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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Claddaugh

I hope everyone had a Happy Valentines Day. I had a very happy day. I got a Claddaugh ring with a blue topaz (Rick's birth stone) and diamonds in the crown. We had to chase down the UPS man for 3 days but we finally got it. They won't deliver up here. They said it had the wrong address but it didn't. They don't want to drive their truck up this mountain road. We finally had them hold the ring at the UPS office and went and picked it up. I saw the ring on Amazon and it is the most beautiful ring... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Let it Snow, Let it Snow Let it Snow

These are pictures of our snow we just got and still getting. Rosie dawg in her new coat. She has really gained the weight since moving up here. She likes running down the mountain to the river and going over to visit with the goats. She chases the stray cats but can't figure out how they get away when she trees them. They just jump to another tree. We are definitely snowed in and enjoying pecan torte lattes and honey and biscuits. Poe and Bentley and Daisy are waiting for their catnip. Daisy... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Busy as a One Armed Paper Hanger

I'v been busier than a one armed paper hanger. I'm doing field office reviews in the day and then the clinic and then virtural abstraction of charts at night. Wheeeeeew. Plus I am in the middle of packing up my house that I've lived in since 1991 and downsizing. I took off from the clinic thus week to get Rogerville done but the weather did not cooperate. I still lack 5. Rogersville is and hour and and half drave. so I really wanted to to all of it done. I am booked every day with chart reviews... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Moving, Working, Moving, Working...

What have I got myself into is the question as I try to figure out what the heck the manual for working the scanner and computer and sending reports. Of course, when they change your passcode and log in and don't tell you doesn't help. The fact that they thought patient's actually get preventive screenings and the reviews would be simple is a joke. Patient's in this region use the Dr as a social outing. I copied 73 pages for 1 year for 1 patient. I refused to sit and scan the following 200 pages... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

It is Official

Rick and I have made my staying at his house official. I am moving my stuff and I have rented my house to the girls downstairs. They will be paying all the utilities and move upstairs. We have told our families and that went really good. The kids are excited for us. We moved Rosie to Hampton last week. Daisy cat has been here a while. Rosie has a nice dogloo and a memory foam mattress to lie on to keep warm.. She is now an outside dawg. The cats are afraid of the new monster that lurks at the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I hope every one had a great Christmas. We did. It was a whirlwind three days of celebration and food and food and food. We started on Sunday with the kids coming up to Rick's for a family Christmas party. His sister and her husband made it in time to come up also with his Mom and other sister. We had tons of food that I cooked. I made the kids a set each of hillbilly wine glasses. They are a mason jar glued to a candle holder. Everyone had a great time. After we cleaned up we went to Rick's... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Dr. Gets Excited!

Two weeks ago I go a message from my doctor's nurse to call for appointment immediately to discuss my lab work. I was told my cholesterol was extremely high. UhOw... Too many DQ blizzards have told on me. I dutifully call and make the appointment knowing all she can do is tell me to change my diet and exercise more and take my B vitamins. I can't take statins because of the Fibro. They cause an extreme exacerbation of pain. I went yesterday expecting to hear my cholesterol was well above 500 or... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

What?????

I just looked at my last entry. What???? Guess I was up typing in my sleep again. I have no idea what that means except I had the weirdest dream about body parts that had been removed from people surgically where chasing them trying to get back in. I must have read one too many surgical reports on Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday. It is tedious work looking for specific surgical procedures or lab procedures and specific wording to make sure it is exact for the insurance company. But I am... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Screamo

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Christmas on the Mountain

Rick and I are finally getting over our consumption. We put up his Christmas tree on Saturday and decorated with my ornaments. He hadn't decorated for Christmas for 2 years since his wife had died. He and R(his son) were bringing up the boxes of decorations when I had to go out and run and errand. When I got back he had found mistle toe and held it over my head as soon as I got up the steps. I could tell he had been crying and he told me the first decoration he pulled out was J's stocking. He... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Resting Resting Resting

Finally after four days in bed and a second round of antibiotics, I am on the mend. I have had honey and lemon green tea until it is coming out my ears. It does stop the coughing. Unfortunately, Rick now has it so he is having to rest and I am taking care of him with honey and lemon green tea. It is back to work tomorrow evening. However, I have been called for two interviews this week. Finally after two and a half years of filing applications when there are vacancies, I have an interview with... Sign in to see full entry.

Resting,

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Bad to worse

Whatever I have don't get it. I have been in bed all day and play to stay here tomorrow until I gop to the Dr. Actually my FNP who works for my Dr. I feel like I have the flu. Dr. Rick has taken very good care of me and I'm on bedrest per his orders. I worked Monday night and we saw 16 patients in 3 hours. Last night we saw 9 patients in 2.4 hours. Dr. M sent me home with a nebulizer treatment and it helped to clear my lungs. Resting all day has helped also but my head and lungs are still... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Being Taken Care Of

It is certainly a reversal of roles as I am being taken care of now. I woke up with laryngitis Saturday and body aches today along with the continued cough. Rick has taken such good care of me. I really don't know how to act. If I had a temperature I would swear I had the flu. I am really tired of this stuff and literally very tired. I did get curtains made for the windows before the cold weather hit. What a difference it has made here. Rick lives in a modified A-frame on the side of a mountain.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving

We had the best Thanksgiving.day. The weather was beautiful; low 60's. The food was delicious and plentiful and family was great. Everyone got to met Rick. Even the ex was impressed with him and text to tell me so this evening. He has been a little prickly about my new relationship so I told him that Rick and fit together nicely in all that we do and that I loved Rick. He text back and said he could tell Rick was crazy over me too. I hope this will end any fantasys he has about me and him. Blake... Sign in to see full entry.

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