Thank you Verna. He gave me a CS shot in my shoulder when I was here a couple of weeks ago, so I am not in pain like I was before
but that did not fix the problem, so we still need to find ouut why I have weakness, numbness and tingling all down my arm. Hope it is not DDD. I guess I hope it is arthritis but whew, what a choice! Well I guess I will know within a couple of hours.
Thank you Verna. He gave me a CS shot in my shoulder when I was here a couple of weeks ago, so I am not in pain like I was before
Well, y'all can correct me if I am wrong but that is what I heard on the news. Because of the high winds. There is fear that trees or branches falling can knock down a power line and start a fire.
Normally I think the fire season ends in October because they get rain. This is December. The last couple of years have been unprecedented. If they could have anticipated or expected this, they might have prepared for it long ago, but this has taken everyone by surprise due to climate change. I don't even know if it will be possible to install underground utilities now, bc they are just fighting fires year round now. And deforestation causes massive mud slides when it does rain. Plus we are talking about California, where quakes and tremors are a fact of life. Underground utilities just may not be feasible.
Thank you, Girl! It be good!
Hi, Chick, thanks for the encouragement. Good news, does not seem to be DDD!
Ortho wants to refer me to a neurologist though, to find out what's causing the issue w the arm. He says he sees no big cause of the numbness/ tingling but "lots of little issues" that could be causing it. But he "doesn't do necks," he says. Oh, and I can take the shoulder off light duty and put it back to work! Home-baked bread, here I come! 
EXACTLY!
Our Sammy is a crazy barker (correction, WAS). We've fixed it with a couple empty soda cans with dried beans inside, taped shut. When he really gets going we shake one at him. If he keeps barking, we throw it at him. The intention is not to hit him, but to distract and startle him. That's Red Light. As soon as he's quiet, we praise. That's Green Light. Have several cans, it takes some repeating at first! Note: he is 3 years old. Also, we did bean him with the can once by accident. He kind of ran into it. But it's lightweight, it didn't hurt him. It did make the sound more effective afterward, but we don't advocate hitting the dog with the can on purpose. Anyway now he barks a few times to alert, as a good dog should, instead of screaming hysterically at every little sound.
