Monday, October 29, 2007
Update
My uncle is doing a lot better! They released him from the hospital this past Saturday, but sent him to a rehab center to get stronger before letting him go home. But the rehab center seemed to think he didn't need to be there, he is able to do so much compared to other post-op patients they have. So hopefully he won't be there but a few days.
Lonely
Tonight is the first night my husband and I are spending apart. He had a two-day work meeting to go to 3 hours from home. I am LONELY! :-( And I haven't gotten anything done off my "things to keep busy while G is gone" list, I just don't want to do anything! So, sorry G- the after pic will probably look like the before. ;-)
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Recovering
My Uncle is now out of I.C.U., they all seem to be impressed with his progress, he hasn't even asked for any pain medicine since Friday. He has to stay on the cardiac floor 4-5 days, so hopefully he'll get to come home on Thursday or Friday. We are so very thankful for his progress! :-)
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Redneck Church
My husband emailed this to me- he loves redneck jokes! :-) This was pretty funny if I do say so myself! :-)
1. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REFUSES TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A CHANDELIER BECAUSE NONE OF THE MEMBERS KNOWS HOW TO PLAY ONE.
2. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF... PEOPLE ASK, WHEN THEY LEARN THAT JESUS FED THE 5000, WHETHER THE TWO FISH WERE BASS OR CATFISH, AND WHAT BAIT WAS USED TO CATCH 'EM.
3. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...WHEN THE PASTOR SAYS, "I'D LIKE TO ASK BUBBA TO HELP TAKE UP THE OFFERING, " FIVE GUYS AND TWO WOMEN STAND UP.
4. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...OPENING DAY OF DEER SEASON IS RECOGNIZED AS AN OFFICIAL CHURCH HOLIDAY.
5. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH REQUESTS TO BE BURIED IN HIS 4-WHEEL-DRIVE TRUCK BECAUSE "IT AIN'T NEVER BEEN IN A HOLE IT COULDN'T GET OUT OF" (LOVE IT!)
6. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE CHOIR IS KNOWN AS THE "OK CHORALE".
7. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...IN A CONGREGATION OF 500 MEMBERS, THERE ARE ONLY SEVEN LAST NAMES IN THE CHURCH DIRECTORY.
8. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...PEOPLE THINK "RAPTURE" IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU LIFT SOMETHING TOO HEAVY.
9. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE BAPTISMAL POOL IS A #2 GALVANIZED "WHEELING " WASHTUB.
10. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE CHOIR ROBES WERE DONATED BY (AND EMBROIDERED WITH THE LOGO FROM) BILLY BOB'S BARBECUE.
11. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE COLLECTION PLATES ARE REALLY HUBCAPS FROM A '56 CHEVY.
12. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...INSTEAD OF A BELL YOU ARE CALLED TO SERVICE BY A DUCK CALL.
13. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE MINISTER AND HIS WIFE DRIVE MATCHING PICKUP TRUCKS.
14. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE COMMUNION WINE IS BOONE'S FARM "TICKLED PINK".
15. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF..."THOU SHALL NOT COVET" APPLIES TO HUNTIN'DOGS, TOO.
16. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE FINAL WORDS OF THE BENEDICTION ARE, "Y'ALL COME BACK NOW, YA HEAR".
1. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REFUSES TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A CHANDELIER BECAUSE NONE OF THE MEMBERS KNOWS HOW TO PLAY ONE.
2. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF... PEOPLE ASK, WHEN THEY LEARN THAT JESUS FED THE 5000, WHETHER THE TWO FISH WERE BASS OR CATFISH, AND WHAT BAIT WAS USED TO CATCH 'EM.
3. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...WHEN THE PASTOR SAYS, "I'D LIKE TO ASK BUBBA TO HELP TAKE UP THE OFFERING, " FIVE GUYS AND TWO WOMEN STAND UP.
4. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...OPENING DAY OF DEER SEASON IS RECOGNIZED AS AN OFFICIAL CHURCH HOLIDAY.
5. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH REQUESTS TO BE BURIED IN HIS 4-WHEEL-DRIVE TRUCK BECAUSE "IT AIN'T NEVER BEEN IN A HOLE IT COULDN'T GET OUT OF" (LOVE IT!)
6. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE CHOIR IS KNOWN AS THE "OK CHORALE".
7. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...IN A CONGREGATION OF 500 MEMBERS, THERE ARE ONLY SEVEN LAST NAMES IN THE CHURCH DIRECTORY.
8. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...PEOPLE THINK "RAPTURE" IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU LIFT SOMETHING TOO HEAVY.
9. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE BAPTISMAL POOL IS A #2 GALVANIZED "WHEELING " WASHTUB.
10. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE CHOIR ROBES WERE DONATED BY (AND EMBROIDERED WITH THE LOGO FROM) BILLY BOB'S BARBECUE.
11. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE COLLECTION PLATES ARE REALLY HUBCAPS FROM A '56 CHEVY.
12. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...INSTEAD OF A BELL YOU ARE CALLED TO SERVICE BY A DUCK CALL.
13. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE MINISTER AND HIS WIFE DRIVE MATCHING PICKUP TRUCKS.
14. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE COMMUNION WINE IS BOONE'S FARM "TICKLED PINK".
15. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF..."THOU SHALL NOT COVET" APPLIES TO HUNTIN'DOGS, TOO.
16. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A REDNECK CHURCH IF...THE FINAL WORDS OF THE BENEDICTION ARE, "Y'ALL COME BACK NOW, YA HEAR".
Slow Recovery
My uncle is doing better- he is awake and alert (as much as he can be while sedated- he is still sedated because they haven't taken him off the ventilator). They are planning to take him off the ventilator later today. More updates later.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Out of Surgery
My mom called at told me my Uncle made it through the surgery- they ended up only doing triple- bypass (the 4th blockage was in such a small vein they couldn't do anything with it). He's in the I.C.U. and will be on the ventilator until he wakes up some more. Thank GOD he came through the surgery, now the long road to recovery begins...I'm sure we will all be learning lots of new things through this! :-)
Surgery
My uncle went in for his open heart surgery this morning at 8am. I still haven't heard anything, but I have been praying all morning! The doctors were very optomistic about his outcome, I just pray that will actually be the case. At least he is only in Colorado Springs instead of Denver (Colorado Springs got a bed open before Denver and his doctor in Pueblo said the doctor in Springs comes highly reccomended), I just wish they would have got him in before today. He's been in the hospital for a week already (basically waiting for a surgery time), and probably another week after the surgery. Please, GOD, let him be okay...
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Modern Medicine
I am thankful that we live in this time of "Modern Medicine" where doctors can diagnose diseases and such so quickly that in many cases you take some medicine, or have a minor operation, and your problem is over- like it was never there. But it is sad that there are still doctors that can let someone's symptoms get so far that it is life-threatening, when if it had been caught earlier, when it should have been, it would have been a minor problem.
My uncle, my mom's brother, kept telling his doctor that he felt increasingly tired- for two years he has told the doctor this- every time he got on him for gaining weight, and telling him he had to exercise more; my uncle would tell them that he was so utterly exhausted after work, that he could barely make the two-mile drive home, and then he was fast asleep as soon as he sat down in his easy chair. He has had a cough for a while now, and at times it can get so severe he has broken ribs- just from coughing. He had another such spell this past Tuesday night, and went to the E.R. with back pain from his coughing spell. The E.R. doctor told him he'd had a heart attack (which the Cardiologist later retracted). But they kept him in the hospital to monitor him, and when he didn't get better, they decided to do some more tests. Today, they did a angiogram and found out that all four main arteries to his heart are 99-100% BLOCKED! It is amazing that he is still alive.
So right now were are wondering how his doctor could let him get this sick, and waiting to find out where they are going to transfer him to Denver University Hospital to do quadruple bypass surgery (because none of the doctors in Pueblo will touch him- too high-risk). Your prayers are greatly coveted at this time as we wait and see, and wonder, and worry, and... PLEASE pray for my Uncle and my mom, he's her only living relative left, I don't know what we'd do without him...
My uncle, my mom's brother, kept telling his doctor that he felt increasingly tired- for two years he has told the doctor this- every time he got on him for gaining weight, and telling him he had to exercise more; my uncle would tell them that he was so utterly exhausted after work, that he could barely make the two-mile drive home, and then he was fast asleep as soon as he sat down in his easy chair. He has had a cough for a while now, and at times it can get so severe he has broken ribs- just from coughing. He had another such spell this past Tuesday night, and went to the E.R. with back pain from his coughing spell. The E.R. doctor told him he'd had a heart attack (which the Cardiologist later retracted). But they kept him in the hospital to monitor him, and when he didn't get better, they decided to do some more tests. Today, they did a angiogram and found out that all four main arteries to his heart are 99-100% BLOCKED! It is amazing that he is still alive.
So right now were are wondering how his doctor could let him get this sick, and waiting to find out where they are going to transfer him to Denver University Hospital to do quadruple bypass surgery (because none of the doctors in Pueblo will touch him- too high-risk). Your prayers are greatly coveted at this time as we wait and see, and wonder, and worry, and... PLEASE pray for my Uncle and my mom, he's her only living relative left, I don't know what we'd do without him...
Sunday, October 7, 2007
The ABC's of the Happy or Horrible Homemaker:
I got this off my SIL's blog. She did it a few months back, and now since I've got almost six months of honest-to-goodness homemaking under my belt, I thought it woild be a good time for me to do this one. :-)
The ABC's of the Happy or Horrible Homemaker:
Aprons (Y/N): Nope, just means something else to have to clean, I guess it wouldn’t matter now that I clean my hubby’s work aprons
Baking (Favorite thing to bake): I LOVE to bake...any kind of pastry- I love experimenting with new recipes!
Clothesline (Y/N): NO, I don’t even like hanging things to dry, I don’t like the “dimples” left by the hangars or clothespins.
Donuts: Not something I go out of my way for- but if they’re around I’ll have one.
Every Day (One homemaking thing you do every day): I cook dinner at least five times a week, from scratch- and the others are usually reheating something I made earlier in the week, and then have to at least rinse dishes…
Freezer (Do you have a separate deep freeze?): Yes, and I love it! We live in a small town, so it’s nice to have the deep freeze so we can shop in the larger town where things are cheaper. My goal is to eventually only shop once a month.
Garbage Disposal (Y/N): No, and I miss it! But my husband decided since we live in farm community that it would be ideal to have a compost heap so most of our scraps go there.
Handbook (What is your favorite homemaking resource?): MOM...First, and any cookbook or magazine I can get my hands on for new recipes- we try at least one new recipe a week!
Ironing (Love it or hate it?): What’s Ironing???
Junk drawer (Y/N) (Where?): Yes, sort of. Right now it’s still in boxes from moving, maybe we’ll try to keep it that way!
Love (What is your favorite part of homemaking?): Cooking- I love trying new recipes, and making up my own- we’ve come up with some really good meals just by mistake!
Mop (Y/N): The new “swiffer” style mops do make it easier, but still not something I do real regularly.
Nylons: Only in the most formal of situations do I wear them (I even went without them for my wedding- went barefoot! But I remember hearing stories about my grandmother and aunt getting dressed up, Nylons and all- just to go grocery shopping!!!! I’m thankful I live in the time I do, and not back then.
Oven (Do you use the window or open the door to check?): I try not to open the door, but sometimes you have to do the “toothpick” test to check doneness.
Pizza (What do you put on yours?): I have two favorite pizzas that we make at home, one is our taco pizza (refried beans, hamburger & salsa, and top it with cheese, lettuce and sour cream… MMMM!) and Chicken Alfredo (Alfredo sauce, grilled chicken and fresh spinach).
Quiet (What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment?): Just about the only quiet time I get is sleeping. But I am trying to do more Bible Study and pleasure reading lately. I just started the “Redemption” series by Karen Kingsbury
Recipe card box (Y/N): Not a box, but a notebook! I have a “household planner notebook” that has all my menu planning and a list of recipes I want to try and what book or magazine to find them in.
Style of house: Ranch
Tablecloths and napkins? Nope, again- extra washing I don’t want to do
Under the kitchen sink (Organized or toxic wasteland?): Organized, cleaning stuff, dishwasher gel-pacs and extra sponges on one side, trash bags and grocery bag holder on the other.
Vacuum (How many times per week?): Not that often, if I’m lucky it’s once every two weeks, but its more like once a month, unless absolutely gross.
Wash (How many loads of laundry do you do in a week?): 2-4, sometimes we stretch it to last two weeks, and then I’ll have more It’s actually more economic for us, we have enough clothes to get through two weeks, and then we have full loads, so that’s what are trying to do more.
X’s (Do you keep a daily list of things to do and cross them off?): Work, daily lists home are more weekly, except for menus which I am trying to stick to more.
Yard (Who does what?): My husband’s domain- he takes care of the dogs (they are outside dogs) for the most part as well
Zzz’s: Try to get to be by 10p at the latest. Sometimes as early as 8:30p, very rarely it’s after midnight.
The ABC's of the Happy or Horrible Homemaker:
Aprons (Y/N): Nope, just means something else to have to clean, I guess it wouldn’t matter now that I clean my hubby’s work aprons
Baking (Favorite thing to bake): I LOVE to bake...any kind of pastry- I love experimenting with new recipes!
Clothesline (Y/N): NO, I don’t even like hanging things to dry, I don’t like the “dimples” left by the hangars or clothespins.
Donuts: Not something I go out of my way for- but if they’re around I’ll have one.
Every Day (One homemaking thing you do every day): I cook dinner at least five times a week, from scratch- and the others are usually reheating something I made earlier in the week, and then have to at least rinse dishes…
Freezer (Do you have a separate deep freeze?): Yes, and I love it! We live in a small town, so it’s nice to have the deep freeze so we can shop in the larger town where things are cheaper. My goal is to eventually only shop once a month.
Garbage Disposal (Y/N): No, and I miss it! But my husband decided since we live in farm community that it would be ideal to have a compost heap so most of our scraps go there.
Handbook (What is your favorite homemaking resource?): MOM...First, and any cookbook or magazine I can get my hands on for new recipes- we try at least one new recipe a week!
Ironing (Love it or hate it?): What’s Ironing???
Junk drawer (Y/N) (Where?): Yes, sort of. Right now it’s still in boxes from moving, maybe we’ll try to keep it that way!
Love (What is your favorite part of homemaking?): Cooking- I love trying new recipes, and making up my own- we’ve come up with some really good meals just by mistake!
Mop (Y/N): The new “swiffer” style mops do make it easier, but still not something I do real regularly.
Nylons: Only in the most formal of situations do I wear them (I even went without them for my wedding- went barefoot! But I remember hearing stories about my grandmother and aunt getting dressed up, Nylons and all- just to go grocery shopping!!!! I’m thankful I live in the time I do, and not back then.
Oven (Do you use the window or open the door to check?): I try not to open the door, but sometimes you have to do the “toothpick” test to check doneness.
Pizza (What do you put on yours?): I have two favorite pizzas that we make at home, one is our taco pizza (refried beans, hamburger & salsa, and top it with cheese, lettuce and sour cream… MMMM!) and Chicken Alfredo (Alfredo sauce, grilled chicken and fresh spinach).
Quiet (What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment?): Just about the only quiet time I get is sleeping. But I am trying to do more Bible Study and pleasure reading lately. I just started the “Redemption” series by Karen Kingsbury
Recipe card box (Y/N): Not a box, but a notebook! I have a “household planner notebook” that has all my menu planning and a list of recipes I want to try and what book or magazine to find them in.
Style of house: Ranch
Tablecloths and napkins? Nope, again- extra washing I don’t want to do
Under the kitchen sink (Organized or toxic wasteland?): Organized, cleaning stuff, dishwasher gel-pacs and extra sponges on one side, trash bags and grocery bag holder on the other.
Vacuum (How many times per week?): Not that often, if I’m lucky it’s once every two weeks, but its more like once a month, unless absolutely gross.
Wash (How many loads of laundry do you do in a week?): 2-4, sometimes we stretch it to last two weeks, and then I’ll have more It’s actually more economic for us, we have enough clothes to get through two weeks, and then we have full loads, so that’s what are trying to do more.
X’s (Do you keep a daily list of things to do and cross them off?): Work, daily lists home are more weekly, except for menus which I am trying to stick to more.
Yard (Who does what?): My husband’s domain- he takes care of the dogs (they are outside dogs) for the most part as well
Zzz’s: Try to get to be by 10p at the latest. Sometimes as early as 8:30p, very rarely it’s after midnight.
Friday, October 5, 2007
No news
It's really kinda sad... I've been racking my brain all morning trying to think of something to post about. I can't think of anything to tell... bummer. Anyone have any ideas, or anything you want me to expound on??? :-)
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