The "Summer is Over and Life Got Busy Real Fast!", edition.

Good Tuesday morning. What happened here?  All of a sudden my schedule filled up.  Saturday I had sorority meeting followed by watercolor class. Except I woke up Saturday morning feeling awful. Which meant I missed the Saturday morning casino excursion with Dad and Brian. I stayed home and slept in hopes I'd feel well enough to go to sorority meeting. It was the first meeting after the summer break. And I knew it was going to be long. Alas, my body said sleep more. So I slept more. I didn't recover until it was time to go to watercolor class. I did make it there. My 3 hour class. 

Sunday we ended up back at The M resort for brunch. Dad wanted to take Brian there for his birthday since Dad was out of town for Brian's birthday. I need to walk away from crab legs. :-(  Anyway. I had a meeting with another organization, The Society, at 2:00.  That gave me time to take a short nap. Well of course I overslept. I sent a text to let them know I was on my way. So here's the deal. It was the first time I drove in a while. Dad was concerned. Lol. Brian was fine with it. He figured I knew how I felt. And he was correct. It was actually nice to drive. The meeting was at a golf club and I'm glad I went. We have a large event next month and planning is underway. I couldn't make it last year because I was so sick. I plan on attending and doing whatever is expected of me this year. I'm looking forward to it! 

My friend from work called Saturday to let us know he was in town.  Lol. Of course I had to make time for him. So sometime on Monday. Oh yeah. Deep water fitness started up again. 8:00 AM, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We agreed to meet at Boulder Station at 11:00. He likes Boulder Station. We'd meet after deep water fitness. Of course, the deep water fitness leader had us do a "marathon" on Monday. :-[   What is a marathon?  It's non stop moving the length of width of the (Olympic width) size pool. We do certain moves....hurdles,,bicycle, big wheel,.....then do timed swimming. Working our way up to 5 minute intervals of swimming. And yes, I moved the entire time. Finished, took a nice long hot shower.  Afterwards we headed to Fedex to drop of my box of blood ( did the monthly blood draw Sunday night) then headed home. Just in time to pick up Dad and head to Boulder Staion to meet Mike. 

Mile was waiting for us. It's always good to see him. He mentioned that he's been coming to Vegas every year for the last 25 years. He would deliver stuff for mom. Lol. You know he's a sweetheart if he delivered Williams sausage across country for Mom!  Lol. We had a great time at lunch. And then I got tire. OMG, so tired. I made it through lunch. After we ate, we hugged and said our goodbyes. I got home and went to sleep. I was soooo tired. 

Today I have a visit to the cardiologist for more tests. Wednesday is more deep water fitness, Thursday is our day with the evil ( not really, she's  a sweetheart who pushes the hell out of both of us) personal trainer. Friday I have a blood test. And Saturday, back to watercolor. Whew!  There's also a Greek festival somewhere out here. Gyros anyone?  Lol. And yes, I've found a gyros out here better than Greektown..please don't hurt me. Gyros is sooo good. I've digressed.  

That's it for today. The dialysis angle is the doctors  appointments. Dialysis itself is going fine. There is a home dialysis users convention out here next month. I'm looking forward to going meeting "my people". Also attending will be caregivers, so Brian can commiserate, kidney disease experts and the Home hemodialysis machine manufacturers, NxStage, will also be here. As a matter of fact, NcStage is one of the sponsors. Should be interesting. More details later!  

It's "fall" in the desert which means that the high today is 96. Feels good!  Lol.  Have a great day!  

Dad, Mike and Brian. Brian was being a smart ass. I know I took a second photo but I guess it got lost or something. That'll teach me to not check. So. I have Brian's rabbit eats over Dad hiding Mikes face. Welcome to my world!  

The "The Prodigal Father Has Returned", edition.

Good Thursday morning!  Well, Dad has returned from Yellow Springs, Ohio. His flight came in late Tuesday evening. We all survived!  Lol. He flew Frontier...and swore he'd never fly it again. Anyway. His flight was to land at 11:05 PM. I checked flight status and found out that the plane left Columbus early and would land early...10:45. Yikes. We needed to get to getting. Las Vegas McCarran airport has 2 terminals. Well more than 2 , but 2 passenger terminals. We've learned which airlines are in which terminal. And the terminal determines how we get to the airport. One way is a maze of a crazy car obstacle course. We take the easier way. 

Anyway. We get to the airport with a few minutes to spare. Head to the luggage carousel area for Frontier. And people start to arrive...from Pittsburgh....then from Chicago. And I check the arrival status..why yes, the plane has arrived. Long story short, the plane waited over 30 minutes for a gate to open up. Yay Frontier. We gathered up Dad and headed home. The stories of the trip would have to wait for the next day. We had to get up and out for our 8:00 AM deep water fitness class. 

Finally got around to talking with Dad. He was sort of aware that photos of the events in Yellow Springs were being posted as soon as they happened, but he didn't know the scope!  Shawn sent me photos in messenger, and other family members posted on Facebook. In addition, Shawn and I would text periodically or even send me videos of events as they happened. Dad was floored!  

He had a great time. My brother and cousins treated him like a king. And he loved it. Oh. And did I mention that 2 ladies crashed the family reunion because they heard he was in town?  Lol. By the time he got back he was exhausted...but happy. And Brian and I had the audacity to miss him!  We're all back now being our little family. And Dad had our left over holiday meal yesterday...Mac and cheese, green beans and tritip. And ate seconds!  And Shawn?  She enjoyed herself meeting relatives she hadn't meet and reconnecting with those she hadn't seen in years. And hanging out with her grandfather and aunt and uncle. <3. 

Just to recap. Dad attended an all years reunion at his high school. Yes, he was not the only one from his graduation year!  How freaking impressive is that?  He attended the family reunion. And he was not the oldest attendee!  Aunt Dot is 95.  Also there was Aunt Jeanette, Uncle George, Arnold and Nina, Kingsley, Patsy (not me, but who I named after) and Genevive!  All the same generation. Color me impressed and delighted!  And finally on Sunday, Aunt Dot's group named the Victorettes, who entertained during WW II.... Entertained on Sunday..my 95 year old aunt played the piano while the ladies sang. According to Dad Aunt Dot played over 30 minutes non stop. Now think about that!  He had a ball.  And my brother and sister doted on him. He is so freaking spoiled!  And we wouldn't have it any other way. And oh yeah.  His first wife was there.  :-)  So there's this..my brother has his mom and dad there with him. How cool is that?  

On the dialysis front no new news. I'm going to the cardiologist today. Probably schedule some tests to try to determine the cause of the low blood pressure. I'm still getting out and about. I just get tired. But we adjust. Brian keeps an eye on me. And that's fine. He's a keeper. That's it for today!  Have a great day!  

The Victorettes. That's my (95 YO) Aunt Dot on the piano. <3

3 generations ..and Dad with his wine glass. 🙄

The "Labor Day and Birthday", edition.

Good Monday morning!  It's Labor Day, the day after Brian's birthday. And Dad is still in Yellow Springs, Ohio. I'll start with Labor Day. My mom was a teacher with th Detroit Public School (DPS) system and she was a member of the Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). I remember when DPS teachers went on strike and mom was out there on the picket line. Several times.  I was a member of several unions while working with the City and Brian was a member of the police officers Union and the Sargent and lieutenant Union. So. When Shawn told us she was involved with the Graduate Employee Organization, which is part of the AFT at her university we we not only not surprised, we were proud of her activism. But wait. There's more. 

Not only was she active in the GEO, she was actively involved. She told us the GEO was sending her to task force sessions around the country and indeed it seemed as if once a month she was in a different city. Lol. I couldn't keep up with her travel for the GEO and the travel for the archeology conferences. Eventually I figured it out. At one Task force meeting, she called me because she was angry at one of the participants talking down to her and being patronizing...referring to her as "little lady". She was the youngest participant. She eventually was able to address the behavior of the participant and moved on. 

Eventually the task force document was published and Shawn sent us the link. "AFT, Recaliming thr Promise of Racial Equity". Color us surprised!  Lol. She is the master of understatement. I read through the document and at the end was the list and photos of task force members. I realized she was working with AFT members and officers from around the country. I recognized the photo  Keith Johnson from Detroit. And I mentioned that to her. Oh my goodness. That was the person she was locking horns with. This was the man that was disrespecting my child. >;-(  And this was the man my child stood up to and demanded respect!  Go Shawn! So now she is co-president of the GEO at her university. And we were delighted when she was sent out to Las Vegas for a conference. We got a piece of her time. Lol. 

And now Brian's birthday. The M Resort Sunday Seafood brunch. OMG. I mentioned that we initially we going to Caesars and mentioned that to our barber. He suggested The M. It was just as nice, but cheaper. Brian and I debated it and decided Caesrs would be out of control as this is a holiday weekend. Off to The M we'd go. Did I mention The M gives a locals discount?  In addition to the players club discount. The M did not disappoint. It was the largest buffet we'd been to. Did I mention they had sushi?  The crab legs were split, so no tools needed. Did I mention they had wedge salads?  Look, there was so much food I'm sure I didn't see half of it. I never made it to the desert area. I made it as far as the Hawaiian wings. There was still more food down there,  I was just overwhelmed at that point and plate was getting heavy and I needed to get back to the table. 

Brian was in seafood heaven. He had peel and eat shrimp, crab legs, calamari and mussels. He found lobster bisque...my favorite!  And the bisque had pieces of lobster the size of my thumb! I tried the lobster Mac and cheese. Yum!  And then we came home. And feel asleep!  Then we talked with Shawn and Dad in Ohio. Brian received calls all day from people wishing him happy birthday!  He says he had a great day!  

Today the sorority is having a bowl a thon to raise money  for scholarships. I heard Don Cheadle will be there (!). We adjusted my dialysis schedule so we can do things this weekend. And it's all good. Last night I cried during treatment because...well because I'm on dialysis and life can get really sucky. Brian pulled me out of the rabbit hole as usual, but it's got to be stressful on him. I'm feeling rather useless and hopeless. Who wants to live like this?  And yet I keep pushing. Not sure why. Except I guess for Shawn Brian and Dad. Love them beyond reason!  

That's it for today. I'm ok. No treatment today so there's that!  Have a wonderful holiday. I know we will. Lol...the Brian birthday celebration will continue!! 

The "We Sent Dad Away!", edition.

Good Friday morning!  Yes. Yes we sent my dad away. Away to Yellow Springs, Ohio. It's family reunion time. :-)  He's got a full weekend. The family reunion, a high school reunion (!) and a reunion of my aunt's wartime club.  In addition to visiting a few friends. To say he was looking forward  to this trip is an understatement. He had me make his airline reservations. Yes. He researched airfares on his computer and told me he decided on Frontier to Columbus. See, Yellow Springs, Ohio is kinda small. Airport in Dayton, Columbus or Cincinnati. Columbus seems to be the preferred airport. Population of Yellow Springs is around 3500. Oh yeah. Dave Chapelle lives there. No.  I have no idea how he ended up there. Lol. Anyway, the Perrys were there first.  My family has been there a loooong time. I digress. 

We dropped him off at the airport last night. I told him to behave himself. Lol. And since he was flying no frills, nickel and dime you, Frontier Airlines, we packed him a care package...2 sandwiches, cashews and some peanut butter cheese crackers. My brother and sister in law picked him up this morning. Yellow Springs is about 60 miles from Columbus. When I talked to my brother this morning, my dad was hollering "I'm bring good!"  Heh. My brother gets to have him now. Lol lol. 

Shawn is going to drive to Ohio Saturday morning for the reunion. She'd initially planned to leave after her Friday morning class, but she has office hours Friday afternoon. Her first month as a TA...wouldn't look good to ditch work so early in the semester!  She's looking forward to seeing her grandfather and her aunt and uncle and cousins. I wanted to go, but the logistics of transporting and making arrangements for my dialysis machine and equipment overwhelmed me.  A trip less than 5 days isn't worth the trouble.  But a trip 5 days or more is expensive. We have to stay in a hotel. I'm not not willing to impose my dialysis set up on anyone's house. And the rates can exceed $100/day. And we need to rent a car. And of course the airfare. And just coming from Augusta, I wasn't prepared to plan a second trip. Of course right now, I wish I had. Ah well. Welcome to the world of a person on dialysis. No sponteniety here. Hell, everything has to be planned 6 weeks in advance. Yes. It's depressing. Welcome to my life. Again, I've digressed. 

Brian and I are here alone. And there are some days Dad may irk me, but his presence is missed. But. Brian's birthday is Sunday so we've made plans. We were going to go the buffet at Caesars, but our barber suggested The M as it was comparable but less expensive. The M is like the last resort before the desert head to California. I wondered if the money we save on the cost of the buffet will be made up in the cost of gas. Lol. And Brian wanted a tri tip from John Mull's meat for the holiday. So for Labor Day we'll have the tri tip, macaroni and cheese and fresh green beans. Also on Saturday afternoon our acrylic teacher is having an exhibit in Boulder City so we're going there. 

So yes we'll be busy. And yes we'll miss the fun at the family reunion But dad has figured out to use the camera on his phone. Shawn will take pictures. I'm counting on my niece to take pictures. And there will be lots of Perrys taking pictures. And I need to mention this. We have several elders 80 and up. There's Arnold, Aunt Jeanette, Uncle George, Aunt Dorothy and Dad. I'm not sure if Aunt Nina will come. And Aunt Marlene and Uncle Roger are in California, as are Uncle Buster and Aunt Priscilla.  But look at that!  They'll all be celebrated!!!  I'm delighted that Shawn will attend. I've always loved going to Yellow Springs and being with my cousins. I love being a Perry!  

That's it for today. The dialysis angle was the stress of traveling. It is what it is. Eh. Have fun this weekend!  I'll try to keep you updated.  And I'm looking forward to the antics of my dad. I'm not sure my brother knows what he got himself into!  Lol lol. 

My dad and my brother. 

The "The End of August", edition.

Good Sunday morning!  A lazy Sunday morning. Last week Brian's Mom (Rose), aunt, sister (Sandra) , sister's husband, mom's friend, brother of mom's friend and wife of brother of mom's friend. Did you get all that?  Lol. And the sister of the husband of sister  joined us. I think there were 11-12 of us at Sunday brunch.  Anyway, they were all here for Brian's mom's birthday.  Sandra takes Rose anywhere Rose  wants to go for her birthday. This year it was Las Vegas. It's almost always Las Vegas. Lol. But we did have that year we went to New Orleans. We enjoyed the visit. We enjoyed the company. 

Not much going on here. All of our activities went on hiatus for August. The instructors needed a vacation. and the buildings needed the cleaning and maintenance thing.  We've been relegated to the condo pool and hot tub. The horror!  Lol. A couple of incidents in our condo building this month. Someone disconnected a refrigerator and caused a minor flood. We were sort of affected. At least it was on a higher floor. And a few weeks later an electric meter box exploded. Lots of fire trucks. We were not affected by that. But several units on different stack and floor were out of Commision ..for about a week. Ugh. Oh. And what's a stack?  It's a stack of apartments. Like our apartment number is 123. Building 1, 2nd floor, apartment 3. Other units in our stack are 113, 133, 143, 153. Units in our "stack" are up and down. And yeah, the temps were like 108-109. Some people went to a hotel. We also talked with some people who stayed in their units. That had no electricity. But they could plug the refrigerators up in the hall. And we were fine because the elevators worked. And oh yeah. The HOA payed for the repair. We understand it was in excess of $9000.00. Wow. 

I've been doing doctors appointments this month. I guess it's just that time of year. My favorite so far was meeting with the gastroenterologist  after the colonoscopy. He had me look at the photos of my colon. Explained my colon was fine. And here's the best part. I don't need another colonoscopy for five (5) years!!!!!!  Whoo hoo!  Except I probably will need one sooner as a part of the transplant readiness. Until I get a transplant. But yay anyway!!!

My blood pressure is still scary low. I average about 88/62. Standing up too quickly is scary. A few weeks ago I got up to head toward the front and ended up doing a face plant on the sofa. In other words I made it there just in time. I was thisclose to passing out. Last night I got up, stepped into the hall and then needed to step right back into the bedroom and sit down. The room spinning is not fun. And that shit can happen randomly. Anyway. I finally am seeing the cardiologist on September 8. Which is pissing off my nephrologist. He wanted me to see a cardiologist in June. But I had to schedule an appointment with my primary care physician, then get an approval from the HMO to see a cardilogist, then schedule an appointment with the cardiologist. Hooray for HMO. So yeah. I could die before I get there. Isn't that a fun fact?  

Finally can you believe Shawn is starting her fourth year at University of Illinois (UIUC) in the doctoral program?  She is a TA this year. My child is a night owl. And has never liked waking up early. And this started when she was in pre-K. So her TA class is at 8AM. Lol lol lol. 

That's it for today. Life will start ramping up in a few weeks. Sorority meetings will start. Classes start up again. And next weekend dad is heading to Ohio for a family reunion. And Shawn will drive to Ohio also. They're all looking forward to it!  Enjoy your Sunday!  

Photo of my dad and Brian's mom! 

The "Easy Like Sunday Morning", edition.

With apologies and acknowledgment to Lionel Richie, Good Sunday morning! Did a mid afternoon treatment yesterday. During treatment 4 fire engines visited the building. One of the electrical boxes arced, blew up and caught on fire. Yikes! Took out 10 units. Fortunately ours was not one of the 10. And yes the affected residents have been relocated.  There are some residents that go out of town. You know. For the hot summer. The home owners association is taking care of the repair, but it is estimated to be completed by Wednesday...no guarantees. Yikes. And it's a 110+ day today. 

 I bet you're wondering what would we have done if the power has gone out while I was in the middle of treatment?  Well. We've been trained for an emergency removal. Heck. I was trained for that when I was a patient in the dialysis center in Detroit. I know how to get the hell off the machine quickly if I need to. Of course I'd be running out of the building with needles still stuck in my arm!  With the tubes clamped. And as a mobile patient I was assigned to assist less mobile patients to safety because the staff would be assisting the totally immobile patients. Yes there were people brought in to the center in gurneys. 

We watched Simone Manuel swim the last leg of the relay last night like she was being chased....  Bad joke!  Lol.  And then we watched the men's relay. Watching Michael Phelphs butterfly from the head on view is a thing of beauty. His wing span is impressive. The butterfly stroke is such a busy stroke. I'm a freestyle girl. And if your old school, you learned it when it was called the Australian crawl!  Learn. To. Swim. 

This morning we headed out to the hot tub. Ahhhh.  I went into the pool first.  Brian went straight to the jacuzzi. My back was hurting. Not a lot.  Just enough that I knew it was there.  Once I got into the pool and moved to the deep end, the buoyancy of the water eased the pressure on my back. Glorious relief!!  Then I moved over to the hot tub. 15 minutes and we're good as gold!  

Today is brunch day. We're headed to Bonefish grill. Grilled fish sounds good. On the dialysis front, I've had my colonoscopy. I've put that sucker off for a while. It was time. It had been 4 years. It's necessary for me to be on the transplant list. The prep was worse than the procedure. But!  The prep was decidedly much better this time than it was 4 years ago. And Brian reminded me of the prep 20+ years ago...the enema. ;-(  So as I complain, I realize it could have much worse. So. Let me tell you the difference. 4 years ago I had to drink a gallon of nastiness starting around 6-8 PM and drink it in an hour..then endure hours of major discomfort. This time I had 2 doses of nastiness. 16 ounces at 2 PM followed by 32 ounces of cold water. Mild discomfort for 2 hours. Then repeat at 7 PM. And that's it. Of course I was on a clear liquid diet all day, but that was it.  The procedure lasted 15 minutes. I arrived at the surgical center at 6:30 AM and was back home by 9:30 AM. 

Finally on Friday we volunteered for the sorority for the Department of Family Services (DFS) annual Back to School event. The event was for children in foster care. Last year we passed out back packs.  This year we manned the thank you banners where the kids and their families signed their thanks. But more AKAs were assigned other tasks.  That was just as much fun as passing out the school supplies! And as last year the event had swag  and swag and more swag. And the obligatory ice cream truck waiting outside!  Lots of social service agencies had tables. We were told that if the organizations wanted to participate, they had to have stuff to give away and had to have at 1000 items.  The kids backpacks were stuffed!!  I loved seeing the kids. They were so excited!  <3.  

That's it for today.  Leaving you with photos of the prickly pear cactus. We have about 10 of them on the grounds. Last year only 2-3 bloomed. This year they all bloomed!!!  And now they're starting to fall off. And a photo of back to school event. I took a photo of the Bikers Against Child Abuse booth. They showed up en mass!  I told Brian I bet they all rode to the building together...because they all came in to the building together!  Stay cool. We're hot out here,but we don't have the humidity. Be careful!  

The "Dad, Brian and Me", edition.

Good Monday morning!  I haven't written because...I guess I've been lazy. And we've been in life's routine. And that's not a bad thing!  My cousin from Ohio was in town for the Omega Psi Phi convention. He's a board member. He was supposed to be in town earlier for special board meetings. However he got caught up with Southwest Airline issues. So he arrived a day and a half late. He wasn't pleased. Anyway. Afterwards he stayed a few days with us. We all enjoyed his visit. When I was a kid we used to visit his family in Cleveland. As a matter of fact, so many families would visit their home in Cleveland it would be like a family reunion. People sleeping in every.single.room. Great times!  And yeah. My cousin and his brother are older than me and would tease me. They called me Rapunzel. Which eventually got shortened to Rap. Lol. Anyway. Dad, Brian and I enjoyed the visit. And oh yeah. Dad took this as an opportunity to take us all to Fogo de Chao. Again. And. We've been there enough now that the server remembers us. :-(  Lol. 

Our workouts are getting better. Getting  better means that The trainer is adding more reps and harder stuff. She has Brian training for TRX level one. He has a circuit has to complete in a certain amount of time. TRX is suspension training. I'm not anywhere near that, but I've started using the TRX equipment. There are 4 trainers at the gym and at any given time they are also working with clients. We are all at different levels. Some of the workouts are impressive to see. And you know what?  I still have to force myself to go and I whine during most of the workout. (I am whining less). But I feel damn good afterwards and am glad I went! 

And the trainer is working with us on nutrition. My dietary needs are different because of the kidney disease. She wants us to eat whole grains. Whole grains are not recommended for me. I don't like whole wheat spaghetti or brown rice anyway. But we're making adjustments. I know she'd rather we eat out less. And we've cut it down. She's also been in touch with my dietician. So all is well. We are looking and feeling healthier. And yes, we're still doing deep water fitness. 

Every Sunday Dad, Brian and I go out to Sunday brunch. We alternate who selects the location..and who pays.  :-)  It started with a rotation of buffets, but that got old. Now we hit restaurants and end up trying new things. My dad was an old school  meat and potatoes guy while I was growing up. He didn't eat barbeque ribs. He didn't eat rice. He didn't eat fresh pork chops. Yada yada yada. And Mom catered to him. When Brian and I moved out here, our meals were more ... varied. And guess who ended up liking the food?  And if we brought food home, guess who'd rummage through the carry out boxes. And then ask about the food and comment that he liked it?  lol. So guess who is adventurous in his eating now?  My 90 year old dad!  Lol. 

We went to Lolo's, a chicken and waffle restaurant. The combination was foreign to him, but he tried it. As an aside, I asked him what he wanted. He said 2 pieces of chicken and and 2 waffles. I told him he wanted one waffle. He was adamant that he wanted 2 waffles. I told home him he was thinking of pancakes. But I think he just wasn't listening. There was no option on the menu for 2 pieces of chicken and 2 waffles. Brian said there was a 3 chicken 2 waffle option. Dad said that was fine. So the food comes. And he realizes.  He was thinking of pancakes. <smack head>. Lol. 

This past Sunday was Dad's turn to select. We'd taken him to the Mexican seafood restaurant before. He decided he wanted to go this week. Before we go to the restaurants he looks up the menu on the web. He discusses his choices with me...and I have to remember what he wants when it's time to order. Lol. He pretty much knows what he wants before we get there. This time he pulled up a photo of a molcajete. Yes I had to look it up. He declared he wanted "that". It has shrimp, chicken and steak - his favorite foods. Lol. I was impressed that he wanted this strange looking dish. He's come a long way!  I'm pretty proud of him. He's a cool dad. <3. 

What I didn't mention was as we left the restaurant and were walking to the car, he tripped and fell. He scraped his hand and hit his head...not hard, but now he has a black eye. :-(    He's doing fine, but we're keeping an eye on him. He likes the attention.  

On the dialysis front, my tests have started. I have a cardiology test to schedule. And the dreaded colonoscopy is this Thursday. { cry }. Although. I've managed to put if off for 4 years. It's time. I picked up the wretched drink Saturday. The pharmacist asked if I had any questions. I asked if it could be less miserable. She laughed and sadly said no.  Lol. 

That's it for today. Watching the Olympics. I didn't think I'd watch it, but I got pulled in by the women's bike race and here I am. And oh yeah. Brian had me watching fencing Sunday morning.  Lol. And we're asking each other how is it scored?  And I mentioned that for a brief moment in the 10th grade we had a fencing class.  En garde!  Have a great day!!!