A Perfect Storm of a Week!

Hello dear friends!

Hope you are all doing well and healthy during 

this incredibly difficult time.

So  many things came together last week to make it a "perfect storm" when
 a rare combination of circumstances joined together and resulted in a semi-disaster,
 and caused lots of worry, stress and aggravation.
It was a week to remember . . . or maybe someday forget?

Last Friday evening, April 24, Mr. Tennis

a/k/a The Rickster collapsed at the barn where 

he was taking care of his horse.

Luckily, there were others nearby who were 

able to call 911.  He was whisked off to the hospital 

where I met the doctors caring for him in the ER.

He was admitted, sedated and intubated while they tried to determine
what the heck happened???

No, he did not have Corona virus and was tested for

every other potential medical event known.

Without going in to too much medical detail, turns out

that his electrolytes bottomed out and crashed impacted by his Crohn's disease

and other auto-immune ailments.  He was one very sick guy.

So happy to report that he is getting better everyday and

is now doing rehab to gain his strength back.

In addition, since there are covid restrictions in place, we have not seen

him since April 24th - - no visitors at all. 
We are able to talk to him on the 

telephone and he sounds good!  He's working hard 

at rehab and we hope he will be home in the coming days.
Maybe even today!

It was a bit of deja vu all over again from 22 years ago
in April when he had a sudden heart attack!  That was a Friday night spent
waiting in the ER then too.

In other news, Maddie's second semester of senior year

has resulted in more homework than during regularly held classes.

 More stress! And now finals are approaching.  UGH.

Let the seniors go already! :)

And our stinker puppy Frannie has found a space to get out of the backyard

fence and visit the neighbors and their three little boys!

Trying to figure out how to barricade that area.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed around here.
Yep - a perfect storm!

Good thoughts and prayers are appreciated.
Looking forward to a better week.

xoxo

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!
 

Getting ready!

 This year we had our feast a few days early!
It was so fun and mostly yummy -- the turkey turned
out very, very dry!  Yikes!
Oh well -- the sides were delish - so who cares
about turkey anyway!

Maddy, Grace and Grace's roomie - Nevaeh!

Bonus -- this year, my sweet and adorable

niece, Grace, is at the University here.

Grace and one of her roommates also joined us and

it was great to have them with us!

I mentioned a couple of family favorite foods. . . 

strawberry jello with strawberries and cool whip marshmallow fruit salad

(both very healthy options) that we always had as kids.

Shock -- my sister has not kept up that tradition at 

her house, but she will now that Grace has 

tasted those wonderful traditional

Thanksgiving foods.

Baby Dorothy - 1-1/2 years old!

The big kids (Philip & Catherine and Connor) also joined us
with the littles!  So much fun with those 4! 
Somehow, we missed getting the oldest Jane in a photo -- sorry sweetheart!

3 of 4 of the grandkids!  Such cuties!

Maddy and I are now devising our shopping plans!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

xoxo

Hello November!

It happened again -- I blinked and 

October was over 

and 

November was here!

We had a definite taste of November and very

chilly weather on Halloween! 

We are talking the 20s people!

You know what that means . . .

time to get out the vests with furry hoods and pull

on the comfy and warm boots!

Muffy has been a little under the weather, so

we took her on a fall photo walk Sunday afternoon.

She kind of enjoyed the walk, but

she is not a fan of the wind blowing 

leaves around! 

The wind makes the terrier in her want to fight those wild leaves!

You know what we love about November?

There are still some leaves on the trees and Thanksgiving and family 

and pumpkin pie and feeling thankful!

Hello November!