Behind again

Well got behind again on posting as I've had to spend my time with my foot up to reduce the swelling in my foot and toes. Still suppose to keep it up as much as possible but it is getting a lot better. Last week had the stitches removed and then yesterday had the pins removed from toes.......didn't really hurt like I was afraid it would. The Doc had them pulled before I knew it and tomorrow I can take a real honest to goodness shower!! YAY!! Been doing make shift showers and baths and my skin is so dry now. Tomorrow plan to use baby oil to help skin look better again and I'm sure my hair will appreciate a GOOD wash. Here is a pic after stitches came out.....




Here is a pic of my and my sister that my niece had taken while they came to visit on their way to visit mom and dad.





Also had a wonderful suprise last Sunday. My niece her husband and my great nephew were in town in Kansas City from Alaska and it didn't look like I was going to get to see them, BUT..... they stopped by for a few minutes as they were heading thru on their way to Bob Jones for a conference. By brother Paul and his wife were takeing them down and were watching their first grandbaby while the parents were in the conference. As soon as the kids get back home they will send me a pic of me holding Baby Daniel and am looking forward to seeing it. This was the first time I'd seen him or held him and was so greatful for being able to do so! Here is a pic or 2 of them in other situations so you can see what a wonderful family they all make.



I love this one of Baby Daniel


This is my brother and Sister in law Paul and Marilyn Hays and their first Grand baby Daniel




This is my niece Rebecca her husband Daniel and then Baby Daniel.
Love these pics!

Before I close do want to share with those who might not know that if you are a member of Netflex you can get some of the Gaithers videos on there. Have totally enjoyed the 2 I got earlier in the week. One was on George Beverly Shea and the Mark Lowry in Hollywood.

Okay time to get the foot up again.

Good Morning Babe

Good morning Babe, you've been hacked by my smiling face :-)
Click on my nose and I'll become big as life

man I look good dressed like that, and scruffy too.

Wait a minute, can you be hacked with a photo YOU took????????????

This last week

Well got a bit behind as I have had to spend more time either in the recliner or in bed to try to keep the swelling down more on my foot. I ended up going to the Dr. with my foot on Wed and having all the old bandages removed. Apparently there had been much more drainage then we were seeing from the outside and even the nurse was surprised how much was there when she began to cut away the bandages. There was a lot of swelling but I personally think that was due to the ride to the Dr more than anything, but that is a whole different story. It was also pretty red on my toes so the dr sent me home with 2 weeks of Bactrim antibiotic and instructions again to become a couch potato. I had also knocked on of the pins out of the toenext to the small toe.....still not sure how that happened unless I did it in my sleep. So now I don't go back to him till the 30th of the month early in the morning and have a ride scheduled already for that. It feels a lot better and the swelling is down a lot!!

Things happen around here when mom is on pain meds.....

Just had a good visit with my daughter on the phone. Brie is doing good and recently got another raise where she works. She was having a rough day and just needed to talk to her mommy. She was at Walmart getting a new pair of sandals and then she got food and went back to the office to finish up work.



These are pics of what happens when mom is stoned out on pain meds and the kitties find where the toilet paper is being stashed now that mom won't put it on the holder any more.........this is the very reason why mom has hidden it to begin with!! Of course the bathroom was their free room that they stayed in after they were too big for the container we had them while bottle feeding them. To me it stands to reason why this is a play room for them now.

I wish I was going to be able to attend my best friends court time tomorrow but due to the resent surgery I won't be able to and will have to wait to see the out come of it when someone finally lets me know. I am pretty sad about it all today as I love my best friend and want to be there for him when I am allowed to.

I am doing real good with my foot so far. I do wonder if the dried stuff isn't what I'm feeling maybe rubbing in a place or two. If it dosen't back off in a day or two I will need to call my dr office and see what needs to be done. Even when I go down stairs to just get out of the apartment I take my pillow and prop my foot up. One day at a time is all I can do for now.

Better now.....

Well finally got a hold of my Aunt who is taking me on Tuesday so feel better about everything. Have time frames and all worked out, sometimes it just has to have a plan to ease the stress.

I actually was watching Golf today on tv......oh no I've turned into my grma! Just joking on that, Grandma Coen use to watch golf when she was pretty much house bound because of here feet and legs. But others down stairs had the tv when I got down there and were watching the Tiger Woods golf tournament so watched it with them. Then I watched Delta Farce with Larry the Cable Guy in it. Have seen it before as my son Rusty has it and love the way it is done.

A bit frustrated today.....

Somehow last week I blew it and didn't get the call made to the Oats bus for transportation for Tuesday. I really can't believe I did that, so much else has fallen into place but somehow that escaped me. If my Aunt can't come and get me to take me to the hospital I will have to reschedule the surgery and that is also frustrating. I'm use to having a car to be able to go when I need to but without my best friend......

I did go ahead and walk a bit today, while I was out went by the bread store and got another loaf of bread. Mildred my friend wasn't home when I went by her place so may not get to see her for awhile since I can't walk over there if I have surgery on my foot. I will miss our chats for a few weeks.

My sister was here with her husband Tim and my niece Michele. We had a good visit and my kitties behaved them selves wonderfully. They weren't constantly in our faces and bother some, they actually went off and slept for awhile. At the end I did pull out some of their toys out of my bedroom and they played where the family could see how much fun they are. My sister also brought me a present of another cat.....



This one I don't have to feed or potty train!! By the way the tissue it came in has been recycled.....the kitties loved every bit of attacking it and playing with it. Of course I am now going through the house picking up a piece here and there but the truth is I gave it to them to play with. Well it was either that or get my hand taken off, after all it makes noise!!

Happy July 4th

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Hope everyone has a safe and Happy 4th!!

Life

Some days it seems that the things around me are trying to push me in another direction and as a Christian I know that some of those are of God and some are of the devil who is always trying to bring me down. How to know which is which some days can get me down and when those days kick in I try to use this reasoning......if it is of God it will not go against what I have learned in the scriptures, otherwise I then have to believe it is of satan.

The key to this is being in the scriptures(I need to be there more) and talking to God on a regular bases. I have also added to this by listening to my Christian music more and being open to God talking to me through the words. You can't base your life on what other people who call themselves christians as many are not in the place where they need to be either, it has to be a one on one with the Lord on and hourly bases if that is what is needed. Some days it is a minute by minute time with the Lord and I have had a lot more of those lately......and yes I have doubted God and his word more times then I'd like to admit. But the one thing I always know is that God is there waiting for me to turn back to Him and His love and tender mercies.

Getting ready for the 4th!!

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Busy week this week.....

Well, the last 2 days have been long and busy but have gotten eveything set up so I can have surgery on my right foot come next Tuesday, July 7th. I will go tomorrow on the local bus to go get my laundry done and caught up and then hopefully I will be able to go to the store and Walmart on the 6th and have that all taken care of also. I have a couple of friends that will kick in and help me with that if one or the other can't.

Todays Dr appointment was a good one. I am soon to be 2 yrs out on the gastric by pass surgery. Had a positive visit and then they are now having a "reminder class" for those who have had the surgery. Reminding us of what we need to do to maintain the weight loss and so forth. I saw a guy today that I had seen at the clinic before he had his surgery, never knew how much he weighted till today......he weighted 468 lbs a year ago yesterday when he had his surgery and he in down on the 270's some where today......He looked fantastic!! AND he is going back to work this Monday and getting off of disability!! He works a prison and is looking forward to getting back to work and keeping busy again. I think the class did do me some good and I am greatful for them having this. Next year on July7th I will have me 3 yr check up and hopefully I will see that he has lostthe rest of the weight and I will have lost some more also.

As we went over the Missouri River on the I-70 bridge yesterday and today a dredging boat was busy so took a pic of that from the OATS bus window. I tried to get some pics of all the white egrets but they are on the other side of the road and when we came back, couldn't find but 1 or 2 and they were far enough away couldn't get a good shot.