Craig, Collin, Gary, and Ethan show their muscles in the Pulsipher Play Room.
Jeanne and I have been listening to Church on Zoom but decided to go to regular meeting today. She said she was dressed and ready and would go down to the shuttle to be there at 10:15. I said I would try and make it but I had fallen asleep and it was after nine when I woke up.
I did get there just in time for the shuttle but Lee told me it was full so I got a ride over with another lady who was taking her car. I waited for the bus to unload at the church, until the end, and then found out that Jeanne was not aboard.
I rode back with Lee and found Jeanne upstairs all ready to go. She said she had had to go to the bathroom just before leaving and by the time she got finished it was too late to catch the shuttle. I said, "We may as well go as we were all ready", so I took her down to where my car was parked. It was quite late by then but as the car was covered with snow, that took more time to clean it off.
By the time we got in the foyer the sacrament was being passed but the bread had already been offered so we didn't get to do the sacrament. So by the time we got in there, it was 5 to 11...25 minutes late.
Jeanne said, "First time for everything!" So she had never been late to church before? Probably.
As you may know I sold my house in Lake Almanor in summer of 2020 (pic 1, top row) because of Aortic Stenosis in my heart and moved to Rancho Bernardo (San Diego). They had wanted me to have The TAVR procedure on my heart in June 2020 and then September 2020 but I did not do either. Supposedly I had less than a year to live in June.
I moved to Orem Treeo Independent Residential in June 2021 and plan to be here until December 2022 pic 4, 2nd row). I now belong to Orem lst Ward where we viewed the Nativity Story and had a Ward Breakfast Party today (pic 2, top row).
Although all my children are
in San Diego area, I do have my sister Jeanne on the 3rd Floor of
Treeo and many of her children and grands and great grands live in the area
(pic 1, 2nd row). Sadie lives
with me on the lst floor (pic 5 and 6, bottom row). My children plus grandchildren visit from
time to time. My granddaughter Sarah is
married and living in Pleasant Grove and works nearby so I get to see her and
Ethan. Love that. I actually love my apartment and am served
two meals a day in the dining area. They
have plenty of activities which I am usually too busy doing my own thing to do,
but the tenants as well as staff are very nice and there is always someone to
talk to when you have the time.
Have a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year and don’t forget to count your many blessings!!!
It soon filled up and on two tables in front was foil tins and other things of food and drink from Kneaders. They let the old people get in line first.
It was a huge french toast with delicious syrup and strawberries and whipped cream. It all went deliciously together. The whole serving of things was very casual. I got the idea the bishopric was doing all the work and they just asked volunteers to serve.
A very jolly elf (wish I had his picture) was dressed in an amazing costume and had grown his beard out long and curved. His shoes were handmade and cost $600!!!! His wife made his outfit, really great.
While the bishopric rolled a bin around and cleaned everything up we sang Christmas carols until the primary children were costumed and on stage. A narrator presented the story and the children arranged themself. All very informal, no one cared about lights or junk on the stage but had wonderful costumes.
It was certainly a stress free wonderful Christmas Breakfast for everyone.
During the last month we have been tested for Covid once and sometimes twice a week. Those who tested positive had to quarantine for 14 days and there was social distancing created in the dining room for those of us not quarantined.
On Oct 28 we received the news that we could get booster shots at Smiths and we were told that 3 people had tested positive in the last 3 weeks.
On Nov 2 all activities, games, transportation, housekeeping and maintenance were suspended until further notice. We were also told to wash our hands frequently and wear a mask in the common areas. Visitors were limited to those caring for their loved ones, hopefully the same person every day. Most all positive patients had been vaccinated and Jeanne had received the booster shot the week before. The Utah Department of Health tested us for the first time on Wednesday 11/3.
On Nov 4 we were told there were reveal several additional cases of Covid in our community revealed in the testing. They are testing again on the 8th and 12th. Anyone with sickness of any kind was asked to self quarantine.
On the 10th we were told the testing on the 8th had just a few cases and all were notified immediately as well as their families. Conditions remain the same.
On the 13th we were told there were no new cases in the last testing. Conditions remain the same. We are going to be tested again.
On November 29 the dining room is back to normal and breakfast buffet is on. Masks do not need to be worn and apartments are open to visitors. The dining room remains closed to visitors. Some activities will be resumed. No home evening till next week.
Jeanne and I have been watching church on my tablet at the link that Steven gave me. Linda bought us a speaker so it is easier to hear and just watch one tablet.
The shuttle will start again next Sunday but I told Steven since Jeanne had had two blowouts in the morning I was hesitant to take her to Church so we were sticking with the tablet zoom meeting. We miss the Relief Society and Sunday School lesson. Jeanne does not remember the blowouts so she has no fear of going anywhere but I do.
Ironically Clinton died the day before Thanksgiving also.
Jeanne and I were at Treeo for Thanksgiving and they had a delicious spread but of course, I did not take any pictures. We could take as many left overs as we wanted also! and I had a second meal at midnight.
Friday we drove over to Dave and Tami's house for dinner with Dave and Tami and Tami's daughter Emily and her husband Ammon. Emily and Ammon are currently living in St George where Ammon is becoming an ONP and Emily is having a baby in early July. They are such a nice couple and so fun to listen to their stories.
Tami had made delicious scalloped potatoes and Dave the carrots that were baked in the oven in a casserole dish with lots of butter. I did not eat the roll but delicious ham. For dessert we had a wonderful berry pie baked by Tami.
Again,I forgot to take pictures but their beautiful renovated home that Dave did had all been decorated for Christmas and I should have snapped a picture of the tree all in white and silver and the lights outside were gorgeous.
We had problems reading the street number to know we were at the right house but Emily smiled and said she had met me at Jeanne's birthday party in the canyon and said we were at the right place!!!
I had not cared about decorating for Christmas but I must have been inspired because I got up around 3 in the morning and decorated all I am going to do for Christmas. It is very cozy and I also got out all my Christmas Cds and I am listening to Christmas all day long.
Several years ago, I made some Christmas mix cds and I am so glad I did. I would not know how today but it is really a good mix...two of them actually.
Marilyn and I made the Storybook of Christmas stories and songs for all of our grandchildren when I was at her house in 2015 after Arkie died.
Cute!
Sleeping Charlie
I asked Kim if she could drive me to my 3 pm appointment because I was afraid of the after work traffic. Thank heaven she did. I appreciate her help so much.
NP Walker spent almost an hour with me asking questions and checking things. After my experience at the Sleep Center she felt it appropriate for me to see a good Ear, Nose and Throat doctor and scheduled me for Dec 8 Kipp Robbins. Follow up on the CPAP (sleep study masks) after that.
Since I had the blood and urine tests in June we will wait till spring for new ones. She listened to my murmur and said she wished her student was there so he could hear it. She let me listen to my duh duh compared to her duh. I sound like a struggling washing machine. But she did not feel it was any worse than when I first came to her a few months ago.
She increased my blood pressure medicine to 20 mg for a while so the heart is not struggling so much. She said we may lesson it after I solve my breathing problems. Evidently, I am not going into deep sleep much and that makes me tired all the time.
She has the record of my blood pressure but wants me to continue testing it. And continue keeping my weight down and walking etc.
Currently sometimes my legs are too tired at night and I do not want to walk but I walk shorter for my sake and let Sadie run as much as she wants in the back and side of the building.
My dental work is done till next spring but I do not have enough teeth to chew beef really well so I like to order softer food for dinner than dry beef and chicken.
I am up to 143 on my scales again which is where I was when I did the keto diet last spring. My skinny jeans are too tight.
Walker prescribed Triamcinolone Acetonide for my eczema. Said we needed to get rid of the inflammation with steroids!!
