Tuesday, I am going to like this...

 Quit blaming others, ruin your day yourself.  I am very good at this, but not this month.  This month is Joy You know I am going to let you in on a little secret.... If you look for joy, you will find it, no matter how bad the circumstances are...my life is proof of this, and I never want to be in a place again where I don't believe this is possible. The problem is you have to work at it every day.

Sissie although she gets frustrated easily is really helping me in the shop. The horrible tension is gone. People are picking up the things she has been able to do. It frees me up (to be a little lazier and I am loving that for sure)

Last night Signe' came and spent the night and we went to the gym late.  No gentlemen at all, I am sure they were home watching Gunsmoke reruns. Too bad they missed me and I was stunning in my new tennis shoes.

This morning Lil Sis came over and cut about 6 inches off my Chubaka hair, and it is so nice and light. Trying to get rid of the dye that is on the ends.  I still have a lot, but it looks good.  She is also cutting Sissie's hair into a bob, which is my favorite way for her to where it. Lil Sis was a hairdresser in a former life.  We are happy with her skills.

I made pancakes for Sissie and I this morning as I have been living on yogurt.  Need to eat more protein. I will work on that. Just pulled a bag of boned out turkey from the freezer will make turkey salad for dinner. I love to put toasted slivered almonds, a little onion and celery into my salad.  Sometimes I put grapes or dried cranberries. So good! You can eat it as a salad with lettuce of in a sandwich.

I am enjoying the gym although it still is lonely, and I like going with someone more than alone.  But I will persevere. I need to improve my upper body strength.  My legs can do almost anything.  All those years of dancing and running, I still have strong legs.

My joy for today is that my dog is much better.  He had rolled in something dead and was covered in goop.  This was up at Signe's. He obviously licked himself and got some kind of bacteria and was very sick for a few days. He wasn't running a fever and still had energy and wanted to eat but was having accidents by the door in the middle of the night.  He was so ashamed. I called the vet, and I had meds on hand for nausea and the vet said to give him those as long as he was eating and drinking and wait it out, unless things turned worse.  He said it has to get through the system.  So, I did and I actually left him outside for two nights, to keep from the clean-up. He enjoys being outside, but I like him in at night.  Anyway, he is back to normal and no $700 vet bill.  I did have to bathe him twice last week which is no easy task, and he looks all lumpy, as I did not blow out his coat like the groomer.  So, I will get him in soon, the groomer is a lot less expensive than the vet.

Joys abound my friends.  What are yours?

God is good

Kim