Today was a nice day. The weather is really weird. The sun shone most of the day but with the breeze it was quiet cool. I found that out when I went to Willow Wood Acres Garden Center at 10:AM to hear Linda Goodine, an herb specialist that I heard last year in Plymouth. Kate and I went out to her place near Kiel last year to buy some of her herbs which are wonderful. I did get several herbs that I wanted from the Willow Wood Acres and will go back there to check for my other fill ins, but will have to to to Linda's place to pick up the large leaf basil that none of the nursery's seem to carry. She sometimes has other fun things too.
The herbs that I bought were a purple basil, a new basil for me that is very small leaved and much stronger in flavor than the others. I also got a summer and winter savory. Linda assures me that I need to start using the savories.
It was a lovely morning. I had to put in my proxy for the condo meeting. But it was worth it.
I got home just in time to fix dinner for Dick. I had had snacks at the class so was not too hungry. We had Dick's leftover spaghetti for our dinner. Actually, this the day we used lots of leftovers. We had steak, potatoes and eggs (my leftover steak and potatoes) for breakfast and Spaghetti ( Dick's leftovers for our lunch.) Then for dinner we split our last venison pasty, with leftover asparagus and cram sauce and Waldorf Salad. So, as you can see, we are eating like kings. I am sure that you are not that interested in how we eat but it is a big part of my planning.
I went to the 4PM mass. It was very nice and now, with any luck at all, I can stay home all day tomorrow. You have no idea how much days without outside commitments mean to me.
When I got home, I cleaned out the cupboard above the pantry as it has been weighing on my mind for some time. Now we are watching Gigi. Dumb Chelsea made me take her out during one of my very favorite songs. Thank Heaven's for Little Girls, sung by Maurice Chevalier. I was so disappointed. I seldom get to see anything all the way through these days. My mind is turning into mush. I keep hanging on because I know that some day, I will be missing that girl. We became impatient with our Zero and always regretted it. I don't want any guilt feelings when our Chelsea goes ahead to wait for us. I hope that Zero finds her. I want them and a couple of other pets waiting for me when I cross over,
God love you
Mary
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Well, yesterday got completely away from me. I started out OK. I put together a casserole for today's lunch. I did some wash and then I started making phone calls.
The one that really took time was that I finally gave up and called the insurance company about the rings and watch that are missing. That took a while but they were very helpful.
They told me that I did need to report it to the police, so that took another while. The officer was very helpful. He suggested a couple of places to look, one of them that I had not thought of, but they weren't there either.
Then I got a call from a company called Replacements that took quite a while because the lady who called was asking for more description of the three and sent pictures of several rings to see if they would have one similar. I really want MY rings back and will keep looking but at least I will have the memories and a similar one.
Then I took a short nap. The phone rang as I was waking up. It was Donna. She was at Mother's. Mother had fallen again and was very very weak. Donna and Randy were leaving for Madison, at about
Anyway, I drove over to Mom's so that Donna could leave. Mom slowly came back to herself. She was not going to tell anyone again, but Nora called after she had managed to get herself up and in the chair and Nora could tell something was wrong. I helped Mother get into her pajamas and robe and we got her dinner out of the freezer and convenient in the refrigerator. I stayed until she seemed to be alert and her color was good. Then I had to get home because Dick needed me and I did not know how long Chelsea would hold out. Jeff called her later in the evening and then the caregiver, Alicia is there at 7:30AM to get her up. Alicia called me with concerns.
I finally got to bed at about 9:30.
Chelsea did not get me up until 5AM. That is the longest uninterrupted sleep that I have had in 3 years except when I am not home.
Today was busy too. Jody, our new cleaning lady, came at 8AM. She is very nice and got a lot done. I am pleased.
Bobbie got here a bit before 10AM. She and I went downstairs after Jody left and filtered the Lemon Balm wine and bottled her Sheboygan Spice. Then I fixed them lunch and at about 12:30 went to the Dairy Queen for lunch with my friends. We had a pretty full crew. Mary Schroeder is coming again. She became a grandma again last night. Her son Eric and his wife delivered at home with a midwife.
On the way home, I picked up meds for Chelsea and me.
This evening I had another adventure. I drove out to Rhine to shoot my last three targets. I got downstairs and realized that I had forgotten to load my magazines. To top it off, I only had 12 bullets. I ran upstairs, as we USED to have 22 shells for sale.
No luck and none of the other pistol shooters were there. I did not thing Nancy was going to be there until 6:30 and I had to be at the Plymouth Art Center for Kate's concert tonight. So I asked Jerry if I could finish tomorrow of Sunday and he said OK. Then on the way home I passed Nancy heading to the club, so I spun a u turn and headed back. She was surprised to see me but did have extra ammo with her. She had forgotten her cash so that worked will. We helped each other out. I did not do to badly. I believe that I have finished with at least a 50 average. And Nancy finished with a bang too. Next week is the bust up party. It is also my birthday and I will be bringing a birthday cake.
I got home in time to eat supper with Dick, change and get to the Plymouth Art Center for their presentation of It's a Grand Night for Singing with the Plymouth Art Center singers that Kate is a part of. They had a really interesting selection of music and did an excellent job of it. I saw a lot of friends there.
Now it is way past my bedtime, so I am going to close up and go to bed. Pray for my Mom. I am very concerned about her safety and her feelings.
God love you all
Mary
The one that really took time was that I finally gave up and called the insurance company about the rings and watch that are missing. That took a while but they were very helpful.
They told me that I did need to report it to the police, so that took another while. The officer was very helpful. He suggested a couple of places to look, one of them that I had not thought of, but they weren't there either.
Then I got a call from a company called Replacements that took quite a while because the lady who called was asking for more description of the three and sent pictures of several rings to see if they would have one similar. I really want MY rings back and will keep looking but at least I will have the memories and a similar one.
Then I took a short nap. The phone rang as I was waking up. It was Donna. She was at Mother's. Mother had fallen again and was very very weak. Donna and Randy were leaving for Madison, at about
Anyway, I drove over to Mom's so that Donna could leave. Mom slowly came back to herself. She was not going to tell anyone again, but Nora called after she had managed to get herself up and in the chair and Nora could tell something was wrong. I helped Mother get into her pajamas and robe and we got her dinner out of the freezer and convenient in the refrigerator. I stayed until she seemed to be alert and her color was good. Then I had to get home because Dick needed me and I did not know how long Chelsea would hold out. Jeff called her later in the evening and then the caregiver, Alicia is there at 7:30AM to get her up. Alicia called me with concerns.
I finally got to bed at about 9:30.
Chelsea did not get me up until 5AM. That is the longest uninterrupted sleep that I have had in 3 years except when I am not home.
Today was busy too. Jody, our new cleaning lady, came at 8AM. She is very nice and got a lot done. I am pleased.
Bobbie got here a bit before 10AM. She and I went downstairs after Jody left and filtered the Lemon Balm wine and bottled her Sheboygan Spice. Then I fixed them lunch and at about 12:30 went to the Dairy Queen for lunch with my friends. We had a pretty full crew. Mary Schroeder is coming again. She became a grandma again last night. Her son Eric and his wife delivered at home with a midwife.
On the way home, I picked up meds for Chelsea and me.
This evening I had another adventure. I drove out to Rhine to shoot my last three targets. I got downstairs and realized that I had forgotten to load my magazines. To top it off, I only had 12 bullets. I ran upstairs, as we USED to have 22 shells for sale.
No luck and none of the other pistol shooters were there. I did not thing Nancy was going to be there until 6:30 and I had to be at the Plymouth Art Center for Kate's concert tonight. So I asked Jerry if I could finish tomorrow of Sunday and he said OK. Then on the way home I passed Nancy heading to the club, so I spun a u turn and headed back. She was surprised to see me but did have extra ammo with her. She had forgotten her cash so that worked will. We helped each other out. I did not do to badly. I believe that I have finished with at least a 50 average. And Nancy finished with a bang too. Next week is the bust up party. It is also my birthday and I will be bringing a birthday cake.
I got home in time to eat supper with Dick, change and get to the Plymouth Art Center for their presentation of It's a Grand Night for Singing with the Plymouth Art Center singers that Kate is a part of. They had a really interesting selection of music and did an excellent job of it. I saw a lot of friends there.
Now it is way past my bedtime, so I am going to close up and go to bed. Pray for my Mom. I am very concerned about her safety and her feelings.
God love you all
Mary
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
I am really tired tonight but it is not a bad tired.
Chelsea woke me up twice last night but I WAS able to get back to sleep each time which makes all the difference.
I went grocery shopping this morning after the usual early morning routine. I was home at about 10AM and spent the rest of the morning working on making appointments for next week and firming up the things that need to be done for Mary Pat Kelly's talk in June.
Then at 11:30AM I drove to the Villager in Sheboygan Falls for the quarterly lunch with the Graduates of Sheboygan Falls High School, Class of 58. We had our biggest crowd ever at one of these lunches. It was really lots of fun. We are the best class, we all seem to care about each other and just enjoy getting together. Loraine Schaap had pictures from 1974 of the 50th reunion of the graduates from St. Mary's Catholic grade school. Boy were we young.
I got home in time to walk Chelsea. AND brush and floss and rinse my teeth because I had a dentist appointment at 2PM. That went well. I got home at about 3:30PM. Just in time for Roxie to feel that she had been neglected long enough and she bugged me until it was time to feed her. She had a rather rough morning. I had purchased a can of gourmet cat food, thinking to treat her. This morning, I discovered that I was all out of the Friskies, so I opened the gourmet. She was OFFENDED and refused to even eat the dry food. I had to start a new bowl with just dry food before she would eat her breakfast. Guess she is not a gourmet kind of a girl.
So. It is now time to wind down for the night and go to bed. If I have as good a night as last night I might end up feeling pretty good. Tomorrow, Dick is going to take me out for dinner.
Have a nice Thursday
Love and God love you
Mary
Chelsea woke me up twice last night but I WAS able to get back to sleep each time which makes all the difference.
I went grocery shopping this morning after the usual early morning routine. I was home at about 10AM and spent the rest of the morning working on making appointments for next week and firming up the things that need to be done for Mary Pat Kelly's talk in June.
Then at 11:30AM I drove to the Villager in Sheboygan Falls for the quarterly lunch with the Graduates of Sheboygan Falls High School, Class of 58. We had our biggest crowd ever at one of these lunches. It was really lots of fun. We are the best class, we all seem to care about each other and just enjoy getting together. Loraine Schaap had pictures from 1974 of the 50th reunion of the graduates from St. Mary's Catholic grade school. Boy were we young.
I got home in time to walk Chelsea. AND brush and floss and rinse my teeth because I had a dentist appointment at 2PM. That went well. I got home at about 3:30PM. Just in time for Roxie to feel that she had been neglected long enough and she bugged me until it was time to feed her. She had a rather rough morning. I had purchased a can of gourmet cat food, thinking to treat her. This morning, I discovered that I was all out of the Friskies, so I opened the gourmet. She was OFFENDED and refused to even eat the dry food. I had to start a new bowl with just dry food before she would eat her breakfast. Guess she is not a gourmet kind of a girl.
So. It is now time to wind down for the night and go to bed. If I have as good a night as last night I might end up feeling pretty good. Tomorrow, Dick is going to take me out for dinner.
Have a nice Thursday
Love and God love you
Mary
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Most of today was rainy and cold. Chelsea was not happy with me because I would not take her for a nice long walk. Rain doesn't really bother her too much.
She got me up twice last night. Once just about midnight and once at 4:30AM or so. The 4:30AM was rough for her because she came in coughing and collapsed next to the bed. Poor thing, But poor me too. I had trouble getting back to sleep both times and was not very rested most of the day. I rested on the couch for a while this morning but was unable to sleep.
I did some planning for the Mary Pat Kelly weekend,made a couple of appointments and did a bit of wash and cleaning. This afternoon, I had an appointment with Tom Schmidtke, my investment counselor at Wells. We went over the portfolio and will be making a few refining changes in the next couple of weeks.
Now I am watching Dancing With The Stars and when that is over, I will go to bed. Tomorrow will be busy. Shopping, lunch with my classmates and the dentist. But Thursday I am home ALL day.
Barb called tonight. They were not affected by the tornadoes. Jim and Michelle got more of the brunt of it but posted on their blog to let us know that they were OK too.
Have a good Wednesday.
God love You
Mary
She got me up twice last night. Once just about midnight and once at 4:30AM or so. The 4:30AM was rough for her because she came in coughing and collapsed next to the bed. Poor thing, But poor me too. I had trouble getting back to sleep both times and was not very rested most of the day. I rested on the couch for a while this morning but was unable to sleep.
I did some planning for the Mary Pat Kelly weekend,made a couple of appointments and did a bit of wash and cleaning. This afternoon, I had an appointment with Tom Schmidtke, my investment counselor at Wells. We went over the portfolio and will be making a few refining changes in the next couple of weeks.
Now I am watching Dancing With The Stars and when that is over, I will go to bed. Tomorrow will be busy. Shopping, lunch with my classmates and the dentist. But Thursday I am home ALL day.
Barb called tonight. They were not affected by the tornadoes. Jim and Michelle got more of the brunt of it but posted on their blog to let us know that they were OK too.
Have a good Wednesday.
God love You
Mary
Monday, May 10, 2010
A lovely day. Kind of cool but a nice respite between the rains. They are projecting rain, even tomorrow.
The morning was its normal frantic self with the animals demanding their due and having to get myself and Dick ready for the day. When I went out with Chelsea for her walk, my left eye started hurting again. Yesterday morning this started. I would feel like something was in it. I would flush it and blink like crazy and it would go away, but my eye itched something fierce. I really thought that whatever was in it had flushed out. But there it was again, so I called Dr. Cheryl at 8:30AM and made an appointment to get it checked this afternoon.
Bible study was well attended. Helen Maurer was back. We were so glad because this means that her and Kenny's health is going OK and her cousin Paul, who needs to be helped in this life as he is a bit slow is recovering from a very serious dental procedure. Helen was worried because he was afraid and the procedure was very serious. She thanked us for our prayers and we were glad to be able to help.
When I got to Mom's, Denise was already in the middle of Mother's permanent. Even without her hearing aids in, we managed to cover the things that she needed help with. The three of us, Denise, Mother and me had a nice visit. When I got home, there was a message from Alicia, who was concerned about the permanent as I am sure she thought it might tire mother out too much. I got the message after the permanent was over but would have told her that I felt that she needed it. She had been uncomfortable with her hair for several weeks and it is also so special for her to have Denise come down to spend time and care for her. It is good for Denise too.
Home again, Dick and I had hot dogs and sauerkraut for our dinner. It was very good. I think I will fix pork chops for the leftover sauerkraut.
I took a long nap this afternoon. Today I got in touch with Mary Pat Kelly, just back from Ireland, and we kind of firmed up the timing for her visit and talk on June 3. She will be staying here and Kate is going to host a wine and cheese party in the afternoon for CWI members and guests.
So it has been a full day. I was able to cross of everything on my list except for one email. So I feel fulfilled.
Tomorrow will be fairly quiet. Only one appointment and that is in the mid afternoon. I like that. I get so much more done around here if I have my morning when I am fresh and alert.
Hope your week is starting out good. I am looking forward to pictures of Sara's wedding.
I am still trusting that my rings and watch will show up. I am especially concerned about the little pinky ring that was Grandma's. The others are personally important to me. St. Anthony is on the job and I have faith.
Love
God love you
Mary
The morning was its normal frantic self with the animals demanding their due and having to get myself and Dick ready for the day. When I went out with Chelsea for her walk, my left eye started hurting again. Yesterday morning this started. I would feel like something was in it. I would flush it and blink like crazy and it would go away, but my eye itched something fierce. I really thought that whatever was in it had flushed out. But there it was again, so I called Dr. Cheryl at 8:30AM and made an appointment to get it checked this afternoon.
Bible study was well attended. Helen Maurer was back. We were so glad because this means that her and Kenny's health is going OK and her cousin Paul, who needs to be helped in this life as he is a bit slow is recovering from a very serious dental procedure. Helen was worried because he was afraid and the procedure was very serious. She thanked us for our prayers and we were glad to be able to help.
When I got to Mom's, Denise was already in the middle of Mother's permanent. Even without her hearing aids in, we managed to cover the things that she needed help with. The three of us, Denise, Mother and me had a nice visit. When I got home, there was a message from Alicia, who was concerned about the permanent as I am sure she thought it might tire mother out too much. I got the message after the permanent was over but would have told her that I felt that she needed it. She had been uncomfortable with her hair for several weeks and it is also so special for her to have Denise come down to spend time and care for her. It is good for Denise too.
Home again, Dick and I had hot dogs and sauerkraut for our dinner. It was very good. I think I will fix pork chops for the leftover sauerkraut.
I took a long nap this afternoon. Today I got in touch with Mary Pat Kelly, just back from Ireland, and we kind of firmed up the timing for her visit and talk on June 3. She will be staying here and Kate is going to host a wine and cheese party in the afternoon for CWI members and guests.
So it has been a full day. I was able to cross of everything on my list except for one email. So I feel fulfilled.
Tomorrow will be fairly quiet. Only one appointment and that is in the mid afternoon. I like that. I get so much more done around here if I have my morning when I am fresh and alert.
Hope your week is starting out good. I am looking forward to pictures of Sara's wedding.
I am still trusting that my rings and watch will show up. I am especially concerned about the little pinky ring that was Grandma's. The others are personally important to me. St. Anthony is on the job and I have faith.
Love
God love you
Mary
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Happy Mother's Day to all mothers who read this post. It was a nice day for me. I heard from ALL six of my children with emails, cards or calls. I felt special. Richard and Brenda always bring a plant for Bobbie and me when they come for Dick's birthday. Tomorrow I can put it out on the porch. I may have to bring it in during the nights but that is OK. It is a combination double and single impatience with a Lemon Coral Sedum that I have never seen before and is beautiful.
I had a scare today. I went to charge my cell phone and could not find it. Not good. The last time that I remembered having it was when I put it in the little slot that my purse has for cell phones before I went to church last night. So I went over to St. John's and asked if there was a lost and found. They guy I asked said that Mike Switter had gotten a phone turned over to him last night that was in the parking lot. So I waited for Mike to come upstairs and sure enough, it was my phone. God is good and looking out for me.
I went from there to the turkey field to pickup my blind. That was easy. I walked in on the unploughed bath rather than across the plowed field. It was quite warm and really a nice walk. Guess what. I had dropped a rosary there and found that too. So I figure that God and St.Anthony are leading up to me finding my watch and rings, especially the little pinky diamond that was my Grandmother's, given to her after many years of marriage by Grandpa Deeley. I really want to give that to Erin as she is a direct descendant. I am going to trust that it will happen.\\
About then Bret called to wish me a Happy Mother's day. I had received ecards from Bobbie and Bill and Richard and Brenda. Leslie sent a busy, happy (with wedding descriptions) email and Jim and Michelle also emailed.
We had chicken, asparagus and pasta for lunch and then I went shooting with Nancy Roehre. We went today to make up for not going on Friday. I did kind of OK. One was awful, one was good and one was marginal.
When I got home, I left almost immediately to go to Mother's to bring her presents and wish her a happy Mother's day. Jeff and Randy and Shane were there when I got there. I got to see Erin and Jessie, soaked with sweat from a run from Plymouth to Sheboygan Falls. They are practicing for a marathon in October. Kathy, Sara an Georgina came over a bit later. They were at Donna's while Mom was resting. We all had a nice visit.
Donna's nephews have taken over mowing Mother's lawn. Dillon was doing it for several years but now is too busy with work and school, so his younger brother Dustin has taken over. However, Dillon brought music and played the piano for Mother while Dustin was mowing. He used to play for Mother sometimes after he finished mowing. What a nice young man and Dustin is charming too.
I to home just before 4PM and Bret called very shortly after I got home. So I am a happy Mom. I heard from all six of my special people.
Happy Mother's Day to anyone who belongs to that title.
God love you ALL.
Mary
I had a scare today. I went to charge my cell phone and could not find it. Not good. The last time that I remembered having it was when I put it in the little slot that my purse has for cell phones before I went to church last night. So I went over to St. John's and asked if there was a lost and found. They guy I asked said that Mike Switter had gotten a phone turned over to him last night that was in the parking lot. So I waited for Mike to come upstairs and sure enough, it was my phone. God is good and looking out for me.
I went from there to the turkey field to pickup my blind. That was easy. I walked in on the unploughed bath rather than across the plowed field. It was quite warm and really a nice walk. Guess what. I had dropped a rosary there and found that too. So I figure that God and St.Anthony are leading up to me finding my watch and rings, especially the little pinky diamond that was my Grandmother's, given to her after many years of marriage by Grandpa Deeley. I really want to give that to Erin as she is a direct descendant. I am going to trust that it will happen.\\
About then Bret called to wish me a Happy Mother's day. I had received ecards from Bobbie and Bill and Richard and Brenda. Leslie sent a busy, happy (with wedding descriptions) email and Jim and Michelle also emailed.
We had chicken, asparagus and pasta for lunch and then I went shooting with Nancy Roehre. We went today to make up for not going on Friday. I did kind of OK. One was awful, one was good and one was marginal.
When I got home, I left almost immediately to go to Mother's to bring her presents and wish her a happy Mother's day. Jeff and Randy and Shane were there when I got there. I got to see Erin and Jessie, soaked with sweat from a run from Plymouth to Sheboygan Falls. They are practicing for a marathon in October. Kathy, Sara an Georgina came over a bit later. They were at Donna's while Mom was resting. We all had a nice visit.
Donna's nephews have taken over mowing Mother's lawn. Dillon was doing it for several years but now is too busy with work and school, so his younger brother Dustin has taken over. However, Dillon brought music and played the piano for Mother while Dustin was mowing. He used to play for Mother sometimes after he finished mowing. What a nice young man and Dustin is charming too.
I to home just before 4PM and Bret called very shortly after I got home. So I am a happy Mom. I heard from all six of my special people.
Happy Mother's Day to anyone who belongs to that title.
God love you ALL.
Mary
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