~I Was Green~

Today is St.Pattys, Day and I don't even have green on. I

think earlier I did when my face turned that color when my

stomach got horribly upset..does that count? :-) I don't know

what I ate or did, but something really upset the applecart

so to speak, and what did, I have NO idea. Didn't last long,

but I hate when that happens. Dutch is notorious for that.

Hes so active and if he runs around too much after he eats.

well he pukes! Then of course , mom has to clean it up.. He

will get to playing and the next thing is, I hear him erping

and then I dash off to try to put something down for him to

puke on..well then I scare him cuz Im in a rush to get to him,

he takes off and yes..leaves a trail..I will learn one of these

times to just wait and then go to help him..He doesn't turn

green though, he does his trick and then still goes on his

merry way! LB isnt a erpy cat..hes too mellow and easy

going..he eats sleeps and plays..that's it, he can get wound

up but not after he eats, then he SLEEPS..then plays..

Ive been planning a way to redo my bedroom to move things

around in there to make room so I can put my sewing machine

in there and do some sewing again.. I really miss it.. I have

some wonderful silk material downstairs and I was telling

Penny the longer its down there the more chance it has of

getting ruined. I would like to make something out of it before

it does.. I think she and I could move things, If I use the other

power chair they rented for me I think I can move most of

the stuff myself just pushing it where it needs to go.. The

only thing that I think will give me grief is the bed.. That

carpet is so loose in there that's why I have such a hard time

to roll in my manual chair. I have a path from the door straight

to my bed, and that's about all the rolling I do.The closet has

my summer things in it so I have no need to get to it..Im glad of

that. But I would like to have a spot to be able to sew again..If

I don't make a spot in there the only other place would be the

bathroom, its big bathroom, and a bare floor..might be better.

That chair around my potty has turned out more than once

to be a real lifesaver..Ive been using my old manual chair,

its so broken in and loose from having it for 6 years that

it rolls easier than the new manual I got last year..I

was using the new one..but since I moved in here with this

carpet the new one was hard to use.. I got into this old one

and it moves a lot easier..the brake on the right side is very

loose.. When I lock it down I still have to hold it down or it

will unlock.. I didn't realize this until I was going to move on

to the potty chair.. As I was going to go across I reached

out to grab the arm rest and just as I got hold of it..the brake

gave out and my chair moved backwards.. If I had NOT had

that arm of the potty chair to hold onto I would have hit the

floor. I am really glad they finally put that in there for me, I

feel so much safer, specially moving on and off there now.

Donnie is doing good. Hes not the happiest camper..but I

think hes doing better than we thought he would being so

confined and limited. I know the joys of crutches.. I tried

them many times..they let me keep a pair of them while I

was in the Hellhome, in my room. I did use them off and on

it was good exercise for me and my remaining leg. I did

use a chair too, but when I used the crutches and started

down the hall I had to make sure there was no one or

anything in the way.. I was not the best at using them. If

I went past something, not having any depth perception

I would either be too close to it..or the crutch would hit it,

and many times I came close to hitting the floor. A couple

times I was glad there was someone sitting in the hall

as I almost would end up sitting with them!

When it was mealtime..there was almost a parade of us

as we all made our way to the dining room..Each of the

aides would take the slower ones first..Some of those

dearies were NOT the fastest on wheels and if 2 or 3 of

them got in a line it seemed to take for ever to get to the

dining room..Many times.. I helped some of them to roll

their chairs.. I would pull up behind them ..ask if they

were ready to ROLL..specially my friend Ceola. I think

sometimes she waited for me to help her.. She would

tell me "come on Lois..lets get rollin" and lift her feet

and put her hands on her wheels..she did help.. I would

put my chair behind and push her with mine..we did

some good fast rollin in there let me tell ya.. She and

I got teased a lot of times, we looked as if our chairs

were stuck together. Ceola would laugh, she was my

very best friend in there, she was a love.. she passed

away 2 months after I escaped..

Many times I get so mad..things I run into or get stuck

and takes for ever for the front wheel to move so I

can move..and I will sit and almost YELL.." I HATE
THIS CHAIR"..then I sit and shake my head and know

I don't hate this chair at all.. I am so grateful to have it..

I think honestly what I HATE..is that I Have NO choice

but to be in it..That's what I really hate. . so much has

changed..when I look back to the life I had before , 7

years ago before all this.. The total turn around, that its

like it was not even me back then, it was someone else.

And really I guess it wasnt..Im still me.. but now Im just

a GORGEOUS WEEBLE.. :-)

Its that time again..and I am really going to TRY to

watch some TV.. I say that every evening.. and I

never make it.. I liked the summer reruns..cuz then I

get to see the parts of shows I slept thru :-) Time

for my daily banana..and hopefully show time.. but

its time now to say "Nitey Nite"...

Y'all have a good one Y'hear? love ya..and thanks :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe

until I write again..