Grandma's Attic

We've had a lot of appointments lately. Mostly medical, and for both of us. Dee had to get a tooth fixed one day, then we drove to Baker for eye exams. That was quite exciting. They dilated our eyes, as usual, and we got fitted for new glasses. Usually we hang around for a while til the eyes clear up, but Dee was tired, so we headed back with me driving. My eyes weren't too foggy, all went well for about 5 miles.

Suddenly the sky opened up and we had this heavy hard rain storm like I've never seen before. I slowed to about 40 miles an hour, still could barely see the road. All the while Dee was napping and all the other cars were sailing past at 65. We made it back, having been gone a total of 4 hours, which is too long for us old folks.

I have seen a nurse practitioner 3 times since we got home from Idaho Falls, trying to get rid of the bug I got there. After a bad spell of asthma (SUCH coughing and wheezing) I got on predisone and yet another anti-biotic, and finally I was coasting along when up cropped thrush in my mouth, a common side effect of an anti-biotic. So now I'm using this pink liquid called Swish and Swallow which is working good. A sore mouth really limits what you can eat with comfort.

On the good side, Dee has been in for three acupuncture treatments for his back, and we can see improvement already. Interesting that tiny thin needles in the right place followed with heat for 15 mninutes can make that much difference, but after all those Chinese know what they are doing, and have for centuries. Dee is also wearing a support belt around the middle, and we're trying hard to not do things that make his back hurt.

The corn is up 3 inches, we've had some nice rain storms, and today the sun is out bright. A good day to count blessings.

We are waiting for Brian and Bobbi to drop in for the week-end later today, our first family overnighters in a long time. Bobbi's radiation is a thing of the past, and now there is nowhere to go but UP! We're going to grill chicken and just sit around and enjoy being together.