I'm very sad that she died. She was my favorite auntie.
Greg scanned some pictures of her for me. These are from 1993ish when we went to visit.
God bless, Auntie Charleen. You will be missed more than you'll ever know.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Be Gone for a Bit
Random Thoughts will be quiet for a week or so. My Auntie Charleen died on Thursday and I am heading to Florida tomorrow for the memorial service. I'll be back on Saturday though.
I'm very sad that she died. She was my favorite auntie.
Greg scanned some pictures of her for me. These are from 1993ish when we went to visit.
God bless, Auntie Charleen. You will be missed more than you'll ever know.
I'm very sad that she died. She was my favorite auntie.
Greg scanned some pictures of her for me. These are from 1993ish when we went to visit.
God bless, Auntie Charleen. You will be missed more than you'll ever know.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Birthday Calculator
I get the coolest stuff in my email. My neighbor sent me this link to find out all about my birthdate. Thanks, Bonnie!
29 January 1970
Your date of conception was on or about 8 May 1969 which was a Thursday.
You were born on a Thursday under the astrological sign Aquarius.
Your Life path number is 11.
Your fortune cookie reads:
You have a deep appreciation of the arts and music.
Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 3 & 6.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path number 9.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2440615.5.
The golden number for 1970 is 14.
The epact number for 1970 is 22.
The year 1970 was not a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/17/1969 and ending 2/5/1970.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Rooster.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Otter; your plant is Fern.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Parmuthy, the fourth month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 23 Shevat 5730.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 24 Shevat 5730.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.17.16.8.11 which is
12 baktun 17 katun 16 tun 8 uinal 11 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Thursday, 21 Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1389 (1389-11-21).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 29 March 1970.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 26 April 1970.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 11 February 1970.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 17 May 1970.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 24 May 1970.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Thursday, 1 October 1970.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 21 April 1970.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 10 February 1970.
As of 5/22/2008 11:26:10 PM EDT
You are 38 years old.
You are 460 months old.
You are 1,999 weeks old.
You are 13,993 days old.
You are 335,855 hours old.
You are 20,151,326 minutes old.
You are 1,209,079,570 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Jonny Lang (1981) Andrew Keegan (1979) Sara Gilbert (1975)
Heather Graham (1970) Greg Louganis (1960) Oprah Winfrey (1954)
Teresa Teng (1953) Ann Jillian (1950) Tom Selleck (1945)
Katharine Ross (1942) John Forsythe (1918) Victor Mature (1913)
Huddie 'Leadbelly' Ledbetter (1885) W.C. Fields (1880) William McKinley (1843)
Top songs of 1970
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
I'll Be There by Jackson Five
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head by B.J. Thomas
Close to You by Carpenters
My Sweet Lord by George Harrison
I Think I Love You by Partridge Family
Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross
American Woman by Guess Who
War by Edwin Starr
Let It Be by Beatles
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 5.47671232876712 years old. (You're still chasing cats!)
Your lucky day is Saturday.
Your lucky number is 4 & 8.
Your ruling planet(s) is Saturn & Uranus.
Your lucky dates are 1st, 10th, 19th, 28th.
Your opposition sign is Leo.
Your opposition number(s) is 1.
Today is not one of your lucky days!
There are 252 days till your next birthday on which your cake will have 39 candles.
Those 39 candles produce 39 BTUs,or 9,828 calories of heat (that's only 9.8280 food Calories!).
You can boil 4.46 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1970 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
In 1970 the US population was approximately 203,302,031 people, 57.4 persons per square mile.
In 1970 in the US there were approximately 2,158,802 marriages (10.6%) and 708,000 divorces (3.5%)
In 1970 in the US there were approximately 1,921,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1970 the population of Australia was approximately 12,663,469.
In 1970 there were approximately 257,516 births in Australia.
In 1970 in Australia there were approximately 116,066 marriages and 12,198 divorces.
In 1970 in Australia there were approximately 113,048 deaths.
Your birthstone is Garnet
The Mystical properties of Garnet
Garnet is used as a power stone
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Emerald, Rose Quartz
Your birth tree is Cypress Tree
The Faithfulness - Strong, muscular, adaptable, takes what life has to give, happy content, optimistic, needs enough money and acknowledgment, hates loneliness, passionate lover which cannot be satisfied, faithful, quick-tempered, unruly, pedantic and careless.
There are 217 days till Christmas 2008!
There are 230 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were born was waning gibbous.
29 January 1970
Your date of conception was on or about 8 May 1969 which was a Thursday.
You were born on a Thursday under the astrological sign Aquarius.
Your Life path number is 11.
Your fortune cookie reads:
You have a deep appreciation of the arts and music.
Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 3 & 6.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path number 9.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2440615.5.
The golden number for 1970 is 14.
The epact number for 1970 is 22.
The year 1970 was not a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/17/1969 and ending 2/5/1970.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Rooster.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Otter; your plant is Fern.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Parmuthy, the fourth month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 23 Shevat 5730.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 24 Shevat 5730.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.17.16.8.11 which is
12 baktun 17 katun 16 tun 8 uinal 11 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Thursday, 21 Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1389 (1389-11-21).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 29 March 1970.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 26 April 1970.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 11 February 1970.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 17 May 1970.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 24 May 1970.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Thursday, 1 October 1970.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 21 April 1970.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 10 February 1970.
As of 5/22/2008 11:26:10 PM EDT
You are 38 years old.
You are 460 months old.
You are 1,999 weeks old.
You are 13,993 days old.
You are 335,855 hours old.
You are 20,151,326 minutes old.
You are 1,209,079,570 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Jonny Lang (1981) Andrew Keegan (1979) Sara Gilbert (1975)
Heather Graham (1970) Greg Louganis (1960) Oprah Winfrey (1954)
Teresa Teng (1953) Ann Jillian (1950) Tom Selleck (1945)
Katharine Ross (1942) John Forsythe (1918) Victor Mature (1913)
Huddie 'Leadbelly' Ledbetter (1885) W.C. Fields (1880) William McKinley (1843)
Top songs of 1970
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
I'll Be There by Jackson Five
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head by B.J. Thomas
Close to You by Carpenters
My Sweet Lord by George Harrison
I Think I Love You by Partridge Family
Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross
American Woman by Guess Who
War by Edwin Starr
Let It Be by Beatles
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 5.47671232876712 years old. (You're still chasing cats!)
Your lucky day is Saturday.
Your lucky number is 4 & 8.
Your ruling planet(s) is Saturn & Uranus.
Your lucky dates are 1st, 10th, 19th, 28th.
Your opposition sign is Leo.
Your opposition number(s) is 1.
Today is not one of your lucky days!
There are 252 days till your next birthday on which your cake will have 39 candles.
Those 39 candles produce 39 BTUs,or 9,828 calories of heat (that's only 9.8280 food Calories!).
You can boil 4.46 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1970 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
In 1970 the US population was approximately 203,302,031 people, 57.4 persons per square mile.
In 1970 in the US there were approximately 2,158,802 marriages (10.6%) and 708,000 divorces (3.5%)
In 1970 in the US there were approximately 1,921,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1970 the population of Australia was approximately 12,663,469.
In 1970 there were approximately 257,516 births in Australia.
In 1970 in Australia there were approximately 116,066 marriages and 12,198 divorces.
In 1970 in Australia there were approximately 113,048 deaths.
Your birthstone is Garnet
The Mystical properties of Garnet
Garnet is used as a power stone
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Emerald, Rose Quartz
Your birth tree is Cypress Tree
The Faithfulness - Strong, muscular, adaptable, takes what life has to give, happy content, optimistic, needs enough money and acknowledgment, hates loneliness, passionate lover which cannot be satisfied, faithful, quick-tempered, unruly, pedantic and careless.
There are 217 days till Christmas 2008!
There are 230 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were born was waning gibbous.
Which Sports Car Are You?
I'm a Mazda Miata!
You like to soak up the sun, but your tastes are down to earth. Everyone thinks you're cute. Life is a winding road, and you like to take the curves in stride. Let other people compete in the rat race - you're just here to enjoy the ride.
Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Hot
It's been hot here for the past couple of days. 96 yesterday and 85 or so today. I wasn't quite ready for this heat yet. Neither was Sophie, but she made the best of it.
Yes, we really need to cut the grass. It hasn't been mowed at all this year and it is taller than the dogs now. They don't even have to squat to pee. Sophie has smooshed down the grass to make a little nest here and she is laying down. Doesn't she look cute?
And not to leave Carmen out, here she is snoozing on the couch. Look at her forehead. Doesn't it look like she has a cross there?
Yes, we really need to cut the grass. It hasn't been mowed at all this year and it is taller than the dogs now. They don't even have to squat to pee. Sophie has smooshed down the grass to make a little nest here and she is laying down. Doesn't she look cute?
And not to leave Carmen out, here she is snoozing on the couch. Look at her forehead. Doesn't it look like she has a cross there?
Nostalgia
I have been feeling rather nostalgic lately. I guess it's because of the 20-year reunion coming up. When I was over at my parent's house on Mother's Day, I drove by my old high school. I happened to have my camera with me so I took a couple of pictures.
Here is the sign my class and the previous one bought for the school. I can't remember what we did for the money, though. Obviously, it's been treated well by the subsequent groups of teenage monsters that have walked the halls since I left.
This is the sign out by the road. I couldn't get a picture without that stupid shadow on it because of the angle of the sun and the sign in front of it.
Here's the building. Just from that little slice of the school I bet you can tell me what decade the building was built.
While I was having my trip down memory lane, I went to the Ledding Library, the library where I went for so many years. It's really changed since I was a kid. There used to be a Safeway across the parking lot from it. That's gone now, replaced by some condos. It looks weird.
At least the ducks were still there. I used to love sitting by the pond and watching the ducks. So I took some pictures of those for you, too.
Here's a Canadian Goose mama and some of her little goslings. By the way, why aren't they called gooselings?
This little squirrel posed so prettily for me that I had to take his picture, too.
Look at this pretty arbor. Doesn't it just make you want to sit a spell?
I just love spring. Look at this azalea. Isn't it beautiful?
Finally I went inside and wandered around the kid's library for a while. Oh, okay, I went to get a letterbox, but I was reminiscing anyway. I loved this hanging. Wish I had one for my room.
Here is the sign my class and the previous one bought for the school. I can't remember what we did for the money, though. Obviously, it's been treated well by the subsequent groups of teenage monsters that have walked the halls since I left.
This is the sign out by the road. I couldn't get a picture without that stupid shadow on it because of the angle of the sun and the sign in front of it.
Here's the building. Just from that little slice of the school I bet you can tell me what decade the building was built.
While I was having my trip down memory lane, I went to the Ledding Library, the library where I went for so many years. It's really changed since I was a kid. There used to be a Safeway across the parking lot from it. That's gone now, replaced by some condos. It looks weird.
At least the ducks were still there. I used to love sitting by the pond and watching the ducks. So I took some pictures of those for you, too.
Here's a Canadian Goose mama and some of her little goslings. By the way, why aren't they called gooselings?
This little squirrel posed so prettily for me that I had to take his picture, too.
Look at this pretty arbor. Doesn't it just make you want to sit a spell?
I just love spring. Look at this azalea. Isn't it beautiful?
Finally I went inside and wandered around the kid's library for a while. Oh, okay, I went to get a letterbox, but I was reminiscing anyway. I loved this hanging. Wish I had one for my room.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Got It!
Yeah. I got the job.
Okay, I was the only one that applied, but I still got the job.
Woo-hoo!
Okay, I was the only one that applied, but I still got the job.
Woo-hoo!
20 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity
1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.
3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that
4. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it 'in.'
5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to Espresso.
6. In the memo field of all your checks, write 'for smuggling diamonds'
7. Finish all your sentences with 'in accordance with the prophecy.'
8. Don t use any punctuation
9. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
10. Order a diet water whenever you go out to eat with a serious face.
11. Specify that your drive-through order is 'to go.'
12. Sing along at the opera
13. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme
14. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day.
15. Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood.
16. Have your co-workers address you by your wrestling name, Rock Bottom.
17. When the money comes out the ATM, scream 'I won! I won!'
18. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling 'Run for your lives, they're loose!!'
19. Tell your children over dinner. “Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go.”
The 20th one was to send this to your friends, so really there are only 19 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity.
2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.
3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that
4. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it 'in.'
5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to Espresso.
6. In the memo field of all your checks, write 'for smuggling diamonds'
7. Finish all your sentences with 'in accordance with the prophecy.'
8. Don t use any punctuation
9. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
10. Order a diet water whenever you go out to eat with a serious face.
11. Specify that your drive-through order is 'to go.'
12. Sing along at the opera
13. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme
14. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day.
15. Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood.
16. Have your co-workers address you by your wrestling name, Rock Bottom.
17. When the money comes out the ATM, scream 'I won! I won!'
18. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling 'Run for your lives, they're loose!!'
19. Tell your children over dinner. “Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go.”
The 20th one was to send this to your friends, so really there are only 19 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity.
Doodle 4 Google
If you haven't already seen them, you have to go and vote for your favorite doodle. These are amazing!!
Wow. So what was your favorite?
Wow. So what was your favorite?
Another Trash Accident
I shouldn’t be required to take the trash out ever again. I was leaving the house for work and taking the trash out on the way and I had yet another taking-the-trash-out accident today. This time I was carrying one bag of trash out of the house with two bags waiting on the porch. I went to close the door and the stupid rug inside got caught in the door so it wouldn’t close. I had a heavy bag on my shoulder along with my purse and the trash bag in one hand. Being smart, I tried to shove the rug back with one foot while holding on to everything else and trying to close the door.
Can you see where this is going?
I lost my balance and fell backwards off the porch (which is just one step). Before I knew what had hit me, I was laying on the ground on my back staring at the sky. A sense of deja vu enveloped me. Had I been in this position before? Luckily this time I wasn’t really hurt. I mostly fell on the bags of trash which were full of shredded paper, so they saved me. My shoulder and left side hit the pavement some and are a little stiff and I had to change my shirt, but I survived.
Sheesh. What a klutz.
Can you see where this is going?
I lost my balance and fell backwards off the porch (which is just one step). Before I knew what had hit me, I was laying on the ground on my back staring at the sky. A sense of deja vu enveloped me. Had I been in this position before? Luckily this time I wasn’t really hurt. I mostly fell on the bags of trash which were full of shredded paper, so they saved me. My shoulder and left side hit the pavement some and are a little stiff and I had to change my shirt, but I survived.
Sheesh. What a klutz.
Friday, May 09, 2008
Busy, Busy, Busy!
I’ve been saying over and over on this blog that I have been too busy to write but I haven’t ever told you all what I’m busy with. I’m too lazy to go back and look at all my previous entries, so if I repeat myself, sorry.
Back in February our department admin took a leave to take care of her dad in Florida. We had a temp in to cover some of her duties during that time and then the leave got extended and then she decided to retire. So since February I have been covering my own position as the accounting admin and covering many of her duties as the department admin. It’s been interesting.
In April the city convened the budget committee. This committee meets 5 times in evening meetings for presentations and discussion about the upcoming fiscal year budget. This is one of the department admin’s main jobs. Providing support to the budget team, making copies, setting up rooms, arranging for catering, arranging for transcription (I didn’t have to do it…yay!) and all that kind of stuff. Oh, and those 5 meetings? Yeah, they went until 9:30 at night. Then I had to clean up…
On top of the budget committee stuff (which I made sound really easy here, but is a big time sucker) we had three, count ‘em THREE people retiring in our department and one person transferring to another department on May 2nd. And guess who got elected to plan the retirement parties? Mm-hmm. Yours truly.
So I had to plan an in-house party for people here at the city as well as a more formal big to-do at the local country club. We had about 80 people come to the formal to do. That’s a lot of RSVPs to organize and money to collect.
So between party planning, budget meetings, working late, taking care of my poor husband (see Owie post for more details), working on getting the floor problem resolved (See A Post of Substance for more details) and just trying to get through the normal life stuff like dishes, bills, laundry, and all that, things have been nuts. So I hope you’ll forgive me for not really having a lot to say on my blog.
Oh! And one more thing I forgot to tell you about. I am applying for the now vacant department admin position. Since I’m doing the job anyway, I might as well get the pay and notoriety that goes along with it. It is a promotion for me and a little bit more money. Plus it is not a union job so I won’t have to fork out $62 a month for union dues. Ha!
So keep your fingers crossed. Today was the closing date for applications on the job. Hopefully I’ll hear something next week.
Oh! And another thing. I am the [edited on 5-12-08 because a fellow employee told me he has a google thingy that informs him whenever the name of the place I work comes up on a blog. So he found my blog and told me all about it on the way into the building this morning} XitX oX XreshaX Employee of the Month for May. Isn’t that nice??
Back in February our department admin took a leave to take care of her dad in Florida. We had a temp in to cover some of her duties during that time and then the leave got extended and then she decided to retire. So since February I have been covering my own position as the accounting admin and covering many of her duties as the department admin. It’s been interesting.
In April the city convened the budget committee. This committee meets 5 times in evening meetings for presentations and discussion about the upcoming fiscal year budget. This is one of the department admin’s main jobs. Providing support to the budget team, making copies, setting up rooms, arranging for catering, arranging for transcription (I didn’t have to do it…yay!) and all that kind of stuff. Oh, and those 5 meetings? Yeah, they went until 9:30 at night. Then I had to clean up…
On top of the budget committee stuff (which I made sound really easy here, but is a big time sucker) we had three, count ‘em THREE people retiring in our department and one person transferring to another department on May 2nd. And guess who got elected to plan the retirement parties? Mm-hmm. Yours truly.
So I had to plan an in-house party for people here at the city as well as a more formal big to-do at the local country club. We had about 80 people come to the formal to do. That’s a lot of RSVPs to organize and money to collect.
So between party planning, budget meetings, working late, taking care of my poor husband (see Owie post for more details), working on getting the floor problem resolved (See A Post of Substance for more details) and just trying to get through the normal life stuff like dishes, bills, laundry, and all that, things have been nuts. So I hope you’ll forgive me for not really having a lot to say on my blog.
Oh! And one more thing I forgot to tell you about. I am applying for the now vacant department admin position. Since I’m doing the job anyway, I might as well get the pay and notoriety that goes along with it. It is a promotion for me and a little bit more money. Plus it is not a union job so I won’t have to fork out $62 a month for union dues. Ha!
So keep your fingers crossed. Today was the closing date for applications on the job. Hopefully I’ll hear something next week.
Oh! And another thing. I am the [edited on 5-12-08 because a fellow employee told me he has a google thingy that informs him whenever the name of the place I work comes up on a blog. So he found my blog and told me all about it on the way into the building this morning} XitX oX XreshaX Employee of the Month for May. Isn’t that nice??
Owie
I know I haven’t been keeping you all updated on what is going on in our lives. I’ve been too busy to do so. I will update you on the most important happening now and then catch you up on the other stuff in later posts.
Greg had surgery last Thursday. He had a pilonidal cyst removed from his tailbone area. What is a pilonidal cyst you ask?
Please note the phrase "intense pain." We’ll talk about that more later.
Greg had been seeing the doctor for a couple of months about this abscess. The doctors had been giving him antibiotics, but it wasn't touching the infection. He knew it needed to be removed, but his surgeon didn’t prepare him for what was to come. He went in to surgery last Thursday and had a golf ball-sized abscess removed. Stop and think about how big that is. Nowadays with this surgery they cut out the abscess and all its “sinuses.” The incision was about 3 inches long and 2 inches deep (I do have pictures if you’d like to see them). This type of wound has to heal from the inside out in order to prevent infection and reoccurrence of the abscess. So he has this big open wound on his butt now. He has to go in and have the dressing changed on it every day.
That’s right. EVERY day he goes in and has a nurse rip the tape off, yank the gauze out of the wound, wash it out with saline, dry it, stuff new gauze in and tape a big ol’ bandage over it. This goes on for about 8 weeks. And then it won’t be fully healed for around 10 months! Somehow the doctor neglected to tell him about this part of the surgery. He made it sound like they just went in, cut it, stitched it, and away he went. Um, no. I actually have learned how to do the ripping, stuffing, etc. What a skill to have!
So my poor Snookie has been in terrible pain for the last week. He can’t sit, can’t lie on his back, can’t lie on his stomach, and has trouble lying on his side so he’s getting very little sleep. To make things even worse he has a very sensitive stomach and doesn’t tolerate pain medication well. So he can’t even get good drugs to take the edge off. In short, he is completely miserable. Poor guy. So send him words of cheer. gregleibrand@comcast.net. He’ll appreciate it.
Greg had surgery last Thursday. He had a pilonidal cyst removed from his tailbone area. What is a pilonidal cyst you ask?
A Pilonidal (Abscess, Cyst, Sinus, Dimple) is an abscess in the natal cleft (more commonly referred to as your butt crack) that tends to become infected and cause intense pain and drainage. Sometimes a Pilonidal contains hair and sometimes they don't.
Please note the phrase "intense pain." We’ll talk about that more later.
Greg had been seeing the doctor for a couple of months about this abscess. The doctors had been giving him antibiotics, but it wasn't touching the infection. He knew it needed to be removed, but his surgeon didn’t prepare him for what was to come. He went in to surgery last Thursday and had a golf ball-sized abscess removed. Stop and think about how big that is. Nowadays with this surgery they cut out the abscess and all its “sinuses.” The incision was about 3 inches long and 2 inches deep (I do have pictures if you’d like to see them). This type of wound has to heal from the inside out in order to prevent infection and reoccurrence of the abscess. So he has this big open wound on his butt now. He has to go in and have the dressing changed on it every day.
That’s right. EVERY day he goes in and has a nurse rip the tape off, yank the gauze out of the wound, wash it out with saline, dry it, stuff new gauze in and tape a big ol’ bandage over it. This goes on for about 8 weeks. And then it won’t be fully healed for around 10 months! Somehow the doctor neglected to tell him about this part of the surgery. He made it sound like they just went in, cut it, stitched it, and away he went. Um, no. I actually have learned how to do the ripping, stuffing, etc. What a skill to have!
So my poor Snookie has been in terrible pain for the last week. He can’t sit, can’t lie on his back, can’t lie on his stomach, and has trouble lying on his side so he’s getting very little sleep. To make things even worse he has a very sensitive stomach and doesn’t tolerate pain medication well. So he can’t even get good drugs to take the edge off. In short, he is completely miserable. Poor guy. So send him words of cheer. gregleibrand@comcast.net. He’ll appreciate it.
An Unexpected Letterbox?
Greg & I took the dogs to the park over the weekend as we often do. We just did a gentle walk around the top part and as we were heading out to the car I made my normal stop at the garbage can to make my “donation.” Sitting on top of the trash box was a plastic container wrapped in cammo duct tape. I don’t know what cammo duct tape means in your world, but in mine it screams LETTERBOX!
I was all mad at first because I go to that park all the time and never knew a letterbox was there. I’d even thought about putting one there myself. I was excited, too, because I haven’t been letterboxing in soooo very long. So I opened it up and found it was geocache. Well, that was disappointing. But a geocache still counts as a find in my letterboxing world if you stamp something from it in your book. So I signed that I was there and took the travel bug I found in it. I also moved the container away from the garbage can and put it up on top of the kiosk in the hopes that someone would find it and put it back where it goes. And yes, I did email the planter to let them know I found their cache in the trash and that I saved it.
So what is a travel bug, you ask? It’s a lot like a hitchhiker in letterboxing. It is supposed to move from box to box, oops, I mean cache to cache, just like a hitchhiker. If you’d like to look up the one I found go to www.groundspeak.com and put in 576543.
I was all mad at first because I go to that park all the time and never knew a letterbox was there. I’d even thought about putting one there myself. I was excited, too, because I haven’t been letterboxing in soooo very long. So I opened it up and found it was geocache. Well, that was disappointing. But a geocache still counts as a find in my letterboxing world if you stamp something from it in your book. So I signed that I was there and took the travel bug I found in it. I also moved the container away from the garbage can and put it up on top of the kiosk in the hopes that someone would find it and put it back where it goes. And yes, I did email the planter to let them know I found their cache in the trash and that I saved it.
So what is a travel bug, you ask? It’s a lot like a hitchhiker in letterboxing. It is supposed to move from box to box, oops, I mean cache to cache, just like a hitchhiker. If you’d like to look up the one I found go to www.groundspeak.com and put in 576543.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Shuffle
As with most of the items you see on Random Thoughts, I saw this on someone else's blog and thought it would make an excellent post on my blog. This is for all of my faithful readers out there. I don't have and MP3 player yet, so I can't do this little test and give you my results. I will someday, though, I promise.
So get our your iPod, shuffle away, and let me know what your answers are!
RULES:
1. Put Your iTunes, Windows Media Player, ETC on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.
5. Put this on your journal.
1.If someone says, "Is this okay?" You say?
2.How would you describe yourself?
3.What do you like in a guy?
4.How do you feel today?
5.What is your life's purpose?
6.What is your motto?
7.What do your friends think of you?
8.What do you think of your parents?
9.What do you think about very often?
10.What is 2 + 2?
11.What do you think of your best friend?
12.What do you think of the person you like?
13.What is your life story?
14.What do you want to be when you grow up?
15.What do you think of when you see the person you like?
16.What will you dance to at your wedding?
17.What will they play at your funeral?
18.What is your hobby/interest?
19.What is your biggest fear?
20.What is your biggest secret?
21.What do you think of your friends?
So get our your iPod, shuffle away, and let me know what your answers are!
RULES:
1. Put Your iTunes, Windows Media Player, ETC on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.
5. Put this on your journal.
1.If someone says, "Is this okay?" You say?
2.How would you describe yourself?
3.What do you like in a guy?
4.How do you feel today?
5.What is your life's purpose?
6.What is your motto?
7.What do your friends think of you?
8.What do you think of your parents?
9.What do you think about very often?
10.What is 2 + 2?
11.What do you think of your best friend?
12.What do you think of the person you like?
13.What is your life story?
14.What do you want to be when you grow up?
15.What do you think of when you see the person you like?
16.What will you dance to at your wedding?
17.What will they play at your funeral?
18.What is your hobby/interest?
19.What is your biggest fear?
20.What is your biggest secret?
21.What do you think of your friends?
Monday, May 05, 2008
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Penny Priestess
So after my post the other day about finding a smashed penny, I wrote to the Penny Priestess with the following:
I got this response from her:
Woo hoo! I could use some extra double good luck!
I found a smashed penny (you know, one of those ones you smash in a machine) today from the Discovery Center of Idaho. What does this mean? Extra good luck? Bad luck? Help!
I got this response from her:
All pennies are lucky; this particular penny has been mistreated and must be very happy to be picked up by someone appreciative. Extra double good luck.
Woo hoo! I could use some extra double good luck!
Flowers
I love spring. I love having a camera I carry around in my purse. I can take pictures of all the flowers that catch my eye and share them with you all.
Found It!
I finally found the cord to my camera so I could download some pictures. So, without further ado, here you go!
Stuff On My Sophie. She is such a patient dog when she wants to be.
Cleo in her bed. She moved just as I took the picture, so her head didn't quite make it in the frame. I think you get the idea of the cuteness anyway.
Zinger looks REALLY crabby here. He doesn't normally have this grouchy expression but I had just woken him up and he was a bit annoyed with me.
Stuff On My Sophie. She is such a patient dog when she wants to be.
Cleo in her bed. She moved just as I took the picture, so her head didn't quite make it in the frame. I think you get the idea of the cuteness anyway.
Zinger looks REALLY crabby here. He doesn't normally have this grouchy expression but I had just woken him up and he was a bit annoyed with me.
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