A good distraction...

I took Dad back to the oncologist today and his blood work all looked good. So now they will schedule another CT scan to see how his lungs look. Mom went with us and we went to lunch, so it was a good day for us and a distraction for me. One of my very dear friends had reconstruction breast surgery in Charleston, SC today which was to last many hours. The last I heard she was out of surgery and in recovery and doing well, so I am thankful to have had to think about other things a good part of the day. It didn't stop me from praying for her many times through the day though.

Dumbass Washington!

Garfield on the oil crisis:

• A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in our country.
• ~~~ Well, there's a very simple answer. ~~~ Nobody bothered to check the oil. ~~~ We just didn't know we were getting low. ~~~ The reason for that is purely geographical.~~~

Our OIL is located in :~~~ ALASKA ~~~ California ~~~ Coastal Florida ~~~ Coastal Louisiana ~~~ Wyoming ~~~ Colorado ~~~ Kansas ~~~ Oklahoma ~~~ Pennsylvania and Texas ~~~

• Our dipsticks are located in DC.Any questions? NO? Didn't think so.

Copied from an email...old one...but still pertinent!

Just CRAP!

This has been me pretty much all day..completely distracted and only wanting to sleep. Some days are like that and I don't even care. My dad has severe clinical depression. We found out yesterday that Mom did not refill his lexapro because she was waiting to get him a 90 day prescription. She had no clue that patients are never supposed to stop an antidepressant cold turkey. My brother got it filled yesterday, so I guess it will take a while to click in again.

HOPE!

Choosing Biden as a running mate just may have been a huge error! I can only hope.

In honor of the Democrat Convention

Used up!

My day is finished and it's only 12:55. All morning I planted a fall garden including broccoli, collards, turnip greens, turnips, and radishes. It's only 81 degrees, but I still sweated down my clothes, so now I am closing the garage door....my signal that I am not home....taking a shower and piling up on my bed to watch some TV....cuz that's how I roll!

My new shirt

I have to move!

I just had a scary conversation with my neighbor. She was complaining about the government (specifically Veterans' Affairs Department). I told her to wait until Obama gets in there and see how screwed up it will be. She said "It can't be any worse than it is now!" I said, "Oh, yes it can and kept on walking rather than say something I would regret. I knew she was a BOZO, but I didn't know it went THAT far!

OMG!

It's the Anti-Christ and the DEVIL!

Workin' it!

Yes, I have totally been "workin' it" this morning....the soil, that is! Thankfully, a friend was at Dad's this morning when I needed the tiller cranked. It is too hard for me to crank although sometimes I get it running. He started it right up and I fixed a new place for us to plant a few fall garden items. We planted more tomatoes and as soon as I go buy them, we will plant some collards, broccoli, squash, and turnip greens. Dad didn't feel good, but he came out and dug the holes for the tomatoes. At least he felt like he had done something. I would be glad to do it all myself.

The Anti-Christ!

Be afraid...be very afraid!

Good Friends, Good Company!

Some of my dearest friends stopped in for the night last night on their way from Utah to Texas by way of Tulsa, Minden, and Baton Rouge..then Texas. It was good to visit and it's been a long time since we had a chance to visit. I saw them in D.C. last October at their son's wedding, but that wasn't a chance to visit. They pulled in here in a big ass RV, which was a total surprise. We visited here, then visited my parents and they are now on their way to Baton Rouge. We have been friends for probably 35 years.....that's pretty phenomenal!

Ouch! OH!

That's what will be coming from my mind tomorrow morning. Three of us decided to start going to the rec center and working out today. One of my friends was stricken with transverse myelitis a couple of years ago and it has left her with nerve damage and using a cane to walk. She wanted to start swimming, so we went. I think it will help her and God knows I need to start my workouts again. It's been two and one half years since I moved away from my awesome wellness center in Beaumont where I was very faithful in going several times a week. I will not be swimming, but I will be using the machines
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Bro took Dad to his treatment today and I went and got Mom to take her to her foot doctor and to get some groceries for her. We are still getting rain and I just didn't feel comfortable with her driving herself to the doctor by herself. Usually Dad is with her. Tomorrow Dad is getting some kind of urology procedure to try to stretch the uretha and give him some relief with his prostate problems. Brother will handle that appointment as well as get his Neulasta shot to boost his red blood cells after this round of chemo.

Huh!

My sitemeter says I have had a flood of hits today all coming from this site, which I have never been to EVER! I have no clue!

You just won the lottery...what would you do?

Ganked from Hammer because he said I could. His questions aren't all lame like most of the meme's.



1. What would be the very first thing you would do? Owe no one

2. Where would you choose to live? I would buy a bigger home here and have a vacation home somewhere in the mountains where it is cool

3. What kind of house would you live in? Whichever one beckoned me at the time.

4. What kind of car would you buy? Lincoln Navigator

5. Where would you vacation? Only in the USA

6. Would you have anything on your body fixed? No. It's too late.

7. What kind of hobbies would you engage in? snowmobiling and golf depending on which house I was in..

8. What charities would you donate to? St. Jude

9. Would you give money to your relatives? If they needed it

10.Would you run away from your current life? Nope.

11. Would you continue to work? I don't work now!

12. Would the money change you in any way? Yes...make me happier

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Chemo week..

Both yesterday and today, I had to be at Dad's early to get him to chemo by 7:30. Due to the early mornings (at least for me), I have been a bit sluggish...in other words..worthless. Of course, we are finally getting useful rain, which gave me even more excuses for being worthless. My brother takes over for the next two days getting Dad to his treatment, then next week I will take him back to the doc afterwhich another CT scan will be scheduled. I shouldn't even complain because he is the one getting the treatment, but somehow I manage to get tired as well.

Got me some culture!

Who knew that in some restaurants they look at your attire when you are seated and if your attire is dark, your napkin gets changed to black! Not me! Learned that today. It's so no white lint will get on your clothing from a white napkin!!Three of us got lots of culture today by going first to a museum and then to a Multicultural Center, then to a gallery and artists reception. Holy Crap! My culture is on overload! By then we needed a drink, so we went to a classy ( no, really) bar for a cocktail and appetizer. After an hour there, we went to another classy spot known as Superior's Steak House. I have been there twice before, but never had to pay myself, thank goodness. One of the ladies had a $150 gift certificate that we had to use up. Actually, we had to add a little to it to give a nice tip. I had steak that was to die for good. It was a very good day!

World's problems....SOLVED!

Our Thursday lunch group stayed at lunch a long time today. It took us longer to solve all the problems of the world. In fact, we are going again tomorrow. We found out our new ice cream parlour now serves soup, salad, and sandwiches for lunch. Hell, yeah! We are there tomorrow. And yes, some of us are even going out on Saturday. One of my buds asked me what I had been doing. I told her nothing but taking Dad to appointments. She said we need to go do something fun to give me a break. Well, yes, we do. We are going to a museum in Shreveport and out to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants if we can get a reservation. I have met some good buds here!

Don't miss this!

Finally, a black man who totally gets it right! Why don't we see this man on TV?