What's everybody doing today?

[Bacpacker]

More prayers headed your way AH

 

[Amish Heart]

They must of worked, because I just got husband's compression socks on with no wrinkles. Ha.

 

[Weedygarden]

Husband is grumpy, was hoping for the endoscopy this morning, because no food or drink before it's done, and it's showing at 1:00, but it is subject to change, so he's hoping. Wow, amazing how many times people come in this room and turn on the lights and do something with him all night long. Not sure if I slept or not. Hoping we go home tomorrow, but not being said till after we see how he does with the procedure.
I've been grumpy, too, Patch, and need to snap out of it because it does no one any good. I feel like I've aged ten years this week. And had to let go of being the Christmas person...gifts, cards, food, decorations, baking for neighbors, the school programs, all that stuff. Those things aren't happening this year, so it'll just be. And it'll be fine.

I'm not close to where you are, but I see a dog close to you at 1:00. If I can do anything for you, I would be happy to.
You are probably eating cafeteria food, but there is a Las Delicias less than a mile from the hospital, a branch of the place we have eaten at together. It is actually the first one and the rest came later. It is in the area where all the condos were built after St. Luke's was torn down. It is crowded and often a challenge to find parking there, but I could do a pickup for you from there.

 

[Amish Heart]

Yep, eating cafeteria food...just finished a sandwich and salad. Bummer that husband will probably be on a limited soft food diet after this procedure, so we'll have to pass on the mexican food. But it does sound yummy, thanks, Weedy.
Grabbed the cafeteria food, went shopping at the gift store for the son and daughter at our farm for Christmas. Ha. I'll have something to wrap for them anyway. Just waiting. They took husband early for his scope, and they'll bring him back to the room after recovery.

 

[LadyLocust]

Yep, eating cafeteria food...just finished a sandwich and salad. Bummer that husband will probably be on a limited soft food diet after this procedure, so we'll have to pass on the mexican food. But it does sound yummy, thanks, Weedy.
Grabbed the cafeteria food, went shopping at the gift store for the son and daughter at our farm for Christmas. Ha. I'll have something to wrap for them anyway. Just waiting. They took husband early for his scope, and they'll bring him back to the room after recovery.

At least if they took him early, there's a chance you can get going for home today - right?

 

[LadyLocust]

I'm not close to where you are, but I see a dog close to you at 1:00. If I can do anything for you, I would be happy to.
You are probably eating cafeteria food, but there is a Las Delicias less than a mile from the hospital, a branch of the place we have eaten at together. It is actually the first one and the rest came later. It is in the area where all the condos were built after St. Luke's was torn down. It is crowded and often a challenge to find parking there, but I could do a pickup for you from there.

That's an awesome offer - wish we were all closer so we could somehow help out

 

[Amish Heart]

Nope, no chance today. He responds bad after procedures, he's high risk. So how he does after recovery and tonight determines whether we can go home in the morning. Cross your fingers! Hoping for at least a 91 oxygen level on him in the morning. Looking at the time, he should be heading into recovery. I have to sit in this room. Mother in law keeps calling and driving me mental with theories. And wants to know what's taking so long. She needs to cool her jets.

 

[UrbanHunter]

I'm in one of those complain if you hung me with a new rope kind of moods... I've been banking on an end of year bonus to help pay down some bills. I checked payroll and discovered that I got an in-grade promotion instead of the end of the year cash bonus... For me to come out ahead on that deal I need to work 3 more years... I think I getting strung along..

 

[Amish Heart]

Oh, man, sorry Urban.

 

[LadyLocust]

Nope, no chance today. He responds bad after procedures, he's high risk. So how he does after recovery and tonight determines whether we can go home in the morning. Cross your fingers! Hoping for at least a 91 oxygen level on him in the morning. Looking at the time, he should be heading into recovery. I have to sit in this room. Mother in law keeps calling and driving me mental with theories. And wants to know what's taking so long. She needs to cool her jets.

I will cross my fingers, my toes, my eyes, my T's, dot my I's, and probably send up a prayer as well.

 

[Amish Heart]

He's doing well now, so I'm hoping we're out of here in the morning sometime.
Wing and a Prayer, Pearl.
The somewhat strange widowed neighbor way down our road that raises sheep just called. Couldn't figure out where we were. Guess she hadn't talked to the other neighbors. Said our old dog had claimed the doormat, so no one could leave cookies. Afraid he'd eat them, and he would.

 

[LadyLocust]

Today is/has been a lot of hurry up and wait. Oy!

 

[Amish Heart]

MIL is freaking out thinking he might be leaving too soon ha ha ha
And asking me if she should fly to Yoder to help out NOPE. She's 90.
They're just putting on another bag of IV antibiotics. Should be switching to tablets soon after.

 

[INresponse]

Soooo, new BF Goodrich snow/mud tires on the truck for only $1400.00, but they look super aggressive and should be awesome for all weather conditions including ice and sandstone rock crawling. They are rated awesome for rock crawling but I doubt I will be doing that in my giant Dodge Ram MegaCab. Done with work until next week Thursday, unless the boss calls me for Wednesday if a bunch of stuff gets dropped off between now and then. Tomorrow night I have a VRBO cabin on the mountain for me and the GF so we can get the heck out of here and away from people and interruptions for a couple days.
Pretty sure she will be exhausted by Saturday afternoon and I should be very relaxed. That's all I gotta say about that.

Sunday - Wednesday I hope to be working on my Avalanche to get it prepped for my son to drive. I am hoping both boys get to visit for New Years.
Aside from that.....
May all ya all have a safe and Merry Christmas.

 

[Haertig]

MIL is freaking out thinking he might be leaving too soon ha ha ha
And asking me if she should fly to Yoder to help out NOPE. She's 90.

Sounds like she is scared, worried and wishing she could do something to help. She may not be capable of flying out to help, but the offer probably came more from the heart than from the brain.

 

[sonya123]

Got a lot done yesterday, baked cookies, made Indian for lunch, did laundry, cleaned the house and then we had a bonfire in the backyard and had eggnog and cookies
we talked about all the trips we had done in the past and if we were going some place now where would we go, both husband and son decided Greece, I would go to China ( I know, not really possible now but if it was before covid and general crazyness)
Today I am baking pies and one more batch of cookies

Talked to my dad yesterday ( he called and sent me some money, hope it gets into my account...have to call bank and check today) . He is not doing well. He sounded terrible, has a miserable cold. And for the first time I got the feeling his mind is not functioning as it should . He was insisting that his nose was running because of his blood pressure pills, but when he described what other symptoms he had it sounded like a cold. He did go to the doctor and that is what they told him ( not covid, not flu) . Sure hope he improves, he is supposed to take a train to France tomorrow to visit my brother for Christmas. I feel bad I can't do anything for him

 

[UrbanHunter]

I'm feeling much better after 2 days of fever and chills... The shots I got on Wednesday really did a number on me... It was bad enough that I fired off a nasty gram to to doctor including a picture of the shot sites (still swelled up after 2 days). Basically I said that I would prefer to never get another shot from their nurse.... EVER!

I may still be grumpy... But I'm better than I was...

Today I and the wife are going to the eye doctor, we both have appoints back to back, that will be fun, neither one of us being able to see....

 

[Pearl]

I'm feeling much better after 2 days of fever and chills... The shots I got on Wednesday really did a number on me... It was bad enough that I fired off a nasty gram to to doctor including a picture of the shot sites (still swelled up after 2 days). Basically I said that I would prefer to never get another shot from their nurse.... EVER!

I may still be grumpy... But I'm better than I was...

Today I and the wife are going to the eye doctor, we both have appoints back to back, that will be fun, neither one of us being able to see....

Glad you told the doc about his nurse, he needs to know!! Who is driving home from the eye doctor??

 

[Pearl]

Lunch with the wild 93yr olds today! Just a couple of small "I need this done before Christmas" jobs today. Spending time outside in the sun with Buddy and Bear this afternoon!! Probably too muddy to mess with firewood. Hopefully just an easy afternoon!!

 

[UrbanHunter]

Glad you told the doc about his nurse, he needs to know!! Who is driving home from the eye doctor??

My seeing eye dog will be driving us home! Nope, I'm just going to use the force!

 

[Amish Heart]

I'll be using the force, too, to navigate thru Denver. So, May the Force Be With You Today, Too, Urban. Met with two docs and AOK to leave today, but not till after Respiratory Treatment, IV out, and pharmacy delivery, and I get him dressed. Took a load to the truck in the parking garage, got out his nebulizer and inverter. Rearranged things for his trip...O2 ready, also. Went to the cafeteria and got stuff to bring for lunch cuz we'll be on 70 in western Kansas where there is nothing much. Bought some "bougie" coffees from downstairs to have during our wait. Now just waiting.

 

[UrbanHunter]

I'm glad to hear you are getting out of there @Amish Heart ... I hope you have safe travels home.

 

[backlash]

We are going to drive to our Son and DILs house.
So far the mountain pass is OK but it can change fast.
We do this every Christmas so my wife can see most of her family.
We have a party on Christmas Eve and drive home Christmas Day.
I would rather stay home but it's important to my wife so I go.

 

[Amish Heart]

OK, respiratory therapy done. Waiting for IV out and pharmacy. Got his compression socks on finally. I really hate putting those things on him.

 

[Magus]

Wake n bake.

 

[Weedygarden]

I'll be using the force, too, to navigate thru Denver. So, May the Force Be With You Today, Too, Urban. Met with two docs and AOK to leave today, but not till after Respiratory Treatment, IV out, and pharmacy delivery, and I get him dressed. Took a load to the truck in the parking garage, got out his nebulizer and inverter. Rearranged things for his trip...O2 ready, also. Went to the cafeteria and got stuff to bring for lunch cuz we'll be on 70 in western Kansas where there is nothing much. Bought some "bougie" coffees from downstairs to have during our wait. Now just waiting.

So good that you get to go home today! If you have a 10 hour drive, you will probably be driving home in the dark, but maybe staying overnight somewhere.

 

[LadyLocust]

I'll be using the force, too, to navigate thru Denver. So, May the Force Be With You Today, Too, Urban. Met with two docs and AOK to leave today, but not till after Respiratory Treatment, IV out, and pharmacy delivery, and I get him dressed. Took a load to the truck in the parking garage, got out his nebulizer and inverter. Rearranged things for his trip...O2 ready, also. Went to the cafeteria and got stuff to bring for lunch cuz we'll be on 70 in western Kansas where there is nothing much. Bought some "bougie" coffees from downstairs to have during our wait. Now just waiting.

Yay! I agree ~ Safe and efficient travels.

 

[LadyLocust]

Cleaning today!
The good news: MIL won't have to sleep on or under boxes of photos (that were on the spare bed).
The bad news: My dining room is now a disaster!
Going room by room - getting there.
Will measure out ingredients for deserts to bake Sunday. That will eliminate the search for ingredients, measuring, and putting away. All I will have to do is mix, prep and bake. I'll have plenty of other things to do and am hoping to make it to church also.

 

[snappy1]

So glad you are headed home @Amish Heart !

I walked and then took my friend to the bigger town shopping.
Taking it easy today.

 

[Bacpacker]

Glad you are heading home Amish. Safe travels.
Urban glad you are feelin better. Hope your dog is a good driver