May 8, 2009

• Things are Starting to Work

  Slowly, but surely, things are coming together around here.  This is the beginning of my "good" week!!! 

  I noticed a comment about my camera's reader/writer and how the commenter's dock will sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.  I tried it again today and it worked, uploading pictures, perfectly . . . in fact it worked two times in a row!  I have NO IDEA what was up yesterday.  Maybe a malfunction on the computer that couldn't read it???   

  I can't remember if I mentioned, Jesse bought a set of Walkie Talkies for the house.  One for me when I 'm in the bedroom or bath, and one for the common area (kitchen, dining, den, formal dining room, and laundry).

                               
                                                What my new "life preserver" looks like. 

  I had that one horrible experience in the bathroom a few weeks ago, and, despite my hushed calls with my laryngitis voice, no one heard me.  I panicked and it was (literally) hours before I quit shaking.  Thus, the need to communicate from the back of the house to the front of the house.

  I was in the tub a few days ago (I quit standing up taking showers) and Jesse said, "Are you okay, dear."  I had to sit up, dry a hand, grab the walkie talkie, depress a button, and say, "I'm fine.  I'm taking a bath."  Then the reply came, "I'm taking the cat to the curb.  I'm just out here at the curb.  I'll be back in a minute."  (the *cat* to the curb???)  I figured he was teasing me.  I depressed my button and said, "Ok" and sunk back down into the water.  Then there was a knock on the bathroom door - JoAnn!  She's telling me, the conversation I just had wasn't with Jesse.  It was some strange man taking his trash out to the curb and he was asking his own wife if she was okay?  OH NO!!!!!     The idea of me talking to a stranger when I had on no clothes . . . (despite the fact it was only a walkie talkie) . . . made me feel so very UNcomfortble!  We changed frequencies and that cured the problem!  LOL

  I have taken pictures of me with my new look, with- my new hairdo.  My "do", so to speak!
  No make up and no hair!
  
  See the hair in the photo on the right.  The wispies on TOP of the cap?  That's the shedding I was talking about.  I use clear packing tape (the WIDE stuff) to unstick the hair from the fabric, yet it is woven into the fabric like cashmere and sticks through to the outside of the cap.  That means I'm STILL shedding, even when the cap is on (which it ALWAYS is). 
  

  Speaking of "do", there was dew everywhere yesterday morning.  The fog had lovely warm air, humid with the fragrance of wet pavement, sweet grass, and floral blooms; and it permeated the back yard.  I stood out there a while just breathing it all in, using big breaths to capture the scents and make the most of them.  It was muggy and the air heavy, but things smelled so good.  Fresh and new!

  

                                                 

  My "volunteer" rose bushes, that bloom faithfully from spring to late fall, are beginning to do their own thing.  It's best I leave them to "do their own thing," since I would only kill the gorgeous bushes with my unskilled hands!
           
  There must be 92 million little red blooms, with a few coral ones, throughout these two bushes.  It's a small plot of dirt up against the side of the house and at the end of the patio.  Why they grow so well, each year, is beyond me!!!!  Even hard to kill plants don't have a chance with me!!!  I grow basil in pots, and I grow it well.  I'm beginning to get the hang of cherry tomatoes, although I won't plant tomatoes this one summer.  I even killed a bonsai garden Jesse received as a birthday gift.  You put it near a window, water occasionally from the faucet while letting the drainage holes in the ceramic dish expunge the excess water.  Still . . . it only lived, maybe, 90 days???!!!  My mother had one that lived for 20 - 30 years.  It was around our house as long as I can remember!  Not so with me! 

  
  One perfect coral rose.  AND, IT'S IN *MY* GARDEN!!!!!  Talk about *miracles*!!!!!

  While I was enjoying yesterday morning, a brave robin hopped around the yard.  I tried telephoto settings and it didn't really capture the bird in detail, like I wanted.  I moved closer, and was surprised the bird stayed put, hopping around in the wet grass and around the girls slide.  I know the bird saw me, but seemed fine with the fact I was 12 feet away.  That seemed pretty close to me . . . from a bird's standpoint!
  
  
  

  THEN . . . there's the story about little Chirper yesterday.  JoAnn and I sat for hours giggling at him (after the fact).  She's just not a cat person, but has to admit, Chirper has some endearing "cute" qualities!

  Chirper must love the smell of lilies.  We can't keep his nose away from them.  His been told MANY TIMES to "get down" when we find his nose buried in the fresh flowers that others have continued to supply me with, since the beginning of my cancer diagnosis.  BUT, the lilies give him away each time!

  Me:        Chirperrrrrrrr, have you been smelling the flowers again?
  Chirper:   Noooooooooo
  Me:         Don't lie to me.
  Chirper:   I HAVEN'T, Mommmmm!!!   (thinking silently, "How does she know?)
                           
  

  I was in the den when he presented his "less than clean" self to me.  He climbed next to me on the sofa and began the cute "snake (or slug) crawl" cats do when trying to be silly or cute.  Like I said, JoAnn and I really laughed at his antics.

  Trying to delay or offset punishment by being too cute!
  There was even traces of orange on his chest and front paws.  Here he is, upside-down slugging his back from side to side to reach me, so he could look up into my eyes while loudly purring!!!

  Once more I sternly said, "Chirperrrrrrrrrr" and he hid his face with his long arms reaching over his head towards me!
                                     
  Doesn't he look skinny and lonnnnnng . . . AND innocent?????!!!!!!

  JoAnn just left with the girls for their therapy appointment AND to go downtown to pick up a prescription for her mother.  They are going shopping after the therapy appointment, so it looks like most of the day will be mine.  Jesse bought large amounts of ground beef and turkey meat and it has to be divided into freezer bags.  The afternoon looks relaxing.  I'll let Rissy finish frosting the cake she made this morning.  Guess that means the book I've been reading might be read for a little bit this afternoon!!!!!

                                    
                                                      Whaaaaaat?!!  I didn't do anything!  LOL
  
  Be Blessed  ~

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