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  1. mlp

    65 in april

    By mlp,

    haven't been on site in long time. I turned 65 in April and had to go to Boston for eye surgery in May;
    I had a precancerous lesion that needed to be removed. my previous eye surgeon did not want to do it because it involved a graft and she hasn't done very many. Thankfully all went well and I healed well. In August I had emergency gall bladder surgery. I went in on a Sun. but wasn't operated on until thurs. because I'm on the blood thinner eliquis and had to get that out of my system first. the 45 min. surgery took 21/2 hrs.my Dr. said it was" grossly infected and inflamed..." yuck the staff was wonderful, my fellow patients were not! While waiting for surgery one patient put tv on at 4:15 A.M. I didn't say anything until the next morning when it went on at 4:30 AM and asked to have it turned down. There was a lot of drama going on including a different roommate whose daughter was using our shower to get ready for going out partying. on my way to surgery I overheard a nurse say they had a difficult patient who needed to be moved; guess whose room she went to.my blood pressure went very high and they almost didn't let me go home the next day. I told them I thought I was at risk for another stroke if I didn't get home.My cardiologist had to intervene wen heart rate went to 135 resting and bp was going nuts. thankfully after a lot of hassle all went well . Next in line is a Nov. colonoscopy which I delayed from my Sept. app"t.I don' want to wish my life away but I can hardly wait for 65 to be over . I haven't been using my computer much since getting an ipad for my birthday and first operation >
    hopefully I can get my stroke network on it now that I hopefully have my password straightened out.I have a lot of reading and catching up to do. I hope you are all doing well and improving. blessings lynn
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    great trip

    By mlp,

    went to maine with my 2 sisters and niece for 5 days and had a wonderful time .i love watching the ocean. i am so blessed to have the family I do. we sometimes laugh so hard I honestly lose my breath. we try to go every other year missing last yr. because of the birth of my grandson who just turned one.it was a lot of fun, food , shopping, ocean and beautiful weather without rain.my only problem was my foot was really swollen at night from too much walking and not having it up at all.it went down once I was home again; the 4hr. trip didn't help. hope you have all enjoyed your summer. blessings lynn
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    hubby home

    By mlp,

    hubby had aorta valve replaced with pig's valve may 8th.the surgeon was able to do the mini chest 4 in. incision instead of the full chest cracking and therefore had an easier time in recovery than if he had to do the full chest breaking. we are very grateful for the prayers and God's blessings .he was able to come home in 4 days ;.home on mother's day. my son has been helping us out and I stayed at my sister's until he was released. I feel exhausted and think is mostly stressed related. tomorrow is my regular checkup.the last time I saw him my heart was in a-fib and was sent to a cardioolgist by the time I got there it was back in rythym. I am now on elqiuis.I went through my 1100 emails which I neglected for 2 months and hope to finish tonight. I hope to have things somewhat normal soon.blesings mlp
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    quick entry

    By mlp,

    sorry this is so quick but after blogging for an hour, I lost the draft. :growl: here it is in short form
    birth of grandson.
    computer stcking isgetitng me crazy
    husband's father passed last yr.
    mother passed good friday.
    husband heart surgery may 7th replacing aorta valve
    losing patience banging out letters.
    blessings mlp
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    back from vacation

    By mlp,

    went to florida for 10 days. my sister has a timeshare there and took my other sister and myself for a very nice getaway.my brother has a condo in the same town and we were together with him and his wife most days. a lot of food was consumed lol; esp. ice cream. I have finally gotten the extra weight off. the weather could have been a little better, just a little chilly. however we were blamed for bringing the cold weather down from n.y. only problem was I caught a butte of a cold from sister-in-law .almost made the winter without one. now it's mid april and still have remnants of it . spring is supposed to be around the corner but we're still waiting. thankfully no snow. i'm trying to go through and discard some of the excess stuff I have esp. clothes but find energy is already drained when I awake in the morning. I eliminated 1 of the 2 muscle relaxers but the sleeping pill still seems to have lasting effects. also I think depression sets in as can no longer do all the things I used to and have to remind myself constantly to be thankful of all that I can do. no pity parties for myself.i hav a lot of blogs and discussions to catch up on. hope you're all doing well.blessings lynn
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    my son's baby is now an inch long,the lenght of my thumbs knuckle. dave brought his cell phone to the ultrasound and actually taped the sounds of the baby's heartbeat. brought tears to my eyes hearing that quick beat saying i'm here and if like dad a force to be reckon with.lol
    i'm going with my 2 sisters to florida for 9 days to my older sister's time share.definitely should be warmer.feb is my 10th anniversary so it will be good to have a change of scenery. blessings lynn
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    already this year is off to a crazy start. yesterdaymy husband was going to his sportsman club when he looked up and discovered our durango was stolen :roadrage: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stunned would be putting it mildly. as i stated before we live directly across the street from nys university meaning 17,000 students.not sure how they got into car ,it was locked;however hubby had left a key in console;stupid;stupid;stupid .it was there at 11pm gone at 9am.he thought he heard a car beep at 3 am but with 3 students renting next door with many friends this is not unusual. called police and they took report. we figured it was aleady on its way to n.y.city and in pieces.
    .husband took our van and decided to look for it himself. having grown up in a very bad area he thought he would check shopping parking lots,places known for unsavory street business; under bridges etc. i knew about shopping centers lol.oldest son said to check out pine hill area ,where many students rent. often after drinking decide they need a ride home and steal a car to get there and abandon it. husband checked there . meanwhile we gave a prayer to my bother-in-law who has passed to help us. he couldn't find squat while on this side but now has eagle vision. we often will search for something, can't find it;ask joey for help and there it is,same place we looked before he does like messing with us.. he and my husband were very good friends. we said joe we know that this is probably out of your league but please help and put st.anthony on the case for backup. low and behold HE FOUND IT. he parked 2 car lengths away and waited for police.signed some papers police checked his pistol permit. and drove durango home; undamaged with chain saws still in back and they took some change about $15.00 and finished dinking husbands gatorade lol.computers delete button not working so hopefully you can decipher this .looking car over husband found a stolen n.y.c. child's protective service's shield with a lot of prints. called police again and they came and picked badge up.we drove back to site where car found of picked up van and came home. meanwhile heart was beating a little quicker than usual.so very thankful all was well again.
     
    we are blessed
     
    even bigger news youngest son's wife after 2nd round of fertility drugs had a successful i.v.f. prodcedure :thumbsu: ; meaning hopefully although very stages a new grandchild children? in sept., 2 embryoes were placed and one looked like it was dividing before going in.we know there is at least one with possibly more. 1st ultrasound all well. next on wed. but still too early for heartbeat..
    since last blogging had a great Christmas and holiday . oldest son's divorce procedings ugly as can be..hopefully you all have a happy healthy new year. we are off to quite a start.blessings lynn
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    thurs. night 11:00 should have been in bed;i took a step out my front door and my ankle twisted something fierce. my leg which is paralysed jumped in the air in reaction to this and then didn't want to go back on the ground. i had this happen(leg jumping not coming down)as a physical reaction to the pain;this happened once before from a previous brace. my neurologist said it was a way the leg was trying to protect itself. here it was my ankle. by the time i made it to the bedroom it was severely swollen ,less than 5 min later,.and felt like i had a hard boiled egg placed under the skin. i slept with the ankle on a cold pack all night and the swelling was down some in the morning. so i decided to wait until mon. to see if it was still bothering me. it was. it also turned different shades of purple, brown and yellow. my son who had tore his ligament in football said this was looking the same. i called my primary today, knowing i would need x-rays. said to go to an orthopedtic dr. we have a personal friend, also my husband's orthopedic dr,. who was able to get me a 2:15 app't. x-rays were taken-2x's because my ankle refused to cooperate. dr. had to physically hold it in place using lead gloves to get a picture. fortunately it wasn't broken but a bad ligament sprain. i was told to always wear an ankle brace at all times and come back in 6 weeks;and basically lay low. holiday shopping from computer or cash. not a loss since i don't want to be out in the crowds and cold anyway..he really couldn't do anything but at least i knew then it wasn't broken,which was my main concern;.not too much of a set-back. just hurts and kind of touchy.
    i also got a script to evaluate and treat hand which is very contracted for the bioness h200. i want to see if it will extend my fingers .i'll let you know how i make out .i use a walkaide on my leg but apparently it wasn't in the right place nor at the correct setting when i hurt the ankle. while at the dr. i put the setting higher and hit the exercise mode .the dr. was impressed how it corrected my severe inversion and said i could do that a few times a day instead of therapy. a much better idea during the winter months.i have a tendency to do the go big thing stroke,ankle;really not too big ;but if i call the dr. he knows there really is a problem .
     
    i wanted to wish everyone a happy thanksgiving and watch out for the black fri. madness .i'll be on my couch exercising my ankle.blessings lynn
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    sons

    By mlp,

    i feel like i am consumed with the sadness during son's upcoming divorce. grandaughters are very unhappy with dad not living with them. he misses his family terribly but situation was not a good environment for girls, so he moved out;
    because he works out of town and wouldn't be able to get girls to bed on bus or sitter. this may come back to bite(she's already changed locks) him. if he had 9-5 job he wouldn't have left. for now he lives in his brothers house, scott's,on weekends when he's back in town. we are his backup for getting girls on thurs. if he can't make it back in time.he has girls thurs. night, fri, sat and sunday until 5. they are upset to see us if we have to pick them up because they want dad. this week scott moved to va .after getting a new job which is paying double. it's a gamble because it's 3 mos. to 3 yr. assignment but he'll get a lot of experience and doesn't have family ties such as children and now is the time for him to take the chance.
    we spent this weekend helping scott to get things together for him to move.and watching girls, fortunately we kept our old sofa stored in neighbors garage for todd, since scott took his furniture with him.
    i ramble.
    .trying not to get too crazy but with daughter-in-law dating paul and girls asking dad if he'll still be their dad if mom marries paul it's difficult.
     
    you should be .thankful now that i haven't been blogging for a while. i'm living in a soap opera. my sisters,
    niece and i are taking a break from the 16th to 20th going to maine. i'm looking forward to some book reading and less drama. i hope it will be a little warm. the summer seems to have flown by even thouh it was a hot one..
    i'm trying to walk at home without walkaide and brace but won't take the chance, going places, without them, ankle not strong enough .football season is starting soon so i'm looking forward to that.
    i'll leave for now and will try to keep blogging wiuth complaints kept to a minimum .no promises.blessings lynn
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    just got back from california where husband and i celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary when my cousin invited us out to his house in san clemente for a week. what a wonderful time. beautiful weather mid 70's my favorite. busy everyday and never saw one cloud. my favorite time was dolphin- whale watch. i didn't see any whales but we were sailing with a pod of over 100 common dolphins and pacific white sided dolphins (didn;t know there was such a thing) what a treat.. cousin is the best tour guide chaffeuer.. ever.when we went to seaworld on, our own, we almost went to mexico. i didn;t want to go to mexico.we stopped when we saw the sign tijuana 3 miles. that was close enough. too close..it;s been so hot here that my son who works construction had the job site shut down 2 days because of heat. oldest son is in middle of nasty divorce. she was served with papers which he didn;t want to do but when she stayed overnight at friends,man,he didn;t have much choice.glad he has a good lawyer and i can stay out of it.;at least as much as a mom can. husband gone for two days to try and find septic tank or whatever is there at camp.wish him luck as he tackles this in the 90 degree temps. vacation time over..
    so glad to get away esp. since i had to put my dog sable down the week before trip. i was so afraid it would happen when we were gone.at 13 she was my best bud. past year we were at vets min. 6 times and couldn't help her as she lost more than 30 lbs. in the year from 100 to 70 lbs.. liver and kidney problems with suspision of cancer 2 dogs in as many years. i'm done .2 sons have 2 dogs, other has 1 if i need my dog fix. .cousin has a mini aussie, another shelter dog.i really needed that vacation, and after a week home i think i need another.i have a lot of catching up to do here.unfortunately if i start a computer game, i'm gone for hours.hope you've been well and surviving this heat.blessings lynn
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    since last entry, i fell getting out of tub shower, directly onto my knees. it's an old cast iron tub so there is no give to that. it's higher then the fiberglass ones of today. i had a handle i use to get in and out. it was here that the little voice said handle is loose. i ignored it. always regret that. just as i put my whole weight on it to get out.; it gave way and down i went .husband was there almost before i landed. no way could i get up with both knees under myself. almost had to call 911 but hubby and i finally made it out. he had to climb in tub with me.no wonder i'm not allowed to take shower unless he's home. thankfully he has had his checkup and neck was cleared to lift whatever. good thing this didn't happen a couple of weeks ago .luckily, just black and blue knees. pretty impressive;pretty lucky.
    my niece's ex mother in law has passed. still a shock about someone so active. such a freak thing. with no brain activity, family made decision to remove life support.
    the lcd went on my computer but now is working well.
    son and grandkids still staying here on friday nights.he had a meeting with divorce lawyer but still does not want one. we'll see what happens. what a mess. when i went to dr. for reg. app't i told him i was doing well physically except for b&b knees but mentally a mess. he gave me some mental exercises to work on for the stress.
    birthday in a couple of days and another month and year in the books
    blessings lynn
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    prayers for friend needed

    By mlp,

    please keep my niece's ex mother in law, a wonderful woman in your prayers.. she had a freak accident-. getting her mail at the end of her driveway she was hit by a car causing massive brain trauma. family having meeting to see if they will take her off respirator.it does not look good. doctors haven't fixed any of the multiple broken bones as they wait to see if she'll wake up. so please prayers for family and the neighbor who hit her who is devasted. why is it we don't get at least 1 redo button?
     
    husband doing well after surgery but upset that he felt better before it. i keep telling him to be thankful they caught the blockage in time and that it was major surgery.
     
    .son's separation weighs heavily on my heart. he's being played; but remains hopeful for being a family again.i'm not as optimistic.
    blessings lynn.
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    thanks for the prayers

    By mlp,

    thanks for your prayers. my husband had his right side carotid artery surgery yesterday, leap day. so we will remember this esp. every 4 yrs. thankfully he is home today. dr. said it was really blocked around 80-85% and they had to roto-rooter 3 inches worth making a 4 in. incision. thank God this was caught in time. having just had my 10 yr. stroke anniversary we didn't need another one to track. our youngest son brought us to the hospital in his 4 wheel drive truck since we had our 2nd snowstorm of the winter. figures. the other snow was in oct. this whole winter has been crazy. if we didn't get snow on the leap day we would have broken a record of having no snow in feb..we got about 7 inches. i spent the night at my sisters while hubby spent the night at the hospital. glad he stayed there. his bp was very high all night. 198/93. definitely stroke numbers . i told the dr. i thought the fear was only during surgery but he said no.that's why they were having him stay overnight to monitor him. good thing.! nurses were in constant contact with doctors and continually changing iv bags to bring his pressure down but it wasn't under control until this morning 10 hrs later!.he said he thought he was going to die. i'm so glad i didn't know this was going on thankfully things are getting back to normal. husband stil weak and sore but that prevents him from overdoing.he finally got some sleep when he got home..think i'll go to sleep early tonight.thanks again for warm thoughts and prayers. blessings lynn
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    last year we thought we dodged surgery but this year surgery is scheduled for my husband on feb.29th. his carotid artery is 80%blocked. glad they found it before problems but still a scary thing.his father stroked 2 times during surgery but that was many years ago. he will not be able to driv :roadrage: e nor pick anything up over 5 pounds. normally it would be no heavier than a phone book but because he works outside and does heavy lifting, firewood,he's allowed the 5 pounds. i'll have to really watch him,. for 2 weeks. he's trying to get all his odd jobs done asap. fixed niece's tires yesterday. will do sister's brakes this week.now his car's tire is flat ugh. meanwhile scott's( 2nd son's) closing took place today. yay. watched 2 yr. old grandaughter while oldest son todd tries to work out his separation. causes tears and anger .what a mess .took dog sable to vet; she's been losing weight and muscle mass, noticable .12+ years old and.arthritis is hurting her. i have her on glucosamine w/chondroitin.seems to help a little.
    today the. vet called saying there was something wrong with either her liver or she might have cushing disease. instead of muliple testings and biopsies; we agreed to first try senior dog food and look for either improvement or worsening condition. last year had to put 16+ yr.old cocker spaniel down. 2012 not so great and. i hate february but art least we haven't had much snow.
    so please add hubby to your long prayer chains.. you guys are the best :thumbsu:.blessings lynn
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    finally got computer fixed

    By mlp,

    finally took the plunge and brought my computer to a professional.nephew just couldn't do an easy fix. 1st thought it was ribbon cable,estimate $ 200 + i said forget it.found a man who works from his house 2 streets down .ribbon cable was cheapest possible fix bought but wasn't problem. next he tried lcd screen. nope 3rd time's the charm motherboard.
    . so here i finally am .however he was able to return other items and bought motherboard .he worked very hard and also cleaned hard drive all for less than the 200 from 1st place. basically it's a new computer. yay.
    for christmas sons bought me a kindle fire so i could still get email and check things out at stroke network. i didn't write because the keys are incredibly small and woud constantly hit wrong keys .
    it's probably better i couldn't write because i am beside myself with news that son with kids is heading for divorce .wife says she loves him but is not in love with him. most of this started with that horrendous job he had. working 7 am to 7pm 6 days a week. then after 2 days would work the 7pm to 7am shift. with the 1 1/2 hr. commute each way it left little time for family and sleep plus hated, hated the job. he declined the job he really wanted because it was temporary and didn't want to chance being laid off in dec. .he had a meltdown when wife said she was going motorclycle riding with some man my son didn't know. and despite his objections to go, she came home at 1:30 am. he had screaming match and said things he shouldn't and agreed to go to anger management. couple of weeks later,she went out until 2am. :growl: she says she only wants to be responsible for herself. sorry that's not how life goes esp. with 2 kids. i've been a wreck. son wants to try counselling. she doesn't. meanwhile 2nd son has bought a house and is to have closing on the 15th and .he should be very happy but now it looks like he'll have his brother as a roomate. :notfair: he'll be the one moving out because he doesn't make enough money and he can't get abby on school bus because he leaves at 5:30 am for work.meanwhile in the middle of this he got a new job; so i thought things would be better. he works for the railroad 4 days a week mon- thurs. 6:30am to 4:30pm each day.however things aren't improving. so that's what has been going on with me.
     
    this month marks my 10th year anniversary since stroke and still plugging along .i have a lot of catching up to do on reading but have to watch superbowl.
    at least the weather has been kind to us. the only measurable snow we've had was in october.crazy. hope i didn't jinx it .please keep son and family in your long list of prayers. blessings lynn
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    my sisters, niece and i got back from maine about 2 weeks ago, but haven't blogged.:thumbsd: we had a wonderful time and great weather. the best ice cream in ogunquit maine is" sundaes at the beach" .we now know the owner by name and look forward to seeing him next year. in addition to homemade ice cream, it is one of the few places that lets you truly make your own sundae.add as much hot fudge, carmel marshmallow etc. as you want. a few miles up the road
     
    is the best breakfast place known only to the locals (not on the main rd.)-" merriland farms". they have an amazing stuffed french toast. after bread has been soaked overnight in custard it is filled with cream cheese and the best maine blueberries:Starvin: . yes we did do more than eat, but food seemed to be a daily treat. we went to the beach a few times and i even walked the town for about an hr. ,even though my leg held up, my back was giving me problems. too long walking without breaks. it bothers me as i reminence of days of window shopping for 5 hrs. .just thankful i'm still upright. i always try to put those negative thoughts out of my mind as soon as they try and creep in. while we had great weather, rain continued in ny. not uncommon to go more than a week without the sun.last night it was in the 30's. weekend may be 80!. jusy hope winter won't last 7 mos.instead of the usual 6.i used
     
    .
    my new cane and i really like it. it gives a lot of support.the only thing i don't like is that it too doesn't really stand on its own even though it says it will. still worth the price to me. again your ins. may cover it as a kind of quad cane. trumotion.com.hope you have been doing well. time to get caught up on everyone. blessings lynn
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    finally the sun

    By mlp,

    while poor texas is experiencing a terrible drought; n.y. is flooding away. today is the first sighting of the sun in 2 weeks. we have to enjoy it because more rain in 2 days. we've been very fortunate. my nephew got a call at work to come to school to pick up his kids. it took 2-3 hrs. instead of 45 mins.he had to reroute himself several times due to washout roads. those who couldn't be picked up had to stay overnight at the school including the kindergarteners who were having their first day of school. the roads are that bad and any streams are now raging rivers. hope they're willing to go back. actually the school is closed today
     
     
    finally went to my orthodic guy because of the constant ankle turning. i got a swedo hinged ankle brace which fits in my regular shoes. with insurance only $27.00. however i found out one of my major problems was that my shoe had started to break down and was offering no support. stunned to see the difference a pair of supportive shoes made. i have walked for 2 days without the ankle rolling without the brace. still happy to get the brace for longer walks and security. my sisters are taking me and my niece to maine for a couple of days on the 18th to 23rd so it'll get a workout then.. it will give hubby a little break and me a great time.hope maine has some sun. i know it won't be warm.
     
    i'll bring my kindle and listen to the waves. here's wishing everyone a great autumn. blessings lynn
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    waiting out the hurricane

    By mlp,

    able to use computer because we're home waiting out irene and have internet here:Clap-Hands: i've been trying to catch up with blogs and forums, while deleting 500+emails.
     
     
    hurricane not so bad in upstate n.y. only lost power for a couple of minutes but raining for over 12 hours and don't see any evidence of it stopping but at least the winds are calm for now. stayed home this weekend because we were afraid we would lose power and sump pump might die. we've been staying at camp as much as possible now that toilet is working:Dance: someone, could it be the angelic grandaugthers, flushed a toothbrush:Doh: . we still need a holding tank but at least this works for this summer.
     
    hate the thought that summer is coming to a close:crying: . love autumn but winter following so close it wrecks it for me. it just lasts so long:Argh: 6 months i'm sure texas is glad it's coming to an end:hot: .overall a good summer
    aug. 13th we had our big family reunion. what fun. nephew and his wife made it here from jordan. hated to see them go back. they promised they were safe and teaching the crown prince i believe them.their cuisine there is different , knee cap soup:Munch: . glad to have burgers and dogs who wouldn't be?
     
    daughter-in-law was walking the picket line for verizon. thank God son finally got job.
    grandaughter walks into our place yelling- what do we want- contract. when do we want it -now.
     
    walking the line.at 5 yrs. old with mom ,2yr. old sister and dad.
    grandaughter going to kindergarten next week. sure makes me feel older.
     
    not walking as much as i would like, ankle just won't hold up constantly turning out. camp has dirt roads and i need solid ground to walk. frustrating.:Tantrum: i'll keep working on it but with a 10 yr. anniversary coming in feb. it is discouraging.i look to stroke network for encouragement.:cheer:
    i miss fred's daily jokes. i looked forward each day for a chuckle.
     
    fortunately i don't have too much to complain about besides the effects of the stroke. i am blessed.
     
    thanks for listening to my blather.:yadayada: blessings lynn
    need to take back upstate ny not so bad. it got whalopped. ther are many streams that turned into rivers taking out homes, trees and farms. heartbreaking. we luckily made out fine. blessings lynn
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    :hiya: took a while to find how to get online for blogging. no real excuses. i've been enjoying my summer dealing with some stuff and just can't believe that it will be aug. in a couple of days. i always get depressed when it's aug. here in the northeast it feels like winter is just around the corner. if autumn was followed by either spring or summer it would be my favorite.
     
    best friend for 50+ yrs. came for a visit and it was almost like being teenagers again. living in the house i grew up in, her old house is just 5 houses down, so we keep a lot of our memories.:bouncing_off_wall: not losing weight like i would like; maybe because i'm eating too much::nuhuh: : . past 2 weeks out to eat for husbands birthday, another friend who i haven't seen in a yr. took me to lunch and today, neighbor took husband and myself belated birthday; out for italian, my favorite. i think this has a lot to do with the scale not going in the direction i want. i have had more stress but that really isn't the reason. i just want to have my ice cream .maybe if i have to let you know how the battle is going i'll be more accountable for what i eat.
     
    .been thinking how fortunate i am to have family around and still have my old friends even if irarely see them. survived our heat wave which was only for a week. i feel so bad for texas and all those that have been dealing with the high temps. for so long and the drought:hot: .we 've been having thunderstorms right along. in fact within a couple of miles, trees were actually uprooted with the wind.had an 85mph microburst. never even heard the term before.rather intense.
     
    i've been missing fred's jokes of the day they were always good for a laugh to start my day.
     
    part of depression and eating is that my foot is acting up and ankle turning way too much. had botox and placed electrodes in different spot so a little better.hopefully i'll get myself back on track.
    also worried about 36 yr. old son.
    . he has a kidney disease and although specialist has him on 5 b.p medications, they can't get it under control. part of the disease. tues. he had a procedure to determine if there was a blockage. there wasn't. during procedure bp was 202/93. you can understand my major concern.
     
    talked with nephew, a dr. in boston, he said he would read up and discuss condition with other drs. and get back to me with some names.
     
    computer acting up again andnephew 2 is coming next week to check it out. think it may have a virus.
     
    third nephew's wife expecting baby in dec. fourth and final nephew home for a month from jordan. after family reunion 8/13th he'll be heading back and i'll be crying.he and his wife are teaching at the king's academy.
     
    told you in the very begining i could::blah_blah: : wth the best of them.
    i think and pray for all my family here daily. missed you, my fault; i know you're always: there. :friends: many of you are dealing with much worse and i send many hugs and warm thoughts your way. blessings lynn
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    realized it's almost been a month since i last blogged. been feeling in the dumps. weather not great so husband's leg and arthtitis acting up; therefore a lot of arguments at home. patience is not hubby's strong suit. also tallied my credit card bills and don't know how i could have spent so much money and yet don't see where it went; never had balance when working. no longer the situation. spending like i still had job. looking for some cutbacks.not going to stop computer. could and should cut back on number of tv stations but feel it's one of my enjoyments. also my kids are causing me stress. just say i haven't wanted to blog.
    meanwhile on a good note-went to grandaugter's preschool graduation so cute. only needed filling for tooth ,hoping it holds up. celebrated abby's 5th birthday and maddie's 2nd birthday.that was fun and a little crazy. mostly doing computer games which i really do enjoy and think it helps my memory..will go to camp soon hoping change will do me good. i have a lot of reading here to catch up. miss fred's daily jokes.thinking and praying for all daily. hope ray is doing better.
    blessings lynn
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    wedding anniversary

    By mlp,

    just celebrated, june 2nd, our 39th wedding anniversary .we went out to dinner and had a wonderul prime rib . so filling we were able to bring enough home for another meal for both of us. only problem- discovered on the way home i lost a piece of my tooth, far back almost the wisdom tooth. will call mon. morning for app't. fortunately it doesn't hurt. expect this to cost $1,000+ . sure would have liked to have used the money for a better present. blessings lynn
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    should be interesting

    By mlp,

    next week the surveyor will again be at our camp. he will note that his marker has been moved and will place new ones. it will show neighbors fence is on our property. pictures will be taken and marker put in so it can't be removed. not sure if trooper will be called . i won't have all the details because i'll be at grandaughter's graduation from preschoolhard to believe they have graduation from a preschool. she's all set for kindergarten. has met the 3 teachers and there was only 1 that she and her parents didn't like. has been there about 20 yrs. and seems to have a little burnout going on.i get it with just an afternoon with the kids. asked abby for some of her energy but she wouldn't give me any that she needed it.. if only that was in pill form ,we already know which teacher she'll get. husband never seems to ask as many questions as i do. also although neighbor did move dock, he left the post (not quite a 4x4) that was keeping his dock from moving, just sticking up about three ft. in the air .i feel it's a hazard to boaters. i just know that when my husband puts in our dock, it will no longer be there.
    i will keep you informed of our own soap opera. i'll be as happy as you when it's all
    settled. blessings lynn
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    neighbor from h***

    By mlp,

    only read if you have a lot of time or you're bored
     
    we have an on going legal battle with neighbor at our camp which was purchased prior to my stroke when things were going smoothly, a lifetime ago. the place was a wreck and only someone like my husband , a jack of all trades, could tackle its many problems.
    our neighbor has continually moved survey markers until we paid to have it resurveyed. including putting marker on our patio chair in case we hadn't noticed. when the new survey showed how he moved them(or person unknown) we put up fence showing where the boundary was , he sued us for adverse possession! it's been 4 yrs. and after us winning each court battle but losing a lot of money, it looks like it might finally be coming to an end. hence the ranting. he has now put a floating platform with no way to get on it , in front of our property blocking our access. he has a dock which he uses. this was put here solely to block us.husband called tropers who told neighbor he had 2 days to move it. it has been 2 weeks and i doubt it's been moved.
    this is the 2nd case he's lost. he was sued by neighbors when he dug drainage ditch to slow cars down. when people damaged their cars, .they filled in hole it's a dirt road, he dug it out again.they sued. he lost,
    .now, we also own the other side of his property, home equity and family; , the place we would have bought if available at the time with the idea of selling current property when lawsuit finished and new holding tank put in. the markers here have also been moved. in fact he put a fence 3 ft. on our property. husband fit to be tied. at least we bought title insurance so it should be their fight. i cringe each time we go up now. 5 houses away is son's in-laws camp. we can sit on deck and watch our grandaughters run around .they love going to both camps. life is good but i'm ticked off. so much money needlessly wasted . sorry for the but upset that we're going to camp this weekend and instead of being relaxing, it will be filled with stress. hope toilet works, hence the new holding tank. no room for septic system with well and neighbor.i'm sure the saga will continue.don't feel you need to listen to my . it just helps to blow off steam.everyone sick of hearing about it, including me. btw no internet there so all will be calm from me for a while.
    blessings lynn
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    after 3 days of grandkids i was looking forward to some peace;always an optimist,silly me. just when grandkids were going home, youngest son stops by.
    tells me things weren't going well at work. ask why , tells me he won't tell me because it will only upset me and i don't need the stress. doesn't he know by now the number of scenarios my mind can go through in less than a minute? had girls night out and couldn't relax. today he stops and tells me things are a little better. asked him what was going on. he's been doing construction work at a hospital.;working hydraulic drill. buddy asks him if what was leaking was deisel or hydraulic fluid. son looks and says no- it's blood! this stuff has been splashing him in face mouth etc for 2 weeks!.all heck now breaks out. hospital says it was just the drain from the janitor drains. bull. turns out it was drain from surgery rooms.son, a marine iraqi vet, doesn't hold back if he has something to say; esp. if he's in the right. finally they gave workers the hazmat suits they should have had at the begining. goes for his blood work end of job(routine).should be fine because marines gave him practically every vaccine known to man before going overseas. thankfully he had his union behind him when he told the guys in their khakai pants that it was too bad about their millions but this was their lives at risk and they were bringing this home to families in their clothes and boots. also told them that they were probably wearing the same boots they bought 3 yrs. ago still shiny because they aren't in the field but in an office.he had a lot more to say as you can imagine(think drill sgt.)
    (unbelievable) next day they (must have been hospital )covered end of drain with sock and duc tape! you can use duc tape to fix a lot of things but not this
     
     
     
    !today it was capped properly and work resumed. he thinks it will end next fri. nerves are starting to calm down. sorry for the but wanted to vent. i love you guys for always being here. blessings lynn
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    what a beautiful day today was. it wasn't white, it wasn't raining, the grass no longer brown. had to spend time outdoors.swinging, perfume in the air from apple blossoms,& lilacs opening, sky gorgeous blue without clouds , just enough breeze to keep bugs away and in the 70's, my favorite.helps the depression one of those days you're glad to be alive and it doesn't even cost any money. hope we see many more. blessings lynn