Me Time...

After some of the recent  physical traumas, it was time for some Me Time.  Miki has some Me Time each morning with her yoga, qi gong, or just being away from me for a bit.  I would show some pictures of this, but she is usually in her underwear and nixed that idea.  The dogs get some Me Time each day with their walks.  These walks as you have seen usually involve some water time too.  After setting their inner fish loose, there is usually a good roll involved and a brushing.

Tooga is demonstrating his expertise in the land roll.

Tuck demonstrating his patience with a good brushing.

For Mulligan, Me Time is pretty much 24/7.  Wandering from couch, to chair, to bed, and an occasional pee and drink break.  But we have caught him a couple of times watching some pay per view on TV that is just inappropriate.  We have had to block him from those channels.

Depressed kitty from loss of channel control.

For me, my Me Time comes in the form of doing chores and maintenance.  I needed some time to me, because on our dog walk two days ago, my feet started to feel a raw spot from rubbing on the straps of my sandals.  Same spot on both feet.  so, I figured since we were on a asphalt trail, I could just take my sandals off and barefoot it the rest of the way, so as to not aggravate the discomfort.  Most of the walk was shaded, but a few stretches were in the sun and the pavement was pretty hot.  Your mind is already going there isn't it.  As it turns out, I was burning the bottom of my feet, so I ended up with the equivalent of the beginning of some small blisters.

Here, I joyfully vacuum as a kind of meditation to
relieve the stress to my feet.  I sense laughter out there!
Where's the love and support I should be feeling?

A little time at the spa for some hair care.

For Miki and me, there is always Me Time on the river.  We hit the Tuckasegee again yesterday with Bunny and Janet.  Janet is one of our paddling instructors.  Her two kids joined us for the trip.

Janet and her daughter paddle a canoe, while Bunny is in a "duckie"
and Janet's son is kayaking.

On quite a few nights, we have been invited to Janet's home for dinner, games, and visiting.  The picture shows one such night and includes her husband John.

We've experienced rain almost everyday since we have arrived and they have needed it.  The Smoky Mountains have lived up to their name.

As we wind down our visit to western North Carolina, we will miss the friends we have made and family here and look forward to our friends and family back home.