Dance Your Shoes Off

http://youtu.be/8KX2-J6uS-o

I Love this!

Please watch it all the way through.

Bet you won't be able to sit still!

Feb. 4th 2011, my life was somewhat normal. I was planning on doing a little house remodling, thinking about my Birthday and the Crab Legs I would eat, thinking of the up and coming spring and what I wanted to plant this year. I was actively selling on eBay and hitting the Thrift Stores. I was doing a little Blogging and messing around on Facebook. I was cooking regular meals and sharing them with my Mom and Jen's Family. I was shopping for my Mom, food and Meds, taking her to the Doc, if needed, spending some time with her most every day and talking to her on the phone 6- 10 times a day. She had a Housekeeper and a Visiting Nurse.

She also has dementia.

Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgement and behavior. It is nonreversible.

On Feb. 5th, 2011 my Mom called me and was very frightened. She didn't realize she was in her home, she thought she was out in the country somewhere and wanted me to come get her and take her home. At this point I knew I needed to get my Mom some help. She had signs of mild dementia for about 3 years. She had now got to the point where we were afraid she might wander out of her home, hurt herself cooking or even be taken advantage of by a stranger. I called Jen, and her and I took Mom to the ER at the Baptist Integris. That was the beginning of the journey my Mom, Jen and I have been on with the help and support from Loving Family living out of state.

This is a List of where my Mom has been since Feb. 4th 2011 until now.

1-ER Room Baptist Integris Hospital

2-Addmitted to Deaconess at Bethany Geriatrics Hospital

3-ER Room Baptist Integris Hospital

4-Addmitted to Baptist Integris Hospital

5-Ranchwood Nursing Home

(she was in 3 different rooms at this Home)

6-ER Room Candian Valley Integris Hospital

7-Addmitted to St. Anthony's Geriatrics Hospital

8-South Park Nursing Center

(here she incurred a Heart Attack)

9-Addmitted to Southwest Integris Medical Hospital

10- Transfered to Select Long Care Hospital

She also was in front of a Judge 2 times, before she could be released from the 2 Geriatrics Hospitals, so she could go to the 2 Nursing Centers.

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Right now life is pretty tough.

We are all Praying for a Blessing.

Mom

Our Mom suffered a heart attack on

Saturday evening, March 26, 2011.

She was not breathing

and her heart had stoped.

She was given CPR and was revived

with one strike of the Defib. paddles.

At ER she was put on a vent-Life Support.

She was 100% dependent on the

life support machine.

Since that time we have spent alot of time

in this room waiting to see her.

She is still dependent on the machines

but is improving some each day. She has her own Nurse with her 24 hours a day.

These next pictures may be a little

difficult to look at.

But her Family thinks they are Beautiful....

because they show LIFE....

Hope...

and improvement.

Right now she show us, she is hearing

by squeezing our hands very lightly....

waking up from a sleep....

Eyes wide open at times....

and by raising her eye brows.

When we visit we talk to her non stop......

and touch, touch, touch her.

She does tend to tire easily....

So we kiss her good-night,

tell her we will see her tomarrow

and lower the lights.

Night Mom.....

Intervention?

I will not go into the "Long Story" of these 2 Men.

But these are pictures, I never in my wildest

dreams, thought I would take or see.

I will tell you the Man in the Blue Jeans is AJ.
He had gone across our street to check out
the New Home being built.
He was soon joined by the Man in the
Gray Sweat Suit.
At first the conversation was at a far.

But soon steps coming closer,
were made by each Man.


They were both giving their opinion
of the new structure, to each other.

They then went into a Friendly chat about

property lines.

This comradery went on for at least
15-20 minutes.

I told AJ when he finally came inside

"I believe this was an Intervention by God"

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The Goldfinches will be going through

our area soon. They love Thistle Seed.

Playing with Angels

Today Feb. 17, 2011 was just

Beautiful.

No coats or jackets and AJ & ME even

dug out some shorts.

AJ decided to pull all of his White Homers,

that he has raised and take inventory of

them. Also check them over to be sure

no problems had occured during our bad

Winter Storms we just had.

He started pulling the White Homers out of the loft

and putting them in temporary cages,

so he check each one over.

The Birds all seemed to be in fine conditions.

AJ started breeding these White Homers in 2005.

Madison was just 5 years old. Every time a

White Homer Pigeon was hatched Madison

would name it "ANGEL".

and...That is how AJ came to have a Flock of

"ANGELS"!

So today AJ spent the warm Feburary afternoon

"Playing with Angels"

I told AJ,

"I wished we could rent out

our Angels for Weddings."

I can just see these Beauties

flying against a Blue Sky

with a Wedding Party under them!

Plus AJ & ME could make an extra Buck

to help with the feed.

Feeding our 100 plus Pigeons

get a little costly.

Every year at Christmas AJ says

"all I want for Christmas is some

Bags of Pigeon Seed".

Madison has grown up with her

Grampy's Pigeons and dearly

loves them. Everyday after school,

she eats a snack, does homework

and then is out to the Pigeon Lofts

to check out the Birds until her

Daddy picks her up.

AJ has about 15 Pretty White Homers

and they are all in fine condition.

But look out Angels,

AJ just got 3 Solid Black Racing Homers

and he is going to breed a small flock

of them.

They to are very striking in appearence.

I can't wait to show you our

Black Beauties!

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Do not let the warm weather fool you,

our wild birds still need a crumb of bread

and a Bird Bath full of water.

Long Winter Days

Well for a few days this winter we have

been Snowed In.

It is very boring for the 2 legged animals,

and 4 legged animals that live in this house!

There isn't much to do except...

eat....

watch TV....

eat....

listen to music....

eat....

and....

sleep.

These 2 Babies love to curl up on the sofa,

and be covered up and sleep.
They will lay like this all afternoon.

Warm and Toasty.

I really Love these Puppies!

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Something fun and kids can help (Julie!).

Paint a Bagel with Peanut Butter,

roll it in Birdseed,

put a cord through the hole,

tie a knot, and hang it outside on a

tree or hook

and watch the Birds have

A Feast!

Life goes on...in the Snow.

Snow or no Snow,

Life goes on.

AJ still has to get out in our

"Frozen Tundra" and tend to

the Pigeons.

Our Puppies know when AJ has chores

to do and they are always there to help.
AJ kind of looks like
"The Grim Reaper"
wondering around in our
Winter Wonderland!

Jack & Marley are also bundled up...

and wait ever so patiently on AJ.

Then the Trio heads out

to feed and water the Birds.

Jack stays on the path...

but Mars loves to get in the snow

and run & play!

The cold and snow does not hinder

this Little Herding Dog!

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Think if you were stranded somewhere

with no Food, Water, no Cell Phone

and no car.

That is just how our Little Wild Birds

feel right now.

Fill your feeders or toss out

bread, pop corn, old cereal or

crackers, etc.

In doing this you may also save

a stray little critter!

They will...

THANK YOU !!!!!