Thanks again for the presents! The weather today is really spring like.
Must have been about 40, now I have water everywhere and I'm sure ice
by morning. Christmas day had dinner at Jane's and then later went to
the Richters for more FOOD. It started blowing the light snow around about
6:30 so had to leave early.....the drive home was not the best. Had my first
cancer checkup on Monday, everything going fine next appointment --April.

HAPPY NEW YEAR -- Will see you than.

Finally I started to put some Christmas items up. Most all of my lighted school houses are in the
window the others in various places. That was
all that I was going to put up but then I got the
wall christmas tree down. This Saturday morning I
will have my travelling bowling team (8) here for
brunch, so thought maybe a few itmes would look nice
this is the only entertaining I have scheduled.SO FAR.
Should do more as it's a lot of work to get the
Christmas dishes out. My bowling last night was really,
really bad !! I had a whole "99" with a high game of
143, wonder what happened. We had snow last night
so I better get to shoveling.

Thanksgiving Day

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Can't believe it's here already, tomorrow's blink and it will be Christmas. Other than last weekend not much has happen. Last Saturday
Grams and I went to Mankato for some shopping, can home early and took her to the
ER Naeve Hospital, spent 7:30 until 10 pm there (she has a bad foot infection, I'm
sure you will get the details in her Blog)Anyway I hadn't plan to spend most of
Sunday at the ER. She needed to go at 8am 4pm and 8pm for a shot in her hand and washing of foot. She went to work Monday and had the same schedule at ER. Doing ok now.

Going to the Richter's for dinner today so better starting cutting up items for one of my salads.

Well I guess my message of yesterday didn't get printed.
So will try another time.
Got my flu shot last Friday, should be illfree this winter!
Saturday was Alden's Craft sale at school, Grams,Sindi,Steph
and myself attended, not as much as some other years. Had lunch
at school and then I went to Legion Steak supper that night that
always is SO......good. Sunday night Bette and I attened Clavary
Baptist Church concert, not putting that on my calendar for next
year!!!!

Monday, Aunt Lucille came over and we attended Gladys Weyrum's
99th birthday party, she is still a very sharp lady. That night
I went to a Healty Holiday Cooking school for Diabetics... Nothing
good to eat !! Tuesday we had a bit of winter return....sleety and
rain in forecast....had a hair cut and decided not to in for bowling
by 5pm it hit but not for long...guess I could have gone (my age is
catching up with me). Anyway, had a good supper, neighbor Halane
came with goulash etc..(husband is in Missouri this week) Thursday,
we plan on having LIVER and ONIONS and she will try touching up my
water spots on the porch ceiling. Friday going to Owatonna to have
lunch with a former SW teacher and Saturday will have a RED HAT outing
in Wells, catholic church having something. Had eye appointment this
morning, every thing ok that a plus! I think that covers everything.

Time for a Up-date

Thanks Sindi for updating all! After about 3 weeks of daily trying, Grams
got the magic touch last night and all is working again. Hasn't the last few days
been something, I could handle another month just like today. Must be close to 70

I completed my 6 weeks M-F radiation treatment on October 23. Now I have a whole day to do whatever. So today I got up put my shoes on and started. Hung the drapes
out to blow,,,,,washed the curtains,,,hung them out,, washed windows and started cleaning the walls. Then decided to shorten the curtains which took time as my thumb on right hand doesn't work for sewing but got done and room looks fresh.
I'll be gone on Tuesday so Wednesday will finish the other half. This Friday night the Hollandale school has their annual supper can't believe the food they have, so we need to attend. Tonight is Civic Music,duel pianist. Should be good, and Saturday is the BIG Alden's Craft Show.

Computer up and running !

Via Sindi's Computer

Aunties computer is having some technical difficulties. It keeps asking her for her new password and the screen is blank. Hopefully the computer tech guy that she is trying to get a hold of will help her out. Or, she could buy a new computer.

Catching up on blogging. Last week we had a very enjoyable Civic Music concert, Russian Dancers. Friday night was ACT production of Tammy Wynette life-Stand by your Man.
That was outstanding. Saturday,retirement party for Dean Sorensen, and supper at Main Street with Sue and Granms. Sunday the Andersen children had a early 90th birthday party for their dad, Uncle Benny birthday is in December but son's from South Carolina and Missouri don't like Minnesota in winter. (Benny is Grandpa Rudy's brother-in-law). Oh forgot had to have my picture taken Thursday for church book. (Maybe I can have Sindi update my 40year old picture that's on the blog!!!!!) The only thing on for this week is daily visits to hospital, I now start in the mornings 10:30 maybe I might get something done in afternoon.

Steph, glad you have started blogging. Same for you Andrea, glad you had time to visit us last week,

Past Week

One week down and five to go !!!
Bowled a great series again this week, this won't last.
Saturday was our monthly get together 8 bowlers (we were on the Albert Lea Travelling team at one time or another) serverd a waffle brunch with all the various topping. Can't remember but I think there were 8 or 9 towns we bowled at once a month. I do remember all the good food we had afterwards. Then Saturday night was the annual Lions BBQ Rib dinner was very tasty.
Sunday after church went to Austin, Grams needed a new ribbon for printer, Albert Lea doesn't handle carry it. Thursday I have an every radiation appointment 10:15 then we will leave for
Garrison, this will be the last time for the year.

This past week

Well I started bowling Tuesday, to high of scores for first week, all 3 games were 150's
I won't be able to keep that average for long. Wednesday, they laid new cement in front
of my garage door, and the start of "radiation" treatments for 6 weeks, as of know I'm going at
2:30 daily. Thursday was a free big supper for RSVP Volunteers in Albert Lea, the food was good. Saturday was the trip to Lanesboro and Legion Steak supper. Somenight I will remember to not be a pig eating the cabbage salad, I was really busy the rest of the night !!!! Sunday night Grams and I went to the movie "Mamma Mia" need more shows like that. Nothing special going on this week, just my daily visit to the hospital.

LOST !

Wonder what happened to every thing I had typed!!
Oh well wasn't that important, I'm not going to retype.
Have a good week and I'll again next week.

Fall in the air!!!

Up Date

Not much to report this week...... Last Thursday night we went to Mankato, Gram needed some information from GAGS......We stopped at Catherines' bought a new outfit that wasn't needed, but cost was only $11.98 original cost about $50. Friday delivered dinners 3 stops and 5 meals. Later we joined ladies night out at the Legion. Saturday lunch at Senior Dinning, A/C Supt. gave an update with regards to the school addition and enrollment. Came home and did some baking. Sunday Jim and Sharon stopped at Gram for lunch so I was invited their.
Yesterday I had doctor appointment(s) regarding my upcoming radiation treatments. Someone forgot to make the "simulation" appointment so Wednesday 9/3, I will have that done. Then they will set the starting day and time (6 weeks 5 days a week ending around 10/17/08)
Well I better start packing, leaving in the morning for Garrison, will be their thru Labor Day.

well, I had another fall!!

I had another fall. I had a weekend visitor, sierra (the dog). Somehow I got tangled in the chain and down I went. The neighbor guy was outside and heard me shout for help, so he came and helped me up. NO broken bones, only my pride. But am I ever sore, bruised and bled alot, but my personal nurse came to my aid and bandaged me up.

Attended the firemans pork chop and sweet corn feed on Saturday night. MMMM good.

Friday night Grama Bling and I went to a cousins supper in Albert Lea. Good to talk of when we were young.

This coming Monday(8/25) I go to the oncology dept at the Hospital to get my appt's set up for radiation treatments. Will let you know how that all goes.

Casino Trip

Sue, your casino trip sounds like the one my friend Jan and I did a few years ago. We started at Red Wing, Hastings Hinckly, Duluth (both BlackBear and Downtown) and all the way north to Grand Marais and up to the border casino. That was a scary place! then onward to Ely and back down the other side stopping at Walker, Garrison, Morton and homeward. We probably spent a total of an hour an a half at each, as neither of us won anything. Was just a fun trip

Casino Trip

This weekend

You figured it out!! Auntie doesn't have the bloggin down. Just read Grama Blings and thats about the same. Two of my neighbor guys turned 60 this summer and had a "Town" Hog Roast with corn and beans and of course all the beer you could drink last night.
After church this morning, neighbor Steve gave me two bags of corn, so that kept me busy this afternoon preparing the corn for freezing. Other than that, nothing exciting.
BIG fire at the end of 109 and 46. (the old Carlson place) a shed burned down. 4 fire dept's had to respond to keep the barn and garage and house wet. So we had to check it out.

Health

I really think I'm a healthy person but have been proven wrong. In November of 2005 I was diagnosis as a diabetic. I'm still in denial. Then June 6, 2008 I had my regular diabetes check-up and breast exam. WELL, June 16, I had a mammogram four lumps that needed to removed.
June 19, visited Dr. Lotts, and had a biopsy of left breast. June25, Reading of the pathologists report. I have cancer in left breast! Rather shocking !!! I was given a month to have fun and worry about this. Then Monday, July 28, sugery was done. It was a lumpectomy. Thursday, July 31, Bette went along to hear the results of the surgery.... Dr. Lotts had good news: all the cancer cells were
removed. In about 3 weeks I will need to start radiation for every day for about 6 weeks.

Thanks goodness I have a sister near by to watchover me. THANKS SIS!

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