End of April...100 Days...Senior Citizen...And More

 

We've survived 100 days of the Trump Administration....

Only 1360 left to go.

Try not to think about it.

We'll get back to this.

So...it has been an eventful month.

See the tiny arrow pointer on John's MRI?

He developed a brain bleed post surgery...it was scary.

Now resolved...but a real problem if it had continued.

His head has healed nicely.
 

And the staples are removed.

He has his new primary (Dr.C) and thinks he is going to be a good fit...and tomorrow goes to get another MRI and discuss the oncology/radiation going forward.

To make sure Ethel doesn't re-stage....later, to deal with the lung cancer which has come back.

...it's always something... 

It helps (me) to be involved (3-way) during these appointments...even when I can't be there in person.

He drove out last week (as soon as he was able) to celebrate my officially becoming a Senior Citizen (...65....how the hell did that happen???)  and it was wonderful with steak and cheesy french onion soup and salad. Chocolate and a balloon and even brought me my favorite...a piece of cherry pie!!!

...it was perfect, honey...

Tomorrow, we see what the game plan is...

 Catching up with the boys.

Chris is doing great...and Lachlan is walking (and dancing) now. He is back to playing guitar and the little guy loves it!

Lennon is fine...got his new roof done and sent me the cutest 1.5 quart crockpot for my birthday! We spend a lot of time discussing politics, now.

James, Jess and the kids were over on Saturday...Rylee has a new job...Brenden is a wall...Ethan and Aiden are back on the ball-field...and I got to hear some new reggae that he is working on!

About those hundred days...

It has been such a shit-show one barely knows where to begin.

Signalgate...tariffs...stockmarket plunges...more tariffs...lawsuits...lies...more lies...economic disasters...plunging consumer confidence...et al

Economists are predicting real supply chain disruption by June/July.

MAGA...getting everything they voted for...sorry about your FEMA.

Worst 100 days in 80 years!

...sigh...

45 more months.

Watched the latest Venom

Which was entertaining....and I highly recommend!

Tried Wendy's Thin Mint Frosty

which was nasty and I do not recommend.

...bleah...

It is basically thin mint cookies...ground with chocolate syrup and layered in the Frosty.

The consistency is that of chocolate covered beach sand.

...yeah...

Have a Great Week!

Love,

Carla and Tux

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April...Mushrooms...John's Surgery...and WTF has Happened Our Economy

 

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It's April...

 

The mushrooms are beginning...red-buds are bloomed by the road-side...daffodils are swaying in the warmer Spring air...and Ethel has left the building!!!

Spent a day before surgery just having brunch and playing with Tux... 

even managed a short nap together!

Then Surgery Day arrived.

He was pretty chill about it.

 ...of course, he would be sleeping through the whole business...

The rest of us?

Yeah...not so chill.

Terrified, actually.

Eric and Melissa drove in from Ohio.

May and Amy from Plainfield.

Robert and Jonathan from Indianapolis.

And we waited.

The operation seemed to last forever.

...it was hours...

But the surgeon seemed very happy...and it was non-complicated and successful!!!

ETHEL has left the building.

He thinks all of her!

Better still...John was able to leave the hospital, Friday, and is doing very well!
 

We are thankful...and he knows how much he is loved!

Monday, they will do a scan to make sure they removed all the tumor...also find out if it was benign or malignant.

We are thankful.

But, as in life, there is ALWAYS something~

When they did the PET scan pre-surgery...they found the lung cancer has returned.

Now that we've survived the brain stuff...well they're going to meet next week and discuss what's next.

~sigh! 

...before the surgery John set us up on a Mission Impossible Date when it releases in May!!!!

My eBay mushroom guy was able to send morels early...and sent a pound of grays...my favorite.

Finished the last of them yesterday with rib-eye steak...which was amazing!

And despite the return of the cancer we are staying pretty positive about things.

Watch Cory Booker give his marathon 25 hour speech!!!

 Reminding us to get in Good Trouble.

And a bunch of us listened...and did exactly that!

And the leopards have been feasting...

Mostly on MAGA faces...who have entered the Find Out portion of their misguided voting.

Tariffs are on...then they are off again...the stock-market has been a wild ride...trillions have been lost...in short...

It's a shit-show.  

But, seriously, didn't most of us know it was going to be????

 

Love,

Carla, John, Gadget and Tux