Day 4976

I'm starting to forget what day it is. If the day and date weren't on my watch, I wouldn't have a clue. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. August is almost always this way. By this time of year the rainy season is over and the days just blend together. It's a time where I've grown tired of Summer but realize that Fall is still a long way away.

Our sunrise walks are hot now. The good news is that I can tell the days are already starting to get shorter. Sooner or later it will rain again. Until then we keep getting up early to avoid the heat. Dawn still enjoys her sunrise walks. Even though it is way too hot, it is still the nicest part of the day.

There's a lot of construction going on in the neighborhood and I wonder how the workers can stand the heat. One of the neighbors is adding an addition to their house. The city is putting in new water lines and has made a mess of several nearby streets. The demolition crew still hasn't finished knocking down the house up the street either. Most tear downs only take a day or two. This one has taken over a week.

Watching the progress on this construction keeps the days from seeming identical. As soon as we return home, I forget what day it is again. I make the bed, eat my shredded wheat and fruit, check my messages, and head for the gym. It's always the same. I don't think I'm missing much though. At least from what I see on my Facebook feed, nobody else is doing anything interesting either.

I found a spot in the parking garage when I arrived at the gym this morning. That's always a good sign. When I start walking around the indoor track I always think I'm going home as soon as I finish my three miles. By the end of mile two I usually change my mind. I thought I wasn't going to shoot baskets today because people were playing pickleball on the court, but they finished just before I finished my third mile. I completed my ten free throws in record time today. I've started adding additional weights to the upper body exercises I do after I finish on the court. It's not much, but it's enough to make me feel like I'm making progress. I don't feel like I'm getting a lot stronger. My daily trip to the gym is just a way to pass the time and make a long summer feel a little shorter.

I fix lunch when I get home to pass the time as well. I think eating lunch again is making me gain weight but it's nothing to worry about. I never weighed much to begin with. It's amazing that the afternoons go so quickly because I never do much in the afternoon. Before you know it, it's time to fix Dawn's dinner and then eat my own.

Tomorrow morning Dawn has a vet appointment to get blood work done. She always needs new blood work before we get her teeth cleaned. Maybe we'll ask the vet about her weird behavior. This morning it seemed like she might have had another mini seizure. I'm just guessing though. She was acting normally and then all the sudden ran back to the bedroom and started shivering on the bed. Five minutes later she was fine. Was this a panic attack, a seizure, or something else? It's really hard to tell with Dawn.

I'm glad the week is going quickly, but it's still a long time until October. I'm done with Summer.

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