Monday June 22 2026
Monday
I woke up at 4 AM, and I was freezing! I had my door open practically all day yesterday, and it was 90° outside. I didn't really notice because it was so cold in here. I called my brother three or four times, called my sister-in-law, and then texted my brother twice, but no answer. All that was left was to wait until Haylee, my caregiver, came in at 8:30 AM. I tried to watch TV, play music, or do anything I could to pass the time.
Haylee came in, took care of the dogs, and got me some coffee! Oh, that coffee tastes so good! Stanley sent me a text saying he was sorry; he had just woken up, had put his phone on silent at church, and had forgotten to take it off. I had another cup along with some breakfast casserole and fruit. Liberty came in, and since Haylee was here, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity for her to shadow Liberty and learn personal care. Haylee agreed, so she watched Liberty and picked it up pretty quick!
I am obsessed with this new game I found on Reddit called Nuzzle. To see the picture, you have to put the pieces in the right order. They go from super super easy to almost impossible. I lay back to get some pressure release and took a nap for a little while. I woke up cold, so back out into the sunlight again. I love having that option right outside my bedroom door!
Robert, McKenzie, Nori, and Jude went on a camping trip. They're going to be back on Wednesday.
Cruz came in, fed the dogs, undressed me, and put me in bed. We did some personal care and a nice, relaxing hot bath. My new forever home is turning out to be an amazing place! I wish we could just sell that other house so I won't have to pay the mortgage anymore. She put me back to bed, got me something to eat, brushed my hair, washed my face, brushed my teeth, and then went home for the evening. I was so nice and relaxed, I watched a couple of movies and drifted off to sleep.
Tuesday
Amy came in to give me a nice, relaxing massage. She brought me a strawberry rhubarb pie. I've never had those before, and I'm excited to try them! Haylee got me dressed and up in my chair, and we took the dogs over to Mento Brown Park. She threw the ball for Kona while Dude and I cruised around the trails with Dude. The weather was beautiful, and we made it home before it got too hot. She went home, and I hung out with my pups in my room. I sit in my room for a little while, and then I get cold, so I go out on the deck and fight Kona for our favorite place in the sun, and they sit there until I get too warm and then come back in. For my birthday, Brooklyn got me a hummingbird feeder. While I was sitting out there, I could hear this drive-by humming sound, and I looked up, and a hummingbird was buzzing around looking for that sweet nectar. I was afraid he was going to come and try to get some nectar out of my ear, and he did get pretty close. It was actually awesome! I can't wait to get my yard out there finished so I can have all kinds of beautiful little birds and insects. When I first moved in, there was nothing around but a bunch of crows. They are very smart, but loud and annoying!
Mya came in, fed and toileted the dogs, put me to bed, got me something to eat, and then organized my closet in the bathroom. This girl loves to organize, and I love that she loves it! I watched a couple of cop shows on YouTube and played Nuzzle on Reddit.
Wednesday
Haylee came in and took care of the dogs and got me some coffee, my favorite part of the morning! I haven't had much of an appetite in the morning these days, but I usually force myself to eat something. She got me dressed, got me up in my chair, and washed my hair! I love taking a bath at night, but not washing my hair, as it makes me too cold throughout the night. Also, I like to wear my hair down when it's warm, so I don't have a permanent ponytail mark if I wash my hair in the morning. I took Kona out for a couple of miles up and down the street. It was supposed to rain, but it turned out to be a really nice day! We came back, and I took Dude out for a couple of miles. He's getting pretty old, and I can hear his back feet scraping on the ground, but I'm glad that he lost all that weight and that he's able and loving to still go out and cruise around.
We came back and hung out in front for a while. I love that the yard is fenced off so I don't have to worry about the dogs or the kids getting out and getting hit.
Cruz came in, took care of the dogs, put me to bed, got me something to eat, and then we did some personal care and a nice, long, hot, relaxing bath. I'm always cold when she puts me back to bed, but it's so nice to snuggle my heating pad and my burrito-head blanket and get warmed up. She went home, and I watched a movie and then fell asleep.
Thursday
Haylee came in and fed the dogs; she got me dressed and up in my chair. I took Kona out for a nice little 3-mile cruise, and they took Dude out for a 2-mile cruise. Brooklyn texted me just as I got to the top of my driveway to see if I wanted to take the dogs to Mento Brown Park to go for a hike. Of course, we were already on our way! Brooklyn was in a really good mood. She quit smoking a couple of weeks ago. She hasn't even wanted to pick one up since, well, she said sometimes after she eats and when she first wakes up in the morning, but she hasn't. I am surprised that it was that easy for her because she smoked like crazy, she even jogged for a little while, and said that her lungs didn't hurt. I was really impressed!! I told her, anytime you want to go for a bike ride or a jog at Mento Park, just come and get the dogs and me, and I will be glad to go with you! She and her family are always doing something, and I love the fact that they include me!
We came back home as she fed the dogs and put me to bed. What an awesome day, and I know that the dogs and I are going to sleep really well tonight! I fell right to sleep!
Friday
Brooklyn came in because Liberty is still not feeling well; her leg is just swollen, and it hurts when she walks on it. She got me dressed up in my chair after she fed the dogs. She went home, and I took Kona out for her to my cruise. Not too far into the cruise, I noticed she was limping, and it got worse in her right front leg, so we came back. McKenzie tried to get a picture, but Kona was not having it. She was able to get a little video, so I sent it to Naomi to see what she thought it was, but she wasn't sure. I told her that a couple of times, Kona jumped in the yucky water, and Naomi said she probably scuffed it on a rock when she jumped in the water. So Naomi said, just take it easy for a couple of days. Kona is not going to be happy. For the rest of the day, we just hung out in my room, on the front porch, and on the back porch.
Brooklynn came back a little bit later, got me something to eat, fed the dogs, and then put me to bed. I did some puzzles on Reddit until I fell asleep.
Saturday
Brooklynn came in, got me dressed, and got me up in my chair. We were supposed to go to Costco to get some sandwich fixings and snacks for the kite festival in Lake City, but it's supposed to rain a lot all weekend, so we decided to go to OMSI to see the Titanic exhibit. It was so cool! They give you a boarding pass, and you can read and see all about life on the Titanic and the crash. At the end, you scan your boarding pass to see what your name is and if you lived or died on the ship. Luckily, Brooklynn was there, and she likes to read, so she read everything to me. If I try to read it myself, it takes forever, and then I lose everybody. We came back and ordered pizza for everybody and a cheesecake for Brooklynn, which ended up being a strawberry cake. Of course, I ordered way too much, but at least we had enough!
Brooklynn put me to bed, and I fell right asleep!
Sunday
Brooklyn came in but didn't bring breakfast. We decided that, because we ate all that pizza and strawberry cake and there was so much left over, we would just have pizza, which, of course, started the big debate on whether you heat your pizza up in the morning or eat it cold… pizza should never, ever be cold!
My family went to church, and I just hung out with the pups. I invited my friends Jan and Ellen to come over and play cribbage, and then I remembered it was Father's Day, so it was probably the whole family was going to be here to celebrate my brother, so I called to get a rain check. I guess they celebrated Father's Day at church, but it was a nice, quiet afternoon hanging out outside.
Brooklynn came back, fed the dogs, and put myself to bed. We had been talking about getting my exercise bike back up and running. We looked around and couldn't find either the electrical box or the lead wires. I have always been so meticulous about putting all of that together because it's very expensive to replace everything. I was devastated! But as it always happens, Brooklyn came in, opened up a drawer behind my door, and there they were, the lead wires. We decided to make a text to support the call to find out if I even need to electro boxes. I don't remember having to, but we thought we might as well find out for sure! I played games and watched TV until I fell asleep.
