Sleepless in the swamp

Hey Y'all,
I didn't get good sleep last night which was my fault. I fell asleep everywhere except where I was supposed to. I did sleep this afternoon for a few hours. We went out to the auction, but didn't stay long. I was feeling bad. We didn't buy anything. C and I did have something to eat.
We came home and K was making meatloaf. I had to wait awhile to have some, but it was good.

Now we are all home and relaxing.

Y'all take care!
Cornbread

Another relaxing day

Hey Y'all,
C and I pretty much did nothing today. We got out for breakfast. Came home and C got on the computer. J got up a little after 12. we hung out for awhile. I got a nap this afternoon. After that we all J, K, K's boyfriend, C and I went to the local restaurant and had supper.
We are home now and everybody is relaxing.

I did get a job application in today. I am still hoping to get the unemployment. I haven't heard from them yet. It's been long enough that they should have got in touch with me. I think I will call tomorrow.

Well, Take care!
Cornbread

Relaxing day at the swamp

Hey Y'all,
Today has been pretty much a relaxing day. C and I did a little running around and came back home. I laid down in her bed and crashed. It was nice to pass out in the afternoon like that. We got subway sandwiches for supper. I still have part of mine left for later.

I did get a job application in today. There are just so few things I feel I can do with my health the way it is. Something will work out, it always does. I have faith. I am mostly applying for driving jobs.

I don't have a lot to tell today. Just that I had a nice relaxing day.

Y'all take care!!
Cornbread

Back home in the swamp

Hey Y'all!
We made it back home this evening and found everything OK. J and K were doing fine.

This morning we got to see a good friend of mine I use to work for down in Orlando. C has wanted to meet her for awhile. C liked her and said she thought she was very nice.

Our trip back went well. We were both exhausted by the time we got back. It is so good to be back home.

C made hamburger helper for supper and it was great. I like eating at home. After supper I passed out in the tub till about midnight or better. I woke up and got a shower. Now I am up relaxing with the house quiet.

Well Y'all take care!!
Cornbread

Feeling better today

Hey Y'all,
I'm feeling better today and this evening my blood sugar went below 300. C on the other hand has had problems with her blood sugar going too low. We were at the memorial service today and it dropped below 80 twice. The first time she had a glass of orange juice and it brought it back up. The second time we got something to eat and she was OK the rest of the day.

We made it to Orlando (Kissimee) and got our motel room. We relaxed and a very good friend of mine came over and we went to supper at a all you can eat buffet. There was crablegs so C was happy about that. She loves crablegs. Our friend came back to the motel room for a minute and left. Now C and I are relaxing and winding down from the day.

Tomorrow we go see a good friend of mine and then take off for home.

Y'all take care!
Cornbread

Feeling bad

Hey Y'all,
I have been feeling bad today. I am dizzy, faint, and my back hurts. Carrie is with me so I will be OK. I am not doing well. I just want to get thru this weekend. I don't feel much like typing so I am going to get off here.
Take care!
Cornbread

Good day in the swamp

Hey Y'all,
I am not doing so well with my blood sugar it has been very high today, but at least now I am checking it. C and I have a agreement that when she checks her sugar I will do the same and we will take our insulin together.

My pain management is going well today I have not took any of my percocet today, only the morphine. I am having a good day with my back. Yesterday was hell.

Tomorrow I have to go out of town with my chapter of the club for a memorial service. It will be a good time.

Well Y'all take care!!
Cornbread

Back from The VA

Hey Y'all,
Went to the VA today. My dermatology visit went well. The doctors were pleased with my ulcer. The primary care doctor gave me a very stern talking to about my blood sugar. I am going to have to face this and deal with it. I will be working more closely with him to get my self compliant and to get my blood sugar under control. He gave me a higher powered pain medication on top of the ones I am already taking to try and get some relief for my back pain. I live with constant pain in my back now and legs. We are going to see what all we can do about the problems I have.

I am in a fix right now with my health. My job situation hasn't got any better. I am living off savings and one day the money will run out. I am more concerned with getting my health back right now. Keep me in your prayers. It has got so bad I can't stand or walk around for very long without having to sit down. Somehow Things will work out.

Well Y'all take care!!
Cornbread

Swamp days

Hey Y'all.
C and I went over to my dads house and met my brother and sister in law and my cousins. We got a lot of the stuff I got from my dads estate back to my house. I could not have done it without them. I am very sore and tired.

C and I have to get up early in the morning and take off out of town for a doctors appointment at the VA. I have to see my primary care doctor and my dermatologist. My first appointment is at 9;45 and they want us there 30 minutes early. It is going to suck getting up that early. I have to get gas and everything.

Well, Y'all take care!
Cornbread

Good day at the swamp

Hey Y'all,
Today we did a lot of running around. I got my lawn mower back and mowed the grass out front. We went over to South Carolina and got cigarettes. We went to the local high school and watched K's boyfriend compete in track. We had supper at subway. That has pretty much been our day.

I am tired, but I am going to make it to bed before 3am tonight. I have promised myself.

Well Y'all take care!
Cornbread

Life in the swamp

Hey Y'all!
I have finally got some rest today. Today we went in to pick up my last check from work, went by the bank, And J, C and I went to the olive garden and had lunch. C and I had the unlimited soup and salad and J had some chicken and pasta stuff that looked delicious. I was not able to pick up my lawnmower today because the lawnmower place was closed.

We are home now and relaxing. C installed a laser mouse on my laptop to make it more friendly. It has been nice using it. It makes things easier than using the touch pad.

My brother from Chicago was about a hour from home when I called him this afternoon.

Well Y'all Take Care!
Cornbread

It's over

Hey Y'all,
It's over and my brothers are all packed up and gone home. It has been a long weekend. There is still a lot for us to do. I have to get my stuff home and so does my brother. After that we have to clean up a lot. We are having a yard sale of the left over items in May.

All I know is I am tired. I came home this afternoon and crashed for a few hours. I am glad this part of things is over with. Overall it went pretty well. There were some snags towards the end but it all worked out.

Well Y'all pizza is here so I am going to get a bite to eat.

Y'all take care!
Cornbread

Saturday at my dads

We got a lot accomplished today. We have gone thru most everything. Outside of a few more things, we are done except for the loading up. I am ready for this weekend to be over with. I am very tired.

C went to the wedding, I didn't make it. I was there till about 9 something tonight. There is a lot for us to do once everyone leaves. So much to clean up. A lot of stuff to be taken to the dump. Stuff Left over that has value that has to be dealt with.

Well, take it easy!
Cornbread

Friday at dads

Hey Y'all!
My back is awful sore today. I have been on my feet a lot.
We started dividing up my dads stuff today. We made a little headway. All my brothers and me are having a good time doing this. It is good for all of us to be together. My whole day along with C has been spent with this and there is a lot more to do tomorrow. Everyone was tired and by the time about 8:30 rolled around we called it quits for the night.

C is up doing paperwork since she is keeping up with that part of it. We have to be up early tomorrow and meet everybody at dads in the morning.

Well Y'all I am going to get off here,
Take Care!
Cornbread

Thursday at the swamp

Hey Y'all,
I went to my former job today. They are slick. I am not terminated I am separated. I will be rehired immediately upon being cleared by a doctor to go back to work. That's the way they worded it. They did that to get out of paying unemployment. I know I will never work there again. I still applied for unemployment benefits anyway. I am pessimistic about getting it, but it's worth a shot.

We went out to dads today and cleaned up and cleaned out a bunch of stuff out of my room. There is still a lot in there but now it is a organized mess.

We came home and C made pork chops, corn and noodles. We had supper and now we are relaxing.

Hope everyone is doing well!
cornbread

From the swamp

Hey Y'all!
We went to breakfast as a family this morning at the local restaurant and it was packed. We got there a little before 12. We went grocery shopping at wallmart in a nearby city. My back and legs were bothering me so bad, I had to get one of those motorized carts they have just to make it around the store. I have never had to do that before. We got back and got everything unloaded. C and K had to go to K's boyfriends house to talk to K's boyfriends mother. I think it came out Ok. I went to the tag office and got my tag for my trailer.

This evening C made a big pan of those complete diners in a box. It was really good! I was surprised. I didn't think something complete in a box could be good, but it was.

Tonight I soaked in the tub with epsome salts for 3 hours. It made that sore on my backside feel really good. After that I got a shower and now I am relaxing before going to bed. I have to see my boss from work in the morning at 9 to find out what the real deal is with this thing at work. I know I won't be working, but I don't know if I am separated or not.

Later on I have to go to my dads house and get some of the stuff out of the bedroom that is mine from where I lived there. C is going to go with me.

Well Y'all take care!
Cornbread

Back Home

Hey Y'all,
Made it back from up in the mountains. I never did get to sleep early last night. I am super tired right now.

J Is home with us now. We are getting her set up here in the house. We got back around dark and had subway sandwiches before coming to the house and unloading stuff. I think she will miss some of her friends, but coming here can be a new start with the baby on the way.

I have pretty much lost my job because of having to be out so much. I'll find out more this week and let you know. When it rains, it pours.

Well I am going to get off here.
Y'all take care!
Cornbread

Get enough sleep when I die

Hey Y'all!
We stayed up and didn't go to sleep Sunday night and took off for Atlanta and C's doctor appointment. It was raining, we were tired, C was driving white knuckled on the wheel going thru Atlanta.

Her results from the doctor appointment turned out better than we expected. We came up to the mountains and crashed for a hour or so, Went out to supper with J, C's oldest daughter and then met C's dad at the auction. Now we are back and relaxing before going to sleep.

Well I am tired and need to go to sleep. I'm going to make this a short one.

Take care!
Cornbread

Just got out of the hospital

Hey Y'all,
I just got out of the hospital today. I went to the VA Friday for them to look at a ulcer I have in the crack of my butt that came back after healing up. They took my blood sugar and it was 476 so they gave me some insulin. It went up over 500 instead of going down. The doc said because of the infection my blood sugar was doing crazy things. They put me in Friday evening. They have got my sugar down below 300 and have upped my insulin. It shure feels good to be home.

We will get up about 3am and take off for Atlanta. C has another doctors appointment up there. It's at 8 in the morning. We both need rest but we have to do what we have to do.

Well Just wanted Y'all to know why I haven't posted. I didn't bring my laptop to the VA because I really didn't think I was going to be admitted. I was wrong. We usually pack a bag when I go up there in case I get admitted but we didn't even do that this time. That's how shure I wasn't going to be admitted.

Well let me get off here, I got things to do.

Take care!
Cornbread

Still feeling crappy after taking pain pills

Hey Y'all,
My pain pills made it in today. I took a couple and it eased off the pain in my back. I still feel like crap thou. I don't know if I am not getting enough sleep or the right kind of sleep or I have a bug. All I know is I don't even feel like getting out of the house. I got to get over this soon because life keeps going on and I want to be a part of it. I've got things to do around here too.

I am going to drive myself to Augusta Friday to the VA and get my rear end checked out. The ulcer has come back in the crack of my ass. I have some anti biotics here at the house and I have started back taking them. I am going to need more than I have right now to get thru this. The dermatology clinic is closed because of the masters tournament going on there. I will have to wait at the emergency room to be seen and hopefully the emergency room doc will write me a prescription for some anti biotics. It will be another day wasted, but I have to take care of it. C has a funeral to go to so she won't be able to make it up there with me. I hate going alone, but that is just the way it is.

I am waiting on a call to go to work. I am number 10 on board and have been that way since 3 this morning. The board is not moving at all. It doesn't bother me because I don't feel good. Only problem is I am not making any money.

Well y'all I am going to get off here.
Take care!
Cornbread

Wore out and good news in the swamp

Hey Y'all,
I am code 3 till about 3am. The trip I took today ran over hours, so I have to come off the board. I am wore out tired too.

The good news is J, C's oldest daughter is going to come down to move in with us. She is in a bad situation and pregnant. I think staying here with us is her best alternative. Not to say it may be tough with another person in the house, but we are excited and looking forwards to it.

Well, I am going to make this a short one.

Y'all take care!
Cornbread

Windy Swamp

Hey Y'all,
The wind has really been blowing around here today. It's starting to settle down a little now at the time of this post.

I was gone most of the day to Florence SC and back. I have tried to get a little sleep today. I still feel like crap. C has been real good to me and let me rest. I am going to lay back down in a few and see if I can get myself feeling any better. I have to stop typing every now and then and hold my head just to get thru this.

I am dedicated to my readers and I really enjoy and look forward to updating this blog. I know it is just the day in and day out stuff of whats going on in my life. I am glad someone is interested in reading it.

I don't have a lot of stuff to report today. While I was gone C has made a real big effort here at the house to get things back in order since we have been gone so much. She has been working her ass off cleaning, washing, putting things away and just generally getting our house back in order. It's nighttime now and she is relaxing and watching TV in the bedroom.

Well Y'all i need to go. It's getting difficult and I have a few more things I have to do before I can go back to sleep.

Y'all Take Care!
Cornbread

Not feeling well in the swamp

Hey Y'all,
I don't know if I am starting to come down with something or what. I have not been feeling really good for awhile. Today I have felt really bad. Sleep seems to help a little. I feel like I have the flu or something but then again not. All I know is I am miserable. I have been without my prescription pain pills for a few days or so. I have been taking motrin IB like it is going out of style. I hope I am not going thru withdrawals or something. All I know is I feel like crap and C says if I don't feel better by the time my day off comes, I am loading up and going to the VA to get checked out. She's worried about me.

We went to the police dept here in town and filed a complaint. K forgot to sign her statements she added with the compliant so tomorrow she has to go back down and sign them. The police chief will look at them and get back with us. That's where that stands. The cop that is bothering her hasn't bothered her today like he has everyday since Friday, so that is a good sign.

C put Monkey the bobtail out of the house today. She finally had enough of her pissing and shitting everywhere. She pissed on one of C's pocketbooks today and that was the last straw. I caught her pissing on the kitchen table last night. C has had enough. Even thou Monkey is my sweety, I agree with C. We can't have her doing all that. The computer room where C's computer is has shit all over it where she has been going. Her litter box is clean, she just refuses to use it. The other cat, Molly is still in the house for now.

Well That's what's going on in my world other than going back to work. I had a rough trip to Waycross Ga last night. Falling asleep at the wheel and all. It was embarrassing and dangerous. I made it back OK, but I hate trips like that. Maby the next one will be better. I'm praying for another job. C is still looking for a job to no avail. Times are tough but we are doing what we have to.

Well Y'all I am going to get off here.
Take Care!
Cornbread

Working all day

Hey Y'all,
I've been working all day. I drove to Columbia, actually Cayce South Carolina. I am back on the board waiting on a call.

C was asleep when I got home. It had been raining. She was not feeling well last night or today while I was gone. She got up to eat. We had Chinese food. She has laid back down and is watching T.V.

K and her boyfriend J had supper with us tonight. They are just getting back from town and having a ice cream.

Well i am tired and need to get some rest.
Y'all take care.
Cornbread

Back home in the swamp

We made it back home to a rain soaked swamp. Lots of water. The neighbors horses are standing in ankle deep water where his lot has overflowed.

We had a great time up in Helen. We ate at a German style restaurant this morning with C's parents. I had a cold cut breakfast. Their cold cuts were off the chain! I wish it wasn't so far away.

Coming back was a hassle. I-75 was tied up for a long ways. We took a alternate route and it was just as bad. It added a hour and a half onto our trip. At one point it took us 45 minutes to go just a few miles. When we called 511 to get the traffic report there was a advisory to avoid I-75 from Atlanta to Macon.

I am back on the board at work waiting for a call. I am not looking forwards to it, but I need to go back to work.

Well Y'all take care!!
Cornbread C and the cats

Going home in the morning

Hey Y'all,
C got thru her doctor appointments today and everything went well. We went by lake lanier to see how low it was. It has come up but is still down really bad. We came on up to Helen and got our room. It is really nice. We had supper with J, C's oldest daughter. It was good to see her. We are really concerned about her. I haven't posted it on here but she is pregnant and just left her boyfriend who is in the army and moved back up here in the mountains.

After we had supper with J, We headed off to Cleveland and the auction. We bought a few things and C won 50 bucks. We came back to Helen And went to the huddle house restaurant. We had a terrible experience and C was so pissed she made our server cry.

We got a phone call tonight. K got a experience with the police and found out what bastards they can be. She went thru a roadblock and had her car searched and litterly torn apart. She was treated rough and if she was a criminal. She was accused of all sorts of things. There is not a lot we can do because the officers had "probable cause". That's their excuse anyway. There is not a lot we can do. I have been on the other side of the law before and know how they work. C is going to talk to the police chief on Monday. I don't think it will do much thou. Not in my little southern good old boy redneck town.

We head back home in the morning (Saturday). I am really enjoying getting away but it all has to crash, I have to go back to work and we have to get back in our routine.

Y'all take care!
Cornbread and C

Made it to the mountains

Hey Y'all,
We made it up here to north Ga. It rained the whole way up here. C was driving. I slept most of the way up here. I have not been feeling good today which is not unusual these days. I wish my health was better. We went out to eat at a seafood restaurant about two hours away. It was good.

Tomorrow we get up early to go to C's doctor appointments in Atlanta. After that we are going up to Helen Ga and find our motel room. Later on we will meet C's dad to go to the auction.

Well I am on the phone with my brother from Tennessee.

Y'all Take care!
Cornbread

Rainy night in the swamp

Hey Y'all!
We are getting drenched right now. The rain just keeps coming down.

C and I just came back from South Carolina. We were visiting a chapter of the club over there. It was a good time.

Tomorrow we take back off for Atlanta and the north Ga mountains to stay with our friends. C has doctor appointments at the V.A. in Atlanta on Friday morning. We are going to spend the night in Helen and go visit her parents in Cleveland. I have to put myself back on the board Saturday at midnight. We will travel back Saturday and I will get some rest before doing that. It's kind of like another mini vacation. We are looking forwards to seeing our friends in the mountains.

Well that's about it for now.
Y'all take care and I'll be checking back in.
Cornbread, C and the cats