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
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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
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