Em was 3 years old Friday, and yesterday was her birthday party. Pictures of the "event" are below in a few posts. The party was a success, albeit confusing. Her mom's family is large in number, and as to be expected with a lot of people, it was loud.
So time goes by. No explanation of these words is necessary. Those of us of a certain age understand completely.
Change, taxes and death, the most common of these is change.
Weather - It was beautiful yesterday. Temp reached into mid-60s and it was sunny and bright.
Exercise - I've been walking in the cemetery on the days it's been nice enough.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Em's 3rd Birthday Party
Before guests arrived.
Playing with her electronic alphabet board.
Giggling with balloons.
Friday, March 27, 2009
How Busy is Busy?
Calendar since last I posted:
March 21, Saturday - Cleaned in the AM and in PM went to the Great Northeast Outdoor Show to see it with Ron.
March 22, Sunday - Went to see Ron's grandson's school play in the afternoon and straight to Elsie's after for dinner.
March 23, Monday - In AM went to St. Peter's with Ron for his pre-admission testing. Stopped at supply store in Selkirk on way home for something Ron needed.
March 24, Tuesday - An Ember day. Up at 5:30 AM; got home at 5 PM. It was a horrible day. I wept with fatigue on the way home and after supper, slept on the couch all evening and went to bed at 9.
March 25, Wednesday - Ron had a cardiologist appointment in the morning. Appointment included an echocardiogram. We were there for hours.
March 26, Thursday - Another Ember day. This one was much better, though she had a complete meltdown when it was time to leave the park. All the better to make herself tired, and she took a 90-minute nap.
March 27, Friday - (That's today!!) First, it's Ember's 3rd birthday. Happy Birthday to my lovely granddaughter. Today was also my final appointment with the endontist. Thank goodness.
So as is plain to see, I have been to Albany, or its environs, every day for the past week and even beyond that, considering a week ago today I was at the endontist and the day before that was at Em's.
Ron's pre-admission testing at St. Peter's was for the procedure he is having on April 1. He has a tumor in his bladder, as discovered by the urologist at Ron's appointment with him on March 16. April 1 procedure will tell us a lot.
Weather - Today was lovely. The past week had its ups and downs. It was mostly chilly with cold winds.
Gas prices - Settled down to about $2.06. Up 8 cents or so from about 2 weeks ago.
March 21, Saturday - Cleaned in the AM and in PM went to the Great Northeast Outdoor Show to see it with Ron.
March 22, Sunday - Went to see Ron's grandson's school play in the afternoon and straight to Elsie's after for dinner.
March 23, Monday - In AM went to St. Peter's with Ron for his pre-admission testing. Stopped at supply store in Selkirk on way home for something Ron needed.
March 24, Tuesday - An Ember day. Up at 5:30 AM; got home at 5 PM. It was a horrible day. I wept with fatigue on the way home and after supper, slept on the couch all evening and went to bed at 9.
March 25, Wednesday - Ron had a cardiologist appointment in the morning. Appointment included an echocardiogram. We were there for hours.
March 26, Thursday - Another Ember day. This one was much better, though she had a complete meltdown when it was time to leave the park. All the better to make herself tired, and she took a 90-minute nap.
March 27, Friday - (That's today!!) First, it's Ember's 3rd birthday. Happy Birthday to my lovely granddaughter. Today was also my final appointment with the endontist. Thank goodness.
So as is plain to see, I have been to Albany, or its environs, every day for the past week and even beyond that, considering a week ago today I was at the endontist and the day before that was at Em's.
Ron's pre-admission testing at St. Peter's was for the procedure he is having on April 1. He has a tumor in his bladder, as discovered by the urologist at Ron's appointment with him on March 16. April 1 procedure will tell us a lot.
Weather - Today was lovely. The past week had its ups and downs. It was mostly chilly with cold winds.
Gas prices - Settled down to about $2.06. Up 8 cents or so from about 2 weeks ago.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Teeth
Teeth are pretty important, and I've always said I would do anything to keep my own, but after the problems I've had with this one molar I'm thinking of not saying that any more. The good news is I have only one more appointment with the endontist. The bad news is I still have at least two maybe three appointments with the dentist to do crown work. ARghhhhhhhhhhh!!! But I am keeping the tooth.
Ron's up to the Great Northeast Outdoors Show in the Empire State Plaza this evening, and he'll be there all day tomorrow.
I've been doing some cleaning. The place needs it very badly because I've been pretty lazy the past two weeks.
Got a bunch of books out of the library this afternoon. I always feel rich when I have an assortment from which to choose sitting right in my house.
Sunday we're going to Lucas's school play. Seeing kids' plays, even at the middle/high school age, is not one of my favorite things; not even my own son's when he was a kid.
Had Em yesterday. She was pretty good, though when her willfulness comes out, it's very intense. She asks the most interesting things. For instance, as we drove past the Hudson River after taking Tony back to work from him dropping his car at the garage, she asked if we could drive on the water. My response was, "Hmmmmmmm... well no, we can't, because the car is too heavy and we would sink and drown." She thought about it for a moment and said that if we had a boat we wouldn't sink. Then she said, "If we DID drive on the water with the car and we DID sink, my daddy would save us from drowning." All is well with the world when a little girl has that much faith in her daddy.
Weather - Sunny but cold today. A brisk wind made it seem colder.
Exercise - Nada. LOL
Ron's up to the Great Northeast Outdoors Show in the Empire State Plaza this evening, and he'll be there all day tomorrow.
I've been doing some cleaning. The place needs it very badly because I've been pretty lazy the past two weeks.
Got a bunch of books out of the library this afternoon. I always feel rich when I have an assortment from which to choose sitting right in my house.
Sunday we're going to Lucas's school play. Seeing kids' plays, even at the middle/high school age, is not one of my favorite things; not even my own son's when he was a kid.
Had Em yesterday. She was pretty good, though when her willfulness comes out, it's very intense. She asks the most interesting things. For instance, as we drove past the Hudson River after taking Tony back to work from him dropping his car at the garage, she asked if we could drive on the water. My response was, "Hmmmmmmm... well no, we can't, because the car is too heavy and we would sink and drown." She thought about it for a moment and said that if we had a boat we wouldn't sink. Then she said, "If we DID drive on the water with the car and we DID sink, my daddy would save us from drowning." All is well with the world when a little girl has that much faith in her daddy.
Weather - Sunny but cold today. A brisk wind made it seem colder.
Exercise - Nada. LOL
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
3/17/09: First Day at the Park!!
In the sandbox.
Grampa Ron giving Em a push.
It was breezy but Em loves swinging.
Back in the sandbox.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
More Health News
Ron's urologist appointment yesterday did not turn out well. There is a mass/tumor in his bladder. We were both surprised because he's had good checkups for over a year and at his December 2008 appointment, everything was fine! On April 1, he goes into the hospital for biopsy and perhaps removal.
One day at a time. That's the lesson I've learned from Ron and it has stuck. Yesterday we had bad news. In 2 weeks we'll find out if it's malignant or benign. In between, as far as we are concerned, he is healthy. Life goes on -- until it doesn't.
Had Ember Rois today. It was a gorgeous day so we went to the park in Colonie. She was so happy all she did was giggle. She cried, though, when it was time to go home 2 hours later. After we rested from 1 to 2 (no nap, thank you, but quiet time), she rode her big wheel all over a few blocks around her house. I came home exhausted!
Weather - It's been fairly nice and the high temp today was mid 50s with lots of sun.
Gas prices - Remain stable at about $2.00 a gallon.
Exercise - Running around with Em was my exercise today.
One day at a time. That's the lesson I've learned from Ron and it has stuck. Yesterday we had bad news. In 2 weeks we'll find out if it's malignant or benign. In between, as far as we are concerned, he is healthy. Life goes on -- until it doesn't.
Had Ember Rois today. It was a gorgeous day so we went to the park in Colonie. She was so happy all she did was giggle. She cried, though, when it was time to go home 2 hours later. After we rested from 1 to 2 (no nap, thank you, but quiet time), she rode her big wheel all over a few blocks around her house. I came home exhausted!
Weather - It's been fairly nice and the high temp today was mid 50s with lots of sun.
Gas prices - Remain stable at about $2.00 a gallon.
Exercise - Running around with Em was my exercise today.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Kidneys, Teeth, Health
The subject just about sums up this past week. We had good news about Ron's kidneys on Wednesday. His creatinine has been stable at 3.0 for 3 months. While 3.0 is a bad figure overall (normal creatinine for a male is 0.6 to 1.2), for Ron it's OK. It's down from 3.5 in November, and it's stable. We got answers to the dialysis questions we presented to Melissa, the NP. She thinks Ron is a good candidate for PD (peritoneal dialysis). That is the type in which he is most interested. She doesn't think Ron needs to get a fistula, which procedure is done in anticipation of hemodialysis, because he is such a good candidate for PD. He was relieved to hear this because of the constraints on lifting that having a fistula imposes. We left the appointment very happy.
In my mouth, tooth #14, as the dentist so fondly calls it, is in big trouble (upper left molar). A couple of weeks ago it didn't feel right. There wasn't a lot of pain, just discomfort and a feeling something was wrong. Yah, something was and still is wrong. A huge abscess had formed and the treatment is: removal of tooth or root canal followed by a crown. I've never had a root canal and seriously thought I'd go through my entire life without one. Why not?
Long story short is after two visits to the dentist, wherein he could remove only 2 of the 3 roots, I had to go to an endondist, which is a root canal specialist. The 3rd root had calcified and it took special equipment and expertise to get it out. Yesterday was the visit to the root canal doctor. Oh joy.
None of the procedures have caused pain, other than the minimal discomfort of getting novacane. It's the after affects of having my mouth assaulted, specifically that particular area, that has caused pain. I was quite sick for 4 days last week after initial dentist visit. Once I got on penicillin, though, I felt much better. The penicillin didn't do the job, though, and am now on a stronger antibiotic.
Both doctors are amazed that I haven't been seriously ill or in pain because the infection is quite serious. Guess I lucked out.
So the good news is I get to keep my tooth. The bad news is: (1) I have 1, maybe 2, more visits to the endondist to complete his part of the job; (2) I have at least 2 visits to my regular dentist for the crown work; and (3) this is costing big bucks!! I am thankful right to my bones, though, that Ron's dental insurance (yahhh Navy retirement) will cover probably 60% of the cost. Both dentists pretty much expect up-front money, and the endontist gives a discount if the entire bill is paid at time of the first visit. When I checked out, the very nice girl said to me, "That will be $1,000 or if you pay today, $900." I KNEW it would be a lot of money, but hearing one thousand dollars took my breath away for a moment.
Today is a lovely lovely day. The temp is near 50, the sun is shining and all is well with the world. Ron and I took a ride down to Red Hook, after doing a couple of errands in Coxsackie and Catskill. I told him we have to "just take a ride" more often, but let's do it in another 2 months when everything will be green and flowery.
Weather - It was pretty cold this week. Cold and dark in the morning (because clocks went ahead last weekend). Two of my favorite life experiences... NOT! This weekend, though, is going to be warm and next week temp may approach 60.
Gas Prices - They are stable, around $1.99 to $2.05 a gallon.
Exercise - Haven't done any and don't feel guilty. The tooth thing pretty much wiped me out of energy.
In my mouth, tooth #14, as the dentist so fondly calls it, is in big trouble (upper left molar). A couple of weeks ago it didn't feel right. There wasn't a lot of pain, just discomfort and a feeling something was wrong. Yah, something was and still is wrong. A huge abscess had formed and the treatment is: removal of tooth or root canal followed by a crown. I've never had a root canal and seriously thought I'd go through my entire life without one. Why not?
Long story short is after two visits to the dentist, wherein he could remove only 2 of the 3 roots, I had to go to an endondist, which is a root canal specialist. The 3rd root had calcified and it took special equipment and expertise to get it out. Yesterday was the visit to the root canal doctor. Oh joy.
None of the procedures have caused pain, other than the minimal discomfort of getting novacane. It's the after affects of having my mouth assaulted, specifically that particular area, that has caused pain. I was quite sick for 4 days last week after initial dentist visit. Once I got on penicillin, though, I felt much better. The penicillin didn't do the job, though, and am now on a stronger antibiotic.
Both doctors are amazed that I haven't been seriously ill or in pain because the infection is quite serious. Guess I lucked out.
So the good news is I get to keep my tooth. The bad news is: (1) I have 1, maybe 2, more visits to the endondist to complete his part of the job; (2) I have at least 2 visits to my regular dentist for the crown work; and (3) this is costing big bucks!! I am thankful right to my bones, though, that Ron's dental insurance (yahhh Navy retirement) will cover probably 60% of the cost. Both dentists pretty much expect up-front money, and the endontist gives a discount if the entire bill is paid at time of the first visit. When I checked out, the very nice girl said to me, "That will be $1,000 or if you pay today, $900."
Today is a lovely lovely day. The temp is near 50, the sun is shining and all is well with the world. Ron and I took a ride down to Red Hook, after doing a couple of errands in Coxsackie and Catskill. I told him we have to "just take a ride" more often, but let's do it in another 2 months when everything will be green and flowery.
Weather - It was pretty cold this week. Cold and dark in the morning (because clocks went ahead last weekend). Two of my favorite life experiences... NOT! This weekend, though, is going to be warm and next week temp may approach 60.
Gas Prices - They are stable, around $1.99 to $2.05 a gallon.
Exercise - Haven't done any and don't feel guilty. The tooth thing pretty much wiped me out of energy.
Monday, March 2, 2009
SNOW!!
Snow and cold weather today. Not nice. Not fair. Well, I kow there ARE worse things. Snow didn't amount to much, but the roads were greasy, as we like to call it, and the 8 to 10 miles heading north out of Greenville on 32 were, as usual, riddled with blizzard-like conditions where the wind whips across the open fields and dumps snow on the road.
Em was delivered by her mom to us yesterday mid-morning. She was in a bearish mood. Very negative. It's trying to say the least. I too often forget, though, that she will be only 3 years old on March 27. She was very good at Elsie's for dinner. She made both Ron and me proud.
Today with Em was a different story. She woke up happy, sweet and pretty much the rest of the day was like that. We played lots of games. She played by herself for a while. I also let her "do dishes" in the kitchen sink. Water play is fun and it gave me a chance to relax while keeping her company and monitoring how much water got on the floor.
Tony was going to drive to Stewart's in Feura Bush, our half way point, to pick Em up, but the roads were bad enough that Ron happily volunteered to drive her home. Nobody but nobody has the "No problem" attitude Ron has. Considering he had already driven to Albany for a CT scan in the morning on roads that were less than ideal, it was really sweet and extraordinary, in my opinion, for him to say, "We'll take her home." I was real glad. I didn't want Tony to drive in the bad weather, and I knew that with the 4-wheel truck, we'd make it fine.
After dropping Em at Tony's, Ron and I went to Red Lobster for dinner. Yummy! As usual, we brought home enough for supper tomorrow night.
As long as we were in Colonie, we went to BJs to pick up stuff. I was hoping to get out of there with $120 worth of stuff. Ha! Total was just shy of $175. Toooo much money.
Weather - Cold, snowy, windy. Going down to the single digits tonight, as the weather gerus like to say.
Gas prices - They've gone up a couple of pennies.
Exercise - My exercise the past 2 days has consisted of playing with Ember. I'm getting too old for this stuff.
Em was delivered by her mom to us yesterday mid-morning. She was in a bearish mood. Very negative. It's trying to say the least. I too often forget, though, that she will be only 3 years old on March 27. She was very good at Elsie's for dinner. She made both Ron and me proud.
Today with Em was a different story. She woke up happy, sweet and pretty much the rest of the day was like that. We played lots of games. She played by herself for a while. I also let her "do dishes" in the kitchen sink. Water play is fun and it gave me a chance to relax while keeping her company and monitoring how much water got on the floor.
Tony was going to drive to Stewart's in Feura Bush, our half way point, to pick Em up, but the roads were bad enough that Ron happily volunteered to drive her home. Nobody but nobody has the "No problem" attitude Ron has. Considering he had already driven to Albany for a CT scan in the morning on roads that were less than ideal, it was really sweet and extraordinary, in my opinion, for him to say, "We'll take her home." I was real glad. I didn't want Tony to drive in the bad weather, and I knew that with the 4-wheel truck, we'd make it fine.
After dropping Em at Tony's, Ron and I went to Red Lobster for dinner. Yummy! As usual, we brought home enough for supper tomorrow night.
As long as we were in Colonie, we went to BJs to pick up stuff. I was hoping to get out of there with $120 worth of stuff. Ha! Total was just shy of $175. Toooo much money.
Weather - Cold, snowy, windy. Going down to the single digits tonight, as the weather gerus like to say.
Gas prices - They've gone up a couple of pennies.
Exercise - My exercise the past 2 days has consisted of playing with Ember. I'm getting too old for this stuff.
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