Cate's Diary

Hi Icy & Benny, we have another old dog that we got as a pup to keep our older dog company when here sister was run over, so we don't need to get another one. I know what you're saying though. One day, hopefully much further down the track when our little Australian Silky Terrier goes, I'll reconsider, but, for now we have our little "girl's" company. I'm really relieved that she is not fretting (except for a couple of night-time howls.) I really thought we may have had a big problem, but it seems we haven't. Phew! Thanks for being so sweet Icy & Ben & indeed all my WLF friends who have shown me sympathy & support. I really do appreciate it. I think this is a great community!
It is about time I got on the scales though folks! It has not been my focus for a while. I feel fairly fit & active (for a 60 year old) but I should be brave & hop on.....I'm playing golf again tomorrow, which will be good. I am quite flattered that others are asking to play with me now, so it is helping build more confidence, which is a good thing. It has nothing to do with my golfing ability! :blush5: I do hope I start getting better soon!
Much love xoxo Cate
 
Good luck on the golf game. I think I'm going to take my time on injured reserve and use it to practice my putting which really needs it. If I could get my putting down, the way I've been hitting the ball, on my very best day if everything went right I'd have a chance to break 80. Right now I'm pretty consistently from 88 to 93.
 
Golf was fun, but my putting was ATROCIOUS. Actually, my overall game was pretty ordinary. I got a net 74. I will celebrate when I break my handicap! I may get brave & weigh tomorrow! xo Cate
 
I'm glad you enjoyed your golf game. I've never tried golfing, I don't even know what the terms stand for. Looks like something I should learn more about. :)
 
Hi Mandy, Golf is an excellent game, but one that requires lots of patience &, in my case, a great sense of humour! It burns up loads of calories, especially if you're not very good at it. If I was able to hit accurately & consistently then I would get nowhere near the exercise I do! I love it but I'm really tired today though! We're going out to a cricket match tonight but hopefully tomorrow will be a nice quiet day at home.....fingers crossed.
I had better get moving as I have mothers to visit before meeting my LH in < 1.5hrs.
I weighed myself this morning & got a pleasant surprise. I am still 6kg over where I should be, but no more! :D
Cheers, xo Cate
 
I'm sorry for the loss of your dog. My poor ole guy is getting up there in years, and I don't look forward to that day.
I'm not a big golf fan (though have never played, just watch on tv, mini golf, and a couple swings at a driving range) but it seems a lot of people are!
 
Hi Mystic, I always thought golf seemed like a boring, frustrating game & did not see the point at all. That changed when I had a few lessons. It is very active (in my instance especially) and is great fun! I love it. Sure, it's frustrating, but if you can laugh at yourself, then it's good. Playing sport in the fresh air, with beautiful surroundings, in good company for about 4 hours, has to be good. Our local course does not have a flat hole, so it's great exercise. Thanks for your visit sweetie. I must admit I feel the same about horse-riding, yet people I know love it! :blush5: I won't go near a horse! xo Cate
 
Had a lovely day today with the 3 GK's. It was very hot, so we didn't venture outside. We also did not have the TV on. :D They played happily for the whole day. We also gave our little dog a bath & a haircut. The littlies loved that & I think the dog did too. I know I love having my hair very short in Summer!
I am doing fine with my diet etc. I am not using MFP atm. I just can't seem to focus on it, but I know I am not gaining at all. I find losing weight easier in Winter for some reason. I am moving much more though, so feel really good.Love to all xoxo Cate
 
Thanks Cory. Had an awful night's sleep last night & have an upset stomach this morning. No idea why. We have a golf club meeting to go to tonight & I had better be careful as I feel tired & cranky. I don't feel like eating at all today, but made myself have a bowl of GF cereal. I have a funny feeling I may be lactose intolerant as I have felt worse since having it. My mother is, so maybe I am too. I don't usually have milk at all.
Anyhow...too tired & grumpy & out of sorts today so will not inflict myself on you any further, xo Cate.
 
Life seems to have been turned upside down. Our committee meeting last night was incredibly irritating & I felt REALLy angry. The bar prices are ridiculously cheap(some drinks are $2 cheaper than at other clubs!) so I suggested a 50c (ONLY 50 cents FFS!) price rise for many of our drinks & struck so much illogical & very vocal opposition. I had done my homework & any sound & logical person would have seen the wisdom of at least a small price hike, but no.....The club constantly struggles to pay the bills....
My mother barely says anything any more. It's a battle to even get a no or a yes out of her. I fear before long she will not be speaking at all! :(
My MIL was in bed, fully clothed today when I visited the mothers & was feeling really sick. She said she didn't feel like getting up so I undressed her & got her back into her nightie & sought the nurse. I thought it sounded like she had a chest infection. I've had lots. I messaged my 2 sisters-in-law & BIL & let them know that she was unwell & the nurse said he would let my husband know how she was later on in the day. I got a thank you from both S'sIL.
The next thing we heard was that she was on her way to hospital in an ambulance. My BIL went with the ambulance apparently but didn't even acknowledge that I had let him know anything.
Honestly...... cancel the last couple of days!
I went to pay for her hair appointments today & he had not told me that she had been having 2 appointments a week, not one. Bloody weird families. It's OK for me to do almost everything for their mother, but it is a one way street.
I am really crabby today & will be glad when it's over. Tomorrow is women's golf day & one of the biggest problems at the golf club is a woman who will be there. She has really got up my nose. I would not know where to start telling you what she gets up to. She is mean, really mean & sly & a big trouble maker. I refuse to let her manipulate or control me. I have not struck anyone like her since high school but I will not be bullied. I am a person who is a loyal friend & have a big heart, but this woman is making an enemy of me. I don't like saying it, but I am feeling very angry towards her. I hope it dissipates because anger is exhausting!
Enough of my rant!
Hopefully tomorrow will be better!
xo Cate
 
...trying to pretend I didn't rant and rave yesterday....:blush5:
Had a good day at golf & played with 2 nice women. Played badly, but still enjoyed it! Had to pack away 35 cases of beer! .... Called in to see both mothers....my MIL is fine....
Home now having a rest, before going out to our 8-ball final tonight.
Cheers, xo Cate
 
The forum seems to be back to the pre-NY level again, & even though I haven't posted for days, I'm still on page 1. Happens every year!
Off to golf today again. Up at 6.30am. That's it. It's official. I'm bonkers!
Bye for now xo Cate
 
I played 2 holes only, & was playing really well, when the barmaid from the club came running over to tell me that my Mum had a fall & was about to head off in an ambulance to Launceston for x-rays. I rang the home & they said it was a bad fall & they thought her arm was broken (again!) I abandoned golf & drove into town & spent the next 8 hours there. Poor old Mum! Her elbow was completed disconnected. There was some indecision as to what to do, considering her age, & one of the doctors thought it too risky, but deferred to his boss & I left the hospital as they were taking her to surgery. That same doctor from Orthopaedics rang me last night to let me know that it went well. The staff in A & E were lovely. I hope people realise just how lucky we are.

Mum was so stoic & said no to pain medication during the day, but I asked them to add a bit to her drip, which they did. She looked very frightened as they took her off. I'm going in this morning & will ask them to move her out to our local hospital.

One of the guys I was playing golf with yesterday brought a set of Titleist clubs out for me to try. I had been talking to him after a game about my only decent club being my Titleist pitching wedge, which is a men's club & that I find most of my clubs too light & too short. They are a set of women's graphite beginners clubs. He said he had another set at home that he didn't use & that I could check them out. I only used the driver yesterday & it felt great! I might take them with me today & call in at the club & go & have a hit on the practice fairway with them.

Better scoot. Cheers, Cate
 
Thanks Mystic. She seemed really good yesterday, but I would really like to get her moved to our little local hospital, where she would get better care. I'll call in a minute to see what the chances are. I'm feeling fairly tired today with all the driving & the stress I guess. I rang & it's too early to find out anything yet. I'll stay home a bit longer I think.

I called in to see my MIL on my way home yesterday & she was gasping for air & extremely agitated & collapsed onto a couch in the living room moaning. My SIL & BIL were just leaving & I said I would settle her down & that it was ok for them to leave. I calmed her down & held her hand & talked her into going back to her room & going on a nebuliser & promised I would stay with her while she used it. It seemed to me that she was panicking about her breathing & I suspect she thinks she's dying. I sat with her & held her hand & she dozed on & off for about 45 minutes. When she woke the nebuliser was just about finished & she was fairly calm. I left as another SIL was arriving & she stayed calm apparently. My LH also visited her on his way home from work & he came home saying "Mum seemed good this afternoon." LOL

Life sucks for our 2 olds now. I hope that this year will be their last. It's all downhill from now on. I do think we are keeping people alive longer than they should be. It's a hard one. Neither of them has much quality of life. I think that my Mum won't know who I am by the end of this year. I'll make the most of whatever they have left though as I know that I will miss them a lot. They are a huge part of my life!

If I am not driving into Launceston again today (ie Mum will be coming back to the local hospital) I am going to take our rubbish to the tip along the way to the golf club & then go & try out the borrowed golf clubs to see if I want to keep them. I have no idea what he wants for them, which can be awkward. I wish there was a 3, 4 or 5 wood with them, but there's only the one wood( the driver.)

Better get moving, just in case I have to head in a hurry, zzzz hope not! xo Cate
 
Sorry to hear about the elderly in your life. I too agree that sometimes people are kept alive longer than they “should be”. I know that if I get to be that bad where I’m in constant pain and can’t function at all, I don’t see the point of living anymore. The quality of life is just gone. It’s just a taboo subject. Glad you’re enjoying your golfing game though! :)
 
Hi Mandy. Mum is really good this morning & it looks like they're ready to send her back out today, either to the home, or the local hospital, depending on the home & if there's a bed in the hospital. She's a tough little thing! The home will probably prefer hospital I think as she will need lots of attention & care. Either way I'm happy! I'll wait until I hear back before heading into our local town. Thanks for your visit to my diary Mandy xo Cate
 
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