This day worked out OK. But it was odd. We were home alone all morning and I was able to get Dick bath and all ready for his appointment with Dr. Moreno. I did a lot of packing and preparing for the two meetings that I am responsible for at Galena.
Bobbie got here just before 1:30PM and we loaded Dick up for his doctor appointment. It was a good thing I decided to take him in. The callous on the bottom of his foot and the sore on the shin are still superficial but are slightly infected. We have it worked out so that I will dress the wound tomorrow and then resume on Sunday night. He is also on anti-biotics which he can handle himself while I am gone. Bobbie will be coming out each day to be with him over the lunch time and into the afternoon. I Bless her every day that I have her in my life.
Then, after we got home, I dropped of a book at Kate's, stopped at Sun Graphics for more copies, went to Walgreens to find that the prescription that was supposed to be there wasn't. They kindly called to check and got the precription forwarded to them only to find that they did not have the item. They called around and discovered that Aurora had it so I went over there to get it. In the mean time the antibiotic precription came through so I went back to Walgreens to pick THAT up before filling my gas tank and heading home.
If you think you are confused, put yourself in my shoes. This is the last blog that you will receive from me until Sunday night. Hope you miss my.
God love you
Mary
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wednesday, grocery shopping day. I left at 8AM, did the grocery shopping, lottery tickets and then went to Walgreens for prescriptions etc. After leaving there, I stopped at Sun Graphics to have copies made for the CWI Gathering on Friday night. A quick drive through the bank drive through and I was home again.
I made a fruit salad and mixed up the raw beef Dick had requested with onions so he could have it on the half and half rye (which is the proper way to eat it) for lunch and dinner. Every so often, he asks for that and eats it for both meals that day while it is fresh.
I finished the Bridget wall hanging and have it all rolled up to take to the Gathering. I also went and filled up a bottle from the stream in back of the house for the water ceremony. I got the water yesterday. I will send a picture of the wall hanging after the unveiling this weekend.
Dick has to see Dr. Moreno tomorrow. That wound on his right leg looked like it was finally healing two days ago, then today when I unwrapped it found that it was worse again. I just don't want to wait until Monday to get it checked. Let you know about that tomorrow night.
That is all for today. Hope you had a good one. It was rainy and damp most of the day but definitely not cold. That is a good sign.
Love you
Mary
I made a fruit salad and mixed up the raw beef Dick had requested with onions so he could have it on the half and half rye (which is the proper way to eat it) for lunch and dinner. Every so often, he asks for that and eats it for both meals that day while it is fresh.
I finished the Bridget wall hanging and have it all rolled up to take to the Gathering. I also went and filled up a bottle from the stream in back of the house for the water ceremony. I got the water yesterday. I will send a picture of the wall hanging after the unveiling this weekend.
Dick has to see Dr. Moreno tomorrow. That wound on his right leg looked like it was finally healing two days ago, then today when I unwrapped it found that it was worse again. I just don't want to wait until Monday to get it checked. Let you know about that tomorrow night.
That is all for today. Hope you had a good one. It was rainy and damp most of the day but definitely not cold. That is a good sign.
Love you
Mary
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Roxie went for her dentist appointment at 7AM this morning. She was doubly unhappy. She didn't get breakfast and to top it off, I put her in the carrier and took her back to Kettle Moraine.
They told me that the dental work was done between 8AM and noon and I should wait for a call. I helped them put her into her cage in the Cattery. There was only one other cat in there, a black cat, I think there for spaying. It made me remember when I took Waylon in for his neutering. I dropped him off the night before because I was working and picked him up after work the next day. When I got there to pick him up, the lady behind the desk said, and I quote. "Oh, you're here after that orange cat." She had arrived that morning early to check the animals in the cages and found Waylon had opened the cage and was having a ball. Then after his surgery to neuter and remove his claws, he was batting at everybody who walked by through the door of his cage..
Anyway, about our Roxie. I got a call at about 9:30AM from Dr. Pat telling me that there was not a decayed tooth after all. Good news. They did not have to extract a tooth. She removed the little flap that was the symptom of the trouble so that there would be no accumulation of food or whatever that might cause decay, cleaned her teeth and I was able to pick her up at 11:30AM.
She sure was glad to get home and was very hungry, so I fed her a reduced brunch to hold her until her dinner time.
I have almost finished the wall hanging of St. Bridget. I just have to edge it and put a couple of finishing touches on it. Tomorrow is shopping day and then I will start to gather things to bring along with me to Galena. I want to be able to spend Thursday making sure that Dick will be OK while I am gone. Bobbie will be here during the day, but there are the evenings and the mornings. Things should be ready for him and his dressings need to be fresh.
Boy was it ever raining when I took Roxie to the Vet. I helped Alison put Dick's trash out at about 10 We waited until then hoping that the rain would have let up and Indeed it had. We had so much trash out there and some stuff we were not sure of. I told Alison - Lets just get it out there and hope. They did not come until this evening but they took every bit except for a waste basket which they probably thought they were supposed to leave. Whew. That is a big relief, otherwise we would have had to figure out what to do with it.
So. Until tomorrow.
God love you
Mary
They told me that the dental work was done between 8AM and noon and I should wait for a call. I helped them put her into her cage in the Cattery. There was only one other cat in there, a black cat, I think there for spaying. It made me remember when I took Waylon in for his neutering. I dropped him off the night before because I was working and picked him up after work the next day. When I got there to pick him up, the lady behind the desk said, and I quote. "Oh, you're here after that orange cat." She had arrived that morning early to check the animals in the cages and found Waylon had opened the cage and was having a ball. Then after his surgery to neuter and remove his claws, he was batting at everybody who walked by through the door of his cage..
Anyway, about our Roxie. I got a call at about 9:30AM from Dr. Pat telling me that there was not a decayed tooth after all. Good news. They did not have to extract a tooth. She removed the little flap that was the symptom of the trouble so that there would be no accumulation of food or whatever that might cause decay, cleaned her teeth and I was able to pick her up at 11:30AM.
She sure was glad to get home and was very hungry, so I fed her a reduced brunch to hold her until her dinner time.
I have almost finished the wall hanging of St. Bridget. I just have to edge it and put a couple of finishing touches on it. Tomorrow is shopping day and then I will start to gather things to bring along with me to Galena. I want to be able to spend Thursday making sure that Dick will be OK while I am gone. Bobbie will be here during the day, but there are the evenings and the mornings. Things should be ready for him and his dressings need to be fresh.
Boy was it ever raining when I took Roxie to the Vet. I helped Alison put Dick's trash out at about 10 We waited until then hoping that the rain would have let up and Indeed it had. We had so much trash out there and some stuff we were not sure of. I told Alison - Lets just get it out there and hope. They did not come until this evening but they took every bit except for a waste basket which they probably thought they were supposed to leave. Whew. That is a big relief, otherwise we would have had to figure out what to do with it.
So. Until tomorrow.
God love you
Mary
Monday, April 25, 2011
This surely was a Monday. I only had two things scheduled (Bible Study and visiting Mother) but ended up leaving early to pick up her vitamins and stopping at Evans for some thread on my way to Bible Study.
Mom and I had our usual nice visit. She only had a couple of bills to check out so we didn't have to do much BUT visit. I brought home a bunch of her pictures to scan into Picasa and then into Ancestry. I have some of them but not most so this is a real treasure trove for me. WWII service pictures of 5 of my uncles on both sides. And others, some that I don't remember seeing before.
Eileen and family brought Easter Dinner to Mom's yesterday. I could tell it was a great day for her as she was tired but not exhausted, if that makes sense. Eileen brought turkey AND ham so what a feast.
The sun was shining most of the day and it was in the upper 50s. Just lovely. Mom was planning on leaving her front door open for part of the day and I think that is practical. I wouldn't mind doing that myself. I need to get some help changing the front door glass to the screen. Now that we just have our Roxie, we can really leave things open if we want to. Nobody barking - so sad.
On the way home, I stopped at Kmart and bought Dick some new t shirts and myself some new jeans. Boy you have to try on every pair. I got two pair in two different sizes. and they both fit just fine.
We had teryaki chicken legs and rice for dinner. I put it in the crock pot before I left this morning and the meat was falling off the bone, literally, when I got home. Nummy Nummy, then we finished the cookie, whipped cream dessert that Bobbie left for us.
Tomorrow I have to get up at 6AM to take poor little Roxie for her tooth extraction. She sill not be happy with me at all.
A Small Haiku
Sunshine followed me
All along the country road
To my journey's end.
God love you
Mary
Mom and I had our usual nice visit. She only had a couple of bills to check out so we didn't have to do much BUT visit. I brought home a bunch of her pictures to scan into Picasa and then into Ancestry. I have some of them but not most so this is a real treasure trove for me. WWII service pictures of 5 of my uncles on both sides. And others, some that I don't remember seeing before.
Eileen and family brought Easter Dinner to Mom's yesterday. I could tell it was a great day for her as she was tired but not exhausted, if that makes sense. Eileen brought turkey AND ham so what a feast.
The sun was shining most of the day and it was in the upper 50s. Just lovely. Mom was planning on leaving her front door open for part of the day and I think that is practical. I wouldn't mind doing that myself. I need to get some help changing the front door glass to the screen. Now that we just have our Roxie, we can really leave things open if we want to. Nobody barking - so sad.
On the way home, I stopped at Kmart and bought Dick some new t shirts and myself some new jeans. Boy you have to try on every pair. I got two pair in two different sizes. and they both fit just fine.
We had teryaki chicken legs and rice for dinner. I put it in the crock pot before I left this morning and the meat was falling off the bone, literally, when I got home. Nummy Nummy, then we finished the cookie, whipped cream dessert that Bobbie left for us.
Tomorrow I have to get up at 6AM to take poor little Roxie for her tooth extraction. She sill not be happy with me at all.
A Small Haiku
Sunshine followed me
All along the country road
To my journey's end.
God love you
Mary
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Happy Easter!!
I got up at 6:30AM so that I could get to the 8AM Mass. I miss going to Mass at 8AM on Sundays. But with the priest shortage, I don't imagine that will be an option any time soon. I was on the Eucharistic Minister duty today which is always an honor and a pleasure. The youth choir sang. A young man in the youth choir did a solo of He's Alive! with the choir bringing up the chorus after he finished the story song. It was truly beautiful. A lovely way to start Easter.
We got Dick bathed this morning and Bobbie and Bill arrived at 10:30AM on the dot. She said they would be here at 10:30 and that is what happened. She prepared Chicky Roll, a meal that her mother used to make for them. It is a hamburger mixture rolled up in a dough like a jelly roll and then baked and served with gravy. It is SO good. Thank you Barbara. Bobbie shared the recipe with me today. We had corn and salad and a wonderful light dessert of cookies and whipped cream.
Then, we watched the Deathly Hollows, Part 1 the Harry Potter Movie that Dick bought for me. Bobbie and I both enjoyed it though it is dark and some scenes are hard to see. I will watch it some night in the dark to get the full impact. We are looking forward to Part 2. I don't think either of the guys are as interested as Bobbie and I are.
Tomorrow is count down to the Gathering which is next weekend at Galena. I have my week all mapped out so Dick will be cared for properly and so that I have everything I need for the Gathering.
Have a special week. It is the week of Easter, the Resurrection. A time to be happy and grateful for our Lord and the beautiful reawakening of the Earth as Spring comes on us.
God love you
Mary
I got up at 6:30AM so that I could get to the 8AM Mass. I miss going to Mass at 8AM on Sundays. But with the priest shortage, I don't imagine that will be an option any time soon. I was on the Eucharistic Minister duty today which is always an honor and a pleasure. The youth choir sang. A young man in the youth choir did a solo of He's Alive! with the choir bringing up the chorus after he finished the story song. It was truly beautiful. A lovely way to start Easter.
We got Dick bathed this morning and Bobbie and Bill arrived at 10:30AM on the dot. She said they would be here at 10:30 and that is what happened. She prepared Chicky Roll, a meal that her mother used to make for them. It is a hamburger mixture rolled up in a dough like a jelly roll and then baked and served with gravy. It is SO good. Thank you Barbara. Bobbie shared the recipe with me today. We had corn and salad and a wonderful light dessert of cookies and whipped cream.
Then, we watched the Deathly Hollows, Part 1 the Harry Potter Movie that Dick bought for me. Bobbie and I both enjoyed it though it is dark and some scenes are hard to see. I will watch it some night in the dark to get the full impact. We are looking forward to Part 2. I don't think either of the guys are as interested as Bobbie and I are.
Tomorrow is count down to the Gathering which is next weekend at Galena. I have my week all mapped out so Dick will be cared for properly and so that I have everything I need for the Gathering.
Have a special week. It is the week of Easter, the Resurrection. A time to be happy and grateful for our Lord and the beautiful reawakening of the Earth as Spring comes on us.
God love you
Mary
Saturday, April 23, 2011
I stayed in the neighborhood all day today.
I spent the morning working on my Bridget wall hanging. It is really coming together. Good thing because I have to be finished with it by Thursday. I am really getting excited about it.
At 10:30AM, I went over to Dick's house to help Alison and her "crew" empty and clean the house. Salem UCC is having a rummage sale on Saturday and much of Dick's things will be sold there. Some clothes are going to Rocky Knoll, some things will be going to Haiti, some things to St. Vinnies and some to Salem Green.
Then we swept the basement and vacuumed the bedrooms before I had to leave. Alison and her friend finished the kitchen and living room after I left. Alison ordered pizza and we had wine, from Lee, and soft drinks, coffee and cookies to go with it. Nice people from the church.
I have a little story for you. I told you that Lee, Dick's son and his fiance Lindsay, took Katrina, Dick's dog. They got a carrier for her that would fit under the seat in the airplane and everything started off pretty well. The put it under the seat so that they could lean down and talk to her through the mesh. Well, after a bit, they heard something of a commotion some rows in back of them. The heard phrases like "Oh, isn't she cute!" They wondered what it was and after a bit looked back and there was Katrina. She had managed to unzip the carrier with her teeth and nose and went off to meet friends. They got her back easily enough, of course. She would be glad to come back to therm. Then the stewardess came and very sternly said that Katrina had to stay in her carrier. Lee suggested that they tell Katrina.
Pretty ingenious. Guss what happened to Roxie tonight. I got the small ladder out of the closet in the hall leading to the garage to replace the Bridget Cross. Then I put it back and shut the door. Some time later I heard a cat mewing and couldn't find Roxie, I finally narrowed it down to that closet. Sure enough, she had wandered in when I was busy and I didn't see her. She is just like Waylon was when I shut him in the door, though. She thinks I rescued her. So she still loves me.
God love you all
By the way, I keep forgetting to put the website of my Irish Caterer, Lynne. Here it is. http://www.lynnesgoodfoodguide.blogspot.com/.
Mary
I spent the morning working on my Bridget wall hanging. It is really coming together. Good thing because I have to be finished with it by Thursday. I am really getting excited about it.
At 10:30AM, I went over to Dick's house to help Alison and her "crew" empty and clean the house. Salem UCC is having a rummage sale on Saturday and much of Dick's things will be sold there. Some clothes are going to Rocky Knoll, some things will be going to Haiti, some things to St. Vinnies and some to Salem Green.
Then we swept the basement and vacuumed the bedrooms before I had to leave. Alison and her friend finished the kitchen and living room after I left. Alison ordered pizza and we had wine, from Lee, and soft drinks, coffee and cookies to go with it. Nice people from the church.
I have a little story for you. I told you that Lee, Dick's son and his fiance Lindsay, took Katrina, Dick's dog. They got a carrier for her that would fit under the seat in the airplane and everything started off pretty well. The put it under the seat so that they could lean down and talk to her through the mesh. Well, after a bit, they heard something of a commotion some rows in back of them. The heard phrases like "Oh, isn't she cute!" They wondered what it was and after a bit looked back and there was Katrina. She had managed to unzip the carrier with her teeth and nose and went off to meet friends. They got her back easily enough, of course. She would be glad to come back to therm. Then the stewardess came and very sternly said that Katrina had to stay in her carrier. Lee suggested that they tell Katrina.
Pretty ingenious. Guss what happened to Roxie tonight. I got the small ladder out of the closet in the hall leading to the garage to replace the Bridget Cross. Then I put it back and shut the door. Some time later I heard a cat mewing and couldn't find Roxie, I finally narrowed it down to that closet. Sure enough, she had wandered in when I was busy and I didn't see her. She is just like Waylon was when I shut him in the door, though. She thinks I rescued her. So she still loves me.
God love you all
By the way, I keep forgetting to put the website of my Irish Caterer, Lynne. Here it is. http://www.lynnesgoodfoodguide.blogspot.com/.
Mary
Friday, April 22, 2011
This was a very strange day. It was cloudy and cool and tonight it even rained. It was raining pretty well when I drove out to Rhine so that Nancy and I could shoot. We were grateful that we shoot pistol downstairs in the pistol range rather than trap out in the rain and cold. We both did pretty well this week. At least I did MUCH better than last week.
I was busy this morning preparing to fix a new chocolate dessert that I got from my vegetarian caterer in Ireland. I really need a decent food processor is I intend to do more of these type of recipes. It is very good. I hope Dick likes it. The amazing thing is that there is no fat and no processed sugar at all.
It is Good Friday. I went to Church at noon and discovered I was a half hour early, but I had plenty of people to visit with and then spent about 15 minutes of the wait finishing my daily prayers. It was a typical Good Friday service. First the readings, then the Passion from Matthew, then the devotion to the Cross followed by Holy Communion. I was a Communion distributor so was able to be an important part of the celebration.
I was home by 2PM and able to rest a bit before going downstairs to work on the Brigid stitchery that I am trying to get done by next Thursday so that I can take it to the Gathering. Why do I do this to myself? But Ik have this vision of what I want to do and the Gathering is the place it should be presented.
We had salmon bites from SHARE for supper with tater tots and salad. They are quite good and I have one more meal of them.
Tomorrow I will be working on the stitchery and helping Alison get the trash from Dick Kastberg's house ready for Tuesday. Lee, Dick's son, left us some wine to drink when we finish.
So you rest well and I will be praying for all of you.
God loves you
Mary
I was busy this morning preparing to fix a new chocolate dessert that I got from my vegetarian caterer in Ireland. I really need a decent food processor is I intend to do more of these type of recipes. It is very good. I hope Dick likes it. The amazing thing is that there is no fat and no processed sugar at all.
It is Good Friday. I went to Church at noon and discovered I was a half hour early, but I had plenty of people to visit with and then spent about 15 minutes of the wait finishing my daily prayers. It was a typical Good Friday service. First the readings, then the Passion from Matthew, then the devotion to the Cross followed by Holy Communion. I was a Communion distributor so was able to be an important part of the celebration.
I was home by 2PM and able to rest a bit before going downstairs to work on the Brigid stitchery that I am trying to get done by next Thursday so that I can take it to the Gathering. Why do I do this to myself? But Ik have this vision of what I want to do and the Gathering is the place it should be presented.
We had salmon bites from SHARE for supper with tater tots and salad. They are quite good and I have one more meal of them.
Tomorrow I will be working on the stitchery and helping Alison get the trash from Dick Kastberg's house ready for Tuesday. Lee, Dick's son, left us some wine to drink when we finish.
So you rest well and I will be praying for all of you.
God loves you
Mary
Thursday, April 21, 2011
It is 9PM. I almost forgot to do this. As it is my bedtime, this will be quick.
I had a very busy day. Started off the morning by going to Volkswagon Motorville in Sheboygan to have them check the car to make sure that nothing is wrong after the dead battery incident. We have decided that the problem is probably that I don't drive enough. The many bells and whistles on the car do a steady slow draw on the battery and I seldom do drive long enough to really get it fully charged. The battery was a bit down so they charged it full and next week it will get a workout when I drive to Galena. After that the service department AND the service man who came out to charge the car both suggest getting a trickle charger. I will start looking for one. That should solve the problem.
Then I went to the DMV and renewed my drivers license. I am good until 2019 now. Wow. I swung by Gander Mountain and got some ammo for the pistol so I can finish this league. They did not have what I wanted so I am trying another brand. Idon't like Federal. I get a lot of mis fires on those bullets.
This afternoon, I met Alison, the Condo president over at Dick's. Dick's son, Lee, wanted us to come over ant if there was anything we wanted to remember Dick by , we should take it. I took some small glass topped brass tables and some frames. Mainly I chose three framed photographs that Dick took. I did not know until the obituary that he was an avid photographer - that is a nice memory.
Katrina is in Colorado now with Lee and Lindsay. They took her with them on the plane home. She was a happy girl to be with them and I am so glad that she will be taken care of.
So a busy day and now it is time for a good night's sleep. Tomorrow is Good Friday. Can you believe it?
Good Night until tomorrow.
P. S. I just discovered I did everything but publish yesterday which is why you have two tonight.
Love
M ary
I had a very busy day. Started off the morning by going to Volkswagon Motorville in Sheboygan to have them check the car to make sure that nothing is wrong after the dead battery incident. We have decided that the problem is probably that I don't drive enough. The many bells and whistles on the car do a steady slow draw on the battery and I seldom do drive long enough to really get it fully charged. The battery was a bit down so they charged it full and next week it will get a workout when I drive to Galena. After that the service department AND the service man who came out to charge the car both suggest getting a trickle charger. I will start looking for one. That should solve the problem.
Then I went to the DMV and renewed my drivers license. I am good until 2019 now. Wow. I swung by Gander Mountain and got some ammo for the pistol so I can finish this league. They did not have what I wanted so I am trying another brand. Idon't like Federal. I get a lot of mis fires on those bullets.
This afternoon, I met Alison, the Condo president over at Dick's. Dick's son, Lee, wanted us to come over ant if there was anything we wanted to remember Dick by , we should take it. I took some small glass topped brass tables and some frames. Mainly I chose three framed photographs that Dick took. I did not know until the obituary that he was an avid photographer - that is a nice memory.
Katrina is in Colorado now with Lee and Lindsay. They took her with them on the plane home. She was a happy girl to be with them and I am so glad that she will be taken care of.
So a busy day and now it is time for a good night's sleep. Tomorrow is Good Friday. Can you believe it?
Good Night until tomorrow.
P. S. I just discovered I did everything but publish yesterday which is why you have two tonight.
Love
M ary
I slept very well last night. The blankety blank snow was still on the ground and all over when I woke up and shows not sign of leaving. Is this not a good thing as far as I can see. It is April after all and almost the END of April.
I can't believe that this Sunday is Easter already. Bobbie is cooking the Easter Dinner. She said she will make Chicky Roll. (Leslie and Jim must have their mouths watering now.) It is something their mother made that is really good. Nothing to do with chicken however. I can be the Easter Bunny.
Today, I kept myself busy most of the morning and have a very clean desk. Then at about 10:30AM I went grocery shopping. I forgot my cloth bags so had to be non Green. However, I was in need of a few paper bags as I use them for papers and magazines and ended up getting four so I am a bit stocked for a while. Fresh asparagus was on sale, so I got some of that too. Nancy was shopping too, so I was able to thank her again for yesterday and tell her that I am doing well.
I still have a bit of a sore throat but that will pass. I am gargelling morning and evening and it will go away.
Bart called this afternoon for Jim and Michelle's phone number. The one we both have is disconnected. I hope I didn't miss any email telling me of a change. So I gave him the cell phone that I have. Jim and Michelle, if we are confused let us know and Bart and Barb would like you to have Easter with them if you can.
When I got home from shopping Dick was sleeping - I let him sleep because he has so much trouble. I ate lunch and tried to take a nap. I got about 30 minutes in when the phone rang. It was Archbishop Liscecki thanking me for my contributions and wishing me a Happy Easter. A nice touch. Of course, I had to say Hello twice to start the recording. But it is a nice touch.
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I can't believe that this Sunday is Easter already. Bobbie is cooking the Easter Dinner. She said she will make Chicky Roll. (Leslie and Jim must have their mouths watering now.) It is something their mother made that is really good. Nothing to do with chicken however. I can be the Easter Bunny.
Today, I kept myself busy most of the morning and have a very clean desk. Then at about 10:30AM I went grocery shopping. I forgot my cloth bags so had to be non Green. However, I was in need of a few paper bags as I use them for papers and magazines and ended up getting four so I am a bit stocked for a while. Fresh asparagus was on sale, so I got some of that too. Nancy was shopping too, so I was able to thank her again for yesterday and tell her that I am doing well.
I still have a bit of a sore throat but that will pass. I am gargelling morning and evening and it will go away.
Bart called this afternoon for Jim and Michelle's phone number. The one we both have is disconnected. I hope I didn't miss any email telling me of a change. So I gave him the cell phone that I have. Jim and Michelle, if we are confused let us know and Bart and Barb would like you to have Easter with them if you can.
When I got home from shopping Dick was sleeping - I let him sleep because he has so much trouble. I ate lunch and tried to take a nap. I got about 30 minutes in when the phone rang. It was Archbishop Liscecki thanking me for my contributions and wishing me a Happy Easter. A nice touch. Of course, I had to say Hello twice to start the recording. But it is a nice touch.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Just lost power with a BIG BOOM of THUNDER. We lost connection on the TV but apparently not on the computer.
Today I had my colonoscopy. My friend Nancy took me over at 9:30AM and picked me up about 1:30PM to bring me home.. I was supposed to go in at 10:45 but it was about an hour later as Dr. Sharon was running behind. All went well. I kind of remember part of the colonocospy, it was rather uncomfortable, but it was more like a dream. That sedation is quite effective and doesn't make me sick. My throat is a bit sore. I hope it is all better by morning. Dr. Sharon said that all looked good in the colon area and also in the Endoscopy, though he did take a couple of biopsies in the stomach just to be sure. I will hear on that in about a week.
There, now you know all is well and I am going to sign off until tomorrow. There are 3 or more inches of icky wet slushy snow. Icky!
God love you
Mary
Today I had my colonoscopy. My friend Nancy took me over at 9:30AM and picked me up about 1:30PM to bring me home.. I was supposed to go in at 10:45 but it was about an hour later as Dr. Sharon was running behind. All went well. I kind of remember part of the colonocospy, it was rather uncomfortable, but it was more like a dream. That sedation is quite effective and doesn't make me sick. My throat is a bit sore. I hope it is all better by morning. Dr. Sharon said that all looked good in the colon area and also in the Endoscopy, though he did take a couple of biopsies in the stomach just to be sure. I will hear on that in about a week.
There, now you know all is well and I am going to sign off until tomorrow. There are 3 or more inches of icky wet slushy snow. Icky!
God love you
Mary
Monday, April 18, 2011
Well, up until 3PM this afternoon it was a nice day.
Everybody but Helen Maurer and Shirley Moioffer were at the bible study so we had lots to talk about. Helen Morgan is back from their trip to Florida. I think it was Florida. She was gone several weeks.
I had a light breakfast this morning and just drank stuff during the day as they said I should.
The Writer's Club meeting was at 1PM. That was very nice too. We had wonderful winter poems read for us and a chapter from Don's book. I mentioned that my bible study had written our own Psalms and Lynn thought it would be nice if we all wrote a Psalm for our next meeting. Peggy Gasiororski was there. I was so glad to see her. Her husband was the man who was across from Dick at Plymouth Rehab.
I got home and settled by 3PM and started taking all the pills and stuff that are needed to clean me out for tomorrow,
My friend Nancy is going to pick me up. I have to be there at 9:45AM. She will take me then pick me up again at about 12:30 or 1PM to bring me home.
So I think I will stop writing at this time and just concentrate on getting through until tomorrow. The actual procedure is the easy part.
Til tomorrow
God Love you
Mary
Everybody but Helen Maurer and Shirley Moioffer were at the bible study so we had lots to talk about. Helen Morgan is back from their trip to Florida. I think it was Florida. She was gone several weeks.
I had a light breakfast this morning and just drank stuff during the day as they said I should.
The Writer's Club meeting was at 1PM. That was very nice too. We had wonderful winter poems read for us and a chapter from Don's book. I mentioned that my bible study had written our own Psalms and Lynn thought it would be nice if we all wrote a Psalm for our next meeting. Peggy Gasiororski was there. I was so glad to see her. Her husband was the man who was across from Dick at Plymouth Rehab.
I got home and settled by 3PM and started taking all the pills and stuff that are needed to clean me out for tomorrow,
My friend Nancy is going to pick me up. I have to be there at 9:45AM. She will take me then pick me up again at about 12:30 or 1PM to bring me home.
So I think I will stop writing at this time and just concentrate on getting through until tomorrow. The actual procedure is the easy part.
Til tomorrow
God Love you
Mary
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Kelsey 
Sunday come and almost gone. The wind was hard and steady tonight but we had sun a good chunk of the day which took away the chill. Now they are telling us we may get snow tonight. The old saying says that one should not plant before Memorial day because there is danger of frost til then. That was true in California too believe it or not.
Dick got his bath today and all changed on bandages. We had ham, colcannon and orange pineapple salad for lunch. All really good. I got a Cook ham. They are usually dependable.
At 3PM, I drove over to Suchon Funeral Home to give my sympathies to Dick Kastburg's family. I have now met all of his children and his brother. They are such lovely people. Lee and his sister will be here for a couple of more days to start going through things. So I will take Dick's mail over and visit a bit more tomorrow. Lee is going to take Katrina with him. He loves her and she means everything to him because of his father and he knows her little excitement problem. I know that she will be loved and cared for until her end. I was so glad to be able to tell them how peaceful the house was and how I am sure that their mother was there to lead Dick to heaven.
We had leftovers for supper. I don't want a lot of food around as I am supposed to be having my colonocopy on Tuesday. They have not called me to schedule a time yet. I realized that late on Friday after it was too late to talk to anybody so I am not really sure, but I have to start my prep in the morning anyway. I will call first thing in the morning and then see if Kate is still willing to take me and bring me back, otherwise, I am going to be searching for a driver, at least for a ride home. I can drive myself there but will not be able to drive for 12 hours after the procedure. What a bummer.
At least I am fairly busy until I start all the pills and stuff for the prep. Then I won't care as I will have to stay close to the bathroom.
Bible Study, a visit with Mother and Cream City Writers. That is tomorrow's schedule.
Hope you have a good week. I will post before I get too goofy tomorrow and my may get a really strange message on Tuesday.
God love you all
Mary
Dick got his bath today and all changed on bandages. We had ham, colcannon and orange pineapple salad for lunch. All really good. I got a Cook ham. They are usually dependable.
At 3PM, I drove over to Suchon Funeral Home to give my sympathies to Dick Kastburg's family. I have now met all of his children and his brother. They are such lovely people. Lee and his sister will be here for a couple of more days to start going through things. So I will take Dick's mail over and visit a bit more tomorrow. Lee is going to take Katrina with him. He loves her and she means everything to him because of his father and he knows her little excitement problem. I know that she will be loved and cared for until her end. I was so glad to be able to tell them how peaceful the house was and how I am sure that their mother was there to lead Dick to heaven.
We had leftovers for supper. I don't want a lot of food around as I am supposed to be having my colonocopy on Tuesday. They have not called me to schedule a time yet. I realized that late on Friday after it was too late to talk to anybody so I am not really sure, but I have to start my prep in the morning anyway. I will call first thing in the morning and then see if Kate is still willing to take me and bring me back, otherwise, I am going to be searching for a driver, at least for a ride home. I can drive myself there but will not be able to drive for 12 hours after the procedure. What a bummer.
At least I am fairly busy until I start all the pills and stuff for the prep. Then I won't care as I will have to stay close to the bathroom.
Bible Study, a visit with Mother and Cream City Writers. That is tomorrow's schedule.
Hope you have a good week. I will post before I get too goofy tomorrow and my may get a really strange message on Tuesday.
God love you all
Mary
Saturday, April 16, 2011
I slept until 7 AM. Quite a change. I might have stayed a bit longer, but I had to go and get Share at 9AM and did not want to be rushing.
So that was my first errand of the day. It was raining pretty good when I went to pick up SHARE. We got a pork tenderloin, chicken drumsticks, chicken strips, salmon and beef for sandwiches. Plus apples, tangerines, lettuce, onions and potatoes.
Home again, I fixed dinner. took care of Dick's wounds, (yes he does have wounds again), and gathered things up for the CWI program this afternoon.
After lunch, I drove to the Sheboygan Falls Memorial Library for the Sheboygan County Celtic Women's meeting and presentation of Irish Dancing. Bridget Long, a friend of a friend of Debbie O' Grady, brought her two daughters and a niece who attend the Cashel Dennehy School of Irish Dance in Wauwatosa. Megan and Kelsey are her daughters and Libby Tournour is her niece. They have been dancing for more than 6 years and were so patient with us, They started by explaining how they got interested in Irish Dancing and then walked us through the basic steps and into the now. I have pictures. Tonight I will just send one of them and me. Because I was so pleased to be there.
Tonight I went to Mass for the Palm Sunday Celebration. This is long mass because it involves the reading of the whole Passion of the Christ by one of the Evangelists - tonight, John. And we also have the blessing of the palms for the next year. I was s delighted. As I was leaving, one of the ladies in a pew in back of me, handed me a palm that she had woven into a cross. I am so delighted. What a lovely gift. It will be in back of the crusifix in the living room. Please look for it.
So now it is time for bed, almost. I am going to download the pictures I took today and will post one or two.
God love you
Mary
So that was my first errand of the day. It was raining pretty good when I went to pick up SHARE. We got a pork tenderloin, chicken drumsticks, chicken strips, salmon and beef for sandwiches. Plus apples, tangerines, lettuce, onions and potatoes.
Home again, I fixed dinner. took care of Dick's wounds, (yes he does have wounds again), and gathered things up for the CWI program this afternoon.
After lunch, I drove to the Sheboygan Falls Memorial Library for the Sheboygan County Celtic Women's meeting and presentation of Irish Dancing. Bridget Long, a friend of a friend of Debbie O' Grady, brought her two daughters and a niece who attend the Cashel Dennehy School of Irish Dance in Wauwatosa. Megan and Kelsey are her daughters and Libby Tournour is her niece. They have been dancing for more than 6 years and were so patient with us, They started by explaining how they got interested in Irish Dancing and then walked us through the basic steps and into the now. I have pictures. Tonight I will just send one of them and me. Because I was so pleased to be there.
Tonight I went to Mass for the Palm Sunday Celebration. This is long mass because it involves the reading of the whole Passion of the Christ by one of the Evangelists - tonight, John. And we also have the blessing of the palms for the next year. I was s delighted. As I was leaving, one of the ladies in a pew in back of me, handed me a palm that she had woven into a cross. I am so delighted. What a lovely gift. It will be in back of the crusifix in the living room. Please look for it.
So now it is time for bed, almost. I am going to download the pictures I took today and will post one or two.
God love you
Mary
Friday, April 15, 2011
Boy was I every busy today and I did not leave the house until 12:30 for lunch at the Dairy Queen. We had a pretty full table again. Karen Ruh, who used to work with us, was there for lunch and joined us for a while. She is going to try to come sometimes as she is still working, somewhere else, but has lunch at about that time.
Dairy Queen has a new item. It is a chicken OR vegetable quesidilla. As it is Friday in Lent, I got the veggie one and it was delicious.
Jody, the house cleaner was late today, her son's truck broke down on the way here. That family is having MORE trouble with vehicles lately, But she got here at 9AM. So I baked the brown bread for tomorrow before she got here.
I did some updating on Ancestry. Kurt Thuemmler has accepted my invitation to get into the file. I think he will enjoy it as he seems to have a strong interest in genealogy and is passing it on to Brandon, his son. And I also have a lot of "leaves" to check out.
I worked at Rhine tonight. It rained quite heavily so I got home a bit before 8PM and will try to go to bed early. My nap got interrupted because Dick woke up from his nap just as I was getting settled. It was a very strange day. My friend, Nancy Coenen, is back from her trip to Israel. She brought me a small stone from beside the Sea of Galilee and is going to share some water from the River Jordan. Boy am I delighted about that.
At least Roxie seems to be all back to her normal self and a happy girl again. She really had us worried. Dr. Pat loved Jim's description of the. "She ends too soon."
Have a great weekend
God love you
Mary
Dairy Queen has a new item. It is a chicken OR vegetable quesidilla. As it is Friday in Lent, I got the veggie one and it was delicious.
Jody, the house cleaner was late today, her son's truck broke down on the way here. That family is having MORE trouble with vehicles lately, But she got here at 9AM. So I baked the brown bread for tomorrow before she got here.
I did some updating on Ancestry. Kurt Thuemmler has accepted my invitation to get into the file. I think he will enjoy it as he seems to have a strong interest in genealogy and is passing it on to Brandon, his son. And I also have a lot of "leaves" to check out.
I worked at Rhine tonight. It rained quite heavily so I got home a bit before 8PM and will try to go to bed early. My nap got interrupted because Dick woke up from his nap just as I was getting settled. It was a very strange day. My friend, Nancy Coenen, is back from her trip to Israel. She brought me a small stone from beside the Sea of Galilee and is going to share some water from the River Jordan. Boy am I delighted about that.
At least Roxie seems to be all back to her normal self and a happy girl again. She really had us worried. Dr. Pat loved Jim's description of the. "She ends too soon."
Have a great weekend
God love you
Mary
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Yesterday was totally beautiful. Warm and Sunny. We woke up to a wet deck and temperatures in the 30s. Of course, this is the day that Dick had to go out. He had an appointment with Dr. Cheryl, the eye doctor. Bobbie helped us get him there and back. Dr. Cheryl was very pleased with his eyes. That errant lash was again poking its way into the world, so she plucked that and we will go back in three months to check it again unless he gets uncomfortable if and probably when that lash grows again.
We picked up steak sandwiches from Chester's. I had forgotten how GOOD they are. In case some of you don't know, Chester's is a drive in restaurant here in Plymouth. It is open from March to November. It used to be an A & W but changed during the past years and is unique and famous around the county. They have the BEST steak sandwiches in the world. So that is what we had for our lunch.
We were quite concerned this morning as Roxie is still quite subdued and as the day wore on, we found that she is uncomfortable and/or in pain somewhere on her little body. I had a call into the veterinarian regarding a supplement that we are supposed to be giving her anyway, so I asked if they thought she should come back in. They told me that often when a cat gets two shots it can take up to 48 hours for them to recover. So we have decided that if she is still mopey and sore in the morning, I will call Dr. Pat.
This afternoon, when I lay down for my lap, I decided not to call her. A couple of minutes later, I heard "mew, mew, mew." And here she came. So I lifted her up onto my legs and we both slept and/or rested for two hours. She does seem much better and ate her supper but I am being careful not to pick her up until tomorrow.
I went for a walk in the cold and saw two geese who watched me with kind of a bored demeanor as I walked by them and a squirrel that had enough sense to be afraid of me. It was chilly but I am sticking to my vow to walk at least three times a week. Now I have this week, so if it rains as they predict, I won't have to walk in the rain.
I went downstairs and finished the Strawberry Basket Square and laid out my Brigid wall hanging. I only have three weeks to get that done and a couple of days are already shot as I will be getting my colonoscopy on Tuesday.
I read a poem today that a man wrote about walking with his father and it reminded me of walking with my Dad. When I was very young, we did not have a car and often, I would join Dad walking to church, or downtown or to my grandparents. I remember that we would often take a short cut through a woods that was between the Old Red House and Park Street. It is all developed now. Dad would point out bits of trees and nature to me as we walked. One day, he stopped and said quietly, to look at the rabbit. I could not see it until he actually flushed it out. He had a great eye and loved the land and its inhabitants.
God love you
Mary
We picked up steak sandwiches from Chester's. I had forgotten how GOOD they are. In case some of you don't know, Chester's is a drive in restaurant here in Plymouth. It is open from March to November. It used to be an A & W but changed during the past years and is unique and famous around the county. They have the BEST steak sandwiches in the world. So that is what we had for our lunch.
We were quite concerned this morning as Roxie is still quite subdued and as the day wore on, we found that she is uncomfortable and/or in pain somewhere on her little body. I had a call into the veterinarian regarding a supplement that we are supposed to be giving her anyway, so I asked if they thought she should come back in. They told me that often when a cat gets two shots it can take up to 48 hours for them to recover. So we have decided that if she is still mopey and sore in the morning, I will call Dr. Pat.
This afternoon, when I lay down for my lap, I decided not to call her. A couple of minutes later, I heard "mew, mew, mew." And here she came. So I lifted her up onto my legs and we both slept and/or rested for two hours. She does seem much better and ate her supper but I am being careful not to pick her up until tomorrow.
I went for a walk in the cold and saw two geese who watched me with kind of a bored demeanor as I walked by them and a squirrel that had enough sense to be afraid of me. It was chilly but I am sticking to my vow to walk at least three times a week. Now I have this week, so if it rains as they predict, I won't have to walk in the rain.
I went downstairs and finished the Strawberry Basket Square and laid out my Brigid wall hanging. I only have three weeks to get that done and a couple of days are already shot as I will be getting my colonoscopy on Tuesday.
I read a poem today that a man wrote about walking with his father and it reminded me of walking with my Dad. When I was very young, we did not have a car and often, I would join Dad walking to church, or downtown or to my grandparents. I remember that we would often take a short cut through a woods that was between the Old Red House and Park Street. It is all developed now. Dad would point out bits of trees and nature to me as we walked. One day, he stopped and said quietly, to look at the rabbit. I could not see it until he actually flushed it out. He had a great eye and loved the land and its inhabitants.
God love you
Mary
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
I took Roxie for her annual physical today at 8AM. She has gained about 7 ounces which I am concerned about, of course. Dick and I have a plan of action. - We are no longer giving her any people treats and cat treats will be doled out very carefully. I think I will cut back just a bit on her two meals also.
Her teeth were not full of plaque, but it looks like she has a cavity and will have to have that tooth pulled. Darn it. So on the 26th, she will have that tooth removed and they will take care of any plaque that is there,, At least that should put off any more dental work for three years or so.
Poor Baby, she was just a bag of mush all the time she was there. Not a sound and she acted like a stuffed animal. We decided that she figured if she was really quiet, we would not see her and if we did at least we wouldn't kill her.
Home again, I fixed Dick's breakfast and then headed out to the bank, the Sewing Basket and grocery shopping. By the time I got home, at last, it was eleven AM. I put the groceries away and then fixed us a lunch of bratwurst, beans and cole slaw.
By then I was exhausted so NAP TIME.
When I woke up, it was SO beautiful outside, that I went out in the back yard and racked and weeded the garden and moved the bird bath back in place. When they cut part of the tree down last fall, they had moved it and never moved it back. The rhubarb, the lemon balm, the thyme and the oregano are coming up. So spring is indeed arriving. I must look at the boxes that I brought into the garage last fall. Then I will know what I need to replace.
I have the quilt top assembled and ready for the borders and have one more seam to sew on a Strawberry Basket block. Next I want to assemble a Brigid wall hanging that I have in my head and want to take to the Gathering in three weeks. When I finish it , I will share a picture.
I went to church tonight for Benediction and the Stations of the Cross. I have not been to Stations in more years than I care to think about. It was really special. Fr. Van Beck said that we should all try to go just once during Lent and I am glad I did.
So April 13 is over . Why has the IRS given people until Monday to get their taxes in, when Friday is the 15th? A puzzle.
God love you
Mary
Her teeth were not full of plaque, but it looks like she has a cavity and will have to have that tooth pulled. Darn it. So on the 26th, she will have that tooth removed and they will take care of any plaque that is there,, At least that should put off any more dental work for three years or so.
Poor Baby, she was just a bag of mush all the time she was there. Not a sound and she acted like a stuffed animal. We decided that she figured if she was really quiet, we would not see her and if we did at least we wouldn't kill her.
Home again, I fixed Dick's breakfast and then headed out to the bank, the Sewing Basket and grocery shopping. By the time I got home, at last, it was eleven AM. I put the groceries away and then fixed us a lunch of bratwurst, beans and cole slaw.
By then I was exhausted so NAP TIME.
When I woke up, it was SO beautiful outside, that I went out in the back yard and racked and weeded the garden and moved the bird bath back in place. When they cut part of the tree down last fall, they had moved it and never moved it back. The rhubarb, the lemon balm, the thyme and the oregano are coming up. So spring is indeed arriving. I must look at the boxes that I brought into the garage last fall. Then I will know what I need to replace.
I have the quilt top assembled and ready for the borders and have one more seam to sew on a Strawberry Basket block. Next I want to assemble a Brigid wall hanging that I have in my head and want to take to the Gathering in three weeks. When I finish it , I will share a picture.
I went to church tonight for Benediction and the Stations of the Cross. I have not been to Stations in more years than I care to think about. It was really special. Fr. Van Beck said that we should all try to go just once during Lent and I am glad I did.
So April 13 is over . Why has the IRS given people until Monday to get their taxes in, when Friday is the 15th? A puzzle.
God love you
Mary
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Trash day. I got up close to 7AM. Roxie was very hungry. Dick fell asleep at his desk and didn't get her fed. We are still trying to figure out why she was not raising a real ruckus. She is not exactly known for her patience.
Dick decided to take a morning nap, so I went to the den and did some sewing on the quilt and a square that was half done. I had to stop because my iron stopped heating. I thought it was broken and decided to go as far with the sewing as I could without ironing and go find a new iron tomorrow. I also cut out another two squares for this years Kettle Quilters projects.
Then, after my nap, it dawned on me that I should probably try another plug. By golly, it worked. So apparently the upper part of that outlet is for some reason broken. How can one recipticle in an outlet break?
When I finished downstairs, I took a walk. Perfect day for one. I visited with a couple of neighbors on the way and got back to find that Barb Mac Ewen, my friend and Mary Kay dealer, is back from her winter stay in Florida and had my product. She felt sorry for me because I was desperately out of most everything so she dropped it off this afternoon. Roxie liked her.
We had soup for our dinner and then I went to church for a Penance service and for confession. It was a very nice communal service. It took quite a while to get to see the priest for the private confession, however, even when Fr. Van Beck actually got four other priests to help. Good thing everybody doesn't do the private confessions or I'd probably still be there.
Now we are watching the results show of Dancing with the Stars. Then bedtime as tomorrow morning well be very busy. Poor little Roxie has her annual checkup. She was so afraid last year when I took her. She is not used to going anywhere. Dick says she probably figures that I took Oscar away and he didn't come back. Then we took Chelsea and she didn't come back. So she doesn't trust us.
Be good and take care of yourself. Dick's son, Lee called this evening. He will be here on Friday and wanted to be sure that I knew when the service was and when he would be here.
Pray for that family.
Mary
Dick decided to take a morning nap, so I went to the den and did some sewing on the quilt and a square that was half done. I had to stop because my iron stopped heating. I thought it was broken and decided to go as far with the sewing as I could without ironing and go find a new iron tomorrow. I also cut out another two squares for this years Kettle Quilters projects.
Then, after my nap, it dawned on me that I should probably try another plug. By golly, it worked. So apparently the upper part of that outlet is for some reason broken. How can one recipticle in an outlet break?
When I finished downstairs, I took a walk. Perfect day for one. I visited with a couple of neighbors on the way and got back to find that Barb Mac Ewen, my friend and Mary Kay dealer, is back from her winter stay in Florida and had my product. She felt sorry for me because I was desperately out of most everything so she dropped it off this afternoon. Roxie liked her.
We had soup for our dinner and then I went to church for a Penance service and for confession. It was a very nice communal service. It took quite a while to get to see the priest for the private confession, however, even when Fr. Van Beck actually got four other priests to help. Good thing everybody doesn't do the private confessions or I'd probably still be there.
Now we are watching the results show of Dancing with the Stars. Then bedtime as tomorrow morning well be very busy. Poor little Roxie has her annual checkup. She was so afraid last year when I took her. She is not used to going anywhere. Dick says she probably figures that I took Oscar away and he didn't come back. Then we took Chelsea and she didn't come back. So she doesn't trust us.
Be good and take care of yourself. Dick's son, Lee called this evening. He will be here on Friday and wanted to be sure that I knew when the service was and when he would be here.
Pray for that family.
Mary
Monday, April 11, 2011
A much cooler temperature to start. And it did not get up to 80 again, but the sun shone most of the day and after the windy night it was pleasant. We got none of the really dangerous weather they predicted and we got no rain either.
Another goofy day. I got in the car to go to Bible study and it was DEAD with capital letters. I called the dealer service and he suggested that perhaps the steering wheel had locked. So I tried to get it to release but it would not work. Then he said to call the roadside service which I did. They sent someone out within the hour with equipment to check things AND to tow if necessary. However, as it turned out the battery was just totally dead. So he told me to run it for at least 20 minutes and perhaps have Motorville check it out. I had already canceled bible study which was over by so I drove to Falls to visit Mom and bring her the pills and hearing aid batteries that I had for her. I will get an appointment with Motorville to have it checked within the next week.
Mom and I had a great visit, as usual. She had a couple of bills to write checks for and I will cash a check so that she has cash at home. Then we tried to solve the problems in the government, both state and federal, during our visit. Now if they will just ask for help we can do something about it.
I got home and Dick was still napping so I let him sleep as we had lots of easy food for lunch and I could offer him choices when he woke up. Then Kurt from Mike's Appliance called. The part for the dishwasher was in and he came right out and installed it. So that is ANOTHER thing out of the way.
I did remember to take the newspaper clippings that I had scanned into Ancestry back so I could transcribe the stories. Old clippings are just kind of faded and do not scan too well.
Thursday, June 1, 1943
STATE COLONEL NOT UNFORGETFUL OF SECURITY TALKS, PYLE FINDS
by Ernie Pyle
SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND - The commander of the tank destroyer battalion I have been visiting is Lieut. Col. Joseph Deeley of Sheboygan Falls, Wis. He used to run a wool carding mill there. I like his attitude toward things. When I first showed up he was perfectly courteous but he made plenty sure that I had proper credentials and what not. As he said, they have had plenty of security preached into them back home and this indeed is a critical period and he isn't taking any chances.
But one he had assured himself I was all right he called in his sergeants and told them to go around and tell their men they were perfectly free to show me any and all equipment they had and talk to me as freely as they wanted to.
As I told him later, I don't think he need have bothered. for these boys, approaching war for the first time , pumped my so thoroughly on what war is like that I hardly got a chance to ask any questions of them. Maybe I;'ll have to write some security regulations of my own just out self-protection. Who the devil is reporting this war, anyway.
In the lower right hand corner of the story about Uncle Jack was this - part of an article about Ireland - strange.
"ELECTION IN IRELAND
WON BY de VALERA
Dublin Ireland - (AP)- Prime Minister Eamon de Valera won a clear cut victory in Eirie's general Election Tuesday with the incomplete count of returns Thursday showing his Fianna Fail party with 68 seats in the dial (parliament) only three"
Interesting)
You might enjoy one of the family transcriptions too so here it is:
THEY ARE SERVING IN THE U.S. AND OVERSEAS
Sheboygan Falls Couple Has Three Sons In Service
Three sons in the army, two of them overseas- those are the contributions of Mr. and Mrs. John Bowser, 404 Washington Street, Sheboygan Falls, toward the nation's greater war effort.
Their two youngest sons have been in the longest, both leaving with the national guards in October, 1940. Roman, now 21, and George, 23, left at that time together but their paths have since separated. Roman decided after more than a year of regular military training that his real interest lay in flying, and so in March he transferred to the air corps beginning training as an aviation cadet. He is nearing the end of that schooling now, and by January he expects to have his wings.
In the basic flying school at Bainbridge, Ga. he is classed as a pilot and all of his letters home express the utmost enthusiasm about flying before he entered service, Roman was employed by the Pure Oil Company.
George, who decided to remain on the ground, has gone into the infantry and is now stationed in Australia. His letters home indicate a liking for the down-under continent and he has the utmost in praise for the many fine people he has been meeting there. He has been writing regularly and the letters come through without difficulty. In Sheboygan Falls he had been employed at the Bemis Manufacturing Company.
Their oldest son, Noel, who is 25, is a technical sergeant in the army and is doing radio communications work with the field artillery at some Atlantic overseas point. In service since August, 1941, he had been stationed in New York, when in August of this year he left for his unknown destination. It is believed that he went to Africa but he can't reveal his whereabouts. He emphasizes, however, that he is keeping plenty busy with his communications duties, and since leaving this country he has attained his present rank of technical sergeant. At the time of his entry into the army, he was employed in Milwaukee at the Stolper Steel Company.
All three of the Bowser boys are graduates of Sheboygan Falls High School.
I remember when I was about 5 and the uncles were all in town fresh from the war and most of them were not married and I was probably their sweet little niece. We would be at the church festival and if I ran out of money to play the games, all I had to do was go see one of them and look cute and they would give me coins to play more.
Great memories and they were all SO handsome.
God love you
Mary
Another goofy day. I got in the car to go to Bible study and it was DEAD with capital letters. I called the dealer service and he suggested that perhaps the steering wheel had locked. So I tried to get it to release but it would not work. Then he said to call the roadside service which I did. They sent someone out within the hour with equipment to check things AND to tow if necessary. However, as it turned out the battery was just totally dead. So he told me to run it for at least 20 minutes and perhaps have Motorville check it out. I had already canceled bible study which was over by so I drove to Falls to visit Mom and bring her the pills and hearing aid batteries that I had for her. I will get an appointment with Motorville to have it checked within the next week.
Mom and I had a great visit, as usual. She had a couple of bills to write checks for and I will cash a check so that she has cash at home. Then we tried to solve the problems in the government, both state and federal, during our visit. Now if they will just ask for help we can do something about it.
I got home and Dick was still napping so I let him sleep as we had lots of easy food for lunch and I could offer him choices when he woke up. Then Kurt from Mike's Appliance called. The part for the dishwasher was in and he came right out and installed it. So that is ANOTHER thing out of the way.
I did remember to take the newspaper clippings that I had scanned into Ancestry back so I could transcribe the stories. Old clippings are just kind of faded and do not scan too well.
Thursday, June 1, 1943
STATE COLONEL NOT UNFORGETFUL OF SECURITY TALKS, PYLE FINDS
by Ernie Pyle
SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND - The commander of the tank destroyer battalion I have been visiting is Lieut. Col. Joseph Deeley of Sheboygan Falls, Wis. He used to run a wool carding mill there. I like his attitude toward things. When I first showed up he was perfectly courteous but he made plenty sure that I had proper credentials and what not. As he said, they have had plenty of security preached into them back home and this indeed is a critical period and he isn't taking any chances.
But one he had assured himself I was all right he called in his sergeants and told them to go around and tell their men they were perfectly free to show me any and all equipment they had and talk to me as freely as they wanted to.
As I told him later, I don't think he need have bothered. for these boys, approaching war for the first time , pumped my so thoroughly on what war is like that I hardly got a chance to ask any questions of them. Maybe I;'ll have to write some security regulations of my own just out self-protection. Who the devil is reporting this war, anyway.
In the lower right hand corner of the story about Uncle Jack was this - part of an article about Ireland - strange.
"ELECTION IN IRELAND
WON BY de VALERA
Dublin Ireland - (AP)- Prime Minister Eamon de Valera won a clear cut victory in Eirie's general Election Tuesday with the incomplete count of returns Thursday showing his Fianna Fail party with 68 seats in the dial (parliament) only three"
Interesting)
You might enjoy one of the family transcriptions too so here it is:
THEY ARE SERVING IN THE U.S. AND OVERSEAS
Sheboygan Falls Couple Has Three Sons In Service
Three sons in the army, two of them overseas- those are the contributions of Mr. and Mrs. John Bowser, 404 Washington Street, Sheboygan Falls, toward the nation's greater war effort.
Their two youngest sons have been in the longest, both leaving with the national guards in October, 1940. Roman, now 21, and George, 23, left at that time together but their paths have since separated. Roman decided after more than a year of regular military training that his real interest lay in flying, and so in March he transferred to the air corps beginning training as an aviation cadet. He is nearing the end of that schooling now, and by January he expects to have his wings.
In the basic flying school at Bainbridge, Ga. he is classed as a pilot and all of his letters home express the utmost enthusiasm about flying before he entered service, Roman was employed by the Pure Oil Company.
George, who decided to remain on the ground, has gone into the infantry and is now stationed in Australia. His letters home indicate a liking for the down-under continent and he has the utmost in praise for the many fine people he has been meeting there. He has been writing regularly and the letters come through without difficulty. In Sheboygan Falls he had been employed at the Bemis Manufacturing Company.
Their oldest son, Noel, who is 25, is a technical sergeant in the army and is doing radio communications work with the field artillery at some Atlantic overseas point. In service since August, 1941, he had been stationed in New York, when in August of this year he left for his unknown destination. It is believed that he went to Africa but he can't reveal his whereabouts. He emphasizes, however, that he is keeping plenty busy with his communications duties, and since leaving this country he has attained his present rank of technical sergeant. At the time of his entry into the army, he was employed in Milwaukee at the Stolper Steel Company.
All three of the Bowser boys are graduates of Sheboygan Falls High School.
I remember when I was about 5 and the uncles were all in town fresh from the war and most of them were not married and I was probably their sweet little niece. We would be at the church festival and if I ran out of money to play the games, all I had to do was go see one of them and look cute and they would give me coins to play more.
Great memories and they were all SO handsome.
God love you
Mary
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