Trying to get used to age

 

Picture of the day:

MY Granny and Grandpa DArnell. This was taken in the 1930s.  They both died in the 1940s. DAddy said when they were picking cotton and ran across a wasp nest, they called his dad and he put his hand under his arm in the sweat, then  reached and pulled the wasp nest and stomped it with his bare feet.  His sweat shoo-ed the wasps.

this is Grandpa and Grandma about 1903, that is my dad on GRandpa's knee.

Today’s stuff:

I have been thinking more and more about the

 end for me. I remember 

when I KNEW I would live to be 105 to 120

 years. LOL Now? Not so

much. I have accepted something. I think I

 kinda thought that this last

episode for me (concerning the growth), not

 caring, if this was my end

thing.

That is not a sad thing methinks, just reality. I am not depressed. But for the first time in my life I can remember laying in bed all day. I have never been a ‘napper’, seemed a waste of time to me. LOL

For the past few months. I have been working 10-12 hour days and not being worn out or tired. All of a sudden, I am light headed and two hours of WORK, (like today I cleaned and painted most of a storage building on the back side of our property, ) I am shot and went directly to bed. After a bowl of fish chowder.

Sorry if this sounds like a sad sack. I still have not learned what my ‘removed growth’ was. I get the stitches taken out in a few days, the Dr. said he may have the results by then.

I am just curious, I really don’t care what it was.

Night to all of you, And thanks for your support prayers and positive thoughts.

Nite Shipslog

PS:  I forgot how to use this blogger format..  That age/mentality thing...  This is a mess....

So, some things finally come to a head..

 Pic of today

Me & my sweetheart on Blood Mountain (GA) when we started hiking the Appalatchian Trail in our 60's.

For today:

Yep like waiting for Christmas or a Birthday, if you ive long

 enough they finally get here. My surgery finally happened. I

 know some of you wondered what I was talking about about

 my red nose. So here is WAS:

Now I look like this:

Yep, as you cn see even thought I am 87 years young, I am

 still pretty. LOL

The Doctor did a good job. He described it to the family while

 I was still recovering, “I gave Mr. Darnell a reverse face

 lift!”

As of now, they do not know what they removed, it is still

 being analyzed. They have ruled out serious cancer, and

 several skin cancers. I will let you know when we know.

He did not cover the surgery location with bandage, saying it

 will heal better exposed as long as I stay out of the sun.

One thing I do not like is huge pillows when I sleep. He

 recommended I use three or four pillows so I could sleep

 more erect. That is not fun to me, I feel like I am sliding

 down a hill, LOL

I feel good. Sherry is also doing well and is re-taking over

 some of the household duties to keep me inactive and

 recover. She still cannot stand for long periods, but we

 are managing well with the help of our sons & family at

 times.

I just wanted to touch base here for the family and readers

 who have wondered how things are going. I have to

 admit it has been tough. Seldom in our near 70 years of

 marriage have we been ‘down’ or ‘sick’ at the same time.

Anyway, God, love, and even fate has been good to us. WE

 did  get some kicks out of the nurses who kept saying, “What

 is  wrong with you Mr. Darnell, you are not normal, I am

 looking  at a blank medical history page here, with the only

 medication a ‘multi vitamin’ once a day?”

Of course I do have a medical history. Like everyone else. I

 also ‘enjoy(?)’ hearing thru implants. I didn’t do that without

 time ‘under the knife’, as it said.

WE do eat well and try to take care of ourselves as we

 approach 90 years of age and 70 years of marriage.

Most of you have suffered much more than we have. Close

 friends and family have had terrible set backs lately and it

 lets us know how blessed we are.

Thank you all for reading. I am beat right now..

NiteShipslog

PS: Sometimes I still worry about my sanity. LOL

Still kicking around

 Still in NC working on the new to us house. and seeing doctors.  I thought I was going to skate thru the last years without the help o doctors.  I have been fortunate and doctors to me have been audiology.  Not physical.  Since my new red nose.  Actually it is a twin, since it sits beside my first nose.

I am pretty beat, but catching up. It is hard to list all the jobs that have come up,  I am still trying to keep up the cooking and house inside requirements.

Sherry is coming along great.  She is cooking tomorrow's dinner. beans, salmon patties, and cornbread.  she did dinner today with my left-over chic soup, she added a hot dog.  It was great.

She has days she feels weak.  Today she was good and we walked about 30 minutes which included one big hill.

I finished my dr's visits with operation preps at the operating facility.  The operation will take place one week from now, on June 4th.

WE also bought the place in Leesburg, FL  back from our son Mark.  The price included a lot we have at the coast in North CArolina.  He plans to build there.

Our future is up in the air of course,  When nearing 90 yrs of age we know many things will be out of reach.

I just wanted o touch base.  YOu guys have been so supportive.

Nite Shipslog.

My time to see a surgeon, LOL

Pictures of today

My Mother, Grace Missouri Lloyd DArnell

My boy's Mother, Sherry Lucille Harris DArnell

Sherry's Mother,  Susie Geneva Hawes Harris

To Me. Above are 3 special MOTHERS this Mother's Day.  Two are gone, but one is still here to enjoy!

 Hope everyone who reads this stuff is doing well. 

Before I go any further I must wish all you sweet mothers, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!   I visited a doctor and he looked at this neat growth on my face beside my nose and thought for sure I was growing another nose.  He said I do not need more analyzing, that is cancer.  I do not remember,  nor know,  the different names of skin cancer.  bUT  i AM scheduled soon for some plastic surgery  It is still weeks away.

It is growing pretty fast.  pretty fast.  It looks like I am growing a second RED  nose.  Maybe it is a "RUDOLF" syndrome.

I thought I was ready to get back in the groove, but not so.  I am feeling every year of this old age.  Trying to keep up with things around here.

Love you guys and do hope you all have a great Mother's day.

OUr sons wanted to have a get to gether here, so I have spent some extra time getting ready.  WE will have one of the boys go to KY Fryed, or Bo Jangles for chicken for who ever drops by. Both boys have given her some beautiful flowers.  This girl is a sweet and loving mother.

WE both are thinking of our mothers.  WE had the best.

I had the best also, as a mother in law.

Nite Shipslog

The new doctor has a unique name

 Sherry met with Dr. Ufondu,  yep pronounced YOU -fondu.  He was very nice and was very pleased with Sherry's improvement.  He dropped one of her meds, and said I will see you in 6 months if you are as well as today, then, the next check-in will be a year.

We were very happy about this.  so  much so , Sherry says she is fixing breakfast in the AM. ;-)

WE have waited for that NEWS with baited breath, now we B happy.

HOWEVER for my self, I will see a doctor in the AM.  He is a plastic surgeon,  he is going to make me pretty.  Or something like that.

Thanks so much for the support, thoughts and prayers.

Nite Shipslog.

Only if you have lived in a motor home.......

...would you understand this entry...

Moving from this above to the house below, eah thru the back door of course.

 I had to guard my sweetheart, but we did move from the RV into the house.  She did well and did not push herself.  She is still dong well and for he most part she has had good blood pressure. She is not one to WATCH someone else work, but she is going good.

I am still shocked.  We are moving from about 310 sqft RV into a 3BR house with a kitchen, dining, living and sitting room house.  AND IT IS HARD TO FIND ROOM FOR ALL THE STUFF WE CARRIED IN THAT RV!!  THAT IS A FACT.!!!!!

I am still doing 96% of the cooking and cleaning.  We  are programmed, in our later years, for two meals a day. You would be amazed at how much more moving around it takes to make dinner/breakfast here, where in the coach, I never moved over 5 paces while cooking, cleaning and washing dishes.

When cooking pots, .pans, dishes are within an arms reach, refer within a step.

AT night this old man must get up a minimum of 2 times to pee.  That was 4 steps with something to hold on to as I moved. Now it is  25 steps, at an old man's shuffle of 6" a step.

If it wasn't so much work, I would move back into the RV!!!

But my friends, we are really doing good. This afternoon.  I cooked a meat loaf for the first time in many years We had our sons over to eat.  It did not slice as well as it used to  in GITMO and Key West when I cooked at times for the family.  But they all said it was still good.  I used Sherry's recipe.

I have had some time to read other blogs, but not the time to comment..  Thans for your understanding.  We are doing well.  Love all you  guys that take time to read and those who take the time to comment.

Take care.

Nite Shipslog

WE are still working this out.

 Hi  family, friends and readers all.

Sherry is doing great.  We are walking a little, something like a city block ;-),  Blood pressure is down and seems pretty steady.  She is on a lot of meds, but is handling it well.  I am busy and still doing the job as our cook and bottle washer.  Even a little house cleaning. LOL

I have cut my work down to about 8-9 hours, things ae shaping up.

I installed the washer/Dryer, stove and hood this week, so Tomorrow, Thursday, we plan to start our move from the RV into the house.

Sorry I am absent but hoping things change.  I have my yearly dr. appt Friday AM, and Sherry to get her mammogram that PM.

Things are moving right along.

Nite Shipslog

PS Thanks for all the prayers, thoughts and comments, love you all for it and makes us feel good of course..

Update from NC 3

 Today’s picture:

Many years ago, my boys did out-grow me, here they are making me look taller., LOL  Thanks guys!

Now for today:

Staying busy getting our new to us home ready to move into. Still in the RV. Having trouble with my beautiful wife. She wants to jump in and do stuff, I am still doing the cooking, trying to do the cleaning and washing.

She had gotten out for a couple local trips, one main one was to get the new appliances we need. They will be delivered next tuesday.

I am trying to keep my days down below hours, but at times I go 10. Most of that is looking for misplaced tools, imma thinking I am the worlds worst. As an example: Today I spent close to an hour looking for my ever needed screw gun. I found it of course, making me feel ‘dumb.’

Sorry, about the absence, but things are looking up. The Doctors here are behind and her REAL appt. is not until next month. Blood is high some days some days normal.

I am told that is normal for a-fib. OUCH.

Nite Shipslog

PS:

My mama caught me in 'A -FIB' several times and things did not go well for the kid.