-=> Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 09-25-18  01:43 <=-

 >> has what looks like a big sebaceous cyst on his chest, and Sophie has
 >> some kind of weird rash on her tummy (like bad reaction to something
 >> outside or to her flea med,etc.).. I'm hoping for their sake they can
 >> be treated easily.. they are not young anymore..(I think 10yrs. old
 >> now?)
 > Oh, I know how nutso life can get... I remember Indy and Sophie... hope
 > they are easily treated...  :)

 JK> We'll see tomorrow. This will be the first time to see this vet, he's
 JK> a tad closer than our old one.  I hope he's cool.. We decided the trip
 JK> to Ithaca from Slaterville Springs was just too much right now (we're
 JK> tired Lol)  The difference in travel time isn't that extensive.. but it
 JK> IS closer than going to Ithaca 

And how did it go...?  Did the dogs like the new vet...?  and was he
able to help them....?
 
 > Yup, good that you have your son there with you... :)  And also very
 > good that her aides take care of the bulk of the extra work she might
 > have been for you...  :)

 JK> The aides are great, it's true.  More than once the aides have been
 JK> there say when something really had to be cleaned up eh.. immediately,
 JK> and thoroughly.. you know, unintentional 'accidents'. We understand it
 JK> happening, she's very very old.

Good timing... ;)  And the older one gets, the more likely that one's
body can betray one...

 JK> And just taking care of washing her bedroom floor, keeping it clean,
 JK> is very very helpful.  It's not especially cheap having them come 3x
 JK> a week, but it's necessary.  That leaves me to generally take care
 JK> of the kitchen, and that's fine with me :) 

Sounds like it's well worth the cost... is she able to help out with
the cost...?  

 >> Oh yeah, one thing this lady appreciates is good food LOL I'm glad she
 >> does really :)  She and I are planning the apple/pumpkin pies right now
 >> that I'll make this fall :)
 > Will she at least keep you company in the kitchen while you make
 > them...?  Are you planning fancy versions...?

 JK> Some, I'm sure.  Her room is right next to the kitchen doorway  She
 JK> was there today while I was scraping pumpkin from the baked shells :)

So she's in the room with the doorway at right angles to the bathroom
door, and next to the door to the living room...?  That's convenient... 

 JK> I took a picture of this pumpkin because it suddenly was 'noticed' by
 JK> Ron and I kind of out of the blue the other day... we'd just missed it
 JK> beforehand obviously.. I remembered tossing some seeds from a previous
 JK> 'pumpkin bake' out in the garden area, never figuring they'd take.. but
 JK> voila.. there it was :) :) 

A bonus plant...  :)  Did it seed true...?

 JK> https://tinyurl.com/y7bhswjp
 JK> I can't remember if you can view photos, but if you can there's the
 JK> pic I took.. The one in the front is guy from my garden :)  The others
 JK> were ones Ron picked up for me at Wegmans... As you can see no doubt,
 JK> my pumpkin is the one that is 'better, faster, stronger' Lol

I'll go see if I can view it..... :)

 >> One of the meals-on-wheels coordinators always says how wonderful
 >> things are for her here.  That's good I think.  Meals-on-wheels sends a
 >> lady to make sure the food we get for Aunt Gert is ok with her :)
 > Do they supply some backup meals for her...?  or just make sure you are
 > feeding her well....

 JK> They deliver 1 dinner every weekday for her.  They send a menu that
 JK> she can can pick from, say for the next month.  Originally I asked them
 JK> to deliver meals twice a day (figuring lunch and dinner) in case I
 JK> didn't have the energy to make those meals for her every day.. but it
 JK> turned out to be too much food in the house :) :)  so I asked them to
 JK> only deliver one meal every day, Mon-Fri. So.. I always have a lunch
 JK> for her no matter what, and either I make dinner every night, or we
 JK> order out.. Oh and Ron actually made a sous vide steak a couple of
 JK> times  

Yes, those delivered dinners/lunches can easily pile up... ;)  My
neighbor was getting them for a while...  :)  As long as she can and
will eat what you're getting yourself, she might as well eat with you
and Ron for at least one meal a day.... :)

 JK> But...Meals-on-Wheels is a great service.  The fees for their service
 JK> here are totally voluntary.  I could give them nothing if I couldn't
 JK> afford it, but of course I send them a check once a month because we
 JK> can, and because I appreciate what they do so much!

Sounds like it's working well for you... :)  I think my neighbor's were
paid for out of her health insurance, probably the Medicaid supplement...

 > Yup... good thing...  and I did see your post on making the yogurt... :)

 JK> Yeah.. it's so easy to do with that darn instant pot, I have to
 JK> laugh.. no more feisting with thermometer, temperature levels.. all
 JK> that 'stuff' hehe.. just great Greek Yogurt :)

MUCH easier, to be sure... :)

ttyl       neb

... Where does a head cook get his supply of fresh heads?

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