Aww Fresh Air!

Hi everyone, this is Carey. I know, I know I'm not the usual Dad or Thereasa but I will have to do for the night. As you know Mom and Dad went to the mountains. They've been enjoying themselves so much that they don't want to come home until at least Wednesday. Ok well maybe that isn't the whole reason for staying so long. Chad and I planned this camping trip a long time ago but we told them it was for Mon-Wed. they got impatient and left early without us. But that's besides the point. Marty and Thereasa are up there having fun with them although apparently got a flat tire on the 4 wheeler so when Chad and I go up we wont be able to ride it. Personally I think they did that on purpose. Anyway, I talked to Dad on the radio and he says that Mom just LOVES the puppy, and that she had an EXCELLENT day today. Who could blame her. I would bet anyone would have an excellent day sitting in the fresh cool mountain air, and if that wasn't enough sitting in the hot springs swimming pool.
Sorry it's not much of a report for Mom, but that's all I got from my brief conversation with Dad on the radio, well that and the fact that I've been informed I have to take him some home made cookies when I go up on Monday.
See you next time! ~Carey

Oh Captain ,Oh Captain

HI everyone it's Thereasa again. I know, i know I'm not as fun as dad is to listen to, but he asked me to blog for him tonight. He called to let us know that they picked up Moms puppy from the air port and are headed out of Boise as I write this blog to do some camping. He says she's real happy to finally get her "Captain"( that's what she told me his name is). She's been talking about getting this puppy for weeks now and she'd get real upset when we had to tell her he wasn't here yet, so I bet she's just a smiling away. I 'm not sure how Dad feels about Captain, but I know he'd do just about anything right now to keep Mom happy. Although I know a couple of times he tried to tell her he ran away...But Mom didn't believe him. It's funny how some things she remembers and others she doesn't. She sure remembered Katy telling her she would send her a puppy. Well that's all I know for tonight. Marty, the kids, and I are headed up to camp tomorrow, maybe when we get back Sunday I'll blog again to let you know how they are doing. Hope everything is well with all of you. ~Thereasa P.S. I figured out the spell check...lol

We are heading for the hills

I am sorry about not getting a post on here last night. I sat down and typed one but when I was done, I hit a wrong button and puff, it was gone. I was just to tired to do it again.

Patsy has been hanging on. The pain gets her down but her great husband keeps her going. She has another appointment with Carol tomorrow. I want to talk to you about what is happening on that front but I want to wait a few more days. I will tell you to look up "aluminum poisoning" and see what we may have found. Carol has ordered the antidote and she starts it tomorrow. We are very excited and look forward to sharing the results with you as they develop.

We are still not back in the bus yet and so we have decided to go camping with the kids for the next week. Patsy has the bed in the van and I would love to be along the creek for some needed R & R.

We will be leaving tomorrow and after a stop at Carols, we are headed to the hills for the weekend.

Marty and Thereasa are coming with the kids until Sunday and Chad and Carey will be coming up Monday and staying until wed. So please keep checking the blog and I will try to have the kids let you know what is happening.

One last thing, some of you have asked how I am holding up and the answer is "YES". I still have my bad days and they can be a little rough when I don't get enough sleep. I love Patsy so much and I am thankful that I have the opportunity to take care of her. Thanks to all of you and the help from my kids, I am doing okay. Money continues to be a little tight. SSI has kicked in and Patsy is on Medicaid. $671.00 doesn't go very far and I have been paying Carol what I can.

We still have each other and we still have great family and friends. I am doing fine and we keep going a day at a time. Thanks for riding along, RAZ

"Patsy, where the heck are you headed"?????

I looked and looked and didn't see one darn pig today!!! But the best news is Patsy didn't either. We went to Carols today and Things seemed to go really well. Except for the new bruise on her hinny, she didn't do to bad today. OK, OK, here is the story.

We have moved out of the bus for a few days while we get some work done. We are sleeping in the van that I have fixed up for when we go playing. We have pulled the seats out and I have made a good foam bed in the back. Patsy sleeps really good in the van and I get by. ( I made her bed a bit better than mine). So I set the portapoty out side in case she needed to go in the night. She did, and I was about to get up and go help her but she was doing really good and said she could handle it. So I watched as she slid over to the side door of the van, and then I watched as she stood up and boy I thought that was fantastic. And then I watched her as she started to walk away from the potty. I yelled "Patsy, where the heck are you headed". I don't think I said heck.

Anyway, I guess it startled her back to reality and she turned around to see why I was yelling at her. I was trying to get out of the van to go help her and that is when I watched her fall on her backside. Dang it, I felt so bad that I didn't get there fast enough. So she is feeling a little sore tonight and after a couple of pain pills, she has called it a night.

The good news is, She was pretty coherent today and that was good. Tomorrow is another day and we always hope for the best. Keep her in your prayers, she is a very special gal. RAZ

Holy Sparkaroni!!!

I'm back. Thanks Thereasa for helping me out last night. I really don't know what I would do without her and the rest of my kids. They have been such a big support. I have heard it said, "It is what it is so just deal with it". Well. I have been trying but I have to tell you, sometimes I just don't know if I am strong enough fore the both of us.

The past week or so has been really hard for Patsy and it is hard to listen or talk to her a not get a little worried.

So here is what I have learned and just maybe all you tough guys out there should pay a little attention!!!

I am smart enough to learn how to do a little cooking. I have learned that whites and darks should not be mixed in a washer. Thereasa has seen me work a vacuum cleaner and take out the garbage.

I am so big and strong that I can lift my wife in and out of bed and dress her and comb her hair.

But as strong as I think I am, I am just a crybaby when I am laying with my wife and watch her struggle. I am not sure that I will ever get so strong to overcome that and I am not sure I want to.

It has been a tough couple of days. Patsy has kept me up quite a bit and sleep has been a little on the short side for me lately. Today was some better.

The boys came out and helped get the windows in the bedroom of the RV and did some work on the roof air and we are going to turn the bed around so that I have better access to Patsy.It was a good day. While we were working on the bus, ok, while Chad and Marty worked on the bus and I watched, Patsy spent the day talking to the girls. I took time to give her a bath and then back to the bedroom where they spent most of the day telling stories. I got them to cut her fingernails and I believe my grand daughter is going to paint them tomorrow. We got done with the work and gathered Patsy and the kids outside for a few fireworks.

Holy Sparkaroni!!! The kids had a good time and Patsy and I enjoyed the show and the kids. I have put her to bed and I think she is really tired. Maybe the pigs won't bother us tonight and we can get some sleep. Either way. I will let you know tomorrow when we meet again. Thanks for riding along, RAZ

A Story of a Mouse and a Pig.

Hi everyone its Thereasa again. Moms had a couple of strange days. Shes been having some pain, but she has been hulusinating a lot! Dad hasn't gotten hardly any sleep, so I told him that I would blog for him tonight. Mom wanted to let everyone know that I needed to do the blog because shes "wacko" and dads tired. Lol She made me tell you that. I guess I will tell you the story of the Mouses and the Pig. Yesterday afternoon I guess mom had told dad that there was a mouse in the bus and then later that she saw a pig on her top shelf. Dad called me out to the bus. I went back to her bed to talk to her. I asked her how she was and she told me to look over at the shelf. I looked and didn't see anything so I asked her what I was supose to be looking at. She asked me if I saw the pig. I said no and Mom said (pointing at the shelf) that the pig was right there sitting next to the mouse on the top shelf. I decided to humer her and asked what they were doing. She told me that they were talking to each other. I asked what they were saying and she told me she didnt know, that they were talking to quite to hear what they were saying. Unfortionely she contenued to see them throught out the day. She even asked Nathan (my son) to get them and put them outside. But he told her he didnt see them, so she looked and then she said they must have left. Most of the day yesterday she wasn't quite here with us. That night I went to a movie with a friend and when I came home after midnight I saw that Mom and dad were till up. Dad text saying Mom wasnt doing very well, so I went out to the bus. Mom was wide awake! Her eyes looked kinda glazed over, but she was happy and perky. I asked her why she was still up and she said she neededd to figure out a title paper. I asked what title paper. She told me the one for Mike ( for those of you who don't know Mike is the guy Dad use to work for selling cars). I told her not to worry about it we would do it in the morning. (There is no title paper to do) We talked for a while longer, mostly I just listend to her, becasue she didnt make sense. Poor Dad. I got to go in and go to bed, but Dad had to stay up, because Mom stayed up talking nonsence for a long while after. So that leads us to today. Dad took mom to Carol and she said not to sleep in the bus because she thinks the alumunum is affecting mom. They are trying it for 2 days to see what happens. Mom was loopy again today but says she hasn't seen her mouse or pig today. She still was often confused and not quite with us, but she seems happy in her "wacko" state. Dads real worried , but we all still hope for a good night sleep tonight and a better day tomorrow. Good night everyone. if dad is too tired tomaoorow I will try to post for him again.~Thereasa
P.S. Sorry about the spelling. I hit spell check and the dumb thing just highlighted all my wrong spellings, but didnt show me how to spell. lol and im a horriable speller. So you'll have to suffer through it.

Hide the caramel bars!!!!!!

I tried, really I did. Chad and Carey came over today and while they were here, I told her she had to write on the blog tonight. It ain't happening. Another day of about the same. Lots of pain, legs still not working, really weak, and still hoping for better days.

When the kids got ready to leave, Pat said she was going to get up and go in the bus. I laughed at her and told her she couldn't until I told her that she couldn't because she needed my help.

WRONG THING TO SAY. you could almost see the steam coming out of her ears.

I bet her $5.00 that she could not get out of the chair and go in the bus without my help. Is there anybody out there that will lend me $5.00???? I even tried to ask her several times to let me help her. That didn't go well and she yelled at me.

Holy Crap!!! It isn't even night time yet and she was just trying to get up. I asked her where she want to go and she said into Thereasas to get her caramel candy bar. (there isn't one in there) Maybe one to many pain pills today???

I had better get her ready for bed. Have a good night everyone. RAZ