Fun day out with Niko

On Sunday, I picked up Niko and we went up to the upper Hudson north of Lake Luzerne to see if we could find a spot to swim.  The water was very shallow and the rocks were covered in a brownish slippery slime.  The water was nice and I floated around a bit.  Even got brave enough to take off my shirt!  After seeing the pictures my child took, I think I might get revision surgery to fix the right side.  It looks like a deflated tire.  

I hiked a bit with Travis a couple weeks ago.  We went over to Gray's crossing.  I was really amazed at the trail that had been put in along the Kaydeross.  There are some really nice trees out there.  I also hiked at Anchor Diamond and enjoyed the large, old growth locusts there.  

It has been a struggle still for me to get out and do things.  I have to force myself to go.  Wednesday afternoon my friends Jenn and Chuck and I might go up to Lake George for a few hours.  I know it will be enjoyable, I just have to make myself go!  I ended up not going.  Good ole agoraphobia!

It's finally gone

The old mobile home is gone.  I wasn't there to witness it's destruction, but I do want to go up and see if my pet's graves have been damaged.  It is hard to leave them behind and I almost want to exhume them and move their remains.  It sounds horribly creepy though.  I'm afraid of what I would find.  I guess it would be best just to remember that what is left is just the shell, my pet is not there.
The new apartment is good.  I'm settling in and making it my own.  I'm even getting into decorating, which is something I never really did.  I don't have kids or cats to knock things down now.  I finally got my A/C delivered and will install it today in my bedroom.  It is small but I'm hoping with the bedroom door open and fans redirecting the cold air, it will cool the entire apartment.  
Chippy, the chipmunk has been coming in still.  I've been told by a few people not to let him do that because if denied entry, he may become destructive.  I also have a hummingbird coming to my feeders now!  I was surprised that I even got one.  I had a cheap Walmart regular birdfeeder on a short hook that the landlord put out for me and the $%&*# squirrels destroyed it in days.  I will need a taller hook or get one that mounts on the side of the porch.  Also no plastic feeders!  
I have been slowly exploring some local parks and also just placed a new geocache.  This geocache should be fun for people because it involves going over to the ESAM museum and looking at the planes for clues to get the coordinates to the final.  I hid the final today and the spot I had preselected had some trash and someone's discarded lunch there.  Hoping the critters have cleaned that up by now!  
I had an appointment yesterday with Marcus, my "homeless" veteran counselor. We went over my budget and discussed what to do with my insurance money windfall.  We both agreed that it would be a good idea to pay off the car and credit cards.  I was thinking about buying a different vehicle that I can put my kayak on.  I'll have to see what the trade in value for the Buick is.  My car is in the garage getting some expensive work done on it.  I might just keep it and get a rack for the top for the kayak.  Marcus asked me if I would be interested in leasing, but I'm not to sure about that because of how much I drive.