tuesday

Nothing much going on here,
We went to the hosp.(cancer tx center) this morning for
boyfriend to get his medicine.....then headed home to wait on the wound care nurse.She was a half an hour late per her usual.
Before going to the hosp
I did a couple loads of laundry, vacuumed, windexed the TVs and monitors, and cleaned the kitchen floor.
I cleaned the car after wound care nurse left, then pulled some weeds and planted some tulip bulbs.

This evening I went out to dinner with an old high school friend.
It was fun catching up!

friday

We went to the hospital this morning for boyfriend to receive his IV (he has a central line) antibiotics.
The wound care nurse arrived shortly after we got home from the hospital. After she left I did a few loads of laundry, cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, read a bit, then took a 4 hour nap. It was a deep, restful sleep!
We had a late lunch, early dinner consisting of bean soup and fried bologna sandwiches. It was gross.
 I have watermelon and strawberries chilling in the frig for a snack for later.

We're having the kids over on Sunday for dinner to celebrate middle sons birthday. Looking forward to having them all here.

My nephew wrecked his Jeep Cherokee. He over corrected after attempting to miss a bump in the road....... Flipped his car a few times totaling it, but was uninjured!

One of the boys who grew up with and hung around with my sons while growing up died a few days ago from a drug overdose. He was 29. His brother died of a heroin overdose 10 years ago. They were very sweet kids. All I hear anymore on the news is another person dies from an overdose, usually heroin. I'm not sure what the fix or answer is...........it's a sad sad problem.

Tuesday

It's been a crazy, overwhelming past few weeks.
Long story short, boyfriend was in the hospital for a couple of weeks(a chaotic and frustrating experience. I was so angry some of the time with staff I thought I would have a stroke.) where he had
a couple of surgeries. Since his release we've had a wound care nurse coming to the
house  3 times a week. We go to the wound care clinic once a week, and to the hospital daily for IV antibiotics. We will continue to go to the hospital daily for another month for IV antibiotics.

Son sold his condo. He is going to buy a house when he finds the one he wants. In the mean time he is going to stay with his brother. He has been bringing stuff here to store, tons of stuff...................as he was bringing stuff here to store, daughter was busy moving out to her new apartment. And to add to the stress, even though it was a good thing, boyfriends son and daughter-in-law were here from Colorado to visit. They left last night.

We are exhausted.

  Somewhere in all the above I went with son to pick out a headstone for his deceased wife. I had promised him I would when he was ready.
 Unlike me, he is very stoic, and for whatever reason his stoicism makes my heart ache even more for him.
We got it done though. He did good.

Weeping, my beautiful, Siamese, cat was struck by a car last week. We took her to the emergency room where she passed away several hours later. Her death is what busted the dam. I cried for 3 days. So did boyfriend.
Our hearts are broken.

                                                          Weeping  July 22, 2006---July 27, 2017
                                     R.I.P. my furry ball of sweetness and joy. We love and miss you.

friday

I went to the horse track with my dad and sister yesterday. Boyfriend also went but he stayed inside at the casino.
I had a blast.
I bet on all 10 races.
My mom would always bet on the grey horses.
So I bet on the 2 grey horses that raced. One of them won! And
There was a jockey riding who is 60 years old I think.
I like that he was older and still racing. So I also bet on the horse he was riding.
He won!
And then the announcer instructed everyone to check their program for a red autograph on the inside
front jacket because whoever had the autographed program wins a gift.
Dad had the autographed book.
He won a nice gym bag, a couple t shirts, a hat and a glass. lol
Boyfriend hit a 250 dollar jackpot, I left 4 dollars ahead.
It was a fun day.

wednesday

We have a few errands to run today.
Right now boyfriend is napping. Woody and Mr. Bojangles are also napping, each on a dining room chair. Weeping is outside taking her daily walk down the street.
I just cleaned up the kitchen and read the blogs that I read.
I should probably do house cleaning but I just don't want to.

The deer ate the tomatoes and green peppers off my plants, and they ate the daffodils from the front flower bed.
They're starting to piss me off.
If I think of it while we're out today, I'll get some chicken wire to put around my veggie plants.
My pumpkin vines are doing pretty good. I wonder if the deer will eat them when they begin to flower.

We have a big trial going on right now in Cincinnati. A policeman shot a man he had pulled over on a traffic stop. He says the guy tried to drive away and pulled him with his car. He shot him in the head. There's video. I don't see him being pulled. The guy he pulled over had a bag of pot and a couple thousand dollars in the car that was found after the shooting.. He refused to turn off the car,and refused to show his drivers license after multiple requests to do so.. I don't think he has ever  held a job, and he has 22 children by multiple women. I think he was in his late 40's.
One of the community leaders, a church pastor I think, says there will be civil unrest (riots?) if the cop is not found guilty. This case has been to court once. There was a hung jury. They're trying the cop for murder.
The cop pulled other AA persons over that day. The videos of those accounts showed him being calm and respectful.
The cop was wearing a confederate flag t-shirt under his uniform.
I'm sure there's more
 to the story. I'm just repeating what I've heard/read. A civil suit was settled before the case even went to court.
The jury began deliberations yesterday.
I predict another hung jury.
Deters, the DA, says he will re try until he gets a verdict. We will see.

Daughters boyfriend was here the other day. He's a policeman.
I was a little shocked to see he was wearing his gun on his hip, in my house.
I didn't like it.
Guns scare me.
He's very nice, and non threatening.........but still I don't like it. 

monday

I spent a few hours at my dads house yesterday. I brought to him a gift for Father's Day, and I brought some chili that I had made.......
We sat together on his deck and chit chatted.  It was a nice time.

My grown children stopped by my house to see boyfriend on Father's Day.
He's been good to them.They're grateful that he's been a part of their lives.
And then my children had their father over to oldest sons house and they all had dinner together.

We didn't do much today.
I woke at 3:45 AM night before last because I thought I heard
boyfriend drop something in the kitchen.
He was up to make coffee. He fainted though and what I heard was him falling.
He hit his head on the stove but wasn't injured.
He didn't want to go to the hospital to be checked.&...figure out why he passed out............. I wanted him to go.....in the end though it's his choice........he has so little control with whats going on with his health......but he has control and can decide whether or not to be seen by a doctor....and he didn't want to go..............so we stayed home today......he rested.........&
He feels ok.

thursday

We had a wonderful time in the Smokey Mountains.
I wish we could have stayed longer!
We saw a bear outside our cabin.
It was neat to see, but it also freaked me out a little bit.....
I was nervous while in the hot tub, afraid another bear would
show up and attack me. lol
The place is beautiful.................

This little guy

would visit us at our cabin each morning and evening .He's the greatest dog I've ever met. A true sweetheart. I'd see him walking beside bike riders, and I'd see him visiting construction workers rebuilding cabins that burned last year,and then I'd see him visiting at other cabins.

He is adorable. I wanted to take him home! 

friday

We renamed Groucho, Woody. He's always playing in the mulch, and the mulch sticks to his fur.  Plus we just like Woody better!

thursday

We had an impromptu gathering with family and friends this past Saturday.
Boyfriend  bought a huge load of fireworks for the 4th but we decided to not put off
until then..............it was a great night .......we grilled, did fireworks........then settled back with a bon fire.........good company, conversation, food, entertainment.................all around great night. :O)

We booked a cabin in the Smokey Mountains today for a get a way we are taking soon.We will probably see a few bear while there.........they're active with their cubs I think....looking forward to seeing the cubs. Mostly I'm just looking forward to getting away!

Boyfriend takes his last dose of antibiotic tomorrow. Most of the shortness of breath was from pneumonia. He looks better, and is feeling better..........they also have him on oxygen.......he only needs it now when he sleeps or while exerting his self.

I haven't worked a shift since March.
Hopefully they will keep me on as an employee!

sunday

Little buddy had his surgery and is doing well. He can sleep through anything! He loves to sleep on his back.......cute little friend. They tattoo them down by the incision. A little green line so if they are ever picked up the pound will know they are already spayed or neutered. It's universal. I didn't know.......

I spent the morning cleaning and doing laundry. I got a lot finished. It looks and feels good!

I was supposed to work today......... signed up a month ago........decided to stay home with boyfriend until we got things squared away with him.

When we went to the doctors the other day the NP wanted to send boyfriend to the hospital for a direct admit...

He said no. So she sent him home with a prescription for oxygen and an order to reduce  the dose of one of his meds by half. The med. slows down the heart. His rate is too low. 

We will see the doctor again this Wed.

thursday

I have some cabbage soup cooking. It has carrots, onion, tomatoes, green beans, spinach, cabbage and garlic in it. It's really yummy!

It makes the house smell good too.

Boyfriend is having a problem with low blood pressure and low oxygen saturation.

His oncologist thinks, in re to the low oxygen saturation, that boyfriend probably needs to be on oxygen. So we have an appointment with the family doctor tomorrow to see what he thinks.

Groucho, my neighbors cat is being neutered today.
Daughter dropped him off at the vet this morning. My neighbor gave us permission to get him neutered.....
He gets to come home tomorrow. Neighbor is letting him stay here for a day or two to recuperate.
He's such a cute, and funny little cat.

I get to meet daughters new boyfriend Monday. He's coming to our family picnic. They've been dating for about 5 months. He's a cop, has a dog named Lucy and lives in an apartment. He's 2 years older than daughter. That's about all I know about him.So I'm anxious to meet him.........and make sure he's OK. :O)

tuesday

Today I cleaned the cars . It took me five hours. I used to be able to do it in about an hour.
I played my Nora Jones CD while I worked. Her music relaxes me. Plus it was warm and sunny........very nice outside. So I did take my time while I worked.
The cars looks great!

Oldest son text me yesterday a picture of his Magnolia tree.
It's a mature tree but has never had flowers in the 6 or 7 years he's known the tree.......until yesterday. When he arrived home from work there were large white flowers all over the tree.
It was what would have been his 1 year marriage anniversary.
He believes his deceased wife was letting him know she is OK and that she was acknowledging their anniversary.
I think so too.......and I'm glad t brought comfort to and made my son smile.

saturday

We got an email last night from boyfriends oncologist.
The Pet Scan results  showed improvement again and no new cancer!
We cheered and kissed........then called all of our family to share the good news.
And so now we can exhale and relax a bit until the next time!

We gave the kitties each a flea treatment today.
Weeping hates it the most.
She will keep a low profile for a couple of days. Poor baby.

friday

For whatever reason I've been thinking about an old friend today.
She grew up down the street and around the corner from my childhood home.
Her dad was a raging alcoholic.He was a mean and verbally abusive man. He tormented my old friend with his raging, drunken, abusive behaviors. He could barely walk as he grew older because the years of alcohol abuse caused nerve damage to his legs.
When my friend was about 15 years old and after a morning of the usual abuses by her drunken father she snapped I think. All the years of hate, fear,and rage she felt towards her father came to surface. So after he crashed from his nightly drunk and morning abuse, my friend took a baseball bat to the room her father slept and she hit him in the head with this bat several times.
She didn't kill him. He wasn't even hospitalized. But she did cause him to bruise and bleed.
He didn't call the police.
I think he knew he deserved what she did to him.
She called me, invited me over to tell me what she had done, and to show me
the blood in his bed. In retrospect I think she was in shock..........
So yeah, I've been thinking about her.................it's sad how crappy some parents can be......how badly they damage their own children.
I've talked to my friend through the years.
She married once for a couple of years.........turned out he was a lot like her father.She left him. She's never remarried or had children of her own.
She doesn't drink or use drugs. Never has............she works hard at whatever  job she works........takes care of herself...............I hope she is doing well.

Yesterday boyfriend and I went to a little antique store.
I bought this ashtray straight out of the 60's or early 70's. I fell in love with it...........not to use for
smoking.....I don't allow smoking in my house.....but I've put it on my DR table for now.....it's huge.....reminds me of something you'd see on a 60's television show.........or in my childhood home even.........it's a neat little piece of art I think

My dishwasher will not shut off. It's been running continuously, in the drain cycle since last 9PM.
Even when I open it, it continues to run.
I've gone through the checklist of things to do before calling for help.
Finally I called for help.
They wont be here until Monday.
Their best advice for the mean time is to pull the circuit breaker. Whatever....

I have poison ivy on my neck.
I was really careful while pulling it out of my yard so hopefully mt neck
will be the only place I break out!

wed

I had a nice Mothers Day.
My adult children came over and we had lunch together on the deck.
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day......
I always love spending time with them.

Today I transplanted my tomato, green bell pepper, and red bell peppers in to the very large
flower pots that I use to grow them in........
I also planted some flowers that son gave to me for Mothers Day....and
I cleaned the porch, hosed it down and cleaned the outdoor rug that's on the porch.

I fnished the Etan Patz book........it was a little depressing........and reminded again how inept some police departments can be.
Dad dropped off a new stack of books.........I've started reading "Blind Faith" by Joe McGinniss........another true crime.......then i'm finished reading thta type of book for awhile....

Boyfriend had a PetScan yesterday. We have an appointment with the oncologist this Monday.
We hope he calls us by Friday though with results.