February 27, 2010 – 12:32 pm
My eldest granddaughter turns 18 on Feb 29th. There not being a Feb 29 this year, we observe her b-day near the end of the month.
This is no longer the little girl I took for her first ride on the merry-go-round1, or who helped Great Grandma Nelson “rearrange” her cupboards, or who, wearing a cute [...]
Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful Moms who drop by here. I’d love to be able to call my mother; MLB called hers before I got up this morning. MLB was a little subdued; her mother’s mental condition is deteriorating constantly and more and more visibly.
I’m not sure I could handle [...]
MLB continues to mend from her recent surgery/hospitalization. The incision wound no longer requires its twice-daily irrigation and dressing change; a Band-Aid handles it. MLB changes that. My major-league nursing duties are now no longer required. I’m glad for that, and hereby surrender my surgical gloves.
In my original post, I mentioned that she [...]
I have 16 first cousins on the maternal side of my family; they all live in Kansas. I have no idea how many second cousins I have1.
I’d probably know my second cousins better, or at least be able to match them up with their parents, if I actually lived in Kansas and were able [...]
MLB can drive again. She’s made one excursion in her Saturn. She’s making another tomorrow. Unfortunately, that trip will be to refill her pain pill prescription. The pain is not severe, but of enough frequency that she needs something with a tad more kick than Tylenol.
I’ll get my chauffeur’s hat off its [...]
MLB and I just returned from an outing almost totally unrelated to her ongoing recuperation. Our youngest granddaughter’s 8th birthday is approaching, as is Easter. MLB wanted to get some gifts for the little one, and some Easter cards. We were also in need of some items in the Charmin paper products category. [...]
I took MLB to her doctor’s appointment yesterday. She’s doing well; the surgical staples are all removed, the wound continues to heal, and I’m less tasked, caregiving-wise. I still need to wash her back, since she still can’t reach around too well yet; she no longer needs the plastic covering over the wound come [...]
March 22, 2009 – 11:32 am
MLB has had her breakfast, morning medications, her bath, and I’ve changed the dressing on the wound. We’re now taking her for a manicure and pedicure.
Lest the above make her sound too helpless, she prepares her own breakfast; she can do almost anything that doesn’t involve bending over or standing on her tiptoes and stretching. [...]
MLB arrived back at tbbs WorldHQ around 4:30 PM today. I just got back from filling 6 prescriptions, doing a little grocery shopping, and buying some rubber gloves and packing sponges for wound maintenance detail.
She’s sore, tired, and uncomfortable. She is able to navigate stairs (tbbs World HQ is a 3-level townhouse); this [...]
January 21, 2009 – 8:24 pm
The MLK Day racing card at Oaklawn was a reasonably easy one as far as ticket cashing was concerned. I cashed 3 wins and an exacta in the first 8 races. Problem was, favorites dominated the day, so payoffs were light. Combine this with my new-found love of boxing in a longer shot, and [...]
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