Monday, June 3rd, 2019…... Today
was filled with appointments for Lydia. First up was her gastrointestinal
doctor here in town. He wanted to follow up with her after the surgery. His
team and the surgical team are linked so he could see what they did. He also
explained that the biopsy showed pre-cancerous squamous cells in the polyps
they removed during the first colonoscopy but they were benign and were part of
the 7-inch section that was removed anyway during the resection. No
worries. Next up was her dermatologist.
She had a large wart on the back of her calf that was starting to irritate her.
They burned it off and took a biopsy. That will come back in a day or so. When
she got back, I took a quick shot it. Of course, Rylee wanted to see…
While she was off doing that, I
worked on the apple tree area. I moved dirt and packed it down with one of the
tractors but I didn’t get it close to level. I need to work it some more. But
at least I can mow through that area now instead of string trimming everywhere
there.
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019…… Kirk came by today to do his
thing. His big job requiring the lawn tractor is gone. The folks have sold the
house and moved. He’s asked that they give the new owners his card and a
referral so he can keep that job going. But until then, he’s not had the requirement
to take the mower each week. Our yard needs another mowing so I’m glad that its
out there when I need both mowers. Like tomorrow. We have rain in the forecast
starting Thursday so I will mow tomorrow morning. We left Kirk to his task and
left the house. Today was
$12.00-Tuesdays at Rumors, the place where we go get our haircuts, so we headed
off to get that done. After that, we drove on to Albany to go to Costco. This
run was just for vitamins and supplements. I’ve had some serious hay fever lately
so I’m going to try Flonase to see if that helps. Costco sells packs which are
much cheaper so we added that to our list. Last night Lydia made steak
sandwiches and tonight was pork chops and mashed potatoes and gravy and veggie
medley. We watched our own shows until it was time to watch America’s Got
Talent. This is only the second week but they have found some incredible talent
already. Looks like a good season. Then it was time to call it a night. I ended
up not being able to sleep. I had some aches and pains in my ankle so I took
some Tylenol PM. I sat up and watched my shows until I felt sleepy enough to
try it again. Lydia ended up putting
some cream on it and so between that and the Tylenol, I was able to settle down
and go to sleep.
Wednesday, June 5th, 2019…... HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARYANNE!!! After walking Rylee, I made
myself some breakfast sandwiches and then set out to get things ready to mow
today. Sis was coming by so we can use both mowers today. I only needed a few
minutes to string trim around the sprinkler heads and garage and driveway and
then we could mow. It only took about two hours total and we were done for the
day. I’m not sure if I will be able to pick up the grass tomorrow or not. It’s
supposed to rain later today. Sis went home and after I showered and got
dressed again, I rested for a bit then we left for Lydia’s drs. appointment.
This one was with Dr. Simmons, our primary doctor. He was pleased with everything
he read prior and the first thing he said to her was that she looked really
good! Her next appointment with him will
be her regular physical in Oct/Nov. He told her to get out and walk, walk,
walk! I’ve got some plans to get her going a bit more. Our motorhome
association, FMCA, is having one of their regional outings this weekend at the
Linn County Fairgrounds, just 15 miles from us. Back several months ago, when
they were taking reservations, we weren’t in a position to book a space. But we thought we’d go as walk-ins and check
things out. We’ve never attended a rally like this before so it will be
interesting. Plus, some of the local FMCA clubs may be in attendance and we can
meet some of those guys and see if we’re interested in joining one of them. Later, Sis came back with our egg lady,
Denise. Denise and her husband have a pretty good size farm just out of town
and they have free range chickens and the best eggs around! Sis got to know her
and she invited Denise to come to her house and later, they drove on over here
so she could meet us and get to see Rylee and our place. She told me her and
her husband are race fans and go to Willamette Speedway regularly and said I should
meet up with them at one of the Saturday night races. While they were here,
Lydia got a call about her biopsy. It is squamous cell carcinoma and they made
an appointment for her to come back in so they can make sure they have got it
all removed. We called Maryanne to wish her a happy birthday. Her and Randy are out in their rv up in Yosemite. They had been up the coast and cut over and wanted to go through the park. They said it was beautiful. Randy remembered being there only as a young boy with us. We talked for a few minutes until they got in a bad reception area and we lost them. Later, Lydia fixed spaghetti for dinner and we caught up on a few
shows and then later watched the Amazing Race before going to bed.
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