GOOD DAY TODAY

A very busy day today.  Spod was in pretty good form.  He does get sleepy from the pills.  We know now that when his eyes roll back in his head he needs a nap!

April and Monte went in to visit with him this morning.  They ended up down the hall at the piano with a load of old old peeps gathering around listening to April and Monte play the piano.  Nothing makes Spod happier than listening to the  piano being played by his kids.

This afternoon the Brad (Spod's son) family came down from kamloops.  It was SOOO good to see them and it made Spod so happy.  The two boys have grown soo much.  The oldest one, Kieran,  is in university now.  They both are amazing cyclists, winning competitions and they ski like a hot dam! So many kids to be proud of!  And it was great to catch up with Brad and Dana…awesome people.  I am so lucky that Spod brought such wonderful family with him into our lives.

They visited with Spod for a while then came here for dinner.  Aryn made cedar plank salmon!  It was downright delicious.  April and Aryn dashed off to costco to supplement dinner items and Monte and I dashed down to the liquor barn.  We had such an wonderful evening, visiting and catching up.  Dinner was delicious and the salmon didn't taste like I thought it was going to.  Way back when, in Bamfield, I tried planking halibut.  We all took our first bite and after a few chews spit it out.  It was Monte that piped up, 'this tastes like Home Depot.'  But the salmon tonight was really good.

I am kind of dreading tomorrow night, here all by myself.  Maybe I will stay late with Spod.  The only thing is, he just sleeps all the time.  And his new room mate (Jack, who thought it was still WW 11, died last night)and Gordie the crazy one was put in solitary and the whiner went home, is worse than all of them put together.  He tried to kill himself by drinking 48 beer before being brought to the hospital,  because his wife left him. And I am pretty sure he has lung cancer from smoking.  He can't walk.  So he is about to go into severe withdrawal crazies, both from the dt's and nicotine fits.  Scary! If it gets too wild and noisy I might look into a private room for Spod.

Things are finally 'moving' in Spod.  With any luck he will be ready for a colonoscope/biopsy by Monday or Tuesday.  Then we can bring him home for a while.  First though I have to find a doctor to take us on.  We can't get into the cancer clinic without a referral and only from our doctor here in Victoria, which we don''t have.  So annoying.

Now I am tired beyond words.  I need to be at the hospital by 9 or 10 in the morning so best send this off and get to bed.  Hopefully it will go.  Our internet keeps crapping out and not working.  (shovel list)  TTYL

OUR OYSTER VENTURE….SO DELICIOUS

ACE SHUCKER…WITH A CHEAP STEAK KNIFE I MIGHT ADD!

KIND OF FEELING SAD

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:  BRAD KEIRAN RHYS MONTE ARYN EMILY DANA MYLES APRIL