Saturday, December 17, 2011

‘GYPSY LIFE JOURNAL’ DROPS INTO THE RANCH

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THE SATURDAY BOYS….RAY, AL AND TERRY

The Ranch we are at is 80 acres with nearly 4 acres totally fenced in with Coyote proof fencing. Pretty nice for us to just open our door and let the furry guys out to run and explore wherever they want.  Even little Motor is out and all over the place.  So great to see the dogs just being able to be dogs.  Again, we are so fortunate to be where we are.

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Doc Kelly is really socking the liquids to me.  Oceans and oceans of Cranberry juice for starters.  Fresh lemons mixed with Olive Oil.  Hydrangea Root pills plus something called Super Colon Cleanse.  WOW, is that stuff ever a rush and at 2 a.m. this morning I was finally clear of a rapidly worsening 3 day problem.  She mixes up a few drops of a Stone Breaker compound and down the hatch that goes.  That one tastes pretty yucky.  Celery juice or something.  Intersperse all that with some Milk of Magnesia and I am a walking time bomb.

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MY KIDNEY STONE BUSTING ARMY AND KELLY SQUEEZING A LEMON

I have stopped using the Oxycodone pain pills because I think it is those pills that are giving me the overall sick feeling which in turn is killing my appetite.  The 800mg Ibuprofens are not lasting the hoped for 8 hours so I’m taking them every 6 to 7 hours.  If I run out of those guys I will be in some trouble for sure.  Hope to re-new that prescription in Tucson Wednesday if Doc Kelly can’t blast that stone out of me.

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Terry and Martha from GYPSY LIFE JOURNAL dropped into the Ranch this morning around 10:30.  Although we had never met them we have been following their blog for awhile now and we knew they were in the area.  Jeanie & Ray had wondered if we knew any folks who might be interested in staying at the Ranch for a bit after we leave in mid January.  Terry and Martha came to mind because of their outdoor interests, love of animals, and familiarity with farms and ranches.

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JEANIE EXPLAINS HOW SHE DESIGNED THE HOUSE AND HOW HER AND RAY BUILT IT

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AN ORIENTATION WALK AROUND THE RANCH AND RAY EXPLAINS TO TERRY HOW THE HOUSE IS BUILT OUT OF STRAW BALES

Always nice to meet fellow travelers and especially fellow bloggers.  They have a Beagle named Charlie so Jeanie introduced all the dogs and away we all went for walk around the 3.6 acres of fenced in property getting to know each other.  I took a pass on the house tour because I was feeling a little sick so hung out in the rig till all the folks came outside again.  Ray showed Terry and I a few procedures he generally does with the ATV while the ladies walked all the way around the property again.

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SAY, YOU DON’T SUPPOSE AL IS…..NAWWWW, HE WOULDN’T DO THAT

As with almost all people we have met in our travels Terry and Martha are your very typical easy to get to know RV folks.  We are so fortunate to have such a helping and tight knit little Blogging community out here where trust has already been established well before meeting anyone.  Like Martha said to me when I met her, “I feel I already know you.’  And yes, in the Blog World that is often the case as we all follow each other’s blogs almost daily.

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Nancy over at the OREGON WANDERERS has just become our 394TH Blog Follower.  Welcome aboard.  Nancy is new to the blogging world and has just dipped her toe into the vast ocean of Blog Land.  Might want to drop by with a, “come on in, the water’s fine”:))  GRETCHENDM & KAREN FISCHER also climbed aboard bringing us ever closer to the 400 Blog Followers mark.  Thanks folks and the Bayfield Bunch welcomes you all aboard.

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While in the Tucson LAZY DAYS service yard a few days ago a fellow RV Blogger drove by and took a picture of our rig.  I was probably home but Kelly must have been out with the Jeep somewhere.  I like the old tumble down house LARRY has for his header picture.  Looks like something Kelly and I would like:))

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PHEEBS WAS TOTALLY KNOCKED OUT AFTER HER BIG DAY OF VISITING

A little confusion about SALVATION MOUNTAIN'S LEONARD KNIGHT.  It was his care giver Kevin Eubanks who suddenly died recently.  Far as we know, Leonard is still alive, but in a care facility.  Hope I got that right.

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It’s not everyone who gets right into that old Christmas spirit including Kelly and I but for you folks who do I suggest you slip over to KAREN AND STEVE'S where they cut down their own real Christmas tree each year, decorate it, light a warm cozy fire in the fireplace and listen to Christmas carols.  Oh how that brings back many old pleasant memories for me when I was a wee kid growing up in the small village of Tavistock Ontario, Canada.

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RANCH DOG GLEASON CHECKS OUT HIS MOM & DAD’S MOTOR HOME 

My appetite slowly returned late this afternoon after the sick feeling went away and I was able to eat half a baked potato and a small BBQ’d steak.  Washed that down with a cold glass of milk and a peanut butter & honey sandwich.  Now, if we can just get this darned stone out of me.

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RANCHER RAY

GROANER’S CORNER  George had invited the pastor and his wife for dinner, and it was little Joey's job to set the table. But when it came time to eat, Joey's mother said with surprise, "Why didn't you give Mrs. Brown a knife and fork dear?".
"I didn't think I needed to," Joey explained, "I heard Daddy say she always eats like a horse."

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16 comments:

  1. Hi Al & Kelly,
    I just wanted to add a note. I have trouble taking the hydrocodone. After a recent experience with an abscess tooth, I came to the conclusion the meds made me sicker than the tooth.

    I hope Kelly's remedies work.

    Phillis

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  2. Glad to hear your appetite is back. Just keep drinking whatever Doc Kelly puts in front of you - seems like its working.

    Great post and photos as always.

    Sharon

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  3. Oh how fun! I met-up w/ Gypsy Life Journal in Palm Springs. Say "hi" from us!
    Nina

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  4. Sure hoping that all that good medicine helps you get rid of that stone. I can't take any narcotics because they make me so sick to my stomach.

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  5. sounds like you have a good doctor there....I think shes gonna blow that stone right out of you..hope it breaks up somewhat first...narcotics always make you sicker than the actual health issue does..hope it passes soon...good luck

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  6. ibuprofen is an OTC medicine. You do not need a perscription to buy it. Just take as many 200mg tablets as you need to to get to the dose the doc recommends.

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  7. I don't know how anyone can get addicted to prescription pain medicine. Like some here, they make me sick as a dog (cure worse than the illness.

    I apologize to you and your readers, Al. I had read on several sites that it was Leonard who had passed. I tried to verify the info and I found a video of Kevin which was taken very recently.

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  8. sure hope the concoctions that Kelly is cooking up for you do the trick!!
    by the way..your facebook account hacker?..was on line this afternoon..chattin' it up with Doug..he kept reading me what 'you' were saying?..wasn't making any sense...then he asked him to send an email to an address that he gave him!...that's when he knew something was up!!!

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  9. You can get non-prescription ibuprofen, but the RX has something added to make it more effective.

    I hate to beat a dead horse, but. I took lots of Ibuprofen while backpacking in the late 1990's. I didn't take much until I fell on my back in AZ last year. Now if I even take a low dose of it I get really bad stomach pain. I have been diagnosed as anemic probably due to some kind of internal bleeding, and I'd bet $100 that the bleeding has been caused by the ibuprofen. So if you can get by without the high doses of it, you are much better off.

    Great picture of Pheebs resting. Isn't it amazing how dogs can sleep in just about any space and position.

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  10. Sounds like Ms. Kelly is really flushing out your insides. That's not a bad thing, actually. Hope the stone breaks down so that it will pass sooner rather than later.

    Ibuprofen can cause stomach problems if you take large doses over a long time. Short time use shouldn't cause a problem.

    Be well and be safe!

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  11. Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory...I am inclined to agree with Barney. You can buy the 200mg pills OTC, and you need 4 to give you the same POP as the RX..However ,my Doc suggested Aleve instead because the Ibu can be hard on your tummy. As for the narcotics..I cannot take any of them except when they gave me morphine in a hypo 37 years ago with my first stone..which they had to open up my back and remove..no such thing as lithotrypsy then.

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  12. Hope Doc Kelly's concoctions work for you.

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  13. Hope the diet works for you!

    Small world , here we are in southern Arizona reading you Blog and you mentioned you were raised in Tavistock. My wife hung out there and was raised on a dairy farm just south of Punkey Doodle Corners and has many relatives in the area.

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  14. Al:
    Kathy just read about the pain medications bothering your stomach which is what all meds do. That's when it hit her that when she needed an absessed tooth remove the Doctor had her using a vitamin replacement called Boost. There are many different names for it, but when taken 10 to 15 minutes before taking the meds it coats you stomach lining. Thus you won't need to take stocks out in the Milk of Magnesia company.

    It's about time

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  15. I am sure you will be in great shape after your ESWL. At least you are at the ranch and can rest until your procedure. Kelly has the right idea with the herbals,cranberry and lemon juice. Keep that as part of your daily regimen from now on and you will probably have it licked the stone problem for good. Merry Xmas to all!

    Virginia

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  16. Great portrait of rancher Ray. As usual, your photographs are great! I have always preferred natural medicine over drug store variety. Natural meds might take a bit longer to work, but are usually very effective. Keep listening to Doc Kelly!

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