I've just recently celebrated my birthday. Big Day! We went out to eat at an Irish Pub type place. It's called O'Sheys and it did resemble some of the pubs that we visited when traveling in Ireland. First of all it is on a couple of levels,one level for the bar, itself with a few boothes and tables, then to the left a small ramp that led to the tiny stage and another few tables, back up the incline and past the bar a few steps down and a few more tables plus a juke box. The food was typical pub type food. sandwiches, soups, salads etc. I had a really good trout sandwich and a cup of Potato Chowder. Delish! The guys among us ordered the brew testing order. They each recieved five small glasses containing five different beers. Zowie!! We moved on afterwards to Graeters for ice cream cones. Too bad the ice cream store doesn't have an ice cream sampling order, think about it, five small ice cream cones,maybe a vanilla, pistacio, pralene, peppermint and chocolate! What a deal that would be!
When I was very young I used to think that my birthday would fall on Thanksgiving some year. Especially when FDR moved Thanksgiving back one week so that the Christmas shopping season could be extended, there-by aiding the economy but still it never fell on my birthday. This year, it came close!
Thanksgiving was yesterday and thirty four of us convened for dinner at Karen's and Paul's. It was a great day. We had a deep fried turkey and traditional oven baked turkey and a few baked turkey breasts. All of the side dishes that accompany turkey and I provided the obligatory scalloped oysters. We had a variety of pies for dessert. A good time was had by all.
We had Carrie and her friend Gabe from Seattle, Washington, Pat, Kristy and Alex from Raleigh, NC, Lee and Stephanie, Pearce and Robert from Lexington, Courtney, Al, Ellen, Sam and Madeline from Owensboro, Paul's nephew,Chad and his wife Annette, from Chicago
Today all the Dolwick clan went to the races and met Brian out there and did the backside tour and had a grand day and then Pat and Kristy picked me up to go to the Bonnycastle Club for a night of Bingo. Shannon, Lenny, Daniel and Nicholas, are here on leave from Japan, Rick,Jeanine,John and Jack from Denver,CO and Michele,Joe,Julie, and Jeff from right here in town came to the Bonnycastle and we played bingo, ate, drank and be merried! What a fabulous thing it is to have such a beautiful family!
Doc enjoyed his visits from Carrie and Pat et al. Pat brought him a stocking (Ohio State Christmas stocking) filled with Hersey Bars (his favorite for the time being.)
Friday, November 23, 2007
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Current Events
It has been awhile since I've written. I am usually too tired to think at the end of the day. I've met with a few successes at school lately. After many sessions of trying to teach fractions, percents and decimals I've actually seen some improvements. Even a few students saying ,"Oh, I think I get it!" Tomorrow they may have forgotten it all but there for a little while today they could change a fraction to a decimal and a decimal to a percent. That's a great breakthrough.
Doc has been moved from one room , which was private, to another room which is double. It was quite an ordeal, he does not want a room mate!! He fought like a tiger but had to give up when they pushed him in his wheel chair down the hall and put him in his new room. For the time being, he does not have a roomie but I'm sure that won't be for long. He is very contented in the room now because it is quieter and brighter. Today he referred to his old room as that gloomy room.
He has had MRSA infection and they got rid of that but then he got seudonomos and had to take a full round of antibiotics for that and supposedly it was cleared up but as of now they are waiting for the results of another culture to see what kind of new infection he has. The culture is due back tomorrow.
Mike called a little while ago and said he was in the process of moving Jane again. She is being released from Jewish and moving to Frazier Rehab. They are hoping the next move is home. He said her spirits are good and she is walking a little now on her own but mostly uses the walker. She can eat and drink regular food and does not have to have the oxygen often. It has been 8 days since she has had to have dialysis. Things are looking good!
Ciao and Shalom PS.I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving.
Doc has been moved from one room , which was private, to another room which is double. It was quite an ordeal, he does not want a room mate!! He fought like a tiger but had to give up when they pushed him in his wheel chair down the hall and put him in his new room. For the time being, he does not have a roomie but I'm sure that won't be for long. He is very contented in the room now because it is quieter and brighter. Today he referred to his old room as that gloomy room.
He has had MRSA infection and they got rid of that but then he got seudonomos and had to take a full round of antibiotics for that and supposedly it was cleared up but as of now they are waiting for the results of another culture to see what kind of new infection he has. The culture is due back tomorrow.
Mike called a little while ago and said he was in the process of moving Jane again. She is being released from Jewish and moving to Frazier Rehab. They are hoping the next move is home. He said her spirits are good and she is walking a little now on her own but mostly uses the walker. She can eat and drink regular food and does not have to have the oxygen often. It has been 8 days since she has had to have dialysis. Things are looking good!
Ciao and Shalom PS.I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving.
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