Weekend

Sunset photo today; I should really also try for a moon picture, as it’s a lovely full moon tonight.  Picture is from my sister, who just returned home from their visit to Trinidad with the small people.  The kids fell asleep in the taxi ride, and I imagine they’re heading to bed at the moment.  Jerry continues to be Mr. Cuddles, and won’t get off my lap unless I’m going to the bathroom, and he accompanies me.  It’s less amusing in person than when I describe it, but there you go.  Don is complaining about a pain in his shoulder, which recurs after he had a fall a couple of years ago and it tends to flare up in the cold.  There’s hockey on tonight, so he’ll be happy watching his team skating around.

I’m STARVING tonight!  I ate 2 sarma, which my friend had dropped off a couple days ago, so I reheated and wolfed them down.  Normally that would be enough, but I was still hungry, so I had a can of Ensure, a fruit cup and some cheese and crackers.  It’s nice, and I definitely haven’t eaten this much in one sitting in a long while.  I also slept pretty well last night except when the dog wanted to play around 2am!

This morning I participated in a video meeting hosted by a friend on caring for your mental health.  I’ve mentioned her organization before:  Women Speak Up, which is celebrating its 4th year this year.  The speaker (amusingly, we share the same spelling of our first name, but 2 different pronunciations) and she went through material which I’ve heard many times before (Been doing this stuff for a while) but she added her own interpretations, which was great.  She touched on maintaining your mental health and a healthy outlook and gave some practical tips, like some breathing exercises.  Pets, apparently, are a good way to look after yourself, and I’ve seen several studies that show that pets can help with lowering stress and reducing blood pressure… I’m glad that I was able to participate; it was a small group, which has the advantage of more personal interactions, so that’s a good thing.  They organize regular activities, many of which I have to miss, which is a pity, but I’m really proud of Halcian and Rick for what they’ve managed to accomplish in the last 4 years.

My niece told me that she’s due to start work soon; vacations have begun, so she’s heading out for her first real paying job (as opposed to her several volunteer activities.)  Exams are over for the term, so she’s taking a week’s break, then beginning her job.  I’ve been teasing her about becoming a taxpayer since she was in kindergarten, so she rolls her eyes at me and says that I can stop now.  😝  I can’t fully believe that she’s almost 19 already… 

That’s it for tonight.  I think I’ll go have another fruit cup or some cookies or something; I feel rather peckish still.  The dog is on my feet and glaring at me for having a full lap, but he’ll be up here soon.  Good night.







Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Cloyd

Image
I don’t know how to write this today.  Just yesterday I wrote that my dad was improving and strong; today he passed out, could not be resuscitated and died shortly before 12:30 ECT/EDT.  We are all reeling in shock.  It seems that this morning he woke as usual, had his breakfast, followed his morning routine and then just… stopped.  My sister called for an ambulance which arrived quickly (We’re essentially across the street from the hospital) and they tried reviving him; he was rushed straight in on arrival, where they continued to work on him for over half an hour, but he never revived.  My siblings who were there were texting throughout so that we (in Canada) were kept updated.  They showed us his body after everything was over, and he looks peaceful.  Thankfully, he experienced no pain or discomfort, just fell into unconsciousness.  He’s been moved from the hospital morgue to the funeral home while we try to settle on his final arrangements.  It’s so surreal; he was arguing and prot
Read more

Chemo

Image
First of all, happy Hanukkah to all those celebrating.  I wish your families peace and light in this season of miracles!  The first menorah candles were lit at sunset in City Hall today, and on the Hill, so I add my wishes to all of those.  It was bitterly cold today again, all of -18 when I had to head off to my appointment.  It’s also a record-setting day in Ottawa; we’ve had 59 consecutive hours of snowfall this week and it looks like it wants to try to break that record already.  It was the little fine, driving snow, which blows hard but doesn’t accumulate quickly; it’s dry enough to be brushed off, but the wind makes up for that!  Jerry curled up in my lap, shivering, and wouldn’t move on the way home.  Don was a superstar, taking me to the hospital and waiting… they told me it would be about an hour, but the chemo unit was running a bit late, plus there was all the fun of them saying that they didn’t have my blood work, so lots of excitement.  It worked out well, and I was about
Read more

The surprise!

Image
Gee, I look like my mom in this photo.  Although I suppose that I look like her anyway, but it stands out more here.  I’ll get more into this in a minute, I need to fill you in on other stuff.  First off, the weather is busy being Ottawa winter grey and gloomy, so it’s not encouraging in the slightest.  Dark when you wake up, overcast during the day, dark early… no wonder Jerry doesn’t want to be away from people and cuddles!  He’s perfectly happy to sit on a lap and be stroked when he’s not rampaging around playing with his toy!  Don didn’t sleep too well last night; according to him, he ‘missed his cue’ to go to bed and was awake for hours watching… yes, you guessed it!  He napped a little this morning, but I hope he’ll get a better rest tonight.  Although it’s Saturday, and that means… 🏒 and tomorrow is 🏈 so I’ll just dive into a book somewhere. Yesterday I went in to the hospital to do my blood transfusion.  There was a mixup… I got there and called for a porter and a wheelchair,
Read more