down seats. They're a couple of hundred bucks, but everyone who had it installed was very happy they did after the fact.
You can't imagine how many rich old people retire and buy up these McMansions with a million rooms that they'll never use except when family comes over. They were all built with a gigantic bathroom off of the master bedroom that is bigger than my master bedroom and a huge closet off the side that is bigger than all of the closets in most normal houses combined. They all had a jacuzzi installed with tiled steps leading up to it. The old people never use it because they can't, and a lot of those bathrooms get converted to a huge walk-in shower. Sometimes with not one but two shower heads.
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I know how to do this bc I used to put out things for bid when I was working. I know hwo to drilldown on spec and details bc that's where the problems usually arise. That's how I got a great deal on our solar panels! And with house prices plunging and the upcoming holidays I expect contractors will be looking for work so this might be the best time for these projects.
So, onward thru the fog.
Sounds like you've got enough to keep yourself out of trouble.
Don't push yourself too hard though. I think a helper for the digging parts is a great idea. I'm already not looking forward to doing the rest of the di
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Dry for my walk but the dark clouds are rolling in for more rain at some point this afternoon or this evening into tomorrow morning.
Discovered that I can now lift my right arm over my head and I am not in pain.
Wow. That's progress! Great to hear, Brenda.
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Had a long nap today and what a weird sensation it is when you wake up and see the clock says 6:30 and you think it's morning and just about time to wake up. I didn't mean to sleep that long and it kind of threw me for a loop.
I put two coats of paint on the parting stops for the double reveal on the entry way door and I cut out all the overflow spray foam on the door and the one window. I was thinking I'd just use the 2nd can I have to do as much as I could on the windows tonight since after re-evaluating the situation there's no way I'm getting away without having to buy a 3rd can, but I remember the directions said the ideal temp is 75 degrees and you shouldn't use it unless it's at least 60 degrees. It was cold out there in the dark. It won't be 60 tomorrow either, but it will be close enough. The stuff I used today worked just like it should have and it was only 54 degrees.
If the cold doesn't get to me, I might start cutting down the trim to finish the three windows with the jambs and the door to the kitchen. We'll see how it goes. I kind of don't work outside when it's under 60 degrees anymore. I hate the cold.
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Dry for my walk but the dark clouds are rolling in for more rain at some point this afternoon or this evening into tomorrow morning.
Discovered that I can now lift my right arm over my head and I am not in pain.
Wow. That's progress! Great to hear, Brenda.
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Falsus in unum, falsus in omnibus
It is a huge improvement and my right hand is stronger now. I can hold a pen and write for a lot longer than I could a couple of weeks ago. I still get a little twinge now and again but nothing like it was. Also the muscle in my upper arm is loosening up too.
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Got an atmospheric river moving over BC tonight and through tomorrow which means 50mm of rain or more depending on where you are. My area most likely will see the 50. It will also bring winds with it. Warnings about trees coming down and possible outages.
So, it will be a soggy walk for me tomorrow to mah jong and the physio in the afternoon.
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Had a good morning at mah jong. Got second place today. Had all 4 flowers of one colour twice. First hand that happened I had 3,000 points with 6 doubles. Second time wasn't so good, only 800 points. Still finished the morning with over 4,000points.
Also the physio was very pleased with how my shoulder is healing. She did recommend a couple new shoulder exercises and some finger ones as well because my middle and fourth along with the pointer sometimes gets stiff.
Still a good day and even with the winds picking up a bit in the afternoon, I didn't get blown away. Though there was a fair amount of rain today.
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Heading out a little earlier for my walk. Hoping to beat the rain that I am sure will be back.
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Back from my walk and so far no rain. Sun is out and dry.
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Dry for my walk but the dark clouds are rolling in for more rain at some point this afternoon or this evening into tomorrow morning.
Discovered that I can now lift my right arm over my head and I am not in pain.
Wow. That's progress! Great to hear, Brenda.
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Falsus in unum, falsus in omnibus
It is a huge improvement and my right hand is stronger now. I can hold a pen and write for a lot longer than I could a couple of weeks ago. I still get a little twinge now and again but nothing like it was. Also the muscle in my upper arm is loosening up too.
Sweet.
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