In memory of Seth

This is Seth Weaver. He is a little boy that Dawna used to take care of when she worked for Interim Health Care. He is a special needs boy. Seth passed away last night around 6:30 PM. Seth could not see, could not walk, could not move real well. We are not sure if he understood everything, or even knew us all. But, he was special to Dawna and I. Seth was at our wedding. We brought him to our house many times for respite care. I got to know Seth quite well, and I will miss him. He is in a much better place now. No more pain, and hopefully he is whole now. I know his parents, Scott and Jenny will miss him, but, they can continue on with their lives knowing they did the best they could for him. His funeral is on Monday, and Dawna and I will be there to say goodbye to little Seth. It will be a sad day for us here, but, a joyous day for Seth. Please keep his family in your prayers this week. I am sure they would appreciate that.

Mom's Turn.

Well, yesterday was my mother's turn to have surgery. She had cataract surgery at Greenville Hospital yesterday morning. Everything went well. Dawna took her to the hospital and sat with her and brought her home. I stayed with my Dad, and we had a nice morning together. Her surgery was at 9Am, and she was home by noon. That is pretty cool, how quick everything is done anymore.
Teddy had a haircut yesterday afternoon. He looks so cute now. He actually loved having a "spa" treatment. After he was finished, he came running all through the house playing with his bone toys. He is such a funny dog.
After that we went to Goldstein's furniture store in Hermitage and bought a new dining room table and hutch. We also bought a new love seat and 2 matching recliners. We needed new living room furniture. Our sofa and love seat are just not comfortable any more. So, we got a pretty good deal on all these. No interest if we pay it off in 2 years. Not a problem.
I go see my foot doctor today to get my stitches out in my foot. The Post Office called this morning and wanted to see if I could go back to work on Friday instead of next Monday. I told them I need to ask my doctor first. I would rather wait till Monday, but, we will see.

Mindie's Surgery

Seems like we are all taking turns having surgery here. Today was Mindie's turn. She had a sterile needle stick in here finger a few weeks ago, while working at White Cliff nursing home. It became badly infected, and now she has MRSA. They scheduled her for surgery today. Surgery was supposed to be at 8:15am. Her Doctor was running late, so it got pushed back at least half an hour. She went through the surgery OK, and was in recovery room around 10:30, but nobody came out and told us. She was admitted to her room, and Dawna and I went to burger king for lunch for everyone. After we got back, Doctor Anderson still had not made an appearance to tell us what he did. We finally came home around 1PM. Mindie needed her rest, and so did we. Hopefully, Dr. Anderson will see her sometime today so we know what exactly they did to her. Her finger was all wrapped up, so we know she at least kept her finger. She was in some pain, but morphine will help that. Will update more when we find out more.

Feeling Better

Well, it has been 5 days since my foot surgery. I have been using a cane to get around for the most part. Today, I quit using the cane. My foot feels so much better. I go back to see my doctor this afternoon. He will check out the area where he operated and change the dressing. The only area it really hurts is around where he operated. My heel feels better, which is great! We will find out more this afternoon after he changes the dressing. I am feeling really positive so far about this surgery. Only time will tell now. Thanks to all of you who prayed for me. I really appreciate it all.
Dawna has been keeping me busy at home. Small things. Taking laundry down to the basement, and taking it back upstairs. Trying to fix her coffee maker. Need to move my HD TV back upstairs to the Steel er room before the week ends. Have to get ready for football season! Want to cut grass, but I better wait a few more days. Might have to hire someone to do it. Not sure if my doctor will let me do the grass. I just don't like sitting around doing nothing. I get too antsy.
The Pirates have lost 10 in a row. Not good. They play the reds next in Cincinnati. Dawna's Dad is going to the game Wednesday night with his friend Reba. He has really become quite the baseball fan. Problem is, he likes the Reds, not the Pirates! I will have to work on changing that!
Nice day outside today, so, I am getting off here and taking advantage of the nice weather. Talk to you all soon!

Home from the hospital.

Just a quick note to let you all know that I am home from the hospital, and the surgery on my foot went well. Not much pain yet, but, I am sure I will have some tonight. The doctor gave me some vicodan, so that should help out! Hopefully the drugs won't knock me out so I can watch the Steelers game on TV tonight. One of the nurses had 2 tickets to the game tonight, and was selling them. She told me I could prop my foot up on the seat in front, and I could go to the game. I thought better of it, and decided to just watch the game on TV. I will be off from work for at least the next 2 1/2 weeks, so I will have plenty of time to update you all on here. Nathan (my Grandson) started kindergarten today. I bet he had a great time. I will keep you all posted on how I am doing. Feel free to stop by and say hello to me!

Latest news from here.

It has been a while since I have blogged any news on here. I apologize for that, but, things have been busy here. I am having my foot surgery in 2 days. Kind of nervous about that, but also anxious to get it done. My foot has really been hurting more this week. Too much walking on the mail routes will do that. I will let you all know how it goes, and if it was successful.
The Pirates have been really lousy lately. They are on a 5 game losing streak, and have lost 17 out of the past 24 games. Not a good way to end the season. Looks like they will definitely have their 16Th losing season in a row. That is not a good record to have. Maybe next year??
My dad is doing better. He went on a pontoon boat ride this past Saturday. Sounds like he really enjoyed it too. He got out and went to church on Sunday, and out to breakfast afterwards. I think he will be just fine.
Joey starts back to school tomorrow. He is a senior this year. He wants the school year to go slow, but, it will probably fly by. He will be going to basic training for the National Guard right after he graduates. I hope by then that the USA will be pulling all of our troops back from Iraq. I don't want to see him going overseas. I know he may have to, but, I hope he doesn't.
Okay, that's about all for now. Will write more after my surgery. Keep me in your prayers.

The Olympics

Have you all been watching the Olympics this year? It has really been interesting watching on TV. Michael Phelps has been truly amazing. I have enjoyed watching swimming, and diving. I watched some of the gymnastics earlier. Haven't watched much basketball. Overall, It has been worth watching. Getting tired of watching the Pirates lose all the time. Nice to see something different.
Well, I found out my date for my surgery on my foot. It will be on August 28Th. They will cut 2 small slits on both sides of my foot, and loosen the tendon. A couple of stitches to close it, and they will be all done. Doctor told me it will only take 15 minutes or so. I will be out of it for the surgery. Not looking forward to getting it done, but, If it will get rid of the pain in my foot, then I am ready to do it.
Going to a party at my parents house tonight. My niece, Monica is turning 21 this week. Dawna and I are riding our scooters up to Jamestown. It will be fun. We are having a blast riding them all over the place. This was money well spent! If the weather is nice tomorrow, then we will ride them to church, too. Motorcycles next?? Maybe.....