SUPPER CLUB - Wed, February 21st
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:16 am
Good morning,
It's going to be another busy day here at the Rockin' Z. Yesterday I spent in the house, doing a LOT of laundry, putting things away, and dealing with the mail. Today I'll start cleaning the trailer. remake bed, and replace items we took out for this past trip. When we're gone over the holidays, I take out regular things like quilts, mugs, appetizer trays, towels, pot holders, tablecloths, etc and replace them with Christmas stuff. I also take my Christmas "wardrobe", a 3' tree, and a tote of decorations. We have everything back inside the house now, washed and put away and today I need to wash the regular stuff and put it back out to the trailer. I make a lot of extra work for myself, but if I'm not going to be home for Christmas, then I'm taking Christmas on the road with me! So that's today's plan.
BECCA - congratulations on the new baby! I love his name! My BFF's youngest GGS is also named Lincoln. Sometimes a short stay in NICU is necessary if there is amniotic fluid or meconium in the lungs. Even without those complications or a low BP most C-section patients stay in for 3 days. Autumn did. Mine three were all CSX's and back in those days it was 5 days. I'm so happy for your family.
TINA - sorry about the tires. Hope today's appt goes better for you. We go to Discount Tire. They had our tires there - our names were on them, and we had an appt so it was in & out. I didn't go along. Tires are a blue job here! I stayed home and did pink jobs. Laundry. Yes, Amara is named after me. It was my dance name back in the day. Plus, it is "Mary" in Greek. And when Autumn got married and changed her last name, she also legally changed her middle name from Heather to Amara. You are so right about vet care for pets. We say the same thing - they have become luxury items.
CAROL - All is good with the truck except for the coat of dog hair inside it, and now the car has new 'shoes' so we're good there, too. But yes, a few repairs needed on the trailer. There always is. My DSIL will retire in a few years and their plan is to hit the road full time for a few years with a large toy-hauler RV. Lee says he doesn't want to have to do any repairs, such as they had with a house. Well, haha on him! There are always repairs to make on a house or an RV. He'll learn. Your speaker sounds interesting. There is a book called Creating Moments of Joy by Jolene Brackley about living with a loved one with Alz. Very insightful. My brother's wife had Alz so we all read this book. Mostly it helped to understand some of the patient's behavior.
LORI - I'm glad you enjoyed the retreat. Sounds like you got a lot accomplished. Did you have to take your own machine or were machines available? You are right about dementia. Lots of books, suggestions, advice out there. But every situation is different and every patient is different. Some things helped my brother, and some didn't. I do hope Jack will be OK. Scottie has some large lumps, too, but vet assures us they are fatty lipomas and nothing to worry about.
Tonight we're going to have that leftover lasagna. I don't have salad makings so I think we'll have canned green beans on the side. I'll go to the store when we need milk & bread and restock the fresh veggies then.
What are you having?
It's going to be another busy day here at the Rockin' Z. Yesterday I spent in the house, doing a LOT of laundry, putting things away, and dealing with the mail. Today I'll start cleaning the trailer. remake bed, and replace items we took out for this past trip. When we're gone over the holidays, I take out regular things like quilts, mugs, appetizer trays, towels, pot holders, tablecloths, etc and replace them with Christmas stuff. I also take my Christmas "wardrobe", a 3' tree, and a tote of decorations. We have everything back inside the house now, washed and put away and today I need to wash the regular stuff and put it back out to the trailer. I make a lot of extra work for myself, but if I'm not going to be home for Christmas, then I'm taking Christmas on the road with me! So that's today's plan.
BECCA - congratulations on the new baby! I love his name! My BFF's youngest GGS is also named Lincoln. Sometimes a short stay in NICU is necessary if there is amniotic fluid or meconium in the lungs. Even without those complications or a low BP most C-section patients stay in for 3 days. Autumn did. Mine three were all CSX's and back in those days it was 5 days. I'm so happy for your family.
TINA - sorry about the tires. Hope today's appt goes better for you. We go to Discount Tire. They had our tires there - our names were on them, and we had an appt so it was in & out. I didn't go along. Tires are a blue job here! I stayed home and did pink jobs. Laundry. Yes, Amara is named after me. It was my dance name back in the day. Plus, it is "Mary" in Greek. And when Autumn got married and changed her last name, she also legally changed her middle name from Heather to Amara. You are so right about vet care for pets. We say the same thing - they have become luxury items.
CAROL - All is good with the truck except for the coat of dog hair inside it, and now the car has new 'shoes' so we're good there, too. But yes, a few repairs needed on the trailer. There always is. My DSIL will retire in a few years and their plan is to hit the road full time for a few years with a large toy-hauler RV. Lee says he doesn't want to have to do any repairs, such as they had with a house. Well, haha on him! There are always repairs to make on a house or an RV. He'll learn. Your speaker sounds interesting. There is a book called Creating Moments of Joy by Jolene Brackley about living with a loved one with Alz. Very insightful. My brother's wife had Alz so we all read this book. Mostly it helped to understand some of the patient's behavior.
LORI - I'm glad you enjoyed the retreat. Sounds like you got a lot accomplished. Did you have to take your own machine or were machines available? You are right about dementia. Lots of books, suggestions, advice out there. But every situation is different and every patient is different. Some things helped my brother, and some didn't. I do hope Jack will be OK. Scottie has some large lumps, too, but vet assures us they are fatty lipomas and nothing to worry about.
Tonight we're going to have that leftover lasagna. I don't have salad makings so I think we'll have canned green beans on the side. I'll go to the store when we need milk & bread and restock the fresh veggies then.
What are you having?
this growth that's on her leg was about the size of a small pecan about 6 months ago. Her vet checked it then and he just said keep an eye on it and we have, now it's way bigger than a golf ball and growing fast. I'll get her scheduled for March, probably the end of March. She's going to get blood work and get teeth cleaned and any pulled all at the same time so she only has to go under anesthesia once. They'll be giving her pain meds too for after at home. I hope she's going to be OK. We were told when she was little that she probably won't live to be very old because she has a kidney disease and she's had it since she was born I guess it's genetic..... nothing really that can be done. She's 8½ years old right now, cockers usually live to 12, sometimes 14 so she may prove them wrong. Duncan will be 12 in November and we can tell he's aging, we love them so much 