It has been a long week and next week will be even longer. I returned home last weekend to see Grandpa after his surgery, all was well. Now he has multiple things wrong and it doesn't look good. I dread the sound of my phone ringing. My mom calls with worse news each time. I hate the waiting. I keep praying, but know that things are not good.
I am in a horrible mood and can't be calmed down. R is doing his best not to piss me off, but M doesn't understand that mommy is not good. She doesn't mean to act like a two year old in church, she's two, duh, that's how it will be. I should expect her to act out and whine when church goes over. She was super for the hour, but when it goes over one hour, she's done. She didn't throw a fit, but she screamed a little. What I don't get is when the heads crank around like owls to see who made the noise. Our pastor could care less, he's used to it, but the stares from the others just does me in. Why do people stare? I try super hard to never look that direction because I know how it feels. I just think it's rude.
M is taking the longest nap ever today, almost four hours. She must really not nap well during the week at daycare. She does take a nap, but it's not home.
I have a ton of papers to grade. I'm frustrated there too. Six out of 30 turned in their work on Friday in one class. They wonder why the don't pass. Gee, let me think. No work, no grade. I spelled out effort and told them to look it up in the dictionary. I should make that an assignment, oh wait, they won't do that either. I want them to be successful and they totally don't try. They want to just pass and expect me to give them the D-. I don't give grades, they are earned. I can't grade what I don't get. My favorite thing is that they keep asking for extra credit. They don't do the assignments, are they seriously going to do extra work? I highly doubt it.
Anyway, I guess I will grade some more papers while M takes her nap and I wait for the inevitable phone call from Mom.
CDR
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
Home again
I went home again for less than 24hrs. to check on Grandpa. He decided that enough was enough and to have the surgery. He had a very serious bowel obstruction and his gall bladder was removed. They should have done this three weeks ago, but he was a poor surgical candidate due to the fact that he's 90. He did super well and is so far doing really well. The biggest concern were his lungs, but he's breathing on his own now, no ventilator. Let's all keep our fingers crossed. The big man upstairs really has a lot to do with this one.
R is home from his tractor pull excitement. My brothers sure made him smell bad. Boys are gross. It's like they are all still living at home and want to stink each other out. Poor R didn't have a chance in that arena. He had a good time though. The first thing he said to me when he walked in the door was "I need a shower and everything needs to be washed, coat too."
LOL
CDR
R is home from his tractor pull excitement. My brothers sure made him smell bad. Boys are gross. It's like they are all still living at home and want to stink each other out. Poor R didn't have a chance in that arena. He had a good time though. The first thing he said to me when he walked in the door was "I need a shower and everything needs to be washed, coat too."
LOL
CDR
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Snow days are here again...
tra, la, la, la, la!!! I just LOVE snow days. Knowing the night before is even the best of all. I know already that I don't have to wake up at 5:30. I know right now that I can stay out of the foot of snow that we are expecting. For anyone who lives elsewhere, they should be jealous. They say that kids love snow days, but it's the teachers who love them most.
In other news, M had a fever last night and all day today, AGAIN. I hate germs. Doesn't the cold kill them off? Then of all things, the ear thermometer needed new batteries. It has needed new batteries for quite some time, but it was still working. Plus, I couldn't get it open to even check to see what kind of batteries it needed. Finally, after R used his jack-knife to pry off the back, we located two large watch-type batteries. What the heck is up with that? Do you think I have any replacement batteries of that kind in my house? I have every other type. You name it and I've got it, but not the 2032 huge watch battery. I know shocking. So off I went to CVS to buy some batteries that were $6. Two, teeny, tiny little discs for $6 plus tax. They get us in every direction. I almost bought the new thermometer that took AAA batteries because I know I'll always have them on hand, but it has taken me 2 1/2 years to train R how to use the one we have. I'm not doing that again.
Super happy thoughts to everyone.
CDR
In other news, M had a fever last night and all day today, AGAIN. I hate germs. Doesn't the cold kill them off? Then of all things, the ear thermometer needed new batteries. It has needed new batteries for quite some time, but it was still working. Plus, I couldn't get it open to even check to see what kind of batteries it needed. Finally, after R used his jack-knife to pry off the back, we located two large watch-type batteries. What the heck is up with that? Do you think I have any replacement batteries of that kind in my house? I have every other type. You name it and I've got it, but not the 2032 huge watch battery. I know shocking. So off I went to CVS to buy some batteries that were $6. Two, teeny, tiny little discs for $6 plus tax. They get us in every direction. I almost bought the new thermometer that took AAA batteries because I know I'll always have them on hand, but it has taken me 2 1/2 years to train R how to use the one we have. I'm not doing that again.
Super happy thoughts to everyone.
CDR
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Caught up...
... for the moment anyway. Being gone is tough. I couldn't believe the amount of grading I still had to do. Plus the grad. work that had to get done. I was only gone for three days to see my family and whew, it has taken me until today to feel like I am above water. I finally have clean underwear and the house is decently clean. The make-up work is done and the tests are graded. Thank goodness for that because grades are due tomorrow.
Not much else happening here. I just seem to keep plugging along. A funny thing though is coming up. R is going with my brothers and Dad to Kentucky next weekend for a....
TRACTOR show. That's right, my city guy with my farm family at the auto show of tractors in Kentucky. Laughing yet? I was, but he really wants to get away and it looks like he doesn't care where. I think it's great that he gets along with my brothers and Dad and they all feel comfortable going to this thing. However, the last time my brothers and Dad took R anywhere, they brought him back drunk and unable to undress. They had also taken him to several strip clubs and taught him how to fold dollars for the girls on stage. Super fun. I told him I didn't care if he went to see the girls, but no wasting money.
I guess that's all that is going on here. We're good and Grandpa is doing better. He will be in the hospital a bit longer and then on to the Medical Care Facility for rehab. He really does have a positive attitude which wasn't the case just over a week ago. I truly believe that he saw all of us grandkids and great-grandkids and decided there was life to live. I just pray for him each night and somehow I am at peace with this.
Take care,
CDR
Not much else happening here. I just seem to keep plugging along. A funny thing though is coming up. R is going with my brothers and Dad to Kentucky next weekend for a....
TRACTOR show. That's right, my city guy with my farm family at the auto show of tractors in Kentucky. Laughing yet? I was, but he really wants to get away and it looks like he doesn't care where. I think it's great that he gets along with my brothers and Dad and they all feel comfortable going to this thing. However, the last time my brothers and Dad took R anywhere, they brought him back drunk and unable to undress. They had also taken him to several strip clubs and taught him how to fold dollars for the girls on stage. Super fun. I told him I didn't care if he went to see the girls, but no wasting money.
I guess that's all that is going on here. We're good and Grandpa is doing better. He will be in the hospital a bit longer and then on to the Medical Care Facility for rehab. He really does have a positive attitude which wasn't the case just over a week ago. I truly believe that he saw all of us grandkids and great-grandkids and decided there was life to live. I just pray for him each night and somehow I am at peace with this.
Take care,
CDR
Monday, February 05, 2007
All's well, for the most part
My heart is super or so they believe. Good news there. The stress test was easy and they pretty much ruled out anything wrong with my heart. I just have anxiety or acid reflux, yeah.
This weekend I decided that I really needed to see my grandpa because Mom and Dad really seemed worried. M and I made the trip up on Friday and went straight to the hospital. This was a four hour drive. M only slept about 45 minutes, but was really good. She really is good in the car. Grandpa was not doing so well and that really made me upset. He even commented that he wouldn't be going home. He could have meant for the day with me, but he still made the comment and I lost it, not in front of him though, thank goodness. M and I then went back to Mom and Dad's to get some supper and ran into brother B. (I have three brothers so lettering them seems appropriate.) He commented that he hadn't gone to see Grandpa and I said he really should. He left my nephew with me and went to see Grandpa. Now, Grandpa seemed to be in better spirits which made us all feel better.
Saturday, my niece A and nephew K came over to be with M so I could ride with Mom and Dad to the hospital. The weather was wicked in Western Michigan this weekend and I'm glad I didn't have to take M out in the fridgid weather. We decided to take my dad's pickup with 4-wheel drive because of the roads. Now picture this. My mom and I are short. Mom has had two knee replacements. Neither one of us can easily get into the truck. We had to take a stool with us. My dad referred to it as the Polish running board. It was quite the site. When we got to the hospital my aunts and uncles were already there and said that Grandpa had made some progress in the morning regarding the gas and bm issue that he was having. This was good news. Brother A had also been there that morning when the initial bm happened and Grandpa asked him to check it out. Brother A called for a nurse. Can you believe we are at the age that we are asked to take care of that business? Whew!!! It was good news though. After checking in with Grandpa, we decided to go out for some lunch. I was the youngest in the crowd with the seniors. I was the only one who couldn't get the senior price for lunch. It was a hoot. I told them I would have to write in my blog about them and there was some uncertainty about a: what a blog was? and b: why would someone do one? This was a very fun lunch. Uncle N and Aunt M, Uncle G and Aunt J, and my parents with me for lunch. It was a learning experience.
Sunday brought some more news that Grandpa had some more movements but there is still blockage in the small intestine and they may need to get that out. He initially went in to the hospital to have his gall bladder out, but now this has happened. He is still having trouble breathing, but that could be partially caused from the pressure on his diaphram (sp) from the blocked intestine. They are running more tests and we'll know more later. Brother C came up to see Grandpa and I thought was a good idea too.
M and I drove home yesterday in some seriously bad weather, but we wanted to get home. She missed her daddy. It took us about 5 hours to get home, which really wasn't bad considering the roads. It's -4 outside right now and I'm going to work on grading tests and catching up on homework. I love days off from school.
Oh, and we made sure to bring back hamburger from my parents freezer. No more bad meatloaf.
LOL
CDR
This weekend I decided that I really needed to see my grandpa because Mom and Dad really seemed worried. M and I made the trip up on Friday and went straight to the hospital. This was a four hour drive. M only slept about 45 minutes, but was really good. She really is good in the car. Grandpa was not doing so well and that really made me upset. He even commented that he wouldn't be going home. He could have meant for the day with me, but he still made the comment and I lost it, not in front of him though, thank goodness. M and I then went back to Mom and Dad's to get some supper and ran into brother B. (I have three brothers so lettering them seems appropriate.) He commented that he hadn't gone to see Grandpa and I said he really should. He left my nephew with me and went to see Grandpa. Now, Grandpa seemed to be in better spirits which made us all feel better.
Saturday, my niece A and nephew K came over to be with M so I could ride with Mom and Dad to the hospital. The weather was wicked in Western Michigan this weekend and I'm glad I didn't have to take M out in the fridgid weather. We decided to take my dad's pickup with 4-wheel drive because of the roads. Now picture this. My mom and I are short. Mom has had two knee replacements. Neither one of us can easily get into the truck. We had to take a stool with us. My dad referred to it as the Polish running board. It was quite the site. When we got to the hospital my aunts and uncles were already there and said that Grandpa had made some progress in the morning regarding the gas and bm issue that he was having. This was good news. Brother A had also been there that morning when the initial bm happened and Grandpa asked him to check it out. Brother A called for a nurse. Can you believe we are at the age that we are asked to take care of that business? Whew!!! It was good news though. After checking in with Grandpa, we decided to go out for some lunch. I was the youngest in the crowd with the seniors. I was the only one who couldn't get the senior price for lunch. It was a hoot. I told them I would have to write in my blog about them and there was some uncertainty about a: what a blog was? and b: why would someone do one? This was a very fun lunch. Uncle N and Aunt M, Uncle G and Aunt J, and my parents with me for lunch. It was a learning experience.
Sunday brought some more news that Grandpa had some more movements but there is still blockage in the small intestine and they may need to get that out. He initially went in to the hospital to have his gall bladder out, but now this has happened. He is still having trouble breathing, but that could be partially caused from the pressure on his diaphram (sp) from the blocked intestine. They are running more tests and we'll know more later. Brother C came up to see Grandpa and I thought was a good idea too.
M and I drove home yesterday in some seriously bad weather, but we wanted to get home. She missed her daddy. It took us about 5 hours to get home, which really wasn't bad considering the roads. It's -4 outside right now and I'm going to work on grading tests and catching up on homework. I love days off from school.
Oh, and we made sure to bring back hamburger from my parents freezer. No more bad meatloaf.
LOL
CDR
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