Good news/Bad news post.
Good news: There was a rare bird sighting today! HP2 (both of them) managed to catch us at home while they were heading back to KF from a short caching trip. Didn’t get to chat much because they were in a hurry to get back “home” to KF and then head down to Tahoe on the way back to WI, but at least we got to see each other and such.
Good News: The kids’ checkups outside Eugene went well. Doctor sees no need to see them for another year and he comes to Medford twice a year, so we can try to schedule for there next year and save two-hours worth of car time (see below).
Good News: All my caches are doing well getting ready for the Oregon State Chili Cookoff that starts tomorrow! Unfortunately, the Earthcache/CITO souvenir doesn’t start until later. I have an EC here in Bonanza and this place can certainly use CITO. Funny how an economic downturn effects the cleanliness of an area. Throw in the high number of migrant-ish farm families that rent instead of own (and rent from the farmers they work for) (I view it as a modern version of feudalism) and (if you talk to long-term residents) things just aren’t like they “used to be”. Hence, we could use a CITO, but not as bad as KF does. That place has areas that are hard to distinguish from a dump. (I guess this was good news.)
Bad News: Today, my wife (40) was told by her doctor she has degenerative discs in her back. Arthritis in her hips. That’s not anything she didn’t know already, but the first time a doctor confirmed what she thought all along. It’s a miracle every time she walks down the trails with me.
The seven-plus weeks she spent back in MI, she worked cleaning her mother’s house (early stages hoarder). Everything she did there was exactly what the doctor told her she shouldn’t do: lift heavy objects, twist her torso under stress, repeated motions, etc. Throw in a 5-day drive coming home and it’s no wonder she’s been miserable ever since.
She tries to do too much (or should I say she does too much) around here.
This is really just the tip of the iceberg for her physically. Really takes a toll on her emotionally too.
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