I like Saturdays. Generally, I get to sleep a bit later than usual. And I did. I woke up at 8AM. Dick was sitting up on the edger of his bed so it was time to get up. We took care of all the things like meds and changing clothes and breakfast, then I took my shower. I spent part of the day making the pastry for the pasties that me and my friends will be preparing tomorrow.
I left for Mass at about 3:30PM after Duste got here. Mass was truly lovely. The high school graduates who are members of St. John's were the honored participants in the Mass. It is so sweet to see the young people just starting on their journey. They are all so beautiful and full of hope and promise.
We had tuna sandwiches for our supper. Num Num.
I am really ready for bed and finally have Dick settled in.
Tomorrow will be fun.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
I received this as part of a message from my friend Don (Doc) Blake and loved it.
TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN,
YET
THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE,
SO ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT
LASTS.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Friday, June 01, 2012
Hello again. They told of possible rain, but it stayed way south of us today. It never got very warm and was cloudy most of the day. This evening, however, the sun is shining on the trees and the sky is blue.
I had to be up by 7AM so that I could have Dick up and attem by 8AM when Jody came to clean. I have my desk just about clear. Yahoo. I have the changes for Dick's care in place (I hope, I hope, I hope.) Today, I received a call from the place that I will be getting supplies from, got a call from the hospital on the swallow study and have been trying to trace down the supplies that were ordered Wednesday and should have been here by today.
I also sent press releases to the three papers in the area on our CWI Bloomsday Celebration which will be Saturday June 16th at 52 Stafford. Should be fun. I already have my caregivers set for Dick.
This Sunday several friends are coming over to make pasties with me. I am all out and this will not give me a ton but will give us a few for everybody and I asked if anybody wanted to make them the way I do. They are not exactly traditional but they do taste good.
Nancy, the home health aid, was here for the last time to give Dick a bath. We will sure miss her. She is so caring and does SUCH a good job. She is going to be picking up a dog from the Humane Society and promised to bring her by to meet us.
Kay, from Embrace, came tonight to put Dick to bed. I went out to pick up some prescriptions and supplies from the drug store and some household needs from Walmart.
Dick was still dawdling when I got home. Kay got him in bed by 8:30 when she had to leave. Then I had the procedure to do so it is now after 9PM and he is finally settled in. Whew.
Dick said that I should say hello to everybody.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Haiku
The phoebe and I
In the cool of the morning
Are singing a song
I had to be up by 7AM so that I could have Dick up and attem by 8AM when Jody came to clean. I have my desk just about clear. Yahoo. I have the changes for Dick's care in place (I hope, I hope, I hope.) Today, I received a call from the place that I will be getting supplies from, got a call from the hospital on the swallow study and have been trying to trace down the supplies that were ordered Wednesday and should have been here by today.
I also sent press releases to the three papers in the area on our CWI Bloomsday Celebration which will be Saturday June 16th at 52 Stafford. Should be fun. I already have my caregivers set for Dick.
This Sunday several friends are coming over to make pasties with me. I am all out and this will not give me a ton but will give us a few for everybody and I asked if anybody wanted to make them the way I do. They are not exactly traditional but they do taste good.
Nancy, the home health aid, was here for the last time to give Dick a bath. We will sure miss her. She is so caring and does SUCH a good job. She is going to be picking up a dog from the Humane Society and promised to bring her by to meet us.
Kay, from Embrace, came tonight to put Dick to bed. I went out to pick up some prescriptions and supplies from the drug store and some household needs from Walmart.
Dick was still dawdling when I got home. Kay got him in bed by 8:30 when she had to leave. Then I had the procedure to do so it is now after 9PM and he is finally settled in. Whew.
Dick said that I should say hello to everybody.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Haiku
The phoebe and I
In the cool of the morning
Are singing a song
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Hello my friends.
I had a dentist appointment this morning. My teeth were cleaned and XRayed and charted. My teeth are in fine shape. This is good. I think I do take very good care of them and it is nice when the results are good. It means that the effort is worth it.
I stopped at Kate's for a quick cup of tea and to drop off the church directory that I picked up for her. It was a QUICK cup of tea as I had to be home at 10:30AM because Kim from Embrace leaves then. Dick says that Roxie was very chatty with Kim today.
Roxie has started coming to bed with me and laying between Dick and I. There is LOTS of room there. She apparently likes to be close but not so close that she gets too warm. I like her there. If I wake during the night she greets me. Very comforting.
We are, you know, still in two beds. Dick is in the hospital bed and I am next to him in a twin bed.
I don't know if I mentioned that Jeff and Kathy dropped by with some tomato and pepper plants. I am keeping them on the porch and moist until we have a warm day so I won't have to put their little root feet into an ice bath. The weekend looks good for planting.
The VNA will come for the last time on Monday. I think I have covered all the bases to fill in from private care what VNA has been doing for us. It is so hard to stay ahead of these things.
Say some prayers for a Celtic Woman Friend , Candy, who was killed in an automobile accident yesterday.
That is the day. Can you believe that it is the last day of May already?
Dia Dhuit
Mary
I had a dentist appointment this morning. My teeth were cleaned and XRayed and charted. My teeth are in fine shape. This is good. I think I do take very good care of them and it is nice when the results are good. It means that the effort is worth it.
I stopped at Kate's for a quick cup of tea and to drop off the church directory that I picked up for her. It was a QUICK cup of tea as I had to be home at 10:30AM because Kim from Embrace leaves then. Dick says that Roxie was very chatty with Kim today.
Roxie has started coming to bed with me and laying between Dick and I. There is LOTS of room there. She apparently likes to be close but not so close that she gets too warm. I like her there. If I wake during the night she greets me. Very comforting.
We are, you know, still in two beds. Dick is in the hospital bed and I am next to him in a twin bed.
I don't know if I mentioned that Jeff and Kathy dropped by with some tomato and pepper plants. I am keeping them on the porch and moist until we have a warm day so I won't have to put their little root feet into an ice bath. The weekend looks good for planting.
The VNA will come for the last time on Monday. I think I have covered all the bases to fill in from private care what VNA has been doing for us. It is so hard to stay ahead of these things.
Say some prayers for a Celtic Woman Friend , Candy, who was killed in an automobile accident yesterday.
That is the day. Can you believe that it is the last day of May already?
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
A typical Wednesday with a few other things packed in.
I got up at 6AM so that I could get myself ready and the trash out before Kay came at 7AM. Then we let Dick know that she was here and I gave a few instructions and suggestions as to things that she could do. (Isn't it lovely. They want to be busy.) I left at about 7:30 for grocery shopping, the bank and for the drugstore. There was some kind of special assembly at the High School today. As I was pulling into the bank, I saw a helicopter land in the open area along Eastern Avenue.
Boy, those things are loud.
I got home at about 9:30. Kay helped me put the groceries away before she left. Then Neil from Steger Plumbing came to check the air conditioner which was just NOT working properly during those very hot days. There was also a puddle of water on the ground between the furnace and the water conditioner. I could not tell where the water was coming from. Fortunately, it was the air conditioner and Neil fixed it for us. He told me to be sure to check on our next really hot days and if there is ANY water to call them right away. I have been really happy with their service.
About the time he was leaving, Ashley, the nurse from VNA came to check Dick out and review things with us. She will come for the last time on Monday to take his INR. Presuming that all is well, we will no longer qualify for VNA after Monday because he has no immediate medical needs. That means that we will have to go to the clinic to have his INR checked. I have been doing some research on a van that would carry Dick and his motorized chair. Having to call for transport is a bother and is getting expensive. I am figuring, that in the long run we would be better off being independent.
The afternoon was quiet, so I made a lot of calls to start transitioning from VNA care and supply source to private sources. I should have most of my information together by Friday.
I subscribe to Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac which he sends out every day. Today he features excerpts from Ron Padgett's "How to be Perfect"
Here are a couple:
If you burn your finger, put ice on it immediately. If you bang
your finger with a hammer, hold your hand in the air for 20
minutes. you will be surprised by the curative powers of ice and
gravity.
Do not inhale smoke.
Take a deep breath.
Do not smart off to a policeman.
Be good.
So that is enough for today.
Do Be Good and
Dia Dhuit
Mary
"
I got up at 6AM so that I could get myself ready and the trash out before Kay came at 7AM. Then we let Dick know that she was here and I gave a few instructions and suggestions as to things that she could do. (Isn't it lovely. They want to be busy.) I left at about 7:30 for grocery shopping, the bank and for the drugstore. There was some kind of special assembly at the High School today. As I was pulling into the bank, I saw a helicopter land in the open area along Eastern Avenue.
Boy, those things are loud.
I got home at about 9:30. Kay helped me put the groceries away before she left. Then Neil from Steger Plumbing came to check the air conditioner which was just NOT working properly during those very hot days. There was also a puddle of water on the ground between the furnace and the water conditioner. I could not tell where the water was coming from. Fortunately, it was the air conditioner and Neil fixed it for us. He told me to be sure to check on our next really hot days and if there is ANY water to call them right away. I have been really happy with their service.
About the time he was leaving, Ashley, the nurse from VNA came to check Dick out and review things with us. She will come for the last time on Monday to take his INR. Presuming that all is well, we will no longer qualify for VNA after Monday because he has no immediate medical needs. That means that we will have to go to the clinic to have his INR checked. I have been doing some research on a van that would carry Dick and his motorized chair. Having to call for transport is a bother and is getting expensive. I am figuring, that in the long run we would be better off being independent.
The afternoon was quiet, so I made a lot of calls to start transitioning from VNA care and supply source to private sources. I should have most of my information together by Friday.
I subscribe to Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac which he sends out every day. Today he features excerpts from Ron Padgett's "How to be Perfect"
Here are a couple:
If you burn your finger, put ice on it immediately. If you bang
your finger with a hammer, hold your hand in the air for 20
minutes. you will be surprised by the curative powers of ice and
gravity.
Do not inhale smoke.
Take a deep breath.
Do not smart off to a policeman.
Be good.
So that is enough for today.
Do Be Good and
Dia Dhuit
Mary
"
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
This was a rather different day. Dick went to the hospital this morning (don't worry) for his swallow test. I got up at 6AM. He could not eat or drink, so we just had to get him up and do those early morning necessities before Tim got here at 8:15AM to pick us up.
I guess the test is not too bad. He said that the worst part for him was the shifting from one table to another as they tried to administer the test. You would think that hospitals, of all places, would be able to accomadate disabled people. This time, he was safe, but the last time, they had him sliding almost to the floor getting him back to his chair. I don't get too upset too often, but I was angry and distressed that time.
We expect to hear from Dr. Kream tomorrow as to the results of the swallow test. We are hoping to find a reason for the choking that he has been experiencing.
We have been home the rest of the day. The doors have been open and the house is really feeling fresh. The wind chimes that Jacquie sent me and that Bobbie and Bill helped me get set up in the front garden are ringing a lovely tune. I am content.
Tomorrow will be a shopping day. I have a service person or two coming also. There is always something.
Bless you in your week.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
I guess the test is not too bad. He said that the worst part for him was the shifting from one table to another as they tried to administer the test. You would think that hospitals, of all places, would be able to accomadate disabled people. This time, he was safe, but the last time, they had him sliding almost to the floor getting him back to his chair. I don't get too upset too often, but I was angry and distressed that time.
We expect to hear from Dr. Kream tomorrow as to the results of the swallow test. We are hoping to find a reason for the choking that he has been experiencing.
We have been home the rest of the day. The doors have been open and the house is really feeling fresh. The wind chimes that Jacquie sent me and that Bobbie and Bill helped me get set up in the front garden are ringing a lovely tune. I am content.
Tomorrow will be a shopping day. I have a service person or two coming also. There is always something.
Bless you in your week.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Monday, May 28, 2012
Memorial Day and it was rather lovely. The storm we were promised has not yet arrived, though Fond du Lac now has severe storm warnings.
Bobbie and Bill came at about 9AM to stay with Dick while I went to Sheboygan Falls to spend time with Mother. That was so nice, usually I go after bible study and am a bit rushed. We had a nice chance to visit today.
Bobbie, Bill, Dick and I dined like kings and queens today on brats and venison steaks, cole slaw, beans, cubed watermelon, pasta salad and a berry tart for dessert.
Don't you wish you were here to enjoy it too.
The rest of the day was quiet. Now it is time to start winding down for the night as Dick will be going to the hospital for a swallow test tomorrow morning quite early. I hope we sleep better than we did last night.
I put the flag out when I woke up this morning and took it down at dusk. It is the least I can do to commemorate all of the young men and women who have given up so much for our freedom. I wore my patriotic sox and t-shirt too. Mother was wearing her patriotic t-shirt also and looked just beautiful today.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Bobbie and Bill came at about 9AM to stay with Dick while I went to Sheboygan Falls to spend time with Mother. That was so nice, usually I go after bible study and am a bit rushed. We had a nice chance to visit today.
Bobbie, Bill, Dick and I dined like kings and queens today on brats and venison steaks, cole slaw, beans, cubed watermelon, pasta salad and a berry tart for dessert.
Don't you wish you were here to enjoy it too.
The rest of the day was quiet. Now it is time to start winding down for the night as Dick will be going to the hospital for a swallow test tomorrow morning quite early. I hope we sleep better than we did last night.
I put the flag out when I woke up this morning and took it down at dusk. It is the least I can do to commemorate all of the young men and women who have given up so much for our freedom. I wore my patriotic sox and t-shirt too. Mother was wearing her patriotic t-shirt also and looked just beautiful today.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Sunday, May 27, 2012
This was one of those special days. I slept until 8AM. AND I did not have to leave the house all day.
I did not even take a shower. Dick and I just ambled through the day. I did a bit of sewing. I baked some scones. I made a nice berry tart for our dessert tomorrow and just kind of enjoyed the day. Without any appointments it was lovely to just be.
I don't even feel that I need to be really clever on this blog tonight.
Tomorrow, however, is Memorial Day. I will be putting up the flag when I wake up to feed Roxie. It is so important for us to remember and to take care of all the men and boys and women and girls who have defended us in so many ways during the past 80 years or more. So many of our WWII vets are gone. Our Korean Vets are in their 80s , the Vietnam vets are retiring. How many of them are hurt, or damaged or lost and in need our us now that they have taken care of us and now we are gaining more and more from Iraq and Afghanistan. Let us love them. Let us thank them. Let none of them be alone or hungry or homeless. We owe them more than that. They have and are giving everything for us.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
I did not even take a shower. Dick and I just ambled through the day. I did a bit of sewing. I baked some scones. I made a nice berry tart for our dessert tomorrow and just kind of enjoyed the day. Without any appointments it was lovely to just be.
I don't even feel that I need to be really clever on this blog tonight.
Tomorrow, however, is Memorial Day. I will be putting up the flag when I wake up to feed Roxie. It is so important for us to remember and to take care of all the men and boys and women and girls who have defended us in so many ways during the past 80 years or more. So many of our WWII vets are gone. Our Korean Vets are in their 80s , the Vietnam vets are retiring. How many of them are hurt, or damaged or lost and in need our us now that they have taken care of us and now we are gaining more and more from Iraq and Afghanistan. Let us love them. Let us thank them. Let none of them be alone or hungry or homeless. We owe them more than that. They have and are giving everything for us.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
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