Hi everyone,
The 3 baby wrens are doing just fine. I’m trying not to bother them, but from about 3 feet away, I captured the momma bird sitting on them. I didn’t realize it was her in the picture until I saw her eyeballing me.
Here is a picture of one hungry baby!!!
We did talk to my hubby’s primary care physician at an appointment yesterday and she put in an order for a health care nurse to visit us. I’m not sure what she will do exactly, but bringing supplies we are using now would be helpful.
I have another question for you today. We are trying to decide on an oncologist, so my day was tied up with computer and phone work.
Here is the question for today…
If you could relive any day of your life over again, what would it be?
I will see you tomorrow,
Blessings, Jeanne
You got such a great picture of those baby birds, Jeanne!! I’m glad you are able to get such fantastic pictures.
Health care nurses are Wonderful! You might get help in bathing George, changing his bed, any number of things. As you get used to her/him. you will find it easier to work together to help George in many different ways.
I pray that you will find just the right oncologist, the one who will help you and George the most
If I could relive any day of my life over…hm….Well, perhaps my wedding day, which was so wonderful, or the day we got our son, or maybe just one of the ordinary days with Ron, just to have that time together again. I really miss that. It’s hard to believe in less than two weeks I will be at the two-year date.
Paula, I replied to your comment on yesterday’s blog. Thank you!
Gosh Jeanne, youhave me stumped sometimes on these questions! I have to stop and think about what to say, but I really would like to relive my wedding day again, not to change anything, but to be more “there” instead of up in the clouds!😊. While everything worked out, it was a bit stressful trying to tie up everything, since Michael was flying to St. Louis from Fort Lee, Virginia, and those were the days of compulsory blood tests a few days before the wedding, and it was Christmas weekend, so many city offices were closed, plus it was snowing!!what a recipe for disaster, but like I mentioned, everything went just fine, and we will celebrate that day soon, 60 years later. Of course, I was in heaven that day, feeling like a princess, and with so many things going on, I was just up in the clouds that day to really appreciate everything as I could have,
Those baby birds are so sweet, and you certainly did get some good shots there! We have wrens here too, but they usually build nests somewhere on the house, the eaves, on a light fixture, or in my wreaths! This year we have not had too many birds, but I think it is because some people in the neighboring subdivision have a cat who prowls around too much. While I love cats, this is not what a responsible owner should be doing, by letting their cats out all day.
So glad you will be getting help with George! Maybe your church which you and George have done so many things for, will also help out. It really is wonderful when you belong to a church that helps it’s parishioners.
Linda I love your wedding story, and I am thrilled that you will soon have your 60th anniversary! My parents had theirs too. Peyton and I have had our 29th and I am just so happy that we are still together at our age.
YES! I concur with Linda and Charlotte regarding in home care. You can have a lot of help, nurses and male aids to help with getting George around and even assist with any walking. It is just great to have any and all help. You can get that. Call your insurance company. I hope your son and daughter can help with all of this searching and secretarial endeavors… I say this because I do not like doing phone calls, hunting and blabbery. Especially insurance. However I did a lot of it for my mom in 2013, I learned a lot of helpful information. You must be exhausted. It would be great to have some helpers for just about everything so you can just BE with George and do the simple things.
Jeanne, your photos of the nest and babies are excellent. Did you use a professional camera? WOW. How adorable those babies are. We have a blue bird house at our former house. There have not been blue birds nesting in it for many years. The English sparrows have taken over the yard over there😑
Reliving any day? Good question. There have been so many wonderful days… and plenty of regrettable days I would like a “do over” but I know you are asking of the wonderful days. I loved the days when the girls were little and hubbs and I would have fun adventures tramping around in the woods and laughing. Also days with my parents, caring for them, and before that. I am fortunate we had such a close relationship. They were treasures.
Those were happy fun times. I can not really think of one particular day.
Excellent thought, Jeanne. Each day is really a treasure. Each day is a gift from God. We are so fortunate to live in a safe country.
How is it already August 6th? I will attend “craft club” in the community today. I hope it is kind of fun.
I hope all of you dear sisters have a comfortable (it will be 91º today in Northern Virginia) and enjoyable day. Big gentle hugs to George and you too Jeanne
Jeanne, I am so please you and George are getting some help at home and will also soon find an oncologist. You both have been so much for so long, but we will all stay on the sofa and want to be with Y’all all the way.
I loved seeing the little birds again. We have had some make nests in several places but I haven’t seen where they nested this year.
I can think of so many days I would like to live again! Having my mom and dad here at our house for the day, being with my granddaughters when they were little, going to the beach where I grew up and riding the big waves on my raft, taking my sons to the Keys in Florida and getting lobsters, and if course the day Peyton and I went to the court house to get married. That was not just a lovely day but funny too. We were all dressed up, Peyton in a suit and me in a white silk dress. He had bought me wedding flowers to carry, too. When we got there and stood in line behind another couple it was so funny because they were wearing jeans and tee shirts! Peyton was being funny and when it was our turn he said “Is this where we get our drivers license?” They laughed of course. They put us up on a place to stand for the rights and there was a big pink sheet behind us and fake greenery hanging down. I had a hard time not to laugh! They did marry us with the bible at least. On our way back to our house we stopped by a store that sold swimming things and I bought him things to wear in the water for his wedding gift.
I have had so many great times, and it is always a good thing to look back at these wonderful times. Thank you Jeanne for thinking of that.
I forget to mention that we did have our marriage blessed in the church and a party afterwards. Our priest didn’t want to marry us in the church because it was my third go around and he didn’t want that to get started in his church.
“he didn’t want that to get started in his church.” 😂
So funny though, about the court house. haha
Thank you so much for sharing the wren photos this morning. Aren’t they the cutest ever. That is also wonderful that you will be getting some nursing help as I think any help will be useful. I’m sure you have already checked about Hospice. Hospice is not only for some one with only weeks to live, but can go on for many years. They too provide nursing help and well lots of things. They were extremely helpful with both of other person’s parents. Maybe give them a call and see how it goes. I think that any service would be of great use.
Now on to dolly things. On a roll here. I was still blurry with my eyes yesterday, but I went to check the porch for Lance, my latest from Ruby Red, and there was Charlotte, the cat from next door wanting her handout. No doll box in sight. So, I filled her bowl and put it on the porch. All this, as other person was on the couch just yards away in the living room. Came back inside and was putting the cat food can away when I heard a noise and looked up. There, out the window, was the Gofo delivery person, taking a pic of the box and door. Yikes. I had already made noise feeding the cat. Now what? In my diminished capacity, I figured that I would just take a chance and hope that other person wasn’t fully awake. So, I popped open the front door again, stepped over Charlotte, who was still chowing down, and picked up the box, all in view of other person if he happened to glance that way. Brought the box inside and closed the door. Took the box to the secret location and not a peep from other person was heard. So, I was safe from detection! I was floating around after my latest sneaky delivery. Yay! After it all happened, I wondered if the Gofo delivery person got a pic of Charlotte as well as the box?
Now, for today’s question. I suppose that asking relatives that are no longer with us questions would be my first answer. But since that isn’t possible, I suppose that I would choose the day I skied down the face at Heavenly on Tahoe. It was a gorgeous spring day and exhilarating. Other person trailed behind but made it too. I think it was even more important because I had recently found out that I was several months pregnant. As I remember, the doctor had mentioned that he didn’t think that it was a good idea for the trip. Oh bother, we went anyway and had a memorable weekend. 🙂
You are a sneaky girl, Joy! I am so excited you have all of your babies now. That is all of them right?
Yes, I would love to talk to loved ones long gone. Ohhhhh yes. yes.
Love the picture of the Wren “family”. So cute. Is it hard picking the tomatoes with them there?
I’m glad to hear you could be getting some assistance caring for George. We were offered some when David had his heart surgery and knee surgeries but he was doing well and there was not a lot to do other than what I normally did, so we declined feeling someone else might need it more. I hope you find the proper oncologist quickly. That would definitely be a load off your mind having that settled.
I guess I would have to say my wedding day was one worth reliving. My first marriage had been such a trial as I wanted children and he decided, after two years, he didn’t. Gee thanks for the heads up. But David had been married before and had three children and was still open to adding a couple more, so I was over the moon thinking of the future. It was a beautiful wedding, and I love looking back at the pictures.
Wonderful happy marriage. Yes, let’s do this one again!!
Good morning everyone
I did comment yesterday, at least I wrote one, long as usual, then just before I filled in the comment section I hit, I think, the space bar by accident, though it might have been another button and it all disappeared. Sissy, your photos were wonderful they made me think that winter might end someday!
It has been very cold the last few days. I tried to take a photo of the Port Hills which is almost the only place in Christchurch where the snow actually settled but I couldn’t even see them because of the rain. Currently it is -2C (28.4F) at 7am.
Jeanne, your photos of the birds was wonderful. It took me a while to see the mummy bird. I think you should accept any help offered, though I know it isn’t easy, I am not very good at accepting help myself. Fortunately, when I was waiting for my hip replacement and after my op I had Sam to look after me and didn’t need outside help but if I had been on my own I would have had to suck it up and take what was offered!
If I could relive one day again it would be the day my Mum had her first stroke though we didn’t know that was what it was, I didn’t have the knowledge then that I have now. It was the 2nd of January 1984 and she lost the use of her arm. I rang the hospital where she was already seeing a specialist for high blood pressure but he was on holiday that day and the woman on the phone should have told us to take Mum to the A and E but instead told us to take her to her GP. We took her to her doctor who told her to take some aspirin! It was just a migraine! Knowing what I know now I should have taken her straight to the Emergency Dept. If I had done that she would have had the care she needed and may not have had the second stroke two days later which she didn’t recover from. That doctor retired very soon after that, I think the doctor she was under at the hospital had a few words with him, he was pretty angry. I may not have had her for as long as I had my dad but she might have survived a few more years. So if I could have that day again I would take her straight to the hospital.
On that unhappy note, have a good day everyone. While you try to stay cool, I will try to stay warm. Only 24 days to the first day of spring, (but who’s counting lol).
Anne, I am glad you enjoyed by photos, and hope you have some swimming fun when I am having winter! I am so sorry about your mom. I know how it feels, my mom died from a stroke too, it was her second one. She couldn’t talk or eat and refused to be put anywhere but home. She had care and my brother lived near by. I was still in teaching school in Florida and went to see her when I could. She lived 3 weeks and it was just how she wanted it because she just wanted to be with my Dad in heaven.
We never stop missing them, do we.
That is what my mom wanted too. She said “I want to go to God now. I am ready, very and very tired” Some times she would say it very insistently and it kind of made me want to cry.
My mother never had a chance to say anything. She and my sister were on their way to the grocery store when she collapsed in the front yard. She was basically in a coma and remained that way till she died a week later. She was given medication that might have worked had she not been a smoker. She was moved from the hospital to hospice and those people were amazing. This was in 2007 and I often still think I need to call and tell her something.
I understand this regrettable moment from the past, and the wish to do it over. I am sorry you lost your mom so quickly. A stroke can be very debilitating My mom had hers at age 89? and she did kind of recover but was not the same. I was so glad to have her, even in her unhappy state for a little over 4 more years. I miss my mom terribly. I did give her so so much love after her stroke.
I hope the weather warms up for you. It is sweaty hot here in Northern Virginia. You can not stand around outside for very long either. It is oppressive.
I have lost huge long comments too. 😁
Oh, I hope that the laundry is drying inside or you might have frozen sheets. Hope it warms up soon.
I would have stayed at the hospital the day/night I took my husband to the hospital the last time. I would have been able to talk to him before they intubated him. He passed the next day.