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Equals no blog post!!!! No internet = no Google! How often do you Google a day….. ~I googled Vodka jello shots recently! ~As well as, do dogs get bronchitis? ~How to kill maggots? ~A dressing recipe for a carrot salad. ~The date of the International Guitar Festival in Culiacan in March! ~What causes acid reflux? [...]

MOM UPDATE: She is back in a double room as the private room was for needed for an isolation case.  She still has the great view of the Healing Garden.  She is able to walk using her walker with assistance but of course tires easily.  The good news is that the feeding tube is out [...]

We get ours here on the Isla, grown, harvested and roasted!  Does it get any better than that?  It does…peanuts are fairly high in vitamins B1 and B3, as well as magnesium, phosphorus and folate, so get some today.  It takes about 130 days for the peanut plant to mature.  They are harvested here on [...]

Have you ever just sat still and listened? Mom update Just got the news that she is in a large & lovely 2 person room on the window side.  The  window overlooks the Healing Garden, an atrium area with green live plants.  I don’t know if she can see anything from her bed but I [...]

Mom Update She is being moved out of ICU this afternoon.  Still has the feeding tube @ 60 cc/hour but much much more alert with clear eyes.  Argued with my sister about not getting any water by mouth, so she must be almost back to normal.  She does not remember much of the first week [...]

Happy New Year to all our friends, family and wonderful blog family! Mom is still in ICU, unfortunately her feeding tube became blocked last night and had to be reinserted.  She is not as groggy but obviously very weak and unable to move or function on her own.  The nursing are staff are wanting her [...]

9:25AM ~nothing to report since last night.  Dad on his way to see Mom. I will be updating here throughout the day and will publish today’s post seperately. 1:30PM ~Dad says Mom is semi alert, not so groggy but is desperate to drink water.  The heart surgeon came in and said the heart is doing [...]

I spent close to 2 hours on the phone Wed. night discussing Mom and  way over 3 hours tonight ( Thursday pm).  Mom is doing really well in the the heart surgery department but now we are dealing with major complications related to pre surgery conditions.  All the issues of the last few days have [...]

YESTERDAY…. After two walks I decided I wanted to take a third walk, straight down the beach to Elsy’s for a marguerita! Two delicious margueritas later it was time to head back for some reading in the sun.  So far a perfect day. Then I started getting messages to check in with Dad.  Mom was [...]

…it has been quite the busy last week.  My party, the hampers, Mom, Christmas, etc.  Now it is time to settle down and get back to a good routine. I need to get back to walking and my exercise program. I spent the entire day yesterday reading a book.  My brain was happy but not [...]