Sunday travels

We are here in Denver. Left Hays about 9 had lunch in Limon (boy does that place need a big clean up!) Beautiful day for a drive, I find all that space so relaxing to the eye. I know alot of people would say it's boring but I like it and it's a pleasure to drive through the high plains. Right before you get to Limon there's a place with a tower that claims you can see 6 states from the top, Okay, it's on a high spot so I'll give them Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming and Nebraska-although Wyoming and Nebraska are a stretch- but there's no way I'd belive New Mexico, Okalahoma, or Texas is visible from the top of a 20 foot tower! I wonder how many people go there? We came across 86 into Castle Rock, thought we'd stop at the outlets so we did but most of the stores are empty and all the walking is hard for Larry so we didn't stay long. Got into the hotel around 2 MST and rested until we left for Jim's. We spent a pleasant evening with them and got back here about 8:30. Tomorrow we're heading to Golden to the quilt museum then on to Breckenridge to a quilt shop and for Larry to see Breckenridge. I think it's a neat place. We'll drive on after that until we decide to stop for the night, may not make it out of Colorado, who knows.

Vegas Trip Day One, Hays KS

We're here tucked up in the Ramada Inn Hays. It's funny because it's the same building where we always stayed in Hays when the children were younger only then it was the Holiday Inn! Hays has changed alot since we first visited in 1992-progress I suppose, I kind of miss the old way! We left home about 9:30, ate lunch in Junction City then stopped at Abilene to visit the Eisenhower museum. It was interesting but alot to take in, maybe too much. I'm having trouble reading some things, the cataract thing, so I got tired of all that museum stuff. Isn't that sad-I'm a museum lover! I enjoyed the Clinton center more, I think because I could remember alot of those events.

Tomorrow we're headed on to Denver. I don't think we have any stops planned before then. We're having fun already!!

Trip preparations underway

We're leaving tomorrow for Las Vegas and then San Diego, we'll be back on the 21st as Larry has chemo again on the 22nd. We haven't loaded the car yet but that shouldn't take too long in the morning then we're off to Hays, Ks for our first night. Planning to stop at the Eisenhower library in Abiline as we have never been there and we have been across Kansas so-o-o-o many times and need something new! Day two takes us into Denver, after that I'm not sure where we'll be except we arrive Las Vegas on Tuesday. Friday, we'll leave and head for the weekend with Steve, the following Monday it heading home time as it takes three days. I'm planning on hitting several quilt shops and the outlet malls-especially Oshkosh! Larry and I always have fun on these jaunts, I'm so glad we are going!

I've been sewing up blocks for Brayden's quilt, have 30 made now, I have no idea how many I need so I just plan to use up all the fabric then layout what I need. I'll made a second quilt with the leftovers. It's fun and amazing in that it really doesn't seem to matter which fabrics I put together it looks cute! I really can't wait to finish it. It isn't moble, however, so I'll work on other things on the trip--another quilt I'm hand pieceing and a cross-stitch stocking. Think I'll sew until the laundry finishes then I have a little ironing to do, shower and pack some, I did get all the errands run!

Wednesday update

I've had a very productive couple of days, got thru the mountain of paperwork on my desk, got better organized and found some stuff we'd been looking for on Monday. Plus the laundry, yuk! Yesterday I took down the tree and the cottages, packed it all up and Rob and Tanya put it into the attic. Returned the living room to its normal configuration, etc. Rob said the room looked "naked" which is always the way I feel after taking down Christmas. Then I packed up the china and silver to return to Dad today while I'm running errands. (Does anyone know why there are so many errands?) To reward myself I cut more flannel and made three blocks for Brayden's quilt. I thought I was done with cutting flannel for that but I found two cute Thomas prints and I had some shirting flannel in the boxes that was very thin so I was afraid it would not hold up to an active little boy! Have to use those strips in another quilt, I think I'm going to have more blocks than I need in the end, whenever the end is.

We really are leaving on Saturday for Las Vegas, and if we can change Larry's chemo from Wed to Fri we are going on to San Diego for the weekend with Steve before we head home. We'll be home, latest, on the 22nd. Rob and Tanya are holding down the fort and watching the critters-what would we do without them?

We haven't heard, as yet, about the culture of his wound. I'll have to change the dressing today and give it a good look, Dr Duncan did the drain differently and it has really drained so I'm going to try his way today, keeping the thing draining is what stimulates the lymph system (I think.)
Dr Gail at it again!

News from Orthopedics

We went in for Larry's check up on his wound vac this morning. It's closing well but Dr Duncan expects it to be with us another month best case, sigh. The last two dressing changes the wound has smelled off so Dr Duncan took a culture and sent it to the lab, will hear when we hear. Also he had his INR drawn (blood thickness) and we stopped in at the Anti-coagulation clinic and saw Rick for more lab numbers. It's weird that we know all these doctors, Pharmacists etc by first name! Anyway, we were still home by 9:30! I can't remember the last time we got out of there before noon! Larry went back to bed as he hasn't been sleeping well lately and I headed for computerland to work on finances and that small mountain I mentioned. So far I've set up my spreadsheets and now I'm going to work on the mountain! I wonder if I'll ever finish?

3 Down 4 to go- shots that is!

We've survived three shots now and have only four more, I don't know who hates them the most, Larry or Me!

This morning at breakfast I was reading an article in the Sunday paper about Vegas being cheaper and said, "Let's go to Las Vegas next week." (Larry has a week off chemo) and he got on the internet and booked three days at the MGM Grand! Whoa, that was odd. It'll be good to get away for a week or so anyway, we both need it. We're leaving on Saturday getting back by the 19th, I'm sure the medical stuff will start back up on the 20th.

Speaking of medical, he has an appointment in Ortho tomorrow bright and early to check his vacumn. Urgh! I don't think either of us wants to go.

I'm behind getting things set up for the 2009 fiscal year (the Fines fiscal year that is) but I'm getting there, plus I have a small mound of other paper work to get through before I can really sew again, sigh. I really don't know when I got this total urge to sew again but I really wish I could just sit at the machine all day! Guess I'd better get at it.

Here We Go Again

Larry began chemo, again, today. I have to give him a shot each day for a week, to help keep his blood counts right so that he can have chemo again next Friday. We aren't too happy about the shots but will do what must be done. He tolerated the chemo itself well and is working on his jigsaw puzzle now. The DVD player Marie loaned him and the Saturday Night Live DVD's Libby's gang got him for Christmas really help him get through all the wait time, so thanks to both of you! I spent the day shopping and running errands, my least favorite activity, so am beat! I took part of the recycling today and will finish up tomorrow, I think we might not drown in paper and plastic as yet. Have gotten my area rearranged, not quite clean but clean enough that I finished several blocks for Brayden's quilt! My getting projects finished will help clear my space. Tomorrow I MUST clean the kitchen and begin taking down the Christmas decorations so my quilt blocks will have to wait until I finish some of that. House is a disaster and I Hate that! I wonder where the person went who didn't mind if everything was a mess?