Fark nearly forgot to post.... got back to Rotorua about 4pm, I am stuffed, driving back and forth and time at Radiation waiting for dad, is tiring, but home, showered, and washing in and feeling much better.
Dad is so tired, one more treatment on Monday and he is done for now.....
Catch you tomorrow :)
Well today is boring for you, drove from Rotorua to KatiKati, then to Tauranga and back for dad for radiation. I then took him grocery shopping, so thats all done. Tomorrow another lot of radiation, then back to Rotorua.
Isaac is doing much better, starting to walk on his foot, by tomorrow he will prob be running around again lol.
It is so hot at dads, have a little fan going, but cant have it on to much as dad gets cold easy.....
Thats me for today, I am hot and grumpy.....
Yay David has gone to Hamilton for work....... That means I get some me time, before a couple of busy days doing lots of driving....
This morning, I did all the housework, that I would normally do Thursday and Friday. David better not mess it up, yip I can be a bitch at times lol. This afternoon will pick some blackberries and tomatoes to take to dad, so they are nice and fresh, well the blackberries are for my sister.
Dad started his radiation yesterday, seems to be doing ok..... he is very tired though, not so much from the radiation, but just things happening.... general wear and tear - age/heart etc....
Well today didn't go as planned, we ended up spending 3 hours at hospital with Isaac, there was an accident at kindy and the poor boy hurt his foot, glad to say no broken or fractured bones, but a little tender.
Anyway thats it from me for today, hospitals are so draining......
Well here is the photo - yes she is having another boy :)
Today has been a funny sort of day, not a funny haha day just a weird day emotionally, David decided to work from home GGGRRRRRRR, but tomorrow he has to go to Hamilton for work thank god, then I have to get up early on Thursday morning, to get to dad's to take him to radiation Thursday and Friday, and will come back Friday afternoon. They have heaps of roadworks between KatiKati and Tauranga, so have to allow extra time. I will also be taking a lot of Passionfruit/Blackberries and Tomatoes over for my sister and dad.
Anyway thats me for today - catch you tomorrow :)
Today have woken up feeling a fraction better, Isaac still has a nasty cough but doing better as well. He goes home today after Stephs pregnancy scan, and will hopefully find out the sex.
Last night the neighbour popped over and brought us some grapes, they are pretty nice. Thats one thing I wish we had here, grapes, though we have a small vine out the back of Stephs.
Today I need to vacuum and wash the floors but that can be done when Isaac has gone, and if its to hot, it will be tomorrow mornings job.
Oh and found another cucumber, its the never ending cucumber plant...... its very teeny tiny so not sure if it will grow, so back to two growing cucumbers again..... oh and the first of our lemons are turning yellow.... and lots of red tomatoes, peeping through, these ones are so sweet.
Still feeling crappy, Isaac stayed last night and again tonight..... he goes home tomorrow, going to her scan tomorrow, she is just gone 20 weeks, so hopefully all going to plan we will know the sex. Isaac is sick as well and he had a rough night last night, we are both tired today. he has a bad cough today and his asthma is quite bad.
Short and not so sweet today....
Well today is uneventful, both Isaac and I have a cold, I need to get better for Thursday when I take Dad to radiation, my sister is doing Tuesday/Wednesday, I am doing Thursday/Friday and she will do the following Monday.
I have basically done sweet f all today so nothing to report, so catch you tomorrow :)
OMG how can it be Friday already...... Isaac had a brilliant night here last night, went to bed early and woke up at 7am and no asthma.
Garden all watered, and just need to do a bit of housework, and chat to dad on Skype, my daily ritual :). I have woken up feeling better today thank god, I think this emotions I am having is all down to Dad, was talking to my sister last night and we feel Dad is giving up now and he no longer has the energy to fight anymore. Its a very sad time...... now I have written this, I have become emotional again.
And I picked what I thought was the last cucumber last night and what did I find this morning, another bloody one lol, and our one tomato plant is just growing like a triffid, have picked a few red tomatoes of it already.....
I am going to leave it here for today, if anything happens that is exciting, you will have to wait till tomorrow now :)
Well another day, am feeling really weird today, not sure why...
Today I got some cotton candy grapes, I am not sure if I like them or not.... think I prefer normal grapes, didn't even know you could get them in NZ, got them at Woolworths.....
Nothing else to report, going to spend time with Isaac watching Bluey lol
Well today I am already happier, David has gone to work, not going to lie - things have been pretty tense between us... But seriously things have to change, but right now I am not sure how.
Anyway onto other stuff, don't need to water the garden, it rained yesterday, though we have an water irrigation system so its not really a big deal.... speaking of gardens our passionfruit is doing so amazing.... time to freeze some pulp. Just checked out the pears, and we have so many more than I thought we would and so many lemons..... We also had a bee hive, which we have now got rid off, glad we found it early. Speaking of the garden I was going to pull out the cucumber plant this morning, and found another cucumber, so its still in the garden, and 1 tomato plant is so huge, and finally some of the tomatoes are red...
I am so bloody nervous about going back to the gym...
Yesterday was my birthday, it was a disaster, the only thing that got me through it was Isaac, he was so excited for it.... we went out for brunch, which was not very nice and then had birthday cake.... My last birthday dad was in hospital, he had, had a heart attack a couple of days beforehand.
Anyway thats me for now.... catch you tomorrow :)
Another day and it's raining, though it was 97% humidity through the night....
Oh my gym membership started again yesterday, going to try and go Friday, even if I just walk on the treadmill. I need to get fitter especially with another little grandchild on the way - oh and this time next week, we will know the gender.
Dad is getting radiation, starting next week Tuesday for 5 days, this will be the last radiation he can get, they were even unsure about giving him this one.
Today has had its ups and downs, feeling pretty crappy about things and life in general.
Maybe tomorrow I will wake up feeling a bit more positive.
Well wonder what today will bring.... this morning the housework has been done, its suppose to rain - yay.
Dad has his appointment with the oncologist this afternoon. Updated, they will do a CT scan and then 5 days radiation, so that will help pain wise. Steph is really hoping Dad will make it to see his next great grandchild.....
I am such a grumpy bitch today, I have not slept well for ages, and I have the headache from hell..... and yesterday I was thinking about winter, and today I am so bloody hot. I am wondering if I am going through menopause, though I thought I had been through it lol. Maybe it is the stress of reality, and knowing dad is going downhill rapidly. Have no fucking idea......
Maybe I am having Xbox, withdrawal symptoms lol. I have now just got in my PJs and am going to do nothing for the rest of the day, except watch mindless TV.
Catch you tomorrow.... oh and still no bloody rain....
Could not believe passionfruit are $49.99 a kilo in the supermarket, I must eat about $20 a day worth lol.
This morning, I picked another ice cream container of blackberries for my friend, and kindly threw in a few passionfruit for her lol.
David has the next 2 days off, my birthday is Tuesday, hopefully tomorrow we will know if dad can have radiotherapy - we know it wont slow down the cancer but will help relieve the pain a bit.
Its a lot colder today, it is 18 degrees but it says, feels like 15 degrees, only had a high of 18 degress today - bliss :)
I think I am finally over Xbox for now...... which is prob good it was taking up to much of my time....
Rearranged and tidied up the craft area, as we put David's desk in there, instead of the bedroom, it was irritating me in there, cause he is not tidy and now you cant really see it...... plus the thermal heater was sitting behind it.
I am starting to rearrange furniture for winter, moving stuff by the thermal heating, getting ready to turn it on, even the thermal plunge pool looked nice, maybe tomorrow...... or maybe I am going to be swearing & cursing in a day or two cause its got hot again.....
Anyway thats me for now - catch you tomorrow :)
Today is another boring day, not much happened, had Isaac for a bit, helped Steph rearrange her place, played some x-box, watered the gardens......
Now its a bit cooler, might rearrange my craft area around a bit, David is watching sport, so may as well do something constructive......
Short and sweet.....
Today is rough, Isaac had a rough night with croup..... I then picked some blackberries when he had gone home, then did a nail client and thats my day..... I am buggered.....
Bet you thought I was not going to post, well we are home, and had a nice couple of hours with dad, after 2 - 3 hours he gets really tried...
Not much else happened, poor old Steph is struggling again with this pregnancy, vomiting on the way home yay lol. So I kept Isaac tonight as she is totally buggered, she will be 20 weeks on Saturday.
And thats it from me today :)
This morning, I dismantled the pool, which was pretty easy, it is currently drying and will go in the garage prob tomorrow or later tonight, now we have room in that area, I am going to start wedding the garden area and tidy it up there, maybe tonight or early tomorrow morning, when its not so hot. This will give Isaac a bit more room to play....
Todays crop of tomatoes....
Am getting really scared about dad, he feels like his cancer has spread to the lungs, he is really struggling with his breathing now..... this of course puts a lot more pressure on his heart. It is 93rd birthday tomorrow and I know he has had a good life but it still hurts seeing him deteriorate what seems like daily now.....
Need to pull out the cucumber plant later today, I can't see any new cucumber's popping out.
Anyway am feeling pretty down, so am going to sign of for today....
Yay have a me day, David went back to work, for today and tomorrow, and Thursday as we have off as it is dad's birthday and we, Steph and Isaac are going to visit him.
This morning was housework and this afternoon was playing xbox, it is my relaxation time.... and I am 90% through the game, maybe tomorrow I will finish it lol - (I wish)......
We had massive rain last night for about 20 minutes, it really cooled the air down, and today was so much cooler.
Anyway thats me for today - nothing more to say :)
I am fuming, was so looking forward to a day to myself, once Isaac had gone home, but no David decides to take the bloody day off... I am livid, it just feels like ages since I have had a me day....... I know it probably has not been that long ago, but today was just going to be a relaxing day, I had done all the housework this morning.... Isaac was being kicked out about 10.30ish..... Grrrrrrrrr..... it doesn't help that I am pretty stressed with things in my life, I can not control right now....
Anyway wanted to get this done now, am going to leave it here and hope tomorrow I am in a better mood....
Last night was one of those nights, where I woke up at 4 am and couldn't sleep..... lots of things going around in my head, like Dad getting worse and knowing his heart is going to give out sooner rather than later, my aunties passing, and Stephs pregnancy and her mental health right now, it all just feels to much. So I got up and watched mindless TV.
These bloody hot days and nights are not helping, and god I can't wait for winter.
On Thursday we are going to dad's for his birthday, Steph, Isaac and David are also going.
It rained through the night, so now I don't need to water the garden, well the irrigation system does it most :)
Davids sister and brother in law, have been and she brought a beautiful lunch she cooked, and they took home blackberries, anyone who visits, gets to take blackberries :). I have Isaac for the night, he is being so good.
I am outta here for now, catch you all tomorrow :).
Feeling overwhelmed with people coming and going. Chris and partner went home this morning, then my sister and partner came for a visit, and tomorrow David's sister and brother in law are coming.
My auntie passed away last night :( Second one in 4 days..... Am hoping next weekend will be quiet.
I know I had more to say, but really can't remember what.....
Well one of our cucumbers died, so we have to smaller ones which Chris's girlfriend is taking home.
So will check in a few days to make sure no more are popping out, then I will rip out the plant and let the pumpkin go crazy in there. We got our first tomatoes, better late than never...... I only like the little ones, well love them the most.
Just found out today another Aunty of mine is passing away in the next few hours or days.... thats 2 aunties in 3 days..... Just feeling really down about life......
Thats me for now.....
Whoops nearly didn't make it.....
Poor old Steph got 2 bee stings or wasp stings, one in her head.... she also got her specialist appointment for her high risk pregnancy.....
Chris and girlfriend have arrived, we are going out for brunch tomorrow morning
And thats it for the day, better late than never :)
Well another day, I lied again, this morning I spotted a third cucumber.... can you see 3.... you have to look really hard lol.
Currently washing the spare bed sheets for Chris and girlfriend, they are coming tomorrow.
Dad got his appointment to see the cancer doctor, the 17th Feb, Mondays seem to be consult days so assume if he can have radiation will start the following week.
Anyway its another hot day, so am going to sign off and might jump in the cold pool as it is looking pretty good again now, apart from a few bugs :)
Holy shoot, I nearly forgot to post, can't miss a day even if it's only one sentence lol.
Dad is waiting to see his cancer doctor, should be next week, to see if one week radiation can be done, to help with the pain in the lymph nodes. They are normally really quick with getting back to us.
Isaac is here tonight, then I need to wash sheets etc tomorrow for the spare bed ready for Chris and his girlfriend to stay, they are here for 2 nights, and go back Saturday. Think we might celebrate my birthday early.
Anyway thats it from me, catch you tomorrow, will drop Isaac of at kindy and Steph will pick him up.
Well today I have cleaned the kitchen and cleaned the fridge...... Because of my arthritis in my wrist I spread out the housework over the week. I cant wait till winter when it will be cold enough to use the thermal pool lol, and no high power bills due to free heating and hot water :).
Watered the gardens and I lied, we have two cucumbers left.... see if you can spot them lol.
Dad has a phone call right now, talking with the doctor, to talk to the cancer doctor to see if another round of radiation is possible.
Chris (Son) and his partner are coming down on Thursday, they have taken Friday off work like prob nearly everyone else in New Zealand as Thursday is a public holiday (Waitangi Day). They are staying for the weekend I think.....
Far out its, going to be another hot day today.... roll on winter - well at least Autumn, I have been neglecting our little pool, (the cold one), so todays mission get that back looking nice as the next week is going to be hot, so Isaac can use it, and maybe me :).
And thats me for today :)
Today has been uneventful, did sweet all and it was bloody hot - but I actually enjoyed doing nothing except play x-box.
I am sure todays post is going to be short - went to dads yesterday, I think the cancer and heart are catching up with him, and he is running out of lives. But he is enjoying the plums, but not so much the blackberries.
Oh the passionfruit were bloody delicious....
Anyway thats me for today :)
Weigh in today, weighing first of every month, I have gained 200 grams, I am ok with that, as really it is only a pee or a poo...... and in all honesty I have not really been trying. This months goal get back to the gym.... and maybe try and get a few small walks in and trust me they will be small, but this all depends on the toe as I can not wear covered in shoes yet.
We are going to dads, with some fruit....
Here are our last two cucumber's, top one is ready to pick and the other one will prob be ready next week :), and our first two passionfruit, I love them cold, so they are now in the fridge ready for when we get home.
