The graft

The above is a photo taken in the doctors office of the kind of graft they used to repair Bud's anuyerism. Note the top has some wires in it. Our skin is to graft around those wires so it stays in place and not cause any problems. There is always that slight chance that it will leak blood on the outside of the graft.
They want to watch it and make sure all things are where they want them.
This device will set off metal detectors in the airports. And if doctors choose they can follow this graft on computer remotely.

So graft just do your job. Don't leak.and we will check on things agai the first part of April.


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Concerned

Have you ever been somewhere and you saw someone who you dearly loved and you were glad to see them, but it appeared as tho they really were not very happy to see you?

Have you ever been somewhere when someone you hadn't seen for ages and when they saw you. Were so delighted to see you that you immediately got a big hug from them?

Sometimes it is very hard to read people. Sometimes it is even harder to read someone that you really thought you knew in the past. And for some reason, which you really don't know why. They have totally changed.

I know people change. Circumstances change. People get depressed, and they feel the whole world is out to get them. They feel so unloved and unwanted. How is the best way to correct things or help them thru hard and trying times?

My prayer tonight is for God to bless them, make them know they do matter even tho they don't think they do. Overload them with God's love. Help them understand things that have happened in their lives which nobody on earth has any control over is not for any of us to understand at this point in our lives.

Bless them with the things in life that are necessities for survival and make us shining lights for Christ in whatever situations we may fine ourselves.

Life is much too short to hold grudges about things beyond our control!

Help me Lord to be a better witness for you wherever I am and with whomever crosses my path.



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Happy Birthday Brother

Today is my brother John's birthday. He is celebrating with the angels.
Miss you brother!


-gone but not forgotten!

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Undo what you did

Did you know it takes two men to paint a propane tank lid?
Obviously it does in this case. Hicks gas came to the campground to paint their tank lids. They painted ours their ugly green. And yes I had a fit! We are not their customers, my lid had been white and that is how I want it to stay! So, yep. We called them and about two weeks later they came out and painted it white, like it had been.
For some reason when they painted it green It really ticked me off. Probably because first of all they defaced our property. Plus we are not their customers. That is how they identify their customers. Best learn who their customers are and where they live. I didn't want their drivers putting propane in our tank then expect us to pay them. We have our own supplier.








Sigh. Now it is white again.
When Bud called them they guy said he was expecting our call. They knew they boo booed.
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Last fling at the campground

Today is the last fling at the campground before the back of the camp ground is closed for the season. It is cold and raining. Don't know how many people will
Show up, but I did make deviled eggs to take. They will be making vegetable soup to serve. Guess if nobody show we shall be eating a lot of eggs the next few days!
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Surgery over

Surgery was Oct 3, 2012. Exactly one year after my major surgery. Evie and Kim sat in the same chairs in the waiting room and the same table to eat breakfast.

They took him back around. Seven thirty, and surgery was to take up to two hours,hour recovery then upstairs......it's a good thing it was me in the waiting room and not him they had. They had to keep him in the recovery longer then normal, they couldn't get him in a room in ICU (heart center) the girls were too busy to take the orders. It was almost three pm before he went upstairs.
He would have been on their case in no time flat.
Thank you to our daughter Kim, his sister, Evie, and to Veda from church and my brother Levi for being there with me while he was in surgery. It made my day easier not sitting there alone!

They were successful in placing the graft going up thru the groin, SO yeah ya,ya, for not having to crack open his chest. Yet yesterday morning he was having severe Chest pains. They took X-rays and did tests to make sure it was not leaking and that it was not his heart. Determined it was just the procedure that caused his pain. Therefore he stayed another night.

Fighting another UT infection also. He was running a low grade temp yesterday. Hopefully when he comes home we can push water into him and keep it from getting as bad as it did after the hip surgery.





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Surgery Day approaches

Today is the day before Bud is scheduled to have his aneurism fixed. Or
Should I say. The first of the two that he has.

It will be a busy day for us. He went to do the additional blood work they required and then went to Miles to do a run. Trying to stay busy so he doesn't dwell on tomorrow. At noon he meets Tony and takes him out to show him where he needs to do the airport run pick up early on Monday morning. The address is hard to find, especially in the dark. Then he wants to meet up with me for lunch. Probably at Kreckels North.

I will be leaving here soon to go to Macon for a hair cut. Then back to Decatur to pay the Internet at Barbeck and do our laundry at Pride laundry. I refuse to use the one in Clinton! The ceiling fell in last week, he doesn't keep the machines up, and Mary said she saw lots of cockroaches when she went last week. I had only seen one in the past, but I sure don't want to carry them home. Mary didn't stay that day either, she ended up going to Maroa. Then laughed because she needs a stool to be able to get her laundry out of the washers. Guess we will need to carry our stools in the car to aid us.

Yesterday, I went to Champaign to see Kristen. Saw two of my brothers and wives as I was leaving. I stopped at the rest room, and when I came out there they were waiting to use it. Wow, you never know who you will see and where! Kristen and her cousin and friend were Tboned on Friday evening. These girls are very lucky to be alive and need our prayers and support! Many surgeries, tons of pain and a long recovery process. May God be with them as they go through this journey! May he show them his love, and hold them in the palm of his hand!
I will speak more about their accident in a later post.

But now I must get my shower and load the car and get busy or I will be running late to my appointment.



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Saturday surprises

Saturday morning I received a text asking what I was up to. Well my schedule was flexible that day so Kim and Kenley came and picked me up and we went to Decatur to Scovil Zoo.

It had been years since I had been there and they have added things and it is really nice! And there will be penguins in the future. I am so excited!
Here are some of the animals and some of our fun time.

















The train ride was a hit.








Actually I think Kim loved it just as much as Kenley did.


We did learn this was the same train that kim and I used to ride when she was young.
We also stopped at Kreckles for lemon ice cream with sprinkles.





When we got back to the campground we had a golf cart ride and played on the swing a bit.


Kenley was trying to make herself go.


A fun filled day for this grandma getting to spend time with my daughter and granddaughter! Thanks Kim!


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