Woke up this morning to 46 degrees.   They say that there could even be a frost tonight.   I believe we are too close to the lake and my suseptable plants are close enough to the house for this first one.

Richard and Brenda called this morning and helped me with the computer.   I had been unable to print from my machine.   This is a real problem for me and I am SO grateful that they can step in (from Madison even.   Like a Miracle.)  and repair things.

We had just plain good old cheeseburgers with a salad four our lunch.   Then we both took a short nap. 

I had intended to do more sorting and sewing today but last night was not a really good night for sleep so I felt like a slug all day.   Just a movin' slow.   Hopefully tonight will make up for last night.


I talked to both Bret and Bart yesterday and today.   I am worried about their Aunt Jacquie and since their Dad lives with her this could impact them.    They will both to their best to check on Jacquie.  Also, their cousin Vikki is more in the mix as her mother, Doris, also lives there.  Wish I could help but I am just too far away.

Take care of you.    I don't want to worry about anybody else.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I had a rather difficult night.   It was one of those nights that I felt that I did not sleep at all but every time I looked at the clock it was a couple of hours later.So I HAD to have slept.

I was busy all day.   Jody came at 8AM to clean.  I baked some basil/marmalade scones while she was here because she really likes my baking.   Then I prepared chicken with gravy and mashed potatoes and salad for our lunch.  We ate lunch very early because Dick could not keep his eyes open any longer.   We both took a nap.  When we got up, I went downstairs and moved all the medical stuff like wheel chairs and bath benches to the area under the stairs.  My next project is to gather all the computer stuff and putit into one spot so that when Richard and Brenda come they can tell me what we need to keep and how to dispose of what we do not need to keep.  

Perhaps if I knew more life would be easier.

I did a bit of sewing while I was downstairs.   I have several UFOs and find that they seem to change their importance from day to day.     I need to prepare all I need for IBAM in the next two weeks.  Maureen said she would get a flyer printed if I need it.   I am not at that point and need to get there.  This is a quiet weekend.  Perhaps it will  work out.   Somehow or other things seem to come out all right.  I hope people will like my presentation.   I NEED to get my printer working.   Or else figure out how to get two posters printed for my "show".   I really want the people to see the "Hand of God" and the "Maid Mother Crone" wall hangings as a part of my talk.

So here we are.  The end of another day.   I can't believe that it is Friday night again.   And that we are at the Autumn Equinox.   I got to change the Celtic Calendar tonight. 

A whole weekend to kind of get my act together.   What a joy.    In two weeks CAIM will perform and in three weeks I will escape to Chicago for the IBAM weekend.   I need some time for me.   Actually a weekend just me would be nice but I am so grateful for IBAM.  This will keep me through Christmas.Bless you all and I pray for you all. Pray for Robin Roberts and for Jody's sister and for Jacquie and Doris and Dick and for Todd who is trying to care for them all.   I wish I could be there for them too.

Dia Dhuit
Mary

It was a nice clear Autumn day.  I know that technically Autumn starts on Saturday but today was a preview.

Kay, from Embrace, came this morning to get Dick up. dressed. fed and medicine dispensed.  So I was able to let the good night's sleep extend a bit later in the day.  Yes, last night was a good night.

I went out for a bit while Kay was here and dropped some items off at St. Vinnies, and distributed some more posters about Caim.

We had chicken and rice for our dinner then took a nap.   

I finished cleaning the "wine room" today so it was a productive day.   Tomorrow I will consolidate the various medical equipment that we have in the at area so it is all together and out of the furnace room.    The furnace room will be next.   I intend to gather ALL of the old computer boxes into one area and eventually hopefully get advice as to what do do with it.

Tomorrow I am going to try to figure out why I cannot print from my computer too.   I am not sure how I will do this but will start with connections and go from there.

Tomorrow we get to be home ALL day.  Yippee.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

What a day.   It was a pretty bad night.  Dick had trouble getting to sleep and it was midnight before things really settled down.    Fortunately, Roxie waited until 6:30AM to wake me up.  

Heidi, from Embrace, came at 7:AM.  I was still unwashed and feeling lazy but put her in charge of Dick and I proceeded as I wanted too.   I left at about 8:30AM to pick up some vacuum cleaner filters.  I also found some shirts for Dick and a purse at KMart.   On the way back I got our last corn of the season.   This has to be the end.

Home again, I found a very needy kitty.   Roxie seems quite lost today.  She wants something and I can't understand her.

At. 12:15PM Tim 2 from Custom Care and Transport picked us up to go to see Marty at Actra for a fitting for Dick's new right prosthesis.   It did not work again.   We are pretty discouraged at this point.  Marty is making adjustments and will call us when we can come up for another fitting.  

It was almost 3:30PM when we got back home.  We are both exhausted and will go to bed as soon as is REASONABLY possible.  Not before 8PM as there is too much risk of waking up in the middle of the night.   I need a night straight through from 9 to 7 actually.

Perhaps two or three nights.

Ah but I am the dreamer.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Woke up this morning and it was cold in the house.   So I turned on the furnace.   Air came out but it was cold.  So I called Steger AGAIN.   Rene, the receptionist, said that she would have someone out quickly.   Guess who came.   Greg, the owner.   He got it fixed and knows what was wrong.   I think his guy will get a talking too.

Anyway.   The rest of the day went quite well.    I got the trash out and cleaned half of the wine room.   I hope to have it all cleaned up by the weekend.   Then I am moving all of the medical equipment  into that room.  It will be easier to clean the furnace room next.

I did a bit of work on the wall hanging that I am going to make out of the four squares of crazy quilt that Mother put together.   They are too precious not to use.

Grocery shopping tonight.

Whew,  I am tired.

Hope your day was productive and happy too.

Dia Dhuit

Mary









~Concerns for animals is a matter of taking
the side of the weak over the strong. Something
the best people have always done ♥

*Harriet Beecher Stowe*

Finally, after three weeks,  A normal Monday.

The night was very broken up so after I fed Roxie, I went back to bed until 7AM.  I was still able to get everything done for me and Dick before Bobbie came at 9AM.   She did have to fix her Dad's breakfast, we did not get quite that far.

It was good to be back at Bible Study.   We had a pretty full table.   Nine of us.  They said that they had missed me.  The 85th Psalm, a psalm of lament, is not nearly as dreary as the others we have been discussing.   As a matter of fact, it is almost hopeful.

Next on to Mother's house.   She was quite well today.  I think the visits from George and Betsy were very good for her.    They came every day but for short visits.   This is good as she doesn't get so worn out that way.   We had a nice Monday visit.  We got all the bills paid and I put out her pills too.


Dick, Bobbie and I had spaghetti and apple cake for out lunch.   Bobbie had warmed the sauce so we just had to wait for the pasta to cook and I made a salad.   Sure was good to have Bobbie here.   Roxie was VERY excited when she came in.   They had a nice vacation up north as usual.    She said that it was nice at this time of year, just like Dick and I always did.  Everything is still open but the crowds are down because kids are back in school.

Tonight is the CWI Board Telephone Conference call.   As it starts at 7PM and I will be helping Dick get ready for bed as soon as it is over, I decided to do the blog now.

Happy IVGLDSW Day!   Today is International Very Good Looking, Damn Smart Woman's Day, so please send this message to someone you think fits this description. Please do not send it back to me as I have already received it from a Very Good Looking, Damn Smart Woman! And remember this motto to live by: Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, totally worn out and screaming 'WOOO HOOOOO what a ride!'  

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A serene Sunday.   I was able to stay in bed until almost 8:30AM.   This was a good start.   Dick was a real sleepy head all day.   He kept falling asleep even when he was performing a task, like nebulizing.   This, of course, made the day even more quiet..

I fixed the mac and cheese that I had planned for our dinner with Richard and Brenda, but halved the recipe.   That and a nice green salad made a supper lunch.

We both rested after lunch.   I made the reservations for the lodging and the admission to IBAM next month.   The only thing I am not sure of is if  I want to go to a Phil Counter concert on Friday.  This would be another healthy cost and I am not sure.   I need to find out what others are doing.   There are other things to do at the center besides that concert and it will be good to be with my CWI friends.   Also - a good night's sleep would be a blessing for me.

-Kay came at 6:30PM.   We had finished a supper of Irish bacon, tomato and lettuce sandwiches.  Boy were they good.   I spent the next couple of hours in the lower area working on the wall hanging of Mom's crazy quilt squares and the Kevin wall hanging.   Then I called Jacquie.  I just suddenly missed her.  We have been friends for almost 50 years.   A friendship like that is priceless.  

Bless you ayou and yours and keep you safe through the night.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

This was a beautiful day.   Comfortable dry weather with just a hint of a breeze.

I did go back to bed after feeding Roxie, but that did not work too well.   I had trouble getting comfortable and then Roxie decided that this is not what she had in mind for the morning anyway.  She was a real pain.   She went so far as to get onto Dick's table next to the bed and drink water from his glass.   Naturally, this made me think she was perhaps out of water.   But she was just toying with me.

We had a pretty quiet day anyway.   And tomorrow looks as good.   I may get myself centered again.   I called Tim from Custom Care and Transport and he is coming to take Dick to Fond Du Lac for his prosthesis appointment on Wednesday.   So we are set for that.    The part for the converted seat in the van will be at A & J sometime next week.    But, as I told Tim.    When it gets here, I will make arrangements to have someone here to stay with Dick while I take it for the repairs.    It will have to be when I can do it and Wednesday is all arranged and I won't change those arrangements.  It will be good to see Tim again anyway. After all this time of needing his help, we miss him.

Kay came to watch Dick while I went to Mass this afternoon.    It was a nice Mass.   Fr Dan does a nice job and has tightened up the ritual a bit.   There is a meeting for "ministers" on the 25th in the evening.   I will have to ask that the help come a bit early but will be able to attend.   Being a Eucharistic Minister is about all that I am able to do at church at this time.

Richard and Brenda were going to come for a visit tomorrow.  Suzi had Kunert family get together this evening and they were going to take the long way home.  BUT they had some car trouble so the visit is off.   We are all so disappointed.   What the heck is happening to machines lately?

Jeff, Kathy, George and Betsy had supper at 52 Stafford tonight.    After supper, they stopped by here.  Jeff and Kathy shared some veggies from their garden.   Lovely tomatoes and three kinds of peppers.    Should be fun.   George and Betsy are in Wisconsin for just four days and will be leaving tomorrow.   Time is so short when visiting.   I was so happy that we had a few minutes with them.

George has been retired for 2 months already.

Tomorrow should be a good day too.  

Take care of you

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Another rather fruitless day.    I got up at 6AM because help was coming at 7:30AM and shortly afterwards.

Jody came at 7:30AM and Heidi from Embrace came about 15 minutes later.     I had to take the van to A & J to have Dick's seat checked.  After three hours of them checking it and them communicating with the factory, they decided that a shaft was broken and one has to be sent from the factory.   So sometime next week,they will call and I will have to go back there for the repairs.     I am sick to death of new things not working properly.    

I got home at about 12:30PM.   Dick waited for me to eat lunch, then we both napped for a bit.

We had a nice quiet rest of the day and then Kay came at 6:30PM and I drove out to Rhine to shoot pistol league.    That was a nice break.     I brought a present home for Dick.   They always have beer left from the beer blast fundraiser and I bought an assorted pack.    Perhaps Richard and Brenda might like to try one on Sunday.  It is just for the fun of experimenting.

If George, Betsy, Jeff and Kathy stop tomorrow night, I have something fun to offer too.

Tomorrow should be very quiet.   All I have to do is go to Mass in the evening.   Sunday too.   I need the rest.  Pray that nothing else breaks.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It was a cool and misty day weather wise.   Not TOO cold but certainly fall like.   Did I tell you that I have seen trees with leaves turned already.   Not many but I think the hot dry weather has everything mixed up.

Heather came at 7:30AM and I left at about 8AM to do some errands.   I picked up Mother's vitamins from Walgreens, then went to the Plymouth Art Center to leave a poster and some tickets for them to sell for the Caim Concert.   Do you have it on your Calendar.   Saturday, October 6th at 2PM.

I stopped at the Sewing Basket and picked up a "sky" for the new wall hanging about St. Kevin and the bird that I will be doing next.   I want the pieces so that when I am at IBAM giving my talk, I can show them what I do to get ready to put it together.   I also got some fabric to use to make a wall hanging out of the last four quilt blocks that Mother made.  She doesn't do any more because of her eyes.   I want to prepare it and give it to one of the girls.   It is so hard because there is just one and I would like to give a special thing to all of them.   They are all so beautiful and I know they would all like anything that Grandma made.  Becky is out of the draw because I gave her the quilt that Mother found from the Deeley garage that she repaired.   Sorry Becky.  But there are six other granddaughters.  I do have one quilt that I need to pass on also.

Anyway, I got back from my errands and Dick was a bit behind schedule.   We did get to his appointment at the Anti Coagulation Clinic, JUST on time.   His count was great.   2.6.   Leslie, you know that that is almost as good as it gets and he does not have to to back for a month.

At this point, the day fell apart.

We went out to the car.   We transferred Dick from the chair to the car seat.   I started working the controls and the chair stopped with Dick suspended halfway in and halfway out.    I checked all around the chair and there was not impediment that I could see.  I tried to bring it all the way out again. I tried everything I knew and finally called A & J.   By then the maintenance people, bless their souls, from Aurora were there trying to help me.  I gave  them the phone figuring that maintenance guys speak a language, right? 

After about an hour and the help of one of our local policemen, we were in the same situation that we were to begin with.  We had managed to get Dick into his motorized chair and into the building.  As it was misty and cool, I was pleased with that.

At this point, A&J said they would come to fix it.   So we went into the clinic to the restaurant.  Dick was too distressed but I had a sandwich because I was hungry.   Then a call came and A&J had decided that it would be better if we drove to their shop at Valders to get it fixed.   YEAH!   Did they have catheterizing capability, and really Good handicap restrooms with lots of help?   I think not.

I called our special transportation guy, Tim, from Custom Care and Transport.  Bless his soul, he was able to have his helper over to pick Dick up and take him home within 20 minutes.    I was unable to get someone at that short a notice to be with Dick.  So  Heidi from Embrace will be here at quarter to 9AM tomorrow and I will go to Valders to A & J to see what in the Sam Hill is wrong.

Poor Dick was just spent and very confused.    I was not far behind him but got him cathed and down for a nap.  He is much recovered after that.    I am afraid that I will have to get ready for bed and have him wake me up when he is ready to be put to bed.   I am exhausted and tomorrow, which was supposed to be a quiet day is now a double whammy.

So pray for your frustrated friend.  I keep remembering my Bret.    Years ago, his father had broken his arm and things were rather stressful around the house.   I was hanging out clothes in the back yard. (I did not have a clothes dryer at this point in my life.)  Bret was swinging on his swing set.   He was just a bit over 3years old. With each swing he was saying.  "Don't worry, Mom.   Everything will be OOOKay.    Don't  worry.  Everything will be ALL  right."   After all these years whenever things are rough.  I remember that sweet voice reassuring me.    One of those very special gifts from God.   And it is still reassuring.

Don't worry.   Every thing will be OOOOKAY.
Dia Dhuit

Mary

A very busy day and I felt very productive.   I had to get up at 6AM but the night's sleep was pretty good.   Dick had a fairly good night too.   BUT he was so tired this morning that he had me put him to bed for a nap at 10:30AM,shortly after I got back from my morning "adventure".   I left home at about quarter to eight after Kay got here.   I went to the Exchange bank for coffee and a bagel.   I left one of the CAIM posters there and they put it up for me.   Then I went to the two Christian schools in the area, St. John the Baptist and St. John Lutheran and asked them to post it on their board.   They were very pleased to do so. 

I drove up to the bank and got some money and deposited a check for Mother, then back downtown to the Plymouth Library to leave another poster   Then Home.

Dorothy Rose had called while I was gone.   She dropped by this afternoon and picked up several posters and will get them out for me.    All I have to do, that I am aware of, is to get the tickets and a poster to the Plymouth Art Center and then go to Dear Old Books and ask her to post one in the store.  I will get to Blessed Trinity on Monday and to Book Heads next Wednesday.   (They are closed for a week.)

Yea.   I love it when a plan comes together.   

When I got home, I made a batch of spaghetti sauce.  Dick had mentioned  last week that he wanted some.    I made it this morning so it could cool down and be reheated for our supper.    It was worth it.

This evening, Kay came at 5:30PM.   I picked up Sy Regan on my way to Mead Library for Karl Elder's Poet's Corner.   It was a full table and a nice bunch of readings.   I read two poems,  One of them was the Haiku I shared with you yesterday.    I read it after Georgia read a poem describing a hurricane from the eyes of a child.   The experience was really rather exciting and fun for her.   Noone was hurt.   There was a lot of destruction on their property but not their little cottage so it was and adventure.   She confessed that for years as a child she wished for another one.

Home again, Dick was ready, in bed, to be settled down for the night.   His feet and legs are hurting.   Please pray that this ebbs so that he can get a good night's sleep.   Tomorrow he has to to to Aurora for his anti-coagulation count.  A little rest will made it much easier for him.

I am ready for bed myself now, as it it 9:30PM.   I believe that Roxie wishes that I would get to it.  She is bathing herself right now.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A very productive day, I believe.    I have been home.   It was pleasant outside but windy as heck for most of it.

I got up a bit later than usual.   I was trash day but they never come before 11AM and I had everything out by 8:30AM.  Then I got Dick up and we had a nice morning.  

I finished several computer projects, emailed several people and made a phone call or two. 

We had Chicken Marsala for our lunch.   That was surely good.

Tonight I will be going grocery shopping while the person from Embrace is here.  

My friend Joan Brigham and her husband came over to pick up a 5 gallon jug and some bottles for winemaking.  I still have lots of bottles and lots of gallon jugs.   I will check with Ron K before I dispose of them.

Tomorrow will be the first of Karl Elder's Poet's Corner at Mead Library.    I will pick up Sy Regan on my way to Sheboygan.   He is legally blind and can't drive any longer so if I go, he can too.    The Sheboygan County Writer's Club has the display window at Mead for a while.   I am looking forward to that.   I wonder if they found my book that I donated to the library.   I am still a member of that club but just don't get to meetings.  Of course, I am not getting to the Cream City meetings either.  

Here is a little poem about wind - a haiku

Wind Music

A strong wind blowing
Plays the house until it hums
Like a happy child.


Have a lovely evening.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It as a whole day at home.

I had hoped to stay in bed a bit later than usual, but Dick woke up at 6AM and his back hurt so we both had to get up.   UCK.    As I explained to him if he gets up, by the time I have him all ready to get up, there is no way that I can go back to sleep.   Besides , then I have to get the pills, and the nebulizer and breakfast.

So we had an early morning.   I got a lot done today.  

Tomorrow I will have to get up fairly early because it is trash day.  but then we will be able to just go along until 6:30PM When Heather will be here and I can go shopping.

Mike from Accessability came at about 11AM this morning to replace the batteries in the wheel chair.  For the past week the chair seemed to be running out of steam any time after 6PM. Mike said that this should take care of us for a while.  The batteries are guaranteed for 6 months and these lasted almost 15 months so we should be OK.  Roxie simply ignored him today.

We had Chili for lunch.  

Then we both took a nap.   I did get at least a half an hour.   So that will help.   I just hope Dick sleeps tonight.   He has been having a problem sleeping at night.   Have him lie down at noon and he will sleep for two hours.  Put him down at 9PM and he can't sleep all night.   Doesn't make any sense to me.   Keeping him up, if you are going to suggest that, doesn't work because he just sleeps in his chair all day.   

So I am getting ready for bed now.   Hope things go well tonight.   My fourteen angels keep watch over you.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

A very quiet day indeed.   I was home for the whole day except for about an hour and a half this evening when Heather arrived.    Then I drove to Sheboygan Falls to Mother's.

Bobbie and Bill are on vacation so I won't be able to go tomorrow as I am not going to bible study and can't leave Dick alone.   Mom and I had a nice visit and got her bills paid and the pills put into the pill box before her evening help came.    She had a nice day with visits from Erin and John and from John and Holly.  

I worked on gathering things for the projects and events that are coming up fast.
It is now only about a month until I get my break at IBAM in Chicago and it is less than a month until the CAIM Concert.

Nothing really exciting.   I made some Irish Brown Bread this afternoon because I am sick of white bread and that is all that is left in the house.

Hope your day was good.  The weather was beautiful.   Low 70s, a gentle breeze and sunny.  I opened the doors for a couple of hours and Roxie was delighted with a sunny spot on the floor in front of the front door.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I slept until almost 9AM this morning.  Not solid sleep but a good relaxing rest.    So I felt pretty good today.

Today is Bobbie's Birthday.   Happy Birthday Bobbie.   Hope your card got there before you left.

Yesterday, a shipment of Irish sausages and bacon arrived.   SO today we had Irish bacon, tomato and lettuce sandwiches for our lunch.   Boy are they good and this is the season for super tomatoes.   We were eating Jeff and Kathy's tomatoes today.   SO WONDERFUL.  Thank you Jeff and Kathy.

I went to Mass this afternoon.  A very nice mass.   Heather from Embrace Care was with Dick.   I was a Eucharistic Minister today which I still find such an amazing privilege.   This was the week with the readings that referred to healing the deaf and mute.  

The next two days will also be rather quiet so I hope to get a lot done as to the IBAM weekend and hopefully Ancestry.   I got a nice letter from my Cousin David Bowser who wants to work with me and whomever about the Clifford part of our roots.

So, I am glad of the quiet and will take advantage of it.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

This was a nice day.   I did have to get up at 6AM.   I was still tired, but at least had had a fairly good night.  The beginning of the night was a bit rough as Dick had trouble getting to sleep.   His right leg and foot hurt.   Then he just has to kind of wait because there is nothing that actually makes it go away.

Kay got her this morning to take care of Dick for me.   I originally had a PT appointment but when Jaren said that he couldn't help me, I just kept the time slotted with Embrace and decided to spend two hours just on me.   I emailed several friends and told them that I was going to be at the Exchange Bank from 8 to 9AM if anyone wanted to get together for just a coffee clutch.   Three came.  Two Joans and a Janet.    We had a great hour just visiting and having a coffee and or breakfast.  I had a scone and I actually drank a whole cup of caffeinated coffee.   Kept me going all morning.

We had hamburger patties, French fries and creamed peas for lunch.   Then since a pound makes four patties, we ate hamburgers on buns for supper.   An each cooking day.

I cooked the pie pumpkin that I bought last week so when I am ready to make a pumpkin pie, I will be ready.

Tonight at 6:30 Kay came again for the usual Friday Night care.   Nancy and Warren picked me up  and we drove to Rhine for the first day of  pistol league.  None of us have shot all summer.   I felt pretty good about it.   I missed the target once on 2 of three but the pattern was not too bad and I can improve.

Saw a lot of friends.   This will be a nice weekly break.

The weekend is very quiet.   Tomorrow I will go to Mass but the rest of the two days is at home.  Though I may go to Mother's on Sunday evening as Monday I can't.   Bobbie and Bill are on vacation and I won't have anyone to stay with Dick.

Until tomorrow

Mary

Dia Dhuit

Today turned out to be a much better day.    It is better not to worry about things until they actually are confirmed.     I went to the dentist today about my sore back lower molars and received the good news that all is OK.   Apparently, I got something stuck between the gum and tooth.   I had with my flossing, brushing and use of the water pik dislodged the problem but not before there was a sore area there.   I am to continue what I am doing and rinse with salt water to completer the healing.   Whew!

Then, Dick had an appointment with Dr. Kream at Aurora Plymouth.   We have good news there also.   The inhalants and medications are keeping Dick's lungs pretty clear and the coughing has about ceased, so we won't have to see Dr. Kream for almost a year.   We have an appointment for next July unless, of course, that he has breathing or coughing problems again.

I spent the afternoon communicating with my Celtic Women on the CAIM Concert that we are hosting in early October and reminding them of the other events that we will be celebrating through the end of the year.

My sister Nora called this afternoon.  We had the nicest visit.   Did I tell you that Leif sent pictures of their visit with us.    One of them is so cute.   It looks like Roxie and I are sharing a glass of wine.   When my printer goes back online and I can bring it into Picassa, I will post it.

So tomorrow I can start off even.   I have been behind on some things.    Hopefully I can stay up for a week or two.  Over the weekend I want to start getting ready for IBAM.   I have a couple of projects downstairs that I would like to finish.

So.  Happy Thursday and have a happy Friday.

Rest easy tonight and pray for a full night's sleep for me too.

Dia Dhuit.

Mary

What a frustrating day.    I did get a good haircut but was pretty ineffectual the rest of the day.

My computer refuses to connect to the printer or vice virsa.   I checked all the connections and everything else that I know how to do.    Dick called Richard tonight.   We went through several things but were unable to pinpoint it.    It is too late now so we hung it up.   He and Brenda will check further and get back to me when they have time.   They will be here for lunch on the 16th.  Yea.   Suzi is having a Kunert gathering on the 15th and they are going to take the long way home.

I had a PT appointment today.   Not very happy about that.   I had to tell Jaren that the treatment last Friday did nothing and that I am in a lot of pain.    As a matter of fact, last night was really kind of funny.   I kept dreaming that I was making my way to a doctor to help with the arm and the people I ran into kept touching it and it hurt.   Then I would wake up and find that my arm was hurting.   Sometimes I found that Roxie was poking me in the back wanting me to get up and feed her.  Sometimes I was just laying funny.

Anyway,  Jaren says that he can't help me.   He told me to call Dr. Murthy for other alternatives.    I am rather sick of alternatives and actually Dr. Murthy thought that this was the only option except for stopping any physical stress.   But I will call him tomorrow.

Tomorrow I have to go to the dentist and Dick to see Dr. Kream.   Pray that they are more encouraging.

Dia Dhuit

Mary


Thought for the Day

Women are angels
And when someone breaks our wings
We simply continue to fly........on a broomstick.
We are flexible like that.  

My Sweet Niece Vikki sent this to me.

A hot muggy day.   Fortunately we did not have to be out in in for any length of time. 

I was busy all day.   I have the poster and tickets all ready for CAIM.    I have make a dentist appointment for Thursday morning.    Then I called Embrace Care to be sure that I had someone here then to be with Dick.   I have the appointment for 8AM and have to be back by 9:30AM to get Dick to the Aurora by 10 AM for his appointment with Dr. Kream.

Tomorrow morning I have PT and a haircut.    I have been sore all day so I don't know whether this PT is helping or not.   It is still early in the treatments but I am a bit disappointed.   The treatments for my ribs seem to be wearing off too.   Oh Well.  

Tonight I am hoping to get to bed and sleep through the night.    That would be a change from the past two nights.

I called my Bret this evening to sing Happy Birthday to him.   This is the day.   He turned 45, can you believe?    The people in the park where he has his mobile home threw him a BIG party.    He said it was great.   Everybody was there and there was SO much food and celebrating.   I am so happy that he is so cared for.

Dia Dhuit
Mary

What a lovely Labor Day,   We got to have a meal with Bobbie and Bill, our children.   A goo meal too and it was a nice diversion from the daily ritual.

Bobbie and Bill came early so that I could spend time with my Mother.   This was good for both her and me as I was able to be sure that everything financial was up to date with her and we could spend some time just visiting.   Just as I was leaving,  Uncle Pat and Aunt Joan came in just to spend a few minutes with her.  So good to spend just that greeting with them.  

Uncle Pat and I are only about 5 years apart in years.   He was a surprise for Grandma and Grandpa Bowser.   Then his son, John and I are the oldest and youngest of Grandma and Grandpa Bowser,s grandchildren.  We are, I believe 40 years apart and delight in getting pictures together whenever we can as the oldest and youngest of the grandchildren.   He is so sweet.

The afternoon was very quiet.   I finished the work I need to do on The CAIM concert.   Now I just have to fax and email it to Beth at the SCHRC to get it printed.  Then we have to get the posters and information out to the public as soon as possible.

I hope this works out well. Caim is so super to listen too and such an accomplished group.  They are one  of the few that I say.   "I don't care if you like this music or not.   These performers are so good that you love the performance anyway."   Please come if you can.   Contact me for more information.

Dia dhuit

Mary