Get the Rope

Last week my son, grandson, and daughter in law took off to the lake. See the boat in the background my son and his grandaddy use to ride in it a lot before he died. My son cleaned and worked and worked some more on it to get ready to take her for a spin. We take the boat down and first thing he had to get a gas hose. I guess it had rotted. Off he goes to town. Whew! Bought the last one they had.
Got that fixed and now to get the boat off in the water. Push!!
Putt, putt, putt. My son tried and tried to crank it. No go. Meanwhile the boat was drifting down in the cove and my son had no way to get back. I forgot to mention that the wind was blowing on top of all this. He was getting madder all the time and the boat just kept on drifting. He hollered from in the cove where he had drifted and said, "Get the rope!" I had no idea that I was going to have to walk through the woods with no path to go by and start pulling him back to the boat ramp. You should have seen me. Did I mention that I had to get in the water to pull him, and it was freezing cold. I even had to stop several times to just get my legs out for a few minutes so, I could keep going. I looked over at my son one time while I was pulling, and he had a little smirk and wanted to laugh as we got closer to the bank. You could only imagine.
What a relief it was to get me out of the frigid water. Lots of people had been doing challenges on facebook. People were just jumping in and getting out. A whole different story from mine. Since this day I have really liked being on dry ground. We have taken the little boat out and it worked great. Have a wonderful weekend everyone and stay dry. 

Easter~2014

Here is my two sweet little Easter fellows. Gram loves you boys so much. Little man's eyes were shut. The sun was a bit much for him. Big brother loves holding little brother. He loves touching his little hands and little brother just looks up at him and smiles. Happy Easter to you both.

Fiery Sunset

Captured this beautiful sunset while driving the other day. Love sharing them. Have a fabulous day. Look all around you there is beauty everywhere. 

Things my Grandson says to Me

"You not daddy, You Gram." I said, That's right."
"You not mommy," I said, "That's right."
"You Gram" I said, "You got it."

At almost three years old, he is putting together all this in his little mind. I love you, little buddy. Gram will always be here for you. You have brought much joy to all of our lives, and your little brother is coming along right under you to learn all the things you have been taught. I love you!

2015~ His daddy fixed salmon patties. He said, "daddy I want some more salon patties.
When he sees Dolly Parton puts out for kids that you get free from birth to 5 years old. Every time we open a book and he sees her, he says, "Gram, that's you" I said, "you think so" uh-uh for (yes)
Kids you love those sweet little things they say.

Fantasy meets Reality

I love finding unique things to photograph. This is just another treasure I have found. I would love to have a water globe with this on the inside.

Frosty Morn in Georgia

Thought I would share this beautiful view that I came upon while riding to work. Natural beauty all around us. We just have to capture it. Have a wonderful day everyone.

Parents Beware

On Sunday night, February 2, 2014, my two- year-old grandbaby was taken to Reddy Urgent Care in Royston because the Hartwell office was closed. His eye was somewhat swelled because he had hit it the night before. He was crying throughout the day because his ear hurt. The Nurse Practitioner did not give him anything for his eye. She just told my daughter-in-law to put an ice pack on it and to call back the next day if he wasn’t any better. She said he had strep throat, but did not test him for it. She said by the time she tested him there wouldn’t be anything left. She said, “That’s what were going to treat him for.”

Well, my daughter-law made an appointment with his pediatrician in Athens and they were appalled the nurse practitioner didn’t give him anything for his eye. He had to have two shots because they don’t want him to have any damage behind his eye. This could have been treated Sunday night. I would urge anyone who has a toddler to NEVER take your child to an Urgent Care Center! We live 50 miles from his pediatrician and were trying to get him better on the weekend, but instead they did nothing.

I do not recommend Reddy Urgent Care for children. They might be good for adults, but we have wasted two trips there and won’t be back. If we need anything on the weekends, we will be going to Athens Regional Emergency Room.

This isn’t my only complaint. A few weeks ago, we took my other grandson to Reddy Urgent Care in Hartwell and the same Nurse Practitioner suggested putting Crisco in his hair to treat flakes. He was there about a cough. Her remark was, “It worked for my two kids.” My daughter-in-law didn’t ask her anything about his hair. Then, she didn’t even take his temperature until the end of the appointment, which required getting him out of the car seat because she had forgotten. The time saved in going to Urgent Care is nothing compared to possibly saving a life. Whatever happened to people entering the medical field because they genuinely care about patients, young and old?

This kind of behavior is unacceptable, and I felt compelled to say something so this doesn’t happen to another child.

I have attached two pictures. The first one shows his eye after leaving Urgent Care on February 2nd. The next picture shows his eye about 12-16 hours later after going to his pediatrician. You can visibly see the redness and swelling.
You have things that happen all around you and you just have to be mindful of who is on call at all times. There are good doctors everywhere, but also there are some who just need to stay home if they can't help you. This is my opinion.