~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[dill]

Late check in here due to volunteering this morning. I'm happy to be home and working up some energy to get out and help Mr. D with the mowing.

Wow, Rava, what a lot of terrible news of tragic wildlife encounters. It must be very unsettling to you and the neighbors in the area.

Sorry Cowboy, I tried my best to get that rain to you but Mother Nature had other ideas!

Hello Slo, Jude and Ginger.

24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[Slo]

I feel so dizzy & sick some mornings with the POTS syndrome that I forget to post. This was one of those mornings.

Such a beautiful day here! And all the crab trees are in full flower too.

Such wildlife tragedies so close to you, Rava! Must make you feel better about heading back north soon.

I just got to talk to my sweet baby on the phone, and open a Mother’s Day gift from her that came in the mail today! Such thoughtful gifts! (Birthstone necklace and butter dish)
She is busy saying goodbye and “last time ever” to all her college haunts and activities as she prepares to graduate.

I will join in another 24 hours of freedom.

[Jude58]

Wow Rava, Florida sounds like a dangerous place to live! How tragic that 2 lives were lost due to wildlife. So sad.

It has rained here everyday for the past week and it isn't supposed to stop until Sunday. There has been a lot of flooding in the areas around us, but luckily we were spared. Cowboy, did you get the rain that I sent?

There's a quote from AA that states, "Cease to be grateful, cease to be sober." It really does put things into perspective when you are grateful for everything that you have, not what you don't have.

24 more for all of us please...

[abcowboy]

4:56am in Alberta, another 24 for me please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
Jude58 Rava Ginger999 dill Slo

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

That's some crazy wildlife you have down there Rava, I feel sorry for the families affected by the attacks...

Sure wish there was something that could be done about your pain Slo, but glad your family is able to lift your spirits up.

Hope the trip with little sis was enjoyable Ginger, and all went well.

Well, Jude and dill, you need to do a bit better please, we got a downpour that lasted all of ten minutes lol, not even enough to slow down the tractor lol

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Ginger, hope your trip with your sis was fun. We are down in lower florida by the everglades. It can be very scary. Glad we don’t have a little dog to walk. We have had basically no rain all winter long. They say thats why the animals aka bears are all out of sorts. Slo, I hope you start feeling better soon! Hi to everyone here. 24 more please and thank you. Jude, I am grateful!

[Ginger999]

Rava, we just finished watching "Bad Monkey" on netflicks. It was set in the everglades. What a gorgeous area you get to live in.

Jude, that quote is absolutely true and a great reminder to start our days with gratitude.

Always a fun trip with little sis. She's still not drinking and feeling awesome about that. Now she has to stop that damn vaping and she's trying. Bad habits suck but she's strong and she's got this!

Dill, I don't miss taking care of grass but I do miss the smell of cut grass. Takes me back... Enjoy!

ABC, do you go home tonight?

Slo, what degree did your daughter graduate with? You must be crazy proud of her!

Off to workout! I'll take another day of freedom

[dill]

I don't mind mowing, Ginger. We have riding lawn mowers and I kind of enjoy the process. And of course, it's lovely when it's finished! Great news about your sis! I bet it helps you both to have each other's support and company in the quit.

Loved that quote, Jude. It's good to practice gratitude every day.

Hi, Cowboy, Slo, and Rava!

Let's all have a great, sober 24!

[Slo]

My daughter graduates next weekend with a degree in Communications.

I went in again and had laser treatments and chiropractic manipulation to the bottom of my foot (the one that has to walk on the weird built-up shoe plus a lift plus orthotic) to break up scar tissue, heal plantar fasciitis, and get the stuck calcanius (sp.?) bone moving. I hope it will heal.

I saw a lot of alligators when I visited down in the Everglades once.

So proud of your sis, Ginger!

I won’t start feeling better for a long time. Sadly, I’ve really done it to myself now, with this B6 toxicity, and I think also calcium deficiency, from the dumb “health” diet I was doing for so long. But, hopefully I can slowly, eventually heal pretty much over the next couple years.

I get to play cards tonight! I’m a sub for a hand & foot card game.

[Mulburry]

I won’t start feeling better for a long time. Sadly, I’ve really done it to myself now, with this B6 toxicity, and I think also calcium deficiency, from the dumb “health” diet I was doing for so long. But, hopefully I can slowly, eventually heal pretty much over the next couple years.

So your neuropathy was actually caused by B6 toxicity? That's so crazy. You have to be so careful with supplements and alternative medicine, I've found. Just because something is "natural", doesn't mean it can't have all kinds of side effects etc. I remember taking a high B vitamin mult-vit one time and it started giving me heart palpitations. These days I try to stay away from all that stuff, and just eat/live as healthy as I can. And only take something if I've really researched it.

Still getting gorgeous spring weather here, I know you need the rain Cowboy but I'm really enjoying this stretch of nice weather! Everything is so green and in bloom now too, it's fabulous!

[Jude58]

Mulburry, I agree with you about being careful as far as taking supplements. I don't believe that any of them are regulated by the FDA, yet the store shelves are jam packed with vitamins and supplements. Crazy...

24 more please...

[abcowboy]

4:59am in Alberta, I'll have 24 more please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
Jude58 Rava Ginger999 dill Slo Mulburry

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[dill]

I agree that one must be careful taking supplements. I hope you can reverse your neuropathy over time Slo. It seems you hear about neuropathy treatments all the time on the TV these days.

More mowing today, this time not the yard but in a valley down behind our house where we sometimes cook out and the kids used to camp.

I went to the local library yesterday to try out their weekly exercise group. They were doing an aerobic workout, and I found it quite challenging. I have not been keeping up with my walking in quite some time and I am feeling it!

24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[abcowboy]

I don't mind mowing grass either dill, we don't need a ride on, but our lawn mower is self-propelled with electric start. I love the smell of fresh cut grass as well.

I haven't been home since we started seeding Ginger, but if the rain stays in the forecast it looks like I'll get to go home at least for Monday and Monday evening. That's great that your sister is still AF!

I stay away from all those supplements as well Mulburry, one never knows what the side effects are.

Waves to Jude, Rava, and Slo... Lets all stay on the straight and narrow this weekend!

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Slo, I hope you start feeling better soon. Hope the laser treatments will have a positive outcome. Ginger, I will have to look up Bad Monkey. I have not heard of that show. Also great news about your little sister staying sober. Hi to Jude, Dill, Mul and Cowboy. I am hoping to see daughter #1 later today. Wishing everyone a great and sober day! 24 more please and thank you.