New Perch

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Blue wants to survey his kingdom and has found a new perch. I think he must enjoy the heat from the top as well.
All the cats have kept us busy with their antics.
The little one is growing by leaps and bounds.

Almost Seventy!

With the approaching birthday some new and exciting things have come my way. I certainly have been enjoying my Suki girl and all her antics. 

We ordered a light weight canoe and today it arrived (also a birthday present). We are hoping, with the help of a trolling motor, to see the many lakes and pond in our area.  The motor is so I can be freed up from too much paddling but get to go on the ride!

I have started to see a chiropractor and he diagnosed my chest wall pain and heart attack like symptoms as Costochondritis.(http://www.cfids-cab.org/cfs-inform/Ic/costomm.htm ) The fatigue and incredible pain are still with me but at least I know why. I also know that, although painful, this will not kill me! (You know, like a heart attack will!)  He will be seeing me every ten days or so and has me seeing a therapeutic masseuse monthly. She should help move the excess lactic acid from between my ribs.  He also said healing takes a long take and sometime this is chronic in that it waxes and wanes.  Oh happy day! I feel different now that I know this much. Resting comes with little or no guilt and each good day is a gift.

We are adapting nicely to this new season of our life and greatly enjoy a visit for Mother’s Day from all the youngest Maine grandchildren as well as our daughter, son and daughter-in-law.

Our son and his littlest son both enjoyed biking. Daughter-in-law enjoyed the kitty. Cousins enjoyed each other.

A fabulous early birthday/Mother’s Day meal was prepared and enjoyed. Grilled steak…my favorite and a chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting. I am so spoiled.

My daughter, as she always manages to do, filled our freezer and pantry with things we like but don’t ordinarily get.  I guess I won’t starve with her in my life! Her Mother’s Day gift to me has also brought the humming birds my way!

Last but not least the goats have finally gotten out into the rye planting. It is belly high and they have attacked with a vengeance.  The bucks ate everything in their area down while the does ate heavily around the edges. Tomorrow the bucks will go into the does spot to finish the job and then we will move the fence.

As I said I am blessed in this new season of my life and very thankful as well!

Flare

I had an ER visit on April 3rd as I was feeling heart attack like symptoms and my doctor wanted me to have the visit to rule out heart issues when these attacks occur.

No heart issues although the pain appeared suddenly and with extreme intensity. Six hours later we were home, with me very tired from the flare.

I had another on the 30th of April upon awaking. Recognizing it as the same type of incident as before I called Paul to get me the meds that helped in the past. The intensity subsided with med help in about 20 minutes and left me exhausted but pain free.

Yesterday I had a wonderful morning in Calais until in the middle of the grocery store the same pain (jaw to chest to arms) started. Got some help finding Sandra in the store and took meds I had available for just such an incident and sat while the meds worked. Sandra finished my shopping brought me home.  Again I was exhausted from the severe pain/ordeal. This auto immune stuff is taking a toll.

The most difficult part of this is that I have no idea when it is going to happen, it mimics heart attack like symptoms and otherwise I look perfectly fine.  

 

Near the Pond

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We have had deer sleeping in the back field and down near the pond. They often get up early and play for a bit. Because we are early risers we get to see this dance of the wild ones.

Pressing toward Seventy

A bit more than a month until my seventieth birthday and the new season of my life has already begun!  Today we purchased Suki Blue Eyes the younger sister of Majestic Blue. I am so excited to have two blue point siamese kittens.

Yesterday DH purchased a two person canoe with a trolling motor so we can spend more time together on the water. Next week it should be here.

Beautiful Day

This morning I brought in two gorgeous quarts of milk . These two are consistently providing!

I had an opportunity to visit with my sister and brought home some delicious blueberry muffins she had made.

When DH came home for his break between clients we took a short walk in our woods. It was dry and easy to walk down the hill. Coming back up was a bit harder. 

When we returned Blue was napping in the sunshine. What a delight he has turned out to be. I enjoy his antics so much!

Spring is Officially Here

We heard the “peepers” last night.

Our help came by yesterday to clean out both doe pen and buck pen.  The bucks were almost a foot off the floor with so much bedding.  All the spoiled bedding went into the compost pit!

After all the cleaning he brought a fence set up to the winter rye patch and put it together for me. I put the does out as soon as it was done and they immediately started munching!

I had a wonderful day yesterday, fresh air and sunshine and enough energy!