Guess it has been a long time

I knew I hadn't posted for a while, just didn't realize it had been so long.  No post generally means nothing has been going on that is the least bit interesting.  I didn't get off pain meds--may never get off them, but that's all right.  I was on one a day for a few weeks--sort of chicken to try stopping altogether.  Then I've had a bunch of new pains crop up--my oncologist doesnt' think they are cancer related, so it is back to the primary care to try to find out what is going on.  And I'm back to two a day.  The world won't come to an end.
Still exercising, Curves and walking.  Today was a milestone because I got to the end of the San Andreas Trail.  I've been walking farther each time I go out.  Today I made it end to end.  From the parking lot, that's a little over four miles.  I take my time and I rest along the way.  I'm not going for land speed records here--just exercise.  So far, I've retired three pair of pants as too big and the skirt I wore tonight almost fell off, so I'll either retire it or invest in safety pins.  A modified band played for our Open Mic Night at church.  We were missing our bass player (sick), guitar (stuck in Africa because of the ash cloud over Europe), and mandolin (couldn't make the practice).  We still sounded good.  I may not go for a four mile walk the next time we play.
The latest wrinkle in my life is that my tennents moved out of the Berkeley house on rather short notice.  Elaine and Mark are going to take care of general maintenance, then I will need to learn the new skill of putting the house on Craig's List and finding new people to love it.  It has been a really long time since it was last empty.  I guess I'll get through this, too.
I've been seeing more of Elaine and the grandchildren.  Someone has had a birthday each month since the first of the year, then there was Easter, and I went over during spring break and walked with Elaine and Ryan in Martinez.  It was nice to have company and a change of scenery.
I've been seeing old friends--always a treat.  And it is finally baseball season again.  My Giants are doing quite well, so I'm a happy girl.
That's about the sum total of my excitement.  Hope your lives have been more interesting.
xxooxx