Thanksgiving was a success, spent with Sam, Jordan and Candy, her sons and granddaughter. Yes, Jordan has become a grandparent before me, which is mind-bending.
Friday I drove to Vancouver to hit a few Black Friday sales. Then Friday night I headed up to Lucky Eagle casino with my friends Stan and Susan to see the Commodores concert. It was awesome! At one point at the end I made my way to the front stage, jumping around in hopes of scoring a t-shirt or drumsticks. Definitely a high energy event!!
Today I get to celebrate Stan and Susan's 25th wedding anniversary. I was one of their witnesses when they were married and I can't believe it's been 25 years!! Those two were definitely made for each other!
Sending out good vibes to Steve, who has been fighting a cold all week. Sore throat, no voice and he had to miss turkey day!!
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
From Studmuffin to Scruffin!
I was watching the movie "The Kidnapping of Heineken" with Anthony Hopkins. Sam mentioned that one of the stars was Jim Sturgess, the guy who was in the movie "21". I thought there was no way. In 21 he was a good looking dark haired guy; in this movie, the guy was scruffy, blonde, and skinny. Of course I had to Google the actor to see if it was indeed him. You betcha....same actor. What a difference!! Look at the comparison below:
Way Too Early To Rise!
Woke up at 4:30am today and could not fall back asleep so gave in and got up. Still can't believe it is November and we are inching our way to another Christmas. This past weekend I actually stood in the garage and thought about dragging out the holiday decorations. Came to my senses and decided it was just too darn early.
Here's to having a very long day today!!
Here's to having a very long day today!!
Monday, November 2, 2015
Cough, Colonoscopy, and Candy!!
October
has come to a close and November is upon us.
Next thing it will be Christmas!
October
was a month of medical episodes.
Battling a cough that refuses to go away, the doctor put me on
prednisone – yes, the stuff that makes you cranky, hungry, unable to sleep, and
is simply a pain in the rear. Counting
down the days when I’m done with that treatment!
October
also included my first colonoscopy! I
heard stories of the prep being the worst and I pooh-poohed them. C’mon – I drink
water all the time so guzzling a few liters will be no problem! To all of those people I ridiculed, let me be
the first to say I’m sorry!!! It wasn’t
the water – it was the medicine. You go
all day drinking clear liquids, then at 6pm you mix the liquid (which was clear
so it fools you into thinking it will be no problem) into 16oz of water and
drink it down. Yuck! Then followed with two more 16oz containers
of water. My gut was sloshing like a
waterlogged basketball!
An
hour after the drinking the intestinal expulsion begins. Yes, every 30 minutes or so I was in the
bathroom. Releasing every bit of
substance that may have been left in my colon.
The only other time I’ve had this type of situation is when I’ve been
down with the flu so this process tricks you into thinking you are sick. But you aren’t – just preparing for the
inevitable.
Thankfully I was only up twice that night before arising at 4:30am to once again drink the nasty substance followed by 32 more ounces of water. Once again I was back in the bathroom but, unfortunately, I wasn’t able to keep that much liquid down so back up it went. Ick.
Once
the water treatment was done, son Sam dropped me off at the hospital where I
changed into my gown, got the IV hooked up, and was ready to rumble (or be
sucked dry.) The doctor stopped by and
let me know that, because I was on the steroids, I could reschedule the
colonoscopy for another day. WHAT ARE
YOU HIGH MAN?? This procedure was going
to happen come hell or high water!!!
Soon I was wheeled into the procedure room, sedative pumped into my veins, and a nice little twilight took over my mind as the doctor began the anal probing. Thankfully, my colon was in tip top shape and only one little polyp had to be removed.
The
best part of the procedure? Eating
chicken fried steak for breakfast with son Sam after he picked me up from the
hospital!!
October
also brought another Halloween, which meant a record 500 kids knocking on my
door for candy. Sam’s friend Aaron,
dressed in a creepy clown costume, ended up handing out candy to the kiddies,
several whom had to be scarred by Aaron’s appearance.
Each year following Halloween brings a melancholy reminder that my mom is gone. Her birthday is November 1 - Happy Birthday in heaven, Mom!!! It's been 19 years since you've been gone and I still think of you and miss you every single day.
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