February 2022

Another year come and gone.  2021 was pretty uneventful I think.  Mostly due to the agoraphobia and Covid.  Update on my sister, after multiple tests, there is still no official diagnosis, but they are pretty sure she has MS.  She will be going back down to the specialist in New Orleans for the follow up after her spinal tap.  

I'm pretty disgusted with myself for the state that I've let myself lapse into over the winter.  I have barely left the house and have let the cleaning tasks accumulate.  I did get laundry fairly caught up and the dishes too.  I am having another mouse invasion, so I need to step up the traps!  I've been sleeping a lot too, or just laying around for hours reading.  I keep telling myself that I will go for a walk in the woods or go geocaching and I keep making excuses not to leave.  Tomorrow, I plan to go up to Ballston Spa because I need to go to the bank.  

I really don't know why I keep this blog because it seems like the same old crap every entry.  I just keep getting older.  

My niece, Lindsay may be going to prison in a couple months.  I am not going into the details, but I told her I would keep track of her finances for her and the kids.  I thought she was doing so well, but it seems she hides a lot of what goes on, so I had no idea she was in trouble.  I feel really sorry for her kids because they will be the ones that really have to pay for it.  Luckily the boys are older and a little more responsible, but Izzy is so young.  Lindsay will probably serve less than a year as long as she has good behavior.  

My brother is coming up for a short visit in March.  I would like to plan a road trip that doesn't involve just driving to Louisiana and back.  I want to take a trip where it is warm enough to camp and I can just relax, see some sights and go where the road takes me.  I will probably head west, then south.  My last trip was long, but fun.  I did get to see a lot, but I still felt rushed.  I think if I go when it is warmer, I can camp and not have to feel like I have to be constantly on the move.  I will have to get over my fear of solo camping.  I'm not afraid of the actual camping, just of running into yahoo's that will cause trouble for me.  I don't like traditional campgrounds, so I will be camping in more remote areas.  (Note to self: try to avoid driving through Pittsburg again!)

I should probably start trip planning now, that always keeps my mind busy.  Spring isn't too far off and I think it will come early this year!