HAPPY DAY

Such a positive day today.  Spod has a doctor for this weekend who, according to the nurse he had today, is a bit magical at finding just the right mixture of pain meds and nausea stuff.  She tried all new stuff, except for the morphine patch.  She added a couple of new things to the mix and it seems to be working.  I phoned his nurse tonight and he said that Spod basically slept right through to eight thirty from when Amanda took him upstairs this afternoon.  That is so good…he really needs to make up for the crappy nights he has been having.

When Spod phoned me tonight he sound really good.  His voice was much stronger and he told me he was going to go right back to sleep.  The doctor also told me that as soon as he gets the tapping done, either tomorrow or Tuesday he can come home!  They will connect me to the hospice people, apparently an amazing resource for at home care.  So I think things are definitely looking up a little.  We will also have a diagnosis tomorrow or the next day, not that that will change much.

When I got home from the hospital I spent a portion of the day cleaning out my desk and getting, finally, to the mail.  I am learning, the hard way, it is not good to ignore mail.  But going through mail, stacks and stacks of it, a lot of it angry mail, aint no fun!  (shovel list)  Its a lot like, maybe even worse, than running errands…that is at the very top of my shovel list.  I.   HATE.   RUNNING.   ERRANDS.  One day I will post about that.  Or maybe I already have but I will post again.  Its that horrible it deserves a second post.

Tonight Aryn and Bradley took me out for dinner. We had a wonderful time and lots of good food.  Monte went to a movie with Emily and Austin.  It was that one that filmed that kid from the time he was little to now…when he is older.  Can't remember the name but you probably heard of it.  All three of them said it was just a terrible terrible movie!  But it can't be worse than Her.  Now that was bad!!

Anywhoo…I am off to chair.  I am getting creeped out by the number of giant flying things whizzing past my ears and landing on my body parts.  I desperately need a screen on my wide open window.   TTYL

HAPPIEST LITTLE FAMILY EVER

MEETING GREAT GRAMPA FOR THE FIRST TIME

PROUD PAPPA

PHOTO BOMBING AUNTIE SHANNON'S PIC

AND THEN HE JUST GOES TO SLEEP

BEAUTIFUL AMANDA HELPING GRAMPA

THREE GENERATIONS…ONE MISSING!

BABY CHANGING TIME

WHEN SHANNON WAS REALLY LITTLE, SHE AND HER SIBLINGS STAYED WITH US A WHILE.  WE TOOK THEM TO THE AQUARIUM AND IN THE GIFT SHOP WE BOUGHT EACH OF THEM A LITTLE GIFT.  SHANNON'S WAS THIS KILLER WHALE.  SHE HAS KEPT IT ALL THESE YEARS AND SHE HAS LEFT IT WITH GRAMPA FOR GOOD LUCK AND COMFORT.  WE WILL MAKE SURE SHE GETS IT RETURNED TO HER AFTER.  SUCH A SWEET MEANINGFUL MOMENT AND GESTURE.