Tuesday…

and the rain is pouring down.  I have been busy though.  I dashed next door to do laundry, then on out in the rain to the grocery store.  Now it is 10AM and I am pooped.  Probably worn out is the correct phrase, but no. to be quite honest, I am pooped.

I need to get rested up as there are 4 Christmas Bazaars scheduled for Saturday here in town.  I plan to start out early and hit them all if my energy holds out.  My daughter has a dental appointment so I will have to go alone. 

Then Thursday I have a morning appointment with the cardiologist.  Not looking forward to that.  I am really tired of wearing the heart monitor.  I only have 19 more days till I can take it off.  Whoopee!!!

Not much to comment on today so I guess I will close and remind you all to stay safe and be happy.

Beth

Yesterday…Christmas Bazaar

I went to the Christmas Bazaar at the hospital with my daughter.  It was a lot of fun.  Lots of beautiful things and some Vera Bradley bags and totes that were really tempting.  I could not make myself part with $100 or more for one.  I did find this adorable Christmas outfit for my great great niece. 

Guessing at the size was not easy as I have never seen her before. I think that they will be coming to visit me this week. I am looking forward to that.

In one of the hospital parking lots I saw this gorgeous rose bush.  I guess one might think this is summer’s last hurrah.

Then on the way home we stopped at the high school so that I could take a pic of a beautiful tree still in full color with all of its leaves.

The tree below is in my daughter’s back yard.

and the last pic is of the tree across the street from my daughter and son in law’s house.

I was really amazed that after the big rain that we had on Thursday that some of the leaves are still hanging on and the colors are so pretty.

That is part of my picture taking over the weekend.  Do stay safe and be happy!

Beth

The day after the big rain..

Good morning everybody.  I am still kicking, no thanks to some of the medical profession.  I am finally on a different med.  My BP is running high with this but I shudder at the thought of calling the doctor’s office again.  We are just a number and a paycheck to them and sad to say not one doctor in a hundred actually gives a piddleyfart about your well being.  Jim and I once had a doctor  that cared.  I will even go so far as to name this doctor.  His name was Dr. Barnett and he was a gastroenterologist  who also took other patients.  His patient load (I read this in the paper after he moved out of state) was over 3000.  This never stopped him from giving you the time needed in an office call.  I remember when I had pneumonia in 1998 at Christmas time.  I had been feeling tough for a week or so and had gone to see the doctor.  I had a chest X-ray and the radiologist had informed the doctor that my lungs were clear.  One week later I was in the hospital fighting for my life, the doctors not finding an antibiotic that would work.  I can remember  this doctor bellowing at the top of his lungs about the person that had read the previous X-ray.  This doctor once told Jim and me that we were ‘the cream of the crop.’  Now I have doctors that are afraid of stepping on each other’s toes and cover each others back.

Whew, that was a long rant!  lol

It poured rain all day yesterday.  I got out to the grocery stores and to the bank and got totally soaked.  Not a good hair day at all Twin.  Some parts of this area received about 5 inches of rain. Sure glad that wasn’t snow or freezing rain.

It is nice this morning.  The sun is shining and it is 36 degrees right now to warm up to the mid 50s.

The weekend is here.  I hope you all have something great planned.  Do stay safe and be happy!  Thank you all again for keeping my family in your thoughts and prayers.

Beth

Seems never ending…

Yesterday was really messed up.  I called my doctor’s office to speak to the nurse about the med that is giving me all of this trouble.  This was at 8:30 in the morning.  they called me back at 4:50PM to tell me that because this one doctor didn’t write the prescription I would have to go through the one that did.  Too late in the day so I had to call this morning.  I thought it was all straightened out until I picked up the med from the pharmacy.  The instructions on the bottle were not what the nurse had told me to take.  Now I am in the hold mode waiting for the nurse to get back to me to clarify that.  By the time all of this piddleyfarting is done my BP will be sky high. 

Without the offending med I have felt pretty good today although exasperated.  I am pretty sure that is the word I am meaning to say although torqued or p’d off might also describe the way I am feeling. Not my usual pleasant self and that is a fact.

Putting all of the misery aside, it is a lovely day; the sun is shining and it has warmed up to 65 degrees right now and I thank God I am here to enjoy it.

I tasted the fruit cake and it is really good.  Anyone that wants a piece, stop by.  Not you bro, cause I know you don’t like it.  And my real little bro is doing pretty well.  He is in therapy, hoping to regain his lost memory.  This is especially hard for him as he was very active in his church and local groups and also taught a driver’s ed class for AARP.  Rae got an excellent report from her surgery as did my daughter for her colonoscopy.

This is just an update, nothing much to write about.  If I feel good tomorrow I plan another walk in the cemetery.  I hope this week is being good to you all.  stay safe and be happy!!

Beth