Hi. I'm sorry,this probably isn't the right forum for this, but I have to say what's on my mind. Last night on the CTV news, I heard about a fellow that was arrested for transporting $3 million worth of drugs. He got off on a technicality. He's now a free man! The judge said that the police had no right to search his motor home.
The police obviosly knew what was going on before they stopped him. I don't know about you, but if it were me transporting $3 million of drugs (and I hardly ever do that anymore), I would do everything in my power NOT to get stopped by the police. My support is firmly behind the police.
It is a slippery slope. The judge had no option, but to let him go, if he thought that his civil rights had been infringed upon. But obviosly he let a guilty man go free.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
December 15, 2010
Hi. It's Glenn here. I'd just like to say that my journey should be spelled with two "n"s in my name. Apparantly you can't change it after the blog has been created.
I've come to the conclusion that I must have a reasonably high tolerance for pain. I've been living with a pain in my neck for quite a while now. I've been married to her for 33 years.
We've had some exciting news at our house. We should be grandparents in mid-July of 2011. So far, Jackie is feeling fine, but she's hungry almost all the time. Johnny is looking forward to being a dad, a job which I'm sure he will be good at. I will have to get some kind of a sling so I can hold the baby!
Christmas is almost here. Merry Christmas! We're getting ready around here. It seems to get harder and harder each year to get a good gift for that special someone, I'm glad I only have to shop for that gift, it must be tough to have to get more gifts. Our tree is up, but not all decorated yet. Between the weather, and Louise being sick with a cold, it just hasn't got done yet. Johnny put it up, but we found a a string of lights that didn't work, I don't know why, it was one of the newer ones. Probably only ten or fifteen years old! We have an argument every year about which top will go on the tree. Mine, which I picked out and bought shortly after we got married (while I still had an opinion about such things), and Louise's, which she bought just a few years ago. The one that Louise bought has not got all the history behind it that mine does. Mine is a tradition.
This morning, one of Louise's piano lesson people, got stuck in our yard. The storm, that we seem to have missed the brunt of, left quite a bit of snow in our driveway. Louise had to plug the tractor in and this afternoon she blew snow. I haven't been in a tractor since my stroke. What a change. I don't really miss it. Most of the things that I was resposible for before the stroke, I can't do now. I can just do the things I want to do. I rarely do what I don't like to do, although I've been known to clean a toilet now and again.
I've been learning how to code a web page. I don't think I learn as fast as I used to. Though I was never any great shakes at it. It must be the effects of the stroke, it couldn't be old age. I'm what some might cosider as a "slow learner". Maybe I should get some help. anyway here is a link to my site www.mitchell.freeoda.com, for anyone who wants to have a look. I know that it's a weird URL, but it was a free one. (I hate paying for stuff.)
I have used a different font for my post, my hope is that it will be easier to keep track of who is writing. If it bothers you, or if you like it, please leave a coment. We read them all within one year.
I've come to the conclusion that I must have a reasonably high tolerance for pain. I've been living with a pain in my neck for quite a while now. I've been married to her for 33 years.
We've had some exciting news at our house. We should be grandparents in mid-July of 2011. So far, Jackie is feeling fine, but she's hungry almost all the time. Johnny is looking forward to being a dad, a job which I'm sure he will be good at. I will have to get some kind of a sling so I can hold the baby!
Christmas is almost here. Merry Christmas! We're getting ready around here. It seems to get harder and harder each year to get a good gift for that special someone, I'm glad I only have to shop for that gift, it must be tough to have to get more gifts. Our tree is up, but not all decorated yet. Between the weather, and Louise being sick with a cold, it just hasn't got done yet. Johnny put it up, but we found a a string of lights that didn't work, I don't know why, it was one of the newer ones. Probably only ten or fifteen years old! We have an argument every year about which top will go on the tree. Mine, which I picked out and bought shortly after we got married (while I still had an opinion about such things), and Louise's, which she bought just a few years ago. The one that Louise bought has not got all the history behind it that mine does. Mine is a tradition.
This morning, one of Louise's piano lesson people, got stuck in our yard. The storm, that we seem to have missed the brunt of, left quite a bit of snow in our driveway. Louise had to plug the tractor in and this afternoon she blew snow. I haven't been in a tractor since my stroke. What a change. I don't really miss it. Most of the things that I was resposible for before the stroke, I can't do now. I can just do the things I want to do. I rarely do what I don't like to do, although I've been known to clean a toilet now and again.
I've been learning how to code a web page. I don't think I learn as fast as I used to. Though I was never any great shakes at it. It must be the effects of the stroke, it couldn't be old age. I'm what some might cosider as a "slow learner". Maybe I should get some help. anyway here is a link to my site www.mitchell.freeoda.com, for anyone who wants to have a look. I know that it's a weird URL, but it was a free one. (I hate paying for stuff.)
I have used a different font for my post, my hope is that it will be easier to keep track of who is writing. If it bothers you, or if you like it, please leave a coment. We read them all within one year.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
October 20 - November 20
Day1315-1346
Another month has passed. The weather turned the week after our move, and has been difficult, except for the weekend of November 5-7. We have had 3 heavy snow fall storms, so I'm happy we watched them from the new house. It has made a huge difference, the garage itself is great, and I can't say that I would change much, so we did well in our choices. We need to have a party, but haven't been able to get past the weather and piano lesson start up. I'm thinking the New Year, around Glenn's birthday might be a good time, although he usually has a brutally cold day. We'll see as the time gets nearer.
His back trouble has reared it's head, and he has been in a bit more pain this week. I don't know why, but he said it felt a bit better this morning. Could be he strained it untying his shoes or something. It has no rhyme or reason, it just hurts. He has a hard time getting to his feet as a result, so transfers are a bit more difficult.
We have been settling in nicely, and I have made fairly good inroads into the boxes in the garage. I hunt for a few things now and then, and have yet to sew anything, but that will come. I have 18 students for piano lessons, which takes a bit more time than usual. 9 of them come on Wednesday, so that is what I do Wednesday! Of course, 2 of those Wednesdays were blizzard days, so I was on the phone canceling or rearranging lesson times. Winter in Saskatchewan is such a walk in the park when it comes early. I can't help but think of last year when the men working on the house foundations in November were working in t-shirts most of the time! What a difference!
At Wascana, a new ceiling track system has been installed, and Glenn has been trying it out to see if it would help him walk. It really relieves the fear of falling, so we both can concentrate on the act of walking. I think we will look into having one installed in the house. It could have a big effect on his gait training. I have to see if we will be covered by the health benefits, and that takes a bit of time too. So much has happened it is hard to keep up!
'Til next time,
Louise
Another month has passed. The weather turned the week after our move, and has been difficult, except for the weekend of November 5-7. We have had 3 heavy snow fall storms, so I'm happy we watched them from the new house. It has made a huge difference, the garage itself is great, and I can't say that I would change much, so we did well in our choices. We need to have a party, but haven't been able to get past the weather and piano lesson start up. I'm thinking the New Year, around Glenn's birthday might be a good time, although he usually has a brutally cold day. We'll see as the time gets nearer.
His back trouble has reared it's head, and he has been in a bit more pain this week. I don't know why, but he said it felt a bit better this morning. Could be he strained it untying his shoes or something. It has no rhyme or reason, it just hurts. He has a hard time getting to his feet as a result, so transfers are a bit more difficult.
We have been settling in nicely, and I have made fairly good inroads into the boxes in the garage. I hunt for a few things now and then, and have yet to sew anything, but that will come. I have 18 students for piano lessons, which takes a bit more time than usual. 9 of them come on Wednesday, so that is what I do Wednesday! Of course, 2 of those Wednesdays were blizzard days, so I was on the phone canceling or rearranging lesson times. Winter in Saskatchewan is such a walk in the park when it comes early. I can't help but think of last year when the men working on the house foundations in November were working in t-shirts most of the time! What a difference!
At Wascana, a new ceiling track system has been installed, and Glenn has been trying it out to see if it would help him walk. It really relieves the fear of falling, so we both can concentrate on the act of walking. I think we will look into having one installed in the house. It could have a big effect on his gait training. I have to see if we will be covered by the health benefits, and that takes a bit of time too. So much has happened it is hard to keep up!
'Til next time,
Louise
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
October 3-19, 2010
Day 1314-1330
Our days really are numbered! Just thought of that as I counted them out. I'm at the store catching a bit of down time, the harvest rush is mostly over, so the store is more quiet these days, although I still seem to have line-ups once in a while.
I am pretty played out, although the tension of the move is over. The house was moved into Edenwold yesterday, and that went smoothly. Glenn and I sat in the RAV and watched it drive away, and I'm telling you, that is a pretty emotional feeling. A lot of our lives happened in that place. Anyway, it is gone, and now the restoration begins. The foundation was pretty wet and rotting, so it is probably a good thing that it was moved. Chances are it was going to start having trouble in the not too distant future, so Colin made the right call in building new. They had to take out a few trees to get it off the foundation, and they actually turned it around in the front yard. They had widened the lane on our side, so needed to go through the yard again with our house. We took videos of the procedure.
Let's back up to pre-move. Einar told us the trucks were coming right after Thanksgiving, so the push was on to get our stuff out! I asked a bunch of people to help, so on Wednesday the 13th we cleaned out the basement. I was pretty overwhelmed with the questions and action. They pretty well filled a dumpster with stuff, and the guys were great, moving the big things like the other piano , freezer, toy cupboard, they even took down a cupboard Glenn had built for books above the desk, and Colin will use it in his house. There was action, and I didn't sleep very well that night! Glenn was on his own again, but enjoyed the company when we broke for supper. He is doing well in the house, and we are learning the ropes all over again. We actually rented a power chair for him while we waited for our appointment to get his fixed. It was good to compare another chair.
In the middle of all this, I started piano lessons! Sorry to a couple of children who came for their lesson last Wednesday, and had to hunt me down in the chaos of the basement. It completely slipped my mind! Good thing they were family!
So, the biggest, hardest job is over, and I may now go through the boxes and sort, store, or throw out a bit more leisurely! I think I need a vacation!
'Til next time,
Louise
Our days really are numbered! Just thought of that as I counted them out. I'm at the store catching a bit of down time, the harvest rush is mostly over, so the store is more quiet these days, although I still seem to have line-ups once in a while.
I am pretty played out, although the tension of the move is over. The house was moved into Edenwold yesterday, and that went smoothly. Glenn and I sat in the RAV and watched it drive away, and I'm telling you, that is a pretty emotional feeling. A lot of our lives happened in that place. Anyway, it is gone, and now the restoration begins. The foundation was pretty wet and rotting, so it is probably a good thing that it was moved. Chances are it was going to start having trouble in the not too distant future, so Colin made the right call in building new. They had to take out a few trees to get it off the foundation, and they actually turned it around in the front yard. They had widened the lane on our side, so needed to go through the yard again with our house. We took videos of the procedure.
Let's back up to pre-move. Einar told us the trucks were coming right after Thanksgiving, so the push was on to get our stuff out! I asked a bunch of people to help, so on Wednesday the 13th we cleaned out the basement. I was pretty overwhelmed with the questions and action. They pretty well filled a dumpster with stuff, and the guys were great, moving the big things like the other piano , freezer, toy cupboard, they even took down a cupboard Glenn had built for books above the desk, and Colin will use it in his house. There was action, and I didn't sleep very well that night! Glenn was on his own again, but enjoyed the company when we broke for supper. He is doing well in the house, and we are learning the ropes all over again. We actually rented a power chair for him while we waited for our appointment to get his fixed. It was good to compare another chair.
In the middle of all this, I started piano lessons! Sorry to a couple of children who came for their lesson last Wednesday, and had to hunt me down in the chaos of the basement. It completely slipped my mind! Good thing they were family!
So, the biggest, hardest job is over, and I may now go through the boxes and sort, store, or throw out a bit more leisurely! I think I need a vacation!
'Til next time,
Louise
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Sept. 22 - Oct. 2
Day 1303-1313
Hmmm... where to begin. We have been sleeping, eating and showering in the new house since last Saturday , Sept. 24. It is working out well, although we don't have enough apparatus up yet. I have been working full time at the store, so that put a crimp into unpacking and setting up tools. We haven't got the TV antenna hooked up and the internet antenna hasn't been moved yet, so unfortunately Glenn has been a bit bored. He also shorted out the joystick on the power chair, so has had to move around in the manual chair, which has its pros and cons. The first day after it happened, (he gave the chair a bit of a bath) I brought him to Avonhurst with me, but he firmly refused to come a second day, so I had a bit of tension that day and kept calling him to be sure he was managing alright. It was probably a good thing for him to have to physically move himself around, it is pretty easy to just sit in the power chair and go. I have to wait until October 14 before the repair shop will look at it, so he will get a bit better at it as we go.
My cold got to be pretty miserable, and I'm still a bit congested. It has been very eventful.
The house is great if I do say so myself. Jackie decided we needed to sleep in it last Saturday, they got together and packed and moved some furniture on Saturday while I was at work. We had another good go on Sunday, and the guys got the piano moved too, so we made real progress. I think we will have another group effort tomorrow, and then I should be able to unpack and sort through all that has come over. There is the big freezer and another piano to move from the basement. I am filling up the shelves, but will organize and throw out more stuff as we go along. It is better now that we have started, and the weather has certainly co-operated. I will sleep in tomorrow though.
'Til next time,
Louise
Hmmm... where to begin. We have been sleeping, eating and showering in the new house since last Saturday , Sept. 24. It is working out well, although we don't have enough apparatus up yet. I have been working full time at the store, so that put a crimp into unpacking and setting up tools. We haven't got the TV antenna hooked up and the internet antenna hasn't been moved yet, so unfortunately Glenn has been a bit bored. He also shorted out the joystick on the power chair, so has had to move around in the manual chair, which has its pros and cons. The first day after it happened, (he gave the chair a bit of a bath) I brought him to Avonhurst with me, but he firmly refused to come a second day, so I had a bit of tension that day and kept calling him to be sure he was managing alright. It was probably a good thing for him to have to physically move himself around, it is pretty easy to just sit in the power chair and go. I have to wait until October 14 before the repair shop will look at it, so he will get a bit better at it as we go.
My cold got to be pretty miserable, and I'm still a bit congested. It has been very eventful.
The house is great if I do say so myself. Jackie decided we needed to sleep in it last Saturday, they got together and packed and moved some furniture on Saturday while I was at work. We had another good go on Sunday, and the guys got the piano moved too, so we made real progress. I think we will have another group effort tomorrow, and then I should be able to unpack and sort through all that has come over. There is the big freezer and another piano to move from the basement. I am filling up the shelves, but will organize and throw out more stuff as we go along. It is better now that we have started, and the weather has certainly co-operated. I will sleep in tomorrow though.
'Til next time,
Louise
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
August 28 - September 21
Day1284- 1303
We are getting possession of the house tomorrow. It is cleaned up and ready for us to move in! Now if only the weather would dry up a bit so we don't have to track a bunch of muck in I will be a happy woman.
Glenn was over there on one of the drier days last week and said he didn't want to go back to the old house, so that tells you how he feels about the new digs. It will be easier in so many ways I can't even tell you. Yesterday we came home from therapy, and it was raining(again). We drove by the new house and I said to him I would really like to just drive into the garage and be dry while he transferred and I hauled in the groceries. Soon!
I have a cold, and am trying hard to nip it in the bud. So far I'm not too bad, but we'll see how the week goes. My throat is better today, and I don't have a headache anymore, ( aren't drugs great?) Glenn will have to start on the vitamin regime to hold off the bugs.
He is pretty pumped about the house and how we can outfit it to help him up onto his feet more. We will look into a track on the ceiling and a body harness so that the danger of falling is gone. I think that falling really is a great distraction (of course) so he can't concentrate on moving his legs. That will be in the future, we have to live there for a while to see how everything else works out before we do that.
We are well otherwise, just dealing with red tape and all the stuff life throws at you to keep you on your toes. We haven't been able to visit much, as the weather has not been conducive to wheelchair mobility. We'll be expecting lots of company for a while after we move, but that too remains to be seen.
'Til next time,
Louise
We are getting possession of the house tomorrow. It is cleaned up and ready for us to move in! Now if only the weather would dry up a bit so we don't have to track a bunch of muck in I will be a happy woman.
Glenn was over there on one of the drier days last week and said he didn't want to go back to the old house, so that tells you how he feels about the new digs. It will be easier in so many ways I can't even tell you. Yesterday we came home from therapy, and it was raining(again). We drove by the new house and I said to him I would really like to just drive into the garage and be dry while he transferred and I hauled in the groceries. Soon!
I have a cold, and am trying hard to nip it in the bud. So far I'm not too bad, but we'll see how the week goes. My throat is better today, and I don't have a headache anymore, ( aren't drugs great?) Glenn will have to start on the vitamin regime to hold off the bugs.
He is pretty pumped about the house and how we can outfit it to help him up onto his feet more. We will look into a track on the ceiling and a body harness so that the danger of falling is gone. I think that falling really is a great distraction (of course) so he can't concentrate on moving his legs. That will be in the future, we have to live there for a while to see how everything else works out before we do that.
We are well otherwise, just dealing with red tape and all the stuff life throws at you to keep you on your toes. We haven't been able to visit much, as the weather has not been conducive to wheelchair mobility. We'll be expecting lots of company for a while after we move, but that too remains to be seen.
'Til next time,
Louise
Saturday, August 28, 2010
August 11 - 28
Day 1266 - 1283
Colin and Chelsey have moved into their new house, and are getting sorted out. They took some days off to move, and were pretty tired at the end of it. Colin was chatting with me about how much stuff they had acquired over the space of 5 or 6 years. He stopped and looked at me and said, "You're in trouble!" I guess I know that.
Glenn is still fascinated by the way things work. He will still try to take apart anything. I have tossed more electronic things in pieces than most I think.... He decided to start sorting through the "junk" drawers in the kitchen, and has a box of garbage. I haven't decided if I'm going to go through it myself, maybe it will be better tossed than saved and moved. I'll see how I feel next week. We have packed a few things, and Glenn is deciding which laptops to keep for parts. That is going to be a big trip to SARCAN.
We visited FCC last week, it was nice to catch up with the people there. They always come out to see Glenn if they are not busy at the phones. Glenn likes to point out program problems if he can just to keep them on their toes I guess.
He fell last week, I didn't see him right away. He was there for a few minutes, and was pretty well snoozing in the sun when I saw him. I was mowing grass, and couldn't catch his attention, so I didn't know right away if he was OK. I yelled at him when I got closer, and made him jump, so I knew he hadn't knocked himself out anyway.. I couldn't get him up, and had to call someone to come and help me. I had been rolling around fixing the lawn mower, (that's another story!) so was feeling the effects of that. He was fine, just grazed his forehead a bit, and got a sunburn on his nose.
We have run into a few glitches with the house, but have so far managed to substitute what was missing with other material. The garage has the dry wall installed in the ceiling, so we can get Dale to install the door now. Once that is closed in, we can put a bit of stuff in there for storage. It won't be long until we move, the plumbers have to come to get the house to work, and the furnace needs to be hooked up I guess. The lights are nice to have now, and the cabinets and floors look good. Just the big job of moving coming ever closer!
'Til next time,
Louise
Colin and Chelsey have moved into their new house, and are getting sorted out. They took some days off to move, and were pretty tired at the end of it. Colin was chatting with me about how much stuff they had acquired over the space of 5 or 6 years. He stopped and looked at me and said, "You're in trouble!" I guess I know that.
Glenn is still fascinated by the way things work. He will still try to take apart anything. I have tossed more electronic things in pieces than most I think.... He decided to start sorting through the "junk" drawers in the kitchen, and has a box of garbage. I haven't decided if I'm going to go through it myself, maybe it will be better tossed than saved and moved. I'll see how I feel next week. We have packed a few things, and Glenn is deciding which laptops to keep for parts. That is going to be a big trip to SARCAN.
We visited FCC last week, it was nice to catch up with the people there. They always come out to see Glenn if they are not busy at the phones. Glenn likes to point out program problems if he can just to keep them on their toes I guess.
He fell last week, I didn't see him right away. He was there for a few minutes, and was pretty well snoozing in the sun when I saw him. I was mowing grass, and couldn't catch his attention, so I didn't know right away if he was OK. I yelled at him when I got closer, and made him jump, so I knew he hadn't knocked himself out anyway.. I couldn't get him up, and had to call someone to come and help me. I had been rolling around fixing the lawn mower, (that's another story!) so was feeling the effects of that. He was fine, just grazed his forehead a bit, and got a sunburn on his nose.
We have run into a few glitches with the house, but have so far managed to substitute what was missing with other material. The garage has the dry wall installed in the ceiling, so we can get Dale to install the door now. Once that is closed in, we can put a bit of stuff in there for storage. It won't be long until we move, the plumbers have to come to get the house to work, and the furnace needs to be hooked up I guess. The lights are nice to have now, and the cabinets and floors look good. Just the big job of moving coming ever closer!
'Til next time,
Louise
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
July 6 - August 10
Day 1231 - 1266
Sorry, I can't believe it's been so long, but we have been occupied. Chris came back to work, the houses are coming along nicely, we went to a wedding, attended the store's 75th Anniversary party, etc, etc. How can you tell it is summer? The most significant change is that Glenn is more willing to attend these events, and as he is out and about, more people lose their inhibitions around him, and realize he is as goofy as ever. He usually has people laughing soon enough, and that is the real ice breaker.
He did scare Chris and me very badly on the 12th of July, as a piece of wiener slid down his throat, and he choked. He actually passed out, and I had to put him on the floor to huff the thing out of his throat. He came to and wondered how he got down on the floor. Chris had been on the phone for 911, but we both realized they would have taken too long to get to us, so we were lucky this time. Thank goodness for a few first aid courses we took when we were driving bus, I sort of knew I had to get that out, and compression was the only way. I had tried to get it out by putting my fingers in his mouth, but he bit me so hard I couldn't do anything more.
There, I won't talk about that again, we were pretty shell shocked, and supper was not finished by any of us. Now we cut his wieners in half, and try not to distract him when he is eating.
We managed to go camping last week and were happy to have a good stretch of weather. In fact, we fried, so that is amazing for this year. I realized that I can't do it without help, but Wendy came, and the kids stopped by, so we did OK. It was good to get away, even though it is a whole new bit of work. We bought a tankless water heater for the camper, and it works very well. Glenn and Chris figured out how to hook it up, and we were happy to be able to run hot water for dishes right into the sink. Luxury!
I could babble on, but the houses are waiting for finishing, and we are not very good at waiting. The kids would really like to move, and are a bit more impatient than we are, but they have a bunch of new stuff to play with, I have a bunch of old stuff to sort through, which probably makes a big difference. We'll let you know when the big event happens.
'Til next time,
Louise
Sorry, I can't believe it's been so long, but we have been occupied. Chris came back to work, the houses are coming along nicely, we went to a wedding, attended the store's 75th Anniversary party, etc, etc. How can you tell it is summer? The most significant change is that Glenn is more willing to attend these events, and as he is out and about, more people lose their inhibitions around him, and realize he is as goofy as ever. He usually has people laughing soon enough, and that is the real ice breaker.
He did scare Chris and me very badly on the 12th of July, as a piece of wiener slid down his throat, and he choked. He actually passed out, and I had to put him on the floor to huff the thing out of his throat. He came to and wondered how he got down on the floor. Chris had been on the phone for 911, but we both realized they would have taken too long to get to us, so we were lucky this time. Thank goodness for a few first aid courses we took when we were driving bus, I sort of knew I had to get that out, and compression was the only way. I had tried to get it out by putting my fingers in his mouth, but he bit me so hard I couldn't do anything more.
There, I won't talk about that again, we were pretty shell shocked, and supper was not finished by any of us. Now we cut his wieners in half, and try not to distract him when he is eating.
We managed to go camping last week and were happy to have a good stretch of weather. In fact, we fried, so that is amazing for this year. I realized that I can't do it without help, but Wendy came, and the kids stopped by, so we did OK. It was good to get away, even though it is a whole new bit of work. We bought a tankless water heater for the camper, and it works very well. Glenn and Chris figured out how to hook it up, and we were happy to be able to run hot water for dishes right into the sink. Luxury!
I could babble on, but the houses are waiting for finishing, and we are not very good at waiting. The kids would really like to move, and are a bit more impatient than we are, but they have a bunch of new stuff to play with, I have a bunch of old stuff to sort through, which probably makes a big difference. We'll let you know when the big event happens.
'Til next time,
Louise
Monday, July 5, 2010
June 20-July 5
Day 1215 - 1230
We had no therapy today, and that worked out because I'm at work. The regular driver is cutting hay, so Donna is making deliveries, while I mind the store. Glenn phoned me and told me he was sitting on the deck having coffee, and didn't I wish I was there! Hmmm... he has to amuse himself, I guess.
The house is painted with a couple of coats, so the finishing carpenter will start work next week, (he's on holidays, that seems to still be in effect with our building project) The flooring is ordered, and I haven't heard about the cabinets, but we are getting closer to moving. The paint really makes a difference.
Glenn is out and about, and would really like to fix a few things around the yard. The lawn mower is having a fit, and the grass is getting out of hand. Glenn cut some yesterday, and kind of smoked the belt, which he says is too long and loose, so we will try a shorter one, and see if it helps. He likes to do that, it is good exercise for him. I'm not very good at fixing machines, mostly because I don't want to, so I do get a bit testy. Glenn tends to clear out, but to be fair, I have told him to go away when I am working on something and he is trying to tell me what I'm doing wrong. I guess I don't take guidance or "advice" very gracefully when I'm being bitten by mosquitoes, and skinning my knuckles on hard to reach nuts and bolts!
'Til next time,
Louise
We had no therapy today, and that worked out because I'm at work. The regular driver is cutting hay, so Donna is making deliveries, while I mind the store. Glenn phoned me and told me he was sitting on the deck having coffee, and didn't I wish I was there! Hmmm... he has to amuse himself, I guess.
The house is painted with a couple of coats, so the finishing carpenter will start work next week, (he's on holidays, that seems to still be in effect with our building project) The flooring is ordered, and I haven't heard about the cabinets, but we are getting closer to moving. The paint really makes a difference.
Glenn is out and about, and would really like to fix a few things around the yard. The lawn mower is having a fit, and the grass is getting out of hand. Glenn cut some yesterday, and kind of smoked the belt, which he says is too long and loose, so we will try a shorter one, and see if it helps. He likes to do that, it is good exercise for him. I'm not very good at fixing machines, mostly because I don't want to, so I do get a bit testy. Glenn tends to clear out, but to be fair, I have told him to go away when I am working on something and he is trying to tell me what I'm doing wrong. I guess I don't take guidance or "advice" very gracefully when I'm being bitten by mosquitoes, and skinning my knuckles on hard to reach nuts and bolts!
'Til next time,
Louise
Saturday, June 19, 2010
May 30 - June 19
Day1194-1214
We are thinking very seriously of building an ark and gathering up the animals 2 by 2! We are not only wet, we are soaked, and missed a heavy rain that has flooded the west of the province. We don't know when Colin and Chelsey are coming home, but I think they are in the mountains, and away from the worst of this.
Glenn is stuck in the house when it is so muddy, but he does go onto the deck to do some stretches and walking. He is tanned, and I guess that is a sign of some sun shine. He's well and enjoyed the wedding. We had booked a room in the hotel, so it was good to be able to go there for a break during the day. His tux fit well, and he was able to visit with a few people, though not as much as he would have liked. It would be nice to have his speech back a bit more, and it continues to improve, but we are impatient at times.
Chris's convalescence is going well, he is improving, and rebuilding his strength. He is in the zone where he has to be careful about over doing his strength, that could cause more injury and that would set him back badly. He is getting stir crazy, and hopes to be able to get back to work with light duty so that he is earning a wage, and occupying his time. He was able to attend the wedding, and stayed and visited the night away, although he stayed sitting at the table, and was careful of his wounds.
The Wedding was great, the kids were great, the food was great, even the weather was great, and a good time was had by all. If there were problems, they were small.
The houses continue to progress, but the lousy weather has caused some delays there as well. They are both stuccoed now, and our garage is ready for cement. We will eventually have to have the trenching done, and I really hope the weather stabilizes before that happens, because I don't even want to think about the yard all torn up and rain and more rain on it!
'Til next time,
Louise
We are thinking very seriously of building an ark and gathering up the animals 2 by 2! We are not only wet, we are soaked, and missed a heavy rain that has flooded the west of the province. We don't know when Colin and Chelsey are coming home, but I think they are in the mountains, and away from the worst of this.
Glenn is stuck in the house when it is so muddy, but he does go onto the deck to do some stretches and walking. He is tanned, and I guess that is a sign of some sun shine. He's well and enjoyed the wedding. We had booked a room in the hotel, so it was good to be able to go there for a break during the day. His tux fit well, and he was able to visit with a few people, though not as much as he would have liked. It would be nice to have his speech back a bit more, and it continues to improve, but we are impatient at times.
Chris's convalescence is going well, he is improving, and rebuilding his strength. He is in the zone where he has to be careful about over doing his strength, that could cause more injury and that would set him back badly. He is getting stir crazy, and hopes to be able to get back to work with light duty so that he is earning a wage, and occupying his time. He was able to attend the wedding, and stayed and visited the night away, although he stayed sitting at the table, and was careful of his wounds.
The Wedding was great, the kids were great, the food was great, even the weather was great, and a good time was had by all. If there were problems, they were small.
The houses continue to progress, but the lousy weather has caused some delays there as well. They are both stuccoed now, and our garage is ready for cement. We will eventually have to have the trenching done, and I really hope the weather stabilizes before that happens, because I don't even want to think about the yard all torn up and rain and more rain on it!
'Til next time,
Louise
Saturday, May 29, 2010
May 5-29
Day 1169-1193
Sorry for not posting, I have been emailing family and friends instead, so this is a bit of a catch -up post of the month. I didn't mean to leave it so long, but events made it so.
Christopher ended up in hospital for 2 weeks this month. He had been ill and off work for a week, but started back with the idea that moving around would help him shake off his cold. He had a 10 day prescription for antibiotics, Prednosone, and a puffer. He hadn't been sleeping well, and looked pale. He was going to go back to see the doctor when life took over, or perhaps it was the hand of God. Anyway, on Tuesday the 11th, he was done for the day and was driving back to the store, when the road shoulder gave out and started to pull him into the ditch. He bumped over an approach, and the truck flipped onto its side. He was able to get out, and the other driver was there in minutes to call for help. They took Chris to the Fort hospital to check for broken bones and to look at his bumps. They discovered his right lung to be 2/3 full of fluid. They kept him over night in the Fort and sent him to Pasqua Hospital where they started to drain his lung on Thursday the 13th. They discovered his lung was collapsing, and decided surgery would be necessary to get it working properly. On Tuesday the 18th, he was transferred to the General Hospital. Surgery was performed on Thursday the 20th. His lung had been sick for so long that a thick layer had formed on the outside which was preventing it from inflating properly. He had drain tubes out the side until Tuesday the 25th, when they were pulled and he was released. The bug was a slow growing, nasty bacteria, which is fairly rare. I don't think it is too infectious, because they never made us cap and gown up when we visited. He is pale yet, but glad to be home. They have to watch the wounds, and he has antibiotics for 6 months, which I have never heard of before. He is not supposed to drive for 5 weeks, and we are counting our lucky stars that it was found when it was.
Poor Glenn has been by himself quite a bit, as I helped at the store while the other two drove truck. This has benefits too, he has done more house work, and started to work on getting on his feet. I have told him to be safe first, but it is good to see him take some control of rehab. We have been bouncing around between worry and excitement, the wedding is next weekend. I think we are more excited and less worried right now, and hopefully we will have a "normal" before wedding week!
'Til next time,
Louise
Sorry for not posting, I have been emailing family and friends instead, so this is a bit of a catch -up post of the month. I didn't mean to leave it so long, but events made it so.
Christopher ended up in hospital for 2 weeks this month. He had been ill and off work for a week, but started back with the idea that moving around would help him shake off his cold. He had a 10 day prescription for antibiotics, Prednosone, and a puffer. He hadn't been sleeping well, and looked pale. He was going to go back to see the doctor when life took over, or perhaps it was the hand of God. Anyway, on Tuesday the 11th, he was done for the day and was driving back to the store, when the road shoulder gave out and started to pull him into the ditch. He bumped over an approach, and the truck flipped onto its side. He was able to get out, and the other driver was there in minutes to call for help. They took Chris to the Fort hospital to check for broken bones and to look at his bumps. They discovered his right lung to be 2/3 full of fluid. They kept him over night in the Fort and sent him to Pasqua Hospital where they started to drain his lung on Thursday the 13th. They discovered his lung was collapsing, and decided surgery would be necessary to get it working properly. On Tuesday the 18th, he was transferred to the General Hospital. Surgery was performed on Thursday the 20th. His lung had been sick for so long that a thick layer had formed on the outside which was preventing it from inflating properly. He had drain tubes out the side until Tuesday the 25th, when they were pulled and he was released. The bug was a slow growing, nasty bacteria, which is fairly rare. I don't think it is too infectious, because they never made us cap and gown up when we visited. He is pale yet, but glad to be home. They have to watch the wounds, and he has antibiotics for 6 months, which I have never heard of before. He is not supposed to drive for 5 weeks, and we are counting our lucky stars that it was found when it was.
Poor Glenn has been by himself quite a bit, as I helped at the store while the other two drove truck. This has benefits too, he has done more house work, and started to work on getting on his feet. I have told him to be safe first, but it is good to see him take some control of rehab. We have been bouncing around between worry and excitement, the wedding is next weekend. I think we are more excited and less worried right now, and hopefully we will have a "normal" before wedding week!
'Til next time,
Louise
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
April 15 - May 4
Day 1148-1168
Wow! Where did April go? Between birthdays, wedding showers, recitals, and afternoons in the ER, we have been occupied. The wedding is zooming up fast, and I spent a fruitless day searching for a dress. I am not alone. Most women, whether large or small, have a hard time finding a dress. I guess Regina shop keepers don't know how to order them in!
Glenn did have an A Fib episode that sent us to the hospital on the 24th of April. His heart was racing along at 198, yes, 198! It was basically fluttering, and we couldn't even feel a pulse. They tried a different medicine, but had to do a cardio-version to get it into normal rhythm. It is always nerve racking to watch happen, but Jackie and Johnny were along for support, which I really appreciated. Glenn felt kind of feeble on Monday, so we skipped therapy and crashed for the day. I had had the recital on Sunday the 25th, so all in all it was a full weekend.
The houses are clipping along now, and the drywall is being put up in Colin's, and they expect to deliver our drywall this week, so we have pretty well caught up. Our furnace is installed, and the next major item is trenching. The yard isn't as bad as I first thought it would be, although the weather has been wet for a week now.
I don't know when I'll get around to posting again, it is hard to remember, and I think that has a bit to do with my advancing age! It's like the joke about why women in their 50's don't have babies. The fact is they would probably put them down somewhere and forget where it was!
Happy birthday to Elaine, Patricia, Curtis, Darcy, Darren, Wendy and at the end of the month John. On the Mitchell side, Shirley will be 80 on the 16th, so we will be celebrating with her. Also, Happy Mother's Day to all and have a nice meal out with your family!
'Til next time,
Louise
Wow! Where did April go? Between birthdays, wedding showers, recitals, and afternoons in the ER, we have been occupied. The wedding is zooming up fast, and I spent a fruitless day searching for a dress. I am not alone. Most women, whether large or small, have a hard time finding a dress. I guess Regina shop keepers don't know how to order them in!
Glenn did have an A Fib episode that sent us to the hospital on the 24th of April. His heart was racing along at 198, yes, 198! It was basically fluttering, and we couldn't even feel a pulse. They tried a different medicine, but had to do a cardio-version to get it into normal rhythm. It is always nerve racking to watch happen, but Jackie and Johnny were along for support, which I really appreciated. Glenn felt kind of feeble on Monday, so we skipped therapy and crashed for the day. I had had the recital on Sunday the 25th, so all in all it was a full weekend.
The houses are clipping along now, and the drywall is being put up in Colin's, and they expect to deliver our drywall this week, so we have pretty well caught up. Our furnace is installed, and the next major item is trenching. The yard isn't as bad as I first thought it would be, although the weather has been wet for a week now.
I don't know when I'll get around to posting again, it is hard to remember, and I think that has a bit to do with my advancing age! It's like the joke about why women in their 50's don't have babies. The fact is they would probably put them down somewhere and forget where it was!
Happy birthday to Elaine, Patricia, Curtis, Darcy, Darren, Wendy and at the end of the month John. On the Mitchell side, Shirley will be 80 on the 16th, so we will be celebrating with her. Also, Happy Mother's Day to all and have a nice meal out with your family!
'Til next time,
Louise
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
March 21-April 13
Day 1124-1147
Happy birthday Marjorie, we need to go out for supper! TTYL about that. Main is coming up too, and Glenn has bee doing income tax, so no more presents for me! I hate income tax! It is nice that Glenn does it again, we can tweak it a bit yet. Last year we left it too late and got caught at the end of April.
We had a good Easter, and the shower for Colin and Chelsey was fun. My sisters did a good job feeding us and keeping us entertained. I made Easter dinner, and was happy to have company, we all ate too much, but a bit of normalcy is returning. Next time may be in the new house.
The house is moving along fast now. We are meeting with the cabinet maker on Thursday, and went shopping for flooring yesterday. The prices are a bit mind boggling, we should have done this before the "boom", but who knew? They have insulated it, and it is wired. The rough plumbing is in, and the soffit and fascia has been installed. It looks nice. Glenn can move around in it quite well, and always wants to go over and have coffee in it. It has been a bit chilly for that though.
We got the quad and Glenn has been bombing around the fields in it. I went along the first few times, but he manages quite well. What a feeling he must get to be able to drive himself around again! It was a big loss for him. He just laughed the first time he drove it. It is a bit tricky to get him into it, but we are figuring it out. He is pretty safe in it too, as it has a roll bar and seat belt, that keeps him in place.
I have a physical tomorrow, so I will be returning a few sample to the floor store. There are many choices, and we are going to take our time and ask many more questions about the right stuff for a wheelchair house. I thought about Glenn walking too, so it can't be too soft or slippery, and the more I think about it the more things need to be addressed. We have the time, and as much information as possible to help with the decision.
'Til next time,
Louise
Happy birthday Marjorie, we need to go out for supper! TTYL about that. Main is coming up too, and Glenn has bee doing income tax, so no more presents for me! I hate income tax! It is nice that Glenn does it again, we can tweak it a bit yet. Last year we left it too late and got caught at the end of April.
We had a good Easter, and the shower for Colin and Chelsey was fun. My sisters did a good job feeding us and keeping us entertained. I made Easter dinner, and was happy to have company, we all ate too much, but a bit of normalcy is returning. Next time may be in the new house.
The house is moving along fast now. We are meeting with the cabinet maker on Thursday, and went shopping for flooring yesterday. The prices are a bit mind boggling, we should have done this before the "boom", but who knew? They have insulated it, and it is wired. The rough plumbing is in, and the soffit and fascia has been installed. It looks nice. Glenn can move around in it quite well, and always wants to go over and have coffee in it. It has been a bit chilly for that though.
We got the quad and Glenn has been bombing around the fields in it. I went along the first few times, but he manages quite well. What a feeling he must get to be able to drive himself around again! It was a big loss for him. He just laughed the first time he drove it. It is a bit tricky to get him into it, but we are figuring it out. He is pretty safe in it too, as it has a roll bar and seat belt, that keeps him in place.
I have a physical tomorrow, so I will be returning a few sample to the floor store. There are many choices, and we are going to take our time and ask many more questions about the right stuff for a wheelchair house. I thought about Glenn walking too, so it can't be too soft or slippery, and the more I think about it the more things need to be addressed. We have the time, and as much information as possible to help with the decision.
'Til next time,
Louise
Saturday, March 20, 2010
February 20 - March 20
Day1095 - 1123
I haven't posted in a month. Blame it on being tired, because I am most of the time. Glenn laughs at me when I have a power snooze as I snore pretty heftily! It has been busy, and will only become more so. Glenn is still doing well since the cardio - version. General consensus is that it probably just happened, and was not the Spa that brought it on, so that is a relief. We will try it again sometime.
In the meantime we have been to the doctor and have a few more appointments set up as it is time for physicals. So far the blood work is OK, and I haven't heard any other problems, so I guess we're holding up well under the circumstances.
Our house has a roof and the windows and doors are in, so we can see our view from inside the house. The yard is a bit of a wreck, as the spring thaw made it interesting. We will have to level it out as soon as we can, so we can drive through it without fear of breaking off a tire!
My old fridge acted up, so the kids brought out my new one. It is in the living room as, of course, it doesn't fit into the old space. Glenn has been telling people that not everyone has a fridge in their living rooms. My piano students all did a double take when they came for lessons this week, and to a child, informed me that I had a refrigerator in my living room! My washing machine is acting up too, so I may have to replace it before we move. It reminds me of the the poem " The Deacon's Masterpiece" They are all going to go at once.
Glenn has been noticing return of some movement in his right foot, although it doesn't always happened when he wants it too. There are a few more things he can do, and he is starting to use his right hand more too. It is a bit amazing that it is still improving after all this time. People continue to notice an improvement in his speech as well. He somehow slid out of his chair this morning, and I had to rip home and rescue him. I asked him what happened, and he just said the more he tried to get up, the further he slid. He didn't land on the floor, but it still gets my blood pressure up a bit!
The wedding is approaching quickly, we have 2 showers to attend, and Easter is in there as well. It will be here before we know it, and I haven't even begun to look for a dress yet!
'Til next time,
Louise
I haven't posted in a month. Blame it on being tired, because I am most of the time. Glenn laughs at me when I have a power snooze as I snore pretty heftily! It has been busy, and will only become more so. Glenn is still doing well since the cardio - version. General consensus is that it probably just happened, and was not the Spa that brought it on, so that is a relief. We will try it again sometime.
In the meantime we have been to the doctor and have a few more appointments set up as it is time for physicals. So far the blood work is OK, and I haven't heard any other problems, so I guess we're holding up well under the circumstances.
Our house has a roof and the windows and doors are in, so we can see our view from inside the house. The yard is a bit of a wreck, as the spring thaw made it interesting. We will have to level it out as soon as we can, so we can drive through it without fear of breaking off a tire!
My old fridge acted up, so the kids brought out my new one. It is in the living room as, of course, it doesn't fit into the old space. Glenn has been telling people that not everyone has a fridge in their living rooms. My piano students all did a double take when they came for lessons this week, and to a child, informed me that I had a refrigerator in my living room! My washing machine is acting up too, so I may have to replace it before we move. It reminds me of the the poem " The Deacon's Masterpiece" They are all going to go at once.
Glenn has been noticing return of some movement in his right foot, although it doesn't always happened when he wants it too. There are a few more things he can do, and he is starting to use his right hand more too. It is a bit amazing that it is still improving after all this time. People continue to notice an improvement in his speech as well. He somehow slid out of his chair this morning, and I had to rip home and rescue him. I asked him what happened, and he just said the more he tried to get up, the further he slid. He didn't land on the floor, but it still gets my blood pressure up a bit!
The wedding is approaching quickly, we have 2 showers to attend, and Easter is in there as well. It will be here before we know it, and I haven't even begun to look for a dress yet!
'Til next time,
Louise
Saturday, February 20, 2010
February7 - February 20
Day 1081-1094
Where do I begin? So much has happened since the last post, I almost need to look back at a calendar. We have been going to the dentist to have Glenn's teeth repaired, and we are almost done. The last visit went quite well. We got a room at the Spa in Moose Jaw, so we went there after the dentist. Glenn did well in the water, but the next day, either he was tired, or we didn't keep him hydrated enough, or a bit of both, he had an a fib event (his heart was going between 155 and 170 beats per minutes, and was irregular). He didn't say anything until we were home for a while, but it didn't settle down, so I took him to Emergency. They tried to get his heart to convert with medication, to no avail, so he had to have a cardioversion. They put him to sleep for about 5 minutes, gave him a low dose shock, and his heart settled right back into normal sinus rhythm. I was in the room the whole time, and it wasn't too scary at all, he just sort of tensed up when they jolted him, it wasn't a convulsive shock. Needless to say, I don't know now if the water, the heat, the change in routine or if it was just coincidence, but we will think twice about the Spa. It was so nice, Glenn was just laughing, and Jackie and Johnny came for a while after work, and stayed for supper. Glenn was fine. I don't know, so we'll ask the therapists, and we are going to the doctor on Thursday, so we will gather a few opinions.
We did stop at Continental Appliances after the dentist and before the Spa, and bought our kitchen appliances. They have a good promotion on right now, so we have to apply for rebates. We should get $650.00 back, that more than pays for the dishwasher. We bought Whirlpool, because Whirlpool makes almost all the other appliances anyway. They will never last as well as our old ones, but they don't want them to.
Jackie and Johnny are painting in their house, so we went there Monday night to help them prep the walls. They had mud, and had picked up our tools, so after they fed us a steak supper we went to work. Glenn was working on Johnny's wireless connection, so he was busy too. I think Jackie has the kitchen done, and will probably be done the living room. She had time off this week and they were both enjoying getting the house freshened up.
Colin and Chelsey's house is insulated, and they are working on getting the power and gas hooked up so they can get the furnace installed. Once that happens, the finishing work will begin. I don't know if they need to spray more insulation, or if they are ready to drywall, but they are working away pretty steadily. Our house has all the outer walls standing, and they put up the inner partitions. The truss rafters arrived yesterday, and they want to start the roof on Monday. It is cool to walk around now and see the rooms take shape. I gave someone the guided tour yesterday, and told her she was my first one! She took pictures.
I'm missing a week, but I can't seem to remember back that far. Elaine is planning a shower for Colin and Chelsey, we've been to Regina quite a bit to keep appointments. I will be glad when we have caught up with the dentist and doctor. The weather has been really foggy and gray for a couple of weeks now, but the good thing is that it has been warm and calm. I spent an Sunday afternoon (it was Valentine's Day) in the tractor trying to find the piles of lumber. I pushed the snow with the blade, then backed over it with the blower. It was like snorting drugs! I only caught one 2 x 4. so I did OK. The snow is deep all over. Yesterday, the delivery truck got stuck after he dumped the rafters, and the framers helped him by using the telehandler. They drove over the old well, and broke through the covering! They were looking down the well cribbing wondering if they were going to have to go down and clean out the wood, but I told them it wasn't our good well, and it was collapsing for some reason. We will have it filled in the spring when we can use some of the stock pile to close it up again. They were going to build another cover for it for us anyway. What a gong show!
'Til next time,
Louise
Where do I begin? So much has happened since the last post, I almost need to look back at a calendar. We have been going to the dentist to have Glenn's teeth repaired, and we are almost done. The last visit went quite well. We got a room at the Spa in Moose Jaw, so we went there after the dentist. Glenn did well in the water, but the next day, either he was tired, or we didn't keep him hydrated enough, or a bit of both, he had an a fib event (his heart was going between 155 and 170 beats per minutes, and was irregular). He didn't say anything until we were home for a while, but it didn't settle down, so I took him to Emergency. They tried to get his heart to convert with medication, to no avail, so he had to have a cardioversion. They put him to sleep for about 5 minutes, gave him a low dose shock, and his heart settled right back into normal sinus rhythm. I was in the room the whole time, and it wasn't too scary at all, he just sort of tensed up when they jolted him, it wasn't a convulsive shock. Needless to say, I don't know now if the water, the heat, the change in routine or if it was just coincidence, but we will think twice about the Spa. It was so nice, Glenn was just laughing, and Jackie and Johnny came for a while after work, and stayed for supper. Glenn was fine. I don't know, so we'll ask the therapists, and we are going to the doctor on Thursday, so we will gather a few opinions.
We did stop at Continental Appliances after the dentist and before the Spa, and bought our kitchen appliances. They have a good promotion on right now, so we have to apply for rebates. We should get $650.00 back, that more than pays for the dishwasher. We bought Whirlpool, because Whirlpool makes almost all the other appliances anyway. They will never last as well as our old ones, but they don't want them to.
Jackie and Johnny are painting in their house, so we went there Monday night to help them prep the walls. They had mud, and had picked up our tools, so after they fed us a steak supper we went to work. Glenn was working on Johnny's wireless connection, so he was busy too. I think Jackie has the kitchen done, and will probably be done the living room. She had time off this week and they were both enjoying getting the house freshened up.
Colin and Chelsey's house is insulated, and they are working on getting the power and gas hooked up so they can get the furnace installed. Once that happens, the finishing work will begin. I don't know if they need to spray more insulation, or if they are ready to drywall, but they are working away pretty steadily. Our house has all the outer walls standing, and they put up the inner partitions. The truss rafters arrived yesterday, and they want to start the roof on Monday. It is cool to walk around now and see the rooms take shape. I gave someone the guided tour yesterday, and told her she was my first one! She took pictures.
I'm missing a week, but I can't seem to remember back that far. Elaine is planning a shower for Colin and Chelsey, we've been to Regina quite a bit to keep appointments. I will be glad when we have caught up with the dentist and doctor. The weather has been really foggy and gray for a couple of weeks now, but the good thing is that it has been warm and calm. I spent an Sunday afternoon (it was Valentine's Day) in the tractor trying to find the piles of lumber. I pushed the snow with the blade, then backed over it with the blower. It was like snorting drugs! I only caught one 2 x 4. so I did OK. The snow is deep all over. Yesterday, the delivery truck got stuck after he dumped the rafters, and the framers helped him by using the telehandler. They drove over the old well, and broke through the covering! They were looking down the well cribbing wondering if they were going to have to go down and clean out the wood, but I told them it wasn't our good well, and it was collapsing for some reason. We will have it filled in the spring when we can use some of the stock pile to close it up again. They were going to build another cover for it for us anyway. What a gong show!
'Til next time,
Louise
Saturday, February 6, 2010
January 24 - February 6
Day 1067 - 1080
We haven't seen much construction, the storm put a bit of a kink into it, but they have dug out now, and I think something should start again soon. Colin and Chelsey's house has been shingled, and the plumbers and electricians have been out, so there is progress there.
Glenn has been having fun with a new and good laptop. He bought it a couple of weeks ago, so he is loading it up with programs. It has a terabyte hard drive, 8 gigs of RAM, a web cam., a bluray player and so on and so on. Needless to say it is wireless, so he can sit in the recliner and surf the web. I took his mom to the optometrist yesterday, and when I got home that is exactly where he was. I made a plate up for him and he had supper there. I had just picked up a bucket of chicken, so it was a take out meal anyway.
He got a new cushion for the chair, and it is quite a bit harder than the old one. He has to sit back in the chair better, and finds himself sliding forward more often. It will loosen up soon enough.
I took him into Costco with me the other day, and although I only wanted to fill a prescription, we managed to spend over $300.00! I shouldn't take him through electronics, the man is an addict! However, we did purchase a security camera, so that he can see who is at the door before he gets there. Perhaps we need an intercom too. We will think about that some more.
He is so distracted by the computers, he doesn't do as much exercise as he could. When the weather breaks, he does like to go out though, so that is a bit of a change from last year. He pretty much kept to himself last year, so it is nice to see him take more interest.
Wedding plans are being finalized. It will be here before we know it. I did book a room at the hotel for us, it will be easier for us to manage, I think, if Glenn can go and have a break or even go to bed when he wants too. There is a lot of work to do next spring, I don't really like to think about it all. One day at a time.
Happy birthday to Holly and Dale's is coming up fast. Jackie and Johnny are planning to celebrate their first anniversary tonight and tomorrow. I am skirting around the anniversary of Glenn's stroke, but it is going to be 3 years on the 13th. In many ways, that is hard to believe. We seem to be a bit more normal, and can manage with less stress than before, but there are days, and I think menopause has something to do with it, when I could just kick something! That is probably what would have happened anyway, so I don't worry about it too much. Usually the next day, everything is OK, and we carry on.
'Til next time,
Louise
We haven't seen much construction, the storm put a bit of a kink into it, but they have dug out now, and I think something should start again soon. Colin and Chelsey's house has been shingled, and the plumbers and electricians have been out, so there is progress there.
Glenn has been having fun with a new and good laptop. He bought it a couple of weeks ago, so he is loading it up with programs. It has a terabyte hard drive, 8 gigs of RAM, a web cam., a bluray player and so on and so on. Needless to say it is wireless, so he can sit in the recliner and surf the web. I took his mom to the optometrist yesterday, and when I got home that is exactly where he was. I made a plate up for him and he had supper there. I had just picked up a bucket of chicken, so it was a take out meal anyway.
He got a new cushion for the chair, and it is quite a bit harder than the old one. He has to sit back in the chair better, and finds himself sliding forward more often. It will loosen up soon enough.
I took him into Costco with me the other day, and although I only wanted to fill a prescription, we managed to spend over $300.00! I shouldn't take him through electronics, the man is an addict! However, we did purchase a security camera, so that he can see who is at the door before he gets there. Perhaps we need an intercom too. We will think about that some more.
He is so distracted by the computers, he doesn't do as much exercise as he could. When the weather breaks, he does like to go out though, so that is a bit of a change from last year. He pretty much kept to himself last year, so it is nice to see him take more interest.
Wedding plans are being finalized. It will be here before we know it. I did book a room at the hotel for us, it will be easier for us to manage, I think, if Glenn can go and have a break or even go to bed when he wants too. There is a lot of work to do next spring, I don't really like to think about it all. One day at a time.
Happy birthday to Holly and Dale's is coming up fast. Jackie and Johnny are planning to celebrate their first anniversary tonight and tomorrow. I am skirting around the anniversary of Glenn's stroke, but it is going to be 3 years on the 13th. In many ways, that is hard to believe. We seem to be a bit more normal, and can manage with less stress than before, but there are days, and I think menopause has something to do with it, when I could just kick something! That is probably what would have happened anyway, so I don't worry about it too much. Usually the next day, everything is OK, and we carry on.
'Til next time,
Louise
Saturday, January 23, 2010
January 3, to January 23
Day 1046 - 1066
Well, faithful readers, I am happy to tell you that there are three walls standing on our house! They went up yesterday, and I was amazed to see the dimensions start to show. The floor is huge and Glenn suggested I think about getting help to clean once in a while! Hmm... he knows me so well! Anyway, it seems real now that there is some structure there. Of course it is supposed to snow and storm like crazy this weekend, but the progress of the last two weeks has been great. Colin and Chelsey's house has a roof, windows and doors, and they picked up their keys on Wednesday. The rough plumbing will start, and the builders want to get power and gas to it soon so they can heat it. The kids were feeling a bit overwhelmed as the wedding and the house both demanded work on Wednesday, and picking flooring from those small samples is a bit mind boggling. Colin looked a bit dazed, and commented that he was afraid the decisions would pile up like this, but really, how exciting.
We have been to the dentist for our fillings, and Glenn did pretty well, all told. The first time was a bit nerve racking, he choked on the water a bit, but the second time they used a rubber dam, and he did fine. I think he is relieved to have the work done, he has kept good care of his teeth, and will keep them a while yet.
We haven't heard about the heart tests yet, so I'll have to start phoning to see if they will share the results. It can't be bad, or the doctor would have called, but I have learned to not assume too much.
We still have a load of barley to move. You should have seen the activity in the yard on Thursday, there were semi's coming and going, the construction crews had about 5 or 6 vehicles in the yard, and we were just happy to stay out of the way! The weather has been excellent, and the progress on the houses has been great. January is usually so cold, Glenn's birthday was unusually warm, and we enjoyed not having to postpone cake because of windchill factor. We did just that last year, and that happens more often than not. I took footage of the last of the garage footings being poured yesterday. The crew boss commented on how nice it was, he was sweating! Of course they are dressed for winter work, but still it is nice to not freeze certain body parts when you are outdoors!
We are thinking about heading to the Spa in Moose Jaw, to try out the pool. We are on a bit of a fact finding mission to help out with the adventure. They have wheel chairs to take people into the pool, and have a ramp down into the pool. The pool itself is very warm, so we will try to get there sometime in the near future. I think I'll book a room for a night, but maybe just a day trip would be the thing to do. We will decide that soon.
'Til next time,
Louise
Well, faithful readers, I am happy to tell you that there are three walls standing on our house! They went up yesterday, and I was amazed to see the dimensions start to show. The floor is huge and Glenn suggested I think about getting help to clean once in a while! Hmm... he knows me so well! Anyway, it seems real now that there is some structure there. Of course it is supposed to snow and storm like crazy this weekend, but the progress of the last two weeks has been great. Colin and Chelsey's house has a roof, windows and doors, and they picked up their keys on Wednesday. The rough plumbing will start, and the builders want to get power and gas to it soon so they can heat it. The kids were feeling a bit overwhelmed as the wedding and the house both demanded work on Wednesday, and picking flooring from those small samples is a bit mind boggling. Colin looked a bit dazed, and commented that he was afraid the decisions would pile up like this, but really, how exciting.
We have been to the dentist for our fillings, and Glenn did pretty well, all told. The first time was a bit nerve racking, he choked on the water a bit, but the second time they used a rubber dam, and he did fine. I think he is relieved to have the work done, he has kept good care of his teeth, and will keep them a while yet.
We haven't heard about the heart tests yet, so I'll have to start phoning to see if they will share the results. It can't be bad, or the doctor would have called, but I have learned to not assume too much.
We still have a load of barley to move. You should have seen the activity in the yard on Thursday, there were semi's coming and going, the construction crews had about 5 or 6 vehicles in the yard, and we were just happy to stay out of the way! The weather has been excellent, and the progress on the houses has been great. January is usually so cold, Glenn's birthday was unusually warm, and we enjoyed not having to postpone cake because of windchill factor. We did just that last year, and that happens more often than not. I took footage of the last of the garage footings being poured yesterday. The crew boss commented on how nice it was, he was sweating! Of course they are dressed for winter work, but still it is nice to not freeze certain body parts when you are outdoors!
We are thinking about heading to the Spa in Moose Jaw, to try out the pool. We are on a bit of a fact finding mission to help out with the adventure. They have wheel chairs to take people into the pool, and have a ramp down into the pool. The pool itself is very warm, so we will try to get there sometime in the near future. I think I'll book a room for a night, but maybe just a day trip would be the thing to do. We will decide that soon.
'Til next time,
Louise
Saturday, January 2, 2010
December 6 - January 2.2010
Day 1018 - 1045
Wow! What a month! Now it is the start of a new decade, and I don't even know where to start! I can't believe it's been so long since we posted, but we have been busy, both at home and at work. Glenn has decided to do more standing, and is standing at the bathroom sink to wash his hands. He leans his head against the mirror, but the extension of his right arm is great. He is helping more around the house, and has made coffee by himself, something he didn't do before because I keep the coffee in the cupboard. He has both stood to reach it, and has also used the "reacher". It is a great treat for me, let me tell you.
We went to the dentist for a cleaning and check up and they referred Glenn to an oral surgeon for a consultation about extracting his wisdom teeth. That took some time, and the surgeon suggested we wait and watch for a while. OK, I'm good with that. We go a couple of times to see the regular dentist for fillings, so we'll see how that goes for him. Jackie is happy.
We also did Christmas shopping together a few times, which is both good and hard work, but back to a more normal setup. The more we do the more we can do. The weather was an issue, but finally warmed up a bit before Christmas, and we kept our appointments.
Glenn was also scheduled to see the cardiologist on the 16th. He had both an ECG and an ultra sound done to see if his heart is recovering. It was enlarged as a result of the arrhythmia, but the doctor hopes that the medication is keeping him in normal sinus rhythm enough for his heart to recover. We haven't received the results yet, but should now that Christmas is over.
In the meantime, we have got cement in the footing forms. The guys were ready to pour on the 23rd, but Nature sent us a bit of snow that day (between 8 and 10 inches!), so they canceled the trucks and had it poured on the 29th, which was a nicer day. They have it tarped and ran heaters for a few days to let it set up. Apparently they add an accelerant to it, and are quite sure it will be fine. Talk about delays!
Colin and Chelsey's house has walls and the inside partitions are in place. Everything has shut down for the holidays, I expect they will be back Monday if the weather is fit.
We had Christmas Eve supper with the kids and Glenn's Mom. Christmas day was more quiet than usual, and I took a picture of everyone sleeping on the floor in my living room (Glenn was in his recliner!) We spent Christmas night at my parents with quite a few of the cousins there, and we exchanged gifts in the grab bag style we enjoy. We were all mixed up as far as what day it was, so it is OK to be at work, it should help get things straight again!
With that, I wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year, and we will keep up as best we can!
'Til next time,
Louise
Wow! What a month! Now it is the start of a new decade, and I don't even know where to start! I can't believe it's been so long since we posted, but we have been busy, both at home and at work. Glenn has decided to do more standing, and is standing at the bathroom sink to wash his hands. He leans his head against the mirror, but the extension of his right arm is great. He is helping more around the house, and has made coffee by himself, something he didn't do before because I keep the coffee in the cupboard. He has both stood to reach it, and has also used the "reacher". It is a great treat for me, let me tell you.
We went to the dentist for a cleaning and check up and they referred Glenn to an oral surgeon for a consultation about extracting his wisdom teeth. That took some time, and the surgeon suggested we wait and watch for a while. OK, I'm good with that. We go a couple of times to see the regular dentist for fillings, so we'll see how that goes for him. Jackie is happy.
We also did Christmas shopping together a few times, which is both good and hard work, but back to a more normal setup. The more we do the more we can do. The weather was an issue, but finally warmed up a bit before Christmas, and we kept our appointments.
Glenn was also scheduled to see the cardiologist on the 16th. He had both an ECG and an ultra sound done to see if his heart is recovering. It was enlarged as a result of the arrhythmia, but the doctor hopes that the medication is keeping him in normal sinus rhythm enough for his heart to recover. We haven't received the results yet, but should now that Christmas is over.
In the meantime, we have got cement in the footing forms. The guys were ready to pour on the 23rd, but Nature sent us a bit of snow that day (between 8 and 10 inches!), so they canceled the trucks and had it poured on the 29th, which was a nicer day. They have it tarped and ran heaters for a few days to let it set up. Apparently they add an accelerant to it, and are quite sure it will be fine. Talk about delays!
Colin and Chelsey's house has walls and the inside partitions are in place. Everything has shut down for the holidays, I expect they will be back Monday if the weather is fit.
We had Christmas Eve supper with the kids and Glenn's Mom. Christmas day was more quiet than usual, and I took a picture of everyone sleeping on the floor in my living room (Glenn was in his recliner!) We spent Christmas night at my parents with quite a few of the cousins there, and we exchanged gifts in the grab bag style we enjoy. We were all mixed up as far as what day it was, so it is OK to be at work, it should help get things straight again!
With that, I wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year, and we will keep up as best we can!
'Til next time,
Louise
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