April 1^st through the 15^th

On Sunday, 4/3, Dad stayed home from church again today.  Palm View First Baptist Church celebrated its 64^th anniversary with dinner on the grounds,

but Emma does not like hotdogs and hamburgers, so we went out to lunch.  When we got home, she studied for an upcoming test at school for an hour before we went to the last hour of our community picnic where she got a free snow cone and jump rope; saw a wildlife expert’s small gator and big owl; and touched his boa constrictor before finishing our time there playing in the bounce house with a friend from school.

Monday, 4/4, I had an appointment in the afternoon with the Geek Squad to see if they could fix a hinge on my laptop.  They said they couldn’t and referred me to a local fix-it place.  They said it would cost more to fix than to buy a new one.  As I was researching new laptops available at Best Buy, I discovered that I had a warranty still in effect to cover hardware repairs. I also discovered that I needed to buy another external hard drive before I take it back for repair, so I can back it up.

I had a morning appointment on Thursday, 4/7, with the Gettle Kia dealership to get 40,000 mile maintenance done on my car.  In addition to getting the expected oil change, tire rotation and fuel additive, they also took care of a recall that I received last week regarding the air bags.  Their inspection also indicated that I needed new air filters, windshield wipers, air conditioning sanitizing and a new battery.  I spent a little bit more money this morning than I expected!

Saturday, 4/9, was a quiet day at home.  Dad told me he did not want to go to church tomorrow as he didn’t feel good.  I have grown concerned about Dad’s health over the past few weeks, so I called his doctor’s office on Monday, 4/11, and took him in to see the Physician’s Assistant.  Kent Bown, P.A., told us that he thought many of Dad’s problems would be helped by increasing his protein intake.  This should help his gums to heal making it easier for him to eat while still getting used to his new dentures.  He has lost 14 pounds in the last 4 months.

On, Thursday, 4/14, I received the liquid protein that JP ordered for me and gave Dad his first dose.

On, Friday, 4/15, JP and Kellie joined a couple of their friend at a Bon Jovi concert in Tampa.  Vanessa babysat for her younger sister, Emma.  After I finished my volunteer work at the church’s food bank, I picked up food and joined Vanessa and Emma for supper.

April 16^th through the 30^th
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Dad and I left home at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning driving to Ormond Beach to stay overnight with my brother-in-law, Edward Hoffmeister.  Edward’s birthday is the 17^th of April which also happens to be Easter Sunday this year.  We made a short stop at the cemetery in Daytona Beach where Dad’s mother, Mom’s mother and my mother are buried.

Then, we continued on to Edward’s arriving just after 3 p.m.  We went to bed early because we planned to attend the sunrise service at the Daytona Beach Christian Drive-in Church where my niece, Melissa Cambre Frantz, is the assistant minister.  About 10:30 that evening, Edward woke me up saying that Dad wasn’t feeling well and had asked him to come and get me.  Dad asked me to bring him home so that he could be close to his doctor.  So, we packed up and drove home arriving at 2:30 a.m.

Sunday, 4/17, I watched our church’s Easter service on You Tube on tv and fixed a nice ham dinner, but I sure did miss getting to eat a piece of Edward’s birthday cake.

Dad said that he felt OK today.

I wished a happy birthday to my niece, Christina on the 19^th and to her father, my brother Bill, on the 20^th.

On Wednesday, 4/20, I had my annual Physical.  The doctor was pleased with my overall health, but wanted me to have a bone density test.  In the evening, I went to choir practice at church.  Early Thursday morning, 4/21, while I was in the shower Dad fell in his room.  When I got out of the shower, I heard a banging.  I put my robe on and as I opened my bathroom door, JP and Kellie were coming in my bedroom from the patio.  I asked them what was wrong and JP said that Dad had been calling for help.  So, Kellie and I went into his room while JP returned to his house to take Emma to school.  Kellie helped me get Dad up off the floor and onto his bed.  Then she left saying that she thought she had bronchitis and didn’t want either of us to catch it.  Dad just had some scrapes and bruises which I bandaged and he went back to sleep.  Later, we agreed that it would be wise for me to put a sound monitor in his room, in case he fell again.  That afternoon, Kellie texted that she had gone to the doctor about her bronchitis and it turned out to be Covid!  Friday, 4/22, JP came over and asked me for a couple of the at-home Covid tests that I had to test himself and Emma.  I called the food bank coordinator to let her know that I would not be volunteering this afternoon.  On Saturday, 4/23, we skipped the Senior Saints picnic at Emerson Preserve so as not to expose anyone to Covid.  JP told me that Emma had tested positive for Covid and he didn’t bother to test himself because he had been sick as long as Kellie.  They think they were exposed either at the Bon Jovi concert or one of the places they went in Ybor City prior to the concert.  We did not go to church on Sunday, 4/24.

The P.A., Kent Bown, that Dad saw on the 11^th ordered a CT Scan on his head, so on Monday, 4/25, after ensuring that his temperature was normal, and wearing face masks, we went into Bradenton to get that done.  He will find out more about those results with another doctor on May 19^th.  Dad was fine in the afternoon, but he developed a cough that night. On Tuesday, 4/26, Kellie and Emma were both improved and returned to work and school, I got my bone density test; also I was very happy to get my laptop back.  When Kellie got home, she gave Dad a Covid test for me and it turned out positive.  I called Dad’s doctor’s office shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 4/27.  Around 1:30 p.m., they advised me to take Dad to a hospital emergency room so that they could check to see if he might have pneumonia.  After a couple of hours and some bloodwork and x-rays, the ER doctor said he did not have pneumonia and he should go home and rest, hydrate and quarantine.  They also prescribed an antibiotic to keep him from getting any other infection in his lungs. They told me to bring him back if he got worse.  That afternoon I got a text from Kellie saying that she passed her CNA certification test today to which I offered my congratulations.

Thursday, 4/28, was day 1 of our self-imposed quarantine.

March 1 through March 15

Wednesday, 3/2, was Kellie’s birthday.  She had to work and go to school, so they just had a quiet family dinner at home and went out to eat over the weekend.  On Sunday evening, 3/6, I returned to church to attend a children’s safety course which is required of all church staff and volunteers, and includes a background check, every two years.  Monday, 3/7, was a very big day for Dad.  All of his teeth were pulled and a set of interim dentures fitted.  We had a rough few hours after leaving the dentist, as his mouth kept bleeding.  He had been given lots of novocaine, making it hard for him to communicate with me.  In the process of trying to get the bleeding stopped, both his upper and lower dentures came out.  After calling the dentist, at home, we decided to leave the dentures out overnight.  Tuesday, 3/8, would have been Mother’s 93^rd birthday.  She died in 2003.  I took Dad back to the dentist’s office in the afternoon.  The technician said that his mouth looked really good and he had done well during the procedure yesterday, but when she tried to replace the dentures, it caused him a lot of pain.  After consulting with the dentist, it was decided to leave the dentures out a while longer to give his gums more time to heal.  He has another appointment next Thursday and she said she would also give him a soft liner at that time.  On Wednesday, 3/9, I went to church for a Senior Saints planning meeting where we planned meeting activities for the next six months.  Thursday, 3/10, with no appointments or meetings on the schedule, I took some time to start re-organizing my garage moving all my plant-related items (both artificial flowers and gardening items) to a new shelf that JP moved into my garage before Christmas.  The original placement made it hard for Dad to get in the car, so I moved it to the corner closest to the garage door.

While I did volunteer work at the church’s food bank Friday, 3/11, my friend, Jackie Sosville, was flying to Las Vegas which her daughter, René, and son-in-law, Tommy, to celebrate his 50^th birthday.  René was really good about posting pictures to Facebook and it looks like they are having a great time.

Sunday, 3/13, we changed to daylight savings time – springing forward an hour on the clock.  A cold front came through overnight, so it was 42 degrees when Emma and I left for church.  Dad decided to stay home because of the cold.  Emma started a week of Spring Break vacation from school on Monday, 3/14; and my brother, Bill, came to visit with Dad and me for the day while his wife, Mary, spent the day with her mother.  They are going to be leaving the area next week in their 5^th wheel trailer and do not anticipate being back until next November.  We had a nice visit.  Several of the church buildings were tented for termite treatment.  This is what the sanctuary, fellowship hall and education building looked like when I arrived Tuesday, 3/15, for my volunteer work.

March 16 through March 31

Emma suggested last week that I should let my hair grow long again, so with that in mind, I told my hairdresser on Wednesday, 3/16, to start toward that goal.  Thursday was St. Patrick’s Day, 3/17, and a busy one.  I took Dad to the dentist in the morning.  They added a soft liner to his new dentures and even though they still caused Dad some pain, Dr. Lee asked him to please try to leave them in until he got used to them.  He also told me that I might need to puree Dad’s food for the next month.  We are going back next Monday for a recheck.  In the afternoon, I went for my second 30-minute massage on my shoulder before returning home to prepare to attend the Senior Saints March meeting – a traditional St. Patrick’s Day Dinner of corned beef and cabbage with potatoes and carrots.  The 30 attendees supplemented this dinner with some sides and desserts.  Everything was delicious and we learned a lot about the real St. Patrick from our Senior Adult Pastor George Heiland.  There was one attendee who didn’t bring anything.  His name was Lucky and I am pictured below with him.

On Friday, 3/18, I had my annual eye exam by Dr. Michael Mackie at the Eye Center.  He said everything looked good and he’d see me next year.  The two hours that I worked at the church’s food bank in the afternoon raced by as we saw a steady stream of cars, golf carts and bicycles come through the line for food.  It is amazing how many people we are able to help.
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Dad decided to stay home on Sunday, 3/20, as he continues to get used to his new dentures.

Monday morning, 3/21, I took Dad back to the dentist for his recheck.  Then, I left him at home while I went to spend the rest of the day at the North River Care Pregnancy Center.  Teri Giles, the director of the center, had an out-of-town doctor’s appointment and asked me to work in the office today so the secretary would not be alone on what is usually a busy day of the week for them.  I intentionally did not schedule any outside appointments or obligations on Tuesday or Wednesday, 3/22 and 3/23, (except choir practice on Wednesday night) to give me time for a closet project.  I used some Christmas money to buy two shelving units to put in my walk-in closet to get it better organized and they have remained in the boxes waiting for me to put them together for more than a month.  I put the first one together on Tuesday morning and then moved things around in the closet in the afternoon.  I put the second one together on Wednesday morning and JP came over in the afternoon to pick it up and stack it on top of the first one.  Combined, they are 4 feet tall by 3 feet wide and I will use them for a lot of my sewing and craft items.  Eventually, I hope this grows into a complete closet reorganization project; but, for now, I am just taking baby steps.

On Thursday, 3/24, I started with this

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Before attending a monthly board meeting of the North River Care Pregnancy Center.

On Saturday, 3/26, I received text from my friend Sallie saying she and Ron Zifer were married on March 22^nd.

Sallie was our next-door-neighbor in Tallahasee.  J.P. spent the first few years of his life calling her Aunt Sallie (as Southern people often do with totally unrelated people).  Rick and I moved to the Tampa Bay area from Tallahassee in October, 1982, and to Manatee County in 1984.  Much has changed in Sallie’s life since we moved, but we have kept in touch.  She has moved back to the small town in Florida where she grew up and actually went to school with some of my cousins.  I am very happy for her and Ron and hope to get to meet him soon.

Sunday, 3/27, Dad did not feel like going to church again today.  The rest of the month was filled with routine activities.