KELLY IS STILL IN THE GODERICH HOSPITAL WAITING TO BE TRANSFERRED TO LONDON

Hurricane Beryl on its plodding northeastward trek exited our area sometime in the night leaving us with a sunny dead calm morning.  All was good except for maybe a few farmers who had begun their wheat harvest.  It will probably take a couple days for area fields to dry out from all the rain.  

Kelly called a couple times Thursday night from the Goderich Hospital saying the strong anti-nausea medicine had kicked in and she was feeling much better.  She didn't have any idea when she would be transferred to London so there were a few things she wanted me to bring her before the transfer.  Two of those things would be a stealth mission for me.  She was desperately needing a coffee and a wee something to eat.  Because of the suspected stomach bleed they were not giving her anything and she knew it would be a long day in London before any food came her way.  So, at her request for a Tim Hortons coffee and four sour cream glaze Timbits I set off on mission at 8:25 a.m.  I thought maybe if I put the coffee in my coat pocket and the Timbits under my hat I'd be okay.  Good thing I thought better of that plan.  Kelly had called this morning requesting a few things like a sweater, her book, her iPad, etc.  So I was able to put all that together in a carrying bag along with the Timbits.  With coffee in hand and claiming it was mine should anyone ask, it was into the hospital I went.  Luckily, security was light and Kelly got her goodies.  She is in good spirits and has gone from five IV lines to two.  I stayed for a while before heading home.  At that point there was still no word about an ambulance transfer to London.

 KELLY THIS MORNING

Home again, I later took Pheebs for a longer walk down around the south end of the Park.  Environmental tree cutters are here thinning out the forest and clearing trees from lots that will at some point have new homes on them.  These are responsible and professional tree cutters so things are being done right.  There are a lot of old, diseased, and dead trees to be removed for new growth to take place.

 OF COURSE PHEEBS HAS TO WALK THROUGH THE MUD PUDDLES ON OUR AFTERNOON WALK

 STILL MAKING SURE SHE DOESN'T MISS ANY MUDDY PUDDLES

Kelly and I chatted back and forth on the phone and then with a few more things she needed I headed off back to Goderich again this afternoon.  She still hadn't heard any word about the London transfer.  And, she still hadn't had anything to eat except those small round Timbit donuts yesterday.  She had me bring her some cheese and crackers today.  She is still in good spirits with that uncomplaining positive attitude of hers.  But yes, she is frustrated and I can't help but think that somebody has dropped the ball between the Goderich and London hospitals.

 KELLY IS ALL PACKED UP AND READY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO LONDON,,,BUT WHEN??

 KELLY SAID THEY ADDED MORE THINGS TO HER IV TREE LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS

Home again, I later threw myself together quite a conglomeration of acceptable food things.  As readers know, I'm not food person and if I didn't have to eat to stay alive I would be quite happy with that.  However, I do like ice cream, donuts, peanut butter, and milkshakes.  Oh, and I do like a good mess of bacon and eggs occasionally.

I called Kelly tonight at 7 and she is still waiting and she still has not had any food.  She called back later saying they gave her a ginger ale.  It is very unlikely she will be transferred to London tonight so tomorrow is another day........ 

Al's Music Box:)) Come Softly To Me is a popular song recorded by The Fleetwoods, composed of Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxel, who also wrote it.  The original title was "Come Softly", but was changed en route to its becoming a hit. Bob Reisdorf, the owner of Dolphin Records, which in 1960 changed to Dolton Records, was responsible for the title change. He thought that "Come Softly" might be too obvious and considered risqué, so he had it changed to "Come Softly to Me." The title phrase never appears in the song's lyrics.  Recording the song at home, the group sang it acappella with the rhythmic shaking of Troxel's car keys. The tape was then sent to Los Angeles where the sparse instrumental accompaniment was added, including an acoustic guitar played by Bonnie Guitar, herself a successful singer-songwriter ("Dark Moon") and Reisdorf's in-house record producer. Released in 1959, the single reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in April.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( After being with her all evening, the man couldn't take another minute with his blind date. Earlier, he had secretly arranged to have a friend call him to the phone so he would have an excuse to leave if something like this happened.  When he returned to the table, he lowered his eyes, put on a grim expression and said, "I have some bad news. My grandfather just died."  "Thank heavens," his date replied. "If yours hadn't, mine would have had to!"

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- I said to my wife, "I need to call the doctor today."
"Which doctor?" she asked.
"No, the regular kind."

Knock-knock.
Who's there?
Dishes.
Dishes who?
Dishes the police! Come out with your hands up!

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A dog thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... They must be Gods!
A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... I must be a God!

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