Random Ramblings Through the Years: January 2019

Here's hoping 2019 is a better year then 2018!

1-5-19 helping Grandpa open his xmas presents (celebrated late since we were gone to St. Louis over xmas)

1-1-19 Happy New Year

1-1-19 their grand entryway

Guess it warmed up enough in St. Louis that Josh's cousin was able to come take care of the scraping and painting at the Duchesne house.

back on the road heading 150 miles to Ken's Dr. appointment again!

1-14-19

Apparently there aren't that many Dr.s here in the states with much experience with the lizarov Technique.

1-14-19 Dr. Terrell's info

1-14-19 letter to airlines to get refund for Ken not being able to fly to Hawaii.

1-15-19 sunset at Houston country club

Took many calls and even going to my Dr. in St. Louis and getting a copy of all my medical records, but i finally got an appointment with an electro-physiologist here in Middle Georgia. It's been over 2 years since my ablation and over 1 1/2 years since I've had a follow up. Just hasn't worked out when we've been back in St. Louis. Either he's on vacation or I can't get an appointment. So, time to find a Dr. near Perry. There were only 4 that showed up in my insurance coverage. This guy seemed to have the best credentials. So Dr. Hoffman it is. The appointment went fine. He wants to run another series of tests---ekgs, echo, stress test, and wear a heart monitor again. I don't feel like I'm having a lot of afib again, but I do get a fast heart rate sometimes---fast enough that my arms go weak and sometimes I feel like I'm going to white out (black out, except everything goes white instead of black!) So time to find out what's going on. He seemed nice---and so young! Said he'd wait until I got back from vacation to do the tests. So Feb. 13th I'll get those done, and get the monitor.

Such a sad day---and we didn't even know it then! This was my last $2.49 breakfast at Lane's. Next time we went, they informed us they were only open for breakfast from something like 9-10:30 from then on and only serving breakfast sandwiches. So very very sad!!!! Now I'll have to do more cooking at home!

1-18-19 Lane's kid's breakfast

2019 Kauai (Jan. 19 - Feb. 2):

After only spending 5 days in Kauai since 2015, I was excited about finally getting back there. This will be a different trip. It will be with my sister instead of hubby, but I'm looking forward to seeing her, too. She has never been to Kauai. This will be my 15th trip to Kauai since 2001. It feels like home! In fact, hubby and I have been on Kauai longer then we've actually been in our current "home" in Perry, Georgia!

1-19-19 catching the shuttle to the airport from Warner Robins.

1-20-19 KBV---a couple nights there to be close to the Mon. night free concert at the hotel.

1-20-19 red moon.

1-20-19 Wyndham Shearwater---our other accommodations for the 2 weeks, up in Princeville.

1-21-19 white rumped sharma at the free garden by McBryde Gardens.

1-21-19 carolyn and me by our condo

1-21-19 by the garden

1-21-19 I won the ukulele!

1-22-19 tried snorkeling with Carolyn---she didn't fare too well

1-23-19 running around Princeville

1-23-19 Kilauea lighthouse

1-23-19 view from Shearwater

1-23-19 Kilauea

1-23-19 sunset by Shearwater

1-24-19 carolyn grilling our dinner

1-24-19 sunset from Shearwater

1-25-19 another night at KBV

1-26-19 W. to Waimea Canyon

1-26-19 to Kauai coffee plantation

1-26-19 sunset at Salt Pond

1-27-19 Sea Lodge beach

1-27-19 Sea Lodge beach walk from Shearwater.

1-28-19 Hanalei

1-28-19 Smith garden

1-29-19 Na Aina Kai garden

1-29-19 view from Olympic Cafe


1-29-19 Kailea beach

1-30-19 breakfast on our balcony

1-30-19 grocery shopping

1-30-19 snorkeling Anini

1-31-19 snorkeling Poipu

1-31-19 Keoki's paradise, Poipu


1-31-19 Moir gardens, Poipu

2-1-19 Anini

2-1-19 Anini--if the flowers come to shore, you'll be back

2-2-19 flight to Maui--over KBV

2-2-19 flight to Maui---over Hanauma Bay

2-2-19 flight to Maui--over Molokai?

Can't believe I'm back! Can't believe I'm here by myself!

2-3-19 Kahakili

2-3-19 Sands of Kahana Resort beach

2-3-19 I won a BOGOF trip to Lanai--I've always wanted to go, but didn't have anyone to go with!

2-3-19 Lahaina for sunset

2-3-19 Lahaina sunset

2-4-19 Kahakili

2-4-19 Kapalua

2-4-19 Kapalua beach walk

2-4-19 sunset by Kahana Sands

2-5-19 snorkeling Kahakili

2-5-19 sunset at Kahana Sands

2-6-19 Kameoli 3 snorkel

2-6-19 view from Maui Sunset condo (which we were to stay at in 2020--until COVID and Ken's glio hit)

2-6-19 Sue and me snorkeling Ahihi

2-6-619 Ahihi bay

2-6-19 Kam 3

2-6-19 double rainbow

2-7-19 Kahana Sands entrance

2-7-19 W. side

Today is the day the "kids" fly in. But they weren't arriving until about 4. So I had most of the day to find something to do. Couldn't even stick around the condo because housekeeping was doing it's weekly cleaning today.

2-8-19 killing time waiting for Tim and FAith to arrive

2-8-19 kids at Kahana Sands

2-8-19 dinner at Maui Brewing company

2-9-19 on our beach

2-9-19 pancakes at Slappy Cakes

2-9-19 running around Lahaina with the kids

2-9-19 sunset

2-10-19 flying home

I had another fantastic time on Kauai and Maui! Met some more wonderful people! Experienced some great weather! Even got to see Carolyn for a couple weeks and Tim and Faith for a day and a half. Only thing that could have made it better is if Ken had been able to make it, too!

2-12-19 back to marietta for Ken's Dr. appointment

2-13-19 me to Macon for heart tests and monitor

2-27-19 peach blossoms

2-27-19 Massee gardens

3-4-19 Wiggleworms

3-5-19 Marietta Dr.

3-5-19 to Marietta Dr.

3-5-19 dinner at Mellow Mushroom

3-8-19 modeling his fixator

3-10-19 Go Fish, Perry

3-16-19 babysitting

3-18-19 backyard bird

3-19-19 Atl botanical garden on our way to Dr. Terrell

3-19-19 to Dr. Terrell

3-20-19 babysit

3-21-19 1st readjustment surgery back in Marietta

3-24-19 modeling his new shirt

3-28-19 peek a boo

3-30-19 chillin' with Grandpa

4-2-19 babysitting

4-3-19 to Dr. Terrell

4-3-19 to Dr. Terrell---orthopedic toolbox

4-3-19 from Dr. Terrell

4-5-19 kids to Knoxville

4-7-19 chilling at the kids' house

4-8-19 my front porch

4-9-19 babysitting

4-10-19

4-10-19 kids house on the market

4-11-19 sharing her lemon

4-13-19 Dogwood festival

4-14-19 grandpa and buddy

4-15-19 our birdies

4-17-19 babysitting while Angie works on steps

4-18-19 getting tall

4-19-19 angie's work to help stop mud flowing down

4-19-19 wreathe I made out of branches of the eucalyptus tree in their yard that they cut down.

4-21-19 Easter

4-23-19 babysitting

4-24-19 back to dr. terrell (and PA Jeremy)

4-25-19

5-8-19 snorkeling

5-10-19 babysitting

5-11-19 A-Day

5-11-19 A-Day, her first icecream

5-11-19 A-Day, her first icecream (didn't like it taken away from her)

5-11-19 A-Day, her first icecream

5-12-19 Mother's day

5-15-19 kids to panama city beach

5-19-19 babysit

5-20-19 Terrells office

5-20-19 full price offer on Powder spring house---not accepted

5-21-19 evergreen cemetary in Dallas

5-23-19 2nd readjustment cemetary

5-25-19 house hunting trip

5-25-19 house hunting trip---that's a no!

5-29-19 Blues in Stanley cup playoffs!!!!

5-29-19 Blues in Stanley cup playoffs!!!! (6-12-19 they won!!!)

6-1-19 the house we bought sight unseen!

6-1-19 driving back to perry after seeing the house we put a contract on---and love!

6-7-19 babysitting while the kids close on their Kennesaw house

6-11-19 dr. terrell appt again

6-11-19 dr. terrell appt again---and we check out the kids' house

6-11-19 dr. terrell appt again

6-11-19 dr. terrell appt again (high falls)

6-13-19 babysitting while the kids pack

6-17-19 babysit while kids trucks get loaded

6-21-19 to Kennesaw to babysit while the kids go to a concert

6-22-19 to Knoxville

6-23-19 to Oakridge

6-24-19 Knox - dr. Terrell - Perry

6-27-19 Robins aeronotic museum

7-2-19 enjoying the kids pool

7-4-19 dinner out

7-4-19 sunset at the kids' house

7-6-19 more stuff to Kennesaw

7-8-19 us to St. Louis

7-9-19 alton sunset

7-9-19 sunset at St. Ferdinand park

7-13-19 stl - ken

7-14-19 to Kennesaw

7-21-19 visit before ken's Dr. appt.

7-22-19 25th appt. with Dr. Terrell

7-22-19 Kennesaw - Perry

7-23-19 Perry sunset

7-26-19 closing on Lakeshire house

7-27-19 moving day

7-28-19 unloading day

7-28-19 dinner before they all go home

7-30-19 closing day for 107 New Hope and visit with Curt---finally!


7-30-19 closing day for 107 New Hope and visit with Curt---finally! (he knows I was a coin collector as a kid and has given us, and now Layla, lots of coins)

ken and his mushroom buddy

8-3-19 babysit

8-5-19 to Terrell---so nice living only 15 miles away now!

8-5-19 The Galleria shops---one of my places to shop now!

8-6-19 Methodist church in Kennesaw where a group of people 35+ get together to play volleyball. They are right up my alley. Surprised how out of shape I am though. Even had some swelling from bumping the ball.

8-8-19 my pool and swim buddy!

8-9-19 a fraction of our back yard

8-12-19 lake acworth---will have to get to here more often

8-13-19 pool buddy time

8-15-19 Ilizarov apparatus removed!!!! and heel nail or rod inserted

The long awaited day was finally here! Today Ken was getting his fixator off! Seems like just yesterday it was fixed to his leg (ok---seems like years ago!). Actually, it was 10 months and 10 days ago. Then came the 260 mile RT from Perry - Marietta every 10 days to 2 weeks! That's a lot of trips! And a lot of miles!

The trips to the Dr. aren't over yet! But we're moving on to the next stage. Today the fixator was removed. Originally he was going to keep the fixator on until the CT scans showed the ankle was totally fused. But after 2 adjustment surgeries in the last couple months and more broken wires, the Dr. took that option off the table and said he's putting the nail or rod in his leg. That was an option back in April, but Ken didn't want to do the 8 weeks in a non walking cast so went with the adjustment surgery instead. Turns out, he would have the 8 weeks in a non walking cast either way! Too bad he didn't go that route back in April! More miscommunication! Anyway----Monday the bandages are being changed and a non-walking cast is put on.

8-15-19 fixator removed

8-15-19 fixator removed--he asked for the part so he could reassemble them

8-15-19 fixator removed--a bloody mess on the chair that night.

8-16-19 reassembling his fixator

8-16-19 reassembled fixator

8-19-19 getting non-walking cast put on

8-19-19 getting non-walking cast put on--still pretty swollen

8-19-19 getting non-walking cast put on

8-26-19 bill family to visit

8-28-19 Layla's first trip to Mt. Tabor park by our house

8-30-19 Finally!!!!!

8-31-19 celebrating the Chinaberry house sale

9-3-19 new cast

9-5-19 our local Mexican restaurant which we love

9-8-19 Dr. Layla

9-10-19 our open floor plan

9-13-19 we took her for her first McDonalds

9-14-19 Tim in St. Louis cleaning out the house

9-15-19 our new light and asst other electrical work

9-17-19 volleyball night

9-19-19 ken matching laylas ribbon

9-19-19 Mom's fountain in it's place

9-19-19 our wonderful salt water pool

9-20-23-19 kids to KC and me watching Layla for 4 nights

9-24-19 back to Terrell

10-2-19 babysit

10-3-19

10-3-19 Angie's birthday and Cardinal game

10-5-19 Chattanooga lunch with the kids

10-7-19 Cobb Photographic Society minimalist 3rd place

10-9-19 our car seat for Layla

10-12-19 Cardinal play off game on tv---that's how we felt with the way they played!

10-12-19 getting his cast off

10-12-19 dr. terrell

10-12-19 walking with his boot, again

10-15-19 first time with a shoe on in 2 years

10-20-19 first time driving in 2 years (and only 1 other time)

10-22-19 new crown and tooth refilled

10-24-19 photo shoot

10-26-19 ATL gardens with thekids

10-28-19 high shoals falls

10-28-19 out our back door

10-28-19 red top mt.

10-31-19 Halloween!

11-4-19 another trip to Terrells office

11-4-19 another trip to Terrells office---xray with the rod and nail showing

11-5-19 to Gilbert Smith garden with Layla

11-6-19 chasing a laser light

11-7-19 Ken taking layla for a walk on the driveway

11-7-19 Layla looking at pictures of herself

The kids wanted to go to the Sloten auction, so I took that oppurtunity to take Layla a few miles away to the Greenway I loved walking and take her to the waterfall

11-9-19 walking Ivy creek greenway with Layla

11-9-19 walking Ivy creek greenway with Layla---she was so excited when she saw the waterfall. She even started dancing around in circles

11-9-19 walking Ivy creek greenway with Layla

11-9-19 Sloten auction

11-10-19 Gibbs garden

11-11-19 what?

11-12-19 to Hanger clinic for measurements for a CROW boot---told to reduce swelling and come back.

11-13-19---COLD day!

11-13-19 COLD, but Layla doesn't care

11-15-19 measuring for the CROW boot

11-17-19 Layla's birthday present

11-21-19 a girl and her dog

11-24-19 dogsitting while the kids are in St. Louis

11-29-19 2 Sweet

12-1-19 playing with her "new" shopping cart

12-1-19 tree is up!

12-1-19 the china and buffet up that Angie and Josh brought back in the 5x8 trailer

12-5-19 layla loves Santas

12-6-19 Tim's mascot for soccer to tease Josh

12-6-19 Ken's new CROW boot---which he hates

12-6-19 St. Nicks day!

2019-Dec. 10-20 : Zuiderdam 10 nt. sunfarer (Bonaire; Curacao; Aruba; Amber Cove; Half Moon Cay)

It's been over 2 years since our last cruise. During that cruise, we paid the $100/person for the FC Deposit. Of course we had no idea of what was to come in the next year. Ken's diabetes caused his ankle to collapse. For the next 1 1/2 years he was in and out of hospitals and Dr.s' offices. Ultimately it appears they were able to fuse his ankle and save his foot, but he's still a long way from moving well. But we hope that a cruise will be a good way to finally get a little rest and relaxation.

So I booked us an inside handicapped accessible room for $750/person with gratuities included. At that point, we weren't sure if he'd still be in his wheel chair full time or in a boot when the cruise date came. Turns out, both. So when prices for a verandah cabin dropped to $799/person shortly after final payment, I called to grab one of them. But they said we'd loose our gratuities, unless we wanted to upsell to a signature suite for $999/person---then, somehow, we would be able to keep the paid gratuities. Sounded a bit fishie, but I liked the idea of a suite, so I took it.

We had tickets to fly there, but with Ken hurting his leg and needing the wheel chair and other stuff, we decided to drive.

12-8-19 heading to Ft. Lauderdale

12-8-19 heading to Ft. Lauderdale---long drive, but I did it!

We booked an extra couple days at the Wyndham Royal Vista and enjoyed a couple of our old favorite haunts---Flanigans, Lesters, and Wakodahatchee.

12-9-19 Wakodahatchee

12-10-19 embarkation day

Neptune suite 7082

12-12-19 Ken enjoying the sea breeze

12-13-19 Bonaire--Klein Bonaire

12-14-19 Curacao

12-14-19 Curacao---Porto Mari

12-14-19 Curacao---Willemstad

12-15-19 Aruba--Arashi beach

12-16-19 xmas decor going up

12-16-19

12-16-19 classes onboard

12-17-19 Amber Cover DR

12-19-19 Edo took great care of us all trip!

12-19-19 Half Moon Cay

12-19-19 Half Moon Cay--then the rains started!

12-20-19 debarkation day and time to drive home (12 hours of driving)

12-21-19 babysitting

12-22-19 cheese

12-22-19 snuggling with Grandpa

12-25-19 xmas

12-25-19 xmas Sandhill cranes

12-25-19 xmas

12-25-19 xmas---Layla and her Grandmas

12-30-19 windy night

12-30-19 broken crown getting filed (broke it right before our cruise. The dentist said sent her a picture of it. After doing so, she said it would be fine until we get back)

12-31-19 complaining about the Boot to Dr. Terrell

12-31-19 broken leg (on right) from before we left for the cruise

12-31-19 getting another cast applied.

Not the kind of year I was use to. Lots of Dr. appointments for Ken. Another move. Another house purchase. For a short while, we owned 4 houses! But the sale of the New Hope house went great, as well as the purchase of the Lakeshire house. I like the location of our new place. But wish we were able to get out and explore like we did in Buford! Unfortunately, things are about to get much worse!!!!

Random Ramblings Through the Years

Friday, January 11, 2019

2019

2019 Kauai (Jan. 19 - Feb. 2):

8-15-19 Ilizarov apparatus removed!!!! and heel nail or rod inserted

2019-Dec. 10-20 : Zuiderdam 10 nt. sunfarer (Bonaire; Curacao; Aruba; Amber Cove; Half Moon Cay)

Oregon----1980-1993

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