Week 36

Welcome back!  Boy was last week taxing with the record breaking heat.  We did get some relief for the weekend but we are also dealing with bad air quality from fires so if it's not one it's the other.  I'm so done with it!  Bring on fall and quick!!

Here are last week's pictures:

Day 248- Monday, 9/5/22

Happy Labor Day!  Today was super chill.  We're just enjoying the extra day off to catch up on things.  It's too hot to do much else.  The butterflies and dragon flies seem to like the heat though because I see a lot of them around more when it's super hot than at any other time and I spied this beauty in the backyard just hanging out.

Day 249- Tuesday, 9/6/22

I went in to the dermatologist for a quick whole body skin check mostly curious about spots on my back which was all good but she did find a pre-cancerous spot on my cheek.  It was treated with LN2 right there on the spot to burn it off.  Ouch! but glad she caught it.  I didn't even know I had a spot there.  Always a good idea to get checked just in case especially with our intense sun these days.  Today in particular our weather produced record breaking heat that also taxed our power grid and will continue on throughout the week.  Seriously, when it's that hot out and doesn't really cool off at night the only thing we felt like eating was cereal with cold milk and fresh chilled fruit for dinner.

Day 250- Wednesday, 9/7/22

John was evaluated by a new PT place today called SCI-Fit (Spinal Cord Injury-Fitness) since they specialize in rehabilitating nerve damaged areas, and boy do they have a lot of cool equipment and knowledge.  They are also super encouraging and positive.  This will for sure be the best place to help with his left leg issues.  Unfortunately it's out-of-pocket only but they have grants we can look into and a flexible schedule to help reduce costs that we can work with.  We're all excited to see how much progress he'll make here.

Day 251- Thursday, 9/8/22

Today was a sad day with the Queen's passing but she lived a full and productive life--end of an era for sure.  In other news the Mosquito Fire near us is burning out of control putting up this crazy explosion like smoke plume that could be seen from hundreds of miles away.  We've had a quiet summer until now in terms of fires and it's sad to see them start back up again but not surprising given the current extreme heat and drought conditions.

Day 252- Friday, 9/9/22

And there it is--that disheartening red from fire sun that castes orange shadows and makes us all sick to our stomachs when we see it because we know what it means--uncontrolled, destructive fire and unhealthy air to breathe.  The only good thing about the smoke filled air is how it helps cool the blazing sun's heat.  You can see in the picture how dark it is out at 10am from all that smoke shading the sun.  Thankfully a good breeze picked up in the afternoon to blow the smoke out and clear the skies.  Bella and I took advantage of the improved conditions to go on a walk which we really couldn't do the past few days due to the excessive heat and bad air.  TGIF!

Day 253- Saturday, 9/10/22

It's sooooo much cooler today and really nice out with breezy air and it feels wonderful to have some relief this weekend.  As a special treat we were also able to get out with some good friends and enjoy the great conditions. John has the best friends that still, now that he's home, rotate visiting and checking in on him.  Since we had a wine pick-up and they had not been to this winery yet we decided it would be fun to do a tasting there for our visit.  We all needed to get out of the house after pretty much being shut-ins for the week and were super happy the weekend weather allowed for that.  Thank you Loren and Lily for the visit!

Day 254- Sunday, 9/11/22

Football season is starting so while the guys watched the games I went to visit a friend for some girl time.  Go Niners!  And of course the fact that it's 9/11 did not escape me.  It was on my mind here and there all day.

That's it!  See you next week.