Sunday, July 5th., 2026…… I went out to the campground with
my truck and found that Cat had already loaded a lot of her stuff in the car.
We broke down the canopy and took that away from the kids. But they were also
getting their things stowed so no worries. We headed home and got everything
unloaded and stored away in a short time. Then we had the rest of the day to
ourselves. Being it is a Sunday; I spent the rest of the day just resting and
watching my races. Cat relaxed from her weekend and rested and napped a little
during the day. Pretty stress free now! She still has a lot of rash all over
her body! We’re not sure what it is but
I’m guessing she will call her doctor tomorrow to try to get in.
Monday, July 6th., 2026…… Yep, she called her doctor’s office
first thing this morning and got an appointment at 2:00 this afternoon. Meanwhile,
I am starting on my third week of radiation. No noticeable complications so
far. I meet with the dr. on Tuesdays but I don’t have too much to report or
ask. I guess no news is good news! Later in the morning, I got out the mowers
and gassed them up. Penny is still in SoCal, so today we will be doing it with
just the two of us. We made the decision to keep the baggers on and mow
everything that we want to be neat and clean. We did the lawn itself and around
the blueberries and grapevines and dumped all of that in the new grass pile
since Mark had already spread all of the old clippings when he mowed the field
last week. And we were done for the day. I did take the baggers off and the
plan now is to go out and do the field tomorrow. Cat took off for her appointment and when she
got back, she was told it was not shingles (whew!) but more likely an eczema of
some kind. She has been rather nervous these last few weeks. What with dealing
with me and my treatment program, as well as her grandkids and Corey’s issues,
it’s does feel that may be the problem. Also, in the past, she has had eczema
as well. She got a prescription for prednisone as well as a topical and came
home.
Tuesday, July 7th., 2026…… After I got back from Corvallis, we started in
on the mowing. It took a lot less time than I thought and we were done for the
day! Randy and Maryanne will be here
today! They started out from their house
yesterday and drove all the way to Ashland (OR). Also, Randy’s friend, Steve,
is joining us here later as well. He dropped his wife off at the airport in
Redmond this morning and will drive across the Cascades to meet up here. Ok, it’s
later. Randy made it and later Steve got in. Randy set up his motorhome and
Steve has a cool awning on his hummer and also got that set up. The kids will
sleep in their motorhome and Steve will sleep in our motorhome in the garage.
Later, Penny came over and we went to dinner. I chose to take them all out to High Caliber and we weren’t disappointed! Cat was still itchy and wanted to relax at home so she skipped on the dinner. Later, we all sat out on the deck and talked until everyone decided to call it a night.
Wednesday, July 8th., 2026…… The plan today was for the kids to go ride Alsea Falls. They were still here when I returned from treatment. So, after they left, we had the day to ourselves and decided to go shopping for dinner tonight. Cat chose lasagna and needed a few things for that. When they got home, she was just about ready with the meal. It was really good. Cherrelyn came over and Penny did too (but Penny already had dinner). We had a bunch left over and the plan – when it gets finalized – would include giving it to them for their next leg. Later, they figured it out – they will head out tomorrow morning and head northwest, with stops at Tillamook (and the creamery) and rides in that area. Then they want to head north through Astoria and make their way up to Washington and to the Olympic Peninsula where they will ride the trails there. Then into the Bellingham area. Cathye is doing way better now with her rash. I think the medications are definitely helping!
Thursday, July 9th., 2026…… Again, I was back before the kids were packed and
ready to head out! We really didn’t have
anything planned because of the kids, so, after they left, we worked around the
yard. I am still feeling tired and get winded easily, so I took it easy but we got
the vines around the wellhouse cut back and that made me happy! Later, I got
pics from Randy and Steve from their day which I am posting here.
Friday, July 10th., 2026…… I thought I would try to take a picture of the machine I have been in for the past few weeks. It's pretty impressive and is actually not uncomfortable!. The bed section slides back and the arms on the machine open up and the radiation is tuned in to where it needs to be. The whole process takes about 8 minutes!
Cat had a lunch date with Jamie planned for today and she went off for
that. Later, she also had a dinner party with some of her fellow retired health
care workers and she said that was a lot of fun!
Saturday, July 11th., 2026…… HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN
HEAVEN JEFF! He would
have been 56 today. I sure miss him! I texted Cherrelyn and Penny, inviting them
over for a bbq chicken dinner and a toast to Jeff. It was a relaxing evening.
Nothing from the kids so far today….
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