Monday, November 18th, was a medical kind of day for me. My morning was spent getting a Bone Density Scan at Georgetown Hospital. The last time I had one of these was July 2009. That one indicated my bones were in excellent condition. When I had my hand X-rayed before the cortisone shot for my trigger finger, Greg Cowen, the PA, said I had osteoporosis in my hand. What???? When I visited my primary care doctor, Dr. Lyon, I asked him about it and he said he could get a DEXA scan set up for me. I didn't know that term. Now they us DEXA but it is the same thing as Bone Density Scan. Let me tell you, this is the easiest scan you will ever have. No undressing. Lay on the table on my back, they put a wedge between my feet and I had to keep my toes pointed in, I could breathe an talk normally. I don't think the scan itself took 5 minutes. I was told I would get the results in a week. They would go to Dr. Lyon and he would call me.
While I was at this appointment, Claude started to mow the grass and edge the lawn for what he hoped would be the last time this year. I love the little birdhouses we hang in our tree for each season. Fall is definitely here and winter is definitely on the way.
I went inside and took my extra-long telescoping dusting tool by Swiffer and dusted all the ceilings and wall corners and baseboard and tops of the doors in our home. I determined if I cleaned well before Nissa and Todd came, the house would easily be made ready for the Marx family for Thanksgiving, followed Christmas decorating when they leave. Great plan.
When I returned home, Catherine Meo, our next door neighbor, was outside plucking leaves from her tree in her front yard. I took my stuff inside and told Claude I was going back out to visit with Catherine. I was leaving soon for the dentist to get his new crown. It was good to talk with Catherine. She has had a toe removed and then the bone in the toe next to it broke. She is very frustrated and having someone to talk to about all that frustration helped a bit. Didn't fix all her issues, but she enjoyed talking through them. My prayer is that my kids will take better care of me when I am in her situation.
Since Claude worked in the yard, our unwritten rule is we will eat dinner out so he doesn't have to cook. This time we tried Skyline Chili. It is new to Georgetown. We usually get Wendy's chili when we want chili when eating out. Skyline Chili was a really good meal. I actually had a blackbean and rice burrito. Yum.
The Tyler's were off to find their way home. Claude and I returned home. I had thrown up in the early morning so I crashed on my chair. Claude took his Sunday nap.
Tuesday, November 19th, I had such a productive day at home. I love these days when I get up and get going and accomplish good things with my day. I changed both beds to flannel linens and washed and folded the previous linens. Folding fitted sheets is much harder than it used to be for me. Now they are made with elastic all the way around them. When the elastic was only on the corners, or along one end, they were much easier to fold. It is good for my lame arm to do the moving necessary to fold these fitted sheets. I never realized how many things in my shoulder have to work in so many directions to do this little chore. I really appreciate that more now.
I was able to dust the house and sweep all the floors. I oiled my kitchen cabinets. I even got Sandiland back in pre-vacation order. Poor Sandiland. It had all the stuff to journal about our trip. I had Christmas presents we bought on the trip and others I ordered and had received. All in neat piles, but they were everywhere. Now, I have the normal amount of things out to work with. My Christmas presents are wrapped and ready for Nissa and Todd to take back to Michigan. My Christmas gift grid is up-to-date. My Christmas cards are labeled and stamped awaiting Claude's Christmas letter. My to-do list is refined and ready to work on normal things. It feels good to have Sandiland back in a manageable form.
In the evening. the doorbell rang. We were expecting no one. Claude got up to answer it. It was the missionaries coming to say hi. They were on splits with the missionaries from Pioneer Ward. We had a nice visit, they left with a nice message and a prayer. Very sweet of them to pop in.
Wednesday, November 20th, okay, this is where things went awry. I got up feeling great. I had another day to myself in my home. I started out being productive and then I realized I was not doing well. Claude was at a meeting in Frankfort for the morning with plans to grocery shop on the way home. I first realized I had a problem when I was staggering as I walked. No balance. Then I realized my chest felt like a weight was on it. It hurt to breath. I thought I should take my blood pressure. I couldn't find the blood pressure cuff. I sent a text to Claude and awaited his response. When he told me where he had it, I got it and took my blood pressure. It was 133/78. That is very normal for me. Blood pressure was not the issue. I started to feel a bit feverish. I was also very sleepy. My temperature was only 2 degrees above normal. That is not very much at all. I was chilling so I put on a big sweatshirt and curled up under a blanket in my recliner. I eventually moved to the sofa and slept there. Claude came home and I had not energy. We pulled out a covid test and I took that. I did not have covid. No nausea. No sneezing and blowing. I slept on the couch the rest of that evening and night. Ugh!!
Thursday, November 21st, I awoke and could walk without staggering around. That was a good thing. I did not have any fever. That was a good thing. I was not hungry. That was probably not a good thing. I was to have office PT this day. I called at 8am and canceled. Claude had an appointment with Dr. Lyon to check his blood sugar. That went very well. When he returned home, I ate some Ritz crackers with cream cheese on them. My, that tasted soooo good. I was able to get up and clean the bathrooms. Then I was worn out and went back to my recliner to rest. Later, I was able to get up and vacuum. That would be the end of my cleaning. I would rest for the remainder of the day. Claude asked if it was a soup kind of day. I said chicken soup with noodles sounded good. He made the best chicken noodle soup you could ever have. It is true, Chicken Soup is Good for the Soul!! And, he had a brownie from his lunch at his meeting in Frankfort he saved for me. I felt like royalty!!
This day we had our first snowfall of the year. It would accumulate in some place to 1-inch of snow. This is a five second video of the snow coming down in our back yard. It is really pretty as it falls. The
Friday, November 22nd, I awoke feeling better.
Claude had a treatment for skin cancer on his face scheduled for early in the morning. I rode along with him and waited in the Jeep while he went in and the put an ointment all over his face. He came back out to the Jeep and I noticed a strange piece of elastic webbing coming from under his cap. I was concerned it was falling from his cap and the cap might need repair. I asked about it and he raised his cap and showed me an elastic hair band holding his hair back away from his face. How cute is that?
Our plan was to spend the hour he had let the ointment be on his face going for a breakfast biscuit. This time we went to Chick-filA. Then to Walmart to find a brand of cereal he can only get there. We also purchased three sets of the blanket lights to go over the three bushes in front of the house. Our hanging lantern is not getting enough sunlight these days to shine at night. Claude decided we should turn it into a holiday decoration when we decorate the front of the house. They had HUGE Christmas tree light bulbs that could hang. We bought one big green one to use in place of that lantern. Let's see how tacky that looks!
Back to Dr. Wilson's for Claude to sit under a lamp for a while. Then we headed back home. He will go back in six weeks and Dr. Wilson will determine if he needs a second treatment.
Nissa and Todd arrived in the afternoon. How great it was to see them. This was Todd's first visit to our little home in Georgetown. We sat and visited and let them unwind from their long drive.
Todd had a gun he wanted to purchase from Bud's Gun Shop in Lexington. He found it online. We headed there and let the boys have fun browsing through all the possibilities. Then we made our way to Ted's Montana Grill for our dinner. This was a first for Nissa and Todd. They really enjoyed it. Back to our home for the rest of the evening.
Saturday, November 23rd, we visited in the morning. Todd had his coffee. Nissa had her Dr. Pepper. Then they were off to CryptidCon. This was the purpose of their visit. Claude and I had the day to ourselves.
Our Jake is trying to find ways to keep himself strong for hiking whent he Michigan winter is happening. I found myself looking our our back door into the back yard. I tried standing on one leg and bending the knees of the other. It really helps with the leg muscled in the leg supporting your weight. I had Claude take this picture of me and I sent it to Jake as a suggestion. I really think it would be helpful to me in making my legs stronger for when I weed the flower beds.
When Todd and Nissa returned, Todd was almost giddy with his adventures that day. He had a bag full of treasures he had purchased and he shared each item in a certain order of importance. He explained why each item meant something to him. It was a delight to watch the joy in his face and voice as he shared these things with us. We were so very happy they got to have this experience. What a treat. They work very, very hard. Time off at something they enjoyed was really special.
We went to McAlister's for dinner. They do not have this restaurant in Michigan so it was a fun treat for them to enjoy. Then home for a quiet evening before their long journey home onf Sunday.
Sunday, November 24th, we got up and the Tyler's loaded their car. They followed us and we went to Bojangles for a biscuit breakfast together. I asked a nice lady at another table to get a picture of the four of us. She was very kind and obliged my request. (Sandi, Claude, Nissa and Todd).
About 2pm we left for Louisville and the Brown Theater. Bailey plays in the Louisville Youth Orchestra (LYO) and they had a performance entitled "Climb Every Mountain". We found Michael and Andie and got seats in the balcony. This is the best view to watch Bailey. It was a very good performance. We were asked not to take any video or to use flash photography. Reluctantly, I agreed. Only pictures. Bailey is wearing a white bow in her hair. In the small groups she is in the center. In the large groups she is the last one on the back row, left end.
We missed the great grandmonsters Primary Sacrament Meeting Program. Katelyn sent us clips of the girls speaking and singing. I share one picture here that touches my heart deeply. I am so happy the Church provides opportunities for these little ones to learn to be in front of an audience to speak and sing. It truly builds confidence in them. Here you have Emelia and Raelyn as they sang.
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