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June 25 Oh My Gosh~~~time just gets away from me lately! i don't know what is goin on with me.....have had my mammo, full body bone scan, colonoscopy and only know the results of my mammo, which was normal. Thank God! that thing really hurt this year!! HOLY COW!! i sure do wish they would find a better way to do that!! i see my reg. doc, on Monday the 29th, and i see the surgeon on July 13th, so i will have some results then. Other than that, i am keeping busy with my volunteering, at my church, plus the hospital. Life is fine........sorry time gets away from me...... i think of you all almost every day, just haven't made it to the computer! :( Each of you Take care, know that you all are in my prayers, luv ya, nana June 03 Lordy,Lordy,Lordy~~~i'm tellin ya, this scrapbooking is getting to me!! i only have 2 pages left in the scrapbook, which will hold 4 setups.....but; i just found more pics this afternnon after i got home from the hospital. Jan hasn't been able to find more pages for the scrapbook, she is going to go to a couple larger cities tomorrow, so hopefully she will find some. i just thought of another thing we will need, and that is longer screws, so the book will expand. Like i said, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
Well, next week i will have a Mammo done, haven't had one done since i had to quit work, no insurance.....then also next week, i am going to have my first appointment with the surgeon, so i can have a colonoscopy done.....spose i shouldn't complain cuz my Uncle Len had colon cancer....just not looking forward to that procedure. Also, i will be getting a shot of something then i go back in 3 hours and i have a full body scan of all my bones!
All the blood work i had done paid off. i don't have rhuematoid(sp) arthritis. Cholesterol was good, i am low on B-12, so i got my first shot for that,i lost 5 pounds, not sure how i did that tho!! :) Next week i also have to attend a training session, to remind me what to do in an emergency, if i don't take the class, i won't be able to volunteer at the hospital.
Well, think that is about all from Michigan!! :) Ya'll take care, ya hear??? luv ya, nana May 25 Memorial Dayi just want to take the time to Thank all our Service Men and Women who serve this country and protect our many Freedoms. Now i will tell you a little about the last few days in my neck of the woods. The weather here has been beautiful! Low humidity until yesterday it climbed higher, but; today is dryer and right now it is like 66 degrees. i just love Spring! i do NOT look forward to the hot and humid days of summer, that is when you will find me inside my apartment with the air conditioner going. it is hard for me to breathe when it is so humid out.
i need to get started today on my friends daughters scrapbook for her Graduation party, June 7th. Jan and i worked together. i had asked Jan to get the pictures, news clippings to me a couple of months ago, but; she just got them to me, so i will have to work pretty fast to get it done now! i just hope my brain can come up with some good ideas on how to do the pages. i did Holly's sisters scrapbook 2 years ago and that turned out well, even if i do say so myself!!
Hope everyone is fine, take care, luv ya, nana May 10 not alot~~but; did want to Thank those that have been concerned about me. Happy Mother's Day, by the way. One of my friends that lives here locally, has sent me a Mother's Day card every year since my son died. it really touches my heart cuz with no living children sometimes people forget that Mothers that have lost their children are still Mothers. it will be 17 years this September that he passed on. Unbelieveable, i still remember it so vividly. The death of a child is something i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy!
i have not forgotten about this place, just haven't felt like communicating.......i check in on each of you ever so often , so i can keep up with whatever is happening in your lives. Take care, luv ya, nana March 11 Holy Cow!i just hurt my right wrist and the fatty part on the bottom of the hand at the end of my thumb! i decided i wanted to have some of my Cherry Juice, it was a new bottle. i have never had that much trouble! i had to use a sharp knife to try to cut between the ring and lid.......for heaven's sake. i finally got it, altho my temper was just about ready to throw it!
Lordy. (i probably wouldn't have thrown it tho, it isn't cheap!)
Well, my great-nephew, my sister Marge's grandson, had surgery, they found cancer in his bladder. Won't know til Friday what the results are. Then it probably won't be til the weekend before i am informed. My sis, Marge, had to see her Cardiologist to check her out, she has a pacemaker, they are going to send her a new device for her checkups on the pacemaker, right now they do them over the phone. Her husband saw his surgeon, he had surgery on his neck, the vein /artery was blocked 95%, they also put in a new vein to his lower right leg, cuz that was totally blocked, and his right foot and lower leg were a mess. if it isn't one thing, it's another! Good Lord......
We are scheduled for inspection on our apartments for the next 2 days, then HUD will be here the 26th, and no one knows which apt. they will pick. The Executive Director here sent out a note that said we didn't have to be home, but; i don't want them in here w/o me, i don't want my cat to sneak out, she does that sometimes. She is so mean to people she doesn't know, she hisses plus if they try to pet her she reaches out and smacks them with her clawless front paws!Whatever, they are only suppose to check the fire alarm, the emergency pulls in the bath and bedroom and check the stove and refridge that are their responsibility, check locks on the doors, make sure that no furniture is blocking the living room window, and the bedroom window for escape purposes, also make sure nothing is stacked on top of the stove burners. Any-ga-who, i will be here!
Well, i have been on here about long enuf. Hope this finds you all fine and dandy. Take care, luv ya, March 01 March???Holy Cow! What happened to January and February? it always amazes me the older i get, the faster time flys. My Mom used to tell me that all the time! in church today, i was informed that i will be starting the adult class in a couple of weeks........we will be studying "The Power of Forgiveness". it is in DVD style. hopefully i will learn something about how to forgive. We might start out showing it for the whole church at our regular service. Sure hope i can do this class justice.
My new sight continues to amaze me! Everything is so much brighter and i can see so far away now. Did i tell you i found out i was legally blind in my right eye? 20/200.......DUH!! no wonder it was hard to see! :)
Hope this finds you all well and happy. Take care, luv ya February 11 i'm baaacccccckkkkkkkHay!!! i tell you, first i was in this deep dark funk, then my computer crashed!! Just got it back today, so am letting ya'll know that i am doing ok!! Have had my left eye surgery for the catarac's and the 16th i will have the other one done.
The left one didn't end up to good at the beginning, somehow it got scratched so had to go the doc's office every day for a check and change in meds if needed. Sure hope the right one goes better. So, if you don't hear from me again right away, it is probably due to my eye......Hope you all are well and happy. i haven't caught up yet on any of your spaces, but i will look soon. Take care and luv ya! January 08 Life~~i fear has gotten the better of me. in case anyone thought i was totally gone, i am not.......Take care December 25 justwanted to say i hope you all have had a Merry Christmas! i have 2 Christmas' down and one more to go.....by the time i am finished, i will be finished! i am already tired tonite, and it isn't that late.....aren't i terrible! sounds like i am complaining, but; i really am not. i loved being with the two different families that i have been with, it is just that i am not used to doing things 2 days in a row. guess i am getting old, and in a "rut".......oh dear, i hate ruts! :)
Any-ga-who, hope everything has been good for you. Take care, luv ya... December 16 no time~~to slow down. Actually i have all the gifts i needed to purchase. Thank God! my neice took me today and i remembered to get wrapping paper, bags, tissue paper and tape. i think that should do it!! after we were done shopping today, i treated my neice to lunch at Subway. Method to my madness, i have been really craving a veggie sub, with vinegar and oil dressing. that first bite sure hit the spot! :) aren't i terrible??? this afternoon the Schwans man came by so i bought some of my favorite food from him. my freezer is full....... played cards tonite with the ladies, they miss me when i don't play, they say i liven things up, without me it is too quiet........i don't know if that is good or not. i just try to make them laugh and enjoy themselves. the snow started here around 4pm, they are saying up to 5 inches.
i will be surprised if we get that much. Well, i need to get going, hope this finds you all doing fine. Take care, luv ya, December 02 just a note~~Had a Wonderful Thanksgving . i went over to their home early and was prepared to help Amanda, i set out the vegies and dip and cheese and pita chip trays that i took overplus the 2 pies, 1 peach and 1 apple. then i just sort of sat and visited with Amanda while she prepared the rest of the meal. We had turkey, ham, a sweet potato casserole, corn pudding, mashed potatoes, dressing, pumpkin pies, and Amanda's homemade dinner rolls and egg noodles. it was all very good. There were 14 of us. i got to bring home some goodies, so i ate 2 more dinners, 1 on Friday, one on Saturday. There never is enuf of all that good stuff. Oh, i forgot, Amanda make a homemade cranberry dish, it was really good, nice and fresh.
Just to bring you up to date, my cat has done really well with the Christmas tree this year. i think the Fiber Optic was a good choice, no pretty balls to bat around. :)
Update on my heart was good this year, so now i just have to see my lung doc and i need to get around and make an appointment with the eye surgeon so i can get rid of these cataracts. don't know if i told you or not, the doc said i have the eyes of an 80 year old. i have "thick cataracts" whatever that means!!
Think you are up to date now on what is happening here. Take care, luv ya~~~ November 22 Bringing back memoriesi just got done making my homemade dressing for tomorrow. it is in the oven right now. i have two 9x13 pans cooking. i haven't made stuffing/dressing since 1997. i have just used the box mix. i am hoping i haven't forgotten how to do it, if i did forget, it is too late now! i tasted it before i put it in the pans, ending up putting in a little touch more of poultry seasoning. it was cheaper to just buy the mix of herbs, rather than individual .
i love Thanksgiving time.
Today when i went to Wal-Mart, i found a small Christmas tree that is Fiber Optic. it is only 32 inches tall. i thought i would try a tree again this year, didn't put my other little one up last year. My cat kept knocking it over and it would fall off the table. Stuff got broke, so i didn't put it up. Am hoping since there are not bulbs on this one, she will leave it alone. Think i'm dreamin??? :)
Well, if i don't get to write before Thanksgiving, remember to find at least one thing/person/whatever to be Thankful for. i am thankful for all of you, you give me something to look forward to. Take care, luv ya, November 08 Holy Cow!i cannot believe that it is November 8th already......Good Lord, time is just flyin by. Next week the hospital is having a book sale and i signed up to help at that. i will work from 1 to 4pm....then i will work my regular days. the 21st is our bake sale, i will work that from 9:30 to noon, i am going to bake 2 of my Angel Food/Crushed Pineapple Cakes. i bought 2 disposable cake containers with lids to put them in to sell. Have to mark them low-fat plus the ingredients so people know what is in them. Allergy thing, i guess. Plus, our church will be having a fall cleanup day/potluck on the 16th, then the following Sunday, we will celebrate Thanksgiving with another potluck. i will get to meet the man who is temporary "Pastor" of our church on the 16th. i am looking forward to that. The staff here where i live will be serving us their annual Thanksgiving dinner on the 20th of this month, i believe. So, this month looks to be a very busy time, no work for John yet, which is very disappointing for him and me. The workshop has only about 4 people working there as of now. They lost their biggest supplier last month......it was very depressing to see the workshop when i went there last Tuesday. That about covers all my news this month. Doc, i tried several times to send you a message, but; couldn't get thru, wrote 2 different notes but; lost them both. am hoping that this will go thru tonite. Take care, luv ya, October 28 Home Sweet Homeit felt so very good last nite to sleep in my own bed! there truly is "no place like home".....the party was very nice, the 2 daughters did good, and enlisted the help of friends and relatives to help with the food. the party was from 2-5pm, and then all the family stayed later and ate more food. my sister's grand-daughter who lives in Oregon surprised them by being there and our sister who lives in Texas, her daughter and 2 young sons from Wisconsin surprised all of us also. So, it was just me and Kathy from Marge's side of the family. it was Wonderful to see everyone, and it was good to see my b-i-l, his health is not good. He looks so very old now. As i said tho, home was wonderful to see. Anyone else feel that way? Hope you all had a good weekend, take care..... October 23 trying again~~i tried to post last nite, but; couldn't, so i will see how it goes tonite. just wanted to tell ya 'll that i am going to go to the Upper Pennisula this weekend. My sister n brother-in-law are celebrating their 50th anniversary.
His sister n her husband are letting me ride up there with them. Bless their hearts. i fell yesterday at the hospital. i was entering the lobby to wait for my bus, had a large styro cup with water in it, with a lid and straw, well, it took a dive off the seat of my walker, and dumb me tried to hurry up and pick it up cuz it was getting the floor/carpet all wet. next thing i knew i was on the floor! a nice man held my walker so i could use that to get up off the floor, bless his heart. i was so embarrassed, i cried, partly from pain also. i have a huge bruise on my left, inner upper arm, that i caught on the handle of my walker! it felt like a rug burn type of thing. OUCH!!
Any-ga-who, i am ok, just bruised and twisted my back and neck......i knew i was gonna fall, tried to stop it and probably got hurt more that way. But, i am still going North!
Hope this finds everyone well and happy. This U.S. of A. sure is in trouble, isn't it! Can only hope and pray that everything will turn out alright. luv ya, nana October 07 i hopei can post this tonight. Last nite i wrote a blog, and then i couldn't post it!! i couldn't even save it to "draft". i was upset to say the least. i never can remember from one minute to the next what i wrote, i mean , i think i wrote a good one last night and now it is allll gone! i was on the computer most of the day yesterday, i was planning the next service for my church. i'm not preaching, just helping to figure out hymns, and scriptures, etc. i am having trouble with the bulletin tho.....i can't figure it out!! :( i will have to get ahold of our ex-pastors wife for more instructions. i guess i don't remember how to read my own notes... :( My father was Pastor of my church for alot of years, so i want to do everything i can to save our local branch from going down the tubes. There are so many rich churches out there today and that is where all the younger marrieds go with their children, so that just leaves alot of local churches with middle aged and senior aged folks attending. That is what has happened to my church, so i decided to do what i can to help save my local church. So, that is what i have been doing. i am still on my antibiotic, so i won't be able to get my flu shot this Friday. i take my last pill next Monday. i think that i will be able to get a free one tho at the hospital, cuz all the volunteers are recommended to get one. That will be in November.....that will be ok with me! :) Hope this finds you all well and as happy as can be.
P.S. i meant i am having trouble lining the bulletin up for printing it out...... September 30 sickWell, i got everything taken care of in Aggies apartment. i cleaned out the whole apartment, got things ready for her brother to take, and gave away everything that they didn't want. i can't believe the people that live here, well, actually, it was only 7 people, they would come into her apartment and ask for things. Reminded me of vulchers(sp)......just hoovering around. Lordy, it was terrible. Her brother had put me in charge, he had called the Executive Director here and told her, otherwise i wouldn't have been able to do anything to help him.
He wanted and needed certain things that were in her apartment. John, that i volunteer with, this was his Aunt. Any-ga-who, i ended up getting up Sunday morn, sick. Went to the doc yesterday, i have Upper Respiratory Infection. i am not breathing well, cuz when i breathe, i wheeze, which makes me cough.....it's just a vicious circle. i am on an antibiotic, and am hoping to do my volunteer work tomorrow at the hospital. it will be 36 hours since i am on medicine. i have done nothing but rest today, plus i rested Sunday, Monday morning i rested, then had to take the bus to the Doc's office, then to Walmart to get my medicine, then home, that tired me out....had a fever, but; not a real bad one.
Hope this finds you all healthy and as happy as can be. Take care.... September 19 My FriendAggie passed away on this day, in the early hours of the morn. No more suffering, no more tears, just gratefulness that she will be at peace after all these years. September 12 my friend,Aggie, will not be coming home from the hospital.......Hospice has taken over, a couple of days ago, Aggie talked with her brother and told him what she wanted ... i have the key to her apartment and i have cleaned out the refrig and the freezer, she had most all outdated foods......how sad, i could have cooked for her more often had i known....she was a very private person.....it looked to me like she bought food that looked good at the time and then never fixed it....when her other friend took her out to shop or to go to chemo, she would buy McDonald's ....she loved it....Bless her heart. Tomorrow or Monday, i am to go thru her pantry and i imagine i will have lots of outdated things in there to throw out. Her brother told me to take anything i wanted, so i will see.......Thank you for your words for Aggie and for me.....it was truly appreciated. Take care..... September 03 tuff goinhaven't felt well lately and it has taken a toll on me. Also, my friend Aggie is in bad shape again, pneumonia and possible blood clot in her right arm, which is the bad arm due to her mastectomy that she had when all this cancer started. She had cemo yesterday, her lady friend brought her home, and Aggie fell after she got out of the truck. Ambulance was called but she refused to go to the hospital. She was taken by ambulance today and told me she doesn't remember anything after the fall yesterday. i get upset with myself when i talk to her cuz i can't stay strong when she starts crying.....how can i help her if i cry, i need to be strong for her, and it seems impossible at times. Lordy, Lordy......"this too shall pass" right??
There hasn't been any work for John the last few weeks, so that is a bummer, and i didn't go work at the hospital today cuz of my health problem.......bummer, PLUS, if i don't do my laundry real soon i will be stuck permanently in my apartment!! i don't know what it is with me and laundry......i have always had a problem even when i had my own washer and dryer!! DUH! how stupid is that?
Boo! i think i hear thunder, better get this shut down....Take care, |
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