My Wonderful Sunflowers

My new project this spring was to grow some giant sunflowers. I must say I did a rather smashing job. It took a lot of hard work but it was well worth it. Those suckers take a lot of water. My husband and I almost figured that out too late. When they don't have enough water their leaves droop like they are really tired.

However, when we got the water mix just right this is what happened. Wonderful, beautiful sunflowers. All the pictures I took are at the shown My Space page. They look really great.

I started the seeds in little starter pots. After they got a couple of inches tall I them in the ground.

Some of the flowers got over 10 feet tall. Those were the giants. The other flowers, they hybrids, only got a few feet tall. Those were the prettiest with all the different colors.

Oh well, those flowers are all drying up now. However, I do have lots and lots of seeds for next year.

Medicine in America

So, now my daughter is like extremely pregnant. She has been having labor pains for two days, but not very regular. She calls her doctor and gets the on-call doc. The on-call doc tells her in an accent that was so thick that all my daughter could understand was that you are probably in labor take to extra strength tylenol and go to bed. What's up with that?

Anyway, all day today we have been waiting for the wee one to be born. Still having pains but no baby. Maybe tomorrow.

Which brings me to another topic. I have a tooth that needs a root canal and crown. I have another tooth that needs a re-treatment of a root canal. I have to wait until my major dental kicks in in August before insurance covers any of the root canal and even with that it's going to be over $1,000.

Then I go in for my well-woman exam. I'm told I have to have a colonoscopy as I'm now over 50 years of age. I'm assured that my medical insurance will cover this test as it is part of my well woman exam. Okay so I'm scheduled to speak with the gastro. doctor. She assures me my insurance will cover this as it's part of my well woman exam.

5 days before this colonoscopy I get a letter in the mail saying it's going to cost me $640 for this medical test that's supposed to be covered by my medical insurance that is supposed to be covering my well woman exam. So I go to my medical insurance site. The normal charge for a colonoscopy in this area is between $410-$510.

My husband calls the gastro. place. They tell him we will be reimbursed after insurance pays thier share of the $640. Well this $640 is being saved for a root canal I know I absolutely need. The colonoscopy is because some doctor decided I needed this test. I had one 4 years ago when I was ill in the hospital. It was clear.

Now I have a decision to make-root canal or colonoscopy? I picked the root canal. My tooth hurts; My butt does not!

The Turtle Story

One night as I was falling asleep this twilight story came to me. It's about a young turtle who is curious about why he must always wear a shell. The shell is hot and itchy. He just wants to feel the air on his skin once. He wants to feel the wide open spaces of his life.



So the young turtle goes to the grandfather turtle to ask why he must always wear his shell.

Grandfather turtle has a very hard shell. It is dry and crusty. There are nicks in his shell but none have ever penetrated it. The young turtle approaches his grandfather and asks; "Why must I always wear my shell? It is hot and itchy. I want to feel the open air and experience life and all it has to offer on my skin.



Grandfather turtle shakes his mighty head. He dips his head low close to the young turtle's face and he says: "Young turtle, if you go out into the world without your shell you will look like your sisters and brethen on the highway of life. You will be totally and completely squashed! "



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