April 16-29

Day 431-445
Well, I'm older, but probably not wiser! We had a house full on Friday to help celebrate the occasion. Glenn stayed up until 12:30 or so, although he was getting pretty droopy eyed. The nicer weather means we can go out more, and that also helps our general disposition.
The boys are pulling out the equipment and we are finding a few flats and dead batteries. The flats have just needed to be pumped up (so far) but the batteries need to be replaced. The farmers around here are starting to roll, but it is pretty cool yet. We have the luxury of waiting a bit longer to start. Glenn was out supervising the boys, and Dale reported that Glenn almost dumped himself out of the chair. Dales comment to Dad was that seat belts save lives! Glenn needs to remember to buckle up when he goes out to tour the grounds.
We have taken advantage of the front deck and the nice weather to do a bit of walking. The railing is a good height, so Glenn gets on his feet and goes along the railing. It is good exercise, and good practice for balance. His right leg still doesn't swing through, but he will keep working on it.
We are being cut back to one day of therapy a week, so that means we will have to do more on our own. I'm of two minds about this, I won't miss the extra day in Regina, but I hope that Glenn won't suffer because of it. The therapists way that it is just a trial, and if they notice a difference we will go back to two days, but I highly doubt that will happen. Home therapy and determination will have to prevail.
The doctor says we are both healthy, otherwise. Glenn's ankles swell up once in a while, but she checked them and said it is because he is sitting and not moving his ankles and feet. That happened in his right hand too, so that makes sense. It does come and go, so I felt relieved about that. Swelling can be a sign of kidney distress, and warfarin can cause kidney trouble, so I thought it best to have her check it out. If he swells up all over, then we may have a problem.
I also took Glenn for a visit to his work place. The people there were very happy to see him, and filled the board room for a visit. I expected a bit more rotation, we went at coffee time, but the whole gang showed up, and had coffee and cookies with us. He was giving some of them a hard time as usual, and they are interested in having him help on the new version. I was happy we made the effort, and I'm sure they were happy to see him too.
As you may be able to tell, we have been super busy. These things have been on the "to -do " list for a while, and it was time to catch up a bit. Funny thing is, my list never seems to get any shorter! We've done the taxes, banking and have started purchasing farm inputs. My bank account is wondering what the heck is going on, but that is the way it goes. I'm a bit grumpy about the tax bill, but managed to whittle it down a fair bit. Next year it won't be so bad, but I may be just setting up to do it again. That will remain to be seen.
I went to see Shirley yesterday too, and she is doing much better in her new home. She moves around more, and has people to be around and interact with. She was so isolated last year, and that is hard for a person with depression. She bottomed out at Christmas, and we moved her in January. The kids really notice a difference in her too, so we did the right thing.
We are getting along day by day, and want to thank you for your continuing support and interest in us, and Glenn's recovery. He is working hard, although he says he's lazy. He sat in the sun and watched the boys work the other day, and thought that was OK. His outlook on life is amazing, and I can only marvel at his courage!
'Til next time,
Louise