'WOOF WOOF WOOFERS'....AND KELLY'S LIVER TRANSPLANT DECISION

 OUR LITTLE GIRL ON HER COUNTRY ROAD BIRTHDAY WALK THIS MORNING

'Woof Woof Woofers'.....Confused??  Well, that's just Pheebs way of conveying to all of you kind folks who wished her Happy Birthday today and to all of you folks out there thinking about her.......a big heartfelt Thank You:)))))))

 PHEEBS ON OUR WALK THIS MORNING

CHECKING OUT A FEW ROAD SMELLS

 CATCHING A LITTLE NAP ON OUR WAY HOME AFTER OUR WALK

 'I WASN'T NAPPING DAD'

Okay, let's get right to Kelly's liver transplant decision today.  Well, it's a sort of a kinda good news/bad news thing.  First, the bad news....she was not accepted for a liver transplant based on her low weight.  Her doctor went on to explain the long difficult recovery period and the many things in that time frame that can go wrong with someone Kelly's age and low weight.  That is of course, if she survived the long and very serious surgery.  The maybe good news is that he said it doesn't mean she is totally off the liver transplant list forever and he will see her again in three months.  Kelly was neither frustrated nor despondent with the decision and understood the reality of what the doctor explained to her.  We both agreed that at least for now we know where we stand and we can dispense with all the guessing, hoping, assuming, the maybe's, and all the 'what ifs', etc.  For the time being the plasmapheresis treatments plus some new pills are holding the severe and debilitating itching at bay but I think they will be ramping up the plasmapheresis treatments.  We'll find out Monday when we head to London's Victoria Hospital.

 A FEW DITCH FLOWERS ALONGSIDE OUR WALKING ROAD THIS MORNING

Alright, back to our daily activities.....Overcast this morning but Pheebs and I did get our country road walk in without any problems by either one of us.  My hip was okay and Pheebs was up for the walk.  I should mention that every time we get out for a morning walk it is already Pheebs second walk of the day with her first walk being with Kelly earlier.  So, our little Birthday Girl gets out for two walks a day and three if her and I make it over to the Park's pond in the afternoon.

 HEADING OUT FOR OUR MORNING WALK AND JEEP RIDE

 A YOUNG FARMER SCUFFLES UP HIS HARVESTED WHEAT FIELD

 KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON HIS MACHINERY

 THIS HEALTHY-LOOKING BEAN FIELD RUNS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF OUR WALKING ROAD

 PHEEBS CHECKS OUT THE CORNFIELD ON THE EAST SIDE OF OUR WALKING ROAD

It was 1:20 this afternoon under sunny skies when we all piled into the Subaru and headed out for London's University Hospital.  Kelly's appointment with Dr. Teriaky was set for 2:45 and we dropped her off at the main door at 2:30  Because it wasn't a procedure or anything we knew it would not be a long appointment so Pheebs and I didn't venture forth on any country roads drive.

 SEE YOU GUYS LATER

AND THERE SHE GOES

However, we did mash our way back through the heavily trafficked construction zone and headed north of London a short distance to the Ten Mile Road cemetery for a short walk.

 MASHING OUR WAY THROUGH THE NORTH LONDON TRAFFIC

 OUR PARKING SPOT AT THE TEN MILE ROAD CEMETERY

 HOSTA PLANTS ARE FLOWERING

From our cemetery stop we slipped back into London and parked in the Masonville Mall parking lot waiting for Kelly's call......which came at 3:45.

 OUR SHADED SPOT IN THE MASONVILLE MALL PARKING LOT

 OUR LITTLE BIRTHDAY GIRL IS JUST THE BESTEST ONE OF ALL

 SPOTTED THESE TWO ON OUR WAY TO THE HOSPITAL

With a couple Tim Horton's coffee in her hand from the hospital's Hortons, Pheebs and I picked her up minutes later and we didn't waste any time getting out of London and heading home.  It was after 5 p.m. when we rolled into our driveway.  It is always so great to get home nowadays regardless of where we have been.  Even if it's just to the Park's mailroom it seems.   

 YAAAAY, HERE COMES THE BOSS WITH THE COFFEE

Al's Music Box:(( Hurt So Bad by the Lettermen from the album 'Hurt So Bad'.  1969

GROANER'S CORNER:((   One day, Uncle Joe got fired from his construction job. His nephew asked him what happened.  “You know what a foreman is?” he asked. “The one who stands around and watches the other men work?”

“What’s that got to do with it?” he asked.  “Well, he just got jealous of me,” Uncle Joe explained. “Everyone thought I was the foreman.”

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A Few Things To Think About::

- The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist.

- I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet

it's hard to pronounce.

- Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.

- I like you. You remind me of when I was young

and stupid.

- I will always cherish the initial misconceptions

I had about you.

- You sound reasonable. Time to up my medication.

- I'll try being nicer if you'll try being

smarter.

- I'm out of my mind but feel free to leave a

message.

- Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh

nervously, and change the subject.

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