Good afternoon, very cool. rain on and off.

Jenny, I wrote to  you last night and lost the whole thing, when I went to post. I feel so bad reading about your Dad. I know thedoctors do wonders with us old people, so I am sure he will be up and around,You know you cannot keep us 90 year olds down.  Look at our Hawaiian June My prays are for your dad, along withall your cyber friends,

I know how proud you are of Mark, that he has gone so far.  But as my mother use to say "everything happens for a reason" Maybe it is best he does not make a move now

Started to post earlier, but I have been on the phone a lot with Diane.

She was not one bit happy to tell me about what transpired last night.

  Diane had to contact the head of nursing after she found out they had left dad in a chair for over 4 hours in spite of him asking over and over to be put back in his bed.... AND he was told they would bring him a tray of food as he had not had any food or water since breakfast the day before.  He kept lighting his light and they would say, “someone will be there in a minute”!  Mind you, he had just been brought to his room from post op a hour or so before.  They kept him on a no food and water just INCASE the doc decided to come in and do the surgery Thursday night.  Doc was not happy when Diane talked to him after surgery around 1 PM yesterday afternoon when she told him this as he told the staff he would not be in to do it before morning!  Oh my.  He said he could see them out in the circle chatting and laughing.....so they were not running around being busy, so he could not understand why they could not come take care of him

Dad said they did come right in and got him in bed and brought a tray of food.....so it seems Diane’s call did help.....but, that is not acceptable care.  We all know the best care you get is after surgery then it can be downhill from then on!  Hopefully things will be better today.

Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers. 

Jenny

Now to comment on the posts......

JANE, so good to read your happy news about Natalie.  Congratulations to her on obtaining this prestigious position.  I know you all are so proud and happy for her.   

SHIRLEY, I shared in the good news about your doctor report.  So happy to read you are doing well.  My Dr. Dave also has a Bio-medical engineering degree, just like your Grandson! I am glad they are keeping the grasses cut down by the river for you.  I had to smile at the thought of the JD key hanging in the garage just Incase the tractor is needed.  I would delight in jumping on that tractor and taking it for a spin!  I think my dad would be thrilled to death to hear from my special friends.  I will happily give anyone his address to send him a greeting.  Thank you, AMY for this kind thought.  Even if you prefer to send him a Email message he would enjoy that too. 

JUNE DEAR, I told you we ALL would like and enjoy your special Aloha nuit greeting in that darling picture of you!  AND, yes, it is a wonderful comfort knowing that GOD is watching out for all of us. 

CAROL, I found out this morning that the doctor did do a front entry for the replacement of my dad’s hip, so that alone should make it a easier recovery.  All of the family are down at Mile High Stadium right now watching a Rugby Match that they bought tickets for months ago.  I am sitting the two younger grands.  Friends from Lake Oswego Oregon even flew in to go with them!  We sure have been enjoying the nice weather...not looking forward to the 90’s returning!  Mark called a bit ago to check oh his grandpa, and mentioned that both he and Meg are now relaxing and cherishing the burden of how difficult this HI move would have been for them.  It was announced at his job today that he has been promoted to the next level.....baby is due the first of December.  IF he decides to come on June and my birthday the day before, the 30th, that will be just fine too! 

GLORIA de, I thank you for your kind words both for my dad and Mark.  You 90 year olds these days are hard to keep down!  We all know that!  My dad is a strong man and I know he will be fine.  Mark is the first to say, “it just was not meant to be”!  We all know this is true.

I must pay some attention to the kiddos. 

Have @ great rest of your day, EVERYFRIEND.

Jenny

Jenny dear, I think it is disgraceful the lack of care that your father received in that hospital. The way they treated him could have killed him. God was surely watching over him and keeping him alive.

I had a surprise visit from my oldest Grandson, his sweet wife and their three grown children. I hadn't seen them for so long it was a wonderful surprise. R.J. is a policeman, two steps down from being a lieutenant . They had been out to dinner so didn't stay long and I was able to get myself down for the program tonight...it was two ladies singing  songs from the 4o/5o era. Then I came home for a late but light supper. Now it is time to get ready for book and bed. Sleep well dear hearts. Love, Hugs and Prayers. June

And here I am to say a quick GOOD MORNING EVERYFRIEND!  It's a cooler day today and suppose to stay in the mid 70s today with some possibility of rain. 

Daughter Cathy was here yesterday doing some things for me and she made me tired just watching her.  She's coming back sometime today to finish up and among other things, I'll have a nice bright blue swing in my yard and the eyesore of a dirty old white one will be gone.

I have to go get ready for church and then after church, I'll make a quick stop at the Farmers Market for the things I need for my Alaska casserole tomorrow.  It has salmom in it and I'm looking forward to trying it out.  I wonder if Patricia/Angelface would approve?

Enjoy your day Everyfriend.  I'm not sure what mine will bring.  I'll be back when I can!

G'Morning all.
                   Hi Lloyd, hope you are feeling better and still taking it easy !, it's still very dry here and the temperature is climbing, the forecast is 28c this week !, as I said last time, I expect it to end with a thunder storm before long !, at  the very least, the farmers will be happy !.
Larry:  Looking around I found another great 'Armchair Walk' that's just suitable for us wheelchair walkers and their elderly friends !, it is a stroll through a old market town close to where we live, there is no commentary and by the look of the sunlight and shadows it was filmed in early morning, many of the old cottages are built of Flint also several  of the old walls you pass are also built of Flint and like the older buildings go back several hundred years, the narrow path's that you will walk along are called (TWITTENS) in the Sussex dialect,  Google >>   Richard Vobes. armchair walks. a stroll through steyning in west sussex.youtube   <<, hope you and any of your 'wheelchair friends' will enjoy the stroll around, there are some nice old country Pubs in the area too !, maybe we can share a pint !. 

                                                                                                Cheers.  Peter.   AKA - Roley.                                       

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjkturHMo1g

Good morning everyone..

A beautiful sunny day so far. A day of rest here, will put a ham with scalloped potatoes in the oven for dinner later on.

Just had a phone call,need to meet my friend in town she has fabric scraps for me...….better go and get dressed .
Enjoy your day everyone.

Hi Everyone.  We are headed to a 99 degree day with an even higher heat index.  The first thing I did this morning after getting dressed for Church was to make a quick trip to Walmart for a few items we were out of.  I am going to go to Sunday School and Church.  Yesterday Pat said she would like to go to Church today but hasn't made a final decision yet. I told her that I will go through a drive thru to pick up something for our lunch so I didn't to to make another trip in the heat as getting in the car after church will be enough.  This is going to be plenty for today.  I still have to make her breakfast and empty the dish washer but she said she wasn't in a hurry for her breakfast and that she wanted me to sit down and eat my breakfast and rest a little bit. 

My time before I have to leave the house is limited so will try to remember to come back after this afternoon to comment. 

Good morning everyone 62° and another day of possible showers and late day thunder storms. Does not feel hot enough for that.

Nothing happening around here and nothing to chat about. Anyone with arthritis knows what  this damp weather does to them. All I want to do is lay down but that does no good either.

LARRY  glad the transport chair worked for Pat and she could shop. What is a transport chair? Is it like a wheel chair? There is a wheel chair here in the exercise room for a resident to use ii needed. Wound not work for me because you have to turn the wheels and with my shoulders I cannot do that.

JANE  for many years my youngest sister in law and I would go for a walk in the snow, especially the first one of the year. I miss that. As good as the walkways here are cleaned of snow I will no longer do that but will go sit on the porch and enjoy it. I talk to my daughter every day on Skype but it is not the same as being together.

CAROL  too many new drivers every year who do not know how to drive in the snow or even on the roads at any time.

JUNE  as long as we wake every morning and can still move we are lucky.

JENNY  at times I wonder why some nurses took that career when they do not belong in a hospital.

PETER will have to try that.

BUBBLE  thank you for the link to Peter's site. I have never been good for hunting for something online.

AMY  what time is dinne? Scalloped potatoes and ham always went together for me and my daughter still makes them together. One of my favorite meals. One of my sons makes scoppoped potatoes from a package but not like home made, to me they are like glue.

Have a good day.

Around here, you can't have meat loaf without scalloped potatoes!  It's a given!

Cathy just left to do some errands and my "yard" swing is a beautiful shade of blue.  She even painted the stand that holds it.  That's black.  I can't wait to see it together but she says the swing needs another coat and she's going to do that tomorrow. 

I did a bunch more weeding while she painted.  It's beginning to look pretty good out there.

I've taken a walk through West Sussex and I enjoyed it!  Thanks for the link!

Hi Everyone.  It is almost 4 pm but said I would come back later today so here I am for better or worse.  Pat didn't go to Church.  I wasn't able to reach her by phone so got in the car and came home only to get a call from her just as I turned into our small development saying she wasn't going.  So l turned the car around and went back down to Church.  Fortunately the man who provides golf cart transportation to attendees who need help with the long walk was waiting in front of the Church and I motioned to him and he followed me to where I parked and quickly brought me back up to the entrance of the Church.  After the service I got a ride back to the car.  I did pick up our lunch at Bojangles and after lunch took a nice nap.  I just came in from the hot garage where I reset my sprinkler system.  Right now we are at 98 degrees outside but nice and comfortable in the house.

Jane, we have never had an outside swing and I have always enjoyed them.  Unfortunately where we would put ours would be in the sun most of the day and most often it is too humid to be comfortable outside.  I bet yours is very pretty now and will be mores so after the second coat of paint. 

Carol, one of the blessings of being retired is that we don't have to drive in the snow anymore to get to work.  Of course where I live now snow is certainly not a problem as we seldom get any and it never stays on the ground very long.

June, I always enjoy hearing the songs of the 40's and 50's.  You could always understand the words and there would be a nice tempo.  I simply detest rap songs and the almost screaming  of many of today's singers.  However there still are some great singers who have beautiful voices and nice accompaniment. 

Jenny, your dad received terrible treatment and you all certainly have reason to be very upset.  I sure hope this doesn't have any long term ramifications to his health. 

Peter, thanks for the link and I will certainly check some of these out.  I have always enjoyed the British TV series as the setting are so nice to see and the many flowers. 

Amy, hope you didn't get a speeding ticket when you rushed to pick up the fabric scraps.    Pat likes to make scrappy quilts. 

Gloria, a transport chair is like a wheelchair but designed to carry in a car and isn't nearly as heavy as a wheelchair.  We got the one we have to use with Stacey as we often had to take her to medical appointments before she got the electric riding carts and then the wheelchair.  They are fine on flat and smooth surfaces  but just like a wheelchair are a bit difficult to push up a grade or over carpet.  Since a pictures is worth a lot of words here is the link to the exact chair we have.  In our move the foot pieces, which detach, seem to have been lost but Pat will not be using it as a wheelchair but as a rollator type device.  https://express.google.com/u/0/product/8625618789273197526_4093165380246132678_118724597?utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=tu_cu&utm_content=eid-lsjeuxoeqt,4164936&utm_campaign=118724597

LARRY, I clicked on that to see if it's the one my friend travels with and I got someone's email address asking me to confirm that I am that person.  I'm not, so I didn't!  I actually tried it twice and got the same thing.  Wonder why?

Jane, that was strange that you got that click-on because I did not. 

Mary  Ann

I was able to open Larrys clickable, but the chair was distorted almost like some straight dark lines. I have had that happen with another program.

I woke at three a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep, so this has been a very dull day for me. Read and napped after I had a big lunch down stairs, so I plan to stay at home for the rest of the day. I did get to Church and enjoyed. If I don't get back to say goodnight, know that I will have you in my prayers. June

I just tried it again and got the same thing!

Larry...

I clicked on that light weight wheel
chair and see  how it could
easily be converted to a rollator
type ... for easy to roll and a place to sit
when necessary ....   

I had no problem seeing it.   

I might think of getting one for the future..
Tell me how Pat likes it,  and if it is stable. ....

Sandy

Weird!  I still can't get it!

I'm off to Dreamland so I bid you all a GOOD night!  Sleep peacefully and wake refreshed!

Good evening. 

My dad has been moved to rehab this afternoon ......he must be doing very well or this is just another example of quickly they boot you out of the hospitals!  The surgeon said he would be in the hospital for 3 days....I guess that counts the day of surgery, which was Friday.  I have to admit I was quite surprised when I heard at 4 PM that he would be moved.  I certainly hope his care is better at this rehab center than it was at the hospital. 

I wish you all a good night of rest.

Jenny

And I wish you all a Good Morning! 

JENNY, I'm keeping your father in my prayers!

Gotta keep moving.  Lots to do this morning and then I work this afternoon.  My first late afternoon into early evening.  We'll see how that goes!

Enjoy your day Everyfriend!  I'll try to check in later and see what everyone has been up to.

Good morning everyone....

Nice sunny ,chilly morning here 46° and a light wind. I don't mind this at all ,great for working in but I am sure we will get hot before the day is  out.
Taking hubby to the foot clinic ,then home to sort and iron some of the fabric I got yesterday.

Gloria, you would be most welcome the trouble with buying a ham is one needs company to help eat it. Will fix up a plate and take it over to the neighbours later. I did put the ham bone with lots of meat in the freezer to use for baked beans later on.


Larry, I could open your link and that is the same one we have. The transport one was a blessing when hubby wasn't too good on his legs and couldn't walk very far.


Jane, I bet your swing is beautiful..I enjoy mine when I get time to be there.


Jenny, they don't keep them  down long. I do think that it is better to get them up and moving so pneumonia doesn't set in.


Better wake one dog so she can have her breakfast.


Enjoy your day everyone.

Good morning everyone 63° now but will go up to the high 70 or low 80s later. Just heard we could have our first heat wave next week end.

PETER  in yesterday's link all I got was someone talking about an abanded canal.

LARRY  in the temperature you had yesterday I would not go out the door. Thanks for the link.  I am not ready for that yet but will save the link. Takes less room than the rollator when folded. Looks like something I saw when I went online looking for rollators. I saw one that converted to a wheel chair.

JENNY  gosh that seems fast to be out of the hospital but the lady here who had a hip replaced was out of the hospital and into rehab in just 3 days, too. Everyone was surprised. Looks like they get them up and out fast now.

JANE  hope that shift is an easy one for you.

AMY  ham is one meat that can be used in a lot of ways. I would save a ham bone and make a vegetable soup like my Mom made or a pea soup. Both soups freeze good too.

Gloria. sorry about that, not sure how that came about ! but, Bubble came to my rescue !, she kindly put the link in her post, so click on that one, hope you enjoy the stroll !.
Count me in too Gloria, i just love 'Pea and Ham' soup made with the ham bone,  when i was in hospital for five weeks at the beginning of the year, my wife used to bring me in a flask of hot 'Pea & ham' soup !, it worked wonders too !, much better than the notorious hospital food !, lol. 
                                                                                          Cheers.   Peter.   AKA  Roley.

Hi Everyone.  We are headed for another very hot day.  Last night a heavy thunderstorm hit us and we got about an inch of much needed rain.  I had just started by sprinkler system when the rain started so went into the garage and turned the sprinklers off.  We may see similar storms develop in the next day or so.  It rained for about two hours and the lightning and thunder continued through all that time.  I have nothing planned for today so will just take things easy as am feeling the results of a pretty busy weekend, especially yesterday morning.

Jane and others, I am sorry about that link.  I had forgotten that I was signed in to Amazon so that was trying to show what I was seeing.  Let's try this one:  https://www.spinlife.com/Drive-Medical-Traveler-Lightweight-Transport-Chair-Lightweight-Transport-Wheelchair/spec.cfm?productID=85972  This looks exactly like the chair we have.  I hope you don't wear yourself out before you get to work this late afternoon or it will be a long shift for you. 

Amy, have you ever purchased just the center cut ham slices.  We use these rather than buying hams anymore.  They come 3 to a package at Costco so we freeze a couple until we are ready to eat them.  I agree those transport chairs are a blessing and much easier to handle than a wheelchair.  Initially with Stacey we used an old wheelchair that our Church had available for loan.  It was very heavy and difficult to get in and out of the truck of the car.  Pat's back doesn't like her being on her feet so the chair part is ready to be used at anytime. 

Gloria, as long as the person who takes you places can handle the rollator then the transport chair would probably not be indicated since it serves basically the same purpose.  Pat needed a heavy duty rollator as she isn't a light weight and thus it was heavy to deal with.  I haven't seen the ones that convert to a wheel chair but glad to know about them. 

Mary Ann, that is strange that you got to the page and Jane didn't.  The link above is just the same except it is from a site I have never visited before so would be tied to me. 

June, I expect you have seen many transport chairs as people came to take their loved ones out for awhile.  They look very much like a wheelchair but have small wheels.  Glad you were up to attending your Church service yesterday. 

Sandy, I had forgotten about the brakes on the back wheels that would address the problem Pat had using the transport chair for the first time. I think it will serve the purpose at least for awhile and after she gets used to using it she may like it more.  Pat's initial reaction on the first use wasn't great but that was because it moved when sitting in it as we hadn't remembered the brakes, as I mentioned above.  The next time out when she uses it the brakes can be used and hope she will like it more. 

Jenny, your Dad is probably in a much safer place in rehab as there is such a danger of infection and catching something in the hospital.  Hopefully they will give him much better care.  If I recall Pat came home after three days as her sister or our DIL came to help out, I can't remember which. 

Roley, I bet your wife's cooking tasted wonderful after having hospital food for so long.  I was always put on a heart diet in the hospital and talk about boring and really not very appetizing food that fits the bill. 

Larry, you mentioned the first link was from when you were on Amazon.  For some reason or other, I seem to have an Amazon icon on my computer so I wonder if that is the reason I could bring up the link. 

At nearly 10:30 am, I still am not fully awake.  I think we're headed for a warm day, maybe not in the 90s yet.  We're close to 70 degrees now.

I think articles said that Bubba Watson had not won a tour in several years, but I know he's been near the top.  The top prize money for those golfers is amazing - well over $1.5 million.  We should live so long!  Even those down the line make good money, especially when you consider they play in several tournaments a year.  I don't begrudge them the money especially when baseball, football and basketball players make around as much - and the golfers are "cleaner" than those in other sports.  At least we don't read about any such problems.

Mary Ann

I am taking the day off. Just plain too tired to even think. I did my usual watering of house plants and it wore me out. Just one of those days, I guess. so home I will stay. Can order up meals if I so choose, but I would rather eat lightly and I have plenty of canned goods or frozen food on ha so off I
go to start another book and relax.Love to you all, and God's best Blessings. June

Another mystery solved today - I told everyone that my old laptop croaked when someone spilled something on it--- so that someone bought a newer HP with Windows 10.  So much adjusting & I am getting 4 to 6 emails from another country but could not get those blocked.  Got online with Hewlett Packard and they did not know what I was trying to do.  Don came through - we put my old Yahoo mail under bookmarks - Windows 10 changed the Yahoo mail and I did not see any BLOCK in the menu. 

All is good now.  It should not have been this difficult. 

Jenny:  Great that your dad is already in rehab.  I hope it isn't because the hospital try to meet quotas of care.  They would not want him to be returned to hospital, that is for sure. 

June:  You can take as much vacation as you like - well deserved!

I'm home and I'm beat!  But it's really not any worse than working in the morning.  And the good news is, I can go to bed pretty soon.  I don't HAVE to do anything else!

So, just in case I fall asleep, I bid you all, GOOD Night! 

Carol, I didn't understand a word your said but I'm glad your problem is solved.  I guess I don't "speak computer" as well as I thought I did.

Mary Ann, if a player wins tha e caddy I understand does well also.  Bubba thought last year was going to be his last as he has and illness or injury that was going to keep him from playing. I guess he solved the problem,as I think he came from 6 behind. I do like Casey also

It is past my bed time but I wanted to post that my dad did very well n his first day of rehab.  They had him up at 5:30, he showered and dressed before breakfast.  They told him not to have anyone come by or call him until after 5 PM as he would be kept very busy all day.  When I spoke to him he sounded real good and did not complain about anything at all.  He said he is eating a little bit more but still has no appetite. The staff doctor told him his blood level is quite low so they are working on building that up.  He assured him he is keeping a very close watch on that and if it drops any lower, they are able to give him a transfusion right there in the facility.  This is the first time he was made aware of this issue.  I do hope the doc keeps his word on this.

Tonight Bob walked out on the patio to water the plants and saw something move by him quickly....he thought our Kitty Smokey must have gotten out......no! It was a raccoon.  YIKES.  We have seen them out there before a few years back.....I hope he does not make a habit of hiding under our patio furniture.

I wish you all a good night of rest....pleasant dreams,

Jenny