away??

 Away???.. not exactly. Tigger's bite morphed into a huge infection that seemed to grow daily. The tetanus/diphtheria shot and oral antibiotics weren't enough. So Urgent Care ( on a return visit) recommended a trip to the ER. There I sat in a bed for 6 hours waiting for a bed and to be admitted. That was Saturday..

After more tests I spent DAYS on IV antibiotics...yay.  The hospital sent me home yesterday with a 10 day prescription for strong oral antibiotics. My leg looks almost normal and no longer is hot to the touch and " hurty".

Tigger better not do that again!!

 Bob brought everything I needed... visited as much as we could stand.. Sitting a  hospital bed hooked up to an IV is BORING ! My daughters visited too!

Cat attack and wedding dress

 Yesterday, for some unknown reason, Tigger the orange cat attacked my ankle as I walked past him. Blood flowed(?) from one of the tooth holes onto the carpet... that one was the worst but there are 6 tooth marks in total! Bob helped me stop the bleeding, apply antibiotic and put on bandages.

Tigger is eating well but crabby and not up to par... but still don't know why!  We are keeping an eye on him.

But  today had a bright spot. My grand daughter came over with her mother to try on her wedding dress which has been hanging upstairs in one of the closets. She's lost a little weight since she bought it ...needs to find the appropriate type of bra, a veil and shoes. But it looked wonderful... Bob took a few pictures but going to put them in an album in my computer... not for public viewing!!

The wedding is in October.... Lili made and mailed invitations (yesterday)... from what she was talking about it seems like everything is on track!!

Yesterday's storm ..storms

Yesterday's storm was something else!! Winds at 70 mph.. thunder, lightening, rain so heavy you couldn't see across the street! Trees bending... limbs falling ( our huge maple at the back end of our yard lost a bigish limb)

The KC Star says over 200,000 customers lost electricity. Poles were snapped here in Blue Springs. We are lucky in that our power lines are underground.... so not even a flicker!

Usually such a huge amount of rain leaves us with a swimming pool near the maple... but after the heavy run off the water all soaked into the ground. Probably due to the ground being really dry... we are in a drought.

Chain saws were running early this morning...

Our grand daughter Lili was driving to work during the worst of this... she was really nervous.. traffic was crawling... a truck lost its bed cover... traffic lights out... we were all glad when she arrived at work.

HOT.. so nothing going on!!

 It is hot enough to just stay inside... though I did turn on the hose and watered my deck plants this morning.

Bob is not feeling well... temp of over 100 and slightly unsteady... sleeping in the recliner. I am making sure he drinks enough and eats!!

Fireworks...and onwards

 Our birthday dinner get together was great... the strawberry shortcake received rave reviews!

Fourth of July...

Neighbors started setting off their fireworks mid afternoon.... first time. The subdivision had been setting them off since Friday ...far enough away not to bother Tigger. But when the noisy ones were set off in the middle of the street outside the front door... he was not a "happy camper". Wouldn't eat .. wouldn't settle etc.

My daughter's  two dogs really don't like fireworks and react badly enough to warrant the drugs the vet prescribes. One refused to go out to "pee" and did it right in front of my daughter!!

July 5th

It was  quiet day... only a few bangs after dinner! Tigger still not totally back to normal!!

getting ready...

 Tonight we are celebrating my daughter (teacher)'s birthday  and her daughter's which is on the 10th! So Bob and I have been "prepping".. He super cleaned the grill and cleaned the deck ( too many acorns for comfort). 

C wanted strawberry shortcake instead of a traditional cake. So I hulled loads..cut them into reasonable size pieces... and added sugar. They are waiting in the refrigerator... made a double batch of shortcake which made the whole house smell wonderful!

Bob is going to grill burgers and I have planned and made sides to go with them!! Everyone is coming around 6 pm  so we are just waiting!! No grilling till everyone is here!!

 

Our grand daughter Lili will be 21 on the 10th. It's hard to imagine!

Then and now!!