I DON'T GET THIS DISEASE

Today seemed like it was going to be a bust.  When I eventually arrived at the hospice he seemed so out of it.  Joan Jan Frank and Russell were there and Bill was wanting OUT!!  So we called the nurse and she and I took a half hour or so and cleaned him up and got him into a sling and into the wheelchair.

  The nurse taught me how to do it.  So often there isn't a care aid to help but if a family member is able bodied, we can help.  So she taught me how to get him cleaned up, dressed properly and into the sling.  Then she showed me how to lower him into his chair.  Not an easy job with a 6 foot two, big boned, helpless guy.  By the time we were through I was sweating like a stuck pig.  

 I pushed him all the way through the hospital to the atrium where everyone was waiting.  We weren't there very long when Bill needed to go right back up to his room for personal business.   Jeez!  So reverse process and soon he was all clean and back in bed and totally out of it.  I felt bad for his visitors.  They had to leave for their ferry and April and I took the opportunity to go to Emily's to visit with Dorothy and Jocelyn and new baby Ainsley.  What a beautiful baby she is!  So smiley and happy.

And then Monte, who had come down to meet the new wee one in our family, and I went back to see Bill.  And we found him sitting right up and wide awake and even able to project his voice a little.  I couldn't believe it!!!  He had drunk ALL of his broth, and he drank a ton of water.  He wanted to see more pics and I had brought my lap top.  And get this…he asked for some ice cream.  We sent Monte off and he came back with a little container of his favourite…strawberry.

While we flitted our way through Copenhagen, Stockholm and St. Petersburg, I spooned ice cream into him.  He ate most of it!  I couldn't believe it.  At one moment we think he isn't going to make it two more days and then we have an evening like this and it feels like he is getting better…which I know isn't possible.  An awesome evening.

Then we came home to a lovely clean house.  April had organized and cleaned.  She was cursing and swearing though at the amount of dog hair on the floor…she has vacuumed every day for the last week and still had to vacuum up three foot high stacks of that crap.  I do believe she is beginning to see why I DO NOT like that stupid dog.

Another good good thing happened.  I was walking down to the coffee area to get Bill a fresh cup of ice water.  My phone rang.  And it was the real estate guy, Dale, calling with an offer.  So I sat right down and with a couple of phone calls back and forth, a couple of counter offers etc.  I finally ended up accepting an offer of 145,000, cash, closing on Nov. 15th.  YAY!!!  One more thing off the list.  It sold at a real loss for sure (dumb b-tch) but I can write off that loss on income tax this year.'

I am totally falling asleep here.  My head keeps falling over.  Its late, past my bedtime.  Sorry this blog has turned into something of a downer…but eventually I will have it back up and happier again …  one day.  And I just realized I completely forgot to write about the weekly challenges!!!  Tomorrow I will see if they are worth listing! TTYL

ALL TKEN WITH MY IPHONE 4…CRAPPIEST PHONE EVER