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[johoward]

5:15 This cabin reminds me of a place in Tennessee where I spent a week with a friend's ageing parents.  I always thought it was a little, uh Dogpatchy, if you know what I mean.  As I take another look I can almost hear the dueling banjos from Deliverance.
Debbie is not much improved.  I have not heard from her today.
Just got back from my hike to the mail box.  No mail yet. I was about a third of the way home when the mail truck finally pulled up to our cluster**** box.  I kept walking.  I was tired and cold, and did not want to confront the little mail person.  I will have to go back later or tomorrow.  It does not matter.  The paper, which comes in my mail, is this morning's edition with yesterday's news, and is already too old to be of significance.  I keep it coming for the comics and Dear Abby which are a part of my breakfast ritual.
It is a grey cold day here.  Did rain early.  So chill is intensified.
Be well EV1.  Especially you mysterious Neva.
GBU all! May Easter bring Joy to us all, and to those we love.  Debbie just invited me to dinner on Easter. YAY!

[calihoula]

hi joho yay easter at debbies strange easter in march not april but i am happy you will be with your family. jim when he got up came to the barn sweets not eating drinking jim said he was like that last night at ten i wanted him to call vet and i told him spigot is leaking you know life goes on so he went by vet caught one of the ladies told her he was on his way to bury his dad but sweets not better she said she would have dr call him and he did said he does not think its worms first he did but now sweets lower eyelid has color he think now it is that polio but sweets not got temp blindness so he wants to keep treating polio for 15 more days three shots a day poor sweets jim said after funeral he would pick up sweets med yes big help for me meanwhile i was down next to sweets taking his temp it was really hard poop there. i had mineral oil on therm digging it out got lots out his temp back up 101.7 i got up went out to indy getting ready to check that spigot sweets screaming loud i almost fell trying to get to him got down saw his little tail wagging him screaming i knew then he wags when he is pooping too he had passed more hard stool he screamed again passed more. i gave him big dose of mineral oil.gave him water then he started eating his hay ate part of a biscuit. shifted sides later i checked he pooped more no screaming i had a blueberry pie still in little box sat down he stuck his nose in my sack tore off box with pie ate part of it jim came home justin was suppose to help him put on a new spigot but again never showed up jim tightened it said it stopped okay good but really it did not so jim got wrench and it stopped he filled up cat litter jugs brought out to barn filled indys tank stack others by furnace said dont use the spigot i said are you kidding i hauled water all that time your dad in hospice he said what why didnt you tell me cause your dad in hospice and when i did you a fit cause your fishing trip. i told him you can spend 8 grand getting your truck fix i think we can have someone fix this he said okay we can do that so when he gets back. joho it was so cold here this morning too i got groceries still got big heavy stuff in my car jim forgot to unload that for me i will tomorrow im resting then back to barn jim gone again i hope sweets gets back up but he is better thank you mom

hi neva hope you are okay what are guys doing for easter? food wise.

hi paula thank you for kind words for pops i saw his obit with his picture



The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. ~ 10:55 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at St. Therese Catholic Church 7207 N.W. Highway 9, Kansas City, MO. The Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Larry’s life will commence at 11:00 a.m. Interment will immediately follow at White Chapel Memorial Garden with military honors. Memorial Contributions are suggested to St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at St. Therese. Memories of Larry and condolences to the family may be shared at meyersfuneralchapel.com

Lawrence E. “Larry” Ryan, 88, a Northland resident of Kansas City, MO passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at NorthCare Hospice House. Larry was born August 9, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Larry was united in marriage with Elizabeth “Ann” Timm on April 18, 1955 at Holy Trinity Church in Kansas City, MO. From this union they had three children: Cathy, James and Michelle.

He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served his country during the Korean Conflict in Fugi, Japan; PFC. January 4, 1954 – January 3, 1956. He was honorably discharged from Camp Pendelton, CA.  Larry was an honored participant of the Heartland Honor Flight, flying to Washington, D.C. on November 11, 2015.

Larry retired from Trans World Airline, TWA, in Kansas City, MO in 1996 having dedicated over 40 years to the airline.

He was a parishioner and active usher at St. Therese Catholic Church for over 45 years and attended 4:30 p.m. Mass every Saturday. He was devoted to his LORD and his family.

Larry will forever be remembered as a loving, benevolent husband and father, and a doting grandfather who spoiled his three grandchildren.  He was a quiet, gentle man who always loved his family and cherished his friends.

Larry is survived by his three children: Cathy, James, and Michelle; three grandsons: Lawrence  (Michelle); Clay and Troy; two brothers: John L. Markus; Terrance Markus (Lena) several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister Linda Hammond (Thomas) and by both parents Norman Markus and Cecila Ryan Markus.

[calihoula]

[johoward]

Thanks for sharing Cal.  What a fine picture of a very handsome man.
GBU and Jim tonight.  You have broke the poop dam for Sweets. So he will sleep better.  No worms, but polio sure sounds bad.

[calhound]

The Eagle Has Landed!! - UPDATE March 27, 2024

Bald eagle
But it wasn’t on the moon. The eagle that has been swooping in over and over for quick airborne ‘grab and goes’ changed his tactics. On March 25 as Donna and I were unknowingly driving out the WRI driveway on our way to Duluth for my carotid surgery, the eagle settled down on its food spot outside the WRI window and efficiently ate ham fat for 40 minutes without having any of the meat slip away in flight or while he was eating it on a branch. Peggy Stubbs was "The Eyes of the Day" who captured the moment the eagle landed, stood regally looking at her in the window, and turned to his purpose of eating ham fat. I hope he keeps doing that.

Bald eagle eats
Bald eagle eats

Then, back from successful surgery today, I was writing the preceding sentence when he swooped in with his usual ‘grab and go,’ providing startling action for a welcome back, even though it was not the landing I’d wished for. Instead, he flew up to a high branch in a dead white pine just 65 feet away, followed by a male raven that sat with his face inches from the prize the eagle was eating. It was a good return to the nature that gives life to the view out the window. The picture of the eagle and raven together did not turn out, though. It is the first time an SD card didn’t work for me.

It is good to be back, feeling thankful for the prayers and good wishes from so many for the success of the much-needed procedure. A few weeks of healing are needed, but the surgeon said everything went fine.

Thank you for all you do,
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

[calhound]

hi you guys its 39 here 39 in ice 58 in kviv and 70 in the barn good doc came through okay! lots of wildlife depends on him and his eyes of the night.  i am running so late stressed out here i did not come in from the barn till 9 last night by the time i did stuff in here it was 10 something got up at 1:45 bleary eye stumbly went back to the barn sweets had poop some check his temp it was 100.4 and more poop i got out. he went to sleep i came in and i went back to sleep too did not wake up till almost 7 so wish i had not done that im more tired and trying to catch up have to give sweets another shot at 10 he is alert crawling from here to there i just keep hoping when i go out he will get out whenever jim finally gets home he will try to get him up or least get him moving upwards i sure hope he gets home cause i do not think i can do this extra shift for a whole lot longer i will till i just cant i just checked my flannel shirt pocket here some of sweets poop in there. he is still not wanting to drink that is not good so i have to syringe it in him takes awhile to do that  he likes my molasses water i make up but not drink it on his own if he would start drinking again that would be a big help he was like a few days ago maybe i have become loss on days need to do business sales tax return need to pay our mo taxes we owe

hi joho i know polio sounds bad there is a cure and i am working on it three shots a day may take awhile i hope so i truly hope so love that boy if he would just drink and try to really get up but one day at a time he is alert scoots around he is eating hay did not want any treats so far today.  pooping dogs yard needs to be mow i cannot see me being able to do that at all. i gotta go lots to do yet oh saw on my local news royals opening day today and it is sold out. hi jp baseball is back

hi neva

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[johoward]

6:28  Bright and 44 degrees here right now at 11:55 AM.
 Need to go see if Billie is home.  He does not phone.
 Deb not good yesterday.  Has to shop for Easter today.  I hope she is ok.  Karen is at Wii bowling.  She is in a league.  I hope she does well.  We are going to see Celtic Women tonight at Playhouse Square Ohio Theater.
Should be an interesting evening.  Tomorrow we will go for fish at Vermilion again for the last Lenten meal.  There may be dancing, but not much.
Now I will say Sweets sound a little better, but Cal sounds like she is reaching her limit.  Hang on Cal.
CUL EV1 (Especially silent Neva) GBU and Israel, and Ukraine, and Sweets, and Tweety (if he is not out of the woods yet).
 Cure my Debbie God.  She needs you more each day.

[calhound]

hi you guys its 46 here 35 in ice 46 in kviv 70 in the barn.

hi joho hope you had a good time yesterday at celtic women and today with karen for your fish. i spent most of the day yesterday in the barn. sweets peed and i cleaned it up cleaned him up he laid over and cleaned his belly and his deal you know he wanted to sit back up and he got himself turned back upright. he would not eat any treats and did eat hay did not get a drink but did not fight me alot when i syringe water. at 5 pm i was cleaning up indys area and then in with sweets. he was looking at my treat sack he did eat some of graham cracker and bite of his apple danish and piece of cookie i was happy about that i took his temp is was good 102.4 his ears not cold. i said i wish you would get a drink and he did he drank his bowl of water! did his med shot at 6:30 combed him out put out more hay he buried his head in it put his water bowl next to him got him all settled cause it was almost 7:30 and i was so very tired. came in told cats no i fed you earlier going to bed going to bed cali come on going to bed. when i went out at little before 2 am i got up earlier sweets not shivering his temp 102.2 so still good. he had peed and i got him all cleaned up he did get a drink last night i put out clean hay for him to lay on he ate a graham cracker but that was it on treats he was eating his fresh hay i put out.  indy kicking at the door stop it put out hay for him he went to eat that. gave sweets his med shot he stretch out his back leg the pulled it back in. i syringe a bunch of water down him.  jim should be home today fishing trip should be over and been like a month of him being gone and not helping me at night i need help at night need jim to do last check in barn so i can sleep. if nothing else at least that. i still have not unloaded all that heavy cat litter in my car just leave it now jim will get it take some downstairs he can help feed kids too. i did pay our mo tax yesterday echeck so all paid there not did the sales tax yet.

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Joan please help debbie get better mom please help me and sweets

neva i hope you are okay worried here

[johoward]

7:22
Celtic Women was great.  We had dinner at Corso's on the way to the Playhouse Square parking garage. Then walked across a nice pedestrian bridge to the theater.  Very elegant and warm.  We had great seats in the middle of the theater. It was a little tight for me and my long legs, but I made it ok.
 There was quite a bit of phone photos going on.  The aisle guards were busy scurrying around shining their very bright little flashlights into the eyes of the culprits.  Karen got shined twice.  Her phone was out of control when she tried to get pics to send to her daughter.
Karen just called she will come over with some fish for dinner this evening.
Also, my bug lady is due any time now.  The furnace duct guy was here earlier.  He said he would clean my ducts for $600 or $700, but first I will try improving the filtering process b y adding window striping seals around the huge $30 filter.  Air is clearly leaking past on all sides.
Neva, Where are you my friend.  Please be ok. 
GBU EV1 GB Israel, and Ukraine, and Sweets, and Cal , and Debbie who will feed me on Easter.
Have a blessed Good Friday and a joyous Easter.

[johoward]

Raining here this morning since I woke at about 7am.  Now about 40 degrees and still drizzling.  Kind of a gloomy day. 
Karen came over with some fish sandwiches and salad last night.  We played poker for a while.  She won.  She brought me an Easter Lamb cake which is almost too cute to cut.  I will take it to Debbie's tomorrow when I go for Easter dinner.  Debbie can't eat it, but maybe others will enjoy some.  Like me!
I am on my own here this morning, and am keeping up spirits as best I can. 
God please help my friends here to be well today.  I am scared for them, because no news is not good news.
I will go to get my mail around the block now.  I will use my umbrella.  Sure hope the mailman has been there.  Bye now EV1 GBU and Happy Easter.

[calihoula]

hi joho sweets not good he did eat even drank water but not only cant get up but when he was laying upright before he shifted sides now shift cause to not be able to lay upright he would cry i strain but sit him up he peed shifted back on his side got back in the house cause no dogs no cats fed no litter boxes done no nothing done! got my phone indy pooped alot and that is good but i had to pick it up fed my birds etc laid down by sweets he was restless i started crying it was one am i called jim told him i need you to come home sweets worse you know im very handcapp shirt of breath been on my own for a month with your dad in hospice now this fishing trip should not leave me alone jim i know you watched your dad in hospice i watched my mom but i still took care of my pets my horses i still paid bills went to store still life left he said im on my was take me two half hours he got back in two so had help he fed mom cats cats on steps sweets had slide way down i could not get him back up jim did that thiamine not helping i agree with jim i checked his eyelid again not red or bright pink just really light pink i had bought some safeguard wormer for goats we just gave him some of it thinking he has worms again says to reworm him in four weeks anyway hoping that this helps him sob his eyelid is not right color to be worm free i know that only takes one worm to sneak in i keep thinking when vet had me worm him with shots and sweets bounced back and was marching in time ready to ram me i want that back and need to change his wormer rotate it so iver my vet giving need to change my safeguard is fenbendol i liked your post on celtic and eating out funny karen got the light not once but twice i emailed nevs not heard back im worried too joho i did hear from alice she said she is still kicking still in that rehab place karen nice for your bunny cake yes take to debbies hope she gets better  jim going to check on sweets big help he said im not going to sit out there all day like you have i said i know but checking helps take little while for this wormer to work not a shot liquid syringe it i gave it to him jim said what a good boy sweets took it right down jim had let indy out big bucking big tootin he went to get him but indy said hmm no jim said call me i was in barn but yelled indy came up to jim what a good boy. this wormer three days then again in three weeks then again three weeks, i gotta feed my room cats cats all over here

[paulie]

Good Holy Saturday Afternoon,

Cal, I came to read how you're doing. Very nice picture of your father-in-law. He'll celebrate Easter in Heaven. I read his obit.
A good man. Interesting is the church I grew up in and elementary school school attended were also called Saint Theresa Catholic Church.

So sorry to read about sweets! I said a prayer to Saint Francis of Assisi to help him. You are doing your best. Definitely rest when you can.

[calihoula]

hi paulie hi joho you guys i wormed sweets at noon i went out at 1:30 he was now by his back door. i think he pushed himself down his little hill to the door. he ate some bread a graham cracker one ritz peanut butter cracker i syringed water to him. he was still laying on his side but moving all four legs i kissed his cheek started crying cause he is better. i did not give that polio shot happy not too. looks like worms not polio be lots of worming three days now again in three weeks again another 3 weeks then once a month ty god jesus guardian angels mom maybe i should shut up,not jinx it but he is better yes thank you st francis ty paulie for that. your church school also st teresa yes easter in heaven please heal my sweets now im going back out to the barn worm indy

[calhound]

hi you guys its 53 here 26 in ice 72 in kviv and 70 in the barn. when i went out to the barn at 2 am sweets still laying in same spot laying down i gave him a drink he ate biscuit part of one cracker part of one. jim came out i said he has not moved but jim said he came out at 9:30 sweets turned himself around down by door again. so he has been laying on that side for going on 4 days jim turned him over it was a chore too his back end very heavy sweets acting like he does not like that side but he needs to get off same side. jim went to his dads place get something i forget and get gas will turn him back over when he gets back and second day on new worm medicine

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gb all animals debbie sweets all of us

[calhound]