Around here lately it seems to be a comedy of errors. I decided to make a tuna casserole for Lee since he mentioned one the other day.
At the store I grabbed a can of tuna and a can of cream of mushroom soup.
Since I didn't have any noodles and a lot of spaghetti, I broke it up and cooked it. Added some chopped onions and part of a can of peas. I opened the can of soup which had magically changed from cream of mushroom to cream of chicken and MUSHOOM soup. The word mushroom on the can was bigger than the word chicken. Oh well.
When I cook, I like to put everything out on the counter and as I use an item, I put it back in the cupboard or in the trash if it's not recyclable. When we came home from the store, I put the can of tuna in the cupboard so Lee wouldn't see it was a product of Thailand. I sprinkled cheese on top of the mixture and then some crushed Ritz. Into the oven for 25 minutes to cook through.
The tuna is still in the cupboard.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017
Doctor Day
Another trip to the clinic. Our visit today was with the P.A. It was very pleasant and things went well until she asked us if L. was taking the two new over the counter medicines that the doctor had suggested.
I looked at L. and he looked at me. Had we both forgotten? I know it's easy to disremember at this age but neither of us have any recollection of a suggestion to buy this product. It was written on the chart, which now is an iPad, but we are really losing it or someone forgot to tell us. No big deal. We went immediately to the pharmacy to buy them. They only carry one, B 12.
On to a larger pharmacy at our grocery. They don't carry it either but will order it for us and it will be there by noon tomorrow.
In case you're wondering, the item is B 1, Thiamine, pronounced Thi'a-meen. Never heard it pronounced that way before but that must be used in medical circles.
I looked at L. and he looked at me. Had we both forgotten? I know it's easy to disremember at this age but neither of us have any recollection of a suggestion to buy this product. It was written on the chart, which now is an iPad, but we are really losing it or someone forgot to tell us. No big deal. We went immediately to the pharmacy to buy them. They only carry one, B 12.
On to a larger pharmacy at our grocery. They don't carry it either but will order it for us and it will be there by noon tomorrow.
In case you're wondering, the item is B 1, Thiamine, pronounced Thi'a-meen. Never heard it pronounced that way before but that must be used in medical circles.
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Too Many Accounts
I like putting photos on the computer. I like sharing them with family.
So I opened an Instagram account at some time in the dim past - and I guess I forgot that I had done that.
Then I got on the account that I thought I had and found the older one. I need to delete one. Their help page is no help. They only give me the option of deleting the one I want to keep.
I guess I'll just use one and ignore the other.
Technology seems SO complicated sometimes.
So I opened an Instagram account at some time in the dim past - and I guess I forgot that I had done that.
Then I got on the account that I thought I had and found the older one. I need to delete one. Their help page is no help. They only give me the option of deleting the one I want to keep.
I guess I'll just use one and ignore the other.
Technology seems SO complicated sometimes.
Friday, April 21, 2017
Nap Time
Yesterday I felt sleepy after lunch so I decided to take a short nap before a certain tv show comes on
I started to set the little alarm clock and my husband said he would do it. It was 1:40 and I requested a wake up for 2:55. Got my CPAP on and snuggled down.
The alarm went off and I woke up - not feeling any more rested than when I lay down.
It was 1:55. I had slept about fifteen minutes. He reset the clock but that was the end of nap time.
Maybe a quarter of an hour is long enough for refreshing the brain.
I started to set the little alarm clock and my husband said he would do it. It was 1:40 and I requested a wake up for 2:55. Got my CPAP on and snuggled down.
The alarm went off and I woke up - not feeling any more rested than when I lay down.
It was 1:55. I had slept about fifteen minutes. He reset the clock but that was the end of nap time.
Maybe a quarter of an hour is long enough for refreshing the brain.
Phone Questions
I have a new phone. I've had it a few months. I still need a tutorial.
Today I tried to use a procedure that I have done many times before and it will not perform!
I need my granddaughters here to help me!!!
I don't want to bother my other helper who is 1800 miles away. He logs in on the computer and helps me with all sorts of things so the phone is so much less important, I'll just struggle on.
Such minor things to concern a person in this crazy world.
Today I tried to use a procedure that I have done many times before and it will not perform!
I need my granddaughters here to help me!!!
I don't want to bother my other helper who is 1800 miles away. He logs in on the computer and helps me with all sorts of things so the phone is so much less important, I'll just struggle on.
Such minor things to concern a person in this crazy world.
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Needles
Yesterday was the day that rolls around every eight weeks - the day to get an IV of gammaglobulin.
The nurses are all so nice, pleasant, cheerful and efficient. I saw one young woman dressed all in black. The nurses wear blue surgery scrubs. When everything was assembled and the regular nurse was ready she began instructions to the lady in black. It finally dawned on me that this was a student at the local community college nursing school.
She prepared the many tubes, needle, tape and put on the plastic gloves. They looked for a vein. I kept very quiet, not wishing to tell them that the veins are small, they roll and just generally are very contrary.
They found a likely looking spot after looking on the underside of the arm. Just above my left wrist she inserted the needle. They needed to draw some blood for testing and then attached the tubing. It was almost painless. After she was all finished, I told her she did a really good job and that we didn't want to tell her beforehand that sometimes they have to try four times (the record was five) and I would go out into the world looking like a victim of something with coban all over my arms.
She seem pleased that I complimented her. After she was gone, I found out this was the last thing she had to check off her list. As an LPN, she had to do certain procedures before entering the RN program. The nurse told me that the student had been a little nervous. I would think so - trying the first blood draw on an old woman that you had never seen before!
Actually I was surprised by the fact that they didn't ask me if I minded if the student did the injection.
Usually they do but I think I was the last one to come in on her shift without a port!
I wonder who decided that the students should wear black.
The nurses are all so nice, pleasant, cheerful and efficient. I saw one young woman dressed all in black. The nurses wear blue surgery scrubs. When everything was assembled and the regular nurse was ready she began instructions to the lady in black. It finally dawned on me that this was a student at the local community college nursing school.
She prepared the many tubes, needle, tape and put on the plastic gloves. They looked for a vein. I kept very quiet, not wishing to tell them that the veins are small, they roll and just generally are very contrary.
They found a likely looking spot after looking on the underside of the arm. Just above my left wrist she inserted the needle. They needed to draw some blood for testing and then attached the tubing. It was almost painless. After she was all finished, I told her she did a really good job and that we didn't want to tell her beforehand that sometimes they have to try four times (the record was five) and I would go out into the world looking like a victim of something with coban all over my arms.
She seem pleased that I complimented her. After she was gone, I found out this was the last thing she had to check off her list. As an LPN, she had to do certain procedures before entering the RN program. The nurse told me that the student had been a little nervous. I would think so - trying the first blood draw on an old woman that you had never seen before!
Actually I was surprised by the fact that they didn't ask me if I minded if the student did the injection.
Usually they do but I think I was the last one to come in on her shift without a port!
I wonder who decided that the students should wear black.
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
1970's Colorado Vacation
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