I’m trying to think of something to post today while Bill is cooking breakfast for his son and 2 granddaughters, but my mind is a total blank which is not unusual and can at times be very frustrating. Like the time I looked all over for my favorite coffee mug and even accused Bill of breaking it and not telling me, now how stupid do you think I felt when I found it in the microwave the next day.
At times I do worry myself and do think I’m getting (hate to say the word) senile. I have learned over the past 6 years that Bill is usually correct when we start talking about an event or someones age or who died and when. I have been proven wrong more times than I care to admit and then I have to eat crow and apologise, he never argues over anything he simply states what he knows and I’m the one that tries to contradict.
I don’t try and contradict any more I simply check what he says on the computer now and if he’s wrong then I show him proof, but he’s seldom ever wrong. Darn man has the memory of an elephant. We don’t get to see Billy and his daughters much because Chris has such a big family and they are always doing something with them so this is a treat for Bill.
Since Chris is out of town this weekend Billy is own his own so this will be a treat for him also because he loves his Dad’s cooking and we can see the little girls without a group around. The oldest one is spoiled rotten and the youngest is the apple of Pappy’s eye because she’s so much like him and doesn’t let anyone run over her, she’s so comical and even favors him.
Well the dogs are barking so it sounds like they have arrived so I’ll wrap this up so I can get on with my Sunday we have lots to do. I hope everyone has a lovely, restful day and I’m sure we are all praying for the people in Texas and surrounding areas.
I’ve worked in restaurants since I was 19 and regardless of where I moved I could always find a job either as a waitress, hostess, bartender, prep cook, or cook. Over the years I have done them all and that’s why my back and feet bother me so much now. I always liked being around people until I hit menopause then they (people) really started to work on my nerves, not good if you rely on gratuities or tips or tokes in Nevada.
Tip actually stands for To Insure Promptness so I could never understand why people didn’t give the tip before hand to make sure that they received excellent service. Well, of course I knew why and it’s because most people don’t know how to tip and the majority are very stingy so if they tipped before hand they might never get served (joke). If you have a steady clientele then you learn quick where your money is coming from and you cater more to them.
Of course you want to give everyone good service if you take pride in what you do and I was a very good waitress, I always pat myself on the back because I was a professional when it came to my job. I learned over the years that it was the female that actually determines how big your tip is going to be unless it was someone dating then the guys were always trying to impress their date so I always got a bigger tip with new daters.
People that work in the business are usually better tippers because they know what it’s like. I also learned that you shouldn’t judge by how they are dressed either because some of the poorest looking people left better tips than those that looked rich. Young people always proved to be better tippers than older people and that was true also when I cut hair. I always felt that restaurants should pay better wages so people didn’t feel obliged to tip.
When I worked in Nevada I found that the Canadians by far were the cheapest tippers I have ever run across. Sorry to all you nice Canadians, but it’s true. I loved working in Nevada because I loved to gamble back then, that is one habit that I kicked after it got the better of me, but it took years to accomplish that because I had the fever as we always called it. It’s so cool when you’re on a winning streak, but they are very few and far between.
Okay, that’s enough information from me for today.
Bill had to get blood work done yesterday so he took the rest of the day off and we went for a 3 hour bike ride because it was such a nice day and tonight we are going to the fair to eat junk because it’s going to rain tomorrow. You can certainly do alot of thinking and meditation when the sun is shining and your looking at all things that God has created.
I did manage to do the drops for this blog, but I didn’t update for yesterday so the post about my son was still there and because I appreciate all the prayers from the people that took the time to stop and leave a comment I have all of their blogs listed below, that’s the least I can do for all the support that was given and Thank-you so much.
Manilenya
Karen, author of “My Funny Dad, Harry”
Carole
Hilary
Margaret
Chris
Pam
Lilly
Debbie Lane
I am also adding Lea because she always leaves me encouraging comments and gave me the “I Love Your Blog” award.
Eric went for his second opinion in Louisville and these doctors were surprised that the other hospital hadn’t removed his gallbladder and stones when they did the biopsy because it would have been healed at the same time that the chamberlain procedure would have been healed before he started his chemo.
As it stands now he can’t eat high protein because it makes him sick and with the chemo he is really ill for a week afterwards. Some doctors are stupid as far as I’m concerned because you need all the strength you can muster when taking these stupid treatments. I’m really grateful that he had extra weight because just from 2 sets of treatments he’s lost 46 pounds.
They told him they were going to do 2 more sets which consists of 3 days of chemo and 3 weeks off and then they were going to do a scan and another bone marrow test and see if the cells and masses have shrunk. They also told him after that time they will see if they can remove the gallbladder and stones. I personally don’t see how they can unless they stop chemo for a period of time.
I’m hoping the masses will have shrunk so they can get the gallbladder out because he’s in so much pain. They told him that the other doctors had prescribed the right type of chemo for him so at least they were competent in that respect. Eric told them that he would travel out of state if any clinical trials become available. He is willing to try any new treatments and be a guinea pig.
The last week of September Bill and I will be going to visit Eric and Ethan (new grandson) in Kentucky and I can hardly wait. Ethan was born on Aug. 1st and I was there for the birth so he will be almost 2 months when I see him again. Babies grow quick so I can’t wait to see how active he will be. I know he will be walking and talking by then, just my Nana humor.
I do dread seeing the big change in my Son though so I have been preparing myself so I don’t lose it when I see him next. I really hate that we are so far apart especially now, but I guess we all need time to adjust.
Loneliness for teens is a very worrisome thing for me because of all the teen suicides that I hear about now. I think the latest data is from 2005 and says that 4.5 per 100,000 are teen suicides. Our children are becoming that indifferent that they simply don’t care any more, now that’s very scary. Where in the world do we place blame or do we? What’s the answer to this apathetic, indifferent world we now find ourself faced with?
As I get older I sometimes have feelings of apathy or the lack of interest or enthusiasm for things and people that have mattered before especially with the current events happening with my Son. At times I simply have blamed it on menopause and other times I see it as a natural process of aging because I sometimes feel that it takes too much effort so it’s easier to be indifferent.
We all go through so many lessons and experiences in our life time that sometimes it feels like those experiences drain our very life blood and it’s easier to simply turn out the light and that’s where faith and hope come in for me. If any of you have ever studied a “Course In Miracles” it tells you that in this reality nothing is real so to me that promotes a sense of indifference.
How are our youth coping these days with important issues that are going on? Do they watch too much television, spend too much time in chatrooms and the Internet, too involved with gaming and looking for other ways to disengage from society? I know we are very worried about our youth and their future, but what happens when we the adults are doing those very things to disengage from society also?
Is the Internet making it too easy too isolate yourself from society? I know I spend way too much time online and I know for a fact that it helps me disassociate from the real world so actually I have my answer right there so what happens to our youth when we allow them to interact with text messaging and email instead of actual social interaction? I personally like being alone, but I’m old now and I’ve had my experiences and lived a life.
