A totally lovely Saturday. I fed Roxie at 6AM and went back to bed until 7AM. How is that for nice? I hope to accomplish the same tomorrow.
I kept myself busy all day. I dried some herbs, made lunch, did some cutting out and arranging of quilting projects and caught up on the emails.
I went to mass at 4PM. That was a nice experience. I was a eucharistic minister. That always makes me feel like a more involved part of the service.
I talked to Bart and Barb and Bret and Jim and Michelle today, so it was a full day. Everybody is doing pretty well. This is my Bret's birthday. He is 43 today. I still remember that trip to the hospital. That year, September 4th was Labor Day. Bret's father was at a jeep club event. We had decided that since it did not seem probable that Bret would be born that weekend, he should go to help with the event.
But Bret decided to come anyway, so Aunt Ruth, Cousin Linda and Jacquie took me to the hospital. When I got up to the labor rooms, there were three or four other women there and I remember that the nurse said. "Just because it is Labor Day, did not mean that you all had to come in at the same time."
So I have two days that I have no real commitments. Monday, I will go and spend some time with Mother. The rest, I kind of want to just do stuff for me. We'll see how it goes.
God love you
Mary
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Friday, September 03, 2010
It spotted a bit of rain today. Last night there were thunderstorms. So everything is nicely watered.
Jody came and cleaned today. I washed sheets this morning and made a pumpkin pie for dessert tonight. The only time I left the neighborhood was to drive over to Capelle's to buy corn for our dinner.
I finished two projects for the Quilt Club, the block of the month and putting the velcro on the two walker bags that I made.
Bobbie and Bill got here about 4PM and we had a lovely evening. The corn was delicious. The tomatoes were from MY plants and sweet as can be. I made the pie with on of the pie pumpkins I bought. It too was good. Bobbie and I decided that she did Christmas last year, so she will do Thanksgiving. I will make another pumpkin pie and she will make a hickory nut pie.
Kind of sad to end such a nice day but there you go and I am tired.
So, I am listening to a Statler Brothers Special on TV and then will go to bed.
Have a great Labor Day weekend.
God love you
Mary
Jody came and cleaned today. I washed sheets this morning and made a pumpkin pie for dessert tonight. The only time I left the neighborhood was to drive over to Capelle's to buy corn for our dinner.
I finished two projects for the Quilt Club, the block of the month and putting the velcro on the two walker bags that I made.
Bobbie and Bill got here about 4PM and we had a lovely evening. The corn was delicious. The tomatoes were from MY plants and sweet as can be. I made the pie with on of the pie pumpkins I bought. It too was good. Bobbie and I decided that she did Christmas last year, so she will do Thanksgiving. I will make another pumpkin pie and she will make a hickory nut pie.
Kind of sad to end such a nice day but there you go and I am tired.
So, I am listening to a Statler Brothers Special on TV and then will go to bed.
Have a great Labor Day weekend.
God love you
Mary
Thursday, September 02, 2010
It was a mostly stay at home day. I had to go out this morning to pick up a couple of greeting cards but spent the rest of the morning baking. I seem to be doing a lot of that. I think I am doing my "when I am nervous, upset of distressed, I cook" thing. Hope I don't run out of room before I fun out of sadness for my little Chelsea.
I went for a walk this morning. I will have to get myself onto a routine of that. Without my girl to urge me on, it will be easy to get a bit lazy. I figure if I take a nice long walk at least three times a week, I will be OK. It was a really nice morning for a walk.
My baking today, consisted of sourdough bread and zucchini bread. We had chicken, rice and carrots for our dinner.
This afternoon, I cleaned my desk, paid a couple of bills and stored all my baking. We just had soup and sandwich for supper.
There is a loud thunderstorm going over right now. A lot of lightening and rain.
I didn't tell you but we had a murder in Sheboygan County. It was just east of Plymouth at Racer's Hall which at one time was Vic's Hall. Randy and Donna had their wedding reception there. A man shot and killed another man four times with a pistol. Apparently there was an disagreement of some kind, but there was no excuse for the shooting. We are not in the old west and the victim was not himself armed. Imagine my shock when they finally announced the gunman. I purchased my 12 Gauge Bacall shotgun from him and he used to be a member of Rhine Plymouth. He was always pleasant to me but was not an agreeable person. This, however, was way over the top.
Now that is news.
Hope all is well with all of you. Can't believe tomorrow is Friday already. And Saturday will be Bret's birthday.
God love you all
Mary
I went for a walk this morning. I will have to get myself onto a routine of that. Without my girl to urge me on, it will be easy to get a bit lazy. I figure if I take a nice long walk at least three times a week, I will be OK. It was a really nice morning for a walk.
My baking today, consisted of sourdough bread and zucchini bread. We had chicken, rice and carrots for our dinner.
This afternoon, I cleaned my desk, paid a couple of bills and stored all my baking. We just had soup and sandwich for supper.
There is a loud thunderstorm going over right now. A lot of lightening and rain.
I didn't tell you but we had a murder in Sheboygan County. It was just east of Plymouth at Racer's Hall which at one time was Vic's Hall. Randy and Donna had their wedding reception there. A man shot and killed another man four times with a pistol. Apparently there was an disagreement of some kind, but there was no excuse for the shooting. We are not in the old west and the victim was not himself armed. Imagine my shock when they finally announced the gunman. I purchased my 12 Gauge Bacall shotgun from him and he used to be a member of Rhine Plymouth. He was always pleasant to me but was not an agreeable person. This, however, was way over the top.
Now that is news.
Hope all is well with all of you. Can't believe tomorrow is Friday already. And Saturday will be Bret's birthday.
God love you all
Mary
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
This week feels totally foreign. The house has an empty feeling, yet I do feel Chelsea around too. Just in the familiarity of the surroundings, it is hard not just assume she is in another room. I hope she was not afraid on her way to heaven. I couldn't go that far with her.
I am keeping myself busy. I did my grocery shopping this morning, then drove to Mom's to bring her prescription and a little present of Chocolate Raspberry wine. I thought she would like that. Tomorrow would be their anniversary. I usually bring her flowers but she said the wine was just fine and we talked about her and Dad's wedding day. She loves to share that day.
I go home in time to fix lunch but Dick was still napping so I ate some of my leftovers from yesterday. Dick just wanted toast when he woke up. We had planned on going out for dinner tonight, but Dick was not feeling so very good today, so we postponed out date until tomorrow.
So, I spent the afternoon preserving zucchini and tomatoes and cutting up a cantaloupe for snacking on. The cantaloupe are very sweet this year at this time and we are taking advantage.
Tomorrow is mostly a stay at home day. I hope to be able to rest. I will be baking a batch of sourdough bread though. I have been making the starter the past two days.
Take care of you.
God love you
Mary
I am keeping myself busy. I did my grocery shopping this morning, then drove to Mom's to bring her prescription and a little present of Chocolate Raspberry wine. I thought she would like that. Tomorrow would be their anniversary. I usually bring her flowers but she said the wine was just fine and we talked about her and Dad's wedding day. She loves to share that day.
I go home in time to fix lunch but Dick was still napping so I ate some of my leftovers from yesterday. Dick just wanted toast when he woke up. We had planned on going out for dinner tonight, but Dick was not feeling so very good today, so we postponed out date until tomorrow.
So, I spent the afternoon preserving zucchini and tomatoes and cutting up a cantaloupe for snacking on. The cantaloupe are very sweet this year at this time and we are taking advantage.
Tomorrow is mostly a stay at home day. I hope to be able to rest. I will be baking a batch of sourdough bread though. I have been making the starter the past two days.
Take care of you.
God love you
Mary
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
This has been a day of adjustment. I got up at about 6AM to feed Roxie, who was insisting that it was time to eat. However, I was able to go back to bed for an hour.
I spent the day getting sour dough ready, baking a cake and putting chicken in the crockpot before I joint Janet and Toni at Antoinette's for lunch and a CWI discussion.
I fixed Kraft Mac and Cheese with hot dogs for Dick for lunch.
We had crock pot chicken with rice and kohlrabi for our supper.
Tomorrow will be easier. The family are sending sympathy cards and messages. Dick and Brenda even sent flowers. The flowers will keep our little fuzzy friend alive a bit longer. I heard her walking around the house last night.
Here is the poem that Jimmy Stewart wrote:
"Beau"
by Jimmy Stewart
He never came to me when I would call
Unless I had a tennis ball,
Or he felt like it,
But mostly he didn't come at all.
When he was young
He never learned to heel
Or sit or stay,
He did things his way.
Discipline was not his bag
But when you were with him things sure didn't drag.
He'd dig up a rosebush just to spite me,
And when I'd grab him, he'd turn and bite me.
He bit lots of folks from day to day,
The delivery boy was his favorite prey.
The gas man wouldn't read our meter,
He said we owned a real man-eater.
He set the house on fire
But the story's long to tell.
Suffice it to say that he survived
And the house survived as well.
On the evening walks, and Gloria took him,
He was always first out the door.
The Old One and I brought up the rear
Because our bones were sore.
He would charge up the street with Mom hanging on,
What a beautiful pair they were!
And if it was still light and the tourists were out,
They created a bit of a stir.
But every once in a while, he would stop in his tracks
And with a frown on his face look around.
It was just to make sure that the Old One was there
And would follow him where he was bound.
We are early-to-bedders at our house--
I guess I'm the first to retire.
And as I'd leave the room he'd look at me
And get up from his place by the fire.
He knew where the tennis balls were upstairs,
And I'd give him one for a while.
He would push it under the bed with his nose
And I'd fish it out with a smile.
And before very long
He'd tire of the ball
And be asleep in his corner
In no time at all.
And there were nights when I'd feel him
Climb upon our bed
And lie between us,
And I'd pat his head.
And there were nights when I'd feel this /stare
/And I'd wake up and he'd be sitting there
And I reach out my hand and stroke his hair.
And sometimes I'd feel him sigh
and I think I know the reason why.
He would wake up at night
And he would have this /fear
/Of the dark, of life, of lots of things,
And he'd be glad to have me near.
And now he's dead.
And there are nights when I think I feel him
Climb upon our bed and lie between us,
And I pat his head.
And there are nights when I think
I feel that stare
And I reach out my hand to stroke his hair,
But he's not there.
Oh, how I wish that wasn't so,
I'll always love a dog named Beau.
/This poem was taken from /_Jimmy Stewart and His Poems_ /by Jimmy Stewart, a short collection of poems published by Crown Publishers, Inc. in 1989. To order this book, call the Full Circle Book Store at 1-800-683-READ. Refer to ISBN number 0-517-57382-2. It's a little illustrated hardback that costs about $12. /
I spent the day getting sour dough ready, baking a cake and putting chicken in the crockpot before I joint Janet and Toni at Antoinette's for lunch and a CWI discussion.
I fixed Kraft Mac and Cheese with hot dogs for Dick for lunch.
We had crock pot chicken with rice and kohlrabi for our supper.
Tomorrow will be easier. The family are sending sympathy cards and messages. Dick and Brenda even sent flowers. The flowers will keep our little fuzzy friend alive a bit longer. I heard her walking around the house last night.
Here is the poem that Jimmy Stewart wrote:
"Beau"
by Jimmy Stewart
He never came to me when I would call
Unless I had a tennis ball,
Or he felt like it,
But mostly he didn't come at all.
When he was young
He never learned to heel
Or sit or stay,
He did things his way.
Discipline was not his bag
But when you were with him things sure didn't drag.
He'd dig up a rosebush just to spite me,
And when I'd grab him, he'd turn and bite me.
He bit lots of folks from day to day,
The delivery boy was his favorite prey.
The gas man wouldn't read our meter,
He said we owned a real man-eater.
He set the house on fire
But the story's long to tell.
Suffice it to say that he survived
And the house survived as well.
On the evening walks, and Gloria took him,
He was always first out the door.
The Old One and I brought up the rear
Because our bones were sore.
He would charge up the street with Mom hanging on,
What a beautiful pair they were!
And if it was still light and the tourists were out,
They created a bit of a stir.
But every once in a while, he would stop in his tracks
And with a frown on his face look around.
It was just to make sure that the Old One was there
And would follow him where he was bound.
We are early-to-bedders at our house--
I guess I'm the first to retire.
And as I'd leave the room he'd look at me
And get up from his place by the fire.
He knew where the tennis balls were upstairs,
And I'd give him one for a while.
He would push it under the bed with his nose
And I'd fish it out with a smile.
And before very long
He'd tire of the ball
And be asleep in his corner
In no time at all.
And there were nights when I'd feel him
Climb upon our bed
And lie between us,
And I'd pat his head.
And there were nights when I'd feel this /stare
/And I'd wake up and he'd be sitting there
And I reach out my hand and stroke his hair.
And sometimes I'd feel him sigh
and I think I know the reason why.
He would wake up at night
And he would have this /fear
/Of the dark, of life, of lots of things,
And he'd be glad to have me near.
And now he's dead.
And there are nights when I think I feel him
Climb upon our bed and lie between us,
And I pat his head.
And there are nights when I think
I feel that stare
And I reach out my hand to stroke his hair,
But he's not there.
Oh, how I wish that wasn't so,
I'll always love a dog named Beau.
/This poem was taken from /_Jimmy Stewart and His Poems_ /by Jimmy Stewart, a short collection of poems published by Crown Publishers, Inc. in 1989. To order this book, call the Full Circle Book Store at 1-800-683-READ. Refer to ISBN number 0-517-57382-2. It's a little illustrated hardback that costs about $12. /
Monday, August 30, 2010
This has been a very difficult day. I suppose you know what is coming. I wish I could say that you are wrong but it is not to be.
This morning we woke up to find that Chelsea was still in a great deal of distress. I gave her some more pain killers but there was no relief. I called Kettle Moraine at about 6:30AM to tell them the circumstances and our decision. They had received the report from Lakeshore so were up to date on her condition. I told them that Dick and I had agreed that if there was no improvement by this morning we were not going to make her hang in there for us.
I was able to get an appointment for 8:30AM with a Dr. Crispin. She was kind and understanding. I carried Chelsea in to the room and held her until it was all over. Her little head was wet with my tears. It is so hard to say goodbye but she was so trusting and after it was over, I was glad to see her peaceful again. That poor little hunched up pain filled body was more than I could take. I am feeling very disconnected but know that after I can get some sleep and my thoughts and feelings gathered up, I will be fine. Dick will be too. I am already finding that I kind of look for her. When you make arrangements for this they ask three questions. 1. Do you want to take the body with you? No. 2. Do you want a private cremation where you get the ashes? No. 3. Do you want a group cremation? Yes.
I told Sue at the clinic that I don't need her ashes, she will always be in my heart. I know she will be up there at the gates of heaven along with Zero, Chelsea, Oscar, Chip, Clancy, Sam, Sam, (yes there were two), Tara and even Taco and Belle. What a day that will be.
But today, I am sad. Please pray for me.
I took Dick to the eye doctor today. His right eye is 99 % improved. The left eye is is bit infected now, Dr. Cheryl thinks it might have spread. We will doctor this week and recheck next Tuesday.
Pray for both of us.
God love you
Mary
This morning we woke up to find that Chelsea was still in a great deal of distress. I gave her some more pain killers but there was no relief. I called Kettle Moraine at about 6:30AM to tell them the circumstances and our decision. They had received the report from Lakeshore so were up to date on her condition. I told them that Dick and I had agreed that if there was no improvement by this morning we were not going to make her hang in there for us.
I was able to get an appointment for 8:30AM with a Dr. Crispin. She was kind and understanding. I carried Chelsea in to the room and held her until it was all over. Her little head was wet with my tears. It is so hard to say goodbye but she was so trusting and after it was over, I was glad to see her peaceful again. That poor little hunched up pain filled body was more than I could take. I am feeling very disconnected but know that after I can get some sleep and my thoughts and feelings gathered up, I will be fine. Dick will be too. I am already finding that I kind of look for her. When you make arrangements for this they ask three questions. 1. Do you want to take the body with you? No. 2. Do you want a private cremation where you get the ashes? No. 3. Do you want a group cremation? Yes.
I told Sue at the clinic that I don't need her ashes, she will always be in my heart. I know she will be up there at the gates of heaven along with Zero, Chelsea, Oscar, Chip, Clancy, Sam, Sam, (yes there were two), Tara and even Taco and Belle. What a day that will be.
But today, I am sad. Please pray for me.
I took Dick to the eye doctor today. His right eye is 99 % improved. The left eye is is bit infected now, Dr. Cheryl thinks it might have spread. We will doctor this week and recheck next Tuesday.
Pray for both of us.
God love you
Mary
Sunday, August 29, 2010
At least I got to be home all day.
Chelsea slept until after 9PM last night. By morning she was pacing again. I gave her the pills but they were not much good, at least this afternoon. I think 8 hours is too long between - we do not keep ahead of her discomfort. She was pacing and panting and arching her little back and limping so finally after 4 hours I redosed her and then I sat on the floor holding her until she finally went to sleep. She has now been out for almost three hours. I am afraid that things do not look good for our sweet puppy. I am carrying her outside to do her business these days because walking is very uncomfortable for her.
Tomorrow will be very traumatic. I have to go to Mother's for several reasons, but I can call Kettle Moraine any time after 6PM. We are also taking Dick to the Eye doctor for his new left lens and to check the status of his right eye.
Pray for us. We will need a LOT tomorrow.
God love you all
Mary
Chelsea slept until after 9PM last night. By morning she was pacing again. I gave her the pills but they were not much good, at least this afternoon. I think 8 hours is too long between - we do not keep ahead of her discomfort. She was pacing and panting and arching her little back and limping so finally after 4 hours I redosed her and then I sat on the floor holding her until she finally went to sleep. She has now been out for almost three hours. I am afraid that things do not look good for our sweet puppy. I am carrying her outside to do her business these days because walking is very uncomfortable for her.
Tomorrow will be very traumatic. I have to go to Mother's for several reasons, but I can call Kettle Moraine any time after 6PM. We are also taking Dick to the Eye doctor for his new left lens and to check the status of his right eye.
Pray for us. We will need a LOT tomorrow.
God love you all
Mary
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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
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
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
Saturday, August 21, 2010
A nice quiet day between my two trips to Irish Fest. I did not have to go anywhere today. Isn't that a wonder.
It was rather muggy and warm but not unbearable. The strangest thing. Chelsea go me up at about 2AM or something like that. Then she did not wake up until 8:30AM and I stayed in bed too. Boy was that ever nice.
I cleaned Roxie's litter box thoroughly today. That was the only really big chore that I did. It is hard for me not to get too involved in things, but I really wanted to get as much rest as I could today because, no matter what, tomorrow will be a busy day and Monday will not be much better.
Dick asked me to mention that with his eyes being so blurry is anyone is sending him emails, he is not able to read them. To be patient. We should have his new lens this week and he can catch up.
In the mean time, have a lovely Sunday. If you are at Irishfest and want to contact me my cell phone number is 910-912-5345.
God love you
Mary
It was rather muggy and warm but not unbearable. The strangest thing. Chelsea go me up at about 2AM or something like that. Then she did not wake up until 8:30AM and I stayed in bed too. Boy was that ever nice.
I cleaned Roxie's litter box thoroughly today. That was the only really big chore that I did. It is hard for me not to get too involved in things, but I really wanted to get as much rest as I could today because, no matter what, tomorrow will be a busy day and Monday will not be much better.
Dick asked me to mention that with his eyes being so blurry is anyone is sending him emails, he is not able to read them. To be patient. We should have his new lens this week and he can catch up.
In the mean time, have a lovely Sunday. If you are at Irishfest and want to contact me my cell phone number is 910-912-5345.
God love you
Mary
Friday, August 20, 2010
What a day. Jody came to clean the house this morning. I had been busy getting Chelsea walked and fixing breakfast. Dick had requested pancakes. So I made some. I am using up some yogurt. I adapted a recipe that called for plain yogurt using yogurt with fruit in it and they were delicious.
I picked up some sweet corn for our lunch as I was not to be home for our usual corn and tomato supper.
Then I took a little nap before getting ready to go to IRISH FEST!!!!!
I left for Janet and Rich Bieschke's at about 2:30PM. They were leaving at 3PM and were kind enough to let me ride along with them. We got to the festival grounds shortly after four and were able to take advantage of the free entry between 4 and 5:30PM. We all stuck together for about a half an hour, then Richard got bored with our shopping and went on to watch the dancers and get a good beer. Janet and I made our way to the Cultural Village. I found Cindy Matyi, Pat Gallagher and met Steven O Loughlin, who's work I have enjoyed from afar since I met Patrick and Cindy. I am going to get a couple of his prints and will share them with you. At least one will be a gift.
This is where Jane and I lost each other because I spent quite a bit of time visiting with Cindy and Patrick. Then I couldn't find her so I grabbed a Reuben Roll which was really good and headed over to the Aer Lingus stage to enjoy the Green Fields of America reunion. I knew that Robbie O Connell was going to be there but did not expect Jimmy Keane as he had not been listed online. So it was a double pleasure. I picked up a glass of mead to enjoy while I watched their show. After it was over, I went around the building to the entrance to back stage, fully expecting a crowd of other people (despite the fact that it had been raining off and on for the past hour along with lightening and thunder. Then, just as I got to the foot of the stage door stairs, they skies opened and the winds came like a hurricane. I stood there against the wall in a corner deciding where to make my break to when the door opened and one of the volunteers saw me and asked me in. So I got to see Robbie and Jimmy in a nice warm dry quiet place. I told Robbie, I was back there because I was the only fool to decide to try to go to the stage entrance to meet them and that I was the groupie that got past the guards.
I also met Danny Golden sitting on a stool waiting. He still dances and talked to Dennis from Blarney.
It was fun. When the rain stopped, I decided to get on my way as I still had to find Mary Pat Kelly..
After another phone call, I did find her. We had a great visit as she was selling her book. I met several of her friends too. Suddenly I realized that it was almost 8PM and Janet, Rich and I had decided that if we got separated we would meet at the entrance between 8 and 8:30PM. I checked around the entrance and did not see them so I ambled over to the Tipperary Tea Room to get an Irish Coffee and some cookies. I got to hear the Last of the Schooner Fare concert. They were singing We the People. I also found Dave and Ellen. Dave leads the group that sings at Blessed Trinity's Celtic Mass and Faire. Ellen is very interested in being a Celtic Woman.
So it was a special day. I am pleased that I can go back again on Sunday. I know what I want to do and what I want to buy then. Mary Pat and I are going to do an early morning coffee right after Mass. And I will try to get Cindy out for a break too. She is rather frail and has just recovered from a bout of food poisoning. This on top of chemo. At least her daughter and a friend of her daughter's are here to help her.
It is now after 11PM. Later that I am EVER up. Tomorrow I am home ALL day. I don't even have to go to church as I am going to the Mass at the Marcus Ampitheatre. So. I hope your day was as good as mine and wish you sweet dreams.
Love and God loves you too
Mary
I picked up some sweet corn for our lunch as I was not to be home for our usual corn and tomato supper.
Then I took a little nap before getting ready to go to IRISH FEST!!!!!
I left for Janet and Rich Bieschke's at about 2:30PM. They were leaving at 3PM and were kind enough to let me ride along with them. We got to the festival grounds shortly after four and were able to take advantage of the free entry between 4 and 5:30PM. We all stuck together for about a half an hour, then Richard got bored with our shopping and went on to watch the dancers and get a good beer. Janet and I made our way to the Cultural Village. I found Cindy Matyi, Pat Gallagher and met Steven O Loughlin, who's work I have enjoyed from afar since I met Patrick and Cindy. I am going to get a couple of his prints and will share them with you. At least one will be a gift.
This is where Jane and I lost each other because I spent quite a bit of time visiting with Cindy and Patrick. Then I couldn't find her so I grabbed a Reuben Roll which was really good and headed over to the Aer Lingus stage to enjoy the Green Fields of America reunion. I knew that Robbie O Connell was going to be there but did not expect Jimmy Keane as he had not been listed online. So it was a double pleasure. I picked up a glass of mead to enjoy while I watched their show. After it was over, I went around the building to the entrance to back stage, fully expecting a crowd of other people (despite the fact that it had been raining off and on for the past hour along with lightening and thunder. Then, just as I got to the foot of the stage door stairs, they skies opened and the winds came like a hurricane. I stood there against the wall in a corner deciding where to make my break to when the door opened and one of the volunteers saw me and asked me in. So I got to see Robbie and Jimmy in a nice warm dry quiet place. I told Robbie, I was back there because I was the only fool to decide to try to go to the stage entrance to meet them and that I was the groupie that got past the guards.
I also met Danny Golden sitting on a stool waiting. He still dances and talked to Dennis from Blarney.
It was fun. When the rain stopped, I decided to get on my way as I still had to find Mary Pat Kelly..
After another phone call, I did find her. We had a great visit as she was selling her book. I met several of her friends too. Suddenly I realized that it was almost 8PM and Janet, Rich and I had decided that if we got separated we would meet at the entrance between 8 and 8:30PM. I checked around the entrance and did not see them so I ambled over to the Tipperary Tea Room to get an Irish Coffee and some cookies. I got to hear the Last of the Schooner Fare concert. They were singing We the People. I also found Dave and Ellen. Dave leads the group that sings at Blessed Trinity's Celtic Mass and Faire. Ellen is very interested in being a Celtic Woman.
So it was a special day. I am pleased that I can go back again on Sunday. I know what I want to do and what I want to buy then. Mary Pat and I are going to do an early morning coffee right after Mass. And I will try to get Cindy out for a break too. She is rather frail and has just recovered from a bout of food poisoning. This on top of chemo. At least her daughter and a friend of her daughter's are here to help her.
It is now after 11PM. Later that I am EVER up. Tomorrow I am home ALL day. I don't even have to go to church as I am going to the Mass at the Marcus Ampitheatre. So. I hope your day was as good as mine and wish you sweet dreams.
Love and God loves you too
Mary
Thursday, August 19, 2010
One would think that Thursday should be a quiet day. It was not too bad. Chelsea was pretty good. She woke me up the first time at about 3AM and then again at about 6AM. She kind of worried me because she did not eat a very good breakfast and I had trouble getting her pills into her.
I spent the morning watering plants, emailing people and calling people. Then, at 11:30AM, I left to pick up Kate. She had an Obama election pin with is picture and all the previous presidents that she had picked up in Washington DC when she went to her DAR convention. She knows that Mom collects political buttons. We picked up lunch at the Point and had a lovely lunch with Mother. We got steak sandwiches and french fries. I had forgotten how GOOD the steak sandwiches are at the Point. Thank you, Ron, for sending us there. Kate had originally thought of picking up lunch at Chesters.
We left at about 1PM. As we were leaving, Loraine Schaap and Tom Keyes, were coming down the street to visit Mother as a visit from Blessed Trinity. Loraine even had communion for her. Kat and the Keyes are good friends so this was a good visit. I was glad that Loraine got to meet Kate as we have been praying for her and Ron for years.
When I got home, I took a nap. I needed it by then as after Kate and I left Mom's we went shopping at Richardsons Furniture and then picked up Chelsea's meds at the vet. I got some tea at their Tea Atrium. I still need to take Mother there for some tea and cakes. She would enjoy that and it would be an easy trip.
So, we are at the end of the day. Tomorrow is Irishfest and I am SO looking forward to it. I am getting corn in the morning and we will have it for lunch instead of our evening meal.
Be good and tomorrow night I will tell you about the fest. I hope to hook up with several of my friends tomorrow and arrange to have meals or gatherings with them either Friday or Sunday.
God love you
Mary
I spent the morning watering plants, emailing people and calling people. Then, at 11:30AM, I left to pick up Kate. She had an Obama election pin with is picture and all the previous presidents that she had picked up in Washington DC when she went to her DAR convention. She knows that Mom collects political buttons. We picked up lunch at the Point and had a lovely lunch with Mother. We got steak sandwiches and french fries. I had forgotten how GOOD the steak sandwiches are at the Point. Thank you, Ron, for sending us there. Kate had originally thought of picking up lunch at Chesters.
We left at about 1PM. As we were leaving, Loraine Schaap and Tom Keyes, were coming down the street to visit Mother as a visit from Blessed Trinity. Loraine even had communion for her. Kat and the Keyes are good friends so this was a good visit. I was glad that Loraine got to meet Kate as we have been praying for her and Ron for years.
When I got home, I took a nap. I needed it by then as after Kate and I left Mom's we went shopping at Richardsons Furniture and then picked up Chelsea's meds at the vet. I got some tea at their Tea Atrium. I still need to take Mother there for some tea and cakes. She would enjoy that and it would be an easy trip.
So, we are at the end of the day. Tomorrow is Irishfest and I am SO looking forward to it. I am getting corn in the morning and we will have it for lunch instead of our evening meal.
Be good and tomorrow night I will tell you about the fest. I hope to hook up with several of my friends tomorrow and arrange to have meals or gatherings with them either Friday or Sunday.
God love you
Mary
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The night was a bit broken up. Chelsea got me up before 1AM again. Then she let me sleep until almost 5AM. Needless to say, I went back to bed and shut the door. Then Dick came back to bed shortly after 6AM so I eventually got up and just started moving. The critters and I got the feeding and the bathing and the walking done before 7:30 and then I headed to the grocery store.
I was there quite early and the store was quiet. Dick had checked the lottery tickets and said that there were no winners. I always double check them in the automatic checker. Guess what! We had a $32 winner so this week was "free." A nice surprise for both of us.
I filled the gas tank on the way home so I am probably good for another two weeks. I seem to be always driving, but they are usually in town and don't use much gas.
I go home and put the groceries away. Chelsea and Dick were both sleeping, so when it got close to 10AM, I headed out with my guns to Rhine to shoot a round a trap and meet Nancy and her grandson so Nancy and I could practice our pistol shooting.
It was quiet today as most of the shooters were done. I was actually done but wanted to do a practice round. I got a 9. Not great but I was settling down and Jerry gave me some hints on the line which will maybe penetrate my pea brain. I am using the shells that my friend Norb loaded. I was going along just fine until my second last shot. He must have slipped a heavy load in there on me and it set me back two feet. Everybody jumped and then started laughing at me. (But they jumped a bit too.) Wait til I see Norb at the bust up.
I did not do too badly at the pistol shooting but not to great either. But it was fun and Nancy's grandson, Jack, is a really nice boy.
I got home at about 11 and fixed lunch and then tried to take a nap as I was tired. I could not sleep but did rest for an hour. Dick WAS awake when I got home but just getting up.
We drove on over to the Eye Clinic at 2:30PM. Dr. Cheryl did a refraction on his eyes and did feel that there was enough of a change to warrant a change in his left lens. There may be changes happening yet but the vision has deteriorated enough that he is not enjoying much in the way of reading or the computer. The change would allow one free change in the next 12 months and it is worth it to have him seeing. I know this has been distressing as it has happened so fast. So, in a week or so the new lens will be in and he will be able to see and read again.
We got home about 4 and have been pretty much lazing around. Of course, Chelsea does not approve of me just sitting and has had me take her out a few times, but she seems to be settling down again. I
Tomorrow, except for going to lunch at Mother's with Kate (we are going to pick up lunch at the Point) I will be home all day. The next day, I will be going to Irish Fest with my friends Rich and Janet. So things are quieting down and pickup up all to onst.
I sure hope I get a good night's sleep as I am really tired now.
Till tomorrow.
God keep you in the palm of His hand.
Mary
I was there quite early and the store was quiet. Dick had checked the lottery tickets and said that there were no winners. I always double check them in the automatic checker. Guess what! We had a $32 winner so this week was "free." A nice surprise for both of us.
I filled the gas tank on the way home so I am probably good for another two weeks. I seem to be always driving, but they are usually in town and don't use much gas.
I go home and put the groceries away. Chelsea and Dick were both sleeping, so when it got close to 10AM, I headed out with my guns to Rhine to shoot a round a trap and meet Nancy and her grandson so Nancy and I could practice our pistol shooting.
It was quiet today as most of the shooters were done. I was actually done but wanted to do a practice round. I got a 9. Not great but I was settling down and Jerry gave me some hints on the line which will maybe penetrate my pea brain. I am using the shells that my friend Norb loaded. I was going along just fine until my second last shot. He must have slipped a heavy load in there on me and it set me back two feet. Everybody jumped and then started laughing at me. (But they jumped a bit too.) Wait til I see Norb at the bust up.
I did not do too badly at the pistol shooting but not to great either. But it was fun and Nancy's grandson, Jack, is a really nice boy.
I got home at about 11 and fixed lunch and then tried to take a nap as I was tired. I could not sleep but did rest for an hour. Dick WAS awake when I got home but just getting up.
We drove on over to the Eye Clinic at 2:30PM. Dr. Cheryl did a refraction on his eyes and did feel that there was enough of a change to warrant a change in his left lens. There may be changes happening yet but the vision has deteriorated enough that he is not enjoying much in the way of reading or the computer. The change would allow one free change in the next 12 months and it is worth it to have him seeing. I know this has been distressing as it has happened so fast. So, in a week or so the new lens will be in and he will be able to see and read again.
We got home about 4 and have been pretty much lazing around. Of course, Chelsea does not approve of me just sitting and has had me take her out a few times, but she seems to be settling down again. I
Tomorrow, except for going to lunch at Mother's with Kate (we are going to pick up lunch at the Point) I will be home all day. The next day, I will be going to Irish Fest with my friends Rich and Janet. So things are quieting down and pickup up all to onst.
I sure hope I get a good night's sleep as I am really tired now.
Till tomorrow.
God keep you in the palm of His hand.
Mary
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Another very busy day. This one started off normally. Taking care of critters and me and Dick. Then we had to go to the Plymouth Clinic at 11AM to the anti coagulation clinic for Dick's monthly blood test. He was at 2.8. Perfect. So he can keep the same med schedule and we don't have to go back for a month.
Then we stopped at the Hong Kong Island Buffet for lunch. I picked up a dinner of Fried Rice, Chicken Chop Suey and Egg rolls. Boy was it good.
After lunch, Dick had his appointment with Dr. Cheryl Ziegler, the eye doctor. The right eye, with the selasian looks pretty good but he has been complaining about his left eye too. His vision is blurred.in that eye. She found no retinal problems, thank God. We will go back tomorrow for a refraction to see if he needs a change in his prescription.
It's always something, isn't it?
I got my hair cut this afternoon too. My friend, Janet, called this afternoon. She and Richard are going to Irish Fest on Friday evening and I can ride along with them. Yea. I can go the two days that I wanted too. They will not stay too late either which will make Dick very happy. Now I need to contact Maureen, Cindy and Mary Pat to see how we can join up for some visits on either Friday or Sunday.
Have a nice Wednesday. Again. I will be busy but after the weekend,things will settle down for a bit again.
God love you all
Mary
Then we stopped at the Hong Kong Island Buffet for lunch. I picked up a dinner of Fried Rice, Chicken Chop Suey and Egg rolls. Boy was it good.
After lunch, Dick had his appointment with Dr. Cheryl Ziegler, the eye doctor. The right eye, with the selasian looks pretty good but he has been complaining about his left eye too. His vision is blurred.in that eye. She found no retinal problems, thank God. We will go back tomorrow for a refraction to see if he needs a change in his prescription.
It's always something, isn't it?
I got my hair cut this afternoon too. My friend, Janet, called this afternoon. She and Richard are going to Irish Fest on Friday evening and I can ride along with them. Yea. I can go the two days that I wanted too. They will not stay too late either which will make Dick very happy. Now I need to contact Maureen, Cindy and Mary Pat to see how we can join up for some visits on either Friday or Sunday.
Have a nice Wednesday. Again. I will be busy but after the weekend,things will settle down for a bit again.
God love you all
Mary
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