Queen Jean

OMG its Easter

2011-04-24T15:42:00.000-07:00

Where in the good lords name did this month go? I have been very busy with dad this last month as he was just diagnose with diabetes and we have had one appointment after another seeing this person and that. Dr., Pharmacist, dietitian etc. Man what a chore this has been. His BS (blood sugar) has gotten as high as 530, and that freaked me out and we still hadn't seen the Pharmacist yet and were not on insulin, so I called the clinic many times with my concerns but was told very nicely not to worry, that he would be fine and well he was fine but it scared the heck out of me. We are giving dad 10 units of insulin a day and we are giving it at night, that seems to work best. his BS is now down in the hundreds and the seven day average is 157 so that is good compared to 360 when he started out with this. He has only been getting insulin now for 8 days, so again I say life is good for us now.
We went to a BBQ yesterday and had a good time, lots of good food and a chocolate machine with all kinds of fruit and marshmallow's, donut holes you name it they had it yum yum.
Today I had a yearning for cream brulee' and snowball cookies and I just finished making the cookies and the cream is in the fridge cooling. I only eat just a little but it sure is good, dad can't have but just a taste but he didn't like it before his illness so he said he's not missing anything. Well its time for me to say "I'll blog you later"
have a great day and a good week.

Good Morning Sunshine

2011-03-26T11:18:00.000-07:00

Yes its a bright sunny day here in Lewiston, I'm still in my pj's and am having my latte, will think about getting dressed soon but I'm in no hurry. Dad just got up so must get his breakfast and coffee so am going to leave the post for a few. Okay back all is well dad has a full belly and I cleaned the main bathroom, put a load in the washer and dyed a load of clothes, woo hoo I am women hear me roar lol. Now for the kitchen and TV room and I'll be done with the mundane house work. I hate cleaning but its got to be done.
Well when I started this post at what 9 am something the sun was shining and birds a singing and now at 11:10 am its over cast whats with that I ask you.
This is a message to Becky, you have helped me in more ways the one. Today I start to get back on track thanks to you. I'll let you know how it works.

Well its time for me to say will blog you later.

Night is upon us here in Lewiston

2011-03-25T23:26:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to say good night, sweet dreams and all that stuff. have to go for now, do a little farming then off to dream land.. So will blog you later.

Rain Rain Go away

2011-03-25T14:45:00.000-07:00

Well all morning it have been very bleak, over cast sky's, cold and now its raining cats and dogs not to mention hailing, it a good thing I didn't go on my bike ride that I was planning to do. The ground is covered in white right now, this is the kind of weather I like to be snuggled up on the couch reading a good book or watching a good movie.
I was going also to the store to get more yarn do finish a hat, but I don't want to go out in this. Maybe I should bake something, oh well we'll see.
I don't remember if I blogged about dad's new health problems or not, will have to look at my last post, so hang on for a minute. Okay back so I didn't say what has happened to him, well yesterday Dr. Rice called to let us know about his lab results from last weeks check, as everything has been good for him I was looking forward to a short conversation and then I could get back to crocheting hats, well as it turned out things were not as I expected them to be, it turns out that Dad is a diabetic and will have to be on insulin for the rest of his life so that means I have to learn how to give him his shots and learn how to cook his meals for him "oh bother", I really like cooking the way I cook so this will be a challenge for me as well, Hubby thinks it will be too much and maybe he should be in a nursing home, well I told him as long as I can cope and do for him he is staying right here with me. Wish me luck and my dad as we will need it now. Well have to go and give dad his pills so its time to say "will blog you later"

Another day in the neighborhood

2011-03-24T12:21:00.000-07:00

Another day in my neighborhood, its a nice day today people are out mowing their lawns and cleaning up, its I think an early spring.
Just read a post on face book, there was a young man in a camouflage out fix with a hand gun and rifle walking around the junior high and high schools, he was caught thank god. Here in our little town that will be big news for days to come, all the kids at the two schools will have a hay day with this I'm sure.
Yesterday was a little hairy here in the Romero household, dad got up from the table and went and got some ice water from the fridge, dropped some ice and went to pick it up and I think he got up to fast because he fell and landed on the back of his head, I had him lay on the floor until he was stable then helped him up, which that was a chore as he is getting like dead weight anyway we got him up and put him to bed. Today he feels much better, don't think he will be bending down to pick up ice anymore. Its been almost two years since mom past away and I have noticed how every day now Dad seams to be getting more forgetful can't remember much of what happened in the last two or three weeks, but has a great memories of the past. Its hard to say this but I really don't think he will be with us much longer oh I don't mean this year but I think if he lives for two or three years longer we will be lucky. Its been hard losing mom so I know it will be really hard when he goes. Enough of that, its making me sad.
I haven't read any one's post today and I feel like a traitor for not doing so, will have to stop at sometime today to do so. I am going to say bye for now and will blog you later.

Ok I'm a dummy

2011-03-23T12:14:00.000-07:00

I have tried and tried to post my blog to facebook and still can't get it. What the heck am I doing wrong? My husband is tring to help me but not the way I would like help.
I have a new friend who told me at thte bottom of my post I should see a share tab at the bottom of my post but for the life of me I can't see it, where is it I ask?

New Begining

2011-03-22T21:59:00.000-07:00

Today I just read a blog from a friend of a friend, this girl has been trying to almost all her life like many of us to lose weight, and like many of us has failed, but now she's on the right track.

I just started reading her blog and she is committed to her new life style as I have been, but this past six months I fell of the wagon and have gained 10 lbs and I know that I have to get it off before it starts to creep up on me. I like her menu plan and have decided to follow it the best I can.

Well getting back to Becky I hope you all start reading her blog to inspire you as she as me.

Well I'm back

2011-03-19T12:10:00.000-07:00

Today is the 19th of March and its been over a year since I've placed a blogg. A lot has happened here in Idaho, as some of you know I had surgery in 2008 and lost well over a hundred pounds. I had a time to learn to scrapbook and make cards, do jewlery making and this last six months I have been crocheting hats example to the right, Ive been to two craft shows and have sold over a hundred hats, have sold to friends (bless their hearts) and have sold to the special olympic group here in my town with more orders to come, helped out at the school election and sold a hat that I was working on at a down time, so I think I have found my nich. I have a web site but I don't know if I can mention it in my blogg as I just signed on to have adds placed on my blogg. Will have to check that out in the near furture. Well have to run for now. Well blogg you later

Followers

2009-10-02T14:19:00.000-07:00

Just a note to my followers, I'm going to close this blog and open a new one, I would like to have your e-mail addresses so I can invite each of you to my blog, Im not going to stop blogging Im just having it closed and only invite friends and followers to read my blog.
this will be my last open blog so hope to hear from you soon, my e-mail address is
gjrome48@cableone.net so e-mail me . Well its time to say " will blog you later"

Okay I just don't get it

2009-09-27T14:08:00.000-07:00

That's right I just don't get it, What can a person do to mend the fence if you don't know where to mend it or how it got ruined in the first place? If anyone knows then I would love to hear how I can fix it and get on with my life, I didn't even know that I had a broken fence. And other fence post around the fence are very week and can't help me find out how or why, you would think that after all this time of being with me and the fence that they would at least have the strength
to hold up to the weakness of either side and be truthful so that I could try to mend it the right way and not let it rot away until there is no fixing it. This fence was the best fence and it hurts like hell, not being able to mend it like it should be mended. I think that someone gave me a virus as I can't view my blog home page, help. well its that time to say "will blog you later"

Im feeling Better

2009-09-25T18:25:00.000-07:00

Well here I go again, I'm back to the living. I'll be so glad when all this after math of my surgery is behind me. Im seventeen months now post surgery I've lost over 158 lbs and I've had issues with not wanting to eat to having low iron and just down and out. But I really think that I am now back to being my old self again.

Its almost noon now and I have a ton of stuff to do, taking Dad up to the nursing home to see Mom, then hubby and I are going to the fair, this will be my first big outing since June and I can't wait to be out and about again.

Last night was the first time the girls came over for cards since oh I'm thinking March or April or it might have been in Feburary, at the last minute K couldn't make it but hussy and I had a good time.

Well its that time again for me to say "will blog you later"

its been fun. see you soon

More Company this week

2009-08-03T12:37:00.000-07:00

Well this last week hasn't been too bad, cousins from the tri-cities didn't come over but might this week end, still have niece and her husband and three kids here from Boise but they are leaving in the morning and guess what??? Our son Robert and his two kids will be here Tuesday night untill Thursday, I'm still not feeling that great from my dehydration this last week and so all this company is getting to me, then I have a friend in Utah who daughter just e-mailed me and wants to know if her mother my friend can come up for a week, and yes that would be great to see her but right now I'm trying to get better and I really need my rest, you can't rest very well when you have company. Thanks to Kristi and Diane for your comments on my last post.

Too Many at one time?

2009-07-24T12:14:00.000-07:00

Yes this might be too many guest at one time, this next weekend I have had three family's say they want to come up, come over to stay with us, our cousin from the tri-cities our niece from Boise and our niece from Seattle all want to come over to our house this next weekend and I don't know what to do as we only have one guest bedroom. What a mess we have on our hands.
Help!!!!!!!!!!!!

Forgot

2009-07-13T10:22:00.000-07:00

Well today is July 13th and again this year I forgot my brothers birthday on the tenth, man I guess its true that when you get a certain age everything falls apart. And I do seam to forget to blog everyday like I did in when I first opened my blog account. I say that I'll do better but in the end its all the same I forget. It could be what? I even forgot what I was going to say now what to do oh well I'll just blame it on my age LOL. Well its almost time for me to go to the nursing home and do mom's nails so I'll sign off for now and "will blog you later."

Michael Jackson

2009-07-07T13:18:00.000-07:00

Well today we seen the king of pop laid to rest, I know that his rep. wasn't good and many think he was no good but you have to give credit to his talent, he was one of the best entertainer's and a very smart business man. I for one will miss the music he gave to us. But one good thing about music or pictures they will always be here for many of years to come, as I type this I'm listening to the Beatles and that is the great thing also about computers, we can be playing or working on our computers and we can hear music or a live radio station while doing other stuff, I just love modern technology and when ever else there is out there in cyber space, lol I'm such a nut.

well its that time again for me to say "will blog you later."

Puffin

2009-07-05T10:19:00.000-07:00

This is my new friend, this little guy came right up to me at the Oregon Aquarium, real nice place to visit, I recommend this place to see if your in Newport Or. We spent the day and lots of money in the gift shop there. Just a short one this morning, so will say again "will blog you later"

Crabs

2009-07-03T00:09:00.000-07:00

Yes what your looking at is a crab, he is about a foot long and about half foot wide, he doesn't look like it but he is, he is behind glass so it isn't like having the best picture taken like if he were out in the open. I'm kinda sad as in the morning we are heading back for home, this week went by so fast. We did alot but could use two or three more days to do more, why is it when we plan a trip we really don't have any idea how much time we really need to see all there is to see and do? The grand kids were pretty good all in all but there were a few times I could have spanked their little behinds. LOL

Well I have to get off and go to bed as it is after midnight and I really don't know when we are leaving in the morning and I still have to get our stuff together (mine and Maycie's) as I know Richard has all his stuff done. Good night all and "will blog you later."

Packed and Ready to go

2009-06-25T15:06:00.001-07:00

Okay the packing is done and the car is loaded, all we need to do now is get up in the morning and haul @#& out of here and head to Lincoln City, the trip will take us about eight hours as we are taking our grand daughter with us and she is nine years old and I think you have to stop every once in a while so they can do the pit stop thing, we would normally only stop about every two hours but when you have a child with, I believe the stops sooner, we'll see, I'll try and blog from the coast but don't know if there is any connections where we're going. Did look at the weather for the next week and it looks like it's going to be on the cooler side, low 60's so had to pack warmer clothes just in case it gets too cold. Haven't heard from the Son as yet, we are meeting him and his family there and its his daughter we are taking with us from here, hope he doesn't bail out and not come, it would be just like him(in the past he would do this) and have something come up and not make it, but I'm thinking the wrong way and should be thinking good thoughts about this trip.

well its time for me to say "will blog you later."

Grand Daughter Crashes

2009-06-22T14:24:00.000-07:00

Yes we are now the grandparents of a child who has had a roll over in a ditch with water coming into the car, car rolled twice and landed on the roof (note car to the left is not her crash) the doors wouldn't open and they couldn't get the windows to roll down either, so Loni's friend found a tool of some sort and broke open the rear window, thank God that young lady knew what to do. Neither girl was injured in the crash, Loni had some cuts on her feet but nothing real bad. We think that they will total her car as the roof and doors are all dented down and into the car, but you never know about insurance company's and what they think these days. well don't have any more such good news to report as of yet so will say "will blog you later."

Trip to Oregon

2009-06-17T15:33:00.000-07:00

Just got back from getting my nails done and I do have to say they look pretty darn good. Getting ready for the trip that starts next Friday the 26th of June, Lincoln City here we come. Hope the weather is nice and warm so I can get a little sun in and play on the beach, we rented a house on the beach, well its about 150 yards from the beach so you can say its on the beach can't you? We'll stay in Lincoln City and then go up and down hwy 101 to see other stuff like the Tillamook Cheese factory and go to Cannon beach to see hay stack rock, then down the coast to the sea lions caves and etc etc. Of course there is a big factory outlet in Lincoln City and I do spend time there LOL. Richard and I were just there in October this last year, so its only been eight months since we've been there, its my favorite place to go.

The pic above is the hay stack rocks on the beach at Cannon Beach, nice right? You can walk out to the rocks when the tide is out but I never have done that in all the years we've been going there.

Well can't think of anymore stuff to say so I'll just say "will blog you later"

A fish Story

2009-06-14T09:36:00.000-07:00

Yes I went fishing with Richard and the kids, Darren caught a fish minutes after putting his pole in the water, I hadn't even gotten down the hill yet. Got my pole ready and yes I put the worm on the hook myself, put my pole in the water and few seconds later I caught a fish (trout), then Darren took it off my hook, I re baited the hook and went just down from where the others where and caught another fish, then that's the end of a good story as after that all I caught was weeds and trees and other things but no more fish, I lost a few hooks and decided that I would be better just sitting in my chair and watching the kids get their fish, Maycie caught two or three and Darren got the most, Richard got one or two as he was baiting and fixing the poles for the kids when they would break the line or hook. We were only gone for about two hours but had fun, the kids want to go again today and we will take them as the lake is only about ten mile if that from our house. So after Darren gets up and eats we will get ready and go, Richard has been up since about 7 am getting the poles ready for today, well little Maycie wants to go to the Webkins sit and feed her little animals she has so I will say "will blog you later"

Free fishing

2009-06-13T10:41:00.000-07:00

Yes today is free fishing here in Idaho, and Richard is going to take the grand kids fishing, the fish & game are at the lakes and ponds and are helping the kids with how to bait a hook and how to place the lines right etc. etc. This should take about a hour or so and then they'll want to come home, but I might be wrong and they might like it, we'll see.

Well I played cards last night but only one of the girls came over, the other one had a family emergency and could not make it. James and I played two hands and she skunked me on both hands, I usually win but not last night, she got me good.

Well time to say "will blog you later".

Tonight's girls night out

2009-06-12T09:54:00.000-07:00

Yes we are back to playing the old cards again, I asked the girls what they wanted for munching on and in unison they both said carmel corn and gooey carmel corn (extra goo) so in just a few I'll be making the good stuff for my girls. Then I'm going up to the nursing home to do the mother queen's nails as she thinks she needs them done but looking at them they look fine but hey what do I know.

Well this is a short blog so its time to say "will blog you later".

^%::&++!

2009-06-07T15:17:00.001-07:00

Yes I said ^%::&++! because at 2pm the boys came home and said that there was no fish, yeah right and I am blue skinned, they just didn't want to fish because there were too many other people out fishing today and they didn't want to share the dock or grounds with any other person. I just about got all the things I wanted to do done when they came in. There goes my day.

Today is mine

2009-06-07T10:26:00.000-07:00

Yes the boys (Dad and Richard)have gone fishing and so today is all mine, you know there comes a time when all you want to do is nothing, well today is that day for me, and I'm going to take full advantage of it, going to catch up blogging, facebook, myspace and e-mails, that should take up a few hours and then I might get do a little cleaning around the house then go see mom and then who knows what my mind will come up with, I could just play games on pogo.com or games I have on the computer.
Yesterday we went to the tri-cities as Richards step-dad came down and wanted to go there, so we took a trip there for a few hours, they had a BBQ and a few of their kids and grand kids came over so we had a good time, we did miss a good friend of mines daughter's party for her graduation and it was a hard call to make but I know that she understood as she is the first one who will tell you that doing things for and with the family come first and for most, so a big thanks to my very best friend Kristi for always being there for me, she has been my rock for the past two years and I love her dearly for all she has done for me and my family.
Maybe the girls will get to play cards today, as its been a few since we have been able to play, summer time is not like winter by far, you have a lot more to do in the summer and it stays light so there for you can do more out door stuff then you can in the winter, so I guess the best time for our cards is in the winter, but who knows we might get in a few games in the summer, we'll see.
Well I could on on with another topic but I'm thinking I should save it for another day, so as I listen to my favorite radio station on the Internet (Absolute Radio in the UK) oh that's a good drink also lol. I'll leave you with this thought did you leave your windows up??
its that time again for me to say "will blog you later"