TGIF! I need to let you all know that we’ve put some safeguards on the site that might require extra steps for you all to comment. I’m sorry about that inconvenience but there was some suspicious activity going on so my web person suggested it and I told her to do it. Now, let’s get right to sharing five random things about our week.

Tuesday, I got to hang out with Phoebe, one of my granddogs. She’s 15 years old now, moving slow and dealing with some of the challenges of aging. But she was happy to see me! It was a nice smile for me week.Wednesday I saw my regular doctor. He was not happy that he hadn’t received my scans (CT and Mammogram). I knew he hadn’t because he would have contacted me. They have a new computer system that’s taking a while to get the bugs out. Anyhow he put in my referral for an ENT and we wait. My doctor was more upset over it than I was — I solved the problem by making an appt and getting us both on the same page. These results are just something that needs to be addressed, but not serious so no harm was done.There’s a gloom over the week with another school shooting, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, September 11th Anniversary and something else we’re dealing with. That said, I still try to get up each day grateful to be alive and functioning, and I try to make sure I’m not contributing to the anger and hate in the world. I can’t control how others choose to express themselves, but I can choose to not be part of the problem or ugliness.Maggie went to bath the groomers yesterday for a bath, and I bought her a new collar. She’s all pretty and clean. But when I got home, I didn’t have my wallet. I panicked. The weird thing is I remember putting the wallet back in my purse after I paid. Anyhow, I called the groomer, and they were looking there for it, but the owner suggested I look in my car. I found it in the car…WHEW I was relieved. It spilled out when I set my purse down. I felt like an idiot, but at least I was a relieved idiot. Oh and I called the groomer back to let her know I was an idiot who found her wallet and to thank her for her help. Anyway, here’s Maggie laughing at me:The weekend, Wizard is racing. I don’t have any firm plans at the moment, but that could change at any time! I do know that between writing this on Thursday and Sunday night, I need to wash all the hard floors in my house, and I **should** clean the carpet in my bedroom. We’ll see…I’ll give up cleaning for any other offer!

That’s my five, now I’d love to hear yours! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

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