Yes yes, another birthday coming my way. Another year older. I thought about just leaving, driving down to Florida with Ada and Audrey again for 10 days at the end of the month. I don’t know if work would allow me to go, but I can be pretty persuasive. It would be good for all three of us; however, we have to figure out Audrey’s seizure medications and she has a few tests coming up like a swallow test, shunt series and shunt flow test. Just because she‘s had an accumulation of neurological glitches lately, namely swallowing troubles, balance and memory issues. (And seizures)
The last two weeks have been particularly busy with Adelle and Andrew leaving for college and me trying to send care packages or anything important they left behind. Ada doesn‘t have her license so we’re working on that, but for now I’m driving her to the high school before work in the mornings. She’s been able to find someone to bring her home or she has to Uber. Thank you COVID for giving us Uber and DoorDash. Always a silver lining If you look hard enough.
Work kicked my butt last week because the Mn Department of Health showed up for their annual survey and they were out for blood. We, however, made a great Impression, so for all their week Long digging we only received 2 minor F tags. And they had us all gather at the end to congratulate us for a great job because all the residents and family members they spoke to had only good things to say about us. That’s a huge victory for us because one particular Star Tribune reporter has written some nasty things about us, a lot of which he pulls together from public records and never has actually interviewed any of our employees or residents.
As for me, I’ve made my mammogram and colonoscopy appointments. I have also initiated a change in eating habits based on the „Plant paradox„ concepts. Ada Said this Morning she wants to start going to the gym and i Said, „ok, let‘s do this“! And Andrew stated last week‚ „Not to be morbid, but I really would like you to still be around for a very long time“. As if contemplating the inevitable is some how morbid, but I guess to a 21 year old, it would be. Everyone feels invincible at that age.
What a wonderfull age 55! For me that was 22 years ago and my birthday surprise, a call from the Army with a job offer in Germany, remember it came in San Antonio......since receiving no helpful hints from my grandchildren, what would make you happy, for your birthday present?