I Love a Challenge....

Started the New Year having breakfast with the Mr...it's been a blessing to have him still. Last year was quite the medical challenge for him, and a mental/physical/emotional challenge for me. I have 2 reminder quotes I say to him. The first is when he starts getting 'antsy' and I think he's about to do something really physically stupid is ''I did agree to the for Sickness & in Health'' but I did not sign up for Stupid! The second ''go ahead and do whatever you want...your insurance is paid; I have my widow/single plan ready''.

In 2022 I'm challenging myself to be better at this Blog thing. So post #2 of 2022 = Go Me!

I went for my first walk of the new year yesterday 2.2 miles for the #FrostyFeetWinterChallenge that my timing group partner is putting on...Timing group?? Partner?? you ask? Yep, I'm continuing doing race photography with Bob Baney/RaceRise and am listed on race bibs...How Cool Am I??

#meatlessMonday starts Jan 3rd, menus for Mondays already planned out. Meals like loaded baked potato, veggie soup, chili made with Morning Star Crumbles, tomato soup & grilled cheese, broccoli cheddar soup [xtra broccoli of course], veggie pizza, huge mixed salad, Morning Star veggie burgers, mushroom stroganoff, beans & rice, side salad nite, baked cauliflower, veggie potpie, there's so many options.., you just need to look and get creative!

My 'race' challenges are many...my main goal is to get back to at the very least a 16ppm walking, then work toward a walk/run high 14ppm/low 15ppm. As I mentioned 2020.1 was a mental/physical/emotional challenge playing nurse wife. But I'm coming back! I've already signed up/paid for multiple race events, and though it may take all of 2022 I Will compete & complete all of them and get back to where I was before. I may be the last walk/run person, but know this, I will finish... #challengeaccepted 

#nospendchallenge this challenge for me pertains to limiting un-necessary trips to the grocery store, I have plenty stocked up for monthly meals and 'treats' and setting a cash budget of 125$ monthly for any necessity's aka milk, bread, eggs, fruit, veggies. You can find lots of no spend challenges on social medias choose whatever works for you. **this amount does not include the boys canned & dry food**

#sinkingfundschallenge I will be setting up 'envelopes' for my extras as well as indoor/outdoor projects I want to do this year, all in I think I need around 3500$--4000$ set aside, more on these later! 

#cleansinkchallenge challenge should actually say no dishes left in sink, this challenge will be difficult, the Mr does put some items in dishwasher, and as bad as I hate doing dishes you would think I would be better at making sure the dishwasher was loaded, I. Get. Lazy! Yep even Me, but hoping to have this become a habit. 

#nosnackingafter7pchallenge I made this one up...in order to 'loose' some of the Virus weight, I'm gonna try and not snack after 7pm. Sort of a fast[?] challenge? We'll see...I do Love a good snack before bedtime.

#hikingchallenge Ahhh this challenge is going to be my favorite! With the right bundling up I plan to hike as much as I can with my Tuesday Casey County Explorer's group, then hopefully get in some hike with the Thursday Sauntering (women's hiking & kayaking) group... and yep may just be adding kayaking to my adventures this year!

Tell me what's in store for all of you in 2022? Any challenges?

Do you have any goal miles planned? How about races? Tell me what you're training for?

Have you tried Meatless Mondays, does your family enjoy them?

 Hug's, Kisses, Run Safe Wishes!

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2022 Please Be Good To Me....

 

Anyone else doing a word for their Year?? No..?..Just Me..?..

Well, here's mine...

I will Try to.....

• be more healthy
• be better at saving $
• continue learning the word of Jesus our Lord and Savior
• be more active
• lose the Covid weight
• reach Goals with walk/running [striving for 16 walking PPM]
• complete challenges, [fitness, no spend, clean sink]
• get home projects done, [re-paint, re-do both bathrooms, new bedroom carpet]
• be a better Friend
• a better Wife
• a good role model
• be involved with my community
• comment more on others blog posts
• read 15 books this year
• limit senseless Social Media time
• be a better Ambassador/Influencer
• declutter from top to bottom
• get published in the paper
• to be in touch more with out of state family members 
• BLOG on a regular basis!

As I've said before this year has been my 2020.1--

     Early January my Stepdad aka Papaw passed away.

     Covid-19 still an issue, but things & life became manageable.

     I sold my Indiana house, was accused of selling out from under 'family' that was in it, [I have documents to prove otherwise].

     The Mr had 5 surgeries in 7 months-I almost lost him twice! Though he's better now there's a lifetime of rehab work for him to do.

      OMICRON virus is now rampant, but apparently symptoms are like when you have the Flu or a really bad cold??

     Thanksgiving was a bust..,trying to be nice/accommodating for the other In-Laws/Out-Laws I had planned to do my meal on the Sunday after. The Mr and I even ''donated'' our Turkeys we were gifted for volunteering! I was so upset about not having everyone here, I'll even admit to tears shed while in the shower....That's okay though, the Mr and I ended up going out for our own belated Thanksgiving meal.

     Christmas was planned for the 25th with dinner at 4pm....The Kid tested positive for Covid, and the G'kids well, 1 was still sick, and 1 [volunteered?] worked. I already had a 'come to Jesus' talk with myself and cooked everything I had planned, delivered food to the Kid and oldest G'Kid along with gifts, contacted other G'kid about what time she got off work so we could at the Very Least see her for a few minutes, we even decided to drive to her house. She didn't show up. 

     And so here it is - A NEW YEAR -

               I'm only going to have HIGH EXPECTIONS for ME!

                         So, 2022 BRING...IT...ON...!

 Hug's, Kisses. Be Safe Wishes!

12-20-21 Happy Homemaker Monday

With December almost over let's try and work on being better at this Blog thing... linking this up with the host of the Happy Homemaker Mondays, Sandra over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom. 

The Weather...

    

What I'm reading...

    Heather Graham's  I picked this up at the Boyle County Extension office while volunteering for the local Covid clinic...

TV Shows this week...

    Not sure what we'll be watching...lot's of reruns. We have several movie's recorded so maybe those.

Menu Plan...

    Not planning on much,

        Monday: we have dinner out with friends tonight,

        Tuesday: GOP Christmas gathering tomorrow night,

        Wednesday: ??

        Thursday: we have Wreath Lighting at 5:30pm (they do this every year for those that have lost a love one during the year...this year we have Papaw aka Carl my Step Dad.

          Friday: 7pm Christmas Eve service at Church, maybe soup of some kind before we go.

          Saturday: Christmas dinner here, not sure if the girls are showing up...Thanksgiving was a complete bust so who knows🤷

Goal/To Do List...

    Write up 2022 project list--maybe price shop.

    Walk 2 miles a day...Frosty Feet Challenge starts Jan 1 (I signed up for 100Miles min), and I need to be ready/trained for HOF race coming up..😬..not sure WHAT I was thinking...

    Update the blog with recovery info on the Hubby...(horrendous #nursewifeduties I should get a degree for patience).

Around The House... 

    Basic household chores.
    Laundry,

Project this Week...

    Look for new recliner for me, tried Big Lot's today...BIG 👎 everything they had was either too big, or also swiveled.

From the camera....

    

On my prayer list.....

    All those in Western Kentucky still grieving lost ones and working on the devastation from recent Tornado's 

Bible verse, Devotional....

    God's word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. {Psalm 119:105}

   Hug's, Kisses, Be Safe Wishes 

                            

My year - 2020.1 Femoral surgery part 2

 You Can read Part 1 Here.... As I said it's been a long year thus far.

Coming home on that Saturday then after exhausting myself doing miscellaneous chores with next to zero sleep I began thinking about what life would or could be without the Hub's..?.. It was then that I decided I needed a plan for the What If moment 'if'' it came.

Was I prepared to manage on my own..?..

Do I know what bills are coming in..?..

What about yearly expenses..?..

What about home upkeep/repair expenses..?..

My car is paid for but What if I need a new one, could I afford it..?..

I needed a Single Plan..!..

I don't want to be one of those blubbering widows that don't have a clue as to what to do. Will I be sad? Of course! This man is the Greatest. And I truly want to spend many, many more years together. But I'm going to be realistic too. 

The next morning [Sunday} driving to the hospital I called my SIL...I explained what I was getting ready to see her Brother...and hopefully she would understand my stand point. The 1 1/2 drive gave me plenty to time to organize my thoughts. Time to emotionally prepare myself. Physically I was Tired...and felt it deep into my bones.

I arrived and thankfully he was sitting up and much more coherent, but still bed ridden due to both legs having surgeries. We found out he had MSSA so was also hooked up with a PIC line for Antibiotics. We talked for a bit, filling in the gaps he couldn't remember from surgery until now, nurses came and went, then I told him I wanted to have a frank discussion with him. It started like this---

"I Love You..deeply-truly Love You but since you are determined to make me a widow Much earlier than I want to be, I will be making a Single plan. It's been over 20yrs since being totally single and I need to learn How to do it again. It sucks! But I need to be realistic and prepare. And It Begins Today. I'm mentality, physically, emotionally Exhausted. I will be here every morning but I'm not going to spend 6-8hrs at the hospital like I did the other 4 hospital stays and then drive 1 1/2 hrs home and try to get every day household maintenance/chores done. I hope you understand." He said he understood and knows that it was a lot for me, and that he Loved me More!

We talked some more, he asked me to call a few people to let them know what was going on....and I said No much to his surprise. I promptly handed him his phone and a charger and told him No I'm not making any calls. If you want people to know how you are call them yourself or not it didn't matter to me I'm tired. 

When lunch arrived and everything set up, I grabbed my purse ready to head out when I seen his shocked face! He asked if I was going downstairs to eat lunch? Nope..I'm eating when I get home. Gave him a kiss, asked if there was anything he needed and told him I would call later to check on him. Mind you I cried All. The. Way. To. My. Car. and All. The. Way. Home!

I did the same thing on Monday left at lunch time...again Crying all the way to my car, and on the way home.

And on Tuesday left at lunch time....cried to the car, sit there for a few minutes and told myself to Suck It Up! Then went Home.

Wednesday left at lunch time, didn't cry.

Thursday left at lunch time. didn't cry.

Friday I was just about out the door when the floor nurse called me, looking back our convo was a bit amusing...

Nurse: Ms Cline?

Me: yes this is she

Nurse: your husband says you've been leaving early all week?

Me: umm yeah {was he telling on me?}

Nurse: well I do want to let you know, Once we get your classes set up this afternoon, your Hubby is being released later today.

Me: Oh OK...Classes??

Nurse: yes Ma'am, you are to go through Diet/Nutrition - Silver Sneaker PT - PIC line/antibiotic training - Wound Care.

Me: Hmmm😕

I made it to the hospital and the very first thing he asked was ''did the nurse call you?' Yep she did I replied back.... He says..ok good I didn't want you to have to make another trip back tonight....LOL, well it's a good thing you did have her call 'cause I wouldn't have came back tonight, you would've had to wait until after I finished working at my race tomorrow morning.

Then we waited, there were multiple Dr's that need to sign off for his release. I did my 'classes' acing the heart healthy diet [he's been on that for years], Silver Sneakers piece of cake - been trying to keep him active for years, Wound Care??not my first time people [4 previous surgeries]..PIC line - Whoa Nelly! Nope !! Nada!! Zilch !! not ME!! Do you know where that goes too? and Are You Crazy!! Ya need to be calling in Home Health and I do Not care how much it is to have them..., This #nursewife Will Not be messing with PIC lines.

I'm closing Part 2 here, next I'll post about being home....

My year - 2020.1 Femoral surgery part 1

 With the way the year's been going for me I've decided this is year 2020.1 for me. It Still SUCKS!!  OMG This Mr of mine! My last post was August 11th [ you can read about it HERE ] since then we have had another ordeal with his femoral artery...during the week of my last post he ended up not feeling the best, kinda puny, a bit of cough. But then he started running a bit of a fever and finally told me he had some drainage from his ear. So there we go with Alka Seltzer Cold & Flu for a couple of days..and he slept All. The. Time! I kept asking him about going to the Dr or ER and of course he said NO! Finally, after having chills so bad that heating pads, wearing sweats to bed, and multiple heavy winter blankets he wanted to go get a Covid test...he was so adamite that he needed the test 'before' going to the ER....😒 guess what ? He finally decides to go, the very first thing they do is give him a Covid test!! This man is driving me beyond Crazy. We wasted 48 hours..2 whole days 😖! He was there the entire day...we find out he has an infection at the wound site, a embolism, and a possible aneurism, finally the ER Dr decided to call his surgeon[6pm] and AirVac is called to transport - It. Was. THAT. Serious! Off I go to get the cats fed for the the night, grab a snack and off I went. Louisville is 1 1/2 hrs away from me at the speed limit (I made it under)...but not under enough to be able to see him before surgery.

I was the only person in the surgery waiting room, the nurse stayed for a while, I finally convinced her that she should go home and be with her family. Then I waited....and waited. 4 hours later the surgeon came to tell me how the surgery went. To my surprise the very first thing he asked was What in the world did he do?? 😧umm what?😧 It wasn't an easy surgery...the Doc had to 'harvest' veins from the right thigh to 'reconstruct' the left side femoral artery. So. Many. Thoughts going through my head...I decided then and there That Was It!  I'm putting both feet down HE WAS GOING TO PAY ATTENTION !! Once he finished I asked how soon I could go see him and if the recovery team had my number to call me back, to my surprise he said I wouldn't be able to see him, the Doc put him on a ventilator and said IF he made it through the night I could see him the next morning...to go home and rest until...morning...😲

I'm not sure if anyone else has had that remark given to them but I was In Shock! I sat for a minute or so then went to the car. The whole time I was in total disbelief, WTH happened? How did this happen? I sat in the car and cried..then cried some more😭. Again it's 1 1/2hrs to home..I told myself I could do it I had pets to tend too and needed to get things around for the next day. On the way I called to update the Kid and LOST IT! To the point I had to pull over from sobbing...and then again I pulled over sobbing...It. Took. Forever to get home 4 times I had to pull over. Finally I was home, fed the cats, rinsed off, put together a light lunch ate a spoonful of PB and went to bed around 1:30--1:45am... tossed and turned then got a call from the hospital around 3am. The Hub's was doing ''OK'' and whatever numbers they were monitoring they decided to wing him from the ventilator...he was 'stable'. I was told I could see him later that morning. Still I tossed and turned. 

8:30am Saturday off to Louisville I go. He's groggy [rightfully so] and confined to bed due to surgeries in both legs, on pain meds every 4 hrs. He was able to realize & acknowledge me but he was a bit different...you could tell he was scared this time. Then came the Infectious Disease Dr, I was ushered out of the room while they put a PIC line in and started antibiotics...STRONG antibiotics. He had MSSA in the bloodstream which meant I wasn't allowed to be there very long, had to wear protective wear, and wasn't allowed to get very close in general..😨. WTH !!

It was then I really wanted to Scream at the top of my lungs...Now I'M Mad at the Hub's! Why in the world was he trying to make me a widow??

On the way out again I'm sobbing...all the way to the car...while waiting in line to leave...on the way home. I called the Kid again to update her of course sobbing, then called the SIL. Once I collected my self I headed home. I mowed the yard, did the weed eating, started laundry, fixed myself a light dinner and decided then IF the Hub's was going to me a widow I'm doing a 'single plan'. And That's what I did.

I'm stopping here...but there's so much more that happened so bear with me....another update coming.

  

Priority Changes coming....

Lawd Have MERCY it's been a While...again, sorry 'bout that. Let's play a game I call catching up! Since last time blogging I've worked the inaugural Rainbow Run..what an Amazing race event. they raised just over 10,000$ BEFORE the race even took place. And talk about the most fun ever! They set up pop-up tents for shade, DJ music, pizza, BBQ, West Sixth Brewery brought beer, and OMG---FIREBALL shots, Woah! PARTAY!!

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Last weekend I had the honor to work the inaugural Blazing Blue Devils 5K--it was so much fun to interact with XC runners, and you could see just how much they respected their Coach! Unfortunately I missed the local Coach Plummer 5K, maybe next year. 

Also I went with the Kid to her half-marathon in Morrow, Oh. There's nothing there to speak of, but talk about a Great turn out for a race. They also had a 10K going on. 'Ol mom even scored a race shirt..Win! 

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I took the Mr for his first after surgery follow-up. They took out 60+ staples from his incision, and though he's not under any major restrictions our discussion driving home about continuing to take it easy until his next appointment in a couple of weeks...yeah that went in one ear and out the other...[sigh]. Though he's not back to doing much physically he's still made it to check things out at Church, went to Senior Citizen's Center, and is at the beckon call to the elderly [surrogate Mom] lady who in my opinion is taking advantage of him. 

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August 1st I decided that I was going to attempt to get back into doing what I want to do, I want to get in mileage for upcoming races, I want to re-join in hiking with my group, I want to complete a couple of home projects, I want to work on controlling Stress Eating...I Want...I Want...I WANT !!

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This all for tonight...

Hugs, Kisses, Be Safe Wishes!

 

2 weeks of -- well you know what!!

 My last post was Here, July 15th...little did I know that the weekend after this would have me in the throws of the beginnings of saving the Mr's life until EMT/EMS made it to my house....my house looked like something you see on a crime show. Blood was from the bedroom, to the bathroom, down my hallway and finally into my dining room where I was able to get the Mr to Sit Down. The thing will bleeding and the Mr is he kept lifting the rag to 'see' if the bleeding was stopped or easing up...Geez Oh Pete the BLOOD was POURING from his femoral artery! I had to lay on his leg with all my body and talk to 911 on speaker. Oh and the thing with having Great Friends in High places...the 911 dispatcher is the daughter of one of my friends so while we knew not to say each others name, she called her parents and they checked on me ASAP! 

The Mr ended up being in the hospital for 10days...10 Looong Days.... once I finally was able to get him home I posted this info...

#nursewifelife Home Edition!! That's Right. . We are finally Home !

I can't thank everyone enough for All The Thoughts and Prayers, my apologies if I haven't responded to you who have called/text/FB msg... here's the run down of the past 10 days (day 1 he was in ER)

1548 miles driven (@bobbie087 drove on first night),

6 gas fill ups,

27 hrs driving,

80 hrs visiting,

2 breakfast while driving,

1 breakfast out,

6 breakfast at home,

9 lunches & snacks packed to eat when hubby ate his lunch (first night he was in ER),

8 simple dinners at home,

1 dinner out (?who can afford it?),

Worked a race on Saturday,

45 Hours slept,

Every day chores were done, grass mowed & trimmed, cats fed and their needs met, cleaned blood from carpet, scrubbed blood from bathroom, hallway and dining room floors.

Tears cried .. BUCKETS !!

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Now we are home with Home Health [requested by me] and PT three times a week. They came and did an assessment, PT left instructions for walking and exercises and appointments to return...has he done them 😏 not really, says it hurts to much, and I'm sure it does. But sometimes you need to hurt before you're healed...Right? I don't know, but what I do know is I'm Tired! I'm trying my best to be supportive. I'm trying to make him understand there's 'Other people that can take care of things. I'm trying to Understand why he doesn't realize We. Are. Older! it's going to take time to bounce back and resume normal activities. Next week we have 3 different Doctor appointments as follow-ups from his surgery and stay in hospital, we'll see what they have to say and go from there.

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Oh Well! What I do know is this...August 1st I will be getting back to my walk/run schedule, I will be scheduling time to get my 'to-do' list items completed, and that includes Blogging on a regular basis. 

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After talking to a couple of friends, the Mayor, a Magistrate and Judge Exec [again friends in HIGH places] they made a point to mention the 911/DFD/EMT/EMS/AirVac during meetings, I told them I was going to send a letter to our local newspaper,  the screen shot below is what I sent along with the social media posts thanking those who helped me. My letter was published 7/30/21

 

Until next time,

Hug's, Kisses, Be Safe Wishes.

So far this week.....

😏

When you run out of time on Tuesday...I discovered by accident a really useful Tip to share. You know how after you slice into a head of iceburg lettuce, and store it for later  it turns 'brown'ish'? I was fixing a salad a while back, after taking the outer layer off the head of lettuce I decided to use it on the bottom of my cut head...more than anything it was because I was busy and didn't want to take time throw it in the garden. 

well guess what??? I was fixing another salad a few days later and when I lifted the head out to cut 

I notice the sliced side wasn't as 'brown'ish' as it always had been before ..and it seems like the head lasts a bit longer in the fridge. Win Win!!

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Earlier this week I linked up with Sandra for Happy Homemaker Monday, there I shared this list-updates in Red..

Goal/To Do List...

Update budget/Banking--Done, including sending off several donations

Email Race Directors--Done, and added 2 more RD's to my contacts list for races [the daughter' gonna be busy]

Radio Segment update--Race Promos & Updates Complete!

Work in Garden--Picked a few cherry tomatoes, sweet banana peppers & regular size tomatoes [bring on the     BLT's]

Burn Brush/clean up back patio--Not yet, will still try and get done before Monday

Volunteer for Hope Center Recovery running group--Rain cancelled Me, I think the group ran but since it's an hour   away and at night I really don't want to drive in it.

Take youngest G'daughter to cheer practice--Tonight! Actually can't wait to finally be able to help out, I'm only the   Foster/Proxy/Surrogate G'Ma but have been in her life from day 1...

Race Photographer for 3K this week--Happening Friday evening, it's going to be so Great to see all my runner   'Kids'

Contact broker/title company about selling out-of-state house--Done Deal! it's been a Loooong time coming and   requires a post all it's own LOL!

BLOG!! -- Working on post #2 of the week #GoMe

Laundry--Is it ever really truly done?!?

Mow & Trim--It's been a Rainy week so mowing hasn't happened yet, though it's nice & sunny today I'm hoping for another dry day tomorrow to work outside.

What ''wasn't'' on Monday's list was the Walk/Run plan to get minimum of 8 miles [7 completed so far], the un-expected trip back to the Big City [1 1/2 hr one way] for pain Meds since the Mr hasn't followed his post-op/discharge paperwork, 2 trips to the grocery since I Can't Seem To Remember Grocery List., and binged watched Chicago Fire, and started my fall/winter pantry/freezer/sundries restock list.

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Weather tomorrow is supposed to be dry, but hot. I'll get yard work done then head to Crank & Boom 3K to do race photographs. Saturday I'll be hiking with my church group then maybe head out to the park for Kentucky Dock Dogs  competition [Go team #GrayGhost], Sunday is the installation for our new assistant church Pastor Catherine DeMoss. 

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Stay tuned....I'll do a Weekend Wrap-Up post Sunday evening.

Until then:

Hug's, Kisses, Be Safe Wishes!

Happy Homemaker Monday 7-12-21

 Linking up this evening with Sandra, our host, over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom.

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The Weather...

   Hot days with rain Monday & Tuesday

What I'm reading...

I ended up not reading as much while in the waiting room last week, instead I did some work from my Tablet, 

TV Shows this week...

   Luckily I have a few movies recorded that the Mr will be interested in, on Tuesday ION channel has another Chicago Fire marathon so will record most of them for us to watch, otherwise I'm a anything RH junkie on Bravo...

Menu Plan...

[in no particular day order]

   Grilled Chicken Breast

   Grilled Pork Loin

   Spag

   Meat Loaf

   Frozen Pizza

   Dinner Out

Goal/To Do List...

   Update budget/Banking

   Email Race Directors

   Radio Segment update

   Work in Garden

   Burn Brush/clean up back patio

   Volunteer for Hope Center Recovery running group

   Take youngest G'daughter to cheer practice

   Race Photographer for 3K this week

   Contact broker/title company about selling out-of-state house

   BLOG!! 

   Laundry

   Mow & Trim

Around The House...

   Basic daily house cleaning: make bed...sweep [I swear these cats are molting]...clean kitchen...litter boxes...

Project this Week...

   Work a few hours re-organizing upstairs efficiency apartment,

   Clean bedroom & office carpets

Todays Motivation...

   

Thought for the Day...

   This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. [Ps 118:24]

Hug's, Kisses, Be Safe Wishes !

Busy Three Day Wrap-Up!

Wednesday--Thursday--Friday

A week ago we had a failed surgery attempt on the Mr's left leg, resulting in a more 'in depth' surgery this week...

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Norton Hospital 'pre-op' team were thorough, and didn't hesitate to explain what they were doing and who would be coming in next... 

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we were there later in the day so I packed Lunch, snacks, water & a couple books.

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I was told the surgery could be 2ish hrs IF no complications. 1hr20min later the Dr gives me a call and is pleased with the surgery, said he would be in recovery then head to ICU (pre-cautionary)

Once I physically seen, talked, and touched Mr I headed home.

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as like most hospital procedures they want you up and moving as quickly as possible, PT showed up and went through all the plans and motions, since this is something we've been through before it took no time to complete the walking and exercises, they were impressed and signed off giving Mr the OK to walk as many times he wanted or could handle. OT (occupational therapy) also came in (forgot her pic) and signed off as well. 

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 I took his phone home with me so he could get some rest after surgery...

Geez!! catching up on ALL..The..Phone..Calls..!

Though I do appreciate those that texted, social media posted, emailed, & calls giving their Prayers getting caught up took a while, LOL. He really didn't take much pain meds while I was there so I asked him to take one and rest but then the nurse came in and told us he had been transitioned 'down' and would be going to a regular room. Once he was moved and had dinner I went home (another late night).

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The next day He was waiting for me in the hall so off to walk (PT) and we ended up enjoying Annie's Healing Garden,

So soothing, quiet, and relaxing.

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We got back to his room in time to have a 'Picnic' lunch together, we talked, watched some TV, checked social media. Thinking Mr was going to stay another night we were Very Surprised when head nurse Carolina brought in discharge papers....

she removed the last IV port--it was huge! and in his neck of all things! And away we left.

There's still lot's to do for his recovery, of Course walk, do his exercises, NO driving yet, only sponge baths do to having a 'blood ball', empty and record drainage of ball, and no lifting until follow up appointment in a week or so. I know all of this is going to be hard on him, he wants to be busy, go to gym, work at the church etc. I'll be shocked if he makes it a week!

Getting a good night's rest and ready to enjoy the weekend!

Hugs, Kisses, Be Safe Wishes!