Monday, January 5, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEN! !!
THE MORNING GROUP AT GRACEPOINT THIS MORNING
SUNRISE ON A COOL SNOWY MORNING - SHOWING PROMISE FOR A BEAUTIFUL DAYI AM SURE THE CAKE WAS DELICIOUS!
We are so happy for you to be apart of such a loving family and there will be lots of exciting things for you all in the days ahead. Send us a picture or two. That is so bad that Brittany lost her camera or was it stolen? So many difficult things can happen when you travel. Dad and I think back to driving to Calgary in many times of bad weather and then on to Saskatoon.
I AM SURE YOU WILL HAVE A FUN TIME GOING OUT WITH MELINA, JESSIE AND MATTHEW. I hope the boys bring your presents. Having a birthday so close to Christmas has its disadvantages.
BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE THIS MORNING BUT I COULDN'T FIND THE CAMERA. The sky changes so quick it is hard to catch and not easy to see from our house. Our driveway has a small layer of snow. I have a feeling Cathy[I do not think you met her, she has red hair] o I think I hear her now. She offered to drive dad to his treatment and go to the store for us. Dad just woke up and came to tall me she is shoveling our driveway.
Dad and I went for a short walk last night after the hockey and talking to you. I was the one who slipped and fell this time so dad could be the hero and pick me up. It is a wonder we both did not collapse with laughter.
I am doing much better on my new pills but I wish I knew what is wrong but I have to just accept it and be thankful that I am so healthy.
I hope we can get out to church today. If not I will go for a walk, I have spikes I can put on my shoes. They are a little tricky to put on.
Questions can open the way into faith if we are willing to ask and to seek. No matter what life hands us I believe that there is that unseen hand that keeps lifting us up. Religion does not give us all the answers but always more questions. Why does God allow suffering? Why do people who say they love God do awful things and damage the image of God?
I am praying very hard for Chris, he is not sleeping and is exhausted at work and does not know what his future will bring. Kim was also having difficult decisions but has now moved in with Mike in New Westminter,
Mary has wedding plans but is planning to move down East. Sandra wants me to pray she will not do this.
Carol and Panteli plan to go to China on an exchange.
Rick is studying for his Masters.
We are blessed to have such a wonderfuk family and such carrying friends. This will be a Good Year! You may finally get to sleep all night!
We are so happy for you to be apart of such a loving family and there will be lots of exciting things for you all in the days ahead. Send us a picture or two. That is so bad that Brittany lost her camera or was it stolen? So many difficult things can happen when you travel. Dad and I think back to driving to Calgary in many times of bad weather and then on to Saskatoon.
I AM SURE YOU WILL HAVE A FUN TIME GOING OUT WITH MELINA, JESSIE AND MATTHEW. I hope the boys bring your presents. Having a birthday so close to Christmas has its disadvantages.
BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE THIS MORNING BUT I COULDN'T FIND THE CAMERA. The sky changes so quick it is hard to catch and not easy to see from our house. Our driveway has a small layer of snow. I have a feeling Cathy[I do not think you met her, she has red hair] o I think I hear her now. She offered to drive dad to his treatment and go to the store for us. Dad just woke up and came to tall me she is shoveling our driveway.
Dad and I went for a short walk last night after the hockey and talking to you. I was the one who slipped and fell this time so dad could be the hero and pick me up. It is a wonder we both did not collapse with laughter.
I am doing much better on my new pills but I wish I knew what is wrong but I have to just accept it and be thankful that I am so healthy.
I hope we can get out to church today. If not I will go for a walk, I have spikes I can put on my shoes. They are a little tricky to put on.
Questions can open the way into faith if we are willing to ask and to seek. No matter what life hands us I believe that there is that unseen hand that keeps lifting us up. Religion does not give us all the answers but always more questions. Why does God allow suffering? Why do people who say they love God do awful things and damage the image of God?
I am praying very hard for Chris, he is not sleeping and is exhausted at work and does not know what his future will bring. Kim was also having difficult decisions but has now moved in with Mike in New Westminter,
Mary has wedding plans but is planning to move down East. Sandra wants me to pray she will not do this.
Carol and Panteli plan to go to China on an exchange.
Rick is studying for his Masters.
We are blessed to have such a wonderfuk family and such carrying friends. This will be a Good Year! You may finally get to sleep all night!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
MORE LIGHT SNOW FALLING
CATHY - LOVELY NEIGHBOR -SNEEKS OVER TO SHOVEL OUR DRIVEWAYIt is colder today -1 and it is snowing lightly. We are very fortunate that we can walk to so many places especially the grocery store.
I walked over to No. 10 yesterday just to see if I could. Hard walking and slippery in places. I was walking on the road when dad drove up. He was very angry at me. I had forgotten my phone and he was worried. I really feel I need to get out. Our neighbor Cathy who has a nice dog called Murphy, came over to help shovel the light snow on our driveway.
The funeral was very simple and very touching to hear the grandchildren speak.
Did you see the pictures of the Polar Bear Swim; no way I could ever do that. Dad did do it one year with Ron.
I walked over to No. 10 yesterday just to see if I could. Hard walking and slippery in places. I was walking on the road when dad drove up. He was very angry at me. I had forgotten my phone and he was worried. I really feel I need to get out. Our neighbor Cathy who has a nice dog called Murphy, came over to help shovel the light snow on our driveway.
The funeral was very simple and very touching to hear the grandchildren speak.
Did you see the pictures of the Polar Bear Swim; no way I could ever do that. Dad did do it one year with Ron.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Hi Ken
The doctor does not think so but I have notied pain when I sneeze. I will try these new pills that I take one a day. The first two days and I am still feeling pain. I increase the dosage in two more days.
I feel a little annoyed because this cracked rib was not noticed before. The doctor was tired as I was too so I just went along with things. My goal is to get off the meds. but he seems to feel it is for life. Yes, I know many people live with pain but it helps if you know the cause.
I may ask for further tests but I will see next Friday, I know doctors get fed up with you like they did when I had the celiax, when they cannot find the problem. I realize his worry is that there may be cancer and that has been cleared.
I am worried about Chris at this time. He has a lot of emotional pain that can surface as anger but thankfully his mom and sister have been in touch. I have added him to the prayer list so I have to keep believing in prayer. Chris is very shy and withdrawn and I hope he can talk things through.
Theresa and Kim and the Mikes went for a polar swim I guess you saw it on face book
Dad is enjoying the hockey. Love mom
I feel a little annoyed because this cracked rib was not noticed before. The doctor was tired as I was too so I just went along with things. My goal is to get off the meds. but he seems to feel it is for life. Yes, I know many people live with pain but it helps if you know the cause.
I may ask for further tests but I will see next Friday, I know doctors get fed up with you like they did when I had the celiax, when they cannot find the problem. I realize his worry is that there may be cancer and that has been cleared.
I am worried about Chris at this time. He has a lot of emotional pain that can surface as anger but thankfully his mom and sister have been in touch. I have added him to the prayer list so I have to keep believing in prayer. Chris is very shy and withdrawn and I hope he can talk things through.
Theresa and Kim and the Mikes went for a polar swim I guess you saw it on face book
Dad is enjoying the hockey. Love mom
IT' FRIDAY
THE POND AND OUR LITTLE GUYS START TO EMERGE FROM THE SNOW
THE LAST VESTIGE OF CHRISTMAS - STILL HAPPILY GROWING
THE AFTER PICTURE
THIS IS THE BEFORE PICTURE - IT DOESN'T DO IT JUSTICE - A REAL MESSActually it is hard to remember what day it is. My friend Janet phoned she is able to do some walking but Scott Road is still very slippery and it is hard to navigate; but I will go for a short walk this morning.
This afternoon there is a funeral service for Esther Doe who lived on 53 and was a good friend. We went to Colebrook together and she came to a Bible study group I had. We went shopping the odd time together. She had an older home with a beautiful view out the back and she just loved her home. Her family decided she had to move to a one level home, very beautiful but she always missed her old place. I continued to visit her there and then when she moved into a care home I visited her and her husband Jack. She was going down hill mentally; actually they both were. She had one daughter here and several grandchildren. Once I started to have health problems; the lung cancer, and she was failing to recognize me I stopped visiting although I had good intentions of going back.
She lived a very long life and I was glad I was able to be there for her when she had to make the difficult moves. She was a faithful attender at Colebrook church, sang in the choir and was secretary of council. It was sad to see her go down hill, but I realize if we live long enough it will happened to all of us.
I have started my nw one a day pill. It is good because I feel more like myself, although it does not take the pain away, it is better than nothing. I tried nothing for one day and was very miserable day and night. So we carry on even though it seems like a night mare. It is a very strange pain, and nothing seems to help, or make it worse. I shoveled the driveway and had a nice normal shoulder pain when I came in. Pain that you know will get better and does respond to Avil. Something like a headache is so different. This is like deep deep inside and makes me very tired. Anyway I feel good about things now and we will kept working on finding the cause in the future.
Thank you everyone for your good suggestions I am keeping active and most of the time I have a good attitude; although occassionally I am just fed up with it.
Dad looks up all the information but I do not want to hear because I want to believe it will work.
I took down the decorations and dad cleaned up the mess of the tree needles and did a great job.
We are still watching our lawyer d. v. d. from the library about street lawyers. Certainly no Perry Masion. I did not know lawyers were so naughty! ! ! But then it is just a story.
Hoping for some comments. Wondering if anyone is reading!
P.S. Carol said I looked like a 49er when she saw me walking!
This afternoon there is a funeral service for Esther Doe who lived on 53 and was a good friend. We went to Colebrook together and she came to a Bible study group I had. We went shopping the odd time together. She had an older home with a beautiful view out the back and she just loved her home. Her family decided she had to move to a one level home, very beautiful but she always missed her old place. I continued to visit her there and then when she moved into a care home I visited her and her husband Jack. She was going down hill mentally; actually they both were. She had one daughter here and several grandchildren. Once I started to have health problems; the lung cancer, and she was failing to recognize me I stopped visiting although I had good intentions of going back.
She lived a very long life and I was glad I was able to be there for her when she had to make the difficult moves. She was a faithful attender at Colebrook church, sang in the choir and was secretary of council. It was sad to see her go down hill, but I realize if we live long enough it will happened to all of us.
I have started my nw one a day pill. It is good because I feel more like myself, although it does not take the pain away, it is better than nothing. I tried nothing for one day and was very miserable day and night. So we carry on even though it seems like a night mare. It is a very strange pain, and nothing seems to help, or make it worse. I shoveled the driveway and had a nice normal shoulder pain when I came in. Pain that you know will get better and does respond to Avil. Something like a headache is so different. This is like deep deep inside and makes me very tired. Anyway I feel good about things now and we will kept working on finding the cause in the future.
Thank you everyone for your good suggestions I am keeping active and most of the time I have a good attitude; although occassionally I am just fed up with it.
Dad looks up all the information but I do not want to hear because I want to believe it will work.
I took down the decorations and dad cleaned up the mess of the tree needles and did a great job.
We are still watching our lawyer d. v. d. from the library about street lawyers. Certainly no Perry Masion. I did not know lawyers were so naughty! ! ! But then it is just a story.
Hoping for some comments. Wondering if anyone is reading!
P.S. Carol said I looked like a 49er when she saw me walking!
This is Larry -- I didnt want to take the christmas tree down. Beth didnt want a real tree this year - "they make all that mess" "Dont worry about mess when we take the tree down I will clean it up." Anyway Beth just went in, grabbed the tree, lights, a few decorations, tree holder and all, and dragged it out to the front portch and left it there. She left quite a pile, and trail of needles through the house. "There" She said. "Lets see how you clean up that mess - I'm going to take before and after pictures" Now the truth is that I took off all the decorations[hey maybe I missed one] and boxed them all up and crawed under and put them away.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
THE LAST PATIENT - OR WHY GRAMA DRIVES ME CRAZY - PAGE TWO
I OPEN WINDOW AND YELL AT HER TO STOP BEING SILLY - SHE JUST GIVES ME THIS BEAUTIFUL SMILE - HOW CAN I STAY ANGRY??THE LAST PATIENT - OR WHY GRAMA DRIVES ME CRAZY
BEFORE I WENT INTO THE SHOWER GRAMA WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT NAUSIA AND DID NOT EAT HER FRENCH TOAST - EXITING THE SHOWER I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND SEE THIS - THE RADIO HAD SCOLDED BUSINESSES FOR NOT SHOVELING OFF THEIR FRONT WALKS. THE SNOW TO THE LEFT OF THE PICTURE IS OVER 4 FT AND GOES RIGHT AROUND THE BLOCK - NO ONE USES THE SIDEWALK - PERIOD. SHOVELING IT IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE IS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME.
We set out to the doctors knowing that probably there would still be no answers. We were looking forward to a New Year's Eve late lunch with Sandra, Randy and Carol and Theresa and Ben and Morgan. I had said I did not want to go, but knowing how annoyed I get at dad not wanting to go to the doctor, I went.
I was determined to face the day with only a few advils, which made me realize the pain was real.
All the tests showed was a broken rib (that the doctor had missed in the exray report a few months ago) and all the body structure is fine (meaning no cancer in the bones). We do not know the scource or the reason of my pain. As it turned out we were "THE LAST PATIENT" 2008 for the entire clinic.
Wait a minute I thought this is going to go on forever! I am healthy, I can walk and I can do all things and I can enjoy life. It may be osteoporous or some crack that will not show until it heal
I cannot take this miserable pills I said so I now have a new pill I take once a day that is time released. I have always had trouble taking a pill when I had no pain, but this one I take first thing in the morning. So, I will give it a try. I think all of us are feeling discouraged, but if this does not cause side effects the doctor says I can take it the rest of my life. Of course I can take advil etc as well, at any time, and basically as much as I want.
People are giving me suggestions and I will try some. I may suggest a new treatment for the osteoporous, that is being used that may actually make the bones stronger.
Anyway enough of this it is time to take down the Christmas tree and put up our calenders. I think I have them hidden under the bed.
Dad enjoyed a great game of hicky yesterday no that should be hockey!
We had a great time having lunch at Moxies; dad had his fish and chips and I had spicy green beans and salad. Morgan was a little cranky having been woken up but she gave us big hugs, Ben too, as dad and I were the first to leave.
I am very hopeful about this New Year looking forward to enjoying our family events and visits.
Anyway, time for Breakfast dad has made french toast and coffee.
My New Years thought is to be filled with the spirit and be ready for God to use me in any way He chooses. I am attending a funeral of a friend that lived on 53rd Ave. and I remember the way I helped her through the changes in her life. She eventually ended up in a Nursing Home.
I was determined to face the day with only a few advils, which made me realize the pain was real.
All the tests showed was a broken rib (that the doctor had missed in the exray report a few months ago) and all the body structure is fine (meaning no cancer in the bones). We do not know the scource or the reason of my pain. As it turned out we were "THE LAST PATIENT" 2008 for the entire clinic.
Wait a minute I thought this is going to go on forever! I am healthy, I can walk and I can do all things and I can enjoy life. It may be osteoporous or some crack that will not show until it heal
I cannot take this miserable pills I said so I now have a new pill I take once a day that is time released. I have always had trouble taking a pill when I had no pain, but this one I take first thing in the morning. So, I will give it a try. I think all of us are feeling discouraged, but if this does not cause side effects the doctor says I can take it the rest of my life. Of course I can take advil etc as well, at any time, and basically as much as I want.
People are giving me suggestions and I will try some. I may suggest a new treatment for the osteoporous, that is being used that may actually make the bones stronger.
Anyway enough of this it is time to take down the Christmas tree and put up our calenders. I think I have them hidden under the bed.
Dad enjoyed a great game of hicky yesterday no that should be hockey!
We had a great time having lunch at Moxies; dad had his fish and chips and I had spicy green beans and salad. Morgan was a little cranky having been woken up but she gave us big hugs, Ben too, as dad and I were the first to leave.
I am very hopeful about this New Year looking forward to enjoying our family events and visits.
Anyway, time for Breakfast dad has made french toast and coffee.
My New Years thought is to be filled with the spirit and be ready for God to use me in any way He chooses. I am attending a funeral of a friend that lived on 53rd Ave. and I remember the way I helped her through the changes in her life. She eventually ended up in a Nursing Home.
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