This has been a rough day.
This morning Chelsea seemed to be doing OK after her fall of yesterday. She had not slept much during the night, she just paced, but she was walking fairly well and ate a nice breakfast. But as the morning wore on, she kept on pacing and started panting constantly, she also show weakness in her hind legs and kept her back arched, so I called Lakeshore Veterinary Clinic, who are on call for Kettle Moraine. We agreed that they should examine her. De. Tremelling was able to give her a shot of combination pain killer and muscle relaxant that went to work pretty fast. Within 10 minutes, her breathing slowed. Then her little bottom settled on the floor, followed by her front legs and then her head settled on her left front paw and she had been out ever since. This is first sleep she has had since yesterday evening when she did doze for about an hour. I am just wishing that she waked up before 9PM so that I can take her out to go potty and give her the next dose of pills.
This morning I heard the Purple People Eater mentioned on TV. It reminded me of one of Bart's soccer years. His team was given purple uniforms. That was the year that the Denver Broncos were so hot and were being called the Orange Crush. We moms thought that it would be cool to call the team the Purple Crush. In the conversations, however, Purple People Eaters had come up. And the kids liked that.
So one of the moms gathered them around and gave them a big speech about how great the Broncos were and how great it would be to have a name that would mean crushing the other teams and on and on. Then she asked. "So. Do you want to be the PURPLE CRUSH or purple people eaters." And as one the boys shouted. "PURPLE PEOPLE EATERS." So that is what they were.
I hope I have more fun stuff to write tomorrow.
Have a wonderful Sunday and God loves you
Mary
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
This has been a good day and a bad day. Chelsea has had a very uncomfortable day. It started off OK for HER anyway. She got me up at 11PM, then again at 3AM and then again at 5:45am. At that point, I stayed up because it was too much trouble to get them fed and everything else done and then go back to bed. She loved her morning walk, and as it was cool and dry, I did too.
I spent the morning finishing up lots of things on the computer, washing towels and doctoring Dick's eye. Then after fixing lunch for Dick, I went to lunch at Dairy Queen with my friends. That was pleasant, we will not meet next week because it is the Labor Day weekend.
Dick's eye was itching today, so he called Dr. Cheryl about that. She gave us a prescription to fill if it continues to itch but says it may be just the fact that the abrasion is healing. We will hope for that. It seemed less uncomfortable for him this afternoon.
I picked up corn for supper on my way home from lundh, then took our Chelsea out for a walk. I started talking to neighbors next door, Don and Jan. Chelsea was kind of roaming around on that berm under the hazelnut tree and nibbling on various plants when suddenly she just tumbled down the berm. She rolled down and landed on the driveway.
She seemed stiff but has become more sore as time goes on. I gave her the pain pills early but it took three hours for her to stop pacing and lie down. I think she is sleeping now and hope she will be able to sleep it off. I am sure she is bruised or perhaps tore something. It seems to be in back of her right front leg though earlier she was sensitive by her left front leg. If she can sleep for several hours, I am hoping that this will help her, I am not waking her when I go to bed. She will come to get me when she needs to and then I will give her another pain pill. Poor little baby just keeps looking at me to help her and I can't. I DID call the vet but they said with the meds that I had given her there was nothing more that they would do at this point.
So. We will see what tomorrow brings. At least the weekend is quiet.
Pray for us. Things are piling up again.
Til tomorrow.
God love you
Mary
I spent the morning finishing up lots of things on the computer, washing towels and doctoring Dick's eye. Then after fixing lunch for Dick, I went to lunch at Dairy Queen with my friends. That was pleasant, we will not meet next week because it is the Labor Day weekend.
Dick's eye was itching today, so he called Dr. Cheryl about that. She gave us a prescription to fill if it continues to itch but says it may be just the fact that the abrasion is healing. We will hope for that. It seemed less uncomfortable for him this afternoon.
I picked up corn for supper on my way home from lundh, then took our Chelsea out for a walk. I started talking to neighbors next door, Don and Jan. Chelsea was kind of roaming around on that berm under the hazelnut tree and nibbling on various plants when suddenly she just tumbled down the berm. She rolled down and landed on the driveway.
She seemed stiff but has become more sore as time goes on. I gave her the pain pills early but it took three hours for her to stop pacing and lie down. I think she is sleeping now and hope she will be able to sleep it off. I am sure she is bruised or perhaps tore something. It seems to be in back of her right front leg though earlier she was sensitive by her left front leg. If she can sleep for several hours, I am hoping that this will help her, I am not waking her when I go to bed. She will come to get me when she needs to and then I will give her another pain pill. Poor little baby just keeps looking at me to help her and I can't. I DID call the vet but they said with the meds that I had given her there was nothing more that they would do at this point.
So. We will see what tomorrow brings. At least the weekend is quiet.
Pray for us. Things are piling up again.
Til tomorrow.
God love you
Mary
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Today was supposed to be a day at home except for one quick trip to Walgreens for a prescription for Dick BUT as it turned out, his right eye was bothering him still and we decided to call Dr. Cheryl as we had still not heard about the lens. She got him in this morning though she had a full day. Upon examination, since last Thursday, he has developed an edema and has an abrasion on that eye. She cannot figure out why he is not in more pain than he is and we cannot determine how it happened. We have stopped the steroid meds and are now on a medication with antibiotics that will help dry the edema also. They will be in contact with us tomorrow and he will be reexamined on Monday. Pray for a quick healing.
I spent the rest of the day cleaning up messes. Things were scattered all over the house after me being gone Friday night and Sunday. Doesn't take much to mess up but takes a lot to get back in order.
As Dick had taken me out to Sweet Basil for supper last night, we had leftovers for our meals today. Always good and easy to fix. Dick had Spaghetti Bolognese and I had meat loaf. So we split the spaghetti for lunch and a meatloaf sandwich for supper.
Now we are watching the Packer pregame with Indianapolis and then will hit the hay, as Dad would say. Mother used to say "Up the wooden hill to four corners." Cute when I grew up enough to realize that the wooden hill was our stairs and four corners was the bed.
Have a good Friday and be healthy and happy.
God love you
Mary
I spent the rest of the day cleaning up messes. Things were scattered all over the house after me being gone Friday night and Sunday. Doesn't take much to mess up but takes a lot to get back in order.
As Dick had taken me out to Sweet Basil for supper last night, we had leftovers for our meals today. Always good and easy to fix. Dick had Spaghetti Bolognese and I had meat loaf. So we split the spaghetti for lunch and a meatloaf sandwich for supper.
Now we are watching the Packer pregame with Indianapolis and then will hit the hay, as Dad would say. Mother used to say "Up the wooden hill to four corners." Cute when I grew up enough to realize that the wooden hill was our stairs and four corners was the bed.
Have a good Friday and be healthy and happy.
God love you
Mary
I did a really silly thing last night. I DID the blog then but accidently posted it to the Sheboygan CWI Site. I discovered it this morning and deleted it from there.
The main thing I wanted to send was the results of Mother's eye appointment. Anything else can wait til tonight. The blurring of her vision is as a result of dry macular degeneration which comes with age. It is not like the wet that destroys quickly and spreads very fast. The dry moves slowly but there is not cure. We are looking into brighter lights and better magnification.
Mom says she noticed that more and more the doctors are saying it is because she is old. We know this is mainly true but have to remember that some things CAN be cured, so symptoms still have to be checked.
Later
Mary
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
I was home almost all day. I make a cake for the bust up party at Rhine. I made a chocolate banana cake. I need to frost it tomorrow.
I also made Cole slaw and cut up a cantaloupe into chunks for snaking on. We had pork and sauerkraut in the slow cooker for our dinner. Boy was that ever good.
This afternoon, I had a lot of errands to do. I had to pick up several prescriptions and replacements of vitamins etc at Walgreens and Chelsea's prescription at the Kettle Moraine Veterinary Clinic. Then I went to the bank and finally dropped off the Amputee Support Group documentation at Janice's house. I arranged the program for last month but have decided not to go any more as it really should be for Dick and he will not be going. I have finally accepted that and have decided that I don't need any extra meetings, even if they are for Dick, unless he COMES ALONG.. I have tried for months. Guess I am a slow learner.
So that was the day. I am still quite behind but should be caught up by Thursday night.
You have a great day tomorrow. Dick is taking me out for dinner so I feel special.
God Love You
Mary
I also made Cole slaw and cut up a cantaloupe into chunks for snaking on. We had pork and sauerkraut in the slow cooker for our dinner. Boy was that ever good.
This afternoon, I had a lot of errands to do. I had to pick up several prescriptions and replacements of vitamins etc at Walgreens and Chelsea's prescription at the Kettle Moraine Veterinary Clinic. Then I went to the bank and finally dropped off the Amputee Support Group documentation at Janice's house. I arranged the program for last month but have decided not to go any more as it really should be for Dick and he will not be going. I have finally accepted that and have decided that I don't need any extra meetings, even if they are for Dick, unless he COMES ALONG.. I have tried for months. Guess I am a slow learner.
So that was the day. I am still quite behind but should be caught up by Thursday night.
You have a great day tomorrow. Dick is taking me out for dinner so I feel special.
God Love You
Mary
Monday, August 23, 2010
The day has gotten away from me again. I got up at 7AM. (Of course, that was after two times outside with Chelsea during the night.)
Had Bible Study this morning. There were 6 of us today. A nice group. We are still on the 15th Chapter of Mark. Mary, our summer member, says that at the rate we are going she thinks we will be still working on Mark when she comes back next spring. (There are only 16 chapters.) We take our time though and really get in to it. We are learning so much about the time of Jesus and today's discussion really got into the political atmosphere of that time. Then we did a bit of bringing it to our time. It is interesting that the Chief Priest of that time was appointed from the members of the Sanhedrin by the Romans - So though he was a Jew, he definitely profited from balancing his allegance.
Had a nice visit with Mother before heading home. Then I called the eye doctor's office and found out that Mother is just being evaluated by Dr. Mandel on Wednesday, we were under the impression that they were going to do a procedure and we were making arrangements for somebody being with her the rest of the day, at least.
Now, a little more about Irish Fest before I go to bed. I was listening to a bit of Jeff Ward's Band singing when I looked over and saw Kathy, one of our Sheboygan County members also watching. We hooked up for a while. I went over to see Mary Pat to be able to say Hi one more time and wish her well, then we ambled over to the Cultural Village as I wanted to pay for a print that I bought for a gift from Steve O'Loughlin, one of the Celtic Artists that came along with Cindy Matyi. While Kathy and I were visiting with Cindy, Maureen Smith called. She was next door in the Hedge school. We watched a couple of the classes in the Hedge School, one on the influence of the Scots Irish in the U. S. and the other on the Titanic, specifically a Belfast project, building a Titanic Museum. The Titanic was built in Belfast and the museum sounds absolutely super.
We then moved over to listen to Tommy Sands. I had really wanted to see his show and it was SO worth it. I really want some of his music. At this point, I have ONE song of his, as a guest singer on the Women's Heart Trilogy.
I till finish up tomorrow and I promise to get pictures on also.
Take care of yourselves and each other.
God love you
Mary
Had Bible Study this morning. There were 6 of us today. A nice group. We are still on the 15th Chapter of Mark. Mary, our summer member, says that at the rate we are going she thinks we will be still working on Mark when she comes back next spring. (There are only 16 chapters.) We take our time though and really get in to it. We are learning so much about the time of Jesus and today's discussion really got into the political atmosphere of that time. Then we did a bit of bringing it to our time. It is interesting that the Chief Priest of that time was appointed from the members of the Sanhedrin by the Romans - So though he was a Jew, he definitely profited from balancing his allegance.
Had a nice visit with Mother before heading home. Then I called the eye doctor's office and found out that Mother is just being evaluated by Dr. Mandel on Wednesday, we were under the impression that they were going to do a procedure and we were making arrangements for somebody being with her the rest of the day, at least.
Now, a little more about Irish Fest before I go to bed. I was listening to a bit of Jeff Ward's Band singing when I looked over and saw Kathy, one of our Sheboygan County members also watching. We hooked up for a while. I went over to see Mary Pat to be able to say Hi one more time and wish her well, then we ambled over to the Cultural Village as I wanted to pay for a print that I bought for a gift from Steve O'Loughlin, one of the Celtic Artists that came along with Cindy Matyi. While Kathy and I were visiting with Cindy, Maureen Smith called. She was next door in the Hedge school. We watched a couple of the classes in the Hedge School, one on the influence of the Scots Irish in the U. S. and the other on the Titanic, specifically a Belfast project, building a Titanic Museum. The Titanic was built in Belfast and the museum sounds absolutely super.
We then moved over to listen to Tommy Sands. I had really wanted to see his show and it was SO worth it. I really want some of his music. At this point, I have ONE song of his, as a guest singer on the Women's Heart Trilogy.
I till finish up tomorrow and I promise to get pictures on also.
Take care of yourselves and each other.
God love you
Mary
Sunday, August 22, 2010
What a day. Irish Fest again.
I got up a bit after 5AM to get showered, take care of the critters, see that Dick was OK for his meals and just generally get ready for the day.
Had one difficult event. When I got ready to feed Chelsea, who was sleeping when I woke up, she started to just fall apart. She woke up and tried to stand up. She immediately slipped flat on to her belly just splayed out. She looked very upset and then began coughing really badly. Her little hear was going like a tom tom. It took a couple of events before she settled down. Poor baby. Dick said that she slept the rest of the day, except when our neighbor Dick, came to take her outside.
I then left for my friends Joan and Richard Kramer's home. They had kindly said that I could ride down to Irishfest with them and another friend, Dorothy Rose. The three of them were volunteers to be ushers for various groups at the Mass. The preceding bishop was John McAreavey , the bishop of Dromore in Northern Ireland. He was an excellent preacher, speaking from his own heart. He spoke of the emigration and that he had reconnected with the descendants of people that her had only heard about as having gone. One of his cousins, just this year, was able to come to Ireland to the very place that his great grandfather had been born. How special is that. Our roots are so important.
I will have to tell you more tomorrow and beyond. I am so proud of myself. I stayed calm the whole two days. I kind of decided to go to certain things and not worry about that I might possible be missing. The most important thing for me this weekend was the time I got to spend with my friends. Almost quality time, considering all of the confusion going on around us. And my friends, most of them artists, were trying to present their work and be available for marketing their creations. I saw Cindy Matyi, Pat Gallagher, Mary Pat Kelly, Robbie O Connell and Jimmy Keane. I also got to meet Steve O Laughlin and Jan Delyth, two other member of the Celtic Art Exhibit.
Anyway, time for bed. Tomorrow I will put some pictures on the blog along with my post.
Love you all
And God loves you too.
Mary
I got up a bit after 5AM to get showered, take care of the critters, see that Dick was OK for his meals and just generally get ready for the day.
Had one difficult event. When I got ready to feed Chelsea, who was sleeping when I woke up, she started to just fall apart. She woke up and tried to stand up. She immediately slipped flat on to her belly just splayed out. She looked very upset and then began coughing really badly. Her little hear was going like a tom tom. It took a couple of events before she settled down. Poor baby. Dick said that she slept the rest of the day, except when our neighbor Dick, came to take her outside.
I then left for my friends Joan and Richard Kramer's home. They had kindly said that I could ride down to Irishfest with them and another friend, Dorothy Rose. The three of them were volunteers to be ushers for various groups at the Mass. The preceding bishop was John McAreavey , the bishop of Dromore in Northern Ireland. He was an excellent preacher, speaking from his own heart. He spoke of the emigration and that he had reconnected with the descendants of people that her had only heard about as having gone. One of his cousins, just this year, was able to come to Ireland to the very place that his great grandfather had been born. How special is that. Our roots are so important.
I will have to tell you more tomorrow and beyond. I am so proud of myself. I stayed calm the whole two days. I kind of decided to go to certain things and not worry about that I might possible be missing. The most important thing for me this weekend was the time I got to spend with my friends. Almost quality time, considering all of the confusion going on around us. And my friends, most of them artists, were trying to present their work and be available for marketing their creations. I saw Cindy Matyi, Pat Gallagher, Mary Pat Kelly, Robbie O Connell and Jimmy Keane. I also got to meet Steve O Laughlin and Jan Delyth, two other member of the Celtic Art Exhibit.
Anyway, time for bed. Tomorrow I will put some pictures on the blog along with my post.
Love you all
And God loves you too.
Mary
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