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What happened 2015 to 2019

Yep, it's been 3 1/2 years since I posted.

In December of 2015 the June Lake house flooded with almost 10,000 gallons of water in the house over 1 week.  What a nightmare.  I project managed the reconstruction/renovation of the house over the next 6 to 7 months.  We ended up with a great house, and it is booked consistently which is GREAT but also a PENALTY as I can't get in anymore like I used to.  House is too nice.

2016 we moved Mom into a new place again and it is sooo much better!  No steps from her parking place to her door, she is doing well here.  Then the health issue happened and I was out of work (still paid thankfully) taking care of her for 2 months.  Totally a trying experience, luckily I knew someone who I trusted to take care of her over night so my sister and I got a break.

This was also a year of turmoil for me at work which I did work thru by focusing on my and my thoughts up at June Lake for a week.  Had to be rude to my Dad and tell him to "get out" as he thought it would be ok to stay not going what was going on with me.  I was so rude, he left items at June on his way out.  We did meet for lunch on my way up and his way down and talked it out. We're good.

2017 started with Dad being diagnosed with Lung Cancer and that experience went on for 6+ month.  Luckily he is ok for now.  We did not do our usual trip to June Lake, nor did I.

2018 was a good year, got Dad up to June Lake with O2 as a leash.  Everyone was healthy until I started with my eye issues.  Retinal hole, tear, detachment, detachment surgery, cataract and epi-retinal membrane peel surgery, and finally a post capsulation peel surgery.  I was stuck at home at altitude (no travel) for 6 months.  No June Lake, no flying, although I did have an adventure driving to Ft. Worth to watch Nick graduate with his Master's in Environmental Science.  That is a total adventure for another post.

2019 is going ok.  I've had the flu twice and a bad cold also twice.  Not sure why besides age.  I also sadly rolled my ankle so I am recovering from that.   Hope to see Nick over Memorial Day weekend.

Long post, but really short post for a long time.  More soon.   Kelly

Yep, been MIA for 1+ year

I'm heading to June Lake, CA to "winterize" the cabin, and will hopefully make up for the woeful lack of blog posts over the last 1+ year. 

Time to lose weight

I can't seem to lose the pounds.  I was walking, eating right and a little would come off but it was way too easy to put it back on...  I've decided to give up the booze, exercise, eat what works, and lose the weight.
Here we go!

Trees

So my city has sent out notices that 15 trees are going to be removed for one reason or another.  I really wish they had contacted the folks around those trees, as I have some to be removed and don't understand why others were removed.

As much as I want to complain, the city did do a good job, as there are no divots or obvious signs that trees used to be in the locations that are now bare.  And as much as I don't agree with removal without replacement, the sun bearing down on my personal space hasn't changed.  I'm being selfish at this point.

Also, this past week a very large oak tree lost one of the 3 large branches that come off the trunk.  City quickly took care of that mess and local resident only had damage to their fence - not their car/house/or any other property...

A week of injury recovery

What a week for my body.  

Last weekend when I was doing that yard work and attacked the orange tree, it turns out that not only did I get finger stuck with a thorn and part of it remained in it - it turns out that I also scratched the heck out of my other arm and didn't realize it!  I only figured it out when I discovered blood on my clothes and detective work revealed it was coming from my arm!  After a few days of slight infection and then all was well.

Thursday night I had dinner and drinks outside at the Rath alfresco.  This is the casual summer dining area for the Caltech Faculty Club - the Athenaeum, https://www.athenaeumcaltech.com/.  Unfortunately for me, I am food for misquitos.  Somehow they always find the one area that is exposed that I am not aware of, and I end up paying the price for it.  Boy oh boy - they found behind my ankle right above the shoe line.  On Friday (my day off) I decided to go for my walk in the morning and I proceeded to take of the head of the bite and now my ankle is red and hot and swollen!  

I am relaxing most of today - my body is worn down!