Hot Diggity Dog

  Slowly getting my strength back. The newest drug is definitely helping the arrythmia that has plagued me since my 30's. I am so behind with my gardens this season. I need to get started on the vegetable garden. Kevin had decided that anywhere I dig must be a cat latrine. I don't mind it so much in the flower gardens, but I draw the line in my vegetables! I see lots of netting in my immediate future. Kevin has been a little bit wicked today. He has been climbing the big trees and then looking down and calling out to me. It is highly unlikely that I will attempt a rescue. He got up there and he will get down. I have yet to locate the new litter of kittens. Marble looks so skinny and follows me around begging for food. Of course, I feed her and supplement the food she gets every evening. Lucy is most definitely pregnant. I will be called a crazy cat lady! We lived in Albany Georgia in the 80's. There was a notorious Cat Lady that walked the streets there. She would lick her ...

  Almost 50 years ago we lived on Jekyll Island. I remember marveling at the beauty of the island as we approached on the causeway. A paradise and I was going to actually live there. We rented a duplex for a mere $150 a month. The twins were still babies a little over one. Jill could walk; Jeff was trying. All beside the point. On weekends the restaurants in the luxurious hotels would offer a feast of seafood. All you can eat. Shrimp, crabs, scallops and some other stuff serving as sides. I love crab and I would routinely eat nothing but the crab and drawn butter. The Man implied that pile of shells by my platter were downright embarrassing. Hey, they advertised "all you can eat" and it did not say you had to eat any of the other dishes. So, when I saw an all-you-can-eat snow crab close by, I was more than ready to experience a love from my past. We made early reservations and drove to the diner. I should say tiny diner, as it could only seat 22 patrons. Back in the day we pa...

  I feel like I am under attack from my own body. I hurt all over. Every joint in my body is screaming. I just showered and changed the bed sheets while the hot water still rendered me somewhat limber. That is one chore that I am finding increasingly difficult to manage. My lower back gets "stuck" and I can't move without stabbing pain. The knee still hates me and now both shoulders want attention. Seems like every movement I make ends with a grunt of pain. It annoyed me greatly when The Man was complaining. I suppose he has it better than me, since he rarely hears what I say anyway. I have more appointments in my near future that I am not looking forward to. It should make me feel well cared for that my cardiologist is demanding more visits with me. At least she takes my symptoms seriously, unlike the group of cardiologists in St. Louis who insisted my arrythmia was nothing to worry about. My procedure went well. I wasn't awake, but I did wake up when it was over, so...

  BoJangles here. No need to add the mister before my name, we are all friends here. These past few weeks have been confusing for all of us dogs and cat and turtle. Mom has been so sick. Oh, she gets up with us every morning and lets us out, then feeds us most of the time. Some mornings she skips out on the feeding of us, and we all go back to bed. Most of the time she feeds us, though. Every day has involved a nap. In fact, some days she stays in her nightgown all day and sleeps most of the day and into the night. She must be really tired, although I must admit that I could sleep all day and all night as long as I get to eat at some point. Eddie is worried and has not let Mom out of his sight. He takes every nap with her and stays right next to her. Toni Louise is, well .... oblivious about the goings on in our house unless it pertains directly to her. Today Mom got up and fed us and took care of undiapering Toni, then washing the diaper. Mom has to diaper Toni, no matter how dizz...

  Will wonders never cease! They did, indeed, call back from the surgeon's office. They referred me to the hand surgeon in Gainesville. "We just don't do that kind of surgery." Well, why did they have e come in the office and order X-rays and then string me along for almost 3 weeks? No problem for them, they got paid. I just got the bill for the x-ray today. Not covered by any insurance, not even Medicare. Could be a coding issue with insurance. It was the cheapest bill I have gotten in a long time. Only $38. During this issue I totally screwed up my appointment for the procedure involving the echo for my heart and it has been rescheduled to the 24th. I won't forget that date, as it is The Man's birthday. In the meantime, our cousin called last night. She is the one who lost her husband last year. She lives alone but has her husband's family nearby and a lot of friends. But she is still coming to grips with living alone and handling grief. She called from ...

I last posted a week ago. Since then, I have not heard from the surgeon. No, I am not kidding. Friday will be three weeks since I saw him for the initial appointment and had the x-ray done at his request. My hand hurts all the time now and this thing is growing.  I called this morning for the second time to see what the holdup was. For all I know my insurance had denied coverage. The Phone Answer Person listened (I thought) as I explained my situation after I gave her my information pertinent to pulling my chart up. She then gave me a response I am sure she has shared with many a patient. "We are still waiting for your lab results to come in. When they do, we will notify you." Pain makes me a bit bitchy  witchy, and I can be sarcastic, as I am sure all of you know. I wanted to ask PAP if she had even listened to me. She went on to say that the lab they use is changing out their equipment and is taking a little longer than usual. I told her that changing out equipment can be d...