Our Maximilian Sunflower Forest Fell Over and is branching true to name. We will soon be awash in pure yellow fall glory. The Pumpkins are growing true to fairy tale form and all will soon be well here at Rainbow Road Farm. I have decided to name my port USS Boudica, whether it be proper form or not. I have never been known to be very quiet citizen, even called an activist, so now I have a new fight. Boudica was a warrior queen, I see a lot of her in not a few of the daughters.( http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/britannia/boudica/boudicanrevolt.html ) She led her celtic contemporary army in a revolt against the occupying Roman Forces and "run em off". I have heard it said the painted warriors used loud screams to rend the nerves of even the toughest Roman Centurion the beginning of the rebel yell hm...ok so rebel yells will be assigned to Konner who is master of this art already! Love and blessings, Nana
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
September 26, I fell down that rabbit hole. You know the one, where things could almost be normal in a surreal type of way.. My back started to ache, just a pulled muscle type thing. Dear hubby looked at it and noted a tiny red spot. Nothing to worry about so giving daughter and Grandson a ride to Cub Scouts at our church, was the next stop.
But I didn't make it, the pain was increasingly severe and at our pharmacy stop We were told one active flu case confirmed in Marble Falls so I should hie to minor emergency center for anitvirals. After taking young ones home and getting Buddy, we went to minor emergency only to be told that we would be private pay (bookoo bucks) they don't take medicare advantage plan. Back home and locked myself with 8 ibuprofen, temp 101.9 and cartoon chills into the master bath to avoid spreading this flu, however family not happy and after votes tabulated I acquiesced and went to Seton Highland Lakes around 7 pm. As usual they are snowed but got me onto a gurney in a room ...After 3 plus hours I went to front desk and said we could go home as I just needed the antivirals) and I would just get more ibuprofen, Dr Tate saw me in 5 min and sent to cat scan, She than came in and told me that no I don't have the flu, passed the test YEA! But I have a pelvic mass and is sending me to Seton Williamson county where they can do further testing.
Yup there is that durned rabbit hole. It came with internet and cable and a wireless keyboard.. After this there were movie stars (with street names) lots of them! Seton Williamson were great folks.
Dr. M***** C*****-B******** is my first run in with ONCOLOGY and she was gorgeous a slighly oriental Sandra Bullok, kind, gentle and there before 8AM.
Hospitalist Dr Mr K*** is a lookalike for Philip Seymour Hoffman in Patch Adams. A kinder heart that his would be hard to find. In the days there I lost my ability to void and was cathed till surgery that was looming soon. In giving me my test results. he told me that my ca-125 markers were very high indicaticating ovarian cancer. Due to internet research there at hospital I knew what it meant. I felt his pity and reaching out for his hand I told him all I could say and that was that they were going to take care of that for me now aren't y'all.. But my dear Buddy refused to give into that news, we told the children that my kidney was blocked off, which was true. I was released to home with catheter overnight till my appointment with Dr L...,gynecological oncologist.
I met Dr L: my Paladin in this battle and folks he is Matthew McConaughey in fact he is nicer looking., I did not hallucinate him. He said all the scary things. You have Stage Four Ovarian Cancer, nodules on your lungs, bowel resection, attached to bladder.possible colostomy and after that I figured it just wasn't gonna get any scarier. Told Dr L****my understanding of the battle plan in my language he was going in to pull the weeds and we would catch all the leftovers with Round Up\Chemo. He agreed, we shook hands all around and went to work, my dear hubby was by my side every minute and is still. We called for prayer and I called my dear daughter in law Shauna, as I just could not say this to my own kids.
October 1, Dr L**** of Texas Oncology operated and woke me himself. "We got it all!" he smiled like an angel as he told me the nodules that were still there and could be gotten with chemo, so I get a port soon. Not one I get to name offically as it happens but I can come up with something. There is a miracle friends. Not much chance before prayer but faith has carried us thus far. Daughter Dawn was with us most of the time taking care of me and making Dad rest, Bless her heart. Abby and Sarah had hands full with kids and two jobs each!
Son Chris and daughter in law Shauna flew in fromAtlanta on the 7th. There is lots more to share if you weren' t there, not to mention the Black Smurf, the kenyan giant etc. So back later.
God Bless and keep you all, Nana
But I didn't make it, the pain was increasingly severe and at our pharmacy stop We were told one active flu case confirmed in Marble Falls so I should hie to minor emergency center for anitvirals. After taking young ones home and getting Buddy, we went to minor emergency only to be told that we would be private pay (bookoo bucks) they don't take medicare advantage plan. Back home and locked myself with 8 ibuprofen, temp 101.9 and cartoon chills into the master bath to avoid spreading this flu, however family not happy and after votes tabulated I acquiesced and went to Seton Highland Lakes around 7 pm. As usual they are snowed but got me onto a gurney in a room ...After 3 plus hours I went to front desk and said we could go home as I just needed the antivirals) and I would just get more ibuprofen, Dr Tate saw me in 5 min and sent to cat scan, She than came in and told me that no I don't have the flu, passed the test YEA! But I have a pelvic mass and is sending me to Seton Williamson county where they can do further testing.
Yup there is that durned rabbit hole. It came with internet and cable and a wireless keyboard.. After this there were movie stars (with street names) lots of them! Seton Williamson were great folks.
Dr. M***** C*****-B******** is my first run in with ONCOLOGY and she was gorgeous a slighly oriental Sandra Bullok, kind, gentle and there before 8AM.
Hospitalist Dr Mr K*** is a lookalike for Philip Seymour Hoffman in Patch Adams. A kinder heart that his would be hard to find. In the days there I lost my ability to void and was cathed till surgery that was looming soon. In giving me my test results. he told me that my ca-125 markers were very high indicaticating ovarian cancer. Due to internet research there at hospital I knew what it meant. I felt his pity and reaching out for his hand I told him all I could say and that was that they were going to take care of that for me now aren't y'all.. But my dear Buddy refused to give into that news, we told the children that my kidney was blocked off, which was true. I was released to home with catheter overnight till my appointment with Dr L...,gynecological oncologist.
I met Dr L: my Paladin in this battle and folks he is Matthew McConaughey in fact he is nicer looking., I did not hallucinate him. He said all the scary things. You have Stage Four Ovarian Cancer, nodules on your lungs, bowel resection, attached to bladder.possible colostomy and after that I figured it just wasn't gonna get any scarier. Told Dr L****my understanding of the battle plan in my language he was going in to pull the weeds and we would catch all the leftovers with Round Up\Chemo. He agreed, we shook hands all around and went to work, my dear hubby was by my side every minute and is still. We called for prayer and I called my dear daughter in law Shauna, as I just could not say this to my own kids.
October 1, Dr L**** of Texas Oncology operated and woke me himself. "We got it all!" he smiled like an angel as he told me the nodules that were still there and could be gotten with chemo, so I get a port soon. Not one I get to name offically as it happens but I can come up with something. There is a miracle friends. Not much chance before prayer but faith has carried us thus far. Daughter Dawn was with us most of the time taking care of me and making Dad rest, Bless her heart. Abby and Sarah had hands full with kids and two jobs each!
Son Chris and daughter in law Shauna flew in fromAtlanta on the 7th. There is lots more to share if you weren' t there, not to mention the Black Smurf, the kenyan giant etc. So back later.
God Bless and keep you all, Nana
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Y’all listen up to these here sayin’s and don’t ferget where you live and who ya' are.
A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.
There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South.
If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite ya!
Onced and Twiced are words.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in the South, plus a couple no one's seen before.
It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy!
Jawl-P? means, Did you all go to the bathroom?
People actually grow,eat and like okra.
Fixinto is one word. It means I'm going to do that.
There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner and then there's supper.
Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar. It is referred to as the Wine of the South.
Backwards and forwards means I know everything about you.
The word jeet is actually a question meaning, 'Did you eat?'
You don't have to wear a watch, because it doesn't matter what time it is, you work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH em.
Ya'll is singular. All ya'll is plural.
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal.
You carry jumper cables in your car - for your OWN car.
You only own seven spices: salt, pepper, garlic powder, Tabasco, chili powder, cumin, and ketchup.
The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local high school sports, the motor sports, and gossip.
You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
You know what a hissy fit is..
Fried catfish is the other white meat.
We don't need no dang Driver's Ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive!!!
You understand these jokes & The south will rise again.
:-) --CG
A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.
There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South.
If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite ya!
Onced and Twiced are words.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in the South, plus a couple no one's seen before.
It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy!
Jawl-P? means, Did you all go to the bathroom?
People actually grow,eat and like okra.
Fixinto is one word. It means I'm going to do that.
There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner and then there's supper.
Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar. It is referred to as the Wine of the South.
Backwards and forwards means I know everything about you.
The word jeet is actually a question meaning, 'Did you eat?'
You don't have to wear a watch, because it doesn't matter what time it is, you work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH em.
Ya'll is singular. All ya'll is plural.
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal.
You carry jumper cables in your car - for your OWN car.
You only own seven spices: salt, pepper, garlic powder, Tabasco, chili powder, cumin, and ketchup.
The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local high school sports, the motor sports, and gossip.
You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
You know what a hissy fit is..
Fried catfish is the other white meat.
We don't need no dang Driver's Ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive!!!
You understand these jokes & The south will rise again.
:-) --CG
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
At the end of my patience with the current election already. It is obvious that Rick Perry and most of the rest of the Rep Party wishes all the working class out of their homes that they own. Check out the last resort for us, the Reverse Mortgage.
They have taken all our 401K savings in Wall Street and Bank Fraud. We bailed 'em out and they gave themselves bonuses for their trouble. Now they want to take Social Security, which is in no trouble, mind you! (See latest AARP report) And screw up Medicare even more. Representatives take note that Medicare should not be paying more for Rx, there should be discounts automatically that are negotiated with these suppliers. Our copays are more each year!
They will be happy when the working class just dies at the end of our usefulness instead of staying alive and consuming the benefits they paid for. HOW MANY NEVER COLLECT?
Now Texas is cutting food stamp benefits to single moms and children! Ah we would love to export Rick Perry and his cronies to MEXICO! Bring back the real Texas legislature, the reps with something besides spilled latte on the bottom of their boots!
They have taken all our 401K savings in Wall Street and Bank Fraud. We bailed 'em out and they gave themselves bonuses for their trouble. Now they want to take Social Security, which is in no trouble, mind you! (See latest AARP report) And screw up Medicare even more. Representatives take note that Medicare should not be paying more for Rx, there should be discounts automatically that are negotiated with these suppliers. Our copays are more each year!
They will be happy when the working class just dies at the end of our usefulness instead of staying alive and consuming the benefits they paid for. HOW MANY NEVER COLLECT?
Now Texas is cutting food stamp benefits to single moms and children! Ah we would love to export Rick Perry and his cronies to MEXICO! Bring back the real Texas legislature, the reps with something besides spilled latte on the bottom of their boots!
Baby sugar pie pumpkins on the vines and lots more blooms with very busy bees, hopefully this heat and drought will break soon, we have had just one day with a small shower since April this year and it is getting worse. We have broken all records from this century and the last and are now breaking heat records from the 1890's.
This much heat for so long has made for a very rough year, financially, mentally, emotionally and most especially physically. Now it is September, and Fall cannot be that far off! Next year will be better, just get ready to enjoy it....
That's the rub, getting ready. A lot of hard work getting ready, compost, turning gardens, hardest of all is the cactus cleaning that looking like it will last me the rest of my life! Well I will never be bored will I?????
This much heat for so long has made for a very rough year, financially, mentally, emotionally and most especially physically. Now it is September, and Fall cannot be that far off! Next year will be better, just get ready to enjoy it....
That's the rub, getting ready. A lot of hard work getting ready, compost, turning gardens, hardest of all is the cactus cleaning that looking like it will last me the rest of my life! Well I will never be bored will I?????
Friday, August 5, 2011
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