• Aging Parents,  Busy,  Family,  Health,  Mental Health,  Vlog

    Birthday Vlog, New Year Mindset, Ignoring the Negativity

    Somehow I was able to get this video done this week. You can watch it here.  The antibiotics are working I think. Still having some pain but not much. I got the 2nd extension of my antibiotics yesterday.  Got us to our nails appointment after work on Wednesday, and a full on grocery run for Mom, and a few things for myself that I thought I could eat at work. Got Mom a drive thru hamburger and although I could only drink liquids, she was over there munching on fries and offering me some. Got her groceries unloaded. Got home by bedtime but it takes an hour to get ready for bed and unwind, talk…

  • Health,  Illness

    Doctor’s Visit: Diagnosis and Strategy Plan

    Doc appointment today at 3:50 in Mount Juliet.  Diagnosis: Diverticulitis Infection Plan of Action: I really hope this works. So I’m to be back on liquids until pain is gone and then on to soft foods. And this is the “last chance” for this to get healed or we are on to serious business. So keep me in your prayers. The last thing I want is colon surgery and to die before retirement. I’ve known people that did not make it through these things. So this is how scared of it I am. I also don’t mean to be morbid. I’m just being honest. They took my blood count and my white count was at 1300. He said it was…

  • Christmas,  Health,  Holidays,  Video,  Vlog

    Blogmas Day 23: Where’s the Joy?

    I video’d during a rough patch. December was not as fun as I’d hoped. The older we get, the more I’m reminded of how fragile life is and we never really know how long we have. Yeah that’s a bit morbid for the 23rd of December, but when you can’t eat much more than broth, rice and potatoes for several days……you start to thinking and wondering and the morale goes South. In the video, I think we finally come to some peace – maybe not rest – but some healing and even some JOY. You can watch it HERE.  Sorry I missed a couple of days of Blogmas. Just busy, tired, and needing down time. But…