We’ve met. July, wasn’t it? When your $500 ($1000 family) deductible is met, it is time to think about your aches & pains in a different light. That’s right, everything that has ever hurt is examined and an appointment is made to see the doctor before the next year, when it starts all over again. That’s what I did and will continue to do for 75 more days.
Get rid of that lumpy bump,
Leg with a limp,
Itch or glitch,
Scar & joint that is ajar.
After yet another visit to the IMC campus to have a lump removed yesterday, I treated myself to a black raspberry malt. The in-office surgery resulted in an egg yolk size tumor & quite a pain in my neck. Slathered with super glue it only feels like a bad sunburn, but I am free of that annoying bump on the back of my nape.
If I’m going to break a leg, get gall stones, tear a meniscus or such, please, let it be this year. I only have to pay 20%. All 2008 with almost every payday, a portion went to the $1000 deductible & 20% we have incurred since Jory ‘slam bam thank you ma’am’ started this spiral on December 29, 2007. Combine that with my $1000+ trigger thumb fiasco and that is why Allan was able to have his much awaited colonoscopy. Achy shoulders & hips, stuffy nose, sleep apnea here we come. Sorry, eyes & implants are not covered.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The Mega Monument Mall
The Mall is about 1 mile long and 1000 feet wide with gravel paths, lawns & water features down the center. The edges are full of Smithsonian buildings for Air & Space (amazing), American History (closed), American Indian (missed), Natural History (boring), etc. etc all w/more than you can see in a lifetime. The north end of the Mall is the Capitol and on the south is the Washington Monument standing 500 feet tall. We got to go on a tour to the top (neat). Behind that are the memorials: the Lincoln Memorial, World War II, Vietnam, Jefferson & such. I was able to find the name of Raymond Moon, a young man from Bluffdale, who died when I was a teen in the Vietnam War.
Somewhere in the maze is the White House, which forms a triangle with the Capitol and the Washington Monument. There is huge security around it & if anyone even looks remotely cross eyed, says ‘Oh shoot’ or forgets to bring their proof of residency they will close all the roads & sidewalks leading to it for an hour while sirens blare & we all swear.
It is definitely not a place you would want to spend a lot of time hanging around at.
A Trip With a Good Start
One of the first stops on our D.C. trip was to visit the temple. Driving directly there from the Garmin directions, we discovered there were dressing rooms for those traveling. We carried our church clothes into the temple & changed. From there we officially entered this great building. The four corners of the six storied structure are stairways leading to the baptistry(basement), main floor entry, offices & waiting, second floor dressing rooms & clothing rental, third floor ordinance rooms, fourth & fifth sealing rooms, and sixth a solemn assembly hall.
In the ordinance rooms which are like small theatres, men & women may sit beside each other at the center of each row where a wooden arm rest separates the two sides. I was able to sit next to Dad on our row. Each row is the same for those that claim the center seats. The celestial room is a two story spacious and large mirrored room complete with chandeliers, cherry wood furniture and a quiet reverence. We felt safe from the worldly governmental influence of the area. Driving on the freeway that evening, the temple appears out of the trees like a lighthouse in the night shining the way to help lost souls
In the ordinance rooms which are like small theatres, men & women may sit beside each other at the center of each row where a wooden arm rest separates the two sides. I was able to sit next to Dad on our row. Each row is the same for those that claim the center seats. The celestial room is a two story spacious and large mirrored room complete with chandeliers, cherry wood furniture and a quiet reverence. We felt safe from the worldly governmental influence of the area. Driving on the freeway that evening, the temple appears out of the trees like a lighthouse in the night shining the way to help lost souls
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Jerky, Anyone?
Jed and I went on our (semi)-annual hunting trip. Jed, the mega-shot hit this deer about ten minutes after we left the truck. He spotted it, shot it, and then we headed towards it. We were prepared in case it took off, wounded, but then a HUGE guy took off towards the ridge. It was moving too fast for both of us, neither of us got a shot off. Jed was freeking out because he was sure that he'd hit the deer in his first shot. We decided to see if he'd hit it and we could track it and, low and behold, there was this guy sitting there. Jed had hit it in the head. I gutted it (or attempted to) and it took us the rest of the day to skin it and all other required things before we could take it to be processed into jerkey (Mmm. Mmm.) After all the work, we were both so tired and sore that we aren't ready to do any hunting again anytime soon. (We'll probably forget this all by next year though) The last deer we got was six years ago. We decided that every six years is enough!
The Great Gray Debate
For twenty plus years now, I have been a brunette fighting nature which wants me to be gray. Dyeing my hair an assortment of brown shades & such, I decided to let a professional do the job to keep it looking more natural. We all hate seeing those women that have the skunk hair (white strip down the middle of their head) parade around. If I am unable to get in for an appointment, I become one of them. I wantto put a bag over my head then or wear wild clothing to draw attention away from the hair.
This week I have been contemplating what to do about it. Shall I go gray? Is there something I could ‘invent’ to put on my part to cover the gray until it gets so bad I have to color it or cut it off. Shall I cut it all off now to ½ inch & look like a cancer survivor? Then when it grows out I am there! My kids wouldn't know me.
Yesterday walking out of the store two ladies nearly bumped into me that had made the ‘change’. Two more were driving by in their cars that were also gray headed. Wouldn’t you know that my dream last night was about Catherine Peterson, another great gray head. How would I look with a gray starfish shaped streak on my crown? The decision has to be made, but I need your help, your vote or opinion.
It would be easier if we were to move. I could be any color I wanted blonde, streaked, gray, bald or red. The new ward wouldn’t know anything else. Stay brunette until I turn sixty, move, cut all my hair off or go gray? I need your input for my great gray debate.
This week I have been contemplating what to do about it. Shall I go gray? Is there something I could ‘invent’ to put on my part to cover the gray until it gets so bad I have to color it or cut it off. Shall I cut it all off now to ½ inch & look like a cancer survivor? Then when it grows out I am there! My kids wouldn't know me.
Yesterday walking out of the store two ladies nearly bumped into me that had made the ‘change’. Two more were driving by in their cars that were also gray headed. Wouldn’t you know that my dream last night was about Catherine Peterson, another great gray head. How would I look with a gray starfish shaped streak on my crown? The decision has to be made, but I need your help, your vote or opinion.
It would be easier if we were to move. I could be any color I wanted blonde, streaked, gray, bald or red. The new ward wouldn’t know anything else. Stay brunette until I turn sixty, move, cut all my hair off or go gray? I need your input for my great gray debate.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Zucchini Panini
Zucchine anyone? That is what the sign in the lunchroom at work read with a pile of the them sitting next to it. Next thing I knew they were gone, in sixty minutes that is. Thanks to the five seeds I planted (compliments of Julie Nokes), all of which have grown prolifically, we are full to the brim.
We’ve had meals morning, noon and night with the green banana shaped fruit. Zucchini omelets, casadillas, casserole, spaghetti, sliced, w/cheese, fried, boiled, steamed, shredded in muffins, cakes, brownies and everything else you can imagine except as a smoothie. Hey, that’s an idea. With the refrigerator full of them and our pending trip, I decided to bring them to work. I think the rest will come with me tomorrow unless I find another zucchini shelter along the way. Alicia, do you want Breann to bring you some? Zucchini anyone?
We’ve had meals morning, noon and night with the green banana shaped fruit. Zucchini omelets, casadillas, casserole, spaghetti, sliced, w/cheese, fried, boiled, steamed, shredded in muffins, cakes, brownies and everything else you can imagine except as a smoothie. Hey, that’s an idea. With the refrigerator full of them and our pending trip, I decided to bring them to work. I think the rest will come with me tomorrow unless I find another zucchini shelter along the way. Alicia, do you want Breann to bring you some? Zucchini anyone?
Monday, September 22, 2008
Half Family Will Travel
Five trips came and went this weekend via car and plane. Jory went the farthest in a Lexus no less, headed for San Francisco. While there he attended a Forty-Niners game (eat your heart out football fans), Alcatraz & many other sites. He flew home & is back teaching school today, happy to have seen the big win with Detroit.
Jennifer & Mike traveled from Washington to Ontario, Oregon for business then drove on to Boise where they met me coming up from SLC to bring their Intrepid. We enjoyed doing initiatory for 15 of our ancestors in the Boise Temple, seeing the boys play in all venues then went our separate ways. I flew back to SLC and they drove home arriving safely in Othello about 9pm. Reason for the trip, there is a buyer for the Intrepid . Pray that the sale goes through.
Breann & Jed ventured from Idaho Falls to SLC seeing Ghost Town (the movie), bought a Hoover vacuum and visited with Mauri & family. She will return to SLC Wednesday preparing to head for NYC on Thursday to spend ten days with Alicia.
Dad, Doug & Dennis loaded up gear Sunday evening heading for Elko, Nevada for three days doing construction work for cousin, Howard. You have to go where the work is.
Thursday, Dad & I leave for Washington, DC for a few days then will go on to Virginia for a week to see Williamsburg, Busch Gardens, plantations and many historical sites.
Wish us well on our journeys & thank the Lord for the safety on our trips so far. Did I miss anyone?
Jennifer & Mike traveled from Washington to Ontario, Oregon for business then drove on to Boise where they met me coming up from SLC to bring their Intrepid. We enjoyed doing initiatory for 15 of our ancestors in the Boise Temple, seeing the boys play in all venues then went our separate ways. I flew back to SLC and they drove home arriving safely in Othello about 9pm. Reason for the trip, there is a buyer for the Intrepid . Pray that the sale goes through.
Breann & Jed ventured from Idaho Falls to SLC seeing Ghost Town (the movie), bought a Hoover vacuum and visited with Mauri & family. She will return to SLC Wednesday preparing to head for NYC on Thursday to spend ten days with Alicia.
Dad, Doug & Dennis loaded up gear Sunday evening heading for Elko, Nevada for three days doing construction work for cousin, Howard. You have to go where the work is.
Thursday, Dad & I leave for Washington, DC for a few days then will go on to Virginia for a week to see Williamsburg, Busch Gardens, plantations and many historical sites.
Wish us well on our journeys & thank the Lord for the safety on our trips so far. Did I miss anyone?
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