Stix n Brix
Gin is resting now after her treatment. I have sneaked in a little nap also. It's not any fun for me to change from night shift to day shift all the time but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it's not a train! I think it's... a motorhome!
Speaking of MH, the spring to fix the lazy jack has not arrived at the dealer yet. I was a little upset but what can ya do. I wonder how upset and disenchanted I will be when we full-time and it's time for service. I know the world doesn't revolve around us, but when we called the service department in early April, he said he was going to order the spring so he could fix it on April 21. He now says it's on back order and MAY be in on the 27th. Somehow I think he waited a few days to order it. Thankfully it isn't absolutely necessary to have it fixed to still go rving.
On a much lighter note, I got buzzed this morning by a hummingbird. He fussed at me some. He must remember our feeder from last year. I pulled it out of the pantry and put out some fresh nectar for our tiny feathered friends. It's the kind of feeder that suctions to the window. I put it right at the breakfast nook so we'll have visitors while we eat our meals.
Yesterday, Gin put the hullavators together and we put them on the Suki. It looks like a moose now with the racks on top but it will be easier for us to put the yaks up there after a few hours of paddling. We adjusted it and tried it out. My arms are a little bruised because I was trying to lift the boat totally wrong. We had a gentle rain so I'm sure that the weed n feed is working good on the lawn. I guess I'll have to cut the grass more often now. What was I thinking.
Well it's gonna be a long week end of work for me but it's only about 15 months left. I know how quickly the past year has gone so I know the time will fly by. And yes we have so much to do...yard sales, paint the house, power wash the fence, craigslist a few things, and almost forgot...enjoy life. ;)
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
New look and treatment
Stix n Brix
Well does it look different or what. I made the comment to Gin a few weeks back that I was getting more comfortable with the blog but I wish that the layout was more of a full page. After going to a geeks on tour seminar at the rally, she decided to surprise me while I was at work. She is a consummate Ms Fixit of all things. :) She found the template and set it up while I added the color. She then found the picture of Wanda and Suki to add a more personalized look. We'll probably update that later. Photos are definitely one thing that I am not comfortable with yet, but I'm working at it. Picasa looks so easy but I learn by repetition and practice. I just need more time.
Gin got a call from her doctor's office and they were able to work out a solution with Biogen, the company that makes the drug for her treatment. She goes in Thursday so this will keep her close to her schedule. The drug Tysabri doesn't cure MS, but it does give her a better quality of life. It is a dangerous drug though so she wants to do it right.
Well I've got to go to work tonight. Only 465 more days but who's counting.
Well does it look different or what. I made the comment to Gin a few weeks back that I was getting more comfortable with the blog but I wish that the layout was more of a full page. After going to a geeks on tour seminar at the rally, she decided to surprise me while I was at work. She is a consummate Ms Fixit of all things. :) She found the template and set it up while I added the color. She then found the picture of Wanda and Suki to add a more personalized look. We'll probably update that later. Photos are definitely one thing that I am not comfortable with yet, but I'm working at it. Picasa looks so easy but I learn by repetition and practice. I just need more time.
Gin got a call from her doctor's office and they were able to work out a solution with Biogen, the company that makes the drug for her treatment. She goes in Thursday so this will keep her close to her schedule. The drug Tysabri doesn't cure MS, but it does give her a better quality of life. It is a dangerous drug though so she wants to do it right.
Well I've got to go to work tonight. Only 465 more days but who's counting.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
HMO's and being sick
Stix n Brix
Well it turned out that Gin didn't have her treatment. Her Medicaid coverage recently changed. For some governmental reason, she has to go to a new general practitioner before she can go to her treatments or see her neurologist that she has been going to for over 20 years. I guess it's a kind of HMO. So now she'll go to her new doc in the middle of May. Her last treatment was in early March and it should be done every four weeks. The doctor's offices couldn't just discuss this over the phone to make an exception. Sure hope she doesn't have to go through this every month. This new HMO set up has her stressing about our dream to go full-time next fall. Medicare is Federal coverage and shouldn't be much of a problem but Medicaid is State coverage. They pay what Medicare doesn't cover. Her treatments and prescriptions are expensive. We feel a little frustrated but what can you do.
So instead of treatment on Thursday, we spent the day doing yard work. Gin burned off a little bit of yard debris while I cut the grass, edged the driveway and sidewalk, moved a woodpile, put down some concrete blocks to park the mower on and laid out some new sod in the front yard so that it will hopefully look better next year when we put the house on the market. I was sore but it now looks like someone actually lives here. I had a very bad night Thursday night. I woke up about 1:30 very, very sick. I never throw up, well maybe once every 20 years or so. This time, it was both. I was up the rest of the night and I didn't know whether to sit on the toilet or hug it for dear life. I was so weak Friday that I even called out of work Friday night. I feel much better now but definitely not 100%. I plan to go to work tonight. Sometimes ya just gotta do it.
Well it turned out that Gin didn't have her treatment. Her Medicaid coverage recently changed. For some governmental reason, she has to go to a new general practitioner before she can go to her treatments or see her neurologist that she has been going to for over 20 years. I guess it's a kind of HMO. So now she'll go to her new doc in the middle of May. Her last treatment was in early March and it should be done every four weeks. The doctor's offices couldn't just discuss this over the phone to make an exception. Sure hope she doesn't have to go through this every month. This new HMO set up has her stressing about our dream to go full-time next fall. Medicare is Federal coverage and shouldn't be much of a problem but Medicaid is State coverage. They pay what Medicare doesn't cover. Her treatments and prescriptions are expensive. We feel a little frustrated but what can you do.
So instead of treatment on Thursday, we spent the day doing yard work. Gin burned off a little bit of yard debris while I cut the grass, edged the driveway and sidewalk, moved a woodpile, put down some concrete blocks to park the mower on and laid out some new sod in the front yard so that it will hopefully look better next year when we put the house on the market. I was sore but it now looks like someone actually lives here. I had a very bad night Thursday night. I woke up about 1:30 very, very sick. I never throw up, well maybe once every 20 years or so. This time, it was both. I was up the rest of the night and I didn't know whether to sit on the toilet or hug it for dear life. I was so weak Friday that I even called out of work Friday night. I feel much better now but definitely not 100%. I plan to go to work tonight. Sometimes ya just gotta do it.
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