Happy Easter to all!

Update on dad...

We took dad to see his heart doctor yesterday, and got great news.  His carotid arteries are good and no blockage.  His minor stroke had no lasting affects, and he had a clean bill of health. Whew!

You know, there was a reason I didn't have children.  Taking my parents to the doctors to have them checked out is stressful enough.  I can't imagine having children on top of all that. Well, I guess I forgot to mention that I have Paul (husband), that's enough children for any family. :-)

Mom had her first radiation treatment last Thursday.

Mom went for her first radiation treatment last Thursday, and even Tamie was quite impressed with the machine they put mom under. They lay her on a "bed" with her head in a cushioned holder so that  she cannot move her head. They have her put her arms over her head, and then she has to lay perfectly still.  It's a good thing that it only takes max 15 minutes, cause I don't think mom can sit still that long, let alone lay still that long.  Anyway, this building is like fort Knox. All of the doors are a foot thick and as dad says, it takes two grown men and a couple kids to get the bathroom door open.

Yesterday (Friday) she had her second treatment.  It's nice that they have evening appointments so that I can take her after work and Tamie can have some time off.  Tamie and I decided that mom needed some pampering before her appointment, so we went and had our nails and toes done.  Here are some pictures of her getting pampered.

It's not everybody that has someone do their nails and feet at the same time.

Here are her finished nails.  The look is a cracked egg shell look which you can't see here, but they look great in person.  We thought she needed some wild looking nails to bring her spirits up.

Update on the flower competition

I think Tiffany has all of us beat with her rose bush entry.  She recently sent me a couple of photos that blow my bushes out of the competition. I guess she inherited the green thumb from grandpa.

News flash

• For those of you who are keeping up with the "bump" photos, the April "bump" picture is coming soon.
• Tamie has finally updated her blog. Feel free to check out her blog at http://tamara-white.blogspot.com/
• Mom had her first radiation treatment today.  Details to come on a later blog.
• As Tamie says in her email to me this morning:  "10 minutes for blood work for dad, 45 minutes waiting for breakfast."

Update on the spring planting season.

There used to be two of these bird of paradise plants. After the major frost we had a few months back, they did not survive. One day last week, Tamie got energetic and took out one and said that I was supposed to do this remaining one. But I got lucky and my favorite nephew did it for me. I’m so spoiled.

Ok, I have it under good authority that this is a real flower in dad’s yard. He has so many wild flowers growing around his house.

I took dad shopping a week ago and he bought this package of horseradish roots. Last week while Tamie was over at mom and dad’s house, dad had her plant this. I’m excited to see if he will be able to make his own horseradish sauce in a few months.



Like grandparents like grandson..

First it was my parents with their "wanted" poster, now it's my nephew, Karl, and his girlfriend, Nicole, with their jail photo. Does this mean my family has a dark side?  LOL 

I guess these two had way too much fun doing whatever they were doing.  :-)