Monday, August 25, 2008
First day of school...
I just got a call from my daughter. Grandson is in class. No tears. He walked in, was seated at a table with 3 girls and another boy, and had already made friends before his parents left. She said everyone was very polite. The Superintendent was there, and shook son-in-law's hand, even though they put grandson's hair in 2 braids, and the school board said it had to be in one,very tight braid, down his back, and tucked into the back of his shirt.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
School starts tomorrow...
Grandson starts kindergarten tomorrow. I'm sleeping at the house in town tonight, so I won't get to see him off on his first day, but his mom is taking the morning off so that she can be there. This will be his very first school experience. He has always stayed home with dad. No day care, preschool, or mother's day out.
We have a phone line at the farm house, but we haven't moved the computers yet, because we just don't have everything right for them yet. I'll write here when I can, but it won't be daily.
We worked on the fence this morning. The neighboring cows come over every day to eat our grass, drink from our ponds, and scratch their itchy hides on the new house. They knocked part of the skirting off, and pushed over the phone box. This means war! I bought my son-in-law a pellet gun so he can pop them and make it uncomfortable to be on our side of the fence.
We have a phone line at the farm house, but we haven't moved the computers yet, because we just don't have everything right for them yet. I'll write here when I can, but it won't be daily.
We worked on the fence this morning. The neighboring cows come over every day to eat our grass, drink from our ponds, and scratch their itchy hides on the new house. They knocked part of the skirting off, and pushed over the phone box. This means war! I bought my son-in-law a pellet gun so he can pop them and make it uncomfortable to be on our side of the fence.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Hi there...
My life is spinning so fast...
I'm not able to answer email, or post here from the new place. We haven't moved the computers, because we don't yet have a phone line there. That is supposed to change today. I'm working again. I ride 2 days in a row, have a day off, then work the next 2 days, have 1 day off, and so on and so on. I have to do laundry on my day off,as I only have one good uniform shirt, and shop for anything I've used up, like salad stuff, and drive to the house to check email. That doesn't leave much time for anything else, like working on packing up the old house, or mending fences at the farm.
Mike is still in Spain, though son Michael is back from his first trip.
We are finally getting rain at the farm. The ponds just might fill up again. That would be great!
I'm all recovered. Still have numbness in my armpit. That may be permanent, but my strength is almost back to normal. I'm still losing weight. 196 as of yesterday morning. That is down from a high of 212 during chemo. Yeah!!!
Well, I need to shut this computer down, and head to the store...
I'm not able to answer email, or post here from the new place. We haven't moved the computers, because we don't yet have a phone line there. That is supposed to change today. I'm working again. I ride 2 days in a row, have a day off, then work the next 2 days, have 1 day off, and so on and so on. I have to do laundry on my day off,as I only have one good uniform shirt, and shop for anything I've used up, like salad stuff, and drive to the house to check email. That doesn't leave much time for anything else, like working on packing up the old house, or mending fences at the farm.
Mike is still in Spain, though son Michael is back from his first trip.
We are finally getting rain at the farm. The ponds just might fill up again. That would be great!
I'm all recovered. Still have numbness in my armpit. That may be permanent, but my strength is almost back to normal. I'm still losing weight. 196 as of yesterday morning. That is down from a high of 212 during chemo. Yeah!!!
Well, I need to shut this computer down, and head to the store...
Thursday, August 14, 2008
I survived...
the weekend with just me and grandson. It wasn't bad, he was very good over all, it was just hard to spend 4 days with no one to talk to over the age of 5. My grandson is great, and very smart, but he is still only 5.
He is now enrolled in kindergarten in Needville. We shall see what happens on the 25th. Will they allow him to attend with his long hair, or will they send him home? They made an offer of letting things go if we stopped talking to the media. That was met with a resounding NO.
I'm back to normal health wise. I've been working the last 2 days, and they were 10 hour shifts. I made it through without trouble. I'm also down about 13-15 lbs on my diet. I'm basing this on my top weight of 210-212, during my treatment. I so hated gaining weight when I had spent the last 10 years fighting to keep it off.
We are about moved in but not moved out if you can understand. We have what we need to live in daughter's house, but not all the furniture and stuff we will need in our own house. That still needs weeded through, sorted, and what we will keep packed up. I'm trying to dispose of as much as I can, but some things I just can't do.
The dogs are out on the farm now. The birds are still at the house in town. We need a large, outdoor cage for them at the farm before we move them. The dogs have a small run behind the house where they spend the day when no body is home or when we are too busy to watch out for them. They stay close to the house, but daughter is afraid they will take to chasing the neighbors cows, or get into other trouble, since they can get out of the perimeter fence. When we finish fencing the yard, they can stay out most of the time. They are brought inside at night, and put into individual crates in the laundry room, to avoid barking all night under my window, or chasing coyotes.
I'm not able to post on here or answer emails every day right now, as we have no Internet access at the farm right now. I come to the house on my days off, and spend time on the computer catching up with whatever has come in during the days I'm working.
He is now enrolled in kindergarten in Needville. We shall see what happens on the 25th. Will they allow him to attend with his long hair, or will they send him home? They made an offer of letting things go if we stopped talking to the media. That was met with a resounding NO.
I'm back to normal health wise. I've been working the last 2 days, and they were 10 hour shifts. I made it through without trouble. I'm also down about 13-15 lbs on my diet. I'm basing this on my top weight of 210-212, during my treatment. I so hated gaining weight when I had spent the last 10 years fighting to keep it off.
We are about moved in but not moved out if you can understand. We have what we need to live in daughter's house, but not all the furniture and stuff we will need in our own house. That still needs weeded through, sorted, and what we will keep packed up. I'm trying to dispose of as much as I can, but some things I just can't do.
The dogs are out on the farm now. The birds are still at the house in town. We need a large, outdoor cage for them at the farm before we move them. The dogs have a small run behind the house where they spend the day when no body is home or when we are too busy to watch out for them. They stay close to the house, but daughter is afraid they will take to chasing the neighbors cows, or get into other trouble, since they can get out of the perimeter fence. When we finish fencing the yard, they can stay out most of the time. They are brought inside at night, and put into individual crates in the laundry room, to avoid barking all night under my window, or chasing coyotes.
I'm not able to post on here or answer emails every day right now, as we have no Internet access at the farm right now. I come to the house on my days off, and spend time on the computer catching up with whatever has come in during the days I'm working.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Saturday 8/9/08
Well, It's just me and the kid. Husband is off in Spain for the next month. Daughter and Son-in-law are in Fla. for a business weekend. They left very early Friday morning, and are returning Monday evening. I'm dividing my time between the farm and the house in town. I've got tons of packing to do, and lots of furniture to move. Some of it will go in daughter's house, and some of it will go in storage till we get our own mobile home.
The phone line was run on Friday. It isn't connected to the house yet, but it has been run to a hub at the corner of the pasture near the double gates to the barn area. I could tell someone had been in with heavy equipment when I arrived back at the farm after taking the travelers to the airport, and collecting the dogs from the house. We spent all morning and some of the afternoon waiting on the yard man to come, because we needed to lock the dogs on the back porch while they cut the back yard. They never showed up, so I loaded the dogs and their crates into the Vibe and took them out to the farm. We have a small area fenced off for them, so that we don't have to worry about them when we aren't outside. They started barking at bedtime, so I set up their crates in the laundry/mud room, and they slept inside.
The phone line was run on Friday. It isn't connected to the house yet, but it has been run to a hub at the corner of the pasture near the double gates to the barn area. I could tell someone had been in with heavy equipment when I arrived back at the farm after taking the travelers to the airport, and collecting the dogs from the house. We spent all morning and some of the afternoon waiting on the yard man to come, because we needed to lock the dogs on the back porch while they cut the back yard. They never showed up, so I loaded the dogs and their crates into the Vibe and took them out to the farm. We have a small area fenced off for them, so that we don't have to worry about them when we aren't outside. They started barking at bedtime, so I set up their crates in the laundry/mud room, and they slept inside.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Tuesday 8/5/08
Well, we had the second tropical storm of the season hit Texas, and we still haven't gotten enough rain to refill the ponds. I was hoping we could stop watering the horses from the wells for a while, but...
I met with the realtor at the house, and we decided that it needs all new floor treatments, and painted inside and out. She also said it would be better, since we plan on refurbishing it, to pack up all the furniture now, and show it empty. She said it is often an advantage for the buyer to see that it is all ready for them to move in. She did say that she likes the size of the bedrooms and the closets, as newer houses have smaller rooms, and closets. All 3 bedrooms have lighted walk in closets. She knows some contractors, and will call me tomorrow about meeting with them to get estimates for the work. We may rent a paint compressor, and do the painting ourselves. I would rip out the carpeting, mask and tape all the woodwork, light fixtures etc, then rent the sprayer, and "let her rip".
Well, I've worked 2 days. I'm very tired today, but I made it through. I'm working the next 2 days, then I'll be on grandson duty for the next 4, as his parents are flying to Florida for business. Hopefully, I can pack up more of the house, since it looks like we may be carting it all to the farm sooner than I figured.
Aside from some numbness in my armpit from severed nerves from the surgery, and a small patch of dry skin around my scar, I'm all healed up. I'm very thankful to have come through this as well as I have. Thank-you for all the prayers and good thoughts. They were appreciated.
I met with the realtor at the house, and we decided that it needs all new floor treatments, and painted inside and out. She also said it would be better, since we plan on refurbishing it, to pack up all the furniture now, and show it empty. She said it is often an advantage for the buyer to see that it is all ready for them to move in. She did say that she likes the size of the bedrooms and the closets, as newer houses have smaller rooms, and closets. All 3 bedrooms have lighted walk in closets. She knows some contractors, and will call me tomorrow about meeting with them to get estimates for the work. We may rent a paint compressor, and do the painting ourselves. I would rip out the carpeting, mask and tape all the woodwork, light fixtures etc, then rent the sprayer, and "let her rip".
Well, I've worked 2 days. I'm very tired today, but I made it through. I'm working the next 2 days, then I'll be on grandson duty for the next 4, as his parents are flying to Florida for business. Hopefully, I can pack up more of the house, since it looks like we may be carting it all to the farm sooner than I figured.
Aside from some numbness in my armpit from severed nerves from the surgery, and a small patch of dry skin around my scar, I'm all healed up. I'm very thankful to have come through this as well as I have. Thank-you for all the prayers and good thoughts. They were appreciated.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Friday 8/1/08
I'm scheduled to start back to work on Sunday. Yeah!!! Not that I want to work on a Sunday, but I'm finally picking my life back up.
We are busy trying to get the house packed up and moved to the farm. Not all the furniture is moving now. We are going to leave most of our furniture in place, and arrange it for the best showing for selling. When it does sell, we will order a P.O.D.S type container, pack our remaining furniture into it, and have it moved to the farm, to await the arrival of our mobile home. I'm sorting through years worth of stuff, tossing out some, and freecycling the rest that I've decided I can live without. I've gotten rid of a large garbage bag of clothes so far, and I'll have more clothes to give away soon.
My skin continues to improve, though, due to the radiation destroying sweat, and oil glands, as well as hair follicles, I'll have to moisturize my right breast and armpit for the rest of my life. On the bright side, I won't have to shave or put on deodorant on that side.
My husband leaves for California on Monday, and from there, he will be going to Spain on Wednesday, to begin working on outfitting his new boat. It is still in the shipyard.
We are busy trying to get the house packed up and moved to the farm. Not all the furniture is moving now. We are going to leave most of our furniture in place, and arrange it for the best showing for selling. When it does sell, we will order a P.O.D.S type container, pack our remaining furniture into it, and have it moved to the farm, to await the arrival of our mobile home. I'm sorting through years worth of stuff, tossing out some, and freecycling the rest that I've decided I can live without. I've gotten rid of a large garbage bag of clothes so far, and I'll have more clothes to give away soon.
My skin continues to improve, though, due to the radiation destroying sweat, and oil glands, as well as hair follicles, I'll have to moisturize my right breast and armpit for the rest of my life. On the bright side, I won't have to shave or put on deodorant on that side.
My husband leaves for California on Monday, and from there, he will be going to Spain on Wednesday, to begin working on outfitting his new boat. It is still in the shipyard.
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