It's how I got my name. My mother was so sure I was going to be a boy that when I was born, she was at a loss for a girl name. So my father said "all you did was rave on about a little boy, so, she is little "rave on". Changed the spelling around and TA DAH! Girl name.
Well, I moved into the 60's. Celebrated by cruising the Caribbean on Princess. It was such a lovely vacation. Princess is a fabulous cruise line. We hope to cruise with them more.
Our cabin Steward built this calorie free towel cake for me.
Heather and Mark sent me this beautiful arrangement for my Birthday.
I'm trying to think what else has gone on over the last 4 months. But I'm old.... Can I use that excuse now?
I'd like to say it's all sunshine and roses, but Ralph, my mom's husband, is on dialysis now. Both my mom and Ralph celebrated turning 85 in June and July. The dialysis is hard on Ralph, and a huge time requirement.
We had my Niece and her youngest daughter stay the first week, then my brother and his youngest son came and stayed for the second week. I am so grateful for them taking the time out of their busy lives to help their respective parents and grandparents.
Suddenly, it's August 4th.
We are doing maintenance on the RV. Debating on selling it and changing over to a fifth-wheel. But then we'd need a big truck, but big trucks can be handy. Humm. It is such a beautiful rig and has taken us on so many adventures.
I'm so enjoying Denise and Carl's big adventure!
Ta Ta for now!
Monday, April 01, 2019
Almost tax time!
Happy April fools day, and my sister in law's Birthday. Happy Birthday Jen!
We have been staying in The Great Outdoors Resort, in Titusville, Florida. We are able to help my mother and her husband Ralph. My mom's health has been declining, and she needs more assistance. Ralph is also moving slowly towards dialysis due to his renal failure.
In the interim, I have also gained a new primary care physician, to meet the needs of my nearly 60 year old body. Ian is also in the process of getting a new primary care doctor.
Ian's cataracts are now all repaired, a process we started in Missouri. One adventurous day, Ian had surgery, Ralph had surgery, at different hospitals, 30 miles apart. I was the travel coordinator for all. We had the floor installation men at our house that day also. It was busy.
This spring has gone quickly. We had the sad passing of children, of two different friends. Our hearts go out to Lisa, and the loss of her son Ryan. Also our hearts are broken for the Fiorello family, over the loss of Matthew.
But life, goes on, unstoppable, without a moment of silence, and it is still, amazingly beautiful.
The holidays came, and went. The cat is still in the bag....
My nephew, Garrett visited. I was able to join him at an amusement park, where we both had a blast!
The "Fun Spot" in Orlando, not crowded and a ton of rides to go on. Garrett did have me go on a bungee jumping ride. I think I screamed until I was hoarse! He just laughed and laughed!
Still in the bag...
We replaced the flooring in the house. The tile was damaged when one of our pipes broke. We were unable to match the original tiles, so we opted to put vinyl planks over the tile. The carpets were also removed. So the whole house is vinyl planks now. 100% waterproof and easy to take care of. We are down to replacing the backsplash in the kitchen. Then our flood reconstruction will be over, yeah!
A rocket launch, Ian's surgery.
Ian's son and daughter in law, came down to visit. We were able to stay at Disney World's Animal Kingdom Lodge. Disney magic all the way! Our room was delayed and not only did the front desk "shout out to Nichole!" give us a room credit, we were also comped a fireworks cruise at EPCOT. It was wonderful.
Another rocket launch
Yummy dinner thanks to recipe from Heather!
How in the world, did I not get one picture of our friends at Disney?! Oh well, we went on an overnight trip to Disney to meet up with our best friends. We didn't go to any parks, just visited, ate food, hung out at the pool and had a great time!
Besides all that, we had an impressive hail storm and Evinrude has a couch now.
All is well here in Titusville. I am still working, traveling down to Rockledge, Florida as needed. The Anesthesia group in Rockledge is great, and the OR staff are fantastic. I am lucky to be working with them.
