Today was a busy day.  

This morning I had to get my port flushed.   Everything was just fine and I don't have to go back for 6 weeks now.  It has been every month.

This afternoon at 2PM was the Lawton Celtic Meeting.    It was quite successful this time.   We had 7 people there.   I shared my walking sticks and my shillelagh and my spear..   Robbi brought a walking stick too.     We had an animated conversation and decided to talk about Easter in Ireland next month.    After the fact but we don't care.   We operate on Irish time:)

I got their fish and chips dinner as it is Friday and I wanted fish which I do not have in the house.   It is Friday in Lent, you know.   I cannot fast but I can abstain from meat on Fridays.

So a good day and I am winding down.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I was able to stay home all day today.   What a joy for my Nicky.    He hates it when I leave.

He has been  bit down the past couple of week. I know he worried Bart and Barb when ehey watched him.   But suddenly, he is getting excited about his meals and being much more alert and happy.   Maybe the dental procedure knocked him down for a spell.

We have had temps ranging from the 60's t0 th 90's but this weekend we may get close to freezing and are getting rain, which we need.

Wierd  Spring

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Well, I'm home safe and sound.    It was a wonderful weekend. 

My brother Jeff and his wife, Kathy, put up with me:) for the duration.

Jeff let me use his car on Friday to go to Sheboygan County to have lunch with Bobbie and Bill, get my reflexology treatment from my friend, Joan Kramer and have dinner with several of my Celtic Friends and as it turns out my Bible Study friends as Felicia and Joe also go to the Bible Study.

Saturday was the Wild Game Dinner and Beer Tasting Contest.     Donna and Eileen opted out of the contest to help me with the beer distribution and with the required "paper work".    We had 20 participants and 23 beers in the contest.     Denise, who won last year, won again and will again be our host next year.  The food was as usual spectacular.    Stew, enchiladas, pizza etc, etc all made with the game harvested by our intrepid hunters.  A wonderful happy day.

Sunday was quieter but great visiting time with Jeff, Kathy and my niece Sara who was also in Wisconsin for the Wild Game Dinner.    Great times.

Today I had my dentist appointment to put the permanent crown in.    Went well.   Glad that is over.   Now I have to get to some of my other "Maintenance" issues.   The more they are the older you get:)

Dia Dhuit
Mary

Today was a busy day.     I had an appointment with D.r Toy, my chiropractor, this morning at 9:15.   Then I went to Walgreens to pick up a couple of things and to the bank to get money for my trip to Wisconsin.

This afternoon I almost have my packing done, except for the last minute things.

So you won't be hearing from me until Tuesday, next week.    I am going to Wisconsin for the annual Wild Game Dinner and Beer Tasting Contest.   Plan to see other friends while I am there too.

Bart will be here every day to feed our feral cat, Fluff. every day and will take Nicky home with him.  

So all is ready.     The weather seems to be cooperating with me both here and in Wisconsin.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Home all day.   Getting ready for the trip for the Wild Game Dinner.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Can't believe that this is the last day of March already.

I went to the 8:30AM Mass this morning and then to coffee and donuts where I visited with friends.

My friend, Robbi Dyer came by this afternoon and we had a nice visit.   Long enough that I offered her tea and wine:)     She is an amazing woman.    Retired from the Armed Forces.

Did a bit of sewing too.   Hope I can sleep tonight.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Nicky seems to be improving slowly.    His appetite is really bad and I am having trouble getting his pills down him,    But he is walking normally again and even wanted to go for a walk outside this afternoon.    I tried but it was too cold and windy for me.

I am sore in my joints and muscles and am trying different methods (one at a time) to try to help me sleep from the time I go to bed until morning.    So far, nothing is working but I won't give up.

I was home all day yesterday and today.   Did a bit of sewing.   Not much else but at least I did something:)      

The weather has turned chilly and we may even have a frost in the morning.   A good thing I am not up to my usual planning for my little gardens.    After the danger of frost, I will do something.    New Growth is healing.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A very active day, for me anyway.     I went grocery shopping this morning.  

Then when I got home and settled down, Nicky had a seisure.   He had one a couple of days go but I decided to just observe him at that time as he recovered very quickly.   This one was a bit more severe.

Cost me a fortune but he is OK.    I have a prescription to fill if he has another one.   Perhaps his heart murmur is the underlying cause.    I had his teeth cleaned as long as he was put under for another test.   Anesthesia for dogs is expensive.   I probably won't have to have his teeth cleaned again.   That is expensive too.

Going to a movie called  Unplanned, an anti abortion film sponsored by the church, with my friends, Judy and Esther.    The movie is grim but the company will be good.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Had my throat procedure done today.   Dr. Morgan took biopsies again but did say is looks somewhat better.   I'll know in a week or so.

I spent the rest of the day taking it easy because I was drained.   So glad that Bart was able to take me today.   

Talked to Bill tonight.   Leslie is home and slowly healing.     Pray for all of us.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Just got back from Writer's Club.   Read a couple of poems and listened to the others excellent works.

Tomorrow I have to be at the Clinic at 6:45AM for a procedure on my esophagus.     Ich.    Bart is driving me.    They want to be sure that the scar tissue caused by the radiation is no worse.

Pray for me if you think of it.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I had a nice quiet weekend.    The only time I went out for anything was to go to Mass on Sunday.

I always stop for coffee and donuts or whatever after Mass and had nice visits with the others that also do this.   They had a lot of fruit salad left and sent a bowl home with me.   Nummy Nummy.

Today I was home all day.   Did some cleaning, and sorting.   But mainly a quiet day.   It was in the 60s all day so I wore a jacket for Nicky's walk.   Now that I have started walking him, he is getting quite pushy about it.

Today I didn't run into anybody outside, Yesterday I met a couple of my neighbors and had visits.    The family across the street shared their new granddaughter with me.    She is beautiful and names Heavenly.    Never heard that before but it is pretty.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

No appointments for two days.    What a relief.    I did a bit of shopping both days, but aside from that did not leave the house except to take Nicky for a walk each day.   Yes.    Nicky and I are walking again.    I hope this will loosen up my joints and build my strength.

Nicky, of course, is now starting to et pushy about walking as the afternoons wear on.  He will keep me in line.

So it was a good day for me.   I hope it was as good for you.    The weather is wonderful.   Up into the low 70s.    Nice for walking with the breeze that Oklahoma almost always has.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I feel good about today.

Dr. Toy adjusted me and he said I can wait TWO weeks before I come back, So I am better.

Went to Bible Study.   Quite good discussions on the book we are reading.    I will be glad when we get back to the actual Bible Studies.

Home all afternoon.  I called Aunt Kathleen.   We had a great visit.  She is such a joy.

Then I called Joan, my friend who does reflexology, and she can do my feet while I am in Wisconsin.  Yea.

I am truly blessed.  Everything is coming together.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

What a nice day.    I had Bart and Barb and Marleis over for dinner for Bart's Birthday.    I can't believe that he is now 48 years old.     Still remember that first day.    He was the only baby that I got to see being born.   They set up the mirrors just right.   I remember at one point I stopped pushing to ask a nurse to back up as she was blocking my view.   That was truly a happy deliver y room.

We had Bart's favorite,  Pork and Lima Beans, for dinner.   Whew.   I still remember how to make it.   He said it was just as he remembered.

It was a lovely day today.   Nicky and I are going for afternoon walks when it is this nice.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I made my reservations for the annual Deeley Wild Game and Beer Tasting Event today.

Bart went with me to be sure that he and/or Barb would be able to take me and pick me up on my return journey.    I will be staying with Jeff this year and flying in to Appleton.   A new adventu

The rest of the day I kept up with things around the house.  Talked to several people, Bobbie, My friend Peggy with the news of the passing of our friend Gloria and Richard and Btenda.

Tomorrow I am cooking a birthday dinner for Bart.    Pork Chops and Lima Beans.    It should be fun.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I am back going to the 8:30AM Sunday masses again.   Sure glad as I go for coffee and donuts afterward and get to visit with people.

My friend, Peg, from Cascade called me this afternoon for a St. Patrick's Day talk.    It was great.

The rest of the day was quiet until 4PM when Bart and Barb picked me up to go to Adam and Lexie's house to celebrate Bart and Emma (a little girl on Lexie's side) birthdays.    Adam smoked and barbecued meats and there were good side dishes and of course, cake and ice cream.     A lovely evening

Dia Dhuit

Mary

The first day this week that I was able to stay home all day.    I  KNOW Nicky likes that.    But of course he doesn't have the excitement of me coming home:)

Didn't do much but putter around.  I felt that I was occupied but couldn't tell you what I accomplished.

Tomorrow is St. Patrick;s Day.  It will be a busy day, starting with 8:30AM Mass.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Just got home from the Apache Casino.   No - I have not taken up gambling.    They had the Mc Taggert Irish Dancers from Oklahoma City doing a show and Marlies invited me to go with her.

We had a lovely evening.  A good meal and a great show.   Then we hung around a bit for the crowds to dispurse.   I watched a short Irish Dancer show up in the gambling area and Marleis  gambled.   She really enjoys it and we are still home by 10PM.   Late for me but if I was doing more not late at all.

Anyway.   I am going to bed now and hope I am tired enough to sleep through the night.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Went to the dentist today for my temporary crown.    Took over two and a half hours.  I a still exhausted.

Have to go back in three weeks for the permanent crown which should be pretty much a slam dunk.

My Leslie had her surgery and it went well.  Please pray for a quick recovery for her.

Tomorrow is twice busy.   I need my port flushed and then will go to my Celtic Group meeting at 2PM.

Then in the evening I am going with Marlies to see Irish Dancers at the Casino.   Something Irish at last.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A very busy two days.

Yesterday, I had a haircut appointment at 10AM.   So left the house at 9:30AM.    Got off from that in time to do a bit of shopping at Walmart then home for lunch and a rest.

Then on to see Dr. Aiku, my primary provider, at 2PM.    She prescribed a new arthritis med and want to see me in a month.     We are assuming that it is arthritis and the weather that cause my pain and inability to really get a good night;s sleep.

Then Writer's Club in the evening.  Good readings from my fellow writers,   I read some old poems of mine and then sang an Irish song for them:)    Nice to have an audience.   I miss  52 Stafford:)

Today, I had an appointment with Dr. Toy, my chiropractor at 9:15AM.    He had quite a bit of work to do and will see me next week.   Before I got the pneumonia, I was only seeing him once a month.   That event really did a job on me.

The at 10:00AM I was at Holy Family for Bible Study.   Actually we are doing a book study right now on a book called Forty Anti Catholic Lies.    It is stimulating a lot of discussion.     Today on Priesthood and married or women priests.

Spent the rest of the day washing and resting.

Dia Dhuit

Mary