I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Category: Pets
Boogerized
Today was mostly almost good. I always make Challah bread on Fridays for Shabbat. I always begin making it as soon as I get up in the morning, even before I make coffee or check Facebook, because I have to prepare the dough, let… Continue Reading “Boogerized”
Mostly Good!
I woke up this morning when I smelled the coffee. EJ had gotten up before me and made a pot and the aroma wafted all the way upstairs. By the time I got downstairs–before 7 a.m.–EJ was falling asleep in his chair. He works… Continue Reading “Mostly Good!”
A Wintry Day
We woke up to a beautiful wintry world. I don’t know what the official totals are, but I think we got at least 7 inches of new snow. I believe I must be the only person in the whole Midwest who welcomed the snow… Continue Reading “A Wintry Day”
Exercise
It’s nice to have a week without any Chemo. Yesterday morning I went to the grocery story in a nearby town to pick up a few things. I was really surprised to see employees busy in every aisle. At first I thought they were… Continue Reading “Exercise”
Spaced Out
Every day this week, I told myself that I needed to write a post, but that’s as far as it got. I’d sit down with my computer to write and my mind was a blank. It didn’t help that my space bar was/is being… Continue Reading “Spaced Out”
Day 1 of Cycle 3
Yesterday we spent much of the day cleaning the house and doing chores. After we were finished getting everything done, we sat down and watched a favorite Netflix series with delightfully quirky characters. This morning we woke up to another six or so inches… Continue Reading “Day 1 of Cycle 3”
Busy Doing Nothing
This morning my phone rang at about 6:30 a.m. I saw it was from my sister-in-law and my mind immediately leaped to a list of possible bad news. People, especially family, don’t call during sleeping hours unless something is wrong. Bracing myself, I answered… Continue Reading “Busy Doing Nothing”
Hunkering Down
First thing this morning I got dressed and went outside to care for the outside cats. I was worried about the cats being too cold in this weather, but we can’t risk them bringing any illnesses into the house with JJ’s immune system so… Continue Reading “Hunkering Down”
Small Delights
I think last night was JJ’s roughest night so far. I can tell when he’s not feeling well because he is unable to settle down but paces around the house. Last night even the anti-nausea medicines didn’t seem to help him. At his request,… Continue Reading “Small Delights”
On The Fifth Day of Chemo
Last night JJ was talking to a friend through the Internet. They were discussing his cancer. After a bit, JJ called out to me, “What kind of medicine am I on again?” I never can remember the long unpronounceable names of medications. My mind… Continue Reading “On The Fifth Day of Chemo”
Chemo Class
This morning we attended Chemo Class at the Cancer Center. I woke a little after 7 a.m. I planned to wake my guys up at 8 a.m. so we could leave at 9 a.m. to attend the 10 a.m. class that would teach us… Continue Reading “Chemo Class”
JJ’s Cat
Yesterday when I got back from the post office, I found a drop of blood that was slightly smaller than a dime on the floor. I thought that probably one of the cats had injured himself, so I began to search for more drops,… Continue Reading “JJ’s Cat”
Interesting Things
On Monday, EJ and I went to the book sale at the library. We can’t resist book sales. We ended up buying another couple dozen books for $3.20. As we arrived at the library, we saw an older man on foot pull a good-sized… Continue Reading “Interesting Things”
Autumn Projects
Yesterday morning EJ and I got another load of firewood from our friend RB’s place. We just put the wood into the back of the pickup truck rather than try to pull the trailer home. Today’s wood was heavier–we took the lighter pieces… Continue Reading “Autumn Projects”
The Apple Thief
After JJ left for school and we had eaten breakfast and cleared a bit of sleepiness from our heads, EJ and I drove to our friend RB’s place in the country to get a load of the firewood that he said we could have.… Continue Reading “The Apple Thief”
I Love To Go A Gardening 