Losing Talent, Purrs, Fans, Sadness, UPDATES~Ants and Health
Hang on folks, or
skip on over to another
blog, this is a tad
long.
Back in 2018, I lost
a dear friend, Laura,
I had never lost a friend.
To that point it was really
just older family
members, except
for my nephew.
That was Oct. and
then in Jan.
of 2019 I lost mom. Yep,
she would
fall under the "older family
members".
but we all know, losing
a mom is
like no other.
That is about the time I realized
that I was now at that
"AGE".
That age where you
start losing
family members
and friends
that are closest to you.
Not here for one of
those today,
but by reaching
that age, you
also start seeing
stars that
you I have watched,
seen, heard
of TV, in movies, on
the radio all
through your younger
years.
There have been so many.
In the last few years we have
lost some amazing talent,
yesterday, we lost
another one.
The voice of Darth Vader
the voice in the Lion King and
many, many more.
I know that some of
you are looking
at this and wondering who till
you read the name on
the tombstone.
James Earl Jones.
I know this cause,
we discussed
before how many
of you all
know
Star Wars.
I saw my first Star
Wars movie
on a date at the Drive In.
I might not have
followed
it much after the first three or
four, but raising a child,
a nerd of Star Wars,
I know these
movies well.
RIP Darth.
RIP JE Jones.
Long amazing life, 93
yrs old.
OH YES!
Problem, my lap kitty purrs
so lightly it is hard to feel,
let alone hear.
My purring kitty, would rather
not be held. However,
she loves
a trip to the bathroom
sink or lately, the tub where
those purrs echo
down in those
holes!
Thanks Lily Bit for
the healing
purrs of late.
Okay, not mine growing up,
we had a window unit,
but this is
how my granny lived
in Georgia
until the early 80s.
Yep, it was hard sleeping in
her house when you went
for a visit.
I don't understand.
I understand life, stress,
work, life, family,
but how do you forget two
toddlers in the backseat?
And not remember
they are in
there at least within a few
mins of walking away?
My heart goes out to this
family.
UPDATES~
ANTS~
spraying outside
made all the
difference in the world.
I might see one here
and there,
but the massive
invasion of
the ants here at the
house is
done! There was no
way I was
going to be able to kill
them or
stop them without
dropping a bomb
on the nest myself so
thanks to
pest control. I also checked
with him
to be sure this would
not going
to kill off my lizards
and he
said, it would not
hurt them.
Course, at the
point I was at,
I would have thrown
the lizards
under the bus too!
UTIs/Surgery/Recovery~
Just shoot me..
So, my thoughts
were that surgery
was going to take
care of everything.
NOT!
There was the
stent that I was
not thinking of or expecting.
That did not take
care of one of my
biggest issues besides
the infections,
no control of my bladder.
Matter of fact, the stent
opened that
problem up even
more. I had to
keep reminding
myself that this
was a temp thing
and once the stent
was removed, things
would get better!
NOT!
With the removal
of the stent, in
two to three days,
the control of
the bladder and the
pain of the
removal should be fine.
NOT!
The stent seems to have
opened things up,
but apparently
did not allow it to
go back the
way it should. Yes, still no
control. Then on
day three after
the extraction of
the stent (okay, I know
this is prob to much info,
but to keep your
attention I am using
interesting words like
extraction), I was
feeling worse.
Now keep in mind,
being put to sleep
usually takes me
weeks on top of
weeks to bounce back,
so at the point
of the stent being
removed, I still had
no ump.
So, when I started
feeling worse, I
was worthless (more
so than normal).
Then on Sunday, I was
having chills,
which I realized I must
have a fever.
Not much...99.1, but
my normal is
not 98.6, I am a 97.5
sort of person,
so, all those years as
a teen when I thought
I was hot...not so much.
I also started having
pain when I
went to the BR and I
was staying
nauseated. Thought,
maybe this will
work itself out. It went
on Sunday
and Monday, Monday
evening I
sent the doc a message
via the portal.
They wanted me to go
some where
around me to have a
dip test done,
they sent a request
for a culture to
be done.
Made apt with Kroger,
did the test,
and yes, it had white
blood cells in
it and it topped the chart
that they use to measure
for blood in urine. Back on meds. Culture should
be in my Friday. Question,
is it irritation from
the stent or another UTI.
Top it off, the culture
came back from
the day the stent was
removed. I had
as best as I can see,
white blood cells.
But the doc has not
gotten with
me yet and the culture
of the inside
of the stones is
not back yet.
At this point, still
not sure if the
infections were
coming from the
stones or what.
Folks, I am tired.
I could use some
good vibes sent
my way.
Not only am I tired,
I have things
to do. I have things that need
doing, and I have things I
want to do. I do not wish
to spend anymore
times sitting
on my rear, not even
having the ump
to play with Lily.
And let me tell
you, she is not
happy about the
play either.
We play with dangly
things that
she slaps around but
she wants
to play hide and seek
and chase,
and I don't have it to
give her.
I have cleaning to do
from all
the ants, I have sheets
to wash,
my bed and guest.
I have laundry to do and that
requires hanging
on the deck.
Dryer went to dryer
heaven, or
at least in the space
between
here and there in
July and since
I do small loads, I
am good hanging
on the deck ......
till cold weather.
Anyway, I need
UMP, I need
to feel better, my
son and DIL
are coming in on the
23rd for a visit.
I could use some
good vibes sent my way!
Pam
Comments
Glad to hear the ant issue is sort of resolved. I know that swarm can be such a burden to deal with. That's why I swear by paying someone to spray. It's too much otherwise.