3/18/24

 Monday, March 18, 2024

In bed at 9, on LZB for a while (shoulder), unable to sleep and up at 1:30.  Let Lilly out.  25°, high of 37°, wind chill 14°.  The wind is NNW at 13 mph, 9-14/24.  Sunrise at 6:57 at 90°E, sunset at 7:02 at 270°, 12+6.  Solar noon at 12:59, altitude 46°.

Pain, etc.  Mild to moderate shoulder pain made sleeping difficult, especially on the bed.  I should have applied Doclofenac before going to bed.  A rough night. 

 I'm grateful that Geri, Lilly, and I are all together.  A blessing for all of us, especially for Lilly and me.    

Cognitive decline; executive function.  The last few weeks, or months, are taking a toll on my brain as well as my body.  Not enough sleep, or enough of the right kind of sleep, plus persistent pain, loss of functionality, mobility, and short-term memory.  My voice has grown noticeably weaker along with my body.  Parts wearing out.

We took Lilly to the vet again for diarrhea.  2 unsuccessful jumps into the car.  Geri handled everything at the vets.  She means more to me, and to Lilly, than I can say.  How much we rely on her.

I tried to reset my password with my computer virus protection provider, but I couldn't do it correctly.

Taxes are still undone, indeed unlooked at, unstarted.

Going downhill.  My tools: my handcrafted walking stick from Bean's Lake, my house cane given to me by Andy 35n or 40 years ago, my outdoor cane I bought for my Dad about 20 years ago, now normally kept in the Volvo, my ottoman, my BarcaLounger, my 17 year afghan made by Geri, and my 'sharf', also made by Geri

      

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Nicolet FEAR.  Peter's robotics team won the Wisconsin Regional competition, a huge victory sending them to Houston, TX for the world competition with their team fee paid by NASA.  Peter and Andy were both moved to tears by this culmination of so much individual and team effort over many months, really years, counting the experience, skills, and  STEM knowledge gained in previous seasons.