Larry C's big day and other doings

Larry C. had a heart attack on Sat. the 26th about noon. He's OK now. He was out mowing the lawn and went back in the house, dizzy, and told Sandy he didn't feel good. Sandy says that he then proceeded to make funny noises and his eyes rolled back and she called 911. Ilwaco Hospital or the aid car, unclear which, found him in fibrilation, about 250-285 beats per minute. Meds didn't stop it, so they applied the paddles and brought him back. They then shipped him to a hospital in Portland, Emmanuel something, where he had an angiogram yesterday. Angiogram was clear. This am, doctors were to decide whether to treat him with drugs or implant a pacemaker/defibrilator. We will talk with Larry at 6 tonight and find out what happened. He was resting comfortably at 6 last night.

Happy birthday wishes to Frank, Emma and my mom. We celebrated yesterday with a Caribbean party complete with rum punch, pina coladas, pineapple and coconut, and jellyfish!
Chels and MJ did the decorating and wore grass skirts and leis, as did Frank and Emma!! We made good use of the new blender, a C present from Erin and Erik, and the panini press, last year's b present from F and V. Pictures next post, I'm positive.

Razor clam tides this weekend, 4th and 5th, at Copalis. Tom is thinking of going down and digging with Cliff.

The Doings, as Veronica calls it

Sunday April 6th was Angelo's 5th birthday. Angelo is our "Italian" English Springer Spaniel, he is beautiful but not very well-mannered when the girls come in the house. He is positive they have come only to see him and he gets a little over-ecstatic. But Happy Birthday, Angelo. We have suffered thru many epileptic seizures with Angelo, so his having made it this far is a miracle attributable to pet meds! Angelo got his spring haircut on Thursday, "pictures at 11".

On Monday both the male and the female loons appeared. They are so big and so gorgeous in their spring plumage. They are still here enjoying the good diving (loons can dive to 300 feet we read!). We also have a pair of Mallards, they alternate between the estuary out front, the drainage ditch out back, and the pond in the Cox's field! They have stayed around for a couple weeks. Last week we had a pair of white swans on the jetty; very gorgeous, but I didn't get to see them fly away. We have innumerable Eagles, one young mottled Eagle that perches on the roof 2 doors down, and many Osprey, terns, seagulls, and Golden-eye. Wednesday we had a Greater Yellow Legs calling to us and searching the lapping water for special treats. The Grebes were singing last evening, it was still 70 degrees at 6PM. We don't have very many Grebes yet, but I love it when they sing. We will have a Grebe songfest about the first of June, or the first warm evening.

Wednesday I went to Jake's in Snohomish for breakfast with the SHS Class of 61 crew. Ginger brought her neighbor Nadine who quilts and Sarah's daughter Monica joined us. Monica is working in Redmond, volunteering, and hoping for a part-time position soon. And Saturday, Sandie had a few of us over to celebrate Rita's birthday. It was a big one, ending in 5! Ginger, Sally, Dede, Rita and I had a wonderful little party. Betty was at a wedding and Sue couldn't come. We think Diane is in Arizona at her sister's. Happy Birthday, Rita!

Next week is Sandy C's birthday on the 15th. Scott will be celbrating his on the 16th in either Louisiana or Arkansas. And, we leave to visit Pat and Allison in Coulee on the 17th, after the Mille Cugini meeting on the night of the 16th. We will again be celebrating Pat's birthday (on the 20th), his 51st this time!!! April is quite the birthday month!! Buon compleanno to all!

Ciao for now!