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Started by skb, December 31, 2019, 11:00:46 PM

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bigskygal

#3315
June 21, 2024, 10:01:18 AM Last Edit: June 21, 2024, 10:08:39 AM by bigskygal
5,809 steps yesterday.

No kitten sighting until early evening. My friend had a medical emergency and was in hospital for the day (home now and OK) so I didn't know what I'd do with kitten anyway so let it be for the day.

Lazy day as far as steps went, but frustrating day on the phone still contacting accounts on auto pay to switch banks. I have to juggle them from old to new as the payment is made so they'll be in new acct for next month's payments. So many things over the years have been moved to auto pay some monthly, some quarterly some yearly and each one has it's own hoops to jump through to switch. Of all, the worst/stupidest is my electric co.! You can't change anything on the phone or online, you have to go to the office or do it through the mail (of all the most unreliable systems!) to change bank accounts. Unbelievable!  I can only stand to do about 3-4 of these things a day and that consumes a couple hours right there!

20 years ago when I moved here it was simply a matter of withdrawing the money from the old accounts and redepositing it in the new accounts here in MT. Auto pay was not a thing at that point or maybe just starting and I paid all my bills by check then. How the times have changed!! And this is just a local change of banks!


T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

walkerwally1

#3316
June 21, 2024, 10:40:42 AM
I don't use auto pay anymore ever since one of the accounts I had on auto pay charged me a penalty for late payment when their system paid the bill one day late.  When I called the customer service I was told that there was nothing they could do and it was their system that made the payment.  I now pay all of my bills on line but I do it myself.  I just don't trust auto pay anymore and I can make sure the payment is made on time. 
Type 2 since 1993.  Control with LCHF diet. 
A1c 5.4%   8/1/2023
Living in Mojave Desert, California, USA
"The 50-50-90 Rule.  Anytime you have a 50-50% chance of getting something right, there is a 90% chance you will get it wrong"

bigskygal

#3317
June 21, 2024, 02:56:38 PM
Wow! I haven't heard of that happening before. The only one I do like that online is my Amazon credit card because it varies so much. I have most of my utilities switched, but I. will look into going online once things get totally sorted and changed. Thanks for that info!

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

bigskygal

#3318
June 22, 2024, 10:37:31 AM
6,293 steps yesterday.

Still no luck with the kitten, but so close so many times. I spent a lot of time back and forth checking the trap which probably accounted for the majority of the steps yesterday. the little bit of shopping in town after the dentist helped too.

I really need to get the kitten captured today it is so tiny and I am pretty sure it isn't getting enough nourishment from mama cat. So this is where my focus is going to be today.

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

bigskygal

#3319
June 23, 2024, 10:44:00 AM
6,809 steps yesterday.

No luck with the kitten, several close calls and once I even had it in the trap but the door didn't close quickly enough and it managed to wriggle out at the last second! I am totally frustrated. My friend and I are going to brainstorm today and try to figure out something. We plan to go down to the TNR clinic and see if they have any different traps. I suspect the one I am using is old and maybe slightly out of square so didn't close quickly enough. Most of the traps from them I have used shut fast and secure as soon as there is a slight trigger.

I hope we can come up with something this is making me crazy worrying about the kitten getting enough proper nourishment...

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

bigskygal

#3320
June 24, 2024, 10:12:27 AM
6,125 steps yesterday.

Tidied up front porch, took down all the winter protection covers I had over former feeding stations and even put up an umbrella on table where the water bowls are. Swept the deck and refreshed the straw in the boxes the cats like to sit/sleep in.

Still chasing elusive kitten. It is really frustrating me! My friend is coming over later and we are going to brainstorm a new plan. These are the first two kittens already getting fattened up and socialized at my friends house. The 3rd kitten looks just like its siblings! They are about 4-5 weeks old, when I caught first one he only weighed 12 oz. So tiny!

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T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

skb

#3321
June 25, 2024, 12:08:10 AM
A very cute picture Barb.
No meds since June 2011
Controlled by Diet & Exercise
Member of 5% A1c Club
Blog : Metabolically Challenged
You Tube Channel HEALTHY WEIGH

bigskygal

#3322
June 25, 2024, 10:11:59 AM
5,681 steps yesterday.

Mostly from shopping and then at home watching for kitten. No luck, I think it got really spooked the day before when I almost caught it again. My friend and I decided to give it a rest for a couple of days. She is still feeling rough, her dx is vertebral artery dissection. She had been having debilitating migraines and finally went to dr who sent her to ER. They are treating with baby aspirin for now but further treatment. may be needed. Scary thing, I hope she can get this controlled/fixed soon.   

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

bigskygal

#3323
June 26, 2024, 10:26:34 AM Last Edit: June 26, 2024, 10:45:13 AM by bigskygal
5,632 steps yesterday.

Still no sighting of the kitten. I figured out where mama is going (behind my shed) so I assume kitten is there. I want to give them space at least another day before I start trying to trap again. It is going to be difficult to catch it where ii is now. When my friend is better she is going to bring over the first 2 kittens in a soft carrier and hope we can use them as bait to draw out both mama and kitten. Mama is fixed but we really need to catch the kitten.

I was going to break down the Winter shelter on the side porch today and just make it a shady spot. But with rain again in the forecast,I guess I'll leave it a bit longer.

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

bigskygal

#3324
June 27, 2024, 10:03:05 AM Last Edit: June 27, 2024, 11:12:47 AM by bigskygal
5,186 steps yesterday.

Still no kitten sighting. I have seen mama and where she goes after eating, but haven't gotten close enough to check for the kitten. My goal today is to really look around the area.

Last evening I saw the group of 5 sand cranes again in the field behind me which has just been harvest. That worries me as they are known to eat small animals. That might be why kitten is so well hidden. I don't even want to think about that!

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

bigskygal

#3325
June 28, 2024, 10:19:55 AM
4,419 steps yesterday.

I can't figure out why I am nodding off in the afternoon for a couple of hours almost every day! I'm getting a solid 7 hours sleep at night...guess I need more? Not that many steps yesterday, but it is what it is.

Finally the kitten and mama are back on/under the front deck. First sighting of kitten in 4 days! I had feared the worst! I think our next plan is using the 2 already caught as bait at the far end of the trap in their carrier everything covered with a sheet. We may get mama too but can deal with that. Thank goodness lil' kitty is OK! This is the last big stress hanging over me.

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

bigskygal

#3326
June 29, 2024, 10:45:13 AM
4,429 steps yesterday.

I just don't know why I am feeling so tired lately. Sleeping in the afternoon is something I never have done before, and though I sleep well, I wake up aching and feeling just as tired as when I went to bed.

My hand has healed nicely, no more locking fingers. I just need to exercise it for a while longer as the fingers affected are still a bit stiff.

Not much on agenda today. My friend and I are going to decide what is the best way to catch the kitten. It has become wary of all the usual methods. That is about it for the day.

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

bigskygal

#3327
June 30, 2024, 10:31:25 AM
5,876 steps yesterday.

Didn't do much during the day except feeding the cats and a little sweeping up in their house. My friend came over with the first 2 kittens I caught to try to bait the mama and 3rd kitten into the trap. No luck. Mama cat came in for her dinner, even let me pet her a few times (a good sign) but she didn't go back to the front of the house where we set the trap up near her usual hang out. We are going to try again this evening. It was fun to see and hold the first 2 kittens. They are well on the way to being socialized.

Really need to get the 3rd one with the group and get it fattened up and socialized some, as we now have an appointment on 7/17 for spay/neuter.

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

bigskygal

#3328
July 01, 2024, 10:40:03 AM
4,113 steps yesterday.  Just can't find the energy to try for more.

After I get back from town, my friend and I are going to try a new set up to catch the 3rd kitten. We'll put a blanket in one trap so it is cozy and put the 2 kittens we already have in it. Then put that trap up against the one set to catch #3. This way the kittens will be much more visible than in the carrier we already tried. Hopefully the kittens will draw mama and baby to them. If we catch both, mama will be released as she is already fixed. This is getting to be a very frustrating venture. Mama and kitten are very skittish and wary.

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

bigskygal

#3329
July 02, 2024, 10:30:48 AM
5,471 steps yesterday.

My work today is hopefully getting this kitten...I'm leaning towards giving it another day of getting used to being around/maybe in the garage, but my friend want to push on daily.

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.
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