Heads or Tails

After coughing for three months I was lucky enough to develop a slight bladder infection. The doctor prescribed Sulfameth. I must have swallowed the capsule up side down, because the cough is gone! I feel great!

I Win

Yesterday I asked the computer to print some thing off of my friends blog. I wanted one page. It started on page 25 and printed a lot of letters not words. This happened to me a week or two ago and Paige had to help me stop the printing. This time I kept pushing buttons and finally I stopped the printer! I know this was only one battle. I am still losing the war. I will celebrate this victory while I can.

I Love Pie

Yesterday the girls came for home school. I cooked dinner for them and their mother. We had blackberry pie and I had it again for breakfast. Since Ms Kitty eats only cat food I didn’t have to set an example.
My art student entered one of her paintings in 4-H and won a gold. Her mother was very excited.

Drain me, but don't detain me

Time for my yearly Physical, taken about every three years.
It’s time to make a donation to a test tube.
Oh, great there are at least twenty-five people in this waiting room. I’m lucky to get a seat; if it could be called lucky. Since gas has risen to $4.00 a gallon I‘ll wait and not make a second trip.
Waiting was boring,until she entered the room. She was Blond, cute and wearing high top, lime green tennis shoes. This three feet tall beauty was about three years old. She followed her mother and baby brother, in a stroller, to the corner and sat down.
Immediately she spied the fountain of youth in the corner. Its name was Arrow Head and she was thirsty. Against mothers advice she crossed the room and got a paper cup, and dropped it on the floor. Getting a second cup she expertly filled it with water. This kid was no novice.
Daddy now joined the family and fearing a spill he took the cup.
“That’s my water!” She said with authority, “You can get you some over there.” she gestured toward the water stand.
She kept up the lively chatter as she continued to drain and refill the cup three more times. This floor show was worth the long wait.
Finally her family was called into the lab. It was soon apparent that she was the one to be treated.
Her screams of,” No, No”, was delivered with that same intense authority as before. It flooded the waiting room. She was out of sight, but I imagine it took a crew to administer the treatment.
Finally, it was my turn. As I watched the elixir of life leave my arm and fill the small tube I thought, “Old blood sure is dark.”

Elderly Abuse

COMPUTER FRIENDLY,I DON’T THINK SO.
It’s my opinion that they all come with a built in demon that hates old people. The older I get the more problems I have with the thing. I think the term “elderly abuse” applies, or should. My five year old great grandson manages better than I do. I lose complete writings. Once I had to turn in an assignment that was all on the right side of the paper, leaving the left side blank. What works one time doesn't work again.
I got on face book and now I can’t make the thing work. I have a blog and finally have learned to edit the thing.
This demon has a crew. It also affects my phone. I can’t retrieve messages. My cell phone has eleven messages on it that remain a mystery. I can text, but only if I receive a message and return one. Email is O.K. sometime, but I sometime lose that too.
I never seem to lose the people taking surveys. Recently after answering a list of question I was asked my age and found I had missed the cut off age by ten years. I won’t be taking any more surveys! I’m now old enough to know better.
There is an army of people who phone and want to clean my air ducts. I don’t have forced heat, unless you count hot flashes. A branch of this same army wants to fix whatever is broken in my home. My home is in good shape. It’s me that needs fixing.
I received a notice to serve on a jury. I have never had that experience. I entered the building and got in a long line. After a while I asked if it was the right line. It wasn’t. These people were here to pay traffic fines. There was no court scheduled for today! I had neglected to phone the night before as instructed. Because of my age I am permanently excused from jury duty. Finally, I get a reward for being as old as a tree.

Grandma's bandaid station

Paige and Isaac have stopped here on the way home form Utah. Paige was well when she arrived last evening. She now has the stomach flu and has been up several times during the night. Isaac has given her a blessing and I have been to the drug store and bought what the druggist suggested. She is resting now and seems to be better.

It is reminiscent the old days. Crystal would send the kids with chickenpox to stay with Grandma. It's good to be useful.