Good friends of ours, Pat and Patti left this morning to return to their summer home. No bid deal, right? WRONG....next year they will be spending their winter in FLORIDA!! HEY! What about me??? You are leaving me behind! At least that's what I wanted to scream last night. We will really, really miss them. But a new chapter in life keeps opening up every time I turn around it seems.
I just updated our profile on Blogger as well...it was a little out of date. Yes, I miss the traveling we did...my feet start itching this time of year to get going...but it won't happen ... even if I think I can make it happen I know I can't. Al is just too frail to try a trip anywhere. Going out to dinner is a challenge and scary some times. He, too, is asking me "when are we leaving" and it is so hard for me to try and explain to him that we aren't going anywhere and why. In his mind he is still able to travel. Heck, in my mind he is! But then reality (damn it) sets in quickly. So we will be here for the summer, fall, winter and spring.
Speaking of summer, I think it is here. It was 95 yesterday, suppose to be 96 today and 97-98 all weekend. We are breaking all kinds of records here with the heat. I like the heat opposed to the cold, but this is just a little to early. Another month or so, and I would expect it; but I haven't had any time to "ease" into it yet. Last weekend it was so cold we had the heater on...go figure.
My youngest nephew, Michael was in town last weekend. He and his band are on tour and were here for a couple of days. We got to have dinner with him and it was fun getting caught up on what is going on in his life. He sure is a nice young man....
Dick and Lano were here for a week and their whirlwind dog, Misty. Misty is Beau's great niece and she is only 15 mos old....still a puppy. I chuckled at my two old men dogs...they used to want to play ALL THE TIME with Dick and Lano's old dog Buddy and Buddy would snap at them to STOP. NOW, the tide has turned and my two are snapping at Misty to stop!
And on a final note, RIP Dick Clark, you were one of my idols. My youth is gone.
And yes, we are in the winter of our lives now....just don't want to see a blizzard anytime soon. Friends and acquaintances are dying off at an alarming rate....I remember when this was happening to my parents and I thought it was so horrible...well, here we are and I still think it is horrible.
ON that note, live life to the fullest every day...you may not have a tomorrow.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Thursday, April 05, 2012
It's Spring....ACHOO!!
So, yes, my allergies have decided to kick in overtime. Every time the wind even thinks about blowing my eyes water, my nose stops up (or drips--depending on it's mood) and I start to sneeze. And not just one sneeze...I sneeze in series...4-5 first, then a break; then 4-5 more. I may, or may not, be done then. I may or may not repeat cycle for 2-3 more times. Then I am worn out! ACHOO
Yes, it is spring in Tucson. One day it is 90 and the next it is 60. We have had the a/c and heat on in the same day. And EVERYTHING is in bloom; even things that don't bloom are in bloom I think! And the wind...today is suppose to be "breezy", what ever that means...right now it is blowing hard. So much for "breezy". And when the wind blows here where we live, it usually doesn't blow where our cousins live in S.E. Tucson. Go figure!
Company is a comin'. Dick and Lano will be here this weekend with Misty (Beau's great niece) who is still a puppy (even tho she is 17 mos old)...both dogs just groan when I say she is coming. They so quickly forget they were like this not too long ago! Then son Ric and wife Janet will be here on the 20th for a few days. Can't wait! Then it looks like we will have a very, long, dry season...summer will be here and NO ONE wants to come then. And I understand. However, my favorite part of the summer are the monsoons...as long as they don't take out my road. I love the lightning and thunder...as long as it is in the mountains and not near me. See, I seem to have a caveat for everything today!
Al is doing well, or as well as can be expected. Some days better than others. He went out to dinner twice last weekend and survived it (so did I) and did well. He rode with me to Costco and other errands this week, just stayed in the car, but he got out of the house. Blood sugar is a little on the high side, but we are dealing with it. Blood pressure is good; weight is good; appetite is good; kidney's are still questionable, but they always will be. Parkinson's shows it's ugly head at the weirdest times; but we deal with it. So all-in-all, things are going good. Lets just hope he stays on this plateau for a while. Hospice is wonderful and ever so helpful. The nurse comes twice a week and the CNA comes 3 times a week. Volunteer to stay with him while I get out comes once a week and our paid care giver comes once a week...so we have it pretty well covered.....as long as he stays this way.
Not much else new or exciting going on in our lives. Snow birds have started their migration north so traffic is lighter, we can get in to restaurants, grocery shopping is pleasant again, and things are quieter. Seems like the snowbirds migrated earlier this year...probably due to the nicer weather in the north, except the Pacific NW....
Hope all is well with everyone....have a wonderful, joyous Easter and may the Easter Bunny be good to you and lay plenty of eggs.....that is still a question unanswered in my mind...but that is for a later blog.
Yes, it is spring in Tucson. One day it is 90 and the next it is 60. We have had the a/c and heat on in the same day. And EVERYTHING is in bloom; even things that don't bloom are in bloom I think! And the wind...today is suppose to be "breezy", what ever that means...right now it is blowing hard. So much for "breezy". And when the wind blows here where we live, it usually doesn't blow where our cousins live in S.E. Tucson. Go figure!
Company is a comin'. Dick and Lano will be here this weekend with Misty (Beau's great niece) who is still a puppy (even tho she is 17 mos old)...both dogs just groan when I say she is coming. They so quickly forget they were like this not too long ago! Then son Ric and wife Janet will be here on the 20th for a few days. Can't wait! Then it looks like we will have a very, long, dry season...summer will be here and NO ONE wants to come then. And I understand. However, my favorite part of the summer are the monsoons...as long as they don't take out my road. I love the lightning and thunder...as long as it is in the mountains and not near me. See, I seem to have a caveat for everything today!
Al is doing well, or as well as can be expected. Some days better than others. He went out to dinner twice last weekend and survived it (so did I) and did well. He rode with me to Costco and other errands this week, just stayed in the car, but he got out of the house. Blood sugar is a little on the high side, but we are dealing with it. Blood pressure is good; weight is good; appetite is good; kidney's are still questionable, but they always will be. Parkinson's shows it's ugly head at the weirdest times; but we deal with it. So all-in-all, things are going good. Lets just hope he stays on this plateau for a while. Hospice is wonderful and ever so helpful. The nurse comes twice a week and the CNA comes 3 times a week. Volunteer to stay with him while I get out comes once a week and our paid care giver comes once a week...so we have it pretty well covered.....as long as he stays this way.
Not much else new or exciting going on in our lives. Snow birds have started their migration north so traffic is lighter, we can get in to restaurants, grocery shopping is pleasant again, and things are quieter. Seems like the snowbirds migrated earlier this year...probably due to the nicer weather in the north, except the Pacific NW....
Hope all is well with everyone....have a wonderful, joyous Easter and may the Easter Bunny be good to you and lay plenty of eggs.....that is still a question unanswered in my mind...but that is for a later blog.
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