07/23/19, Tuesday

1. Within Range: yes
2. General Wellbeing: 9.5 on SS
3. 10,000+ Steps: 9729
4. Fitness: walking
5. Self-Care: scheduled 3.5 hour spa visit in Vancouver
6. Fun: shopping for cold canning stuff
7. I learned/relearned: When I look for FUN, I find it !
8. Intentions: Seek balance & relax, rejuvenate, & recalibrate !!

I'm getting excited about Vancouver, but at the same time feeling the loss of not being able to meet and adventure with Shel. I'm not taking her name off my Airbnb booking, so she'll be with me in a way. Additionally, Shel, I'm working through a big fear in your honor. I hate heights with a passion, and that has limited me in the past. The Capriano Suspension bridge over a gorge scares the crap out of me, but I figure if Shel was ready to adventure over a bottomless crevice on a icy ladder, I can cross the suspension bridge ! Thanks, Shel !!

Shel has inspired us all in so many ways!

DH is at daycare but I'm not sure I'm going out much. Flooding rains are predicted and I have PTSD about my car getting drowned.

DS was very down last night. Much like I was after my first visits to Memory Care places. I believe it is the reality of what is coming that is depressing. I think I have worked through some stages of grief that DS hasn't yet. I made him a meal which he has fond memories of from childhood. I noticed that he ate a lot of stuff last night after I went to bed. Like mother, like son apparently. I'm sorry that I taught him that reaction to negative feelings.

Have a tumbling Tuesday!

Maybe a day at home to do as you please is a good thing. DS is fortunate to have you to help him process what is happening with his Dad. Your compassion towards both husband and son is clear.

Good morning greetings from the Columbia River Gorge! We move on to Timothy Lake today which supposedly has phenomenal views of Mt. Hood just to the north. It is very much off the beaten track so we will be "boon docking", which means no RV amenities like power or water. We have plenty of propane and the generator, if needed.

I agree that Shel has inspired me. Her Alaska RV trip and her hiking photos were inspiration for this short RV camping trip with Goat. Her thoughtful, empathetic words about how my regain affected my feelings of belonging in this group meant the world to me. And I love the fact that she cared enough about the efficacy of my meds to make me question my doc!

All of you have been instrumental in helping me accept me in the moment of now. It is a very, very hard thing for me to do and the more I am able to so, the less my eating becomes compulsory driven. I am also more able to see the positives about my body, rather than always obsessing over the flaws and extra parts of me! I am overweight, but I have come to understand there are deeply rooted reasons for my regain and my regain does not have to be permanent.

I must get on with getting ready to head on to our next camping site. I'm not sure I want to have a Tumbling Tuesday, so I'm going for a Terrific Tuesday and wish the same for all.

Oops! I wanted to add this artsy fartsy photo I took on the river beach yesterday. This photo is 100% Shel inspired!

Love it!

Catching up on posts after AC unit install. Eating went off the rails yesterday. Ice cream is my kryptonite. The Bull Dog restaurant is right on my way. And they have the best soft serve. Took my mom to the doctor yesterday. Everything is ok. Grabbed the window unit out of the Searcy house and installed some new smoke detectors while I was in town. My scaling scalp is all shinny and new. Go to the dermatologist next month. The centipedes are fewer every night. Only getting 20 or so each night. Adalyn is trying to not be sick. A little bit of fever. A girl at school tried to take away her toy. She is teething and everything goes into her mouth for a bite. Including the little girl that tried to take her toy. This is a common occurrence in daycares with teething children. This is a therapeutic daycare and we have been telling them that she has a really short fuze and will blow up and bite her mom. They always reply Oh, Adalyn is always so good. She is so happy. She is so sweet. We always say she is until she is not. Yesterday they said they would keep a closer eye on her.

Ann- Hope you are having a wonderful time in Iowa. My birth state by we moved 3 weeks after I was born. We later moved to Omaha so frequently in the state as a child.

BB, Fear is my constant companion. I force myself to face them or I am consumed by them. Mostly a sense of dread. I will put off doing things for a year because I dread trying to tackle it. When it can no longer be put off the task is easier than I ever thought.

Cecily- That is a huge rain. A redneck friend always called it a driving a motorboat straight up kind of rain. Glad it cooled things off a little.

DD- A staycation is my kind of vacation. I encourage my DW to go without me. But she will not go.

Devon- The pics of the pack, goat, you and Ron are great.

DianneO- Oh the fear of heights was one for me in my 20s. I worked on locks and dams on the Tennessee and Tom bigbee waterway. Luckily I started low and worked my way up. One of the last locks I worked was 98 f****er to water.

DianeS- We have a pit bull and she really wants to play with other dogs but she is so alfa around them we just can not turn her loose around other dogs. She does fine playing with the part havenese. They would probably work it out with other dogs but she establishes dominance pretty quick.

Liz- Hoping DS can process this soon.

Shel- I think of you often.

ShirlAus- Send us a little of your winter. The only thing I put in the burn barrel is scrap wood and paper. Then I go back in the Air conditioning somewhere.

More later, David

Ocean Diane, Holy moley, that's quite a long span for a swing bridge. I agree let Shel's sense of adventure guide you, feel the fear and do it anyway. I must admit I'd like to try that bridge out with a determined companion like you.

So Staycation is now complete, DH is back at work today, and I think it is actually a good thing, a blessing, that I can say I'm going to miss him after spending so much time together. He has to work some evenings and weekends, so during the school year we can go days in a row hardly seeing each other. Luckily, he has almost 7 weeks paid time off, so we try to make the most of it when I'm off in the summer.

Anybody here a baseball fan? I occasionally go to Minnesota Twins games, mostly because the stadium is really nice and I enjoy eating a bratwurst outside on a pleasant summer evening. So at yesterday's game, the first inning the Twins had a triple play. My husband and several other people said they'll probably never see another. I looked it up, and it has happened 13 other times in all of Minnesota Twins history. Then we followed that up with 2 homeruns, and a total of 5 for the game. It was a lot of fun, even for this very casual sports fan. (Don't even get me started on the Vikings).

I'm returning to a better version of eating, vacation eating can be a thrill, but I'm ready for the less intense pleasures of things like cottage cheese and bacon and eggs. Today is no added sugars, tomorrow I will begin to rein in the less complex carbs. Feeling good so far.

Quote: As long as we live, there is never enough singing.

~ Martin Luther, religious leader

So sing out everyone, whatever your song may be!

Greetings Tuesday Terrors

Speaking of terror, I was at 159 today. Guess I need to go to more dog shows to lose a couple. I have not been eating too badly but am still a sloth. Scrabble today and relief from gallery duty for a week or so. Got my azz handed to me. Studio time and got a few things done.

DianeO, love that bridge view. I think I would do it so long as I felt rails were secure. I walked the royal gorge once but the slight motion makes me queazy.

DD thanks for the tips on how to not be a worrier. I am working on this. So not worth the energy.

Hey Dave glad you have a new shiny head. And I am sure Adalyn will find her way at the daycare. Lots of teethers bite.

Liz sounds like DS is coming to terms. He will see its for the best especially as DH sadly progresses.

For lunch today I ate a White Castle black bean slider. Not too bad. Who knew there was such a thing? Found them at Grocery Outlet that has overstocks and weird stuff.

Shrimp tonight. Mine will be shrimp salad. Perfect summer food.

Peps glad the Goat is serving you so well. Love the dogs in the river. Hope you have lots of towels with you.

Stay cool everyone. Diane S