The View

I love Spring. The promise of beauty to come. The anticipation of all the hard work paying off in gorgeous vistas of flowering plants and varigated greenery.
I don't actually have a view as beautiful as this, but the Adelweiss showing in the foreground remind me of my Bridal Wreath Spirea. They have cascades of tiny white flowers on the little hill in my back garden. The purple and mauve of the Iris, Lilacs, flowering Basil, Chive flowers and small petunias make the white stand out out even more. Sadly, the Bridal Wreath isn't going to last much longer, which makes the view all the more precious. More flowers will bloom and different aspects will be just as beautiful.
I suppose life is like that too. The current beautiful view will not last, but the hope of another to come, keeps us going. And, like the garden, it takes work and committment to keep the weeds from chocking out the beauty that is all around us.

Smile, Darn Ya , Smile

Well, I don't have quite the glamour that you see here, buuuut, my smile is restored. The extracted tooth space doesn't even show up when I smile. So that is something to smile about don'tcha think? I have no pain to speak of this a.m., but I took a Tylenol #3 as directed just to be on the safe side. Today, with my daughter and her two little cuties, I am going to visit my Mommy and Sis. Daughter is driving so I don't have to worry about the "do not operate heavy machinery, etc." warning. The day should be great and hey, if I'm a little 'high' on pain releivers....that's okay! Seriously, I take very few pain releivers (thank you God for good health) so any that I do take act very well to stave off the pain.
I'm getting ready to be picked up and the day is beautiful, and I have no complaints! Happy Day to everyone! Take care of your health. Be good to yourself. You are worth it!

Owwwwwch?!!!

I am getting ready to have a tooth extracted! I loosened the posts on the filling in my #15 or premolar and since the tooth was practically all filling it makes no sense to try and rebuild it. I am saaaaad about that, but the alternative was to spend approx. $200 to fill it again and maybe it would happen again or spend $300 to have it extracted. Other choices: $4000 to put in a "tooth" $500 to put in a partial plate, or "false tooth". As I am nearly 70 and not going to model for a toothpaste ad in the near or distant future, I opted to get it PULLED! I am not afraid of dentists, as a matter of fact, I get so relaxed in the chair that the "spit vacuum" is going constantly when work is being done. Well it's probably going to hurt a little afterward, but as it's an upper tooth I have gravity on my side and it probably won't swell up too much.
So, my tongue is saying goodbye to the tooth and will have a 'sad' when it's gone.
Nearly time for me to go to the appointment, so an update later. Ciao people, Ciao toothie!

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

3:15pm Extraction done. I'm, so far, free of pain. The freezing is well out of my system and having taken 1 pain/swelling reliever I feel ok. I suppose time will tell whether the pain free me will last over the next few days. As far as the esthetics of my smile, even with the broadest of smile, there is no evidence of a missing tooth. Guess I can't plan on scaring any childrens this Hallowe'en!

Does Absence Make the Heart Grow Fonder?

I haven't posted for awhile due to a heavy schedule (for me, anyway). Between family and friends I have been quite busy running the roads. So, I have been absent from my blog and my life I think.

I'd like to say my gardening hasn't suffered, but, alas it has. What with the rainy days we've been having and aforementioned RoadRunner incidences. I'm finally 'catching up' with myself after the Vacationthatwasn't. I think my mind is still trying to make sense of all the things that happened and trying to let go of the things that I can't change.

So, nothing exciting happening right now, and perhaps that is what I need. I feel like I'm transitioning, or something like that, into a new facet of my life. Could it be the impending 70th birthday coming up? Time will tell!

FAMILY TIME

I had a great time at my sister's yesterday. She had my mom, another sister and her grown sons, plus girlfriend, to her house for a delicious roast beef dinner. We ate, drank some wine, had angel food cake, strawberries and whipped cream (the real stuff!) and lots of laughs. Even though sis is a Mom and deserved to be waited on too, she went out of her way to make a beautiful afternoon and evening for her sisters and our Mom. Thanks little sis! Who would have thought, after all the hard times I gave you (some good times too) you would still want to feed me! LOL.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Hello everyone. Tomorrow is Mother's Day and I wish all you beautiful women who are Mothers, Mothers-to-be, Mothers-by-Proxy, a long, happy life with your loved ones near.
Family is so important every day of every year and sometimes we take our families and extended families for granted.
The world will always try to turn our heads with the sparkley, shiney stuff. But I know the real and lasting stuff is the giving and receiving of love and the care that you extend to everyone you meet within and outside of your Family, whatever you deem that to be. I have been away from my family for three weeks and I was 'homesick' for them every day.
I tell myself every day that "I will always have enough" of what the world says is important, but I know, also, that I can't ever get enough love from, or give enough love to, my family and friends.
So, as the song by Bobby McFerrin says...Don't worry, be happy!

P.S. Thanks to all who sent their kind wishes and blessings to me after reading my previous post. I needed to vent my concerns and posting them helped tremendously.

Phew!

I'm home from my 'vacation', tired, sad, and wondering where three weeks went.
The trip to Williamsburg, VA, was supposed to be a fun and enlightening trip for three of us. It was enlightening, but only on the health care system in Williamsburg. My friend, Beth who had dreamed of visiting Wiliamsburg again after 10 years, took seriously ill and if she hadn't got to Sentara hospital in time she might have died. Sentara is the best healthcare facility I have ever seen. The care she was given for almost 3 weeks was impecable, the staff was top notch.
The other friend on the trip was incredable in how she dealt with the whole situation. She was the Power of Attorney for Beth, as well as the driver of the van. She and I spent many hours at Beth's bedside every day and also dealing with legalities, air transport for Beth and home care when she was finally flown home. There was so much drama, so much aggravation (not from hospital staff) that the 2 day drive back to Ontario seemed like it would be a rest. Not So!!! Many cellphone calls, from Ontario (interference from family members, non cooperation from the patient) it was a roller coaster ride for our emotions.
There was a silver lining to the dark cloud. I got to know our travelling companion better, had some laughs with her about the whole situation, learned how to shop the outlet malls and oh, yes, we did see some of the heritage part of Williamsburg and travelled around the area.
There is still a lot of hospital visiting coming up as Beth was transferred to our local facility and will stay there for a few weeks until the meds get her up and around.
People, please, please, take care of your health. Talk to your doctor about your complete health care, don't just take pills to aleve pain. Exercise your mind and body. We seem to take better care of our cars than our bodies, in my opinion.