Feeling a bit better again

Today is Monday.  I'm feeling just a bit better than I have all week.  Now if I can just get rid of this sinus headache!  It's a drag.

As long as I don't do much except sit or lay around, I don't seem to wheeze or cough- I find this annoying, as I can see all the things that need to be done that aren't getting done.

So I'm back into family history to help make the time more accountable.  I'm learning a LOT.  I've taken the Blair family back into Ireland 2 generations, but have really hit a brick wall with Wendell's grandfather Grove- I have NO idea where he came from or what his real name was.  I say that because he and his twin sister were on one census using an alias- the surname Neel.  Go figure!  Everyone leaves some kind of paper trail, but Grandpa Grove was very tidy about his.

I need a copy of his birth certificate, but he was born in 1865 in Jefferson County PA and those records are on microfilm in the "mines".  I don't even know what name to request~ Grove or Neel?  Acckkkk

He certainly is an enigma if anyone ever was.

pictures from Ken's party

Amanda and Dieter

It was a rainy day and just kept getting rainier..

A cart to take us to and from our cars

Candy and John Craig and Emily

Bill and Carol Imm..

Our Gang

Matt

Jane and Claudia

The roast..

Dave Leah looking really good

I have counted 19 family birthdays in August..
WOW!!!
Our family sure has grown on every side.

It's Monday. I again slept poorly last night, but have had a better day. I was awake a lot likely from the coughing, but also because I slept most of yesterday too. I got up feeling exhausted, but Amanda wanted me to go with them to the glass blowing place north of here, and as long as I didn't have to drive or walk far, I figured I'd give it a shot. I had them stop for breakfast at McD's so I could take my steroid tablet.. and then I had my rescue MDI as well as my nebulizer with me the whole time. I was a little wheezy, but no major attacks today.
I took a nap this afternoon and I've been trying to walk around a bit too. I just feel wiped out.
Tomorrow is office day and I wonder what will happen.. Pray I'm able to do my job without respiratory distress.. and that my patients will be infused without event.
Peak flow is hanging in there at 250 today.. mid way.. caution.. it can drop like a rock if I'm not super careful. Unfortunately, it won't zoom right up if I am... go figure.
Saturday is the Imm reunion. I'm hoping to be able to go.. and then Sabbath afternoon we have been invited to a 70th birthday celebration for my cousin Ken.

Asher

I'll try to post a few photos of our trip here.. they will be out of order of course.. :-\

Asher

A BIG
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO OUR OLDEST GRANDCHILD
JOYCE..
SHE'S OFFICIALLY
12
TODAY!!!!

Birthday picnic

Sisters.. Annabelle and Joyce

Paul3 watching and waiting for cake..

Me..Daddy..me...daddy
Paul2 and Annabelle

Sharon on the left, Amy's sister;
Then Annabelle, Joyce,Marilyn, and David

The Z's got Joyce a beautiful dress for her birthday

Papa bought her a delicate and beautiful necklace

AND.. we got her a Webkinz Clydesdale

Da Boyz.. Keith and John

It was really special to have a cousin come today to the picnic..
Here's Daniel and his cousin Jeffrey

David asked for a Webkinz skunk..

and a chipmunk too

After we ate, the kids had a Frisbee game to play..

Of course, some assembly required first..

Joyce's cake

I decided to have an egg hunt later this afternoon.. just
something a little different.. So I filled 15 plastic colored eggs for each child
with a piece of gum or candy and a few coins.. and then herded kids inside
so we could hide them outside. It really was quite fun!

Everyone got into the act..

Paul3 had black eggs.. and a toad he found while he was
searching for his eggs.

We did have set borders for where the eggs would be hidden.
Try a black egg hidden under the wiper blade of my car.. ugh

Annabelle had yellow and gold and pink eggs

5 birds.. they are growing up fast..
Daniel,David,Paul3,Joyce, and Annabelle