Last day of January 2005

Not much going on around here.  When had a bit of an ice storm Saturday.  But my Sunday afternoon it was mostly gone.  Thank goodness.  I really want some snow but the ice is just too much.

Oh, Sunday morning while it was still real icy I looked out and saw my newspaper but decided to get it later in the day when the porch and walkway wouldn't be so slick.  Well before I got to it someone stole my newspaper!  I kid you not.  That just took nerve.  Oh, I guess a dog could have taken off with it but I don't think so.  Sunday's papers are usually pretty big and heavy.

Tomorrow I plan on taking up the carpet in my spare room.  It's going be work with all the furniture -- and my computer -- in the room.  But the floor beneath it looks to be in pretty good shape.  This will also be a good time to move things around.  I want to move my computer to another corner in the room.  I haven't yet because there is no phone plug there.  Dad knows someone that can put me an extra plug in for free (the telephone people want $75) so maybe we can get that worked out at the same time.

Dallas is doing pretty good.  She is roaming around the house a little more than she was doing.  I still have to bring her food to her but she is eatting good.

Sadie, Sadie is just Sadie.  What can I say about her?  She is doing ok.  The vet gave me another med to give her every 3 days and that seems to help.  She is eatting really good now also.

Dallas Update / another graphic group?

I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayer for my sweet Dallas.  Dallas is quite a bit better than she was in my last entry.  After I got some meds in her she started perking up.  While I have no doubt she has lost most of her eyesite I do believe she still has some.  Why?  She continues to jump up on the couch.  Oh she stares and thinks about it before jumping, but she wouldn't do it at all if she were totally blind right?  I have watched her almost bump into a wall and put a paw in her water dish so I know she is almost blind.

I feel so much better about Dallas and the way she is acting.  She walks through the house, she will eat when I put food in front of her.  She wants up on the couch.  She has even groomed Sadie a little.

Next topic:

First let me say that I am NOT running down any AOL groups.  I love them all.  But I do know that with the graphic one everyone gets a ton of mail and some of it is AC.  I would like to know if I were to start a graphic sharing group -- no tubes, templates, nothing psp -- just sharing G or PG13 graphics -- would anyone be interested in joining? Is there anyone who can put names on tags that would be interested in joining?  Would you want it to be an email group?  I think restricting how much mail per person per day would have to be a rule also. Or would you rather have a MSN group that you can go visit and not get any mail?  Or is there even a need for another group?

 

Dallas is sick

        Well we didn't get the snow they 
        were calling for.  But we are getting
        some ice today.  Great.  I wanted
        snow but we have to have ice.

        Early this morning I took Dallas to
        the vet.  I have really been worried
        about her.  Now I feel so bad about
        waiting so long to take her.

         Dr Mac said that not only is Dallas'
         potassium too low, she also has high
         blood pressure.  Thanks to the high
         blood pressure (well, most likely
         because of it) Dallas' retina's have
         detached and for the most part she
         is blind.  Also found out (which I
         thought but didn't know for sure)
         Dallas is also deaf.

         So I said to the vet, let me get this
         right, Dallas has high blood pressure,
         is deaf and blind.  And Dr Mac says
         yeah.

        I got some meds for Dallas but the
        more I think about it the more I 
        wonder if I am doing the right thing.
        I asked Dr Mac what kind of life can
        she have being BOTH blind and deaf.
        She said lets put her on some meds
        to get her feeling better and then
        see what her quality of life is like.  I
        agreed with her at the time, but now
        I am not so sure.  Maybe I should go
        ahead and let her go.  Dallas is 19 and
        that is pretty old.

         Oh, forgot.  Dallas is down to 5.3
         pounds.  That is really SKINNY.  All
         she has been doing is sleeping.  She
         don't go into the kitchen so she
         doesn't eat unless I bring her food
         to her and put it under her nose.

         I guess I really shouldn't wait until
         she feels better.  Maybe I should
         let her go now.

    
  

Will it snow?

      Snow?  Well, maybe.  Who knows?  None
    of the local tv stations are calling for the
    same thing.  We will either get nothing,
    or a slushy mix, or up to an inch, or if
    you believe the one lone channel up to
    two inches of the white stuff tonight.
    I say we get nothing or a foot.  LOL

    Took Sadie to see Dr B yesterday.  Her
    weight is down again.  She is just 5 
    pounds.  Down from a high of 5.5 pounds.

     Dallas is so skinny I know she is losing
     weight.  She is acting kinda weird too.
     Maybe her time is coming.  I just don't
     know.

     Other than that not much going on 
      around here.

      Oh, I did finally find out that my aunt
      is doing more than just wondering the
      halls at the home.  Nope.  She walks
      until she gets tired then she will get
      into a bed and go to sleep.  Doesn't
      mean it is HER bed, just any bed will
      do.

      And shoes.  We can't find her shoes.
      Have no idea WHOSE shoes she is
      wearing.  When she uses someone
      else's bed she is also helping herself
      to their shoes, or so it seems.

      Guess that's it.  I need to update
      my other journals.  I have just let
      everything go when I joined this one
      email graphics group.  Tons of graphics,
      but a ton of email also.  I had to use
      another screen name for the mail.

     
      
     oh, if you want some christian graphics
      i posted some new ones the other day
      in my bible study journal.  hop on over
      there and grab them.
 

Re-run from other journal

Ok, this is an old post from my other journal.  But for some reason I felt I should share it again, maybe someone needs this info now.

Medicine costs a fortune now days.  If you are are one of the millions that has no insurance that will cover the cost of perscriptions here is a place that might can help.  Needymeds helps you locate which manufacturer makes the drug and show you how to contact them for their free programs.  Some companies also have a discount card program.  This is a site worth visiting.  Some sites charge you to fill out the paperwork.  That is just crazy.  You can do it yourself, all you need is the right addresses or telephone numbers.  Even if you don't think you fall within the income range it still doesn't hurt to try.  You never know!

 

Sunday

The weather here has finally decided to feel like winter time.  Chilly, well, down right cold.  No rain, sleet, or snow.  I bet in February we get something to make life miserable for a little while.

This past week mom found out she is a diabetic.  Does that run in families?  My grandmother had it, my aunt, and now my mom.  Of course they were all in their late 60's or early 70's before they found out.  Got me kind of worried now.  That would be one of the last things I would need to get.

You can't get away from family when in comes to genes.  I got high blood pressure and high colestrol from my dad's side. 

Yesterday I went to visit my Aunt Betty.  She lives about an hour from here.  One of her "adopted" daughters was visiting with her family.  T is part of the family but I don't think it was ever made legal.  See, Aunt Betty and her husband were friends with T's parents.  When T and her sister were little they came home from school to find that their mom had killed herself.  Bad enough but 6 months later on Christmas day they came home from church to find that their dad had done the same thing.  Aunt Betty and her husband took the kids in and raised them.  I don't think they ever really adopted them.  More like a foster home maybe.  But they were -- and still are -- treated like part of the family.

My cat Dallas is losing weight and won't go to her food I have to bring it to her.  I know she is old -- 19 -- but I wonder what is causing her not to go into the kitchen to eat.  Weird.

Sadie loves the new cat climbing tree.  She has climbed all the way to the top -- which goes to the ceiling --.  I love watching her play.

Guess that's it for now. 

         

 

 

 

Wednesday

        Ok gonna try another "busy" background.  Let me
        know what you think of it.  And let me know if I
        should use another color text.

         I had my first workout at Curves today.  They
         give you a 30 minute work out.  Doesn't sound too
         bad, but let me tell ya I thought I was going to die>
         I know I am out of shape but goodness gracious.
         You are moving the entire 30 minutes.  You go
         from "station" to station, every other one has a
         machine and the others are for you to keep moving
         doing some sort of exercise.  After the workout
         you do some stretching exercises.  I should lose
         weight in sweat alone.  LOL

         Got word today that my Aunt E's application for
         medicaid went through.  WOO HOO She was
         approved.  That is a load off.  Still looking for her
         another place to live, but at least we don't have
         to worry about how to pay for it.  And the medicaid
         is retro back to Dec 9th.  That is great news also.

         Sometimes I wonder about things.  Sometimes
         silly things.  Lately I have been wondering if our
         pets have to love us.  What do you think?  Just
         because you bring an animal into your home does
         it mean that the animal will automatically love you?
         Doesn't work that way with people.  Heck, even
         family don't have to like you.  But what about our
        pets?  What do you think?  Is it a given that they
        will love you?

       

 

Monday

             Long day today.
       I got up early to get Sadie to
       the vet for a re-check.  She has
       lost a little bit more weight.  Not
       good as she doesn't weigh that
       much to begin with.

       After that I had breakfast out
       with my dad.  Then I went to the
       local mall that has one of those
       new workout places for women 
       called Curves.  I went ahead and
       signed up because I need to lose
       the 5 pounds the doctor ordered
       (plus more) and I need to get into
       some sort of exercise program.

       While at Curves I ran into one
        of my neighbors.  She had also
        signed up and today was her
        first workout.

        My car has been making a noise
         so I took it to be looked at.
         Long story short it cost $173
         to get fixed.

         I had ordered this huge cat
         climbing tree that I got for
         $119 which is a steal really.
         You can see one like it if you
         click here. It has to be put 
         together so my dad is planning
         on helping me tomorrow.

         I still can't believe I got the
         cat "activity center" for so little.
         The price has gone up $20 since
         I ordered, but still you can't
         get one half the size for that
         kind of money.  I just hope that
         Sadie and Dallas like it.

         While out running around the
          place where my aunt is living
          called to see how it was going
          finding her another place to live.
          I told them that I couldn't find
          a place locally that was a lock
          down facility that would take
          Medicaid.  So now they are 
          willing to start helping me look
          for a place.  My aunt must be
          giving them a really hard time.

          Today was the last day that I
          had to have everything in to
          Medicaid for the application
          process.  I just hope that I
          had everything they needed and
          that we will be approved.  If 
          not.....well, I don't want to
          think about that.

          What do you think of this
           background?  Too distracting?

          
    

I am so sleepy

Had trouble sleeping last night.

Sadie was sick most of the night.

At 3:45 AM the nursing home calls to tell me my aunt has been wandering in and out of other patients rooms and has fallen.  She's ok.  She refuses to wear shoes.

Took Sadie to the vet at 7:30 AM (when they open).  She's lost some more weight (I haven't lost any yet) and gets 2 shots to help with the esphogus spams she was having.

Sadie throws up in the car on the way home.  Throws up in the only place I don't have "throw up proof" (I put towels down just in case because she has thrown up in the car before).

Take my mom to the doctor today for a 2:00 PM appoinment.  We are kept waiting and it is 3:30 PM before we get out of there.

I go through a McDonalds drive-thru on the way home.  So much for the diet.

Ain't life grand?

I am doing better, really.

          I have been sitting wondering just want to write
          about.  I know everyone gets tired of hearing all
          the bad things that goes on in people's lives.  Tired
          of the complaints.

           But ya know what?  That is my life right now and
           it is all I have to write about.  You don't have to
           read it if you don't want to.  You won't be hurting
           my feelings if you don't read it, heck I probably
           won't know if you were even here or not.

           Aunt E left the hosptial Monday and is back in the
           same place she was before going into the hospital.
           We are having a terrible time finding a place that
           can take care of her needs and that accepts 
           Medicaid.  It is starting to look like we will have to
           place her in another town.  Great.  One either 30
           minutes or so away or another about 1 hour away.
           The one that is an hour away has a really good
           reputation for taking good care of the people there.

           Oh, one night while at the hosptial Aunt E decides to
            wander around.  The hospital called to see if we 
           could get a sitter to come watch her!  It's a
           hospital shouldn't they be able to keep an eye on
          her or move her to a floor that has better staffing?

            Dallas -- my cat -- has been sick.  Come to find out
           she had fleas really bad and they were making her
            anemic.  Strange.  I never saw her scratching,  Sadie
            doesn't have fleas.  I have never found one on me.
            Some flea meds and a few days of pampering have
             Dallas almost as good as before.

             Sadie, well, Sadie is Sadie.  She has good days and
             bad days.  I hate to think she will have life long
            problems, but when she is feeling good there is no
            way I could think of her not being around.

             I went to the doctor back before Christmas.
             He has been watching my blood pressure.  I take
              meds for it but it isn't under control so much
             right now.  Before changing my meds the doctor
            wants me to lose some weight to see if that will
              help.  He wants me to lose 5 pounds before I 
             go back to him in February.  Sounds so easy.  Not
             so.  All I do is think of food.  I am an emotional 
             eatter.  When I get stressed watch out!  And
             I have been a little stressed lately.

             Guess that is it for now. 
                               
                                     
                       

Saturday

1-01-05