This Place Is Cake
Yesterday was almost entirely a waste of time. I had a sleepattack. And I say sleepattack because that makes it sound like it wasn’t my own damn decision to go back to bed and sleep away the painz. But whatever. I did get up for a couple of hours during the night. And happened to see Katrine’s comment about the goatcam. And 20-30 minutes later I saw a live birth goat! Amazing. I have never seen that before. What a beautiful thing. Thank you Katrine!
Today I went and checked up on “my own” goat babies.
Hardly babies anymore though. Won’t be long before they’re clanking horns I bet.
A bit of snow on the ground. Looks lovely. But so cold. Very cold. I wish it would be summer already. Every time I write about not liking the cold I can’t help but imagine Hanne laughing at me. I always loved the winter and the snow but she just hated the cold. Now I sympathise. My butt was frozen when I came home today. Frozen solid.
I brought the water can to keep Magnethe calm. I didn’t have to use it though, she obviously still remembers it. She kept a respectful distance every time I so much as raised it a bit. No foul play from her.
Other than that there is not much new. My eyesight seems to have settled. Settled itself at the worst point yet. If it gets much worse than this then I’ll have to spend the rest of my life in bed. That’s all there is to it.
But we’ll jump off that bridge when we come to it.
February 18th, 2009 at 3:46
I wonder if Magnethe is growly due to her pregnancy (hormones you know).
Wasn’t the goat cam the coolest thing? We watched it for quite awhile and then we saw the 4 babies today sleeping.
There was a slide show up just now and some little older babies were getting fed and then another slide show showed them jumping and hopping all over. They are fast and hop like rabbits!
I was cold all day today. Finally got warmed up this evening. We had tacos and enchilades with mild sauce (I think that’s what warmed me up)!
February 18th, 2009 at 11:23
Hey, glad you caught the birth of the goatbabies!
I’m curious: has any of the medical people you have talked to mentioned the varous resources that are out there to help you coping with deminished sight?
Not only are there audio books and books with larger type set, but also stuff like watches with larger diales, various magnification devices and lots of other stuff I don’t know about, but someone surely will.
Also, the fear of going blind would paralyse me, I think…have they offered you any kind of counselling, or taken the time to really sit down with you and talk throgh all these scary scenarois that you keep dreaming up? I suspect that quite a few of the things you fear are not going to happen, and that it would maybe help to hear this from a specialist…?
February 19th, 2009 at 4:12
I totally agree with Katrine. I think you might need to tell your doctor you need to talk and get some counseling about what you’re going through. It would be hard for anyone, Plume.
I don’t think your eye doctor knows your whole situation (the social phobia thing and to what extent it rules your life). That in itself makes life difficult let alone the diabetes and eyesight problems.
February 19th, 2009 at 23:42
Debster – You might be on to something. Although I asked Magnethe about it and she just said “baah” and did not seem impressed. It’ll be interesting to see how she behaves when her kids come.
The goat cam is marvelous. I saw that slide too. I love all the running around.
Katrine – No, no one has talked to me about that. But I think that’s because this diabetes blurriness is supposed to be temporary. I was told it could be up to 6 weeks before it returned to normal. It’s been way longer than that now. But I still think it will be ok. All the blindness talk is just my paranoia talking. I’m sure it’ll get better.
Debster – Would probably be a good idea to talk about. But you know me. Talking is scary. I don’t know how much I can manage. We’ll see.
February 20th, 2009 at 3:23
You’ll think “scary” if I have to come over there and kick you in the butt to get you to talk to someone. Talking to someone will be a sugar-free piece of cake!
Katrine: where are you? You may have to come with me to help “scare” Plume into talking to someone!
February 20th, 2009 at 13:14
Debster: I’m norwegian, so the trip will be shorter for me than for you, I think… ;)
February 20th, 2009 at 15:08
Are you getting scared yet, Plume? I’ve got one norwegian volunteer ready to parachute into Denmark.
(Katrine: did I mention the parachuting into Denmark part to you?)
February 20th, 2009 at 23:53
I’ll be honest, I’m starting to get a little nervous!
February 21st, 2009 at 14:44
Good! We’ll have you going through a whole range of emotions soon.
Do not doubt my super powers and the ability to recruit parachute jumpers.
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:11
*straps on parachute and prepares to take off* Just say the word, debster!