Ethan’s Journey

  The dogs crack me up. They do live a good morning snooze in the sunshine. I visited and had dinner with Mom and Gene this evening. They are having a blast at their new place. Avery came to visit on her way home from work as well. I was delighted my mom kept the little snowmen that I would hide for her to find around the house. Avery and I hid some. I like the thought of her smiling when she finds one. Silly game meant to bring joy. Avery got the tour of the new place.  Mom and Gene took us to dinner at one of the restaurants. Everyone is so nice there. Everyone says “hello”, the windows are bright and cheerful and we enjoyed visiting. We were laughing at Mema and were talking about how she should run people over with her scooter if they piss her off.  Avery talked through her thoughts on her next steps. She has options and a plan. We had large bowls of ice cream for dessert. Yum! Gene got 4 scoops of ice cream! He was so happy! When I got home Ethan had already fed the ...

​Carrie- they did have Lake Shore Fog they were serving. 😁 Today we had a leisurely morning. Heather and I sat around and talked about the events of the weekend with Paul and Jason. We had many laughs about awkward conversations, high lights and just commenting on different people we met or spoke to. Paul and I got on the road to camp. We arrived at camp a little after 11 am. We stopped and grabbed a breakfast sandwich on our way. I didn’t spend much time at camp. I was able to put some things away, get an inventory of items that I need to bring up.  We visited with Lois and Craig for a bit as the rain was hammering down. We assessed the damage to the dock from wild weather several days ago. The dock has seen its last days and is currently in hospice.  I realized that I will be unable to go up next weekend with Father’s Day and not being able to juggle the dogs appropriately. That is fine. I will manage. Ethan said he got lots done with the fireworks and feels ready for his f...

 The beds are so hard. Shockingly, it isn’t too bad for sleeping. I slept well. We had beautiful weather today. A nice breeze so it felt “just right” outside. We went to the breakfast and lunch provided.  Heather and I walked around campus, went to the book store and listened to the birds through the Merlin app. It was disappointing there was nothing special that was recorded. I am not sure if I was expecting a blue footed booby to pop up on the ap. Bit there were just boring birds like Robins. After lunch, we stayed mostly in the courtyard of the dorm we were staying at. There were Adirondack chairs, picnic tables and tents to sit under to escape the sun. There was music on and it was a good vibe. One of our sorority sisters came out to visit Heather and I. We have known her well over 25 years. It was fun to visit with her. There were activities set up for us in the afternoon. They had a beer/wine tasting set up. They had good beer too. I had a hazy IPA -citrus fog by Souther...

 Paul and I worked and then drove up to SUNY Canton for our alumni weekend with our college friends. It was a long drive, but we finally made it. Heather came outside to greet us and was dancing. Today is her birthday!!!!! What a greeting! Paul, Jason, Heather and myself have a suite on campus. We each have our own room, but there is a living room and kitchen to hang out in.  There isn’t a lot of people that Heather and I knew, so we went for a walk on campus, like we were going to class. We saw a ground hog that was surprisingly not shy. We stopped and watched him for a bit. I liked his teeth. We met a couple that also met at Canton. They graduated in 1971. They were talking about how the campus has changed and where things used to be. They also shared the bars and hang out spots they would go. The guys went out to a bar. Heather and I took our bras off, did nothing and enjoyed the evening in. 

 Moe and Penny had their dental cleanings today. I was worried Moe was going to bite someone. Turns out he is far better behaved without out me. He doesn’t have to protect. No growling, no snapping. Perfect.  He keeps me on my toes. Penny had 5 teeth removed. Moe had a canine tooth and another removed plus a mass taken off of his gums.  Both got some good pain medications. Moe is quite out of sorts. His canine tooth, they kept it for me, was impressive! He is going to be SORE for a few days!  By Thursday afternoon, I am mentally exhausted these days. The long hours I am putting in turns my brain to mush. I was feeling it around 6 pm. Paul priced out doors today for Ethan’s building. They are special order and will take 6-8 weeks to arrive. I told Paul to get a move on!!!!! I made our final mortgage payment today. That felt good! Checking things off our list of feeling accomplished. 😊 Avery shared that she and Kendall will be joining us at the islands for the 4 th! T...

 I have heard from several people about facing the shower, putting your back to the shower or twirling. It seems the majority of people are twirlers. Little petite ballerinas in the shower! So funny. I am a stationary ballerina. 🩰 It’s probably for the best. I am not that graceful and would likely break a hip. I did some light reading during my coffee consumption time. It was a study on a medication that has been shown to help reduce protein in the urine, a side effect of kidney disease that Ethan struggles with. It seemed promising at first. All the cool things noticed in the study. Then I read the side effect of sometimes causing increase potassium. Potassium increases can be detrimental to heart health. Nope! Disqualified! I will keep reading, searching and asking questions! I asked Ethan if he would be interested in participating in stem cell therapy. They take donor stem cells (mine) and give them to the transplant recipient (Ethan). He said he would be interested in learning...