gathering dust

yes, that is about how i feel. seems like days go so fast and nothing gets accomplished. we have been home for a month and i have only been upstairs a few times. sleeping in the den is nice in a way. if i can't sleep i can watch TV. there are some funny shows, mostly infomercials in the middle of the night. i know all about the sludge that is plastered on your colon, all the treatments for ED, how to lose your belly fat, and how to cut tomatoes.

we hope to take the trailer out for a couple days this week. next week we both have doctor appointments and i have physical therapy--fun fun!! this aging is for the birds--never saw so many doctors--even when i was working with them---well maybe not exactly true.
excuse lack of caps---left hand still not working too well. i have to do the old one finger typing.
i miss reading so many journals that i read in jland. i really hope to get back to "the journey" soon. it is hard to think about sometimes.

BACK IN MINNESOTA

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS SO LONG SINCE I HAVE WRITTEN. I STAYED UP LATE TONIGHT TO TRY AND CATCH UP ON THE ONES I FOLLOW---BUT JUST COULDN'T. I HAVE A NEW DISTINCTION---- IN 10 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN IN THREE HOSPITALS. I WAS SO SICK BY THE TIME WE GOT HERE LAST TUESDAY AND BY FRIDAY MY DAUGHTER INLAW AND HUSBAND HAD CALLED THE AMBULANCE AND RUSHED ME OFF TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. IT IS NEW TO ME. I HAD WORKED AT THE OLD ONE FOR 34 YEARS AND SOME OF MY OLD COMRADES STILL WORK THERE. EACH DAY THERE WERE MEMORIES RELIVED. THE DOCTORS AND HOW THINGSARE DONE WERE VERY CHANGED---AND FOR THE GOOD. MANY THINGS DONE IN THE ER BEFORE ADMISSION, I HAD EXCELLENT CARE AND NOW ON MORE MEDS AND GOING TO PT STARTING TOMORROW. WILL TRY AND CATCH UP WITH YOU ALL LATER. LOVE, BARB

STARBUCKS

I LOVE THE BLOG "OVERHEARD AT STARBUCKS". SINCE WE HAD NEVER BEEN TO ONE, YESTERDAY WE DECIDED TO GO. MARTYGORD IS ALWAYS MAKING REMARKS ABOUT THE APPLE FRITTERS-----AND I LOVE THEM FROM THE BAKERY BACK IN MINNESOTA----SO WE GOT ONE TO SPLIT, ALONG WITH A CUP OF COFFEE. WE USUALLY HAVE BREAKFAST AT WHATABURGERS---WHERE SENIOR COFFEE IS FREE, BISQUITS AND GRAVEY 1.49. OUR BREAKFAST AT STARBUCKS WAS 6 DOLLARS. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR EACH---BUT WE SPLIT THE FRITTER IT WAS SO BIG. IT WAS RATHER TASTY TOO---BUT OOOOH MY---THE COFFEE HAD A HIDDEN SURPRISE. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN AT LEAST HALF A TEASPOON OF COFFEE GROUNDS IN IT. DID YA EVER TRY TO SPIT WET COFFEE GROUND OUT----UGH!!!

HATE TO REPEAT--BUT TIME FLIES

THAT IT DOES!! LAST WEEK WE TOOK A THREE DAY TRIP TO CORPUS CHRISTI. IT IS SUCH A PRETTY PLACE, RIGHT ON THE WATER. OUR HOTEL WAS ON THE BEACH AND WHEN WE CHECKED IN THE GAL TOLD US WE HAD BEEN UPGRADED TO A SUITE. THAT WAS FINE WITH US!! TWO ROOMS, MICRO AND FRIDGE, TABLE, CHAIRS, PATIO.ALL WAS FINE---WE WENT TO THE TEXAS AQUARIUM, WHICH IS ALWAYS FUN. I COULD JUST SIT AND WATCH THOSE BIG FISH ALL DAY. WE HAD PLANNED TO GO TO A FANCY SEAFOOD PLACE FRIDAY NITE---BUT WITH MY USUAL SKILL I FELL IN THE BATHROOM. NOW HAD IT BEEN A BIG BATHROOM I COULD HAVE GOTTEN UP--BUT IT WAS SO SMALL THAT JERRY COULDN'T GET THE DOOR OPEN TO HELP. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO SCOOT OVER ENOUGH TO LET HIM IN. HE JUST KEPT SAYING HE WAS GOING TO CALL THE AMBULANCE, BUT I TOLD HIM I WOULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET UP IF HE WOULD JUST LEAVE ME BE. ONCE I GOT INTO THE BEDROOM BY ROLLING, SCOOTING AND PRAYING I WAS ABLE TO GET ON MY KNEES----WHICH I AM NOT SUPPOSE TO DO--AND HOIST MYSELF TO THE BED. NOT A PRETTY PICTURE AT ALL!!! BY THEN I WAS TOO POOPED TO GO OUT SO SWEET HUBBY WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND GOT US A DINNER OF PORK RINDS, CORN NUTS, FRIED CHERRY PIE AND COKE. DELICIOUS!!!!
I CAME OUT WITH QUITE A FEW BRUISES THAT ARE NOW TURNING YELLOW. I THINK EVERYTHING EXCEPT MY HEAD HIT THE FLOOR. THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT.

age problems

MOTHER USED TO SAY CERTAIN EVENTS WERE ENOUGH TO MAKE A PREACHER SWEAR----WELL I HAVE RUN ACROSS A FEW. ONE IS CLICKING ON THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I JUST LOST MY PICTURES OF MY "FOLLOWERS". AND WHEN I CLICKED ON A LITTLE ICON UP CAME A LIST OF NUMBERS AND ASKING HOW I WANTED MY GADGET CHANGED!!!! I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD ONE. ALL THE PICTURES ARE GONE. I ALSO JUST HAD A SCAM EMAIL THAT SAID IT WAS FROM AOL--AND THAT I NEEDED TO UPDATE MY ACCOUNT INFO OR LOSE SERVICE. I DID GO TO LIVE HELP FOR THAT ONE AND THEY HAD ME FORWARD TO TOSGeneral , as it was a scam to get password info from me.
guess i will go join hubby for a cup of hot coffee and cool down! barb

TIME FLIES

WHERE DO THE DAYS RUSH TO ? SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY I WAS GETTING READY FOR THE TRIP AND IT WAS REALLY FOUR WEEKS AGO. I GUESS WHEN IT GOES SO FAST IT MUST BE PLEASANT---AND IT IS FOR THE MOST PART. I AM MISSING THE COMRADESHIP WE HAD AT OUR OLD J-LAND. I GET NO ALERTS OF NEW POSTS, I GET FEW COMMENTS, LJ HAS ME LOCKED OUT OF HER BLOG AGAIN AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. OOOOH AND I HATE THE WORD "BLOG" , SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING NASTY. WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE WORD JOURNAL ? I SEEM TO HAVE LOST TOUCH WITH JIMMY "STUPIDSHEETGUY" AND MICHAEL "ADHD" . AFTER HE GOT HIS PHD HE WROTE VERY LITTLE---AND I MISS BOTH THOSE GUYS. OTHERS I READ , THEY COME AND GO. PAULA IS STEADY AND I ENJOY HER COUNTRY TALES. I CAN'T GET INTO THE STORY I STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO ABOUT MY JOURNEY. I AM SO GLAD I HAD PRINTED IT BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO TRANSFER IT TO GOOGLE. I NEED TO WRITE MORE ON IT AND AM THINKING ABOUT MAKING A SECOND JOURNAL.WHO AM I KIDDING??? I HAVE TROUBLE GETTING TO THIS ONE!!

HOME AGAIN

WE ARE HOME AGAIN--SAFELY. THE CRUISE WAS GREAT. WONDERFUL FOOD, FANTASTIC BEDS--SLEPT SO WELL.THE SEA AIR DID WONDERS FOR JERRY'S COUGH---HAVEN'T HEARD HIM SINCE. I AM BUSY CATCHING UP ON BLOGS---MARTY SO GLAD YOUR DAD IS GETTING ALONG OK. ORA, HOPE YOUR BACK AND HIP IMPROVE, LISA,HOPE YOUR ICE IS MELTING AT LAST AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO ANY MORE CART PARTIES, CARLENE, DON'T WORK SO HARD--THE DUST WILL JUST COME BACK, NELISHA--HOME SCHOOLING SURE SEEMS TO BE GOING GREAT--KEEP IT UP. HOPE YOU ARE FEELING BETTER AND PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED, PAULA I MISSED THE "PICTURE" , YOU MUST HAVE DELETED IT---WE HAD RAIN HERE YESTERDAY AM-THO THE GROUND LOOKED AS DRY AS BEFORE IN JUST MINUTES. PRAYING FOR ALL OUR PROBLEMS---LOVE, BARB

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