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A bit of good news on the health front
February 25, 2009 by Sue in Wielesek
A bit of good news on the health front. I went in for my annual cardio test, and they told me that my cardiomyopathy
seemed to be stable, and they were quite pleased. I explained that the problem for me was that I had no energy,
and that I was so dismayed that I couldn't garden, carry things, saw down trees, etc., that I'd like to try surgery in a couple more years. (After I get the remodeling done and the stupid family trees finished, and I wouldn't feel guilty if I didn't make it through the surgery. However, Sadie pointed out that the real estate market is in the toilet, and I also should wait until prices go up.) But they don't want to do surgery unless
my tests show lots of growth in the muscle, to the extent it
cuts off blood flow. He did cut back on the meds I take, since my blood pressure is now so low that gangarene is setting in, and I'm clinically dead. Hopefully I'll have more energy, and that faintly putrid smell about me will fade. Ah, boring, boring.
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Good morning, mates
February 23, 2009 by Sue in Wielesek
Good morning, mates. Incidentally, I've had email from cousin John in New South Wales, which wasn't singed around the edges, so I think they've all escaped the fires. Bob and I are going up to Portland to run some big city errands, probably leaving sometime late tomorrow afternoon.
We'll come back on Thursday, or even early on Friday. Anna leaves for three months in France around the middle of March
and will be staying, for free, with a family who wants their two children, about Sam and Emma's ages. to practice their English. Pen pals, kids? I had fun going clothes shopping with Dez last week. Love to all, Mom, La Vieja
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The end of a long lousy week
February 14, 2009 by Sue in Wielesek
The end of a long lousy week. I was in bed with the flu for most of the week, with occasional fits of feeling good and bustling around. Today I ran around Eugene doing errands.
I have had great long conversations yesterday and this morning,with Seraph and Sadie, and with Jenny, late this afternoon. Everyone is sounding hard working and busy. We're
going to have Adam and the kids over for dinner tomorrow, and then Bob is taking Sam to Swan Lake. I originally suggested Bob because I thought Sam would think it was more manly to see the ballet if a guy took him, but it turns out that Sam is very cool, and likes ballet. The only bad new is that Tippy,one of Anna's kitties, who have been living with Aric and the boys, got a urinary tract obstruction,
and had to be put to sleep. Not a good year for kitties.
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What the heck! It's snowing! I better put som...
February 10, 2009 by Sue in Wielesek
What the heck! It's snowing! I better put some nice warm blankies on top of my daphne, which are (were?) about to bloom.
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Well, the butt-tag issue is resolved
February 05, 2009 by Sue in Wielesek
Well, the butt-tag issue is resolved. Everyone at Adam's house talked to Sadie on the web-cam. I'd called Sadie earlier and told her that, in lieu of incurring professional fees for a medical opinion from Meggie, or a vet's opinion from Wendy, Emma seemed to feel comfortable with Sadie reassuring her that Mr. Pletcher didn't have his butt-tag, and in fact hasn't had a butt-tag since about 1957, and he's still alive. So with the web cam, Sadie was able to demonstrate that Mr. Pletcher is still alive and
capable of doing bear tricks, even without a butt-tag, and Emma is a happy girl. I suspect Sam is unrepentant.
I had a no-good very-bad day, myself. We were taking the dang toilet to the rental, and I fell on the cement and banged up my knee. Then I came home and stabbed my hand with a knife while I was opening a container of almonds. And
this morning I scratched myself as I was sharpening scissors. Bob said he was going to make me wear soccer pads.
Adam suggested a helmet.
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Good morning! Actually, it's noon, since Bob ...
February 04, 2009 by Sue in Wielesek
Good morning! Actually, it's noon, since Bob was up until 4 this morning doing plans for the sun room remodel. We'll go out to Costco today to try to get their on-sale dual flush toilet and Turbo Tax. I have to jump into taxes, as the guy at the bank needs them. I think I'm going to do a thirty year fixed rate mortgage while interest rates are low.
I took Sam and Emma to the Reptile Kingdom pet shop, where they spent nearly two hours. Emma has managed to charm Dave, the owner, and they fed a turtle and a tortoise (there's apparently a difference, which must be obvious to turtles and tortoise; otherwise there'd be a lot of tortles and turtoise) and looked at every creature in the shop. We then went to McDonald's, where Emma got two little Happy Meal poodles. Emma wanted to cut off their "butt-tags", those little tags that say, inevitably, Made in China. Sam,
with big brotherly glee, told her that her poodles would die if she cut off their butt-tags. Emma wasn't quite sure
whether he was telling the truth, and Meggie, we nearly called during your office hours for a medical opinion. Fortunately, I don't have you programmed into my new cell phone, so I persuaded Emma she needed to consult her Aunt Wendy, who is, after all, a vetrinarian. Ah, real life is way ahead of whatever is in second place.
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