Today Cee and I started doing some serious packing for our trip. Cee bought some goodies for us to snack on while we travel. She even bought some sugarless hard candy....isn't that sweet of her to do that? She isn't diabetic but she thought about me when she picked those up.
I ended up using the small suitcase I have plus another bag....one of those that fold up small but are actually fairly large. I used that one for my pj's, underwear and bras (yes, I will have to wear those most of the time).
I talked to my girlfriend, Marilyn, and she is going to join us at the zoo on Thursday. I'm really excited about that. She hasn't been there in years either so it should be fun for us all. She is a real card and has the greatest laugh! I am also to bring Cee with me on Sunday for the reunion with the girls (and they are planning something special for me...but with it being both Marilyn and my girlfriend, Jamie, involved, it's kind of scares me). Of course, Marilyn said there was no reason to be scared but.....
Poor Marilyn's hubby, Denny, is a diabetic, too. However, he is not controlled and has high sugar and also has developed a heart problem related to his diabetes, not a true heart problem per se. He also now has bad sores on his legs that weep and are painful. The wound people come to his house to treat him due to the fact that he is grossly overweight and it's difficult for him to get around. Marilyn has a tough row to hoe to get him to his doctor's appointments and, occasionally, she tries to get him out of the house so he doesn't get *cabin fever*. She has to help him dress and even shower. It's THAT bad. I'm almost sure that she will be widowed again for the fourth time within a year or so. It's sad because he was once a good looking man with no health problems when she married him. He's actually younger than she is, too.
What amazes me is that she is still cheerful and outgoing. She comes from a very large family (I thought 7 was bad but her family is even bigger). She still visits them on occasion or they come to visit her. Not too often due to her hubby's health but he tries to encourage her. I really like the guy and wish he was healthier and happier.
So, I am almost all packed for the 9 days we will be gone. Cee says she bought herself two of the 7 day pill holders so she doesn't have to drag her pill boxes along with her. Unfortunately, there are a few I must take along....just in case. I don't want my IBS-D to show up while we are gone. The doctor gave me another prescription for the diarrhea....just in case. He understood why I was worried about that.
I talked to Mustachio today and found out he and my daughter, Buttmunch, have a bet on what time we will show up in Louisville. He says around 7, she says 8pm. I told him they were both wrong because even with stopping for lunch, we should be there around 4-5pm. It's a 7 hour drive there and we won't be hitting any heavy traffic, hopefully. When I came home from his house the last time I visited with Chewlee, it only took me 5 hours to get home since there was no traffic...and it WAS a weekday. I didn't speed either. I just left right around the same time I am planning on leaving. I may end up there even earlier but there's no telling until we get on the road. The worst traffic will be when we go through Huntsville.
I'm watching the weather, too. I can take the heat but I HATE the rain. I'm hoping we have good weather all the way there. If not, oh well!
We are going out to dinner when we get there at a Japanese restaurant that Mustachio said has wonderful food. He really likes the place. I wanted to hit a Lobster House but he doesn't know where one is there. I said he could look it up on his computer but I can do that, too. We may have to hit one when we reach Chicago. Time will tell.
Love you all. Time to go back to bed. Be good and be happy. Take care during this heat that we all seem to be having. ***Hugs***
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