Life

No longer counting days - they are all just starting to blend in. Well, maybe I should count the number of days we actually get off without visiting parents or working. Right now that number is zilch. We have been working and visiting parents every single day.

Yesterday we spent the day with hub's parents again. We arrived out there and were presented with this huge list of places his mother wanted us to take her. We got about half the list done and told her we would do the rest of the list next week when we go back to take her to the cardiac surgeon.

1st on her list was their car. I knew she would try and drive and so her boys disabled the car. She wanted the part back they took out. We said no - not until you get the clearance to drive. She looked to me for support. I said I would have no idea even how to raise the hood of the car let alone know what part was missing.

Next was the pharmacy then the grocery store. Now it wasn't just one grocery store but 5 different ones. She spent the last few days picking what she wanted from each store because this was on sale here and that was on sale there. We vetoed the driving around and said one store only. Put the one that has the most on sale there and that is where we are going.

This woman's heart stopped multiple times last week. One week ago today she had a pacemaker inserted. You would never have believed it last night. I swear at 81 she could try out to be an Olympic sprinter. She left us in the dust. I was left with FIL who was quite upset we didn't know where she went. I said just stand in the middle of the aisle and she will come out. After doing that a few times, I got him interested in helping me pick up a new feather duster as mine had few feathers in it anymore. By the time we had done that, she was done. 20 minute shopping trip which would have taken me an hour to do.

Today we were supposed to spend the day on the lake with a former employee and friends. We are still planning on going - we are just going to be a bit late. One of our patients is back in the hospital and needs a wee bit more of his foot amputated. When hubs gets done with his surgery we will head north.