Zoey's Vet visit

 

    We get to the vet and someone had a huge pit bull which immediately lunged at Zoey and scared her to death.  Very aggressive dog.  They hurried up and put that dog in a room.  We were talking to the vet and he said unfortunately those type of dogs and certain types of owners go hand in hand.  They want to look big and bad and they want a big bad dog.  But some owners do little about training their big bad dogs and dog bites are up.

   Anyway on to Zoey's lumps.  There are 7 lumps, 3 he is concerned about.  Most are doggy fatty tumors.  Unfortunately 3 of them could be something else.  So Zoey is going to be having surgery.  She has a new lump on her lip that he is very concerned about.  I asked him if he thought it was cancer and he carefully said he will see what the lab says.  The way he said it really worried me.  Also we have let Zoey get too fat over the winter.  So diet time for the dog and me.  I am glad we weren't there last month as she was even bigger then but we have been cutting down and walking more.

    I just don't know what I will do if this is bad news so I guess I will just try not to think about it.  We will probably have it done in 2 weeks so I will be off again as I don't think they can get her in next week.  Maybe, we shall see.  Keep your fingers crossed for us.

   They cancelled my Sunday auction I have been waiting for because of this rain.  I am so bummed.

  Betty is doing well today.  So instead of laundry and since it stopped raining for awhile we are going to get our flowers.  We also took a nice walk with Zoey and she got to play in the water puddles which she loves.  Makes her a smelly wet dog but who cares.

Rainy Friday

                              

    All week while I worked the weather was beautiful and I looked out the windows from work and dreamed about my days off riding my bike, sitting outside while Rick grilled, planting my flowers.....  The reality!  Rain.  So far every day.   Predicted all weekend.  Predicted on the day of my much anticipated outdoor auction.  No bike rides, no planting flowers, no sitting outside with the sun warming my heart and toasting my skin.  Sigh.  Well.....no one ever said life would be fair.

                          

   My MIL has had a good couple of days.  She wants to come over here to see some wedding pictures I got from a relative.  They are on-line.  She hasn't wanted to leave the house for awhile so that is good.  My dog has missed her.  I should have her for supper but what do you feed a woman who only drinks boost and pudding for a meal?  Maybe macaroni and cheese with a custard pie for desert.  Mild and easy to get down and I make a mean custard pie.  I will see what she feels like.

                               

    I had my tetanus, whooping cough shot Thursday.  Boy is my arm sore.  I had them do it in my numb arm so I wonder how much worse it would be if I had gotten it on my other arm.  They say whooping cough is really on the increase and they worry nurses may become carries from all the exposure so they gave us all free shots,  Oh goody.  I hadn't had a tetanus shot since 84 though so it was time.

                             

   The baby eagles are really getting big aren't they.  The experts predict they will start flying around Memorial day.  I can't wait.

                            

      Today I am going to do some house work for my MIL.  Wash her bedding and vacuum and dust.  Her house usually stays pretty clean.   Here, I have a gravel road so it is impossible to keep up with the dust.  I have to dust at least twice a day to keep up with it.  The rain will at least keep that down.  See, I can be positive about all this rain.  My silver lining.  And I know the farmers love it.

                                

     Well, I am going to end this.  Sales have been very good in my shop so I have another package to pack and then I am going to visit your journals.  At 10 I have to take Zoey to the vet.  I am worried about her.  She is getting lumpy all over.  Hopefully just old dog lumps.  See ya all later.  I am off until next Thursday! 

                                  

    Aren't these graphics just toooooo cute!

Stubborn old Ladies

      I was sitting at my MIL's before work.  Watching her try out her oxygen.  One stubborn old lady watching another stubborn older lady.  She had just gotten a call from my BIL once again delaying his return but soon, soon mom I will be there to take care of you...... 

    Glancing at each other without saying a word, but saying plenty with the shake of a head, the lifting of an eyebrow.   Wonder how many delays will occur when it is time to get the money?

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    P.S.  Sold the pretty vase everyone liked the most.  Didn't get to enjoy it long but made a nice profit on it.

If Women Controlled the world

                                Giggles for you all.

Hi EVeryone

                                

    And to say I miss everyone.  2 more days of work and hopefully will catch up on my days off.

   Well I have been very busy as you can imagine.  Work has been very busy and its been hot during the days sleeping.  Time to put the AC in the window all ready.  It went from Winter to Summer until today.  It is perfect today.  76 and a light breeze.  I would be so happy if it stayed this way.

   My MIL, well she is on oxygen now and we have a hospital bed set up downstairs for her.  Rick has been over there most of the time because of me working and sleeping.  I guess my BIL is still planning on moving back and in with her.   Since I would not be able to take being around him 24 - 7, I guess we will see how he does taking care of her.  He might surprise us all.  It would be easier not having to move in with her as I would worry about leaving this house so empty. 

   I haven't seen her much this week.  I feel guilty about it somewhat, but can't do much about it with working.  My husband seems to be handling it pretty good so far as long as she can still do quite abit for herself.  She did tell me she needed laundry done today and he was upset she never mentions it to him while he's there.  Sometimes she treats him like family and me like the help, unpaid at that, LOL, and it ticks him off.  She never was very tactful.  After 34 years I have gotten used to it.  

     My FIL always treated me like his daughter.  Taking care of him when he was sick was so easy.  We got along so well and I loved him.  My MIL isn't quite as easy.  We clash.  She has never been as welcoming and is harder to get along with.  I still love her, but it was just easier with my FIL.  My MIL still has to do it her way, right or wrong.  You can't tell her anything which might make it easier on her.  Her and my BIL are so much alike.  It should be interesting to see how this goes.

    My son is coming home on the 18th.  I am so excited.   I haven't seen him in a year and a half.   The grandkids aren't coming, but seeing him will be so nice.  It is the longest I have ever gone without seeing my son.  Something to look forward to that will be nice.

   Well, time to go and finish up some chores.  Hope everyone is doing well.   I am down 7 pounds!  With the warmer weather my appetite has dried up.  Time for salads and tea.  Take care all.

                                       

2 more days left

                                   

   I worked on the ortho floor last night, I sure feel more comfortable with a nice old heart patient or 2 but their nurses feel the same way when they come to my floor.  It was pretty busy and went fast.  You give lots of pain meds on that floor.

    I woke up yesterday and Rick called about 5:30.  He is staying over at his moms while I sleep.  They brought a hospital bed and oxygen for my MIL.  Apparently she is having some trouble breathing now.  Her niece Judy is staying with her right now and when my MIL came down stairs she said, I am having trouble breathing!  Why her niece asked?  Because I'm dying my MIL says.  Now screeched Judy!  Scared her to death.  I told Betty to stop scaring her.

   So things are moving rapidly along.  Her blood pressure is good, but her heart is now acting up.  Still not eating.  Now me, well my IBS is going to town and I feel like I am getting an ulcer.  The good news is I have lost 5 pounds just like that.  It I can keep this up for a few months I might finally hit goal ,LOL.  Always look for the silver lining.  I do need to get some more immodium though.

   Well, my eyes are drooping bad.  Time to sleep so I can do it all over again.  Take care you all.  Thanks for all the comments and support..

                              

      It has rained for 3 days and is getting very old.  Sunshine please.  I start back to work tonight so I suppose this weekend will be lovely.

      We have been pretty busy with my MIL this week.  She fell the other day and it turns out her BP was pretty low.  We are still having blood pressure problems.  She has gotten very weak.   

   Yesterday the funeral people came over and she planned and paid for her funeral.  Today we are going to the bank.  The bereavement lady gave us the best advice we have gotten so far.  She should be our lawyer LOL. 

   Today Rick is taking control of my MIL's bank accounts.  They are cashing in her annuity also.  It will cost them 1% but if it goes to probate it will cost them 6% to the lawyer.  This lady said the lawyer wants you to leave all the money as is because he gets 6% of the estate.  We knew he got paid, but not that much. That is why he was so obscure about answering our questions. 

    We are also having my MIL deed the house to my husband with her retaining right to life occupancy.  As long as she is alive she gets to live there.  I am going to do that with my house also.  Deed it to my son with us retaining that right.  I promised him I will not leave him with a mess like this and I am going to stop saving everything in case I ever lose enough weight to wear it again, LOL.  Then the house doesn't go into probate and we can go about getting rid of everything and take our time.  She has saved everything.  I have clothes her mother wore!  100 years ago! Every card my MIL ever got is storedsomewhere in the house.130 years worth of pictures.  It will be a nightmare.

   We talked to my BIL finally last night.  He has been difficult to get hold of.  Basically we told him how things are being handled and assured him he would get his split, but he was just going to have to trust us.  He does plan on coming up and taking her car.  We told him no, how are we going to get her around.  She can't get into the van easily or our low 2 door.  He will just have to wait. We have to get this stuff done quickly and we can't get him to commit to when he is coming back.  We made sure to tell him his mother wanted him up here soon and that she was not going to be here as long as they said originally.

    She is handling all this pretty well.  She feels bad it is so messed up and didn't realize the problems doing a will that way would create.  Since she was a spouse when my FIL died it wasn't a problem.  Everything went to her.  She doesn't want the lawyer to get such a big share and doesn't want us to have to pay anything out of pocket.  I will just be so glad when all this is finished so we can just enjoy our last days with her without messing around with all these issues. 

   Stress is taking its toll.  My IBS is totally out of control and Ricks blood pressure is through the roof even with meds.  Gee, I handled this much better 6 years ago when my FIL was ill.  Then though all I had to worry about was keeping him comfortable.  I want to get to that stage with my MIL soon.  It is almost a blessing to go to work and leave it behind for awhile, but then I worry about her and I worry about a million other things that come with running two houses.  I never used to worry.  I have been meditating which helps.  Taking a sleeping pill so I sleep well at night which helps me go go go during the day.  The days are flying by.  A new month is almost on us.

   So my entried are going to slow down.  I miss my carefree days of picture taking and bike rides but I will get them back.  This is more important now.  I have been reading journals on the run and haven't always had time to comment but take care all.