J's Cafe Nette

I have been scarce around the computer for the past five weeks. We have a new puppy and I’m working on training her to be a good dog, but it sometimes gets frustrating when she goes outside and comes back in, goes into the bathroom, scoots and pees on the floor. The one good thing is it’s tile and not carpet, but she doesn’t like rain and it’s been raining over the weekend. We finally put an umbrella over her and it seems to have done the trick. Our goal is to have her completely potty trained by January 1. We’ll see.

I’ve had old age ailments bothering me also. The usual back problems etc. For the past week and a half I have had excruciating headaches every day until it put me in bed Saturday and Sunday in a quiet, dark room.

No amount of nasal spray, tylenol and motrin would take it away. I finally bit the bullet and called the allergist last night and was prescribed a Z-pack which was made in Mumbai, India. I was also told to get a sinus flush system. I’m not sure that’s the right word, but you put water in a provided bottle, put in a saline solution, put the nozzle in one nostril, squeeze gently and the water and gunk comes out of the other nostril. You repeat for the other nostril. She told me to do this everytime I feel a sinus infection coming on.

My nose is clear, I barely have a headache right now and I think I’m on the mend. I have made an appointment to see my allergist next Monday and on the twelfth I see my regular doctor for my every 3-4 months exam for diabetes. Hopefully my triglycerides will be coming down to manageable levels, as I have tried very hard to watch what I eat.

Sue was laid up for six weeks with a broken foot and just had the cast removed in time for her husband to have the bursis sac removed from his elbow on the dominant side. Never a complaint from her, though. She’s a real trouper.

Things are pretty quiet around here and we want to keep politics off the page at least until the new president takes office and makes a big mistake, or more likely, Congress goes off its rocker.

I hope you all had a very happy Thanksgiving and will have a very Merry Christmas even if you get no gifts. The biggest gift of all was given to us all on the first Christmas. No toy or gadget will ever top it.

We will be giving to our children and grandchildren and to families who wouldn’t have food or gifts for their small children if not for the help of others. How I wish people would treat every day as Christmas for these people.

Send a card of thanks to our military; it means a lot to them. I had the address and misplaced it so maybe Sue has it and can give us the information. If you happen to be at an airport and see a military person in uniform take the time to shake his or her hand and thank him or her for serving this wonderful country to keep us safe every day.

If you feel so inclined, send a note to President Bush and thank him for keeping our country safe from terrorists for a bit over seven years now. You don’t have to agree with his politics, but we can’t doubt the fact we have not been attacked since 9/11/2001.

Send a note to the future President Obama, and wish him well in his administration. Let him know you will be praying for him just as we should pray for all our elected leaders.

I heard a sermon last night about King Solomon’s son ascending to the throne when Solomon died. His mother was a pagan and worshipped other gods. Within five years of his taking the throne Jerusalem’s Temple was robbed and the goods taken away. Instead of fighting for what was God’s the new king substituted the pure gold for bronze.

Ask our new president to fight for the gold and not settle for brass. And we should all do the same.

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