April 17, 2026
Kind of a sick day, but ok.
Happy Birthday, Donnie Blackwell.   Donnie and I celebrate our birthdays together often, but my being under the weather has  minimized my coordination skills,  Hope your birthday has been fun, Donnie.
I got taken out again tonight.  I feel very celebrated.  I feel very attended to by all sorts of people across the country.  Thanks you all.  It made being sick much  easier.



I did not make it to the Y this morning.  It felt so wrong, but getting out of bed and moving seemed to be impossible.  I felt totally foggy and unable to focus on moving forward.  My eyes were not focusing entirely and I just needed to close them and lie still, so I did until around 10:45 when I managed to get up and get dressed.
Read the paper

did the puzzles

washed a couple dishes.

went back to bed.



Got up about 3:15 and headed for the rookery.  The bird count was good and the light was sweet and if I had a different lens I would have played a little.  I kind of wished I was a bird who could practice landings in the water.  Some of the geese were very talented landers. 



Went out to dinner with V., Jo and Amie at Harvest.  Everything about that is new and different and was fun.   I miss V.  It was great to be with her tonight.  And I see Jo and Amie more often, but not to just go laugh and eat good food.   I was afraid I wouldn't find the energy, but I rallied, I was very pleased to be there.  And a divided up slice of really good cheese cake was a nice ending to a good meal.

Amie took several photos of me drawing away from the camera.  I felt so sick all day, I just assumed I looked terrible, but she was being silly and made me laugh.  This is my favorite, although, I almost look drunk.  I've noticed that my coloring has been very red this week.   This morning I was worried about potential stroke symptoms, I think tonight I thought I looked like a potential stroke victim.  Let's hope I'm wrong.   




 

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