Day 813 - 826
Well, it has been an interesting couple of weeks on the Mitchell farm. We got the land rented last week, after some wheeling and dealing, and a bit of a close call with someone who wanted to rent from me, then sublease it to another farmer, for more money, of course. Well, this is a small community, and word got around pretty fast, so WOW, what was he thinking? It didn't happen, so we have a straight ahead lease with someone, and no middle man. Boy oh boy!
On another note, we are pretty sure that we will build a barrier free house, so Glenn has a bit more ease getting around from room to room. We don't know where yet, but probably on the farm somewhere. We don't really want to move off, Glenn is happy here in the summer, and hopefully he will get around more on his feet, so who knows? In the mean time I could have the features I've always wanted, and it will be easy to sell when we need to leave. The kids are in a bit of a bind too, the housing market is too inflated yet, and they sure don't want to pay $200,000.00 for a beat up, 30 year old house, when they can have one built for that much. The question is, where?
Nothing new as far as Glenn, except we go for an EKG tomorrow. I don't know what that will do, but the doctor booked it and we will go. The weather sure isn't giving him a break, and he is still house bound quite a bit. It should warm up more, but is taking it's time. I will admit that I am not missing the stress of the seeding, since the little seeds that are in the ground are in no hurry to come up, and that puts them at risk for rot, bugs, mould and other assorted damage.
We are invited to a wedding on the weekend, and the whole affair is in Balgonie and Edenwold. That is always nice, we don't have far to go home. I hope they get a nice day, they were looking forward to the green of May, and really, it isn't that green yet. The trees are starting to show a bit, but the saskatoons haven't bloomed yet, and they usually bloom when we are in the field seeding.
We also helped Wendy over the hill on Sunday. She turned 50 on Friday, so of course she needed a bit of a boost, but we all pitched in and had a good supper to boot! I got Glenn to post her picture on facebook. I haven't taken the time to figure that out yet, and he needs some projects.
We have a few appointments this week to keep us out of trouble, I'm gettng my hair done, and there's something on Friday. We are picking up more and more of the everyday things, and I'm noticing Glenn taking more interest and offering more opinions that he did last year. He has a bit of a time when he can't do or remember some things, but that is the way it is.
'Til next time,
Louise
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
April 19 - May 5
Day 796 -812
Time is flying by, I can't believe it has been so long since I last posted. We are taking care of business, and had a bit of a time with address changes for income tax purposes, but have filed and we will see what we will see. I make too many assumptions, and it does come back to bite me. I think I have everything covered, then along comes something else. The internet was busy on the 30th, and the next day ours didn't work at all. Glenn was without it for the weekend, and when I phoned yesterday, the nice young man got me to check out a few things. Turned out, my power source for the antennae was unplugged, so that was an easy, if somewhat embarrassing fix. We are back online, and happy about it. You don't realize how much you use the internet until you don't have it.
Glenn is getting along with his new heart medication quite well. We have an appointment for an EKG on the 15th, so we will see what that shows. We only have to go for INR's once a month now, so that is a nice thing, but I have to write down when we need to go, or I'll completely forget. He continues to improve, and uses his right hand more. His balance when he is standing is better too, so I'm content. He was on the deck, on Friday I think, standing up at the rail, and moving along a bit. I looked out to see how he was doing, and watched him fall over. He goes down quite softly, and was holding on to the railing. It turns out the dog had gas, and was passing some, which made Glenn laugh. When he laughs, his right leg sort of folds up, and over he went. How we have changed! I went out to help him up. He was flat on his back and fighting off the dog, who thought he needed his face cleaned. I asked him if he wanted to lie there for a while, but he really didn't think dog breath was a good thing for him. I got behind him and lifted, and he stood back up fairly easily. Don't worry, I'm careful about my back. He is helping to lift himself more all the time. He was outside long enough to get a sunburned head on Sunday. I had asked him if he wanted his hat, and he declined. That night he was feeling it, and laughed about his lack of hair protection. He forgets about the bald spot on the back of his head. He had a tick too, so we were both suffering from "tick-i-tis" for the rest of the night.
'Til next time,
Louise
Time is flying by, I can't believe it has been so long since I last posted. We are taking care of business, and had a bit of a time with address changes for income tax purposes, but have filed and we will see what we will see. I make too many assumptions, and it does come back to bite me. I think I have everything covered, then along comes something else. The internet was busy on the 30th, and the next day ours didn't work at all. Glenn was without it for the weekend, and when I phoned yesterday, the nice young man got me to check out a few things. Turned out, my power source for the antennae was unplugged, so that was an easy, if somewhat embarrassing fix. We are back online, and happy about it. You don't realize how much you use the internet until you don't have it.
Glenn is getting along with his new heart medication quite well. We have an appointment for an EKG on the 15th, so we will see what that shows. We only have to go for INR's once a month now, so that is a nice thing, but I have to write down when we need to go, or I'll completely forget. He continues to improve, and uses his right hand more. His balance when he is standing is better too, so I'm content. He was on the deck, on Friday I think, standing up at the rail, and moving along a bit. I looked out to see how he was doing, and watched him fall over. He goes down quite softly, and was holding on to the railing. It turns out the dog had gas, and was passing some, which made Glenn laugh. When he laughs, his right leg sort of folds up, and over he went. How we have changed! I went out to help him up. He was flat on his back and fighting off the dog, who thought he needed his face cleaned. I asked him if he wanted to lie there for a while, but he really didn't think dog breath was a good thing for him. I got behind him and lifted, and he stood back up fairly easily. Don't worry, I'm careful about my back. He is helping to lift himself more all the time. He was outside long enough to get a sunburned head on Sunday. I had asked him if he wanted his hat, and he declined. That night he was feeling it, and laughed about his lack of hair protection. He forgets about the bald spot on the back of his head. He had a tick too, so we were both suffering from "tick-i-tis" for the rest of the night.
'Til next time,
Louise
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