Saturday, March 20, 2010
Outdoor Play Set
Stacey, Linda and I had loaded several pieces of equipment in the back
of the pickup, including the tiller, to take over to PB&J/K's house.
Brent had made 'BIG' plans for us to help Pauline and him with a outdoor
play set for their kids. We left the farm around 8:30 AM and stopped to
pickup some Egg McMuffins on the way. Julie had been a little sick, but
was up and running around when we arrived at their house. She seemed OK
most of the day. Brent and I plugged in a long extension cord and used
the reciprocating saw to cut the old play set apart. Our first off site
mission was to drive the truck to Sam's Club and buy the play set.
Pauline and Brent went with me and they purchased the Highlander
Cedar Swing Set and a roll of weed block fabric.
Next,
we trucked over to Lowe's and bought some edging material and a 5 gallon
can of Thompson's®
WaterSeal®. Pauline picked up a couple of roller and trays to
use to apply the sealer to the play set. They wanted to get something to
eat, so P picked Zaxby's and I went through the drive-thru and they
bought lunch. We drove back to their house and everyone ate their
lunches, then we began working on the play set. Julie came outside and
noticed we had cut up her play set and started to pucker up and cry. We
showed her we had a new play set in the truck and let her go down the
slide that we quickly set on the rear of the truck and the ground. The
play set came in four heavy boxes that we set off onto the patio and
opened. Pauline and Linda began applying the sealer to the wood pieces.
Kyle was in his stroller, so Stacey took him and Julie for a walk up and
down the road in front of the house a few times. Kyle was good and
remained outside for most of the time.
Brent
and I drove the truck about 5 miles away and he bought mulch. The guy
loaded two scoops of mulch in the pickup with a skid steer and we headed
back to the house. I parked the truck in the driveway and we moved to
the backyard and began our job. I started the tiller and tilled up the
ground in a circle we had measured and marked with a can of paint. I
went around and around until most of the grass was loose while Brent
began shoveling the loose grass and dirt into a wheelbarrow and dumping
in low spots in his yard.
Pauline
and Linda were continuing to seal the wood pieces when Kyle began
getting grumpy, so I picked him up and patted his back. That worked for
a while, but eventually, Pauline had to take him inside and let him
breast feed.
I
gave Brent a little help with the grass and dirt and then I backed the
truck into the back yard. I backed onto the circle of weed block that
Linda, Pauline and Brent had laid down. Brent shoveled the mulch out of
the truck while the rest of us spread it out. He plans on getting
another truck load once we have the play set assembled.
The
plan is to eventually cut the weed block neatly, then edge the dirt with
a shovel and put in the edging. This should let Brent mow right around
the edge with his riding mower. The daylight was almost gone when we put
the tiller in the back of the truck and Linda and Brent picked up the
tools. Pauline fixed supper and we ate while watching the KY Wildcats
play in the NCAA Tournament. After checking the weather reports and
deciding it was going to rain the next day, that meant we would not be
able to assemble the play set, Stacey, Linda and I headed to the farm
about 9 PM. We listened to the final minutes of the ball game as we rode
home.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Airiana Grace Summers
Linda had a message on the answering machine and it was her mother. Nana
said that our niece, Jessica Summers, had went to the hospital. We knew
it was nearly time for Jessica to deliver her and Jeff's baby. Linda
called Imon later and he said that Jessica had a little girl and that
both baby and mother were doing good. Shelly sent us an email with a
picture of Trevon and his new sister, Airiana Grace Summers.
Airiana
Grace Summers
Born: March 19, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Height: 18.5 inches
Weight:
5 lbs. 10 oz.
There are more pictures of Airiana posted on
Brent's Gallery HERE.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Engine Shop
Stacey, Linda and I left the farm in the HHR around 8:30 AM and headed towards Glasgow on the Cumberland Parkway. We exited the parkway on the south side of Glasgow and took 31-E south to Scottsville, KY. We went west from there towards Bowling Green for about 5 miles, then turned south on a narrow twisting country road. I was using the DeLorme GPS program to give me the directions to Southern Kentucky Engines. I was able to drive right to the place without making a single wrong turn. That program for the laptop is marvelous. I stopped the car and went inside to chat with the owner about having an engine rebuilt. We probably talked 10 minutes about rebuilding the 200 CID six cylinder engine for the 1965 Mustang. His description of their work and price sounded good, so we headed back towards Scottsville. I stopped at Sonic for lunch since the one in Columbia has been closed for remodeling. I drove on to Burkesville and we stopped at D&C Auto Service. Linda and I asked about them taking the engine out and cleaning up the under hood area, then replacing the engine after SKE rebuilds it. We agreed on the time and price and left for home. Linda went to work at the after school day care and Stacey and I took Daisy for a run. When we returned from that, Stacey watched wrestling while working on a puzzle Jason gave her.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
New Shirts
The University of KY basketball team has been playing in the SEC
Tournament and around Burkesville, that's important! Friday evening,
while Stacey was talking with Jason on the phone, she asked if he wanted
to come to our house and watch the game. He did, so they made the
arrangements for us to pick him up on Saturday.
Saturday, Stacey and
I went to Jason's house and picked him up in the truck. Jason gave
Stacey a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle as we drove to Pizza Hut. I went
inside and ordered their favorite pizza and a taco pizza for Linda and
I. While those were being made, I drove to Capp's Pharmacy and picked up
the prescriptions we had ordered over the phone. We went back and picked
up the pizzas, then on to the farm. Jason carried them in while Stacey
picked out the drinks. We ate and began watching the KY Wildcats play
the TN Volunteers. The phone rang, and it was Tonya calling from David
Bean's Shop. She said the shirts that Linda and I had ordered were done,
so I drove back to town and picked up 40 shirts. I returned home and we
watched KY beat TN by over 20 points. I asked Stacey and Jason if they
would wear the new shirts for me to take pictures to put on the Cumberland
River Cruisers web site. They said they would, so each went and put
on a different colored shirt.
We
gave Jason his pick of the shirts when Stephanie and Tommy came to pick
up Jason. They took Stacey with them to Hazel and Odis' house for supper
and brought her back home a couple of hours later.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Stacey & Linda Leave
Linda spent a large part of Tuesday on the phone taking "Happy Birthday"
calls. Brent was scheduled for a school conference in Louisville on Wed,
Thur & Fri, so Stacey and Linda went to stay with Pauline, Julie and
Kyle for a couple nights. They left around 11:30 AM on Wednesday in the
HHR. I worked on the ditch between the hayfields with the tractor after
they left. I used the scoop to level out the bottom of the ditch and
move the rock and dirt. I then dumped the dirt over the top of the
cement culvert tiles and along the dirt road that I had built next to
the ditch. 
It's looking like rain today, so I'm going to work on filing our taxes. 
I
also noticed that we have the first flower blooming, it's good to see a
sign of Spring.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Week End Vistors
Pauline, Brent, Julie and Kyle arrived around 5 PM Friday evening. We
all went to town to eat supper.
Saturday morning, the sun was out and
the weather warmed up quickly. I went and started the tractor while
Linda, Julie and Brent went walking in the woods behind the house. I
used the tractor to rake the debris out of the hay fields. Before I was
finished, Brent drove the Mule across the creek with the black trailer
behind and Julie, Stacey and Linda riding along. They picked up the
piece that were too small for me to get with the tractor. They piled the
small limbs and sticks on the trailer as Stacey drove the Mule through
the fields. When we had finished, I let Julie ride with me on the
tractor and then Brent and her rode in the scoop when we crossed the
creek and pulled to the fire pit. Stacey followed with the Mule and
trailer. We tossed most of the pieces into the fire pit and then went to
the house for lunch. We had hot dogs for lunch, then Pauline took Kyle
and we all went down to the fire pit. Brent lit the fire and we finished
tossing the pieces onto the fire until the trailer was clean. We sat
around the fire and enjoyed the warm weather and the heat from the fire
until it was nearly dark, then we went inside.
Sunday morning was
another nice day. We didn't do any work, but were outside most of the
day. Pauline waited a little longer than everyone else to take Kyle out.
Once it was warm enough, she took him to the pond area. Stacey, Julie,
Pauline and Brent took Pico, Poco and Coco for a hike in the woods
behind the house. Linda took care of Kyle while she sat on the bench
beside the pond. I took pictures.
A
little before 5 PM, Pauline and Brent were preparing to leave, Brent was
carrying out their bags when Nancy and Steve Riddle came in the front
door. They were wanting to see our new grandson, Kyle. Nancy held him
for a few minutes and her and Steve talked to Julie, Pauline and Brent.
Soon, Nancy and Steve needed to leave to attend their church services
and PB&J/K left a few minutes later. Linda took a nap as Stacey and I
watched the recording of the NASCAR race.
Friday, March 05, 2010
Linda K & Imon Head To IN
Linda N fixed french toast and sausage for breakfast as we drank a few
cups of coffee. When breakfast was done, Linda K and Imon began packing
for their trip back to IN. After he carried their bags out to the truck,
we all went down to the pole barn. I helped Imon hook up the truck to
the trailer with the Boss Hoss motorcycle on it. He pulled it out of the
pole barn and they were ready to leave. Stacey snapped a couple pictures
of us right before everyone hugged and said good bye.
Linda
K and Imon left about 8:30 AM CST. Stacey, Linda and I pushed the hay
wagon back in the barn, closed the doors and went to the house. Pauline,
Brent, Julie & Kyle are coming over later this evening, so we had some
things to get ready for their arrival.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Imon's Boss Hoss
After breakfast and some talk while the stove was warming the living
room, Imon and I went outside. He drove his truck down to the equipment
shed and parked it in the gully so the rear of the truck was as low to
the ground as possible. I put our ramps on the tailgate of the truck and
Imon backed the John Deere mower out of the truck bed. I parked the
mower in the shed and we loaded the mower deck on the back of the Mule.
I hauled it over to the pole barn where there is a concrete floor and I
will put it on the mower later. Imon brought his pickup over to the pole
barn and after we unloaded the mower deck, I went and started the
tractor. I drove the tractor back to the pole barn and we used the scoop
to load the sewing machines into the back of the pickup. I returned the
tractor to the shed while Imon moved the machines around in the truck
bed. I then drove the Mule back to the pole barn and Stacey, Linda K,
and Linda N had joined us. Imon and I finally laid the machine bases
down in the bed and took the heads off and put them in the back of the
cab. As that job was finished, we moved inside the pole barn and our
attention turned to the Boss Hoss motorcycle.
While
we were inside and out of the wind, we were able to really take a better
look at all the little details of the huge motorcycle.
After
everyone examined the bike, we decided it was very well made and the
workmanship was all high quality. Everything on it looked like it was
made just for the bike and that no shortcuts had been taken. The
painting of the flames on the bike are done with the type of paint that
changes color depending which way you are looking at it. I'm not sure if
you can tell that in the pictures, it is a paint job that needs to been
seen up close to get the effect. Linda K and Stacey walked back to the
house while we latched the sliding doors and talked a few minutes before
going inside too.
We
drove our truck to Albany for lunch at Major's Pizza, then took a ride
out to Dale Hollow State Park to see what had been going on out there.
After the ride as it was getting dark, we stayed inside and played with
the Wii until everyone went to bed.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Around Lunch
Linda had been cleaning the carpet in the bedrooms and we were about to
take a break for lunch when the door bell rang and the mail man
delivered a package for Stacey. We opened it and there was a jacket I
had ordered for her. It was a NASCAR themed wind breaker.
Stacey
tried it on and it fit fairly well, so I took a few pictures and Coco
had to jump into the last one. We were about ready to leave for lunch
with Stacey wearing her new jacket but the phone rang. It was Linda's
brother, Imon, saying they were going to stop by in about 2 hours. They
had been to TN to buy a motorcycle and were coming by and stay with us.
After the conversation, we went to eat and came back to the house. We
had to hurry and put the bedrooms back together before Linda went to
work at the day care. She left and about an hour later Imon and Linda K
arrived. They came in and Imon wanted to show me the bike he had just
bought. He wanted to look it over as much as show it to me seeing how he
had just purchased it and really hadn't seen it that long. As we drove
the Mule down to his truck and trailer, I noticed the bike seemed long
and low. When we were closer, I saw it had a Chevy V-8 motor and wasn't
a Harley Davidson. It was called a Boss
Hoss motorcycle. He started it and it sounded like a small block
Chevy with open headers, which is exactly what it was. Awesome!
Everything on the bike was heavy duty and it looked factory made. He
said that a company was manufacturing those bikes in Dyersburg TN. We
went back to the house and a little bit later Linda N returned from
work. We decided to park the trailer with the motorcycle in the pole
barn and unhook it from the truck to unload the lawn mower Imon had
repaired for us. Linda N went with us to do that and check out the
motorcycle. It was dark when we finished looking and talking about the
bike, so we went inside and spent the evening by the fire in the wood
stove catching up on things.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
End Of The Week
Thursday, Linda fixed two pans of brownies to take to the Cumberland
River Cruisers meeting. We took Julie, Stacey and the brownies and went
to the meeting at 6 PM in the Senior Citizens & Veteran's Building. The
club furnished hot dogs, chili and canned drinks to the members and
their guests for free. We had a short meeting before the food was
served. Members and guests mingled afterwards and I took a group
picture. Shortly after I took the picture, we cleaned up and went home.
Friday,
the weather was slightly warmer. I put on a couple sweatshirts, gloves
and a hat and went to the wood shed. I loaded two loads of wood in the
back of the Mule and hauled it to the back porch. When I finished
unloading the wood, I took the battery charger/booster to the equipment
shed and used it to start the Ford Tractor. Phil Garmon had asked me to
dig a hole for a fish pond. They only have a few days left to move their
things before the highway relocation crews demolish their old house. I
drove the tractor to Betty and Phil's farm and dug the hole in about a
half hour. I took a look at the new barn Phil had built to replace one
the relocation will take down. When I returned the tractor to the shed,
I hooked the float charger to the battery and took the battery booster
back to the pole barn. I went to the house and Julie was wanting to take
Daisy for a run. I was already dressed for the cold, so Julie and Linda
put their coats on and we took Daisy across the creek in the Mule, let
her run for a little while, then put her back in the stall and gave her
food and water.
Saturday, we were to take Julie home around noon, so
I fixed us fried egg with cheese on toast sandwiches for breakfast. As
soon as breakfast was over, Linda dressed and then dressed Julie while
Stacey and I took showers. We left the farm a little after 11 AM and
went the parkway to Smith's Grove. When we arrived, Brent met Julie at
the door, grabbed her and threw her up in the air. Pauline was right
behind him to take her turn of hugs and kisses from Julie. Linda grabbed
Kyle out of his seat and began tormenting him until he woke. Linda
finally passed Kyle to me so I could hold him. Pauline was baking apple
cobbler and fixed each of us some of it with ice cream. It tasted great
still warm with the ice cream. We loaded in the HHR and headed for home
at 4 PM after saying good bye.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Dual Purpose
Brent went back to work on Monday, so we thought Pauline might need a
little bit of a break. We talked to them on Skype and setup a visit to
go to Sam's Club and pickup Julie during the trip. We left home about 1
PM and drove the Cumberland Parkway to Smith's Grove, then to their
house. Pauline, Julie and Kyle were home and Brent was at work. We
played with Julie and Kyle while talking with Pauline. A little later, I
held Kyle when Stacey and Julie went into the bedroom to read books.
Pauline and Linda swept their living room carpet and then shampooed it
with the carpet cleaner. They turned on the ceiling fan to help with the
drying time. A few minutes after 3 PM Brent came home from working and
played with the kids. Shortly after that we loaded into their Traverse
and Brent drove us to Hobby Lobby for some shopping. We stopped and ate
at the Bowling Green Mall, that way everyone could get something
different that they liked. We went on over to Sam's Club and shopped,
loaded the groceries in the back of the Traverse and then back to their
house. I checked out some of Brent's pictures and we watched a little of
the Olympics.
Soon,
it was time to head home, so Linda packed Julie a suitcase while Pauline
took Kyle to the bedroom and let him breast feed. When P returned to the
living room, Julie gave them hugs and kisses and we piled into the HHR
for the ride back to the farm. It was snowing lightly as I drove home
and Julie slept the entire way. When I parked the HHR in the garage,
Linda carried her inside and put her to bed without waking her. We
unloaded our supplies and called it a night.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Our Blog NASCAR Fantasy League
Jason and Stacey like to pick NASCAR drivers and root for them during the season. This is also an item that they like to argue and tease about when we meet for breakfast or during their phone conversations. This year, several of our family has joined in the 'discussions'. Stacey, Jason, Julie, Brent, Linda and I have all picked two drivers each to be on 'our teams'. Each week we will watch for the results and figure out which one of us won the weekly results and who is leading for the complete year. If you are interested you can see our results at this LINK. You can also click the link at the top of the right hand column below the NASCAR logo.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Splitting & Cutting Wood
Friday the weather was nice, so Stacey, Linda and I went to the wood
shed and I set the splitter next to the pile of wood. I started the
engine and began splitting the larger pieces and tossing them onto the
black trailer. We used the trailer so the girls wouldn't have to pick up
the split pieces off the ground. Stacey and Linda were picking the
pieces off the trailer and stacking them in the shed. When they would
get caught up, Linda would move to the pile of wood and throw some
pieces closer to me for me to split. We worked a while, took a short
break and then finished what we could. Some of the bottom pieces were
frozen to the ground, so we had to leave maybe 10 - 15 pieces laying
there until they thaw and come loose from the dirt. As warm as the
weather has been, it shouldn't take but a couple of days.
Earlier
today, I went to the equipment shed and worked on the chain saws,
putting chain oil and fuel in them and lubricating the chains and bars.
I also started all three of them and then placed them in the back of the
pickup truck. I drove the Mule over to the pole barn and did a couple of
things while I was there. Steve Riddle called and said he was headed out
on the ridge to cut wood, so I took the pickup truck and drove out
there. I parked near the tree tops that the loggers had drug into the
field for us to cut into fire wood. If we don't cut the tops for fire
wood, the loggers leave them lay in the woods to rot. I started the
little chain saw and started trimming the small limbs. It wasn't five
minutes and that saw quit running. Steve came over and started sawing
wood with his saw. I switched to the medium saw and continued trimming
for a few minutes until I saw that was the same thing Steve was doing. I
started the bigger saw and began cutting the larger pieces of the limbs.
We took a short break, worked a while, took another break and decided we
should load some of the pieces into the truck to clean up our work area
and make it easier to walk. We had a few pieces thrown on the truck when
Nancy joined our crew and began loading the truck. I said that I had
enough on my truck and we could either quit or cut and load some on
Nancy and Steve's truck. After a little discussion, we decided to cut up
the rest of the pile and load it on their truck. Mark had come out and
was watching us work. Steve and I took turns cutting and loading until
we had the larger pieces cut while Nancy was loading their truck with
the medium sized pieces. Steve and I lifted the last large pieces on the
back of the truck and called it a day. I loaded my saws on the back of
the truck, said thanks and headed to the house. I parked the truck in
the shed and plan to split some of the wood tomorrow inside the shed,
rain or shine since the temperatures are supposed to stay in the upper
50s.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Better Weather & Home Makers International Dinner
This morning the sun was out and the temperatures were predicted to
climb to the mid 40s. It was nice to get outside the house without the
freezing temps and wind chill. Coco even liked the break in the weather
as I let him go out the front door this morning to look around.
While
I was outside, I saw Steve Riddle go up the road in his farm truck.
Linda wanted me to go to Bonnie and Henry Holley's house to pick up
decorations for the dinner, so I decided to take our truck and also go
out to Steve's place on Jone's Ridge. It took me a few minutes to stop
by the Holley's to talk and take the decorations Bonnie had, then I
drove on to Steve's. He had his tractor running with a roll of hay on
the hay fork and his truck backed into the driveway ready for the roll
to be set in the bed. We took a short walk around the field to look at
the tree tops the loggers had pulled up for Steve to cut into firewood.
I'm supposed to cut some for us to burn, maybe on Saturday, if the
weather is decent. Steve loaded the roll of hay into the truck and then
I headed back to the house. On the way, I pulled into Phil Garmon's
driveway and took a look at the pole barn he is having built. Emanuel
Hoestetler's crew built our pole barn and is also building Phil's. Phil
and Steve Garmon along with two or three others were cutting up another
hog and I stopped and talked a few minutes with them before going on
home. Linda and Stacey had been baking and fixing food to take to the
Home Maker's International Dinner later in the evening and they were
still busy with that stuff, so I went down to the wood shed and split
some of the wood that had been piled up. I worked a while and then took
Daisy for a run, brought her back and then I went inside. Linda and
Stacey left for the dinner about 4 PM after I showed Stacey how to work
the camera and told them to take lots of pictures. When they came home
after the dinner, they had quite a few pictures on the camera and said
the dinner was a big success. Linda mentioned that she took most of the
pictures because Stacey had left with Hazel, Odis and Jason to watch a
ballgame.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Extra Day For Sledding
PB&J+K stayed over Sunday night because the weather reports were that it
was sleeting and the roads were slick. This morning, we had snow on the
ground and more falling. The accumulation was about 2 inches, just
enough Brent and I thought we could let Julie go sledding. We dressed
warmly, then started the Mule and took Daisy some food and picked up the
sled at the barn. Julie was excited about sledding and it didn't take
much coaching until she was ready to go.
Brent
rode down the hill with Julie the first couple of times to make sure the
ride went OK and to help pull the sled and Julie back up the hill.
Then
Brent sat Julie on the sled and showed her where to put her feet and to
hold on and away she went on her first solo sled ride.
Julie
went several times by herself and each time she was giggling and having
fun.
When
we went back to the house and went inside, Julie couldn't talk fast
enough to tell her Mommy and Grandma about her sledding. She was still
excited and talking about it as she was taking her gloves and coat off.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Flower Delivery & Kyle
Friday afternoon, the door bell rang and I asked Stacey to answer. She
went and opened the door, there stood a delivery man with a couple of
items. He passed Stacey a vase with cut flowers and a stuffed animal.
She thanked the guy and closed the door. Stacey opened the card that was
attached and the flowers and teddy bear were from Jason.
In
the evening, when Jason called from the basketball game, they only
talked a few minutes because it was hard to hear, then Stacey called
Jason back later to thank him for him sending the gifts.
This morning
after we had breakfast, Kyle was awake and in a decent mood, so I sat
him up in the car seat and took several pictures. He is remaining awake
a little more each day according to Pauline and Brent.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Kyle's First Visit
Linda was just getting home from the day care about 5 PM and Pauline,
Brent, Julie and Kyle came in as she did. It surprised Stacey and I, we
weren't expecting them to be here that soon. Brent carried Julie inside
and said she had fell asleep in the car during the ride. Kyle was still
sleeping in his car seat while Pauline carried him into the house. Julie
quickly woke up and began passing out hugs. Kyle, not so much. He was
moving around a little when I unbuckled his harness and picked him out
of the safety seat. I held Kyle while they carried in the rest of their
things and Linda fixed everyone something to eat. Julie wanted a book
read to her, so I volunteered for the job. She picked out a book and
climbed on my lap while Kyle slid deeper into the gap between my arm and
the chair.
After
finishing the book, I put Kyle in his car seat while we ate, then Stacey
took over holding him for a while. We passed him around between Linda,
Stacey and I the rest of the evening to give Pauline and Brent a break.
Every once in a while, Pauline would have to take Kyle into the bedroom
for a quick breast feeding session, then return him to the living room
for more attention.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Snow & Wood
The weather had been warmer and rainy for about a week, but yesterday
the temperature began dropping and this morning there was a light snow
on the ground. It was still snowing during the morning and had
accumulated to about an inch in depth.
That
was just what I needed to haul fire wood from the shed. With the ground
slightly frozen and covered with snow, the Mule wouldn't make ruts in
the back yard when I hauled the load of wood to the back porch.
I
filled the bed of the Mule with wood, then drove to the back porch and
Linda helped unload. The stacks of wood that I want to use this year are
almost gone. We have some in reserve, but I'm trying to let the wood dry
for nearly a year so that it doesn't make as much creosote to stick in
the chimney when it burns. I'm about ready to bust up a couple of loads
of wood with the splitter, just waiting on the weather to get a little
warmer before I return to working outside.
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Good Results from Kyle's Checkup
Pauline and Brent took Julie with them for Kyle's checkup Saturday. The
report from the doctor was that Kyle had picked up some weight since his
release from the hospital on Thursday and things were going OK. We were
not over there and our information came from chatting with Brent on an
instant message program. I also downloaded three pictures from his picture
web site and posted them below.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Julie Goes Home
We had breakfast and waited on a call from Brent to tell us if Pauline
and Kyle were being released from the hospital. He called about 10:30 AM
and said they were being checked out. We gathered up all of Julie's
things and loaded them in the HHR. We also took along a baked ham and
the three dogs. This time we ran into a rolling road block on the
parkway. A police car and a highway construction vehicle were blocking
both westbound lanes by driving about 30 mph. The two vehicles did this
for about 10 miles as traffic backed up behind them. It was done so that
the construction company could set the large concrete trusses across the
highway for a new bridge. The bridge is part of a new bypass around
Glasgow. After the delay, we stopped in Smith's Grove and picked up a
few more items for lunch, then on to see Kyle, Pauline and Brent. I
parked the car and Brent met Julie at the door by grabbing her and
throwing her in the air, then giving her a big hug. Pico, Poco, and Coco
all ran in the house excited too. Linda went inside and Stacey and I
carried the stuff in the house. Pauline was carrying Kyle so the dogs
wouldn't jump on him. After things calmed down, Julie was able to hold
Kyle, then Linda, Stacey and me. We passed him from person to person
without Kyle waking up. He was bundled up and had his legs drawn up in
the covers. I put my finger inside his blanket and he gripped my finger
with his small hand. I uncovered his feet and run my finger along the
bottom of them, yep, he was ticklish. He drew his feet away from my
finger, so I quit pestering after he responded and just held him for a
while. Linda took him and held Kyle until he began to cry.
Pauline
took Kyle to the bedroom to nurse and returned a few minutes later. She
asked Brent to write down the time and some other information. They said
Kyle had lost some weight since birth and they were told to keep a
record of when he ate. It wasn't anything unusual, but the doctor wanted
them to keep track of his intake and output until their office visit on
Saturday. After eating we each held Kyle again and worked with Julie on
how to act around the new baby. Pauline is a little sore from her
surgery and is moving a little slowly, but says she feels pretty good.
Pauline is supposed to see the doctor Monday to have her staples
removed, but now her biggest worry is about the dogs jumping on her
unexpectedly. When she was ready to take a nap, we said we were leaving
and then headed home about 5:30 PM.
