Monday morning, I dropped the dogs off at the kennel. This was Jamie's first visit. What a cute Welcome sign!
The drive to Los Angeles is about seven hours. When I am driving by myself, the only stops are brief. I packed my Yeti cooler with ice and snacks. I stopped by the Wells Fargo Bank and introduced myself to Fred, the branch manager. I wanted to make sure that our meeting the next day was all set up.
I was spending the night at my brother Peter's home in San Gabriel. For dinner, my sister-in-law Terry and I made a chicken Caesar Salad. The next morning, Terry snapped a fun photo of me and Peter --- on our way to the meeting at Wells Fargo Bank in Pasadena.
Our meeting time was 11:00 a.m. I was the first to arrive. The Business Banker Carlos was our point person. It took a total of three hours to accomplish what needed to be done. But, we were successful.
This was completing the preliminary settlement of our brother John's financial matters. We each walked away with about $20,000. It was not what we would have wanted --- losing John too soon --- but, "thank you, John!"
My brother John's car was sold to my nephew Jack. Jack lives in Seattle. But, he shared with us a photo of himself and John's car.
We all agreed that John would be happy having his car in Jack's hands.
I drove back to Williams that same day. I got home around 9:00 p.m. It was a long drive, but I got my second wind after a stop at the Flying J Rest Stop at Arizona mile marker 9 on Interstate 40.
I picked up the dogs the next morning. They seemed to have had a good time. There next kennel stay is in several weeks.
My hair stylist, Shawna, moved to a new salon. I texted her a message that my hair color is now a purple (!) color. I know that she recently changed products. Fortunately, I had an appointment with her on Thursday. Shawna worked to correct that matter.
Before my hair appointment, I went to PetSmart and created a dog tag for Jamie.
After we cleaned out the garage, Tom has been helping to sell a lot of items on Facebook Marketplace. We have sold several wall clocks, size 12 Mens snow boots, and a metal dog kennel. It has taken research to price the items and then time to describe and post. Thank you, Tom O'Dell!
Gus Beatty and I drove to Flagstaff on Friday to play pickleball in the Aquaplex.
There is a nominal $5 charge for seniors to play pickleball. On that day, I was hoping to meet up with friends, Sandra and Ed Smith. Sandra and Ed are Thousand Trails members and I have known them for over ten years. They have a vacation rental home in Flagstaff. Ed was at the Aquaplex and I got a hug.
Sandra played at Centenial Country Club. That is her preferred pickleball venue.
August 24 is my mother's birthday. It is hard to believe that she died 14 years ago.
My newest Dalmatian, Jamie, is a smiling Dalmatian. His Las Vegas foster parents told me that he smiles.
I told Tom to google "Dalmatian Smiling." It is a real thing.
I took the dogs on a walk to Cataract Lake. The view of the lake and the mountains never gets old.
On Sunday, we were allowed to play pickleball in the Rodeo Barn. It was nice, since the weather has been hot (high 80s). The tennis courts in hot weather can be challenging!
Dalmatian Libby had a bought of diarrhea Monday morning. She also decided not to eat for 24 hours. So, I called Canyon Pet Hospital and made an appointment for her the next afternoon. Later in the day, I had a 90 minute massage with Natanya. Boy, that was great!
In the evening, we played pickleball in the Rodeo Barn from 6 - 8 p.m. Arrangements were made several weeks ago to add two nights --- Monday and Wednesday.
Playing pickleball six days a week can provide stamina challenges. I love the game, but on Tuesday, I sat out several games. I also made Amazon happy. I bought more tennis court shoes.
In the afternoon, I took Libby to her Canyon Pet Hospital appointment. We saw Dr. Folkers. He said that Libby was dehydrated, so they pumped her with fluids.
While she was beginning to eat again, the vet suggested that she eat bland food for several days. Fortunately, Canyon Pet sells canned food that Libby really likes. Easy peasy!
On Wednesday, I had a 1 pm appointment at Planet Dodge. They are providing me with a new truck radio. It was a rainy day.
I waited in the customer service lounge area for the three hour procedure.
I had to return to Flagstaff on Thursday. My annual MRI was scheduled at 4:30 pm at Northern Arizona Radiology. The unit has a new machine and they were backlogged several hours.
I waited patiently for my appointment and left Flagstaff for home around 6:30 pm.
Tom remarked that maybe we should do a better job pruning the plants before winter arrives. I almost lost several butterfly bushes because I cut them too severely. So, how do I now know what the plants and flowers are? I texted this photo to my massage therapist Natanya.
She immediately responded with "daylily." It only blooms for a day.
Amazon Prime is a wonderful shopping experience. I am in the market for some new tennis court shoes. I have ordered some shoes online. I also took advantage of a sale at Big 5 Sporting Goods. While in Flagstaff, I bought some new Fila tennis court shoes for less than $30 dollars.
They are very comfortable!
Sunday morning, I took Libby to Canyon Pet Hospital in Flagstaff. She had an appointment with Dr. Amstedt for acupuncture. Poor Libby's arthritic spine and legs were getting the best of her. She was not able to straighten her back right leg.
I decided that I would try alternatives to help her function better. Her appointment lasted an hour. Dr. Amstedt first applied acupuncture pins. Then, the vet technician gave her laser therapy. With that therapy, dark glasses were given to me, the technician, and Libby.
Sunday evening, five of us went to Miss Kitty's Steakhouse. Our pickleball friend, Kerry-Lynne, sings there every Sunday night. We had dinner and listened to her music.
While at Safeway one day, I bought three beef bones for the dogs. On Labor Day, I brought them out for a holiday treat. Each dog had a different way of enjoying the bone. Libby just held it in her mouth.
Kelsey methodically worked on chewing the ends.
Jamie was the most aggressive and ate chunks of the bone.
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