Snow Day

Chalk it up to Farmers Almanac....Right on the money! They predicted Wyatt would be home the last few days in Feb and they were right, He's home and so is Mike. Snowing on and off all day today.

GK went to the Doc today despite the snow. John was here early this morning to pick him up and they got to town early for the apt. The Doc said his levals were "o.k", eight something and as I understood from the recording of the last apt, anything under ten called for a transfussion. Oh well, I'm not the doctor, nor do I play one on a "blog". He goes in next wednesday to make sure he maintains at least the count he has. He takes the dogs in tomorrow and then another doc apt Friday for his Lupron shot. Thats the shot he gets monthly from the urologist. His eyes are still kinda red today and he continues to be kinda squinty, but still doesn't want to go to town about it.
I think it's funny that Google chose to advertise eye supplies here.

Still can't find Grammy's glasses. She must have put them in a VERY safe place. I'm sure they will turn up soon, and in the meantime she continues to wear GK's.
I have been having problems getting her to eat lately. She REALLY likes candy and ice cream, but not much else. Last night I sat almost begging her to eat and didn't get very far. I try to make things she likes, comfort foods, chicken, veggies and biscuits. No go. She tells me she just isn't hungry and she really can't eat a bite. Then I ask if she wants ice cream and it's as though she won the lottery (I didn't give her the ice crean till' later). In other words I think she IS hungry she just doesn't like anything that isn't sweet. I totally know where she's comming from.
I asked her to at least have a little peanut butter on some bread. She agreed but covered the peanut butter in sugar. I got a banana and she dunked that in the sugar bowl. Do you see a patern? So tonight I'm making stew, maybe I will sweeten hers up with some whip cream. You know, dress it up a little.

Um, o.k, I think that may be it for now. Mike is in the mudroom putting borax on fish eggs. Don't ask, I don't know, nor do I want to. Wyatt is still in his underpants watching movies and begging for lunch. Since my show is on soon and I will need them to all leave me the hell alone for an hour I need to go take care of things now.

BREAKING NEWS

GK went to the eye doc this afternoon. His eyes were bothering him so much, he broke down and called John to take him to town. They had to wait over an hour to be seen, but it was worth the wait. Conjunctivitis. He got a prescrption for some drops and Mike is on his way to the pharmacy as I speak to get it filled. He needs to do the drops FOUR times a day for about two weeks and not wear his contacts.

When he got home there was a package waiting for him from the Carlsons. It was a new heating pad. Very cool, you can velcro it on so it keeps your back and hips warm. I told him I would spring for the extension cord if he promised not to wear it in the bathtub!!! hahaha, I thought that was pretty funny. Mike thought we should rig up some sort of hand held generator.

O.k, so under the ruse of taking snow pictures, I got my camera into the big house to get the long awaited picture of Grammy in her (GK's) glasses. Just so everyone knows, I am NOT making fun. I just think it is fun. E.

What The Flock

Oh my.....
I found out today that our he goose is a she goose. My first clue was the size of the egg. I think I would of heard the ducks hollerin if they had laid an egg that big.

Chicken egg, duck egg, GOOSE egg

Monday

Ahhh the weekend is over. Mike and Wyatt had a good trip and a nice visit. I never really did get to the point where I missed them, but I was happy to see them and am really glad their home. It must be cabin fever February. The Carlsons went to Big White for the week and got home on saturday and the Gerbers spent the weekend in Wyoming for a little R&R on one of lloyds trips. Sounds like fun.

We had a quiet weekend here. GK decided he must have rubbed some of his gout creme into his contacts hence the burning watering blindness in his eyes. Glad we got to the bottom of that. The gout is still hanging in, but seems to be getting better and all around it seems he's feeling pretty good. He goes to the Doc on Wednesday and will find out how his red cells are and with luck get out without another transfussion. His color and energy are both good and he has been eating well too. I went to the grocery store for them on Saturday and stocked the house with a variety of foods in hopes of encouraging more healthy snacking. If you know me at all you realize I really had to step out of my box to shop for "healthy" snacks, but I watch enough t.v to know whats good for you.

When I went to the big house Saturday morning I walked in to find Grammy sitting at the table waiting for me. She was wearing quite an attractive ensamble and to top it off a pair of GK's old glasses circa 1972. BIG square frames with a greenish yellow tint. I asked her where her glasses were and she looked at me as if to say... retard they are on MY face. She politely answered "right here" as she tapped her new eyewear. I asked if she could see alright with them and again she gave me the retard look and replied..."yes". So, for the last two days she has been wearing the latest in beavercreek high fassion eyewear and trust me, it's not easy discussing the latest political situations with her and take her seriously.
I hope we find her galsses soon. Lord only knows where they could be.

We are going shopping for Wyatt tonight. Time for some new shoes and he has already outgrown the pants we bought for him at the begining of the school year. Problem is, he grows out of the waist before the length so he ends up with pants that are four inches to long. Maybe I will get him some platform shoes.

Mike is feeling 100% better after seeing the chiropracter in Burlington. I guess he was really out of alinement. He was going to start seeing the chiropracter whenever he went to see Maddy, but I have it on good authority that he should be seen again this week, so I think we will set him up with GK's backcracker here in OC. You wouldn't think sitting all day would be hard on your back, but trust me, I know. I sat professionally for many years and it is VERY hard on your back. Add in the shaking and vibration fron the truck and you really have a mess. I think he might have to go in for Mikey maintenance on a regular basis.

I think thats all for now.

OHHHH! Today is weigh in Monday.
SEVEN POUNDS!!!
Now my last number ends with a TWO : )

Texas Update

Just when I thought I had the tiger by the tail, I wake up to a phone call from Jack. You may find this shocking, but indeed, he was already drunk. It was almost 10:00 Texas time so I guess thats right on schedule for him. I told him right off that Wyatt wasn't home and he said "well wait, I have some GREAT news to tell you". Nothing that ever comes out of Jack's mouth is great, but I was willing to bite, and asked "what".
I assume you are sitting down, but just out of courtesy I will ask you to sit now if you aren't already.
Dalton is moving to Texas to live with Jack. He arrives Saturday. He starts school Monday. Somebody needs to check to see if by chance Hell may have froze over. I can't even think of words to say how I feel about this. Either Charlene has completly lost her mind and is strung out on crack cocaine as we speak or Dalton has grown to be an out of control Jackass like his Father. That still doesn't give Charlene the right to put Dalton in Jacks hands though. Of course, Jack is thrilled about this because to top it all off, Charlene is going to pay Jack child support for the next two years. Maybe I am still asleep and just having some wierd dream.

Things That matter

O.k, I didn't want to talk about important things in the same breath as Jack. So, here are some things we care about.
Last night Grammy and GK went to dinner with Dohn and Jonna. They had a nice time and said the food was great. They tried a new place in Mollala and were happry they did. I'm not from these parts, but I think Mollala is the Sedro-Woolley of Oregon. Just an observation. After dinner GK's eyes were really bothering him and so was the gout in his finger. BAD. He was not in good shape. As I sit here and write this I am thinking to myself that the rich food and drinks last night would of made his gout worse. Hmmmm. Note to self. I called Kelly and she sugested I call a nurse info line. We don't have one around here, but I did go to the Mayo Clinic sympton site. Believe it or not, the symptoms he tells me he has come up as pink eye or hay fever.
Either would make sense, his nose started leaking the day his eyes started bothering him (hay fever) and he has been in and out of the doctors office and hospitals for the past three weeks (pink eye). Pink eye is at "epedemic" stage here this year. We have been getting notes from school and it's been on the news a bunch. Whatever it is it calls for a visit to Dr.B on Monday.
Grammy felt well yesterday, but of course by late in the evening was very confused and hesitant to go to bed and feeling the need to "go home". It seems she gets this way any time we leave the house, like it knocks the know out of her. I just told her we were going to stay "there" last night and would head for home in the morning. It upsets her more to contradict what she believes, so we just go with it. We did have to hide all her things for fear the people who live "there" might have taken them.

GK's eyes are better this morning and he was making himself some sausage when I got there. His gouty finger is really giving him the buiseness though. He want's to go to town today and buy some advil for it.
Grammy is still asleep and I am sure she will feel at home today and comfortable with her reading.

Mike has called and has a terrible headache today. he said his neck bothered him all the way up last night. I think it was from all the noise going in his ear! Anyway he is going to go to our chiropracter in Burlington this afternoon and hopefully that will help. Wyatt called last night and was thrilled to be with Wendy. She was happy to see him too and surprised how much he's grown since Christmas! I'm sure they will have a great day today : )

Back to the big house.

All The Better To see You...

Well, Since last night GK has been having problems with his eyes. They are watering and his vision has been blurred. I think there may be quite a few things that could be causing it and of course the thing to do would be for him to see the Doc about it. Easier said than done. When I mentioned that, he said it was no big deal and he would just wait for it to get better. I sometimes wonder which is the worse position to be in. The one who thinks they know what is best for another person, or the person who other people think they know what is best for. I myself have been in both, and think maybe they both just suck.
When I had my bad brain and the worst headaches EVER, Mike would tell me to take a pain pill and I would say "nooooo, I don't want to, it wont help, leave me alone", and be mad. Then, finally I would take something and of course my head would get a little better and I would be mad at him for being right. So, there you have it. It isn't easy for anyone when someone you love is having a hard time.

O.k, I'm talking about Wendy, but just a little bit. Someone said I might have come across a little to hard on her. I thought about it, re-read what I had written, and thought about it some more and came to this conclusion. She needs to get a job, but she is pretty and has a good personality.

You know what today is............
Today is the day Mike and Wyatt go to see the Family in Skagit County. Wow, I will really miss them. Starting sometime tomorrow afternoon. Until then I am just REALLY happy they are going to have a nice weekend spending time with Maddy and Wendy. Wyatt has been busy making out a schedule for the weekend. I imagine Wendy will be pleased he has taken care of all those pesky "what do we do now" moments. ; )
I have posted a picture of what I think Mike will look like driving to Mt.Vernon based on the fact as this is what he looked like driving to get pumpkins. You can't see in the picture, but Wyatt is in the back seat questioning the distance to the pumpkin patch, when we might be stopping to eat, what we might get if we stop to eat, if there would be a possibility of him going to the bathroom if we stopped to eat, sugesting that maybe we could just eat AND go to the bathroom at the pumpkin patch and then discussing the different things there could be to eat at the pumpkin patch if the pumpkin patch did have food.

GH is on