December 17, 2007

  • Chilly Monday

    I heard from Jesse last night and again today.  His uncle looks good and has been given a water retention pill to slough off some of his excess fluids.  The plan had been to do a dialysis treatment on him, but Jesse told me they can't (for some reason).  He said he looked better this morning than he did last night and, over night, he lost 6 pounds of the almost 15 he has gained since he was hospitalized last Thursday or Friday.

    Jesse said, if his uncle continues to be this alert and stable, he might come on home Tuesday or earlier Wednesday, rather than late Wednesday night.  He feels he's said "good-bye" to his uncle and there is no reason for him to stay in Louisiana with us at home alone, the weather being unpredictable, and the holidays so close.

    We're doing fine here.  Stephanie and JanaLyn left this morning.  Stephanie took Luci to daycare, JanaLyn to HER daycare, and then went into work.  She called to ask me for our doctor's phone number.  Seems the manager took one look at Stephanie's cast and said she'd have to have a work release before she could work.  I guess the doctor's office can fax that to the restaurant.

    This morning, after everyone left for the day, I got up from my desk and headed down the hall.  Our home has had such an ever changing amount of people these past few weeks that I was thinking how quiet it was with just Annamarie, Rissy, and me.  Then I noticed someone in the king size bed.  I could see long dark hair hanging off the edge of the bed from under the blankets and partially on the pillow.  I stopped and tried to decide who in the world THAT was and I realized it was Annamarie's "American Girl" doll!!!!  I couldn't figure out who "that person" could be that was sleeping in our bed!  Just when you think you've gotten rid of everyone . . . !!!

    My plan is to wrap up my packages that need to be mailed and get those IN the mail and then try to make it to Sam's to get meat for our holiday meals.  I'll fix a turkey on the 25th (NOT with Thanksgiving sides - just regular potatoes and veggies) and either a standing rib roast or beef tenderloin roast on the 24th.  BUT, with our surprise weather, I'd feel more comfortable having those items purchased and in my freezer now, rather than waiting until later in the week to shop.

    Speaking of weather, the trash men are running an extra trip this week and are outside on the street collecting all of the trees and limbs that fell during the ice storm last week.  We only lost a bush in our front walkway area.  It was a bush that went just above the lowest part of the roof and stayed green year round with red berries in the winter.  I'll miss it.  There's a chance that the stump might grow part of the bush back.  If it does, we'll keep it trimmed back very low (below the window sill) from now on.  This is the second time ice has bent it and threatened to kill it.  I guess water trickles off of the eaves of the house right onto the poor thing and weighs it down.

    I better get moving if I expect to accomplish anything today.  It's a little windy and still pretty chilly.  I'm not looking forward to leaving the warmth of my home to run errands - but things must be done!