Monte's Journal

Well another week gone,I did get my appointment changed so that Brenda can go with me.That saves me trying to remember what all the doc has to say and then relaying it to her and maybe getting something messed up.This way she can hear first hand and can also give some input into the conmversation.I might also add that I forget half of what I need to talk to him about because of the brain injury and being tired and in pain.

On another positive note ,I was out looking for something to take pictures of yesterday and found a Windmill right in my old neighborhood.And get this "it is made of wood,not the whole thing but the super structure is wood and the fan blades are made of tin.We have been looking all over the place and had almost given up on finding one.And to top things off it has an old wood wagon and the wheels are even still on it,its old but together they add to each other.I know that the wind mill is newer construction but the wagon actually looks like it could be about 80 or 90 years old,it has the old steel bands around the wheels and the spokes look very dry rotted.Gives the whole picture some character.If I ever learn to down load them on here you can see for yourselves.The pictures that I do have on here I had to have Brenda standing there telling me how to do it every step of the way and now can`t remember how to do it.One of these day`s when she isn`t to busy or tired I will ask her to show me agian and then I am going to write it down so that I don`t forget(well at least I will have the instructions to lead me through it).

Tomorrow I am going to take Brenda to the windmill and take more pictures.Have to keep my hands busy so that maybe I will be able to forget about my pain for at least a while.Some one told me that I need to try and stay busy doing something that I like and I do like taking pictures and being able to share it with Brenda.I don`t know why we didn`t do this sooner.I do know a lot of places to go and take pictures and we do enjoy being together doing it.Now if we could just make a living doing it that would be great.I have told Brenda that I think that some of her pictures coulf have been on the cover of Wildlife mag`s but she just thinks that I am biased.I really don`t think that is the case because I have had friends over and they have told me that they would like to buy some of her stuff that she has had enlarged.Her instructor did tell Shad one of her fellow students that she has the eye for it .By the way she got a 4.0 in her photography class this last term,so I think that she is a whole lot better that she thinks.Most of her class didn`t get but in the 3.5 range.

Well just thought that I would share what I have been up to and some of what Brenda is also doing.I hope that you have a great weekend without pain.