Visiting Family in New York
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
Canada
June 8, 2017 8:03am CST
My Dad built the house I am in right now, with the help of friends who knew what they were doing. In 1953.. My sister owns it now but before she and her husband moved in they made the house bigger and more open concept. It is lovely and I know my parents would be proud of the way it is now.
I decided to visit because there was an illness in my extended family and I am in between cataract surgeries.
I visited the person who is ill and am so glad to find a feisty woman who says this new cancer is not getting me this year, I want another year.... I love her positive attitude I've known her for years and she is a fighter.
While here my sister and I organized our camping stuff, it's piled in the garage, I have a bit more at home I forget to bring but the next time I come here it will be a few days before we camp, so glad the work is done.
We planned two weeks of menus and made shopping lists, we might just buy it now and freeze what needs to be frozen, pack up everything else and save the fresh food for just before we leave in July.
Looking forward to camping.
Right now I am more than a little behind here on myLot but I will catch up as soon as I can.
I go back to Canada on Sunday and my next eye surgery will be on the 15th.
I hope everyone here is having fun and enjoying what is going around you.
I am loving the weather, first rain and now nothing but sunshine. 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
8 Jun 17
Enjoy your self and rest your eyes between cataract surgeries!!!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
9 Jun 17
Thanks, I still have drops three times a day for the eye...
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill 8 weeks or until the bottle is done, whither comes first.
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@divalounger (6118)
• United States
16 Jun 17
Enjoy! This sounds like so much fun! I will be thinking about you and your eye surgery--my husband's family is from up near Conesus--and I have never been but your picture looks similar to what their homestead looks like--
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@divalounger (6118)
• United States
16 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate Wow--so are you feeling ok?
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
I grew up in the Saratoga area, your hubs family was close to the Finger Lakes...its a gorgeous area of NY with so much to see. I hope you get to visit someday. Had my other surgery yesterday, all is well. Feeling good and love the brightness of the new lenses.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
17 Jun 17
@divalounger amazing well but heading to bed, I'm tired now...
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
17 Jun 17
@rebelann I did have a good time but now I'm home, the surgeries is over and MY eyes are healing.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
17 Jun 17
@ramapo17 The green is beautiful. It was lovely while I was there but we had the air on a couple of days when it was too hot.
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@LadyDuck (472109)
• Switzerland
8 Jun 17
My grandfather built the house where my Mom was born, this was his job to build houses. I am glad that his children have not sold the house, it is empty, but it is always owned by the family. We are having a very nice days, sunny but not too hot.
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@LadyDuck (472109)
• Switzerland
17 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate I am glad that the house of my grandparents is still there. I want to make a trip there and go inside. A lot of memories will come back.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
The family home is our history, I have no idea what will happen to our fathers house when Elaine goes...but she has kids who can rent it or sell it... or she will live forever...
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@just4him (317277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Jun 17
I'm glad she's a fighter and hope she does have another year. It takes a lot of good planning for camping trips. My parents camped and my mother was looking over her lists well ahead of time and getting ready for it. I hope your cataract surgery goes well.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
Thank you so much, all is good, the surgery is over and I am healing. Looking forward to camping and also seeing my SIL again.
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@just4him (317277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate I'm glad the surgery went well. One of these days I'll have it too.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
Thank you very much, I had the surgery yesterday and so far so good with very little pain.
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@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
16 Jun 17
Glad you had a nice visit. Best wishes on the eye surgery. I used to live in Westchester county NY. Where is this house?
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
9 Jun 17
Hope you are having a great time then Paints.
Best wishes for your eye surgery.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
17 Jun 17
@TiarasOceanView I am feeling better every day, I like being back on myLot.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
Thank you, the surgery was yesterday and I am glad its all over but a few more days of recovery.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
8 Jun 17
wonderful that'cha got to go'n visit with yer friend. i'm greatly saddened by her diagnosis, but more proud she's ready to fight the fight. i'll keep her'n my thoughts.
always great to know that'cher gonna be headin' out to the lands ya love 'n do a bit 'f campin', eh? i know ya always've a great time with yer sis 's well's the family that normally shows, lol. save travels back'n forth.
so glad yer sis's yer folks house 'n 've taken such great care with 't.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
17 Jun 17
I am looking forward to camping and when I get to my sister's home I hope to see a stronger Mary but there is no promise when it comes to cancer. Thank you for keeping Mary in your thoughts, me too...
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
19 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate I hope she is strong enough to go camping for a long time. Miracles do happen.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
10 Jun 17
I'm glad you found your relative with such a positive mindset inspite of her diagnosis... be careful with all this work after your eye surgery..., and have a great time camping...
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
17 Jun 17
I am painting and need a lot of stock so I can go camping knowing I will make money while I'm gone. I am happy to say my eyes are doing great!
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
13 Jun 17
Much strength to that feisty woman on her battle @PainsOnSlate ! It's good your plans for camping are done and now you can just look forward to enjoying it :) . I wish you only the best with your surgery!! And you must keep enjoying the sunshine! We're in winter now but thankfully the sun is shining. 
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
14 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate it is very much a part of you. I hope so for your SIL too. Thank you, enjoy your summer.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
13 Jun 17
I look forward every summer to spend time in the mountains sleeping in a tent, I am hoping my feisty SIL will make it a while longer... Enjoy your winter.
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
8 Jun 17
Have a nice time enjoying the sunshine. Rest your eyes before another surgery.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
The other eye was done yesterday and I am so glad it is over and healing well...
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
19 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate Is there a long recovery after that surgery?
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
18 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate Good to know Finally you got it done
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
My dad used to sit under that tree when he was gardening, all that grass used to be his garden, it was huge. I have no idea why the photo showed up on its side but I can't get it to stand up strait...It might be my Dad's spirit playing with me. He was a joker...
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
@luispas and you did it, thank you! Now how do I do it?
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@luispas (1674)
• Venezuela
16 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate Oh this is a sweet story. I'm happy that you have this memories of your dad, I love to remember my dad as a happy and funny guy, just as you do with yours.
I'm sure he was and is still a great joker.
I tried to fix your photo
I'm sure he was and is still a great joker.
I tried to fix your photo 3 people like this
@prashu228 (37521)
• India
8 Jun 17
Enjoy , have fun. Take care of yourself.
Have a great day
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@Juliaacv (51488)
• Canada
8 Jun 17
It sounds like you're in a really good place right now.
With loved ones, and at that stage where you can feel the benefits of the first surgery and get your body ready to heal from the next one coming up.
I hope, and I'm pretty sure that you will, enjoy yourself.
Next week you'll be back to the limited sight and activity after the surgery, but after that, look out!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
I enjoyed my time with my family in NY, and I had my surgery yesterday and it was easy compared to the first - only because I knew what to expect. It is healing fast and I'm sure by mid week next week I will be without thoughts of worry or anything, I will be painting a lot - to stock the store for the time I will be camping....
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@moffittjc (121739)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jun 17
I love the photo of that gnarly looking pine tree! Looks like a lovely place. Hope everything goes well for your cataract surgeries.
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@moffittjc (121739)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate That's wonderful! People don't ever realize how important their eyesight is until they start to lose it!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
21 Jun 17
@moffittjc I discovered I had a yellow haze over my eyes because of the cataracts. It blew my mind when I had the first one fixed, I'd cover one eye and look outside, the new one was bright and clear and beautiful, the one that wasn't done showed the same view covered with a yellow haze. That haze is gone now
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
20 Jun 17
Its over and just came back from my surgeon, last look until August. I can see perfectly!!
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
13 Jun 17
Hey, that picture looks a bit sideways. Did the photographer take if from a lay down position? Just kidding. Hope the eye surgery goes with no problems at all for you on Thursday. Back when my dad had surgery on both eyes for cataracts, he went through the process with ease.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Jun 17
Thanks for the laugh... I have no idea why its on its side, on my computer it is standing tall. I am getting ready doing the drops needed for the eye that was done and the one now that will be done tomorrow. The end result is awesome so far and I have faith that will continue.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Jun 17
@ramapo17 Thank you, tomorrow is my day, i will be happy when its all done and healed.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
12 Jun 17
I spent the week with my sister and we organized our camping stuff and planned our menus, I am looking forward to the two weeks in the woods by a rocky river.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Jun 17
@ramapo17 yes we do, and we sleep on cots, we are too old to handle the ground anymore....
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
13 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate Do you camp in a tent?
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