SOME THINGS CHANGE...BUT MOST STAY THE SAME

I was looking over my post, 100 Things About Me, and decided it might be time to update that list a little bit.

I've been married to Dom for almost 37 years. And the majority of the time has been good.

Dom and I have now been married over 41 years!

Donna and her husband, Hank, live next door to us. Susan and her husband, Kendall, and her younger daughter Ashlie live about 40 minutes away. Susan's older daughter, Shelby, lives with us. John, his wife Claudia, and their two children, Darby and Brady, live in Pennsylvania.
Divorce has happened to all the kids.  Donna still lives next door to us.  Susan and Ashlie now live in Cumming, about 10 minutes away.  And Shelby, after being on her own for a while, has moved back in with us.  John is currently living in Ocean City, NJ.

We have two dogs, Maggie and Teddy. Maggie was given to me as a puppy by our former next-door neighbor. She's a black lab mix. Maggie has a LOT of allergies and I have to give her allergy shots every two weeks. My nursing training has paid off!

Teddy was given to us by another neighbor. She got him from a friend who was going to have him put to sleep because he couldn't get him housebroken. He was 2 months old at the time. I housebroke him within a week. Teddy is very timid and scared of a lot of things. We think he must have been abused before we got him. Teddy has a severe heart problem, dilative cardiomyopathy, and is on 4 different cardiac meds daily. He's basically living on borrowed time.

We lost our dear Teddy 2 years ago.  He died after doing one of his favorite things - chasing a bunny in our backyard.  Such a sweet boy - we still miss him terribly.  Maggie is getting older and slowing down a lot.  She still has all her allergies, but no more shots.  Now we can add Cushing's Syndrome and hypertension to her list of problems.  Shelby brought her dog, Lucky, with her, so we're a 2-dog family again.

I need to lose another 15 pounds.
Unfortunately, the number has gone up to 30 pounds needed to lose!

My right leg is ½” longer than my left.
Obviously I don't know my left from my right.  It's my left leg that is longer!

Even though I know it's not good for me, I love to get tan in the summer.
I still love the look of a tan, but since having a melanoma removed I've been staying out of the sun and away from tanning beds.  I'm thinking of getting a spray tan to get a little bit of color.

I had rhinoplasty (a nose job) about 20 years ago. I love my new nose!
And I've had my upper eyelids done and a spot of liposuction on my spare tire and love handles.  I've been told it makes me look younger and I feel better about myself now.  Now, what can I take care of next???


That's not really a lot of changes in the past 4 years or so.  A bit more gray hair, a few (HA!) more pounds, some more candles on the birthday cake.  I guess things really do stay the same!