Marion (Cohuna) and Yvonne (Leitchville) are happily ensconced in a cute cabin, with a queen and a single bed and all conveniences. They are half way between us and the pool. They arrived one day early and their cabin wasn't available but this new one is even nicer.
The new 25 metre pool is full of water but they are waiting on the filters to come. This pool is going to be about 28C and the weather is not quite warm enough for a cool pool yet. I will use it as soon as it's ready and go back and forth from it to the hottest pool. I love the buzz I get when I plunge into the cold water!!
We're still having cold, cold nights and mornings, but lovely sunny days, ranging from 20 to 24C. It's beginning to feel like spring is in the air!
We went to the monthly market in the park last Sunday. There were two stalls selling rocks, fossils and old coins, so I bought a few for Christmas presents for the grandkids. Last year we gave six of them echinoids (sea urchins), about 10 million years old. Tatum received a beautiful fossilised leaf, about 40 million years, I think.
We now have a regular Monday appointment with the Diabetic Educator. She is knowledgeable and helpful but I think that she is getting impatient with me!! I don't eat and swim at the times she thinks I should. She was horrified when she discovered that I take an hour to eat most meals. That threw out her plans for post-meal blood testing. She made the statement that seeing that I take so long to eat my food, I must be eating all day long. Grrrr. I've always been a very slow eater; I'm famous for it. My family will serve up my food first and tell me to start; even then, I'm last to finish. She keeps increasing the insulin, which isn't going to go down well with my own doc, I fear. Who do I believe??!!
I've discovered one important thing ----- I can bring down a high blood sugar level with only a little exercise. If I eat all of my meals on my feet and do the housework at the same time, maybe then the woman will be satisfied!!!!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Vanity
Yesterday, I got the urge to fix up my previously pierced ear that was botched a year ago. When the lady looked at the situation, she said that the new earring was looking too shiny and sparkly beside the other 5 earrings. So, for the grand sum of $35, I got one piercing and 6 new earrings. A good deal, I think. Also, I was able to choose one purple set!!!!
The new earrings are standing out very well because I had my hair cut and the hairdresser cut it much shorter than usual. Marion will have a fit when she arrives on Monday ---- she likes my hair much longer. Oh well, it will grow.
Seeing as my hair is so short and the earrings so sparkly, I thought the hair needed to be made more obvious, so I coloured it. It's champagne blonde.
Let's see, what else can I do? Fingernails? Make-up? New clothes? Tattoos?? :-)
Speaking very softly because Steve is asleep!
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The new earrings are standing out very well because I had my hair cut and the hairdresser cut it much shorter than usual. Marion will have a fit when she arrives on Monday ---- she likes my hair much longer. Oh well, it will grow.
Seeing as my hair is so short and the earrings so sparkly, I thought the hair needed to be made more obvious, so I coloured it. It's champagne blonde.
Let's see, what else can I do? Fingernails? Make-up? New clothes? Tattoos?? :-)
Speaking very softly because Steve is asleep!
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
EPC Program via Medicare
When I saw the dental technician, he told me about a Medicare program that I had never heard of before. The rest of you Aussies might be interested in this information.
It's called the Enhanced Primary Care Program. Click on the Title of this blog to get more information.
From the web page:- Medicare dental items (Medicare items 85011-87777) are available for people with chronic conditions and complex care needs, on referral from a GP. Eligible patients can access up to $4,250 in Medicare benefits for dental services over two consecutive calendar years.
Wow! That amount would cover a lot of dental work!
After the dentist filled me in on this program, I went to the surgery and handed them the piece of paper with the name of the program on it. Yes, they knew all about it. They booked me in for a one hour appointment with the doctor and the nurse.
Last night, I was thinking that I had done the wrong thing and should have waited until I got home again, where all of my records could have been accessed. WRONG. When I went for the visit today, I found that having diabetes was sufficient to establish eligibility for the program.
The nurse weighed, measured, took BP and filled in a few gaps on the computer. The doctor then checked me over, asked a few questions and wrote me a referral to the dentist. And that's it. How simple could it be?! Medicare has kept this secret very well.
If you plan on taking up this opportunity for dental work of any sort, don't wait too long. This information comes from the Government page :-
"In line with its election commitment, the Government planned to close the Medicare chronic disease dental scheme to all patients by 1 July 2008, and to re-direct the savings to its new dental programs (Commonwealth Dental Health Program and Medicare Teen Dental Plan). However, on 19 June 2008, the Senate blocked the scheme’s closure. On 16 September 2008, the Senate blocked the Government’s second attempt to close the scheme ...........
It remains the Government's intention to close the scheme in order to make funding available for its new dental programs, and the Government will continue to negotiate with the Senate in an effort to achieve this."
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It's called the Enhanced Primary Care Program. Click on the Title of this blog to get more information.
From the web page:- Medicare dental items (Medicare items 85011-87777) are available for people with chronic conditions and complex care needs, on referral from a GP. Eligible patients can access up to $4,250 in Medicare benefits for dental services over two consecutive calendar years.
Wow! That amount would cover a lot of dental work!
After the dentist filled me in on this program, I went to the surgery and handed them the piece of paper with the name of the program on it. Yes, they knew all about it. They booked me in for a one hour appointment with the doctor and the nurse.
Last night, I was thinking that I had done the wrong thing and should have waited until I got home again, where all of my records could have been accessed. WRONG. When I went for the visit today, I found that having diabetes was sufficient to establish eligibility for the program.
The nurse weighed, measured, took BP and filled in a few gaps on the computer. The doctor then checked me over, asked a few questions and wrote me a referral to the dentist. And that's it. How simple could it be?! Medicare has kept this secret very well.
If you plan on taking up this opportunity for dental work of any sort, don't wait too long. This information comes from the Government page :-
"In line with its election commitment, the Government planned to close the Medicare chronic disease dental scheme to all patients by 1 July 2008, and to re-direct the savings to its new dental programs (Commonwealth Dental Health Program and Medicare Teen Dental Plan). However, on 19 June 2008, the Senate blocked the scheme’s closure. On 16 September 2008, the Senate blocked the Government’s second attempt to close the scheme ...........
It remains the Government's intention to close the scheme in order to make funding available for its new dental programs, and the Government will continue to negotiate with the Senate in an effort to achieve this."
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Fairly Boring
Not much happening lately but it's good to call lazing in the sun and the warm pools, "boring".
One front top tooth fell out and I tried to learn to whistle through the gap! Eventually, I saw a dental technician who visits from Inverell one day a week. After he had finished the job, he said that I would soon need new dentures and asked me if I knew about a Medicare scheme for free dental treatment. I had never heard of it and looked it up on the internet. Sure enough, it exists, by the skin of its teeth, if you'll pardon the pun. Rudd tried to stop it twice in 2008 but it was blocked by senate. I'll look into that scheme before it no longer exists.
The scabs on Steve's knees are beginning to come off. Goodness, they seem to have been there for a long long time!
I've been seeing the Diabetic Educator at the Community Health service up here. I was having a hypo every day after swimming but since she altered my medication slightly , they have stopped. Thank heavens! I was beginning to get paranoid about going to the pool. She also suggested some carbs before I went. With some experimentation, we found that it was the vigorous exercise that I do in the pool that was bringing the blood sugar drastically down.
The pools have been full of kids for the last few weeks, because of school holidays. They are staggered throughout the states but finish this week. Emily and Carissa have another week because they go to a private school. As I was getting into the pool one day, I heard a Mother with 3 children say, "Now calm down your play and no more splashing." I hastened to assure her that kids, water, play and splashing all belonged together and there was no need to change anything on my behalf. She was grateful and the kids were happy to continue their games. I really dislike the grumpy bums with the beehive hair do and make up, who complain about the kids. If they don't like their hair getting wet, they should keep away from water.
For those who know Jim Baxter --- He is in hospital in Bendigo, recovering from a massive infection. Dom, Rachel and Talitha all went up to see him and said that he was most unwell. His wife Jenny is keeping me up to date with his condition.
The weather forecast for this week is a little cooler than usual. Monday is meant to be only 18C but the end of the week should be back to 21C.
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One front top tooth fell out and I tried to learn to whistle through the gap! Eventually, I saw a dental technician who visits from Inverell one day a week. After he had finished the job, he said that I would soon need new dentures and asked me if I knew about a Medicare scheme for free dental treatment. I had never heard of it and looked it up on the internet. Sure enough, it exists, by the skin of its teeth, if you'll pardon the pun. Rudd tried to stop it twice in 2008 but it was blocked by senate. I'll look into that scheme before it no longer exists.
The scabs on Steve's knees are beginning to come off. Goodness, they seem to have been there for a long long time!
I've been seeing the Diabetic Educator at the Community Health service up here. I was having a hypo every day after swimming but since she altered my medication slightly , they have stopped. Thank heavens! I was beginning to get paranoid about going to the pool. She also suggested some carbs before I went. With some experimentation, we found that it was the vigorous exercise that I do in the pool that was bringing the blood sugar drastically down.
The pools have been full of kids for the last few weeks, because of school holidays. They are staggered throughout the states but finish this week. Emily and Carissa have another week because they go to a private school. As I was getting into the pool one day, I heard a Mother with 3 children say, "Now calm down your play and no more splashing." I hastened to assure her that kids, water, play and splashing all belonged together and there was no need to change anything on my behalf. She was grateful and the kids were happy to continue their games. I really dislike the grumpy bums with the beehive hair do and make up, who complain about the kids. If they don't like their hair getting wet, they should keep away from water.
For those who know Jim Baxter --- He is in hospital in Bendigo, recovering from a massive infection. Dom, Rachel and Talitha all went up to see him and said that he was most unwell. His wife Jenny is keeping me up to date with his condition.
The weather forecast for this week is a little cooler than usual. Monday is meant to be only 18C but the end of the week should be back to 21C.
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
View
This is the view from the kitchen window, the beginning of the hibiscus. The banksia rose has a couple of flowers but nothing else has emerged yet. Summer and autumn were very dry and I think that this has delayed the bulbs.I took the photo through the glass ---- look closely and you will see where I haven't cleaned!!!
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Gumshoe
Madeleine (12) is performing in Gumshoe, a spy musical comedy with Eltham Little Theatre, Melbourne. It was on last Friday,Saturday and Sunday and there will be another 3 performances this coming weekend. The kids all take a few parts. Maddy, as a bag lady, opens the show. Tarl says that she was great. (That's a Mother's unbiased view!!) If you want to read about the show, click on the Gumshoe link in the title and scroll down until you reach Gumshoe. I found a review on the internet. It reads --------
Reviewer Date Review
Bec 16-July-2009 10:25 Its a fantastic show - great sets, wonderful costumes and the young cast are very good - a fun, quality show for all the family!
I'm so glad and grateful that at least 2 of my grandkids are into acting and singing. They were my greatest loves. Sam, (11) was Mowgli in Jungle Book last year and this August, his group, Mel-O-Drama will be performing again. My famous memory has forgotten the production but I remember thinking that the quick witted, fast talking part was perfect for Sam.
It's a great pity that we are in Moree and not able to see the kids in their plays. Maybe I'll make the big effort to see them both on Broadway in 10 years time!!!!!
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Waiting for Marion
Waiting For Godot. I attempted to read it many years ago. I couldn't make head nor tail of it. I saw it on stage and still couldn't appreciate it. I don't think I'll try again.
Anyway, Waiting for Marion is a different kettle of fish. She and Yvonne will be here on Aug 3rd, for 7-10 days. This will be lovely!!
Anyway, Waiting for Marion is a different kettle of fish. She and Yvonne will be here on Aug 3rd, for 7-10 days. This will be lovely!!
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