After Surgery

Here is my latest x-ray you can see the screw clearly also the staples which are not there any more they were remove yesterday. I am mending nicely and my doctor wants to see me again in two weeks. Would sure like to be doing some things outside on sunny days.

Sparky Whines

Sparky writes it is hard to post now since I broke my right arm and can use only my left. So now I use the hunt and peck method which is much time consuming. I am not complaining or whining all though this may sound like it. I know it could have been a lot worse and there are people who are in a far more difficult situation than I find my self in. I am giving the good Lord the credit for watching out for me and keeping me from breaking my neck. I have discovered that when I do something stupid it effects not only my self but my loved ones ,family and friends. Since I broke my arm I can no longer even feed my best friend Bonnie but my wife now has to among dozens of other chores which were my responsibility.

T his is a x-ray of Sparkys arm before his surgery he now has a screw that holds the broken bone together.

Bonnie is now upset with Sparky because he won't take her for a walk or play. It seems that Sparky was trimming a maple tree in his front yard and fell off a ladder and broke his right arm. Sparky was working on removing the tree because it causes such a mess with it's seed pods and leaves. But as Sparky seems to always do he got carried away in stead of waiting for his brothers help he fell about ten feet while cutting on a large branch with a chain saw. He landed on his back on several chunks of wood knocking his wind out and breaking his right arm by his elbow. Now not only is Bonnie mad so is Sparky's wife.

Mother's Day 2009

Mother's where would we be without mothers. I can only wonder what the world would be like without their influence in all our lives. First of all they give us life by bringing us into the world. Most of us come into the world head first a few like my self come here feet first I don't know if I wanted to test things out first and if I didn't care for it I could chose to stay in that nice warm and comfortable place a little longer or not. Something like testing the old swimming hole with your toes to see if the water is warm enough to swim I just don't know. I think that must have been a little hard on my mother which I hope she forgave me for. I think she did because she was a loving and caring mother who all ready had three other children she was caring for at the time. I was a war baby born in the second world war at a time when America did not know for sure it could win fighting two world powers. When I was born even sugar was being rationed so the troops would have enough of what they needed. Having one more mouth to feed my family was given another ration of sugar because of me. I hope that helped a little. Mother's are the glue that holds families together they teach us all most every thing we learn in those early years. They feed us, dress us, care for us when we are sick and punish us when we miss behave. So we need to honor them from the bottom of our heart not only with words but our actions.

Now if your mother is still alive remember her on her special day call her, write her a letter, a card and show and tell her you love her. If she has passed on you can honor her by being the person she would be proud of.

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Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad celebrating their 80 th birthday at Cascade Grill, Albany Oregon

Buffet Time For Seniors

With all the excitement of feeding time at the zoo the senior buffet is packed with much more. The anticipation and the planning that goes into such an event may compare with the planning that astronauts must endure on a trip to the moon. No details must be over looked every thing has to go off without a hick up. If a breakfast buffet is on tap the alarm clocks must be precisely set then double checked and then checked once again the night before the main event. The next morning after getting up critical attention has to be give that little food is consumed at home maybe just a swallow of hot coffee to keep ones mind at top performance. All medications must be carefully considered nothing must hinder the senior once they arrive at the buffet hall.

This is Valentines Day Buffet for the Seniors a very special day if you have been married for 50 years you get a free breakfast Oh Boy, Oh Boy!!! There is nothing a Senior likes better then a buffet and a free one is even better. One would take his life in ones hands if you would dare to get between a senior citizen and his or hers buffet be warned it is no laughing matter people have died for far less.