CAKE DAY -- LETS SEE IF WE CAN GET A CAKE TO SOME FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE 7 STATES WHICH HAVE NOT HAD THE CAKE OF TEH 19TH... YET..
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I HAVE HAD TO CUT THE GRASS IN MY BED ROOM -- THE RYE IS UP ABOUT 6" SO WITH SCISSORS I CUT IT TO 3 INCHES.. WONDERING IF TEH "STALKS" WILL GET THICKER.. MEANWHILE THE EXPENSIVE "VELVET GREEN LAWN" STUFF HAS A FEW SPINDLEY SPROUTS ABOUT AN INCH TALL... MY CONCERN WITH GRASS NOT SO MUCH WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE, BUT WILL IT STAY PUT AND HOW MUCH EATABLE GRASS WILL IT PRODUCE- AND AT WHAT TIME WILL BITING IT OFRF ( AS IN MO'S CASE) NOT PULL IT OUT BY THE ROOTS...
MEGAN ENCOUNTERED TEH FEDEX MAN-- WHO IS A PART TIME LANDSCAPER WHO ASKED HER "WHAT THE HEII IS CARLENE TRYING TO DO? IF SHE SPREADS THAT HAY OVER IT SHE WILL GET HAY" WELL IF THE HAY IS GREEN AND DOES NOT GET WASHED AWAY, IT IS A BIG PLUS AROUND HERE... HE SUGGESTED WE USE SALT MARSH HAY--- WHICH I DO KNOW ABOUT... BUT I WILL HAPPILY SETTLE FOR ANY VEGITATION IN GENERAL...- AT ANY RATE-- Any time the fedex truck arrives, i go running out to try and find the same driver so maybe he ca n organizin this "planting,." in the meantime all teh straw from the painted lady's stay in the ice house is now spread in the aREA BY THE PUPPY HILL CAMERA-- SO YOU CAN WATCH GRASS GROW..... REMEMBER GREEN IS GOOD...
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STEVE DROVE ME TO A SENIOR LIVING PLACE IN NEWBURYPORT YESTERDAY--1:00PM -- THERE WAS NO WAY I SHOULD BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT NAP TIME..... IT WAQS FUN FOR THEM TO HAVE THE DOGS THERE- MAY SIZZLE AND CHARLIE - BUT I WONDERED HOW WELL THIS VIDEO WOULD HAVE WORKED IN PLACES WHERE I HAVE TROUBLE GETTNIG TO...-- IT IS ON OUR WEB-- RIGHT UNDER OUR HOME PAGE-- IT STARTS WITH THE PICTURE OF ME DIVING--- WHICH IS THE ONLY PICTURE OF ME I HAVE EVER LIKED.!!--
NEXT QUESTION -- IS IT POSSIBLE TO PROJECT IT FROM OUR WEB TO A WALL/SCREEN? I KNOW I CAN DO IT WITH THE GIZMO JUDY BOUGHT... MOST OF THESE PLACES HAVE SOME KIND OF PROJECTION EQUIP[MENT... THEY DID YESTERDAY... I GOT A KICK OUT OF IT... TO CONNECT TO IT REQUIRED WIRES FROM TEH FLOOR BEHIND THE SPEAKERS PODIUM AND A GUY SITTIN G ON THE FLOOR BEHIMD ME WITH HIS COMPUTER-- GOT US TEH PICTURE, BUT NO SOUND... THAT MAY MAKE SENSE TO THE TECHNICALLY ASTUTE- BUT THIS WAS IN A SENIOR HOME... NOT A 12 YEAR OLD ON SITE TO FIX IT.
THERE USED TO BE A COMICAL ROUTINE ABOUT HUGE HI-FI SPEAKERS WHICH WOLD GIVE YOU THE EXACT STEREOHONIC SOUND IF YOU SAT IN THE BOTTOM OF A CLOSET ( DONALD SWANN AND MICHAEL FLANDERS "AT THE DROP OOF A HAT" GOOD BRITISH HUMOR...)
WE'RE TERRIBLY "HOUSE AND GARDEN"
THE MONEY THAT ONE SPENDS
TO MAKE A PLACE THAT WON'T DISGRACE
OUR HOUSE AND GARDEN FRIENDS.
AND HERE I AM STRUGGLING TO MAKE PLACES LOOK GREEN INSTEAD OF RAW BROWN MUD.
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PERFECT POOP AND VOMIT REPORT-- AT LEAST SO FAR.... I DID JUST ORDER A BIG BOTTLE OF FLAGYL
WE GO THR4U ALOT OF THAT -- BLAMING THE DOG'S LOOSE STOOL ON TEH CANADIAN GEESE FOULING THE WATERWAYS.. WHEN IN FACT IT MAY BE OUR GUINNEA HENS... I DID COMMENT ON THE FAct that i never see any "droppings" aROUND TEH YARD FROM TEH GUINNEAS--- IT IS NOT BECAUSE TEHY DON'T GO...IT IS BECAUSE IT IS THE EQUIVALANT OF CHOCOLATE TO A PUPPY.--
YOU KNOW HOW MANY INVENTIONS ARE DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT--- LIKE PENICILLIN..... WELL MAYBE WE DISCOVERED WHAT THEY SHOULD USE TO FLAVOR DOG TREATS.... I WILL LET PURINA KNOW....
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LOTSA CUT AND PASTE....
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THIS IS HOW EVE FELL ASLEEP TONIGHT!
TOMORROW WE GO FOR FOLLOW UP X-RAYS ON THAT BROKEN FEMUR AND BENT ROD. YESTERDAY EVE TRIED TO WALK A LITTLE AND COMPLAINED ONE LEG FEELS SHORTER THAN THE OTHER.... WELL IT LOOKS LIKE IT TOO. NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED WITH BEING NON WEIGHT BEARING THIS WHOLE TIME BUT SOMETHING HAS CERTAINLY CHANGED. IT’S NOT CAUSING HER PAIN BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS NOTICEABLE AND CONCERNING ! SO SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR HER TOMORROW IF YOU WOULD! WE SEE THE PT IN THE MORNING AND ORTHO IN THE AFTERNOON. WE WILL FIND SOMETHING NICE TO DO IN BETWEEN!
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BELLA GEORGE
GEORGE DOESN’T EVEN GO AFTER THE PIECE OF DROPPED POPCORN WHEN HE IS ON DUTY. WHAT A GOOD BOY. BELLA HAS BEEN DOING PRETTY GOOD. SLEEPING MUCH BETTER NOW WITH THE NEW NECK BRACE AND THE EAR INFECTION GONE SO THAT IS A HUGE PLUS FOR EVERYONE! ONLY 2 MORE DAYS OF THE HALO BRACE AND THEN SHE WILL JUST BE IN A NECK BRACE ALL THE TIME WHICH WILL BE MUCH EASIER TO MOVE AROUND IN. SHE IS GETTING STRONGER AND WALKING A LITTLE ON HER OWN. SHE DOES MORE FURNITURE WALKING WHEN HOME INSTEAD OF HER WALKER AND THE LAST 2 TIMES WE WENT OUT SHE DID A SHORT WALK WITH GEORGE AND NO WHEELCHAIR SO WE ARE DEFINITELY GETTING THERE. I WILL BE SO HAPPY WHEN IT IS FINALLY NICE AND SHE WILL BE ABLE TO BE OUTSIDE PLAYING BECAUSE I KNOW SHE WILL START TO GET STRONGER QUICKER. HOPEFULLY IN A MONTH WHEN WE GO BACK SHE WILL GET THE OK TO RIDE HER BIKE. BUT BABY STEPS AND RIGHT NOW SHE IS MAKING SOME GREAT PROGRESS! I AM SO PROUD OF HER! THANK YOU FOR CHECKING IN! LOVE BELLA AND GEORGE
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NICK AND JOSH
Hey Carlene just giving you an updated on Nicholas and the amazing job he does.
So I learned something last night.
MS + Cold = Bad combination
I lost feeling in my right leg right arm and was having cognitive issues also lost vision. After dinner Nicholas assisted me with getting up and to the bedroom. With me being unable to see and having no feeling in my leg. He did a amazing job escorting me to me bed. He knew where I needed to go. My daughters helped with me laying down. Nicholas came and checked on me several times throughout the night to make sure I was alright.
No cane, walker, or wheelchair could do the things Nicholas does for me. The bond between me and Nicholas is amazing his willingness to help me when I'm having a bad day. Again that is something you cannot get from a cane, walker, or wheelchair.
Josh Lyons
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FINN/EVE
SO I GUESS I SHOULD TELL MY STORY FROM SATURDAY.... WE WERE AT THE 4-H BLOOD DRIVE EVENT. WE SHOWED UP AT OUR SCHEDULED TIME BUT ENDED UP WITH ABOUT A 45 MINUTE WAIT. WHILE FINDING A SEAT A WOMAN TAKES NOTICE OF FINN, HE’S KINDA HARD TO MISS YA KNOW AND CHATS WITH EVE ABOUT FINN AND HER OWN GREAT DANE. SHE WAS WITH HER TWIN DAUGHTERS (AROUND 8 Y OLD?) I TELL EVE SHE SHOULD GIVE HER ONE OF THEIR CARDS WHICH TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVE, FINN, SDP AND A LITTLE SERVICE DOG ETIQUETTE. THE WOMEN READS THE CARD AND STOPS SUDDENLY LOOKS AT ME, THEN EVE, AND BACK TO ME AGAIN. I CLEARLY SEE HER TRYING TO FORMULATE HER WORDS WHEN SHE FINALLY SAYS IS YOUR HUSBAND A FIRE FIGHTER? I SAY YES LANCE IS WHY DO YOU ASK? AT WHICH POINT SHE TELLS ME HER NAME AND THAT SHE WORKS FOR THE SHERIFFS DEPT. IMMEDIATELY I KNEW WHO SHE WAS.... I THINK I HAVE POSTED ABOUT THIS BEFORE BUT YOU SEE WHEN EVE WAS BORN WE DID NOT KNOW SHE HAD FRAGILE BONES. AT 6 WEEKS OLD WE TOOK HER IN FOR HER ARM THAT WAS CAUSING PAIN WHEN WE MOVED IT ABOVE HER HEAD. IT WAS SHOCKINGLY BROKEN NOT ONLY THAT BUT SHE HAD 13 MORE BONES THAT HAD BEEN BROKEN AND WERE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF HEALING. WHEN YOU CAN’T EXPLAIN HOW THAT HAS HAPPENED THEY ACCUSE YOU OF ABUSE! NOT MIND BLOWING I KNOW BUT DEVESTATING NONE THE LESS! THIS WOMAN WAS THE DETECTIVE WHO INVESTIGATED US!
WHOA! THAT BROUGHT BACK A WHOLE BOAT LOAD OF EMOTIONS I HADN’T THOUGHT ABOUT IN QUITE WHILE. IT WAS PRETTY TRAUMATIC TO OUR FAMILY BUT THIS DETECTIVE AND HER PARTNER BELIEVED US- GOOD -BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY ONLY GET TO REPORT THE FACTS THEY FIND. CLEARLY THIS MEETING WAS EMOTIONAL FOR HER AS WELL. HER AND HER PARTNER WERE IN THE SENSITIVE CRIMES UNIT SO THEY DEALT WITH MANY ABUSE CASES. YET SHE SAID OURS WAS ONE OF THE FEW THAT SHE STILL THOUGHT ABOUT. SHE NEVER WAS INFORMED OUR CASE WAS CLOSED 6 WEEKS LATER OR IF “BABY EVE” WAS GIVEN A DX. TURNS OUT SHE DRIVES PAST EVE’S GRAND PARENTS HOUSE FREQUENTLY AND SAID FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS EVERY TIME SHE DROVE PAST SHE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED WITH “BABY EVE”. WE BOTH HAD CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ALMOST DIDN’T BRING US THERE AT THAT TIME. SO SEEMS LIKE FATE WE WERE MEANT TO RUN INTO EACH OTHER 10 YEARS LATER. NOT SURE WHAT GOD WAS/IS UP TO WITH THAT MEETING BUT I’M SURE IT IS SOMETHING! WE CHATTED FOR QUITE A WHILE ABOUT FINN, THE CASE AND EVE’S DX. JUST CRAZY- I DON’T HAVE THE WORDS TO TRULY EXPRESS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS “MEETING”. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT HAD/HAS A PURPOSE- MAYBE JUST FOR SOME CLOSURE FOR HER- NOT SO MUCH ME AS SHE DIDN’T REALLY TELL ME ANYTHING I DIDN’T ALREADY KNOW. I KNEW THEY BELIEVED US BEFORE THIS....OK - I’M RAMBLING NOW - BUT ONE MORE THING- EVE WAS ASKING HER SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT BEING A DETECTIVE AND THEN EVE STATED SHE WANTS TO BE A DETECTIVE WHEN SHE GROWS UP. AT WHICH POINT SHE TELLS EVE. “IF YOU BECOME A DETECTIVE I WANT YOU TO CALL ME BECAUSE I WANT TO BE THE ONE TO PIN THAT BADGE ON YOU!!”
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN!
