I want to be the kind of woman that when my feet hit the floor, the Devil says, "Oh, crap!"
Anonymus
Well, I've been busy with my husband and his pressing post surgical needs. Don't get me wrong; I feel that it is a blessing to take care of him because, he has brought immeasurable joy into my life throughout the years. Yes, there have been curses, but they tend to make the blessings that much sweeter.
The work, recently, has been cursed with this weather that reminds me of Hades. It is so blasted hot, well, it just makes me mad. When I read the above quote I thought, "Yeah, that's how I feel!" So much so, that the words began to spring forth with such a force it's hard to figure out what to write about first.
My husband is in physical theray for his shoulder so, I thought that I would join the adjacent health center, because I have to bring him--he is not yet ready to drive. I could stand being a little more healthy. Right now I am using the recumbent cross trainer for twenty minutes a day. Tomorrow, I will have a fitness evaluation and will be assigned a trainer to give me more strength and hopefully more stamina. Also I was informed that I could work on any areas of my body about which I have concerns., (i.e., the ever increasing length of my "wings", my sagging abdomen, those muscles between my thighs that hum a tune when I walk, etc.) I really am excited about the anticipated benefits of my physical condition. Excersize is so adventageous for us on so many levels, not only does it increase physical strength and endurance but, in boosts our immune system, strengthens our bones, and gives us a general increased sense of well-being...
Unexpected company...later...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
We're havin' a heat wave...
If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?
Steven Wright
It's hot; I mean really hot. We are breaking records here. For while it was really cool, for longer than usual. Well, I think the weather is making up for lost time. The forecast for tomorrow is 102. The air conditioning went on about 10:00 a.m. and didn't turn off 'til 9:30 p.m. I know it's hard to believe but, we go to the gym to cool off.
Tomorrow, hunny is getting his staples removed from his surgery 3 weeks ago. It will surely be a help because he will now be able to shower. He is doing better but, for him, not fast enough.
I can't think any more--I'm too hot.
Steven Wright
It's hot; I mean really hot. We are breaking records here. For while it was really cool, for longer than usual. Well, I think the weather is making up for lost time. The forecast for tomorrow is 102. The air conditioning went on about 10:00 a.m. and didn't turn off 'til 9:30 p.m. I know it's hard to believe but, we go to the gym to cool off.
Tomorrow, hunny is getting his staples removed from his surgery 3 weeks ago. It will surely be a help because he will now be able to shower. He is doing better but, for him, not fast enough.
I can't think any more--I'm too hot.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Convalescence....
Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.
Erma Bombeck
He is recovering much better than I had ever expected. He does his physical therapy religiously, he is taking nothing for pain (unbelieveable). The fact of the matter is that he WANTS to get better ASAP. I do find that he is a little too glib in his actions becuse, if he is a little too careless he could do irreparable damage to his shouder. There is a delicate balance that must be achieved to create the optium results. I must realize that my control is extremely limited and that I am only a loving caretaker.
It's HOT outside. The A/C in the hurricane hut is not functioning so Mandy and sweetie-pie are shopping for a new one. Predictions for storms in the Gulf say that there will be few storms (let's hope). When I was younger, I liked storms because we got out of school (youth is self-centred). As I get older, storms make me more aware of how little control we actually have. The only thing that makes us feel better is to prepare. I've been called an alarmist before but, I think under dire conditions, those very people will be knocking on our door.
Erma Bombeck
He is recovering much better than I had ever expected. He does his physical therapy religiously, he is taking nothing for pain (unbelieveable). The fact of the matter is that he WANTS to get better ASAP. I do find that he is a little too glib in his actions becuse, if he is a little too careless he could do irreparable damage to his shouder. There is a delicate balance that must be achieved to create the optium results. I must realize that my control is extremely limited and that I am only a loving caretaker.
It's HOT outside. The A/C in the hurricane hut is not functioning so Mandy and sweetie-pie are shopping for a new one. Predictions for storms in the Gulf say that there will be few storms (let's hope). When I was younger, I liked storms because we got out of school (youth is self-centred). As I get older, storms make me more aware of how little control we actually have. The only thing that makes us feel better is to prepare. I've been called an alarmist before but, I think under dire conditions, those very people will be knocking on our door.
Monday, June 8, 2009
If it's not the cat, it's the dog
About the time we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.
Herbert Hoover
Surgery was a success but, it's perplexing that some people can be told a thing and the next day they'll say you didn't tell 'um. My husband said,"I wish you would have told me it was going to be this painful." What???????????? I told him often that total joint replacement surgery and rehab are extremely painful and time consuming (and so did everyon else) but, as mentioned before, rules don't apply to him. He is on pain medication which causes a slowing of the digestive system and therefore another issue has "popped" out. I told him not to just sit on the john all day but, what do I know? After trying to treat his blossom at home, to no avail, we are seeing another doctor this afternoon. He is soooooooo happy (extreme sarcasm.)
Physically, today I feel really good, thank you Jesus. I received my infusion this a.m. Sweetie-pie came with me and went to the physical therapy department to get some rehab coaching. I was really happy about that.
We are also trying to sell one of our properties. The tenants are a pain. We want to "cash in" so to speak. We got a call from our realtor and said that they don't want to open the house for showing. They haven't even paid all of last month's rent!!!!!!!!! The nerve!!!!!!!!!!! I guess I could get my panties in a wad but that would be just too uncomfortable.
Just when I think things are about to calm down, it's something else--called life.
Herbert Hoover
Surgery was a success but, it's perplexing that some people can be told a thing and the next day they'll say you didn't tell 'um. My husband said,"I wish you would have told me it was going to be this painful." What???????????? I told him often that total joint replacement surgery and rehab are extremely painful and time consuming (and so did everyon else) but, as mentioned before, rules don't apply to him. He is on pain medication which causes a slowing of the digestive system and therefore another issue has "popped" out. I told him not to just sit on the john all day but, what do I know? After trying to treat his blossom at home, to no avail, we are seeing another doctor this afternoon. He is soooooooo happy (extreme sarcasm.)
Physically, today I feel really good, thank you Jesus. I received my infusion this a.m. Sweetie-pie came with me and went to the physical therapy department to get some rehab coaching. I was really happy about that.
We are also trying to sell one of our properties. The tenants are a pain. We want to "cash in" so to speak. We got a call from our realtor and said that they don't want to open the house for showing. They haven't even paid all of last month's rent!!!!!!!!! The nerve!!!!!!!!!!! I guess I could get my panties in a wad but that would be just too uncomfortable.
Just when I think things are about to calm down, it's something else--called life.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
T minus 12 hours and counting....
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
Saint Augustine
Well, I have finally arrived. No worry, no concern, this is totally out of my hands. The only thing I want to be now is loving caretaker. Today, he is wishing he didn't have to have the surgery so, I asked him if he was willing to live with the consequences, which are worsening pain and shoulder immobility. He said he knew but that didn't console him much so I said, "Tomorrow, you will be one day closer to not having any more pain."
He said, "I don't want to stay more than one day."
I said, "If the doctor says you can go, we'll come home."
I don't have to be the bad guy, just a loving wife. Funny how the Holy Spirit took over today and gave me such calm. Prayer works!!!!!!!!!
Saint Augustine
Well, I have finally arrived. No worry, no concern, this is totally out of my hands. The only thing I want to be now is loving caretaker. Today, he is wishing he didn't have to have the surgery so, I asked him if he was willing to live with the consequences, which are worsening pain and shoulder immobility. He said he knew but that didn't console him much so I said, "Tomorrow, you will be one day closer to not having any more pain."
He said, "I don't want to stay more than one day."
I said, "If the doctor says you can go, we'll come home."
I don't have to be the bad guy, just a loving wife. Funny how the Holy Spirit took over today and gave me such calm. Prayer works!!!!!!!!!
Monday, June 1, 2009
T minus 36 hours and counting....
Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day.
Samuel Butler
Today my husband and I had more hospital preparations to do. He had to be typed and cross-matched for one more unit of blood for his surgery Wednesday. We were to attend a little education class for patients who are to receive total joint replacements. He didn't want to go, thinking, of course, that it was unnecessary. I said that I would go alone because I have been retired from the hospital for thirteen years and I wanted to make myself aware of any changes instituted since my departure. A few things have changed. The technology has improved some but basically everthing is the same.
Well, I declare, in walks my husband, espousing how he will be ready to go home the next day (he really is superman, you know) and that, for him all exceptions will apply to all rules. I hope for him that I am completely surprised and his recovery will be as miraculous as he has foretold. I really hope that I will seem like an embecile because the alternative is a cranky, demanding, old cuss. He has no patience with slow convalecense and total shoulder joint replacements are renown for slow recovery. But I keep forgetting that he is a man and real men don't have pain. Silly me...
I will be praying oftener, which is a good thing anyway.
Samuel Butler
Today my husband and I had more hospital preparations to do. He had to be typed and cross-matched for one more unit of blood for his surgery Wednesday. We were to attend a little education class for patients who are to receive total joint replacements. He didn't want to go, thinking, of course, that it was unnecessary. I said that I would go alone because I have been retired from the hospital for thirteen years and I wanted to make myself aware of any changes instituted since my departure. A few things have changed. The technology has improved some but basically everthing is the same.
Well, I declare, in walks my husband, espousing how he will be ready to go home the next day (he really is superman, you know) and that, for him all exceptions will apply to all rules. I hope for him that I am completely surprised and his recovery will be as miraculous as he has foretold. I really hope that I will seem like an embecile because the alternative is a cranky, demanding, old cuss. He has no patience with slow convalecense and total shoulder joint replacements are renown for slow recovery. But I keep forgetting that he is a man and real men don't have pain. Silly me...
I will be praying oftener, which is a good thing anyway.
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