I had two of my grandsons over for two days. One is only two. He is a riot. He was busy eating yogurt, which he loves, all flavors, that I know. When he was finished with the last cup of yogurt, I told him to throw the cup in the trash. He did. He did not ask what to do with the spoon, though. Later, his father came for him, and then; I went to check the trash. Yes, the spoon was there. LOL! My other grandson is 10 and smart as a whip. We went to Gamestop for games. He bought one, and so did Geraldo. Well, Geraldo's did not work. We went back to exchange it, after my grandson called to asked if we would have to pay a second time for the same game because the first CD did not work. I do not know what he planned to do if they had said yes. I told him, we would not have to pay, but; he wanted to be sure. (lawyer material) So we went. They went into the store and came out with a CD that had a great big circular scrape on it. We were still in the parking lot, so I told them, "Go back and exchange that thing!" They went back and it was done right away.. My grandson learned about trade today. Buyer beware!
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I went to pick up Geraldo from the Texana workshop he attends, and his ex-girlfriend planted him a good-bye kiss. Two other girls, also with Down's syndrome, giggled and laughed. Gerald's friend said, "He's my ex-boyfriend." More giggles and laughs. Then she sees me and says, "She's my ex-boyfriend's mother." More giggles and laughs. Good thing Geraldo had taken off to get his stuff, so he was not here for this. He would have been embarrassed. This young lady is usually very quiet and even moody when her mom is around. But, at the workshop, she is on her own. Away from prying eyes and comments. She felt free to express herself and make jokes, and entertain her friends. She looked absoluately different than at home. Wonder what Geraldo is like when I am not there.?
I went to the diabetes class and learned a few things I had already found out and some confirmed my suspicions. One was that if you eat fats your sugars go up and stay up. Boo Hoo! So what is good without fats. Actually, fats are poison for diabetics. I had a bad experience once with 2, mind you, 2 tamales. I hardly ever buy other people's tamales, but this time I did. I ate those tamales and my sugar readings stayed up for at least 3 days. I became suspicous of fats then. The class confirmed my suspicions. The other is that you can have sugar, but in limited amounts only. Well, this I had always done. One more thing I learned is that milk has carbs, and so do strawberries. All the berries do. So you cannot chow down on strawberries, thinking it is just a fruit. Go easy on bananas and watermelons, too. Now, veggies, you can gorge yourself on them anytime of the day or night. O yeah! What fun. A salad and water party. Go easy on the dressing or skip alltogether. Chocolate does not raise your sugar fast, but all the juices do, especially orange juice. Eat an apple or an orange , rather than drink the juice. Your sugar shoots up and you miss out on the fiber with juice. The same holds true for all fruits. Eat fresh, skip the juice. Keep some orange juice on hand in case your sugar plummets and you need a fast sugar pick me up. It can happen. Do go easy on the starchy veggies, like corn, peas, beans, rice, squashs, and sweet and white potatoes. Check your sugars all the time with the sugar monitors. Learn your A1C. My A1C is 8.9, which means my sugars have been on an average around 210 more or less. Not good. Normal is 80 to 120. See your doctor every three months, your dentist every 6 months and your eye doctor once a year. Follow your doctor's orders. And exercise!
Today I went to turn in my report of my community service to the municipal court. Hurray! Wow! Courts do a booming business all the time. Judges and court clerks will never be out of business. Take care. Shalom ArchivesNovember 2011 Chapitag |
I have been interested in the Bible for many years. I have been saved by Jesus Christ since the age of eleven. I am now sixty-seven. I did not study the Bible until the birth of my Downs Syndrome son, Geraldo, when I was thirty-five. Only in my LORD could I find comfort and consolation. So, I pray there are like minded souls out there. Leave a comment, no matter if you have positive or negative thoughts about what you read.
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