My Dad..........

I haven't had time lately to blog as we've been busy with hospital visits with my Dad. He went to the hospital last Monday (March 9th) and the surgeon removed a portion of his lower intestine. Everything went well with the surgery, no complications. I saw him the day after the surgery and he looked better than I could have expected! The incision is HUGE! It's a vertical incision that goes from below his belly button to his chest! It is the nicest incision I've seen. Very clean and healing well. He continued to progress well, but was getting hungry as he'd been off food since the 8th. On the 5th day post op, he suddenly wasn't feeling well, was sweating profusely, and was agitated. The nurse called in the Dr. who then called the Cardiologist who ordered some tests. Now I'm getting all this info from mom who is completely overwhelmed with all that's going on, so it may or may not be accurate. Anyway, he's been off his diabetes meds, blood pressure pills, anti anxiety meds and my theory is that he was going through withdrawal of some sort. They gave him something in his IV and that calmed him down. Then they had to call his Dr. so that he could put the order in for the other meds. He's home now and resting. He'll see the Dr on Thursday to have the staples removed,then see his Dr. on Friday to discuss the 'irregular heartbeat' that they found after administering the heart tests. They also have him on Warfarin...not sure why, but Andy thinks it's to prevent blood clots after surgery.


Now for news from the complaints dept.

1. I think my sisters could have come home this week while my Dad was in the hospital
2. I think they could have sent flowers themselves instead of calling me on Day4 post op and asking me to get them
3. I think that since he's home now and it's spring break, that one or both of them could have come home.

Andy says " they're not all like you Maria" I take that as a compliment actually, and secretly wish they were more like me! I know this surgery wasn't life saving surgery, but c'mon, if I was living at the coast, I would have made the trip home regardless of the kind of surgery it was!

So, do I say something to them? Probably not as it would start a huge fight ....sigh

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Uugh!

Another vent..............

Andy's away at a conference with his staff. They were all having a great time by the sounds of it when I called last night......I don't have a problem with them having fun, but they were all in Andy's room watching TV, and I think that's inappropriate. I mean imagine his reaction if he'd have called me at a hockey tournament and I had 8 men in my room! It's not to say I don't trust him....it's to say that he shouldn't put himself in a situation where everyone thinks he's their friend. They feel comfortable, and don't respect the fact that he's their boss! I don't like it and I let him know it.....I hung up on him. I know probably not the maturest thing to do, but I was pi$$ed off!

Then a half hour later I called back, and they were STILL there! I asked if they were there and he says NO....so I ask him another question and he says NO, all those one word answers made me fuming mad now, so I hung up on him again! Now I'm steaming mad and if I could have jumped through the phone then I would have.

He calls me back a half hour later....I was on the phone with Tina venting at the time so it went to voice mail. I called him back, didn't really have much to say other than what I said above.

Then tonight I text him because he's forgotten to call the boys to say goodnight(whole other issue that I won't go into now), and so he obviously got the not so nice text I sent, so he calls home. The boys all talked to him, but I don't have anything to say to him. He then says that they all went out to dinner tonight and that his Visa was declined.....so I call Visa, only to find out that it's because it's reached it's limit. So I call him back because he was supposed to have paid it the other night when he paid some other bills. Well, he didn't, so I had to promptly make a payment online. I tell ya, I'm completely sick of being the one who stays home, drives the kids all over the place(and this week has been extremely busier than most) while he's out having a grand old time with everyone. And no it's not a jealousy thing that they're there and I'm at home, it's about staff not behaving and acting stupid because they've had too much wine!

He can take a cab home from the airport on Saturday.

Today may you be blessed.........

Awhile ago I signed up for a daily newsletter that was inspirational and motivational. I have enjoyed reading the verses, quotes and most days it helps put things into perspective for me. Some days I need a kick in the arse to make me realize I have nothing to complain about.

Here's a really good little movie clip that brought tears to my eyes.

http://beblessedmovie.com/

The snow is starting to melt......................

Yipee, yippee, yipee....the snow is starting to melt....we woke to pounding rain this morning, but I'll take that any day over snow!

I just want to see some sunshine and feel the warmth of it. We leave for CA soon and the boys are really looking forward to it too.

I feel like I don't have much to blog about...don't feel much like talking either. Ok, I have to vent somewhere. You know the saying that people come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. Well, lately, I've had LOTS of time to think or should I say evaluate the 'friendships' I have and quite frankly, it sucks! Days, weeks can go by and not a phone call, or a wave in the parking lot. I just say 'whatever' and try not to let it bother me, but it HAS bothered me. Do I say something? Is it worth it? I don't think it's ok to completely ignore someone for weeks, only to call on them when you 'need' them. I don't want to always be the one who's picking up the phone, going out of my way to send a gift etc. I realize this sounds so petty, but you know what, I'm 42 years old, and I'm just sick of this high school stuff. Why do I wait for them to call me? Why don't I pick up the phone you ask? Well, cause I'm sick and tired of a one sided relationship, and I've chosen to distance myself. Trust me I have a LOT more important things to do in each day than to sit and listen to boring diatribes of nonsense. I'm not on my high horse. I do not think I'm better than anyone else, but no person needs to be sitting there between two people who are supposedly your friends and have them talk across the front of you like you're not even there Now this happens once...ok, get over it, but it happens A L L T H E T I M E!!! Ah, I had to get that off my chest. Now to make dinner.