Vacation Day: Yep, I flew
the coop yesterday! We decided to take a trip down to see our grandies. I told
my daughter we’d take little guy to lunch, and she could get a breather. When we
arrived, the whole place was filled with workmen. My SIL was directing a crew,
and my daughter and the two little guys were at the top of the drive. It seems
they were starting to have some landscaping done – a lot, actually. So their place is really pulled apart. We went inside and cuddled with the little guys. Then
when we mentioned we were taken the bigger one to lunch, he said, “No, stay
home.” He did have another ear infection, and he had lost some sleep, but this
was a surprise. Trying to think like a two-year old is futile, but I think he
may have remembered the previous week when we spirited him away and the Mommy
and Daddy disappeared. So, we didn’t push the issue, and just had a nice visit.
We couldn’t stay too long because my “big boys” were coming for dinner. So the day
off was actually quite busy!
A Little Info: I’m very fortunate in that I never get UTIs
as many women, and MSers do. [knock wood] My mother, however, gets them all the
time. Her doctor is trying all kinds of treatments and preventatives, but I keep
asking if the CNAs are doing all they can to keep her clean?! Of course I never
get an honest answer – they just circle the wagons…
One of the things they’re
doing is giving her cranberry pills every day. Well, I just heard that if a
person has, or is prone to, kidney stones, that cranberries aren’t good. (They’re
used to acidify the urine and keep it from being too alkaline and easier to
attract bacteria.) Well, what I read was that lemonade is a better choice! Then
I read that chickens which aren’t organic or free rein may carry traces of
antibiotics which inhibit the drugs used for UTIs. I’m printing out the info
and taking it to her doctor. If you’re interested, check here and here
A Miracle Grow: My
husband continued to water his weeds, and lo and behold, he finally got some
blooms. He’s muttering that they’re probably wild flowers, but who cares, as
long as they’re colorful! Maybe, in another month, those selected gardens will
look nice!
Craziness on the Roads: I
usually read a book in the car so I won’t have to see the madness on the roads.
However, yesterday, my husband was talking to me so I sat up and listened. Well,
what a mistake that was. We travel on a lot of freeways when visiting my
daughter, and there are maniacs out there! One small truck with a trailer moved
from the right to the left lane right in front of us on a ramp. Every other car
seemed to be speeding (my husband isn’t a slow driver and they were passing him
– on the right.) A motorcycle decided to zip around traffic in between cars. So
many accidents waiting to happen. I’m glad I stopped driving – and I don’t care
if that makes me sound like an old fogey!
Prayers and good thoughts:
I know some of you read Gail’s blog at Know Your Its. Her mother passed away
this morning, so stop by and offer your thoughts and wishes.
That’s all I have for
now. I’m working on a post for tomorrow that hopefully will be more
interesting.
Peace,
Muff
4 comments:
Hi Muff,
I have had recurring UTI's since I was in my early 20's. I was put on daily prophylactic therapy for 6 months at a time - one half tablet of Norfloxacin daily. Other drugs are used as well. I would be okay for a year or so after the treatment, then I would go on it again. Might be an idea to discuss this with her doctor.
Driving these days is a nightmare! My SIL was hit by a woman talking on her cell phone last week. He was not injured but his car was totalled!
UTIs used to be the bane of my existence, and now suddenly not. I don't know if it is my change in diet or what. I do know that I used to drink cranberry juice concentrate the moment I got an inkling that another one was coming on, and that usually did the trick. I fairly regularly drink water with one or two drops of lemon essential oil in them. Maybe that helps. Sorry your Mom suffers so.
A busy time, you had. :-)))
I hear you, on the big-road-driving. In a way, I'm glad my husband can no longer drive on big roads, even though it means we can't go away now and then, for a couple of days, anymore. Those drivers are maniacs!
Even around town, driving is wild already, in my town. *Summer Traffic* didn't used to start till Aug. But now...... So much earlier. You have to watch for cars and people and bicycles and... Eeeek.
UTI's in a care facility setting. Oh sigh. Oh sigh. Oh sigh...
On a happier note, it's so nice to hear that you dip into YA lit too, now and then. Lovely that, as a former teacher, you are willing to do this.
Like everything else, one has to pick and choose, among the YA offerings. And not all, resonate to all choices.
I began years ago, with "Twilight" but that's-old-hat now, I suppose. I love-the-pices-out-of "The Hollow" (Hollow Trilogy) by Jessica Verday, though... For one. But again, my choice may not be the choice of others. :-)
Karen, I'll tell my mother's doctor about your med. We have laws here about cell phones and texting while driving -- but that law doesn't include the idiots out there!
Judy, I know so many people (women especially, and MSers) who have that problem. I did speak to the doctor yesterday and she's looking into the lemon juice aspect.
Auntie, I think getting into a car anymore is like standing before a firing squad! As far as YA lit -- I purchased so many when I taught, and now they're on my shelves. So why not read them? I never put a book in a classroom until I had read it.(I learned the hard way that it's trouble.) The ones I thought may be inappropriate were the Luxe series by Anna Godberson. I enjoyed them, but I thought they were too much for adolescents.
Peace,
Muff
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