golly, it's another week that's almost gone

Hello all !!!

"another" strain of flu is approaching, just tonight, channel 11 reports still there is yet another flu approaching us, and I'm wondering why this is happening, too much travel, and, dr gerber from the public health dept says "all flu vaccine is given free to "all" flu clinics and was "meant" to be administered for free, but individual companies, clinics, may charge an "administrative" fee to give it, figure that one !!!!!

so, my tooth, still my tooth, i had 2 root canals and the doc just can't deaden the third nerve of the trunk after weeks of shots, lots of shots...so, it's to an endodontist i'm being sent !!!

more news ! my dreaded melanoma has returned, this time on my outer left leg, had a biopsy and it was positive, so now further sugery to remove the spot, the margins, and also check the lymph nodes nearest, which are my left groin, so...ankle surgery must be delayed, until this is completed and i've healed, suppose to see the ortho m.d.on the 28th, melanoma surgery is scheduled for Oct 26, unless my regular derm can work me in sooner, won't know that till she gets back from vacation also on the 28th, so, it's "all" up in the air tonight !!!!!
just call me, Ms Adaptable !!! i'll go with the flow on this one, i think !!

Made chop suey for supper tonight, and Lauen wanted to know why it's called that, and i must confess, i've been making it for years, and i don't have a clue why its called that...what is suey???? According to Wikipedia, my favorite this is what they say: " mixed" pieces of any type of meat, bound in a starch thickend gravy, popular in American, Canadian and Indian cuisine, as in India...not the american indian...
and, we really enjoyed it, Lauren had never had it before,I think her mother isn't big on cooking from scratch, just in pre cooked and take out foods, so she enjoys it when she's here, though she is 12 and is reluctant to admit it...

Are you enjoying the fall season on T.V.? it's started and mostly the same old stuff, lots of dr. shows, cop shows, but letterman has had 2 presidents on this week, andboth have been very good, and i've sure taken to the Bonnie Hunt show, in fact, joined her website and record her show andwatch itquicker each day...she's a former oncology nurse, from chicago, and really down to earth, i think...

have you missed me this week? i've missed you, but some days just aren't interesting enough to write....now, for money, i'll entertain, but, gosh mostly my life is boring, boring, boring, and i'm pretty broke, but now, tomorrow, Friday, i'm going to Wallace school for grandparent day and breakfast with Christopher and then to his class room for a while, then i'm meeting my friend, Virginia for lunch, which will be just great !!!! then, the week end looms, and I have not a plan in site,not yet anyway, would like to see a movie or two, but who knows??????

for tonight, though, its time to say good night, and God Speed to all !!!!! My friend, Lynn, has decided to limit her computer time, feels it's taken over her life, as for me, i do keep it in balance, don't spend as much time as i use to on it, and so i enjoy it....oh, and my friend, Sherry, not me, another Sherry that you don't

know, lives in Indiana, sent me a copy of her book, she wrote it, "Angel With Redbird Wings" and it is wonderful and i thank her very much for writing and sharing it with me....She is also a nurse, and a very loving, outgoing woman, very strong in her convictions, which all of my friends are, i'm proud of that !!!

So, good night for now, will write again in 2 days, count em !!!!

from Winston and Sherry

Happy Monday to you all !!!!

what a great day today has been, very relaxing, didn't drive any place, winston and i just hugged the day away !!

well, as for stan's ex, she was in terrible condition, but, they transferred her out of ICU tonight and then when she got to the floor, they immediately released her from the hospital too, I guess her insurance wouldn't pay for an overdose, so that's the way the mop flops, she's now out and free to use more medication again, no counseling, but, she's so smart, she doesn't need it !!!!
Enough said about her, not my concern !

The only thing is, now I have to decide should i have ankle surgery next week or not, put it off, Stan will have his hands full with Lauren I imagine, but, if i "could" go to a rehab floor I could do this, it's in the air right now but i sure can't/won't depend on Stan any longer, he has a lot on his plate now, and we all know, men can't handle too many things, so i'll just figure it out.

The air is beginning to change, fall is in the air, and it's just beautiful, it's just the best time of year, so, I am really going to try to pack some of the things for storage and begin to "think" about my future, i'm sure in the mood to get it over, just begin again, new lease on life, the final phase.

I "think" I want to take a class or two, and relearn the things about government, literature and some other things that I've forgotten over the years, even some geography, as some of the names of the countries have changed. In the next year, I also want to look for some "reasonable" air fares or just drive to see people I haven't seen for a long time, I think I need to do that before it's later than it is now !!! and while I still remember people !!

so, what the heck am i gonna do for the rest of my life??? any suggestions? now, you also know, that I can go anyplace on earth to live, so i wonder if Ottawa will be the best place for me or the best i can do????? what do you think????

will you watch barack on the david letterman show tonight??? i think it's just a riot, i'm still wondering if Barack is giving the real deal about health care, but, i still like him and think he's a very decent man !!! I think the best president of my life, actually and i will have surgery right in his neighborhood !!!

well, i joined eons.com a website for baby boomers and its really nice, simple, lots of interesting blogs, check it out.. i also joined bonniehunt.com i really like her, she's down to earth, was an oncology nurse at northwestern memorial and still comes to chicago several times a year, her parents still live there.

Snow !!! in the colorado mountains already !!!!! we just had snow, rain, no summer at all !!! kind of depressing, huh???? i haven't planted my flowers yet for the summer, oh, well, i saved tons of money, so there !!!!

well, time to watch letterman, then time to go to bed, will read a bit of my book first...do you read nightly? i do, it's enjoyable and my mind is on something other than the terrible news i saw at 10 p.m., good night to you, and again good luck....

Sherry

Sunday night, Sept 20, 2009

Hello Friends !!!!!

I'm back !!!! left off Wednesday night, you know the FBI was here Thursday, long, long story, but long and short of it, Maxim Healthcare, the entire company, 500+ offices throughout USA, is being investigated for fraud, medicare, medicaid, veterans, and they are talking and asking questions of a great many people who were employed in executive positions, it was a scarey experience to say the least, when they left, I had a full on panic attack, the first i've ever had, couldn't move, couldn't speak, left hand and wrist contracted big time, but was over within 15 minutes and back to normal.

Friday, was fairly calm, actually, i don't remember Friday, so i think it was inconsequential but Saturday I went to Streator an went to Faye Murphys house and saw all the family after Faye's funeral, she was really loved by her family. Then, went to Sandy and John Defenbaughs house and spent the evening talking with the girls, solving lifes problems/dilemna's, all to no avail.

today was fairly uneventful until Lauren called, couldn't wake her mother up, went to the neighbors for help, long and short, she overdosed on prescription pain medication, which she's been addicted to for many years, Stan has been aware of this but he is helpless to help her, as no one can help an "addicted" person, but in the past year especially, she has spent most of her waking hours in her room, taking pills, sleeping, and leaving Lauren on her own, to make her own meals, wash her own clothes, has never gotten up with lauren in the a.m. for school, doesn't make sure lauren eats breakfast or even has a lunch.. it just sucks, and tonight I did call DCFS because I am a "mandatory" reporter and there is finally "proof ", no longer speculation, but facts to back our suspicions so Stan can now file for full custody of Lauren and take her away from her mother, in order to work with lauren to straighten her life out.. I had no choice but to report, as i would be liable if this happened again, and in my opinion Lauren has been neglected enough for a lifetime. Sad, sad case, a clinical psychologist in degree with not an ounce of sense, she doesn't have a friend, doesn't have a person who cares about her, in fact, she just took Lauren to the U2 concert, which lauren hated going to, and jimmy buffett many times, nothing but a drug fest for either....sad, sad, sad, but she has done this all to herself, and stan is well rid of her.

Enough about this, but she did completely wreck our suppertime, how rude Amanda is, with this behavior and mental illness, death would be better than having her impact Lauren any longer...

oh, Stan also laid this on me yesterday, he is going to iowa on the 9th of october, only 1 week after my ankle reconstruction, so I have to find someone to come stay for 4 days, and ensure i eat, brush my teeth, potty, and take winston out...he didn't tell me this prior to my scheduling my surgery on the 2nd, and if i can't get a person to come, i must reschedule it again, they are going to think i'm crazy....but, it sucks....all because his 9 year old grandson plays football, which it may be rainy, or the kid may be sick or hurt, he could wait until next year or have went anytime until now, see, just another thing that women can't depend on men for, he has encouraged this surgery for 6 long years, I have finally planned it, it will allow me to walk normally for the first time, since i was 17, and this news....the boy has many years to play football, i don't see it as a big thing, but i don't understand why people get into watching kids do rough things to their bodies anyway... christopher is no more interested in football, but is great at academics, which is more important anyway...and that's what we like.. even Stan gets disgusted at the sports, the high wages people get for abusing themselves and can't even read or count..but, that another story....play football and get dogs to kill one another in dog fights, the american way, speaking of, we don't think that guy should ever get paid to play football again, he should run animal shelters for life..

well, i need to get back in the spirit of life, am really looking forward to getting my ankle fixed, healed, and moving on with life, eager to get my own place, decorate it the way i want, winston, furbie, binky and I, another chapter in my life, which i really love my life, love looking forward to retirement, and spending time with my family and friends and doing some traveling...
only kids in my life will be christopher, ryan and all of your grandkids, which are like my own, most of you anyway..

have a wonderful week, winston says hello !!! he's right here watching t.v. with me, sort of amazing, but i think he really understands the shows...he sure watches......

I am still Winstons mom