I got my hair cut today getting ready for my hospital and nursing home stay. I decided I wanted the works so I took my own hair spray and gel. Nicole cut it dry and then washed it and dried it and curling ironed it and ratted it and it really looked good. Nicole can take a short cut and make it look good. Hopefully, it'll still look good by Sunday.
I shopped at Walmart and got some snacks for Frank while I'm gone. Trudy can pick up things for him while I'm gone. I can't believe it's only 4 days away-actually 3 days since Friday is almost over. I called the nursing home and they are expecting me. I will have the lady at the hospital call them when the time comes. Trudy will register for me. She is a real life saver in times like this. And an all around sweet heart all the time. I hope I will loose weight again. I've been eating too many sweets these last 4 months. My drug of choice, SUGAR!
Friday, August 7, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Wednesday's Trip to H'ville
We left about 10:30 AM and drove to H'ville to see the foot man about Dad's insoles. Then we went to the pain clinic to pick up his Rx and then over to see Dr Phillips. After that, we dined on a fine cheeseburger at McDonald's and later topped it off with a Oreo cookie Blizzard from Dairy Queen in Madison. From there we went to the pharmacy to fill the Rx and finally home!
I need to get my hair trimmed since I'll be down and at home (or somewhere...) and my hair will really be bushy by then. It's really a nice length right now but give it another two days and it will be pre-bush.
We didn't have any rain today but the weatherman is still saying we may have storms tonight. The grass is getting to long now and most of the neighbors are already mowing. I hate it when the grass is so long that it leaves cut grass all over the yard. I used to rake that up and put it in different places in the lawn, but now I'm too lazy to do that! Either too lazy or have no energy for that activity....okay, so it's a combination of both!
I need to get my hair trimmed since I'll be down and at home (or somewhere...) and my hair will really be bushy by then. It's really a nice length right now but give it another two days and it will be pre-bush.
We didn't have any rain today but the weatherman is still saying we may have storms tonight. The grass is getting to long now and most of the neighbors are already mowing. I hate it when the grass is so long that it leaves cut grass all over the yard. I used to rake that up and put it in different places in the lawn, but now I'm too lazy to do that! Either too lazy or have no energy for that activity....okay, so it's a combination of both!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Hospital Visit
At 10:45 AM I was at Crestwood Hospital to pre-register for my upcoming surgery. My appointment was at 11:00 but the lady wrote my name down and didn't ask about the time. Whhile I was waiting, several other people came in. I got to go back first so getting there earily was a plus. They already had all of my information in the computer so I just had to enitial papers and get my blood taken and I was through.
Dad has Drs appointments tomorrow (Wednesday) so Karen and I won't be able to take a trip. And I'll be in the hospital the next Wednesday. Some times life gets in the way of things.
Dad has Drs appointments tomorrow (Wednesday) so Karen and I won't be able to take a trip. And I'll be in the hospital the next Wednesday. Some times life gets in the way of things.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Another Monday #2
I went to exercise class today since I missed all of last week. Came right home and took a small nap or just rested. I had to wash whites for I've already packed for the nursing home and I run out of whites sooner now.
I go to Crestwood Hospital tomorrow at 11:00 AM to register and get blood tests done. Only 8 more days to go!
I go to Crestwood Hospital tomorrow at 11:00 AM to register and get blood tests done. Only 8 more days to go!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Sunday News
Church was good (it won't ever be bad!). It just dawned on me that I won't be here to play for the Primary program! The program is 6 Sundays away and in 10 more days I'll be in the hospital with a new knee. I asked Jenifer Harris if she would play for me and she said she would. Now, I'll have to get the music to her. I began playing the piano in Primary just after the Primary program last year. Just talked to Jennifer and she can't play for the program. She is called to play the piano in the Spanish meeting which meets in the Relief Society room during our Sacrament meeting so she will be needed back there. She suggested that I call Susan Harris and ask for help since she is the music person for the Ward. I really need help!
Frank is slowly getting back his energy from his fevers. I have to call the hospital to see when I can pre-register and get a date to get my lab work done. I'm getting nervous about it now. Time is running out!
Frank is slowly getting back his energy from his fevers. I have to call the hospital to see when I can pre-register and get a date to get my lab work done. I'm getting nervous about it now. Time is running out!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
My Brother
My brother, Dossey H. White, Jr., was 6 1/2 years older than I. He later changed his first name to "Doss" because too many people thought Dossey was a girl's name.
I remember walking to school with him when I first started to school. Sometimes we would walk home in the alley. As he got older, he went on to high school and I didn't walk with him any more.
He and our neighbor Nick Hobbs would go arrow head hunting. Sometimes he would let me go
with him. I learned how to spot arrow heads and one time helped him fine a burial place.
We had a small boat that he and my father had built from a kit they got from Sear's and it had a 7 1/2 horse power motor on it. He would get me to go arrow head hunting so I could help him carry the boat to the water. We had a car top carrier that fit on the top of the car and we would strap the boat onto the car and we would drive to the river and put the boat in. We would ride to 7 Mile Island and when the water in the river was low, we would hunt for arrow heads. It was a fun time for me. My family would also load the boat on top of the car and go to the river for a ride.
My Dad taught my brother to work on cars and back in the 50's one could find the parts to the old Ford A-Models he and got an old A-Model to run. One time he put the axle in backwards and it ran backwards when it was in 1st gear.
He always liked foreign cars and he had a BMW (I think that is what the name of it was. It wasn't a "beemer" but it was a sports car). Sometimes he would let me go with him to the car races at the old air base at Courtland where they would race the small cars. It was a lot of fun.
When he graduated from high school, he went to the University of Alabama and I ruled the roost at home!
I remember walking to school with him when I first started to school. Sometimes we would walk home in the alley. As he got older, he went on to high school and I didn't walk with him any more.
He and our neighbor Nick Hobbs would go arrow head hunting. Sometimes he would let me go
with him. I learned how to spot arrow heads and one time helped him fine a burial place.
We had a small boat that he and my father had built from a kit they got from Sear's and it had a 7 1/2 horse power motor on it. He would get me to go arrow head hunting so I could help him carry the boat to the water. We had a car top carrier that fit on the top of the car and we would strap the boat onto the car and we would drive to the river and put the boat in. We would ride to 7 Mile Island and when the water in the river was low, we would hunt for arrow heads. It was a fun time for me. My family would also load the boat on top of the car and go to the river for a ride.
My Dad taught my brother to work on cars and back in the 50's one could find the parts to the old Ford A-Models he and got an old A-Model to run. One time he put the axle in backwards and it ran backwards when it was in 1st gear.
He always liked foreign cars and he had a BMW (I think that is what the name of it was. It wasn't a "beemer" but it was a sports car). Sometimes he would let me go with him to the car races at the old air base at Courtland where they would race the small cars. It was a lot of fun.
When he graduated from high school, he went to the University of Alabama and I ruled the roost at home!
Girl Scouts
My older brother was a boy scout and I went to his courts of honor and went with my parents when they took him to scout camp. I read his Boy Scout manual and all of his Boy's Life magazines. That made me a natural shew in for the Girl Scouts.
I was a Brownie as early as I could be. I remember going to the meetings and somewhere have a picture of me in my Brownie uniform. I remember riding the bus to go to my Girl Scout meetings. I learned how to do a hospital corner in making up a bed and I'm sure I learned something about sewing but I don't remember now what it was.
I loved to go to Girl Scout Camp each summer. I would go by myself even if I didn't have a friend to go with me. We stayed in cabins and had camp fires. I loved to sit around the camp fire and sing the Girl Scout songs. Going to the bathroom at night was quite a trial. The bathrooms were permanent latrines and there was always a buzzing sound coming from them. At night, with a flash light and all by myself, I would trudge to the latrine. That took courage!
After my Scout group broke up, I found one that had a lot of my friends in it and joined it. I have a picture of all of us girls standing behind a table where we must have had a ceremony or something. The Girl Scouts then didn't have the program like they do today but I went as far as I could go in the Scouts. I have good memories of being in the Girl Scouts.
I was a Brownie as early as I could be. I remember going to the meetings and somewhere have a picture of me in my Brownie uniform. I remember riding the bus to go to my Girl Scout meetings. I learned how to do a hospital corner in making up a bed and I'm sure I learned something about sewing but I don't remember now what it was.
I loved to go to Girl Scout Camp each summer. I would go by myself even if I didn't have a friend to go with me. We stayed in cabins and had camp fires. I loved to sit around the camp fire and sing the Girl Scout songs. Going to the bathroom at night was quite a trial. The bathrooms were permanent latrines and there was always a buzzing sound coming from them. At night, with a flash light and all by myself, I would trudge to the latrine. That took courage!
After my Scout group broke up, I found one that had a lot of my friends in it and joined it. I have a picture of all of us girls standing behind a table where we must have had a ceremony or something. The Girl Scouts then didn't have the program like they do today but I went as far as I could go in the Scouts. I have good memories of being in the Girl Scouts.
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