Just realized it's been a couple months since I've updated the blog! Whew, time sure flies when you're having fun, or doing lots of yardwork, or just pretty much living your life:) Cleo and I love this time of year..Braves baseball games and time to start doing yardwork and making things look all pretty for all the gawkers driving by. It's so fun to be outside and getting fresh air and exercise while actually accomplishing something.
We got new neighbors last Fall and they are really great people. It's really funny because Danny (new neighbor) and Cleo seem to have this "unspoken competition" going on about whos yard is greener, has less weeds, who gets their fertilizer on first, etc, etc, etc. They help each other cut down dead trees, borrow tools from each other and just generally get along really good. Most of you know that Cleo isn't a really big "People Person", so this is a big step for him...LOL:):):) It's nice to have them next door and really nice that they care as much about their yard as we do ours and it's really nice to have friends for neighbors:)
We put up a pergola on the back porch and stained the concrete. We bought some new patio furniture and it's so nice to sit out there in the afternoon and evenings and have some shade. That was our big project for this year and I'm glad it's done before the weather starts getting really hot & humid. Next year, we'd like to terrace the backyard and make a large flower/shrub/bush garden with stairs going up into the back woods. We've put in a few azalea bushes and hibiscus which add a little color to the yard, but that will probably be it this year...the rest will wait until after the project next year. It really has become the hobby we both love and can do together...yardwork, hmm who knew?? If you'd have told me 10 years ago this would happen I'd have certainly bet against that:) All of which brings me to the next subject: Cleos' health.
We saw his Nephrologist today for the first time since right before his transplant. It's now been 15 months since the transplant and he will alternate visits every 3 months for the next year between the Transplant team and his Nephrologist. We certainly LOVE the Piedmont Transplant Team, but we also really Love his Nephrologist, Dr. Khan. She is awesome and happens to be here in Newnan, which is just so much more convenient than going up to Atlanta. His labs all looked good and she's very pleased with how stable he is and that there haven't been any rejection episodes and really nothing adverse since his CMV scare last Fall. He continues to have lots of energy and feels wonderful. We are both so thankful for such wonderful doctors and all their staff...say what you will about big corporations buying out practices, hospitals etc., and I know many who don't care for Piedmont and their practices, but we have had nothing but really great experiences with them. We are excited that the Newnan hospital is now a Piedmont Hospital and are very excited for the new, state of the art hospital which will be opening here in just a couple weeks. They have a 10 year plan in place to bring many more top notch physicians and services to our area which will do so much to boost our local economy. We are believers in Piedmont!!!!
We look forward to lots more baseball...and yardwork, but check with me in July or August about the yardwork, my guess is we'll be hating in by then, LOL;) Happy Spring Y'all
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