Sentence a Day 06.2023

 

Welcome, ole pals to Sentence a Day 06.2023 – my monthly review of life in one run-on sentence a day. Today I am bringing you my sentences from June.  Seemed like we were waiting for PC’s surgery forever…and then BAM, it happened.  And on Friday of this week, it will have been a month since his surgery.  And that’s the way of LIFE, huh?

Finally JUNE

• We awoke in the middle of the night to our balcony door blown open and the alarm going off; struggled to get back to sleep; struggled to wake up when the alarm went off; breakfast and then jumped into dusting our bedroom, rearranging art; cleaning off the flat surfaces and rethinking where things should be; ran to Walmart for DMC floss for the patriotic star craft; had my eyebrows threaded, hair trimmed; then continued work in our room; PC picked up Taco Bell for dinner; Supernatural workout; watched Reds baseball.  06.01.2023  OGT:  feeling freshened with hair and eyebrow update
• Over the mountain to take my babies to school so Lauren could attend early morning meetings for work, it is such a sweet way to start the day; Lucia climbed on my lap and Cami and I played a rousing game of ‘Babies’; home to thoroughly dust our bedroom; ran and did my Supernatural workout; worked a bit on my patriotic star project; when PC got home, we moved all the yard sale stuff to the garage for tomorrow; hamburgers on the grill, baked beans and onion rings for dinner.  06.02.2023  OGT:  grandbaby loves

The Yard Sale That Wasn’t

• Up early to pull all of the yard sale stuff onto the driveway; first customers pulled up before we had things set out and they began ‘shopping’ our garage for things we weren’t selling:  a ‘compliance officer’ from the city saw PC setting out our sign for the sale and forbid him to put it out; as a result we only had 4 customers but were tired of messing with the whole thing, packed up the leftovers and dumped them at Goodwill; Paul had his blood work for surgery; watched the Reds game; sat in the hot tub with wine and snacks; Matt called with the most excellent news that he was back on his meds; scanned more photos and labeled them; saw my sweet Declan on Facetime.  06.03.2023  OGT:  Matt is taking his meds and sounds much better

• Glad to be back at church for the new (and very apropos to this time in our lives) FearNOT series; quick senior breakfast at iHop followed by a quick lap around the outlet mall; Bath & Body is having their huge 75% off sale; home to work on my star with Valerie; finished labeling photos in Photomyne, ready to scan more; PC has had palpitations all day; leftovers for dinner; watched “Prehistoric Planet” and did blog reading before bed.  06.04.2023  OGT:

Joshua 1:9 

Have I not commanded you? “Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Pins and Needles

• Writing this at 2:54 am on the morning after as I can’t sleep: I am yawning and tired but sleep escapes me; Monday – usually my favorite day to get things done; did the spring cleaning of our bathroom, cleaned our carpet and throw rugs; spent some time in the yard; took a walk and finished listening to Beyond That, The Sea; talked to my brother, Kevin; help my sister, Valerie, find pictures from our past Texas Library Conference presentations; picked up Cia and Cam with PC and met Lauren and Francisco for Panda Express then watched the girls at swimming lessons; Reds baseball; starting several new books – You: The Story on audio for writing inspo and the June book club read, The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise, on Kindle.  OGT:  the distraction of books
• Oh, Mother Nature, why do you tease us so??  Dark gray clouds, wind, even the smell of rain falling somewhere…just not over my house and terribly parched yard.  Phooey.  I crawled back into bed last night (early this morning) about 4:00 but didn’t drift off to sleep until close to 5:00 am; terribly long, miserable night; finished spring cleaning my loft which I had not thought I’d have the energy for today; picked up a Walmart order; PC came home at lunch and we tried to nap with no luck; worked on my star project while Facetiming Brennyn and Valerie; soup and sammies for supper; watching now as the sun comes out and the storm blows to the east.  06.06.2023  OGT:  smell of rain

D-Day or P-Day

• Up at 4:00 am, at the hospital by 5:15, Paul got checked in at pre-op, was taken into surgery about 7:15; anticipated a 3-hour surgery but it was over 4 hours; I was worried something had gone wrong; the doctor removed several lymph nodes in the area of the prostate, and the prostate itself; biopsied the nodes and they were negative for cancer – PTL; sat with Paul in recovery for an hour then up to his room; got him settled into bed and he went to sleep; I walked down the street for lunch; returned to the hospital to color, work on my star art project and keep PC company until just before bedtime.  06.07.2023  OGT:  PC is cancer-free

• Finally slept better; fed the kitties, showered, dressed and off to the hospital; PC is somewhat out of it with the morphine; he dozed off and on most of the day; liquid diet, no walking; I took some clothes to Uptown Cheapskate consignment and grabbed a quick lunch; back to the hospital to listen to the Reds game before coming home after rush hour.  06.08.2023  OGT:  we are on the other side of the surgery

Recovery Underway

• Soooo tired tonight…long day at the hospital from 6:00 am-7:30 pm; I was worried the hospital would release PC before he was truly ready to be ‘let-go’ but they came to their senses and kept him; he is still on oxygen, still has an IV, heart rate and oxygen levels bouncing around, was still on a morphine drip this morning; his pain seems well managed but he gets very anxious, maybe thinking what might have been or the difficult days coming; we ate breakfast and lunch together, listened to the Reds game, took walks around the hall ways on the first floor; talked to family and friends but my phone has been most uncooperative; ready for life to return to normal…whatever that is.  06.09.2023  OGT: Paul is recovering
• Allowed myself to stay home a bit later today since I knew PC was probably getting out today; got caught in traffic being rerouted by the Gay Pride parade; arrived about 10:00; the patient was ready to go but it was about 4 hours before he was actually released – had taken him off oxygen in the night, IV was turned off but still had the port, several sutures has been left accidentally where his internal drain had been; while waiting, I colored in the Proverbs coloring book Sharon sent me; we were finally home by 2:30; I picked up PC’s meds and his first McD’s for an early dinner; the minute the sun set I was up to bed, once I got him tucked in downstairs.  06.10.2023  OGT:  Paul is home and recuperation has begun

I’m So Dizzy, My Head is Spinnin’

• Slept so deeply but missing my PC in bed with me; climbed out of bed to discover I was terribly dizzy; got sick to my stomach – what’s up with me??; showered and fixed blueberry pancakes for breakfast but had to wait a few hours before I could eat; Paul showered and dressed all by himself; he is doing so well; I spent most of the day on couch trying to stave off the dizziness; made this lemon chicken soup for an early dinner; watched “Manifest” – looks like a pretty entertaining show.  06.11.2023  OGT: PC is recovering so well

• Another good night’s sleep; read a few minutes and let the kitties cuddle with me before starting the day; enjoyed yogurt, granola and fruit on the porch for breakfast; received a distressing phone call from Matt about the issue that led to his recent stay at the psych center, legal problems; spent most of the day worrying about that; wrote this blog post about Mom; worked on my patriotic star while Facetiming my sister; made KFC bowls for a late lunch, warmed up soup for supper; watered the dry patches in the backyard; watched Reds ball game, another exciting last minute win.  06.12.2023  OGT:  enjoying time on our porch

Back Porch Breakfasts are Best

• Quiet time on the back porch over breakfast; took a short walk before it got too hot; folded laundry and ironed; worked on “Cuddles Lil Bitsy” for some time; did a lot of catching up with folks on email, Messenger and text message; so thankful for all the prayers; made a lasagna and simmered green beans all day long with onion and bacon; can’t seem to get over this dizziness but I think it is anxiety related.  06.13.2023  OGT:  friends and family
• Not sleeping well; worrying about PC and Matt; Paul’s prostate biopsy from after the organ removal came back; looks like the cancer spread to the bladder neck and the prostate was more involved that we originally thought; OH DEAR; yogurt and fruit on the back porch; took a short walk around the block; I played fashion haus and dressed in my Kelly McGillis “Top Gun” outfit for the Ageless Style post this month; PC took pictures here and at the Border Patrol Museum; not sure where the afternoon went; lasagna and salad for supper, Reds baseball afterward which is fun because they are winning!!  06.14.2023  OGT:  playing dress up

Lazy Leslie

• Oh, goodness, I am behind on my sentences; life is just not normal right now with PC convalescing and me being downright lazy; stayed up too late last night working on 2 blogs posts, Ageless Style and Tell Us About; then awoke too early; fixed Paul eggs, sausage and toast for breakfast, then we sat outside for quite awhile; I did quiet time then washed off the pool deck and just straightened up things on the patio; we inspected our peaches – getting bigger but still green; and I mentioned having tasted one of the Chinese plums from our tree and how sweet it was; PC said they were poisonous which had us running in the house to confer with Alexa – jury is still out about that but I won’t eat any more; worked on my star while visiting on Facetime with Valerie; Lauren had a kidney Xray to see if her pseudo tumor meds are affecting her kidneys again; walked to the Valley Market for tortilla chips; hot dogs for dinner after realizing my shredded chicken for empanadas had gone bad; Supernatural workout and blog reading; PC seems very emotional, will be glad to talk to the doctor tomorrow.  06.15.2023 OGT:  Time spent outside together

Hasta la Vista, Cancer

• Off to the urologist in hopes of getting PC’s catheter removed but not so fast…he failed to tell us that Paul has to have a cystogram to determine if the sutures where his bladder neck was removed are holding urine in place; can’t get that test done until 07.07.2023!!; we were both very upset, and will be trying to find somewhere to get it done sooner; Paul’s cancer is Stage IIIa because of bladder involvement, and he may need radiation or hormone therapy; Brennyn had a trying day so we were trying to comfort her; had a training class with Pumpkin to help both she and I be calmer around each other; met with 2 upcoming Rover clients; steak on the grill for supper; checked the bounty of peaches on our tree; Reds baseball and blog reading.  06.16.2023  OGT: Paul’s cancer IS OUT

Puppy Sitting

• Saturday…strange to not have a ball game; showered and dressed, yogurt for breakfast, fed the kitties, emptied the dishwasher and then we drove across town to Furniture Row to look at new recliners for the den, PC’s has become very concave where he sits and we detest the way EVERYTHING falls in the crevices between the seats; turns out we have had these pieces for 7 years so I felt better about looking; found 2 camel colored power recliners to use as accent pieces to the Bordeaux colored leather furniture we have; so thankful to have money to buy the things we want; was in tears at the furniture store with emotion, has been a hard few weeks; home to scan pictures and label them; Lauren brought Pumpkin over for us to watch while they are in San Francisco; then we ate at Boozy Tacos, so nice to snuggle my girls; Brennyn was much better today, thank goodness; home to watch Reds baseball and to walk Pumpkin before bed.  06.17.2023  OGT:  grateful for having the funds to buy things

Happy Father’s Day

• Happy Father’s Day!! Not up to church yet, but maybe next Sunday; Punkie slept in my room so the kitties could have the rest of the house, tonight we are reversing and Punk will sleep in her crate and the kitties in with me; fixed chipped beef (only ham) on toast for breakfast, walked the pup; ran to Walmart to pick up some groceries – hardly got a thing for $160; put the groceries away, mowed the grass and made a cherry cheesecake for PC’s Father’s Day; worked on a painting project with my sister but need to finish 2 other projects this week; leftovers for supper; Reds win, swept the Astros; long walk with the pup.  06.18.2023  OGT:  PC’s love for my girls and all the grands

Medical Miracle

• Kitties slept with me all night, taking turns at being the closest to mom; woke up at sunrise and took Pumpkin for a long walk; home to fix breakfast and PC began calling to try to get an earlier appointment for his cystogram; MIRACLE – the doctor’s office called with an appointment for the imaging for tomorrow and an appointment for the results on Wednesday, PTL!!; I had an appointment about my dizziness – turns out I have benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, will begin wearing a patch for the vertigo and start trying some head movements to repair things; Wendy’s salad for lunch; worked on my painting with Valerie; did 2 drop-in visits for new kitties, Koshka and Loki; pb sammie for dinner; big Reds win tonight – Paul is a happy camper.  06.19.2023  OGT:  Prayers answered so PC can have his test much sooner

• Slept well all by myself; up to take Pumpkin for a walk, then got our breakfast; PC had to be at the hospital for his cystogram by 10:00; he said it was the most uncomfortable part of this whole prostate cancer issue but he is not ‘leaking’ into the empty spot where the prostate once was…hallelujah!!; scanned some more photos and labeled them in Photomyne; worked on my patriotic star; finished laundry and began spring cleaning in the final room – our downstairs guest room, might actually get it done this year!!  06.20.2023  OGT:  no leaking

One Giant Leap

• Started the day with a long walk with Pumpkin – kind of a nice way to start things; then we sat outside on the patio while I ate breakfast and she ran from one side of the yard to the other; met with the physician’s assistant at Rio Grande Urology for the removal of his catheter – hurray; Paul’s sees the doctor again in a month to determine if he needs additional treatment; PC followed the directions on this YouTube video to relieve my vertigo; finished my dragonfly painting; worked on my patriotic star; fixed green chili chicken empanadas for dinner; watched the Reds game and took Pumpkin for a long  walk before bed, Matt had his court date, was assigned a public defender and will be back in court the first week of July.  06.21.2023  OGT:  catheter is OUT

• Paul went back to work for the first time since his surgery; Pumpkin and I started the day with a nice walk followed by time on the patio for quiet time;  Valerie and I worked on our zinnia paintings in several steps throughout the day; I finished all the ironing; made chicken salad for sandwiches and broccoli cheese soup for supper; realized this afternoon that I was not dizzy and hadn’t been since PC did the neck exercise with me yesterday; no Reds game tonight so we were up to bed early, right after a bedtime walk with Pumpkin.  06.22.2023  OGT:  time on the patio

Who Are These Reds??

• Heard Pumpkin crying at 4:00 am, so came down to let her out in the backyard; then did my quiet time before going back to bed for a few minutes; then gave up on sleeping and took Pumpkin for a long walk; packed PC’s lunch, got him a quick breakfast; sat down to read blogs on Feedly; walked on the treadmill with Punk at my feet; worked on my star project; walked over to one of my kitty-sitting houses; put away laundry; met with a new kitty-sitting client; visited with a third kitty; talked to Valerie, Metra and Shelby on Facetime; showered and dressed for the Chihuahua’s baseball game only to discover when we got downtown that our tickets are for tomorrow night; headed back toward home, stopped for sushi at Sunny’s; Facetimed with Lauren and the girls; took Pumpkin on a bedtime walk.  06.232022  OGT:  Cincinnati Reds won another game

• Wow, I slept so well…. up before the heat to walk Pumpkin; fresh fruit for breakfast on the patio; PC went to cheer on his baseball team; I finished my Title Talk post; painted on my summer zinnia project; took Pumpkin home to the kids’ house; then picked the kids up at the airport and took them home; back across the mountain again to watch the Reds game with Paul; we got ready for our friend George’s birthday party; big crowd, lots of baseball friends and wives; honored to sit at George and Vita’s table; PC was pretty miserable so we were headed home by 8:30; sad, stressed and tired tonight.  06.24.2023 OGT:  being with Vita and George

Quiet Sunday

• Quiet Sunday; missing church but not sure PC is up to going; finished my zinnia, cleaned off my craft desk – big job; watched the Reds, scanned more pictures into my Photomyne account; leftovers for supper and early to bed.  06.25.2023  OGT:  being home

Thankful for Opportunities

• Busy Monday: laundry day; vacuumed, mopped, picked up downstairs; fixed meatloaf early for dinner; watered plants outside; walked to my closest kitty-sitting job and did arm weights on the way; ran to library, Walmart and 2 other kitty-sitting jobs – at the one house the poor stray kitties were so hot, I washed off the concrete patio where they are sleeping hoping that would help; worked on Declan scrapbook page; watched Reds game; Supernatural workout; labeled photos in Photomyne; put together July book summaries and voting link for Come Read With Me; Paul came home early feeling frustrated with the aftereffects of his surgery – incontinence; I don’t know how to help him feel better; I feel useless; talked to Matt before bed.  06.26.2023  OGT:  opportunities
• I have a headache tonight, rarely have headaches…I think it must be this ridiculous heat; Paul didn’t sleep well again and was feeling pretty down as he left for work; we decided he wasn’t up to going to writing so I let Denise know we wouldn’t be there tonight; I need to set aside some time to write down all of these feelings; worked on cleaning the pool, patio furniture and deck for several hours; cleaned litter boxes; did my kitty sitting and picked up the embroidery floss I dropped out of my cart at Walmart yesterday; ironed this afternoon while listening to a new trial, The Mistress and the Child, such a sad situation; did some blog reading and worked on my patriotic star; scanned some more photos into Photomyne; wind is kicking up and the pool will be a big mess again tomorrow; Reds game had a weather delay so we are staying up later than usual to watch.  06.27.2023  OGT:  Paul is feeling better tonight

Trying to Find Normal

• Busy Wednesday; got PC off to work with breakfast and lunch packed; quiet time on the patio over breakfast – love these mornings; started dishwasher, ran the sprinklers just a few moments on the stations where there is grass, it is SO DRY and HOT; ran on the treadmill 1.75 miles; shower, dress and head over to do my drop in visit with Mr. Whiskers, Missy Pants and the strays; washed off the concrete where the strays are laying; took them soft food and treats which they inhaled; headed to the commissary and shopped there with my master grocery list for 2.5 hours – exhausting; home to unload and put away $500 worth of groceries; PC got home and we ordered a pizza for dinner, for which I had some personal restraint – ate 2 slices; listened to the trial while watching the Reds game; tired tonight.  06.28.2023 OGT: money for food, bills

• Over the mountain this morning to see my 3 girls and to take my 2 little ones to Kindercare;  had hoped to have them with me one day a week this summer but all of June has come and gone and that hasn’t happened yet; vacuumed and mopped the downstairs, rearranged some of the 4th decorations and made way for our new recliners that were delivered at noon; love the way they brighten the room; listened to the trial, worked on my patriotic star with my sister; had a really not good supper tonight – poor PC; no Reds game; Matt talked to the counsel at Recovery and Wellness and got his medication.  06.29.2023 OGT:  Matt is getting the help he needs

Adios, Junio

• Another month in 2023 come and gone; PC was off and we slept later, I am having such vivid dreams – last night my father driving in Juarez; walked over to do a drop in visit with Loki, whom I finally saw under the bed; then did my drop in visits with Koshka and Mr. Whiskers; home and off to the movies to see the new Indiana Jones movie (2.5 hours long but there was popcorn); fixed fish sticks, shrimp, seafood salad for supper; listened to the trial while Paul watched a movie, tired; my book club selected its July read, The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell.  06.30. 2023  OGT:  finished one of my drop-in jobs

 

Reliving this month through this post was almost as exhausting as living it the first time around.  What will July bring?  Meet me back here in a month and we’ll see!!

1 Second Everyday

 

No time to read all that bologna up there ^^^  – details about what I ate for dinner and packed PC for lunch??  Just review my month with this little video montage and you’ll be up-to-date.

 

What I Wore and Where I Got It

 

• Kimono and Loft jumpsuit (similar) from my BFF Sharon, Old Navy metallic slides (similar)
• Johnny moto jacket (similar), Express Portofino utility blouse (similar), Nordstrom Rack ponte skirt
• Old Navy jacket (similar) , Old Navy maxi dress (similar), black wedge sandals
• Old Navy OG high waist shorts (super comfy), Old Navy patriotic tee, very old Old Navy open weave cardi, Kizik kick on shoes (I bought for my mom)
• Amazon tasseled kimono, Old Navy high waist balloon denim jeans, Loft tee
• J. Crew eyelet blouse, Loft skinny white denim, Hey, Dude tennies

And all the other 24 days, I was in some combination of workout wear, denim shorts or a bathing suit.  I will spare you those pictures.

2023 WOTY UPDATE:  CONSISTENT

 

In May, I felt like I was being more intentionally consistent about a number of things within my control.  But less so in June.  The trouble seems to be that I have practically no control over anything but my attitude!!  This past month, I did craft with my sister consistently (love doing that).  But my commitment to an exercise routine fell by the wayside.  And I was going to get my summer goals and bucket list put together and shared with you and that hasn’t happened yet.

But we have begun a new month.  And there’s new hope that I can get back on track.

Your Turn

 

How would you rate your June?  I think I would give ours a 6.  Hate that PC had to have surgery but thankful that he came through with flying colors and is recovering well.  More hopeful for July.

Thank you for coming by.  I have been watching “The Mistress and the Child” trial on Law&Crime Trials on YouTube.  My sister, and both daughters have been watching with me.  Even PC has watched a little of it, too.  The jury went out on deliberation about 3 hours ago and we are all waiting with bated breath to see what they come back with.  None of us dreamed the jury would take more than about 15 minutes to find Ronald Anthony Burgos-Aviles guilty.  But they are.

Sweet dreams, friends!!  Have a fun Fri-YAY!!

Hugs and kisses,