Good morning. Mom went to her doctor yesterday and yes she has a UTI. A pretty bad one at that. I hate that I did not know it till it got so bad. But like the doctor told me that it would be difficult to know if Mom didn't and wasn't able to tell me she was having difficulty or pain. She is on antibiotics and hopefully she will get better soon. She has only had three doses of antibiotic and I can already see an improvement.
My sister H stopped by yesterday evening to visit and check in on us. It is so nice to have someone stop by. I got her to taste test my dip that I made the day before, that I told you about yesterday. She tried a little cold and said it was good. I hope she wasn't just being nice. But I sent her home with some to warm up eat later.
My husband comes home today. I am so happy to get to see him. But I really need to get this house clean before he gets here. So I need to get busy. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
Friday, October 18, 2013
Thursday, October 17, 2013
October 17, 2013
Good morning. So I think Mom may have a bladder infection or something. I called and was able to get her an appointment to see one of the doctors in her doctor's office for this morning. Her bath aid should be here any minute to give her a shower and get her ready to go. Mornings are never fun here but having to wake up early and get ready to leave the house is even worse.
Yesterday I experimented and made a new dip. It has taco seasoned shredded chicken, black beans, corn, rotel, a couple different cheeses and onion. It is very yummy. Even Mom liked it and she doesn't like anything. Of course I made some without the rotel so Mom's wouldn't be hot. I think I may have just came up with something good to take to potlucks. But I need a few more taste testers to make sure it is good enough.
Well I need to go get the day started. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
Yesterday I experimented and made a new dip. It has taco seasoned shredded chicken, black beans, corn, rotel, a couple different cheeses and onion. It is very yummy. Even Mom liked it and she doesn't like anything. Of course I made some without the rotel so Mom's wouldn't be hot. I think I may have just came up with something good to take to potlucks. But I need a few more taste testers to make sure it is good enough.
Well I need to go get the day started. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
October 16, 2013
Good morning. My sister A was here when we woke up this morning. I think she may have been setting on the front porch waiting for us to wake up. Boy she walked in to a mess. Mom had been up and created a real mess in her room this morning. She has learned to take her night gown off so the alarm doesn't go off and wake me up. After the clean up it was nice to sit down and hang out with my sister for a while.
Yesterday my sister M came down so I could get out of the house. I actually got my hair cut, only a couple inches but it looks and feels better. I got some grocery shopping done. I have been working on building my emergency food supply. I had to put up new shelves to hold the extra cans plus I will have some room for more jars if I ever get to do more canning.
I bought some more tulip bulbs to plant this weekend. I love tulips they are my favorite flowers. Now I just have to figure out where exactly I want to plant them. The other year I planted some then when they bloomed in the spring I realized that I didn't like where some of them were so I marked the ones I wanted to move this fall with popsicle sticks. Well my husband went through and weeded and chopped down my markers. So now I don't know where exactly those bulbs are to move them. I will try again next year. So when I plant now I would like to make sure that they are where I will want them for a long time.
I need to go. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
Yesterday my sister M came down so I could get out of the house. I actually got my hair cut, only a couple inches but it looks and feels better. I got some grocery shopping done. I have been working on building my emergency food supply. I had to put up new shelves to hold the extra cans plus I will have some room for more jars if I ever get to do more canning.
I bought some more tulip bulbs to plant this weekend. I love tulips they are my favorite flowers. Now I just have to figure out where exactly I want to plant them. The other year I planted some then when they bloomed in the spring I realized that I didn't like where some of them were so I marked the ones I wanted to move this fall with popsicle sticks. Well my husband went through and weeded and chopped down my markers. So now I don't know where exactly those bulbs are to move them. I will try again next year. So when I plant now I would like to make sure that they are where I will want them for a long time.
I need to go. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
October 15, 2013
Good morning. I sure am running behind today. All morning long it has been just one thing after another. But I have a few minutes now. Mom is working with her physical therapist right now. She is doing so much better with her walking. We don't use the walker as much anymore. Around the house she does well just holding on to the furniture, the walker is confusing to her and sometimes she gets it caught on things and almost falls because of it. The therapist said it was ok for us not to use the walker around the house. But we will still use it when we are out. Her last physical therapy visit is on Thursday. So he must think she is walking well enough to not need physical therapy anymore.
My ankle is getting better. It only hurts when I move it a certain way. But it did hurt a lot last night probably because I was on it all day yesterday. I am hoping to buy a pair of boots with good tread to wear when I am on the hill cutting trees. I hate having to stop and rest my ankle for a few days, I would love to be up there cutting trees and being in nature.
Not much else is going on. My husband is still out of town for work, we miss him so much. My sister H stopped by yesterday evening to check in on us. I am so grateful to have her around. My other sister M will be stopping down after she gets off work so I can go to the store. I am so grateful to have her around also. Once Mom gets to walking better I should be able to have her tag along with me when I go out but right now walking around a grocery store would be to much for her. But when that time comes I still hope my sisters will come and let me get out of the house by myself every now and again.
I need to get some laundry done and some other things caught up on. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
My ankle is getting better. It only hurts when I move it a certain way. But it did hurt a lot last night probably because I was on it all day yesterday. I am hoping to buy a pair of boots with good tread to wear when I am on the hill cutting trees. I hate having to stop and rest my ankle for a few days, I would love to be up there cutting trees and being in nature.
Not much else is going on. My husband is still out of town for work, we miss him so much. My sister H stopped by yesterday evening to check in on us. I am so grateful to have her around. My other sister M will be stopping down after she gets off work so I can go to the store. I am so grateful to have her around also. Once Mom gets to walking better I should be able to have her tag along with me when I go out but right now walking around a grocery store would be to much for her. But when that time comes I still hope my sisters will come and let me get out of the house by myself every now and again.
I need to get some laundry done and some other things caught up on. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
Monday, October 14, 2013
October 14, 2013
Good morning. The other day I told you that I had got a chainsaw, this weekend I have been working on cutting down trees on the hill behind the house. It is going very slowly. The trees are very small and there are a lot of them. My husband came out to help when I got to a tree that was a little to tall, I was scared that it would hit the house. I am learning more with every cut. While cutting yesterday I slipped in the mud and twisted my ankle. It hurt so bad. For a minute I thought it was broke. I got back to the house and my husband had to take care of me. When I twisted my ankle, I banged my ankle bone on something and cut it, so he had to clean the cut with peroxide. I cried, I am such a baby sometimes. I think it is funny that I can climb a hill and cut down trees with a chainsaw and think I am big and bad but I cry over peroxide being poured on a cut. He made me lay down on the couch with an ice pack on my ankle and he gave me ibuprofen. So he spent most of the day taking care of Mom and me. This morning it is feeling better, a little stiff and slightly swollen.
So I think I have decided not to get chickens in the spring. I thought about the cost verses the profit and I can't justify the cost. We are only a family of three, we don't use all that many eggs. We do eat a lot of chicken though. But I don't think I would be able to kill a chicken I raised from a baby. I mean I could if we were starving but we are not starving. So now to think about what I should do with the old chicken coop building that I was going to fix up. I have some ideas but I will think about them for a while before I let you know what crazy thing I plan to do next.
My husband has just left again for his week away for work. Four more weeks to go. I miss him so much when he is gone. I never think I can make it another week without him but somehow I get through.
Mom is up and making no sense at all. I need to go figure out what she wants. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
So I think I have decided not to get chickens in the spring. I thought about the cost verses the profit and I can't justify the cost. We are only a family of three, we don't use all that many eggs. We do eat a lot of chicken though. But I don't think I would be able to kill a chicken I raised from a baby. I mean I could if we were starving but we are not starving. So now to think about what I should do with the old chicken coop building that I was going to fix up. I have some ideas but I will think about them for a while before I let you know what crazy thing I plan to do next.
My husband has just left again for his week away for work. Four more weeks to go. I miss him so much when he is gone. I never think I can make it another week without him but somehow I get through.
Mom is up and making no sense at all. I need to go figure out what she wants. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
Saturday, October 12, 2013
October 12, 2013
Good morning. I am awake and have already been to the store. Yes I broke the no shopping this weekend to support the trucker strike thing. But sometimes there are things that I have to have for Mom's care. Though I didn't see many people out and about this morning it may have been because it is early Saturday morning not the trucker strike thing.
So I got something cool yesterday, something I have been wanting for a while. I am so excited. What did I get? Yep, a chainsaw! It is a small, battery powered, bright green chain saw. I have already cut down a couple small trees on the hill behind my house. Oh course it doesn't cut as fast as a big gas powered one but it does what I want it to and it is light enough for me to carry. I was walking around yesterday saying, "I have a chainsaw. I'm super cool." Mom heard me and said, "Your something but I wouldn't say cool." Lovely, she is such a nice Mom. My dream of having a fruit orchard on the hill behind the house is now one step closer. Hopefully I can get a chance to get outside today and cut some trees.
My husband came home yesterday from working out of town. It is so nice to have my biggest supporter home with me again. Only four more weeks of him working out of town. I didn't think I could make it through even one day without him helping me let alone six weeks, but I guess I am stronger than I thought.
I need to get off here and get some chores done. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
So I got something cool yesterday, something I have been wanting for a while. I am so excited. What did I get? Yep, a chainsaw! It is a small, battery powered, bright green chain saw. I have already cut down a couple small trees on the hill behind my house. Oh course it doesn't cut as fast as a big gas powered one but it does what I want it to and it is light enough for me to carry. I was walking around yesterday saying, "I have a chainsaw. I'm super cool." Mom heard me and said, "Your something but I wouldn't say cool." Lovely, she is such a nice Mom. My dream of having a fruit orchard on the hill behind the house is now one step closer. Hopefully I can get a chance to get outside today and cut some trees.
My husband came home yesterday from working out of town. It is so nice to have my biggest supporter home with me again. Only four more weeks of him working out of town. I didn't think I could make it through even one day without him helping me let alone six weeks, but I guess I am stronger than I thought.
I need to get off here and get some chores done. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
Friday, October 11, 2013
October 11, 2013
Good morning. Yes I am running late this morning. Everything seems to be working against me this morning. But I did get some phone calls made this morning that needed to be made. I am such a procrastinator.
I got more seeds in the mail yesterday. The seeds I got was Arugula, Spinach, Turnips, and Collards. I think I have decided that a lot of these seeds that I am getting from this club I will be only planting a few seeds from each pack and plant them in containers. Documenting on each to keep for future reference and saving the extra seeds. There is a friend of my husband who is interested in joining the seed club so I gave him the info so he could use my reference number. If anyone uses my reference number when signing up for the club I get my membership extended for a year for free. I so hope someone will sign up. If you would like the info on the club you can comment and ask and I will give you all the details.
My sisters H and A stopped by yesterday evening. We all had a good time. Mom enjoys company so much. We all set around, talked, and laughed. As my sister A says it better to laugh than cry.
I need to go. Mom is being very off this morning. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
I got more seeds in the mail yesterday. The seeds I got was Arugula, Spinach, Turnips, and Collards. I think I have decided that a lot of these seeds that I am getting from this club I will be only planting a few seeds from each pack and plant them in containers. Documenting on each to keep for future reference and saving the extra seeds. There is a friend of my husband who is interested in joining the seed club so I gave him the info so he could use my reference number. If anyone uses my reference number when signing up for the club I get my membership extended for a year for free. I so hope someone will sign up. If you would like the info on the club you can comment and ask and I will give you all the details.
My sisters H and A stopped by yesterday evening. We all had a good time. Mom enjoys company so much. We all set around, talked, and laughed. As my sister A says it better to laugh than cry.
I need to go. Mom is being very off this morning. Have a good day.
April Whitehair
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