thursday,.. november 1st!

we've made it to november! welcome to the month of thanksgiving.... although each month should definitely serve this celebration-- it's the tradition, right?

mom's MRI results came back-- she's been diagnosed with spinal stenosis. we're scheduled to see a specialist next monday to review what options she's got. thankfully the "spot" on her leg was swabbed and came back clear of staph-- a real relief as it started to appear when she returned from the hospital and of course.... all the press lately about those infections in hospitals has been on our minds and in our face. we follow up with her regular doc today to see what else she might need for the darn thing to heal.

dad continues to be mr. sleepy head. although i've managed to get him up each afternoon long enough that he tires well enough for a decent nights sleep-- this just wears on us. he's taken to wearing some pretty clever outfits this week-- i'm going with he's just playing along with the halloween spirit! because we're now over that time-- i'll go with him now creating a new fashion trend from this point forward.

i chatted with a friend on line awhile yesterday... was told that this blog should include more about how i'm doing. fear not good friends, i'm doing well. although i won't deny i feel tired more often, it's more of a mental tired as i'm physically doing things all day long.

there are a lot of things that still need to be worked thru here at the house with mom and dad... it's one day at a time decision making. i'm constantly warned about taking care of myself and please know this is happening as much as i am able. yes... there are things that aren't done well enough. i'm very much aware of what i need to do more of-- and i do those things at every opportunity. please understand, dear friends, that my job-- like yours, demands flexibility and time management. some days there is time to get it all done-- others, there just simply isn't... so they get done another day.

soooo... in this new month of thanksgiving, thank you for your support, your prayers, your concerns and voice. my life is blessed-- and with god's help, i plan on keeping it that way!!

may you and yours be blessed as well.

monday, 10/29/07

hectic weekend!! our roof is being put on throwing the pups in a tizzy! he's coming down here to hang with us and get out of the shaking, noisey house... mom and dad love banjo-- although he's enormous for them and his tail could be registered as a legal weapon. sasha weighs 6 pounds-- that's what they're used to having around!! the two tails respect each other and the jo has been nothing but a gentleman... it always fascinates me how animals know what humans need most-- be it a kiss, a nudge or simply checking out the situation. their intuition is amazing.

dad chose not to attend a special scottish rite luncheon on saturday. this is beyond different-- he's usually so happy to have such things on his calendar. of course his mind was on it all day as he went about asking where his badge was or his something else-- i can't remember the name of it. my brother was so upset by this.... it is upsetting-- but something that's becoming more the norm so we all must learn to roll with these punches to the gut without laboring over them.

brother was more than punchy yesterday during his visit... mom had a list of to do's and he sighed each time as if they were some great burden. naturally she let the sighs go while he was here and saved the banter for me.... that's ok-- at least she got it off her chest and didn't let it fester inside as she used to doing.

dad slept a great deal during brother's visit-- he came out when he knew i'd be here... and we stayed up a bit later to watch CSI on tv. now THAT was weird-- dad has never in his life watched shows other than PBS or news type television. for some reason he chuckled the whole way thru the show-- there was not too much funny stuff-- i'm still perplexed as to what he saw that made him chuckle...

we'll see if he wants to go to his rotary meeting today-- let's all pray.