The Chronicles of Bill ~ opnwhl4 ~ Part 5 CLOSED

Kitt, so glad you had such a wonderful anniversary and time with family. That is truly priceless. We had a wonderful rain filled week in Wisconsin too. We had to hurry and do stuff in between the rain. We did end up going to the amusement park and it rained on us. The second time we went there it didn't start raining until we were in the Shelter cooking dinner. I introduced my third grandchild too cotton candy. He didn't know what to think at first until it melted and he stuck his little tongue out for more. We got a trip in to the small zoo in between storms. No swimming at the cottage but on their last full day here we went to the indoor water park. I've been there before in the winter months but for some reason this time I couldn't breathe in there with the humidity and the chlorine even though they had the doors open and I took my inhaler. I was banished to the out side patio but enjoyed watching the my grand daughter and niece run in the water spouts out there and swim around the big out door hot tub. My family took turns coming out and keeping me company in the outdoor hot tub. The baby was so adorable. Even though it was cloudy my hubby put sun screen on him and he giggled every time he touched him. He reminds me so much of my son. He has such beautiful children. We were able to get in two big family cookouts with campfires. What a wonderful time that was. The little cousins had fun running around playing. we have 2 six year old girls, our 5 year grand daughter, almost 3 year old grandson and then the little guy at nine months so our house and yard really came to life with all of them here. The best part came Monday morning when my son was talking to his ex about where to meet with our granddaughter and I told him his sister could take her back to her mom so it wouldn't be out of his way. He agreed to let us have her 2 more weeks. She is so precious and we are really enjoying having her around. Our daughter came to get her today to bring her out to her house for a few nights. We miss her already and can't wait for her to bring her back. My son and daughter had worried about my husband watching her because he is in a chair. They did just fine today though. They slept in until 9am and then it was time for her oatmeal and to watch hotel for dogs. She is dog crazy. After her bath and some organ music and dancing Grandpa and her went can hunting and of course there were stops along the way for petting dogs. we have such a little blessing and bundle of Joy to spend time with. I feel like we have been blessed beyound measure. We want to see if we do this again when our son is out of the country. But for the moment we are just enjoying spending time with her. Stay tuned for further adventures of Princess Isabella Rose. She is such a delight to be around. Barb

Wow! You sounded like you had fun.
I hate that the fumes got to you, at least you were not forgotten and everybody visited you.

Joy

Good Morning All,


Just wanted to stop in and wish all of the Dad's out there a Happy Father's Day. So Bill this is your day and anyone who has a Father to celebrate with enjoy your day.



I am celebrating my Father's gift of love to me all the years I was fortunate to have him with me. It is hard to believe that he has been gone for 25 years. I love you Dad !



Love and Hugs to All,



Kitt

Hi all-
Kitt and Joy, Thanks. I did have a very good Father's Day and a great Father's day gift. The team won another tournament. This was the first tournament with all the girls back from high school. We dodged some really bad thunder storms and a lot of heat on our way to a first place. We had some late games Saturday night also. Our last game got over just before 11pm. Sure glad we won that game. The loser had to be back at the diamonds at 7am. We got to stay at home and sleep late. We didn't have to be there until 1pm.
Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Take care,
Bill

Hi Joy,
I find that I have occasional reactions to eating for some reason. It's rare. Sometimes I get a stomach ache--I've had a little nausea at times. I don't really think it's related to any specific food--instead, what kind of a mood my stomach is in!

We're in our last week of school...half days Mon-Wed then a day of work Thurs. On Friday the movers come to move us out of our apartment into our new home for good.

I'll be retired then, so I'll be able to check on the forum and contribute more often. Sorry I've been AWOL!

I've already got a tutoring job lined up--twice a week. My son is tutoring in an area in his district, and he didn't want this job, so he threw it my way. It's a great way to keep my finger in teaching, and get a little spending money, too!

I'll be back on to chat when things settle down. It won't be long now!
Wish me luck with the kids this morning!
Denise

I went to the lung specialist who is also an allergist and asked if she could figure out why my face keeps breaking out in a rash.
She ran a CBC on me to check for allergic reaction indicators.
She said everything towards allergies is normal, but my RDW is slightly raised.
I've been researching information on it and it's an early indicator of B12 anemia (Which my mother has). I've found out it's heritary. I hate the thoughts of having to give myself B12 shots every few weeks.
I'm going Monday to try to see my Doctor to get another set of blood tests that are due and mention to him the results. I just hate trying to get in to see him without an appointment it takes sometimes 4 hrs to see him or his minions. He won't set up an appointment any further than 4 weeks ahead and sometimes cancels on you and reschedule you again.
I need a new doctor.... :(

Joy

Pernicious anemia is what my mother has. I'll ask for the B12 and folate tests tomorrow.
I read somewhere recently that people who had stomach surgery for weight loss develop this sometimes. I wonder if it happens with the Nissen and Hill surgery?

Joy

I'm surprised everyone didn't suffer from heat stroke.
My father was cutting grass (riding mower) during that time yesterday and is feeling weak today from it. We told him he needed to wait until 7:00pm when it cools down some.

Joy

Joy,


Wow, how frustrating for you. I hope your blood work gives you some answers. Does your Dr. call you with the results?



Kindly,

Kitt

Hi All My Dear Friends at Healing Well!
Guess what? We're moved into our new home! I'm thinking you probably figured that already.

It's great here. I just had breakfast on our screened in porch, which was such a treat. No buggies bothering me! A friend gave me a great book entitled, "How to Retire, Happy, Wild and Free", and I'm enjoying reading it. That's just what I want to do--retire happy, wild and free! I know I'll enjoy the freedom to read for enjoyment, too. Teaching kept me so busy that I never made time for fun reading.

I started my first tutoring job yesterday and enjoyed that. I think that might be something I'd like to pursue in retirement. It keeps my hand in teaching and gives me a reason to do a little planning. I like that. I'm in the midst of organizing all my teaching things in the basement. I intended on tutoring, so saved a bunch of my things to make that more interesting.

We're enjoying taking a daily walk, although my poor deformed feet are taking it a little hard. I don't know if I've ever discussed my life-long foot problems, brought on by ballet (on toe at third grade) lessons that left me with bunions. At age 16 I had them removed by an (obviously) incompetent surgeon, who removed the big toe joints altogether (leaving me with big toes that didn't do their stabilizing job). This is a procedure (according to my wonderful podiatrist/foot surgeon) for 85 year olds who don't have much longer to use their feet. My podiatrist said that (if my surgeon were alive, and it was within the statute of limitations) I would have easily received a million dollars were I to sue.

As a result of my botched bunion surgery, my other toes have gone in all directions as they try to do the job the big toe is supposed to do. I've suffered with hurting feet my whole life, and had surgery in '07 and '08 to straighten hammertoes. I have a spot on my metatarsal where the bone hits the ground, which really hurts when I walk a lot. I think I'll have to depend on cross-training to get my exercise. I love to walk, though, so I don't want to give that up. I'll figure something out.

All in all, I'm happy to be retired and moved into our new home. It was extremely intense the last few weeks, packing, doing paper work, etc. It was exhausting, and I'm only now beginning to feel rested up from it.

I hope all of you are doing well and have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!
Take care,
Denise

Wow, Joy! That must have been a bear to move. You'll love the laminate floors. They're really durable, easy to take care of, and beautiful! They should help your indoor allergies as well, since rugs can be problematic with dust and mold.

Good luck with getting the job done quickly and without problems.
Have a great weekend!
Denise

I personally love laminate flooring. My parents bought the carpet because they said it would cut down on the echo in the house (10ft ceilings 19x19 rooms). My cats messed up the carpet so I told them I'd buy new flooring providing it was laminate. They agreed reluctantly. It's a beautiful color called africa cherry. It's a rich dark wood with a hint of red in it.

Joy