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Saturday, 31 May 2003 :)

Today was a day of rest.... sort of. Just silly mundane things to take care of. Ian and I were planning to go out dancing later with some friends. I was determined not to let anything stand in my way so I was very careful about what I ate and when.

Kris came to stay with us for a little while, while they sort things out and all.... it’s a tough time for those kids, but I’m sure things will become clear after a while.

Friday, 30 May 2003 :)

I brought Mom back her car... I love that Buick... and Ian and went to borrow his Mom’s car since she’s in Europe for a couple months. The Pathfinder will be done in a couple of weeks I bet. Frankie does such a great job that however long it takes I know it’ll look fantastic.

I think it was a full moon... at least it sure felt that way. Everything seemed to get on my nerves... I hate the feeling.

Thursday, 29 May 2003 :)

I was in Cornwall today... got to see Aunt Toni-Ann, and Aunt Pam too. I spoke with the folks at Corporate Angel’s to set up the flight to Detroit.... Looks like I’m heading out on the eleventh... we’ll see... my voice is really bad by the evening.

Wednesday, 28 May 2003 :)

Today was a blend of rain and sun... whadda mix.

Kris and Melanie have decided, for personal reasons, to hold off the wedding just yet. They are each such fine people, I know things will work out for the best.

Tuesday, 27 May 2003 :)

I spent the morning with Aunt Toni-Ann... it’s always fun to be with her. Then I met up with Ian and his Mom to wish her a bon voyage. She’s going to Scotland in the morning. She usually stays about a month or two. We were sad to see her leave, but she’s gonna have some fun.

Later, Ian and I went clothes shopping, that’s always a great way to pick your spirits up.

Please say a prayer for Joette, she’s having surgery tomorrow and your prayer will help a lot... it’s amazing really.

Monday, 26 May 2003 :)

Today was a rainy smudge on my calendar.

Sunday, 25 May 2003 :)

I became forty-five today... hmmm... really would surprise the doctors at Sloane Kettering... that’s cool. Mom and Aunt Pam came over... it was nice to share some coffee and some laughs.

I have a birthday tradition.... the tradition is I ignore it, (sorta hoping it’ll just go away).... hrmn... Not really.... I just do whatever I feel like doing... Spent the day quietly with Ian, which is always great fun for me. Later I decided to go to the Mall and see Kris. I had a dirty martini.... that was fun too.

Saturday, 24 May 2003 :)

This being Memorial Day weekend, the house is full of the boys friends... everywhere. Normally I like the frenetic energy they bring, but Trever and Shawn were fussing and feuding so it wasn’t as much fun as it could have been.

Friday, 23 May 2003 :)

A rainy day... but a pretty one none the less. I got to see Kris at his store. It was an interesting feeling to have him introduce me to his staff... I had flashbacks to him introducing me to his classmates... seems like only yesterday.

Thursday, 22 May 2003 :)

Ian tried to hook up the DVD he got for his birthday... finally. It didn’t work so we drove to Poughkeepsie and changed it for another one, a little bit more money, but at least we knew it would work... or so we told ourselves. Got all the way home and the second one didn’t do any better... ugh... Why do they insist on making these damn things so that you have to sign up for a night class to operate em? I STILL haven’t figured out how to tape a show on one channel while watching another. The whole time we were in Circuit City I felt like I should be waving a white flag already.

Wednesday, 21 May 2003 :)

Today is Michele’s birthday.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY Michele.... I went to see her and we visited a while. She made a pasta and tuna salad that was amazing... with capers... yummmm!

While I was there Ian called me to say that there still wasn’t news on the Pathfinder... then he asked me if I had reported it? I didn’t know I had too... all this time I had assumed the police or Frank at the body shop had. I was really surprised. I called them right away and they helped me through the process. That’s when I learned the woman in the car ahead of Shawn was hurt. I felt so bad. I was able to get her name and found her in the phone book so I called her right away. Her daughter said she was out running some errands and that she’d be home later. We did end up talking... she’s a single Mom with two daughters and very gracious. I talked with her for a while and she told me the muscles around the lower section of her spine were apparently swollen and were giving her all sorts of pain. Please say a prayer for Linda P. she really could use the healing.

Tuesday, 20 May 2003 :)

I went to Albany for two reasons. One was to see Tim and have him check out the wound and have him remove any thread that was peeking through. I was in and out in under five minutes!

The second reason was to meet with Mike to discuss his plan to inject collagen into my vocal cord next Friday. When I arrived he told me that he had called Glendon, the voice specialist in Detroit, and my case was thoroughly discussed. He found the conversation to be enlightening. As I understand it, if the front cords aren’t closing, the injection would help... If the back cords aren’t closing, the injection would be a waste of time and there’s a tightening procedure that Glendon specializes in that’s far better.... If the nerve appears to be regenerating then it’s best to stay the course and do nothing, that the injection procedure could actually complicate the problem while the tightening procedure would do no harm. Well, after carefully reexamining me, Mike said it’s the back cords that aren’t closing... so the operation’s canceled.... *phew* ....Best news is Mike really sees stronger movement in the cords altogether... he thinks it’s slowly coming back to life and said I’ll have a clearer indication in four to five weeks. Meanwhile I’m gonna plan a day trip to see Glendon in Detroit.

Monday, 19 May 2003 :)

A beautiful day.... I spent it in Cornwall with Aunt Toni-Ann for the most part. This morning I had a bit of a problem where the portacath came out... there was a angry swelling and after my shower I was able to squeeze some yucky stuff... and a couple of pieces of thread with knots... okay... I’m heading to the doctors office tomorrow... I’ve hear of people coming undone, but this is ridiculous.

Later Pat came over for a visit... it was great to see her and catch up on what’s going on. Her Golf club is having a tournament and Ian was able to get some companies to contribute neat stuff for the event.

Sunday, 18 May 2003 :)

Today was our anniversary... Nine years and one month... wow.

What a sunny day... bright and beautiful. Aunt Pam came by with Mom... Aunt Toni-Ann, Kissy and Nuah too... we all had coffee and some cake that Aunt Toni-Ann and Nuah had made. It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. Just relaxing and fun, in the company of special people.

Funny thing happened later. I was by myself... and the dog was acting strangely so I walked to the kitchen... and there was the door wide open and there in the back yard was Shawn’s cat Basil, who hurried inside.... I called for Kimo and then I found her in the front yard... she was a bit twitchy and very glad to be on her way back inside. After a couple of minutes she decided to walk down to the playroom when all of a sudden she jumped straight up and turned around in mid air... her shadow had caught her by surprise.

Saturday, 17 May 2003 :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mom!

Ian and washed the cars. I always find it fun... maybe ‘cause I get to play with water.... I dunno.... later I went to visit Mom and met up with Aunt Pam, Aunt Toni-Ann and Nuah. Kimberly and Gail stopped by which is cool ‘cause it’s her birthday too.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY Kimberly! She and Gail didn’t stay long. No sooner had they left than we all went out to have ice cream... Mom had a hot fudge sundae with whip cream and crunched Glucophage topped with a cherry.... ahhhh what the hell - it’s her birthday.

Friday, 16 May 2003 :)

It’s Ian’s Mom celebrates her birthday today... HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mom!

My Mom has her birthday tomorrow..... I stopped by to see her and we spent some time together. This time she walked around the block and then some ... without a fuss... Yea!

Thursday, 15 May 2003 :)

I had a great morning... I spent a quite morning with my son Kristopher addressing wedding invitations... just a beautiful memory. It was really cool to be there and hang out with him. Kris has grown into such a strong and good hearted guy.... a real gentleman. I still have flashbacks to the crazy frat-boy daze that was his adolescence.... *sigh*... I’m so proud of him.

In the afternoon I went to see Michele Okin at her home... she’s got a lot on her plate right now... dealing with a mountain of problems... seemingly endless and coming from every direction... and while most of them are of her own creation, (as so many of our problems are) she’s trying with all her might to correct her mistakes while maintaining both dignity and grace. As Zig Ziglar says, “It doesn’t matter what happens to you. What matters is how you handle what happens to you.”... The spirit it takes to keep going, well... It’s a quality I’ve really come to admire.

I stopped at Mom’s on my way home. She was working hard on her latest volume of work, ‘Impressions of a Couch Potato’.... very convincing... if it weren’t for the movement required for the habitual cigarette I’d check for a pulse. When I suggested a walk she wasn’t interested. When I mentioned that digging her own grave was apparently the only exercise she got... hrmn... she stood... and together we went outside. We walked around the entire block.... When we got back to the house I felt like Neil Armstrong stepping on the moon... phew.

Wednesday, 14 May 2003 :)

And about those so called ‘Suicide Bombers’... I have a theory that they may not be as zealous as we thought. Their commitment to Alla might not be the driving force behind their sacrifice... they could just be pitifully slow. That theory came to me while I waited on line at the Dunkin Donuts this morning... and waited... and.... They’re from Pakistan... very friendly, but next time I go I’m gonna Pakalunch.... heh.

I went to the Attorney General’s Poughkeepsie office and saw Tom. He was all dapper in a sharp suit. He brought me into the sanctum sanctorum and I related the whole story of the ‘Jack You Up Tow Guy’. Looks like he’s gonna be the one who really ended up getting wrecked that Sunday.

I hate it when my cell phone just quits... I keep losing the signal all over the place and at the worst moment, then I gotta call back and apologize... ugh... Forget Saddam... I really think we should target the CEO of Sprint PCS.

Tuesday, 13 May 2003 :)

Today was a busy day... doing things that needed to be done. Nothing to all exciting... but productive none the less. In the morning I’m going to the Attorney General’s office to file a formal complaint against the towing guy.

Monday, 12 May 2003 :)

I spent the day in Cornwall with Aunt Toni-Ann... it was a rainy day for the most part

The guy who towed the Pathfinder turned out to be a crook... He told me it would cost $150 yesterday then tried to charge over $600 instead! He really thought we were stupid, truth is if he had another brain he’s qualify as a half wit - he took a check.... all-righty-then... wait ‘till tomorrow when he sees just how high that check can bounce... heh.

Sunday, 11 May 2003 :\

Mom and Aunt Pam went to the Jersey Shore to visit Aunt Rusty, who’s home from the hospital... I stayed home... I woke up with my throat on fire. Guess I caught the same thing Ian is working on.... gotta load up on the vitamin Cs. Shawn went to the mall to get a frame inscribed for Mariann . When we he and I were inspecting it later we realised they had made a mistake so he went back to Poughkeepsie to have them redo it. It was enroute to the mall that Shawn had his first accident. Poor guy, he called me up all upset. Thank God he’s fine.... the Pathfinder had to be towed to Franky’s shop and I’ll find out how bad the front was messed up tomorrow. Thank God that was the worst of it.

Saturday, 10 May 2003 :)

Today proved to be ‘one of those days. Nothing big went wrong mind you... just a bunch of little things. The weather was really nice... Trever came over and we talked... Turns out he doesn’t think he can bring himself to show me the respect I’m looking for.... so it was kindly agreed that he shouldn’t bring himself over here until he can. I’ve been told one day he’s gonna really regret being so stubborn... hrmn... I wanna live that long.

Friday, 9 May 2003 :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER!!

It’s official.. our dear friend Edith is engaged to Adam, a great guy. The picture is the two of them in Tuscany... how exciting!

Mom came over to stay overnight. We took a nice long walk, two actually. We got a movie about the French revolution that turned out to be in French with English subtitles. We has shrimp scampi over linguini and played cards. It was around 12:30 in the morning before we were ready to end the evening when she got, “Homesick for the dogs I think I’ll just head home.”.... yeah.... okay.... (‘Homesick for the dogs’ is Mom-Speak for, “Since I can’t smoke in your house”)

Thursday, 8 May 2003 :)

It was a rainy day... I didn’t mind it at all. Spent some time with Aunt Toni-Ann in the morning then in the afternoon Ian and I headed to Albany to meet with Mike, the voice doctor.

After examining me he told me he saw redness at the base of the vocal cord and thought I might benefit from having collagen injected into the left one. I asked him who he thought was renowned in the field and learned about a fellow in Detroit. I asked him to confer with him and then we’d set up either an appointment in Detroit... or the operation for the injection. I just wanna have it done the best way possible. I tired of sounding like Kermit the day after.

I spoke with Aunt Rust and she’s sounding much better... Thankx for all the prayers.

Wednesday, 7 May 2003 :)

A busy day... full of stuff... feeling good and having fun! Does it get a lot better than that?

Please say prayers for Skip. I’m told he’s having a lotta trouble with his liver.... his wife Sue is a love of a person, so ya know he’s gotta be a special guy.

Tuesday, 6 May 2003 :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBBIE!!

I spent the day with Aunt Toni-Ann... she’s great to hang around with. Later on I went to visit Mariann and Robbie. Today was a good day.

Aunt Rusty’s still in the hospital, poor thing was really dehydrated. She sounded a bit tired, but a day or two of rest will do her good.

Monday, 5 May 2003 :)

Well, after a lot of thinking I came to the conclusion that I made the mistake by picking up the knife... I called Trever and apologized for my part in the drama. I hate to say it but I see a really repetitive pattern happening between him and me.... hmmm... gotta try and break it.

Please say prayers for my Aunt Rusty... she’s in the hospital and could use them. And if you could add Fran K. and Joann F. to the your lists that would be great. Both of these ladies are concerned about breast cancer.

My voice is good... then bad... strong... then weak. I can’t stand it so I called the doctor and I’m gonna see him Thursday. He’ll take a look and decide if I should get an injection of collagen in the vocal cord area to tweak the voice.

Sunday, 4 May 2003 :)

What a beautiful day.... sunny and not hot. I got a lot of mundane things done, shopping, laundry... even ran to the mall. I’m psyched at how I can do stuff again... just by changing my eating habits! Granted there are still ‘surprises’ that pop up, but I chose not to give them much importance, (and so far so good).

Spoke to Trever long enough to tell him I love him. Shawn has a girlfriend who is friendly and adorable.... ahhh, Spring is in the air.

Something exciting... I got reading glasses... they look so neat. Always wanted a pair and now I do.... YESSAA!

Saturday, 3 May 2003 :(

Today was not the best.... Trever and I had yet another row. Guess we were due.. heh... Le Nôtre Heros (I’m trying to learn French) recently purchased a switchblade and he was excited to show it to me. Why? I have no idea... just more fun in Ginoville... I felt instantly scared and tried to reason with him. He not only wasn’t receptive he was insulting so I picked up the damn thing. Next thing I know Trever is actually trying to wrestle it out of my hands. Just as I was preparing to shake him off the knife popped up. I don’t think he got cut, but he jumped back. He got so mouthy I ended both the discussion and his welcome. All his stuff was schlepped to Mariann’s and that’s where we are.

There was a party at Mari’s for Robbies birthday, but I wasn’t up to going... Kris and Mel came by and they and Shawn left to go. Shawn must have been in some hurry ‘cause later on I went up to put some clothes in his room when I heard a faint but frantic ‘meow’ and a soft thumping sound coming from somewhere. I followed it to the bank of built-in drawers and started opening them one by one to put the clothes in... when I got to the jeans drawer out popped a very wide eyed and grateful Basil (le chat) who had been trying to claw her way out.... guess she forgot we had removed them four years ago... I tell ya, if I could just get my car to shine like the inside of that drawer...

Friday, 2 May 2003 :)

I stopped to visit Kissy and Nuah and not only did I get to see Aunt Toni-Ann, but Aunt Pam too. That was great ‘cause I haven’t been able to see her in too long.

Thursday, 1 May 2003 :)

Looks like the war in Iraq is officially over.... that was a fast one and I bet there will be discussions on it for years to come. I heard the Hillary Clinton speech... or screech... ugh... like a fork on a chalk board.

Ian and I were invited to a party in New York, but Ian ended up going on his own ‘cause I went to Cornwall instead. I stopped and saw Aunt Toni-Ann and Kissy... Nuah had a big day today... his very own Potty-Day... YEA!... he’s trying to understand the concept. So adorable. Later on I got to see Mom... she’s working on some house projects and is enjoying the act of creating.

There’s a fantastic thunderstorm happening as I’m writing this... I love thunder and lightning... so I’m gonna stop and go enjoy it.

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