June 30, 2011

Can't believe it's the last day of June already. After all the rain it looks like we are finally going to get a couple sunny days. It was cool yesterday. Only got up to 62 degrees. But it was still sticky and humid in the early part of the day. I didn't do anything. Watched the trial all day. The defense might close up today and the state will have their rebuttals and hopefully it will go to the jury real fast. Get that Casey Anthony back in her cell where she belongs and not in front of the cameras that she so enjoys.
Jane went up to Watertown to see Gavin and Cortney and the new baby yesterday but I haven't heard from her yet. Sometime today probably.
I only saw one of the fox pups yesterday. They mowed the back hill so they won't have the tall grass to hide in any more. That means they will be staying further away on the hill area. With the sunny days I will see them I hope.
I'm feeling better. The tail bone injury is healing but still aches when I sit. It's when I go to stand that the pressure is bad and it bothers me.
I am staying in today. Tomorrow I'll have to go out again though.
Have a nice day everyone. I forget that it's the 4th of July weekend so I hope you all have a good one! Take care.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011-Visitors-New Addition In Family

Yesterday my cousin, Angie, brought her Gram ( My Aunt Mary) and Mary's sister, Veronica, over with her. That was a surprise. I was expecting Angie because I had asked her to exchange some coins for me. She just bought a new car. It's a convertible and Mary and Veronica were riding with the top down. They loved it! I only wished I had thought to take pictures while they were here and of them in the car. Darn it. Hope I get another opportunity to get some pics of them.

I'm healing up from my fall on Friday. My legs aren't feeling bad and the tail bone is not as bad but still bothers me a bit when I sit too long.

I went out today. Had to go to Walmart for a few items and to Agway for some critter food. I went during the lunch time when the trial was in recess so I wouldn't miss anything.
Jeanne called around 2:00 and wanted to come over and show me her new vehicle she just bought today. It's a Toyota Rav. A small SUV. It's beautiful!! And I'll be able to get in it! I never could get a ride from her before because I can't get out of small cars. I have a hard enough time getting out of my Oldsmobile and that's a mid size car. I always wished I had bought a small truck. I don't have the leg muscles to get up so always use my arms to push myself up and out. But with SUV's I can just slide into the seat or up a little. I love them.
Jeanne stayed till around five then I walked out to see her new vehicle and look it over. Took some pics of her. Will add one later here.
It got quite warm today but this evening we had a couple hard downpours. Tomorrow is going to be a lot cooler. Only about 69 or 70. I like that!
My nephew, Gavin, and his girlfriend, Cortney, had their baby boy at 1:38 this morning. ( The 28th) She was having a hard time so they took it C-section. She had been in the hospital all day and night. A little boy. They named him Xander Lyric Miller. Quite a name huh? They are living with her father up near Watertown. Her father retired from the military. Jane is driving up tomorrow to see them so I'll find out more after that.
That's all for now.
Take care everyone.

Sunday, June 26, 2011-Tail Bone Hurts

I haven't been this uncomfortable sitting since before my surgery. I really done a job on it. My insides are hurting a bit also in my liver area. It's an uncomfortable aching. I don't like that. This fall has done me in I think. Got bruises on my toes and a big one on my left leg, on the front bone of the lower area. Didn't notice it yesterday. My shoulders hurt. I'm just a mess again. But it's the sitting part that bothers me the most. After feeling so good all these months. Pisses me off.

Four fox pups are out! Last night the mom brought them all out with her. It was so much fun watching them. I was talking to my daughter on the phone when they came out so I was trying to hold the phone and the camera at the same time. Didn't get the best shots but I'll get better ones soon.
And did I mention that one of the foxes caught one of the Weasels!! That weasel (Ermine) was fighting and squirming while in that fox's mouth. But the chipmunks are happy! I didn't get a picture of that event though. I didn't have my camera in my hand and he was almost to the woods already.
It's another gloomy day. Looks like more rain. Poor Jessi. Hope her birthday party doesn't get rained on. Nina is having her party today. Jessi called me last night first to thank me for her card and then I talked to Nina. Nina will be having a couple of tough months with no income. She didn't get any other job for the summer. I would think she could collect unemployment for those two months but maybe not. She won't get a paycheck till Sept. when she goes back to teaching at the college. She should have had her pay spread out to 12 months. I guess they do have that option.
Guess I better get off this chair. I am not feeling that great.
Have a nice day everyone.

Saturday, June 25, 2011-A Bit Sore Today

My tail bone is sore and both knees are sore and up on the right side of my back. My shoulders hurt a bit also. I should be okay in a few days. That was a hard floor to fall on. But I am up and about as long as I hold on tight to my walker. Can't put too much weight on my left leg because of that knee hurting so much. That one wasn't because of the fall, although it could have made it worse. The right knee was twisted but I think it will be okay. I notice a few toes hurting a little also. Might have bent them a bit when I fell. Anyway. Enough of that!
It sure did rain hard early this morning but now it looks like it might clear up and maybe the sun will be out the rest of the day.
I didn't see the pups this morning because it was raining so hard. But a few minutes ago I did see the daddy fox carrying off that weasel!! So the chipmunks are happy about that! But I'm sure there is a family of them out there. The Ermines are so cute too though. I could see it in the fox's mouth and it was really fighting to get loose. I guess the fox didn't shake it hard enough like they did the squirrels.
Last night it was pouring too much also and the mommy skunk didn't bring the babies down. But she came running out of the woods real fast when she heard me throwing some nuts out to the foxes. Ha! I love all the critters. They sure keep me entertained.
The trial was stopped this morning before it even got started. Some legal issue. So now it won't be back till Monday morning. It was supposed to go all day today too. Bet those jurors are mad.
I'm not going to be doing much today.
Have a nice day everyone.

June 24, 2011-I Fell This Morning

Today did not start out too well. I was in the kitchen getting breakfast. I had just opened the refrigerator door and my slipper toe did not slide as I turned. Sort of like when you scuff your toe. I got knocked off balance and down I went onto that hard concrete floor. Right on my ass. I felt my right knee twist as I fell. I had a hold of the door for a second and I think that helped from really crashing hard. So wonder I didn't break it. I hurt my tail bone and my left thumb a little. I tried to avoid using my hands fearing another broken wrist. I got myself in a sitting position and decided how I was going to get up. I felt like nothing was broke, thank God! Then I slid on my butt to the rug then got on my knees and crawled into the living room to my coffee table. There is a step stool under it so I got that out and backed myself up to it and pushed till I got my butt onto that and then pushed backwards and got myself up onto the coffee table and then I could stand from there. Sure took the breath out of me for a bit but I'm okay. I took two Ibuprofen. My left knee was hurting all day yesterday and now I have a sore right knee but hopefully that will go away. The worst hurt is on my tail bone right now. That's all I need is something going wrong in that area after all I've been through with the surgery. The trouble with falling it knocks the insides around too much. I can feel a slight discomfort in my right back area. That area always bothers me.
Thank heavens nothing broke. So now I'm trying to watch the trial and sit as comfortable as I can but have to keep getting up or moving because of the tail bone.
I won't go to any doctor unless I feel that something isn't right or is getting worse.
Other than that the sun has come out for a while and it's going to be a hot and humid day. I had just looked out my bedroom window this morning after all that happened and saw a deer going into the woods. Didn't catch it in time to get a photo. Then a few minutes later I looked out and there was the daddy fox sitting there. I kept watching and the two pups came running out. One climbed the tree. The daddy came over to get some food and made the pups go back into the woods though so I didn't see them again.
Last night around 6 pm I was looking out and there was one lonely pup all by himself snooping around on top of the rock wall. He seemed so tiny. Then he came down the wall and into the area under my window. I was trying my hardest to get some good pics but I didn't. I did get some video of him though. He had found one of the treats outside my living room window. Boy, did he pick that up and run with it. back to the woods. never saw him again. These pups are so adorable to watch. I'm not sure just how many are out there yet. All I have seen at the same time is two. But I'm figuring there are more. If the dad was watching two then the mother was probably with the others. There are usually four.
It was a rainy yesterday here. Rained a bit this morning and we could get some scattered showers all day today.
My brother Rich called this morning. He and Ann are heading out to Geneva, NY for Ann's daughter's wedding tomorrow. They didn't have anyone to watch their dog and I guess Rick thought I could. I told him it would be too traumatizing for my birds and that I couldn't take him out to walk him. So he thought maybe they'd just get a motel room that accepted dogs out there. But they had already booked their room at the castle out there where the wedding reception is going to be. Hope they find a solution. I would have taken Rudy if I could have. He's such a nice little dog.
By the way. Rick said his truck runs so good now. They put a whole new back end in it. Over $4,000 it would have cost but rick had the extended warranty on it. So it didn't cost him anything. Not even labor.
My brother Steve is heading either to Ashville, NC tomorrow or to NH to see his daughter, Alysha. Not sure where exactly.
Jane and Savey will be going to the wedding out in Geneva tomorrow. They have a room at the castle also. They can afford it..Ha! No one else is going though. We really don't know Ann's daughter.
So that is all for now. Take care everyone and have a nice weekend wherever you are.