What Did You Do Today?

[gja1000]

YAY! They called back today and said mom COULD do the hospital rehab. HUH? Oh well, it's a great unit. We got her moved down there this afternoon and I think the care is going to be fabulous! Two of my former students were RNs there, one was her evening nurse and the other admitted her. Anytime we needed something, someone was there immediately. The floor where mom was transferred from was not so good. Sometimes you had to wait quite a while for someone to answer the call light. I'm really happy that she got to stay at the hospital rehab, everyone says it is very very good.

[Lindsey]

I'm glad your mom got to stay in a better place Gayle!

Last night we took Layla to the SPCA for their Howl-oween party She won best costume!!! She was a fairy princess on wheels Her prize had a bunch of big rawhides and bigger toys, so I think my parents' dog will be getting most of it Scott and I checked out the adoptable dogs, and they were all bigger dogs. There were two that stole my heart. All these other dogs were jumping and barking and there were two mastiff mixes in two seperate kennels, that just sat there and stared up at us with big sad eyes I wish I could have brought them home but they are just too big, or at least WILL be too big when they're fully grown. They were beautiful dogs though, and I hope someone adopts them soon!

Scott went to a Halloween party and slept on his friend's couch last night, while I came home with Layla. He's on his way home now. It's been quiet around here with just me and Layla She's curled up snoring on the couch right now and I'm doing laundry and paperwork for my new job!

[Janet]

Gayle I'm so glad things are working out for your Mom and that she gets to use the hospital rehab, especially since you're so confident in them.

This morning Rick and I went to Menard's in Lafayette and purchased a new front door and a new screen door. The one we have has been on the house since we built it in '76. I never did like the door and some cold air was beginning to come in so we just bought new. I'm so excited and anxious to get it put up.....hopefully before winter, but knowing my husband.....who knows.

Ricky had to work so he didn't get to go with us. We waited until he got home and then went out to eat. I got the catfish curls and jalepeno/creme cheese poppers and it was so good. Also drank 2 1/2 really cold BudLights too. I ate way more than I should have and I'm stuffed.

Now it's time for bed but wanted to check in here first.

HEY JUDY.......are you getting that snow I've been hearing about in New York?

[gja1000]

Hi Everyone, I'm wondering about Judy too! I hope she is doing well.

Janet, we need a new storm door. We have a pretty front door on our new house, but there isn't a screen or storm door so we can't draw a breeze through the house. We found one that we want, but just haven't had time to get it yet.

I ran errands and worked inside and outside of my house today. WHEW! I am so far behind on everything. The house is just a mess - I've been so busy all I've done is sleep here. LOL! I did laundry, cleaned the kitchen and picked up other rooms, but still have a couple to go. I had to get some fertilizer on the yard - this is about the last week to do it, so I got some and put it on with my John Deere . Then I had to water and I am STILL watering. Due to the drought, we are only supposed to water before 10:00AM and after 7:00PM on Wednesdays and Saturdays. I put the fertilizer on this morning and so I've been watering like mad this evening trying to get everything wet down.

I ran up to see Mom, but only stayed for an hour. I just had too much to do. The nurses said she did good with rehab today. She is still having a really hard time, but I guess it will improve!

[Janet]

This morning I had a lot of small odds and ends to do and got them all accomplished. For the first time...Ricky had to open and close the store by himself today as the only manager there. He did have two employees but my little (lolol) boy was in charge. I'm so proud of him.

Rick stayed in the garage most of the day...so I did my odds and ends and then started with laundry...got it all done too.

As a bus driver we have to have an annual safety meeting. This year, instead of having a big meeting, all Indiana bus drivers watched the 5 videos and took the 5 tests online. I did a couple of the tests yesterday, but finished up the last 3 today. I passed all three thank God.

I really like the big meetings and seeing all the different bus drivers from our county, plus a few other counties too. This was nice too, in the privacy of my own home....with dogs barking!

Tomorrow Rick and Ricky work so I will have the day to myself. It's fall break and we get Monday off. I will be doing some running though, have to have my brothers sign some papers the lawyer gave me and turn them in, go to the bank, stop by Mom's for mail and then pick up some prescriptions. Guess I'll be a little busier than I thought.

[gja1000]

Janet, sounds like you will have a busy "day off". But it is good to have a day off to get things done!

Gary and I ran errands today until almost 2:00PM - we didn't get started till 10:00 because someone :roll eyes: "slept in" (and that would NOT be me). Then I put together a stew for the crock pot and laid on the couch for a little bit before going out to eat and then over to see mom.

The nurses said she did 100% better with transferring today so that is good news. She looked pretty chipper!

[Tiramisu]

Gayle, glad your mom's progressing.
Janet, You'll need a day off after your day off.
Lindsey, Layla is so lucky.

Friday, I got my new pickup truck, left it at my house and drove the Tahoe to Jeff's. I babysat Katey while they took Abby and Sarah to a school carnival and a Halloween party. Katey's at that cute babbling age, so it was so much fun. Love her smile.

They drove me home today and stayed only about an hour before taking off back home. They're taking over the payments on the Tahoe. I like it alot but it's just too big and I need a truck now. I plan to stop tomorrow and get some landscaping stones and trees to plant.

It was a fun weekend and I'm not too tired, but another day off would be great.

[DianaB]

Did we just pass a weekend??? We were sooo busy!!! We had hayrack rides on Thursday and Friday. I think that we have one more this weekend then we're done.

Glen and I got up early on Saturday and drove to Lawrence to watch Kiley run for State. There were soooo many people!!! Kiley ended up in 45th place out of 97!!! We thought that was pretty good!! She had looked over the route the day before and she said that it was a hard route.....lots of hills!! She's just a freshman so I'm sure that we'll be going again before she gets out of high school!!

Then Glen and I went to Target.....well, I should say that I went and Glen sat in the car!! I guess that while I was inside Glen had an incident with a man that was parked in front of us. I had pulled in and parked 1/2 inch from his vehicle and he let Glen know that I had hit his car!! Glen let him know that we HADN'T hit his vehicle but he backed up.....and checked.....and found a small mark!!! Glen said that if you believe that then we need to call the police and see what they think!!! I guess he had his wife and small daughter with him and he could tell that she was embarassed. Anyway he ended up leaving.

Yesterday after church we took some friends out to eat! Then I came home and worked on Karlie's costume for Halloween. We had found a little lion costume for Dean and I already had a Dorothy costume.....but it was way too big so I had to do some alterations......and pinning!!! Reuger got to be Toto!!! The church had a Trunk or Treat where we played games and passed out candy to the kids. I dressed up like a Queen!! It was fun.....I had found a costume dress at our thrift store so I finally got to use it!!!

Today is finally a NORMAL day!!!! Amy is sick though. So far Glen and I have missed it!!

[Janet]

So far today I called my brother Jerry and he and I went and ate breakfast together. Then we went to Mom's house and he put the water pump on the camper so it would be set before the auction this weekend.

I had to have him sign some papers for some stock Mom had so I called Brad and he joined us at Mom's to sign his papers. Of course he came....he's getting money. I went to the bank, took the papers to the lawyer and then went to Wal Mart. Needed to get my prescriptions and some more glucosomine. While there, I found 3 long sleeve tops that I liked and each were under $10. Also had to buy a new mouse for my laptop since my other one died.

Rick texted me and said he got transfered from the collision body shop to the used car shop. He's not happy. It's because he's older and can't work quite as fast as all the young pups they have working there. He'll probably end up with a pay cut which is gonna hurt us pretty good. Even though I no longer want our marriage, I still feel bad for him. He had to put up with some crap from his younger co-workers, basically making fun of him. Not sure of all the details of the transfer until he gets home this evening. He was hoping he could retire from there, but he may have to try and find something else. Jobs just aren't out there, especially at our age.

Have today off for Fall Break. Did get a lot accomplished, so the rest of the day is gonna be easy.

[Tiramisu]

Weird work day. Having lots of attendance problems with my girls. Their managers come to me complaining, so I've got to figure out how to correct it again. I've run out of options.

Stopped at chuys and left to get quick hugs from Laura, Chrissy and delaney when I saw that they were in the area.

I'm excited that Jeff is coming this weekend to try and finish my house repairs. Then, I can start the yard. Woohoo

[DianaB]

Sorry about your problems at work, Sandy. I hope that things get better. It will be exciting to get all of your home repairs done so you can move on to other things.

Janet, It sounds like you're coming along on getting all of your Mom's things settled. I know that you'll be glad when it's all done.

Sorry about Rick's job. You would have thought that they would have talked to him before moving him into a different area. Bummer.

Gayle, I'm so glad that your Mom was able to stay where she was at and I know that it's reassuring to know that you have friends that will be watching over her. It sounds like she's doing really well with physical therapy.

[gja1000]

Very tired this evening. Gary had a routine appt with his kidney doctor. His kidneys are not doing so well. We thnk it is because his heart doctor changed his heart meds last month. So, we changed them back today and I hope that helps. The kidney doctor used the "D" word - dialysis. Gary is not there yet, but inching closer. I hope the med change will reverse that "inching closer" trend.

Mom continues to do well. I found out today that when she is ready to be discharged from rehab, the nurse from her assisted living facility will come to rehab and do an evaluation to see if she is ready to come back to her apartment. She will need some help, for sure, and the assisted living facility provides help, but she must be able to do some things on her own. I sure hope she is well enough to go back to her apartment and does not have to go to a skilled nursing facility for an interim stay. I'm sure she'll be fine in 5 more weeks when she can bear her full weight on the leg. Until then though, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

We had a flat today on the pickup. It was sitting in our driveway, thankfully. We have roadside assistance (for when we pull the travel trailer) and it covers our vehicles too, so we just called them to come change it for us. Our driveway is sloped somewhat and it was going to be a little tricky getting it jacked up. We figured that we pay for the service, we might as well use it.

[Janet]

Gayle, I pray Gary's kidneys improve with the med change. I wouldn't want anyone to go through kidney problems...it's not always easy.

It's great your Mom is improving so well. She must be a strong woman like her daughter.. As long as she continues to do her therapy she'll probably be able to out run me...lol

Rick isn't really liking the new position at work. He's working on nothing but trade-in vehicles, not his favorite thing to do. I wish he could find something else, but he has done vehicle body work since he was 18 so not sure what else he could find.

Had the dogs outside in their area yesterday and kept hearing them barking. I would yell out to be quiet, but it didn't do any good. So I quietly took a peak outside to see what they could be barking at and it was the kitty. She was pacing in front of them since they were behind a fence...lol....so funny. She knew they couldn't get her so she just pranced around teasing them...lol.

My brother Jerry is having the pacemaker put in today. I'm so nervous I'm half sick. His wife and two daughters and son-in-law are with him and will call as soon as they know something. I saw him yesterday, hugged him and told him how much I love him. Jerry just isn't in the best of health and it scares me so bad. They told him he would be staying overnight.

Cleaned out my garage a bit yesterday and loaded up some things to take to the auction. Things I just wanted to get rid of and couldn't think of a better way to do it. Not really anything to donate, but like they say "one man's junk is another man's treasure".

The guy I have doing the auction is a wonderful auctionneer. I've known him for a long long time and use to date his brother John. I know he'll do a great job. His wife Beth has been in at the house separating some things and putting like things together. Hopefully it will be a good sale, but we're not looking to make much, especially since they charge 25%. Oh well, there is a lot to get rid of and this is the best way to do it I guess.

[DianaB]

I've been sick. I woke up yesterday aching and hurting all over plus running a fever. Dae Lynn took Dean over to Tammy's and she watched him so I didn't have to worry about him. I ended up sleeping most of the day. The flu's been going through the family and I'm the last to get it so we're done!! Today I still ache and have a headache but am a lot better but I'm still taking it easy.

Glen was watching Dean this morning while I took a bath and he had a phone call.......well, Glen can only do one thing at a time so he didn't pay any attention to Dean. He got a whole box of Chex and dumped it ALL on the floor of the living room!!! Ornery little guy!!!!

Janet, I'm sure that you're so busy this week with the auction and all. I hope it all goes well and you have great weather!!!

Gayle, it sounds like your Mom is doing well. I know that she has the best of care with you watching over her......and the same with Gary!! I know that you and the doctor are keeping a close eye on Gary's kidneys and other problems. You're a good wife and daughter!!!

[Janet]

Today I went to Mom's to see if I could help do a thing and most was already done, so I came back home. Had to go to a bus driver meeting today so they could tell us they fired the transportation director and a bus driver. They both are married with kids that attend our school and they were having an affair. The TD has been married 20 years and has two teen daughters and the driver has been married about the same with 5 kids ranging from 2 - 17 years of age. They had been the gossip for quite some time. So now the drama is over....I'm so glad they are gone.

Tomorrow is the auction.....hope it goes well.