Finally got some stuff done!! Yay!!

Duane and I finally found some cabinetry that will work above the new washer and dryer in my utility closet!! The best part, being the price!! The guy at Lowe's was awesome, made us a great deal!! Duane and I hung them last night, and finished up tonight. NOW all I need is my new washer and dryer, we are confirmed for delivery on Monday morning. I am keeping my fingers, toes and eyes crossed that they get here undamaged this time!!

Yesterday morning Duane gave Homer his "Summer Cut" and a bath. He tolerates the haircut, but loves his bath and blowdry!! He looks so cute, we call him "Skippy" when his hair is short!

I think it turned Tuco on, he was prancing all around Homer and sniffing him when he was done, HA!! Dad is doing a bit better, I took him to get frozen yogurt, then we stopped at Freddie's, and since I was able to get a really close parking space, I encouraged him to go in. He walked a pretty long ways around the store, but was tired by the time I got him back into the car. I have the senior bus scheduled to pick him up on Monday, we will see if he can get on the bus by using the wheelchair lift, he still can't climb the steps up into the bus.... I will be here to help, and if he isn't ready, we will find out in short order!

GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

So, the delivery guys were supposed to be here between 11:30am and 1:30pm, of course, it was exactly 1:30pm!!! That isn't the bad part!! They pulled the boxes off of the washer and dryer, the washer had a big dent in the side, Duane looked at it, and said "No way" in case it damaged the drum or the inside workings of the washer. Sooooo, no new washer or dryer for Nancy today!! They can't deliver a new set until Monday, so I am totally without until then!! AND, yesterday afternoon, my computer monitor wouldn't turn on, I have had that happen before. So, I did what I have done before, cut the power off at the power strip for a while, then powered back up again. The monitor came back up, but guess what? It messed up the wireless router, and I couldn't get on the internet!! Duane called his brother Wayne, he called me, and told me to reset the router. That didn't work. I gave up last night and called Verizon today, they were awesome, got me back up and running. Today has been a bit exasperating!! Not to mention, we went looking for either cabinets or shelving for over the washer and dryer (when they finally get here, that is!!) and didn't resolve that either, so I still have boxes of stuff all over my family room, which is driving me nuts!! Hopefully we can fix that tomorrow!! Yesterday Duane ended up mowing the grass before he went to work, and I made meatloaf patties in a frying pan instead of a loaf in the oven... Mom did taught me that one years ago, it is just as good and takes half the time!! I usually put tomato paste on top of a meat loaf in the oven, but just used ketchup instead!!

It's been a while!!

Let's see..... Since I wrote last, we went to Central Oregon last Friday and Saturday, made it safely, thank you very much!! Visited our property, bummed around Prineville, then on to Duane's folks house in Sisters. Visited with them, I did a little shopping, then came home late Saturday night. Dad is slowly doing better, I am going back to work this Sunday. I have been doing a lot of things around home that I have been wanting to do, but had no time or energy. My washer is leaking, and my dryer is scorching or staining anything it wants to at random, clothes, underwear, socks, towels, you name it!! Sooo, I have spent the last couple of days shopping around for the best prices, I wheeled and dealed at Best Buy today, and bought a new set!! Pending Duane's approval, of course, we are going to pop down there in the morning to look at the washer (they didn't have a floor model of the dryer, no biggie to me!) and if it looks alright to him, they will be delivered on Thursday!! The new problem is, right now I have a stacker, and now it will be a side by side, so I lose my shelves to the side that serve as my pantry!! I emptied most of it tonight. Yes!! The moving boxes that I had collected and never used finally came in handy!! Moved some stuff around in the kitchen cupboards, but still have a lot of stuff that need shelves!!

Duane said he would put a couple up over the top of the washer and dryer, that will be a job, and I wonder if it will be enough room for all the crap I have!! Canned goods, snacks, doggie food and snacks, washing stuff, etc. Guess we will see!!

Truck update: Should be done in another week and a half, at that point it's been down for almost 2 months!! Well, it's late, I am beat, and tomorrow's another day!! Plan is to mow grass, clean house, and make meatloaf!! We will see!!

Addendum to Mini-Van Posting......

My husband saw the posting "broadcast" to EVERYBODY!!! He was not amused!! He has now informed me, because he is the "Big Dog" that I have a choice between losing the keys to my car(which "The Big Dog" is paying for!), and riding the bus to work, or a spanking!! So, he's asking EVERYBODY to vote!!
Election day starts now, and husband AKA "Big Dog" will announce the results, VIA "Big Mouth"
(me, Nancy). Hubby has often reminded "Big Mouth" it's not nice to mess with "Hillbillies".

Another Twist of Fate.....!!!

Poor Dad!!! Monday, Dad went to the Retiree's breakfast from where he used to work at the machine shop, with a fellow retiree, Dan. They had just gotten out of the car, headed for the entrance to "Pig N' Pancake on 122nd and Glisan.

Dad apparently caught his shoe on the curb, and went down like a ton of bricks. Dan helped him up, and they proceeded in to have breakfast. About an hour later, they were getting up to leave, and Dad couldn't stand up. His legs were shaking, and couldn't bear his weight. His entire right side that he fell on hurt!! Dan called me, I had just gotten up. I raced down there, and evalutated the situation, Dad could not stand up, let alone walk to my car. So, I called an ambulance, and they transported him to Kaiser Sunnyside. They gave him a tetnus shot, since he scraped his arm, and x-rayed his ribs, leg and pelvis area. No broken bones, thank goodness!! The doctor showed his x-rays to me, the one of his femur showed the scarring from an old break Dad had in the 1930's when he was a boy and got ran over by a car. Facinating to see that, after hearing about it all my life!! We were at the hospital for about 6 hours. They gave Dad a walker, and off we came home. I made an appointment with his GP for this morning for a baseline follow up. Dad cannot walk without the walker, he had a very hard time getting into my car, and back into the house when we got home. I had to push him around in a wheelchair during his doctor's visit, a new thing for me, he is heavier to push than Duane's Mom!

(I had to take her to one of her appointments after her last head injury.) Bad news is, Dad's recovery may take as long as 6 weeks, if he ever gets back to where he was before. He can't be alone, so I have to take a family leave of absence from work. Worst possible timing too, with Easter this weekend, and we have resets in our department coming up. We only have 8 employees, and now with me out, down to 7!! I feel lousy about it, but, Dad needs me now more than ever. Dr. Greeder said he could be measurably better in as little as 2 weeks, so my boss and I decided to take it on a weekly basis, she will call me when she writes the schedule, and see if I can come back. That's all we can do for now!! My last scheduled shift is Saturday, which I will work, (I missed Monday and today, Wednesday) Duane will watch over him while I am gone, from about 8:15am to 5:45pm. Then, he's all mine!! Wow, I knew it was coming, but didn't know it would be so soon. Guess we are never prepared. I will probably go nuts. Dad is already getting stir crazy. I just hope he can get better. This year so far hasn't been the greatest, I hope this isn't a trend for us!! No word on Duane's truck, I assume the repair place is working on it. Duane hates the mini-van!! (Hee, hee!!) Well, had better fix to go to bed, I had to get up way too early this morning to take Dad to the doctor!!

A New Picture of Aden and Landon!!

We received this new picture of Tiana and Cassondra's little ones today in an Easter card from Tiana!! Aden is 2 yrs old already, and Cass's little boy Landon is 5 months!! How cute??!!!! Tiana's Husband is overseas again, and last word on Cass is that they are moving to Fort Lewis up in the Seattle area, I am not sure when or if that has happened yet!!