Day 757-763
There's no Irish that I know of in our family, but Happy St. Patrick's Day to those of you who have! We were loaded down with birthday cake on the weekend, but will have a break for now. Glenn scared me a bit on Sunday, as I went for cake at Mom's and left him home. He got his foot stuck between the front wheel of the chair and the foot pedal, and was squashing his ankle. He couldn't get out, and phoned Mom's house for me. I couldn't understand what the problem was, he just kept saying ouch. I phoned a neighbour to check it out as I was 1/2 hour away, and wasn't sure how serious his problem was. Turned out he had gotten free by the time they got there, so it wasn't bad. He has a bit of a bruise on his ankle though. I just never know.
The weather was nice, but it is cold again today. The snow is going fast, so there isn't much out there. It doesn't look like there will be much run off, unless we have a big storm. The sloughs and dugouts might be low this summer. That is a problem for people who use reservoirs for water supply, but we'll see what happens.
We looked at the photos from Jackie and Johnny's wedding (378 to choose from) and were impressed with how they turned out. They will have a hard time choosing! Colin and Chelsey are doing a bit of shopping and have a few decisions like colours made. She has been looking for a dress too, but so far hasn't found "it". That will be here before we know it too.
I'm looking for a renter for the land, the boys were not interested this year. It takes more than they thought it would, so they are just as happy working for money instead. I'm OK with that, as the pressure was more than I really wanted, and am going to be able to just go about a bit of yard work this spring, and maybe work on the house too. I told the sewing ladies that I would be happy to have them for coffee on my deck if they need a break during seeding! I'm OK with that too!
'Til next time,
Louise
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
March 1-10
Day 747-756
The winter is holding out, and it is bitterly cold again this week. It is a bit disappointing after the break we had last week, but it will warm up soon. It sure keeps us housebound though. Glenn had a good day yesterday in that he was standing up a lot. I asked him why, and he said it was easy for some reason. I came into the living room once and he was standing up with the walker. He had done it himself, and even had his right hand on the handle! We shortened the legs a bit, and he said that it was better, because he put all his weight on his feet, instead of some on his arms. His balance is getting better too. He has been working on standing without holding on to anything, and says he is doing better. I'm happy to see him making such efforts to stand up. The next thing will be walking! I think he has had a change of heart as far as the wheel chair is concerned, and am doing all I can to help him exercise. The stretching is a constant I forget about, but am doing better than I was before, and he seems to be less tight too. His toe isn't completely healed, but we are working on it too. Sometimes old remedies are the way to go, so I rub it every morning and night, if I remember, and hopefully the spot will disappear soon. We have also avoided the really bad 'flus that have been going around, so that is a blessing.
We had birthday cake for Dale and Jackie the past couple of weeks, and are due to see Mom and Chelsey get older next week. Mom and Dad are doing well, and are still on the farm, with no intention of moving as far as we can tell. Dad drives a bit less than he used to, and catches rides if he can, so that is good and bad. They aren't house bound by any means, and he mostly avoids driving at night. He is looking forward to working more in his shop come spring.
Colin is back from his road tour, and said they did well. It was a long way to go in a week, and he went without a lot of sleep, but all in all it was a good experience. The weather was bad through the mountains, so that was a bit tense. He says he has lots of stories!
'Til next time,
Louise
The winter is holding out, and it is bitterly cold again this week. It is a bit disappointing after the break we had last week, but it will warm up soon. It sure keeps us housebound though. Glenn had a good day yesterday in that he was standing up a lot. I asked him why, and he said it was easy for some reason. I came into the living room once and he was standing up with the walker. He had done it himself, and even had his right hand on the handle! We shortened the legs a bit, and he said that it was better, because he put all his weight on his feet, instead of some on his arms. His balance is getting better too. He has been working on standing without holding on to anything, and says he is doing better. I'm happy to see him making such efforts to stand up. The next thing will be walking! I think he has had a change of heart as far as the wheel chair is concerned, and am doing all I can to help him exercise. The stretching is a constant I forget about, but am doing better than I was before, and he seems to be less tight too. His toe isn't completely healed, but we are working on it too. Sometimes old remedies are the way to go, so I rub it every morning and night, if I remember, and hopefully the spot will disappear soon. We have also avoided the really bad 'flus that have been going around, so that is a blessing.
We had birthday cake for Dale and Jackie the past couple of weeks, and are due to see Mom and Chelsey get older next week. Mom and Dad are doing well, and are still on the farm, with no intention of moving as far as we can tell. Dad drives a bit less than he used to, and catches rides if he can, so that is good and bad. They aren't house bound by any means, and he mostly avoids driving at night. He is looking forward to working more in his shop come spring.
Colin is back from his road tour, and said they did well. It was a long way to go in a week, and he went without a lot of sleep, but all in all it was a good experience. The weather was bad through the mountains, so that was a bit tense. He says he has lots of stories!
'Til next time,
Louise
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