Ginger's Gibberish

In Loving Memory

Ginger — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:20:36 +0000

I’ll miss your quiet ways and sense of humor. I’ll miss seeing you out in the yard, gardening, and hearing “take your time a going, but hurry back.” I’ll miss the smell of Old Spice and seeing you and mom sitting on the front porch together. I know that you are in a much better place now and when I’m sad, I think of that, and it takes away some of the pain. You were a great dad, the best that you could be and I was very blessed to be your daughter. I love you.
On Sunday, May 4th, my dad peacefully passed away at home, surrounded by his family. All of us got to say our goodbyes and tell him how much we love him.

Back Again

Ginger — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:30:27 +0000

Well, I’m back again. Sorry that I keep disappearing like that. Things have been a little bit hectic with my dad being sick. He didn’t have the surgery after we talked to the surgeon about our, and my dad’s primary doctor’s, concern for making it through the operation. Instead, the surgeon finally sent my dad to an oncologist and a heart specialist, and has put the surgery on hold till he hears what the other doctors have to say.
The oncologist sounded very optimistic and seemed to think that they will be able to get the cancer with chemo. My dad has an appointment next Monday with him and I’m guessing that the doc will outline his chemo treatment then. The heart specialist said that all things consider, my dad’s heart is pretty good, but his lungs are really bad, so he should take into consideration everything, weigh it, and decide if surgery is worth the risk. It turns out that it’s a 5-6 hour operation and not the 2-3 hours we thought. The heart specialist has an echo, stress test and more blood tests set up for my dad for the next couple of weeks. I think that my dad will opt for the chemo though instead of surgery.

Other than going to doctors appointments, I haven’t been doing a whole lot. Dana and Joshua stayed at home this past weekend, so no Kaylee….or Dana and Joshua too. Sunday, since there were no kidos around, Tom and I did a little shopping and then had a really nice late lunch/early dinner at TGIFridays. It was such a nice day that we sat out on the patio and we had a really good time talking and laughing with each other! It kind of felt like a date.
Kaylee’s walking pretty good now and Dana told me over the phone yesterday that she’s now blowing kisses. She can’t walk and blow kisses at the same time though….she falls down on her behind when does…lol. Well, hopefully in time she’ll be able to do both. We’re going to go to their place for Easter so I’m really looking forward to that!
Okay, I better get going here. I’ve been doing all morning and I have to take another load out of the dryer. Hope you’re having a wonderful day! (((hugs)))

Rain…Rain

Ginger — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:36:56 +0000

It finally started raining here late this afternoon. The weather forecasters have been talking about it since yesterday. Earlier this evening they issued a severe thunderstorm warning for our area and said that a waterspout was seen off the coast. Also, there could be wind gusts over 60 mph. Well, there was rain and some wind…but no severe thunderstorms. I’m sure that to people from out of town, we must seem like babies. We have some rain and suddenly, there’s “Storm Watch” segments on the local news stations and rain is the leading story….lol. I am glad that we finally got some of the wet stuff though because we sure do need it and I really love the rain.

Dana, Joshua and Kaylee are coming out here tonight. They’re going to the Marine Corps ball in Vegas, so I get to baby-sit Kaylee….YAY! They’ll spend the night and then drive to Vegas tomorrow and be back on Saturday. It’ll be so much fun having Kaylee here…I can’t wait. I just hope that I have enough energy to get me through…lol.
Well, I really don’t have much else to talk about. Think I’ll go watch a little Mythbusters until the kids get here. Hope you’re having a great week! ~hugs~

Another Year

Ginger — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:13:38 +0000

Eeeek! It’s a new year and again I’m off to a bad start with blogging. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and that your New year is off to a wonderful start.
Our little Kaylee turned a year old on the 13th of this month. Where does the time go? Her birthday party “theme” was the Disney Princess’ (of course) and it was at the park. The park is really pretty and has an island with a lake that surronds it. To get on the island you walk through a covered bridge. Once you’re on the island, there’s lots of 1776 looking buildings that the kids can run through and lots of places to climb in and out of. There’s also a little pretend ship that they can play on. Then tucked away in a corner of the island, there’s a secluded area that you can rent out for parties. It’s very private and the only way to get in it is through a big gate. Inside, there’s lots of tables and chairs, a barbeque pit and there’s even a small 1776 looking building with a refrigerator and lots of space to put everything. You can decorate the whole area however you like but of course you have to pick everything up when you’re done. One side of the area sits right on the lake so you can watch the ducks swim by and it’s so nice and relaxing there. We had a really great time!

Kaylee starting walking yesterday! Proud grammie here. She has really good balance and today she was taking a good 6-7 steps before plunking down on her behind.
Dana and Joshua got a new 2008 Chevy Equinox over the weekend. It has On Star which they’re really happy about since the base is out in the middle of nowhere more or less. It’s a really nice looking little SUV.
Kevin got a job at DIS…Disney Interactive Studios. He’ll be doing video game testing and hopes that eventually it’ll lead to actually being able to design games. He’s probably had around 4 or 5 interviews with Disney, all in different divisions, but he’s happy to have his foot in the door finally, especially in an area that he really likes.
We found out right before Christmas, that my dad does have bladder cancer. He had surgery before Christmas to remove a turmor on his bladder but they weren’t able to get all of it since the tumor had grown into the muscle wall of his bladder. The surgeon wants to remove his bladder and prostate and the surgery is schedule for Feb. 7th. My dad’s regular doctor doesn’t think that he’ll be able to make it through the 2-3 hour surgery, his lungs are bad and his heart isn’t in the best of shape, but if surgery is the only option, then he’ll clear him for it. His doctor asked about biological therapy and I had also done some reading on it. It’s where they inject the bladder with biological material that fights the cancer and also revves up your immune system to help fight the cancer too. His surgeon didn’t mention it as a option, but we’re all hoping that this might be an alternative to surgery.
Okay, I’m off to go spend some time with hubby. Have a great evening and take care! ~hugs~

It’s Cold?

Ginger — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:22:09 +0000

Well, I can’t believe that it’s actually feeling a little “winterish” around here. Yay! Finally, I can bring out sweaters and/or jackets which helps me get into the Christmas mood. I love it when we have a cold Christmas. It’s just so hard to think about chestnuts roasting on an open fire or Jack Frost nipping at your nose when it’s 80 degrees outside. Hubby got the tree out today but it’s not decorated yet. I guess I’ll get to decorating that and the rest of the house sometime this week.

I did a little bit of Christmas shopping Thursday. I got some things for Dana and something for Joshua and Kaylee. I still have a lot more shopping to do though!
I took my dad to the urologist last Friday and they did the scope. Didn’t learn anything new though. Monday he has to go in for blood work and then the following Monday for a CT scan. I guess after that they’ll schedule him for surgery? They said they won’t know for certain if it’s cancer though until they do the surgery. I just hope that it isn’t and everything will be okay.
It’s been a quiet weekend…just hanging around the house. The kids are all at their places, so not much is going on. Hope everyone is having a great weekend! (((Hugs)))