Being a caregiver is not well suited to my irreverent personality. Standard Operating Procedure is not the norm for me.
What the heck is wrong with putting one of those musical buttons on the edge of the bedpan. That way it plays music when I put mom on it.
So what if the RC heli wars get a little out of control and someone does a semi-hard landing on mom's backside.
What does it hurt to make mom a milkshake for breakfast. It has milk, eggs, frozen OJ, and bacon bits for crying out loud. My grandkids love them.
The hospice crew are shaking their heads, Dad is looking to out fly me, mom is laughing.
Maybe I'm better at critters than people...
I have fixed a prolapsed heifer with a couple of boluses, a coke bottle, and a shoelace. I have put my arm up the butt of more than a few cows to help with a delivery. Breathed into the snotty nose of many lambs, kittens, puppies, colts, calves, and one goat. And no one raised an eye brow.
The veterinarian I worked for said, "B, If I let you do two sutures when I'm closing, will you get your head out of the operating field!"
"Throw in that old pair of hemostats and you've got a deal, Doc."
Gus and I had a whirlwind trip and we loved it. It's about 9 hours driving, which would have been somewhat shorter without all the gas, water, walk Gus stops. But not nearly as interesting.
We stopped at Del Rio Winery on the way North to stock up on the fruit of the vine. Blessed be.
It had been a while since I had driven thru Portland, timing was great, we were going in when the rest of the world was coming out. Another blessing.
Met up with my son in Vancouver and then went house hunting. He found one not far from his work that evening. Another blessing.
Spent as much time as possible with my two youngest grand girls over the weekend. What smart little whippersnappers they are. Sean is a great dad, and they are well loved. A great blessing.
Spent Monday at Ikea in Portland, picking out furniture for the house. He gave me a set amount and I got most all he needed way under budget. Another blessing.
We spent the evening moving stuff, and building the furniture. Not so much of a blessing, but we all got thru it, thanks be no one forgot the blessed wine.
I love the green of Washington state, and the beautiful weather. Hey, it was 83 three of the four days I was there! Another blessing.
Gus and I hit the road for home on Tuesday. This time we were going out as everyone else was going in. Another blessing.
We made the usual stops, plus a quick stop at my parents to check on them, another hour and we were home to our little bunkhouse. Another blessing.
Next time, soon hopefully, I will take my books on tape, Gus is a good traveler but he isn't much of a talker...
