GOOD MORNING!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILY!! Happy 5th “birthday in heaven,” Mom!!
It’s wonderful to be able to listen to Music & the Spoken Word LIVE – instead of hoping they’ll replay it – byu’s been very sketchy the past couple months. And , thanks to my Roku player, I can listen (and watch) conference in the den and kitchen.
I’ll start with the latest news and go back.
Thursday we had a nasty, yucky day – a wintry mix, with snow, sleet, and rain, and near freezing temps. Spring has really been late this year!
Wednesday and Thursday this week I had some amazing days. Wednesday I went with Rob (Dr. Hampson) over to the hospital (main campus) to help him carry some of the stuff he needed. He is taking the neuron recording to clinical (people) trials now. We went to the EEG area with the patients who recently had brain surgery for epilepsy. For some patients doctors are also installing something so that Rob’s equipment can capture and record the neurons, just like we do with our rats and the monkeys. I got to meet the doctor and staff and see what goes on.
The surgeries take 7-10 hours, so it’s a long day. Rob’s trying to get permission for us to observe some of the surgeries, but that may be a long shot. The whole point of all this is to be able to enhance memory/brain function in people where it’s been impaired.
That afternoon I called the Winston Salem Symphony office in a last ditch attempt to see Sir James Galway (perhaps the preeminent flute player in the world). I couldn’t get off for his master class, so I called to see if I could go to the dress rehearsal, but it was closed. I told the guy I worked for the School of Medicine, and that was the GOLDEN TICKET. He asked “where would you like to sit?” Balcony, of course. Well, I got on the 4th row, CENTER.
Sir James was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! His wife also did some numbers with him. He played at least 4 things for encores, including Shenandoah and Danny Boy. He even alluded to how Danny Boy “was a prayer,” and it was. I felt like I was in heaven. I can’t describe how the feelings I had. So I bought a CD and stood in line to meet him and his wife. They are the most gracious people.
Emily bought food for Easter dinner – ham, potatoes, green beans, and she played Easter Bunny! I really enjoyed “Google +ing”. We’ll have do to it again, soon!
Emily and I are working on getting some plants to grow. I got a small greenhouse (see picture) from Big Lots, on sale. I got 6 tubs full of llama poop from Frances, my co-worker who has llamas, to put on the raspberry and strawberry beds. Actually we could many pickup loads full, to get the dirt in the yard in shape.
My little Mantis tiller is so fun to use – I can get in small places in-between plants! The lawn mower won’t start, probably because I put too much oil in it. If I can get the screws loose, I’ll take the top off and get some new filters and that should do it. Meanwhile, the front grass is getting taller, so I’ll have to do something this week!
Two Saturdays ago I went to Colfax (by the airport) to a seminar (from 10-3 pm) Anthony Sweat was doing on effective teaching. I had rat duty so I was already ½ way there. He also was absolutely amazing!! How he showed how to bring the atonement teaching in the home and church. Maybe I was on another planet, but I never recall the atonement being really taught in church classes, even up to the last few years. He had some great ideas for making family scripture study interesting.
You may or may not know that Andrew Sweatt, is the name of my boss. Well, Anthony Sweat has a brother named Andrew, who was a Bishop in Colfax, and made the arrangements for him to come.
I got the results back from some blood work, and it appears my kidney numbers are out of whack, but not enough push up my May check up. It IS scarey, to see that I have 58% kidney function, and apparently it only goes down. My A1C, however, was the best It’s been for a few years.
I got my other “tooth” the part that goes above the implant post – [I think I told you I had to have the stuff redone for the very back one.] When I went to check out I found I owed more money. The insurance information is very deceptive – it says itpays for half my restoration and pays for 100% of checkups. Well, it doesn’t pay, it just puts it into the total allowance. So when I had my checkup, it was over the allowance (from the “half” for my implants) and I have to pay for anything else that’s dental this year. Bummer.
Work is busy due to Maggie being incapacitated and out for maternity leave. So I’m doing most of her part also, plus the extra weekends.
pictures - aaaahhhh!!! Why won't they show up??? someone tell me how to get it from "my pictures" to here!
The Galways and me
the greenhouse
Daisy - I'm dogsitting her from her house
the current round of daffodils
Have a great week!
Nancy/Mom
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