RV Blog--Life in a Box. This just ain't 'camping' any more....

Saturday, October 29, 2005:

It is officially time to get out of Florida. The 'uninvited guests' have made their first appearance! UGH! Of course, their visit was a short one...because I, being roachaphobic, got up the next morning and called the Bug Man! Who came and did his thing and made them DIE! Ahahahahahaha! I watched my neighbor spend a fortune on bombs and sprays over a 10 month period, only to have them thrive--until she finally took my advice. Not me. 24 of them become 480 in a week!

I'm going to be an Aunt again! My favorite, childless niece and her hubby heard the ticking clock and are in the process of getting a Chinese baby! I can start a new baby quilt!

Dinah // Saturday, October 29, 2005
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Monday, October 24, 2005:

Wilma. We waited a solid week for that 'thing' to wreak havoc on us. Sure did a # on Cancun--where we AREN'T, thank goodness! So, it came, it rained, it blew--and then the cold front came in from up North! HALLELULIA! Supposed to 'get down' to 60 here tonite! The 'talking heads' are calling it a taste of Winter..... Teeeheee!

Dinah // Monday, October 24, 2005
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005:

There IS something good about Florida--the winters are mild. Unfortunately, that's tainted by allthe really old people who can't see, or hear but are still driving everywhere they want to go.... On the other hand, we have hurricanes in October--for crying out loud! Here comes now! They tell us that by the time they can predict for sure where it's going to hit, it'll already be on top of us and there'll be no time to bail out! Oh, well. We have a brick sh**t house to hide in.... In other news, there is no news. Still waiting on the VA system. They're good--but incredibly slow! Next week it's the surgeon, who will decree that hubby needs his hernia fixed--and then there'll be a wait of at least 6 more weeks to get it on the surgery schedule.... And then the following week he gets to see the neurologist who will have the EEG results which will show nothing wrong--and then we find out if this guy has ever heard of or attempted to treat PLMD! Meanwhile, I'm still cutting up little pieces of cloth and then sewing them back together. See my quilting blog at www.gypsyquilter.blogspot.com for details. And so it goes. I've been out and gassed up the car, filled all the drinking water jugs and picked up the loose items in and around the trailer.... Nothing left to do but hie ourselves off the the brick building...with dogs in tow. See ya....

Dinah // Wednesday, October 19, 2005
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Sunday, October 02, 2005:

Sorry about the 'rant'. All that, on top of waiting another month to see a VA surgeon about his hernia, which we didn't get fixed because the local hospital was demanding the co-pay up front before surgery.... I'll tell ya what--he feels like his body just fell apart after they did those bypasses! In other news, my newly divorced friend from KY is coming to visit!!! She got herself a job at a travel agency and has easy access to cheap flights, so she's coming to Florida for a weekend! I just hope we can avoid having a hurricane while she's here. There seem to be a couple of good candidates brewing down South--and the season doesn't end for another 6 weeks! Our granddaughter turned 1 last week! She has 5 teeth now... :=) She had only 1 when we were there in July! The kids had a weiner roast in the back yard last nite, complete with a birthday cake that looked like a castle. They even got our busy, busy daughter and s-i-l to attend! I think that's the first time they've seen each other since we left on July 12! So, I went and worked on my Quilt Blog http://gypsyquilter.blogspot.com last week, finally. Uploaded the latest quilt pics and everything! I'm starting to think seriously about sewing all those little quiltlettes together into one big quilt...just not sure how that would work. It would make an interesting quilt--I'm just not sure if that is a good thing! The old guy next door just came by with a Care package. Got his check Friday and went on his monthly spree. He can't think we look hungry... LOL! 3 cans of green beans, a can of spam, jug off ground coffee, a bottle of honey (I still have the last 2 in the pantry) and 3 bananas! I tried to pay him, but he thinks I already did by hauling him to the post office a week or so ago.... At least there weren't any beets in the bag! He got it in his head that we like beets and keeps bringing more and more! I've been donating them to a food drive--I know there are people out there who DO like them! Time for me to bake him something, I guess. In fact, there is a bag of apples in the fridge that I need to use up...guess I'll go bake a pie....

Dinah // Sunday, October 02, 2005
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Saturday, October 01, 2005:

Why is it so hard to get doctors to actually 'hear' you when you talk? Do they just automatically assume you are stupid because they went to medical school? My hubby came home from work yesterday (it was Saturday) about 3:30 PM and was in bed at 4:00PM and is still there at 7:30 AM, and he can't get a doctor to be seriously concerned about his frightening need for sleep! Now, we, the afflicted have done our homework and figured out what might be the cause of this overwhelming need for sleep, but the last 2 doctors had never heard of it and weren't about to hear it from a mere patient! All the hell we need is someone to try prescribing some of the meds used to treat this disorder, but they treat us like morons and send us away. I cannot describe my level of frustration!

Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, closely related to Restless Leg Syndrome, often seen in patients with sleep apnea--origin unknown. Treated with a variety of drugs, on a 'try it and see' basis. And we can't find anyone who does any more than shrug and tell him to lose weight and he'll feel better! Meanwhile, he keeps gaining weight because he eats and then goes to bed and sleeps until time to go to work. And sleeps all weekend, only getting up to eat and pee. His VA primary care doctor at least admitted that he hadn't a clue and put him down for an EEG and an appointment with a VA neurologist... That was weeks ago and there's still a month before he sees the neuro! I AM JUST SO FRUSTRATED!!! The other nite, he had to turn down the offer of a new, better paying job in Georgia--a whole day's drive North and closer to our family. He doesn't dare try to work at a job without the crew he is on now--they are keeping an eye on him so he doesn't fall asleep and get caught. We can't even experiment by trying any of the drugs that are prescribed for this PLMD for fear they'll do a random drug thing at work and he will have drugs in his system that he doesn't have a prescription for! ARRRRRRRGGGGG!

Dinah // Saturday, October 01, 2005
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