Sunday January 29th 2023

[Joe NightingMale, MSN, RN]

Hi Tweety

Dianah that sounds like an interesting recipe

Stars that is rather odd, that they would take his licence because of a wrong middle initial?

Ado it's understandable why you would feel that way, living with her has been difficult

Was too cold and snowy to bird watch, so I drove down to where my grandmother and aunt used to live.  Haven't been there in years, was surprised at how little has changed.  I had expected the Chicago suburban sprawl to have reached that far south by now.  Something about the quieter streets and open space made it attractive to me, although I doubt I could live there

Rest of the day was fairly busy.  Had a taste for lemon bread, so I went to the store for a lemon and made that along with the rice dish for today's church potluck.  Due to a Winter weather advisory dad decided we shouldn't do lunch.  Did laundry and exercised and watched Svengoolie.  The original Godzilla is pretty slow

Will be a quieter day today.  Will be at church early as we're having an earlier service before  the annual meeting and potluck.  Will do the cooking and grocery list for the week and exercise

Snow is supposed to stop this morning, only got a few inches after the last 2 days or so.  Will be in the 20s but getting colder the next day or two

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Good morning!

Joe, have a good time at the potluck.  I've noticed over time a good deal of people don't cook for potlucks but buy ready-made stuff, but there's always a few good cooks.  The last potluck I participated in was at bowling and I bought something.  

Stars, that's crazy about your husband's license.  

Ado, we've all had those dementia patients that will not settle down.  It must be very frustrating for your family.

I about passed out this morning when I got a text that my car insurance bill was ready for viewing and it's going up another $80 a month.  Which means it's doubled in one year.  I am not paying that and contacting the agent that did my homeowners to see if they can find me something more affordable.  It would be helpful to have a professional take a look at it because I don't really know what and how much coverage/deductables to get to make it cheaper.

I'm having a decent weekend.  Nothing much going on today but some laundry.  I'm planning on making some white bean veggie burgers for dinner.  

Have a great day!

 

 

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Let's see if I can be succinct....

Last night hubby asked me if his Doc and I could put him in "an asylum". No need; all we have to do is get his stuff ready and take him out to the detox and rehab place, any day, any time. Right now he is suffering from "gas on my stomach" and has taken....?-FOUR Gas-X! He also said he can't poop, so I gave him an enema. He said he hasn't slept at all for 3-4 nights. He looks pitiful. But he doesn't want to go to rehab until after his Tuesday shave and a haircut appointment. I have to call that place and ask about bringing his 02 condenser! I'm not sure what they are set up for there. I also have to go back onto the site for the lists of what to bring and what not to bring. I think I will add nicotine patches to his bring-with-him meds, just-in-case. And male 'pads' because he has been having episodes of incontinence. 

I have been upstairs and downstairs way more than a few times. Nannie has had her lunch. I will make a chicken and rice casserole tonight so it is something warm and easy on the stomach. Hubby says he may not eat at all. He also said he has not been taking any of his routine medicines for days!  Nice, huh? Maybe he DOES need an "asylum".

Miracle of miracles, Nannie did not have any absorbent products on....just her pj bottoms....and she did not wet them or the bed!! WOW!

So, on to the search for the lists to prepare for detox/rehab....

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Lots of lists later.....

One good thing that just happened is that the young woman that used to work at the closest convenience store to us, just came by and she said she is moving back in the area to stay with her step-mother. She has volunteered to come sit with Nannie on any day and for however long it takes to get hubby admitted to detox/rehab. (On-line it says the assessment takes 2-3 hours, plus we have to talk to a financial person first.) We've known this woman ever since we moved here...when her dad died; She has kind of adopted hubby, and her little boy calls him "Papaw ____" (first name.) and she is one of the few people he can talk with and cry to, who knows all about his booze and history of falling. So, that is a relief that we don't have to confine this to just one of three days during the week. As soon as we can get this all together (or as soon as *I* get it all together, that is!) he is good to go. May take a few days to pull it off, but he is ready to "get off this stuff", and I am more than ready! 

Meanwhile, back at the ranch....Nannie is sort of asleep, but she is 'sewing' some imaginary bit of needlework. She used to do all kinds of really GOOD needlework, so you couldn't tell the difference between her stitches and machine stitches.

Guess I'll stop here and hopefully this will be a dull, "Q" evening. Then tomorrow I have to get on the stick and pull all this pre-admission stuff together and taken care of. 

[Ado Annie, ASN, RN]

Sounds encouraging, Stars. 

I still try to make food for potlucks though I know people who won't eat anything someone else made. 

Tweety, I hope you can find a better insurance rate.

My book club meets tonight at a Korean tea/cafe about 50 miles away. I want to go but I also don't. I've been cold all day. I feel like I need to do something to get myself out of this funk, though. Yet another weekend I've only accomplished the minimal amount of stuff I had to. 

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

Ouch, Tweety, that's quite an increase! I hope you can find a better one. 

Annie, I can understand being in a funk. I keep telling myself I'll feel better when the weather warms up. We shall see. 

Potluck sounds nice. We used to have them at work, but with the pandemic, shared food got outlawed, and I guess we never got back into it. 

It is cold and clear. This morning it was 22 degrees, with a feels like 15, because the northeast wind, nicknamed the Alberta Express is blowing. I still walked home from the diner after breakfast, tho. I was bundled up except my face got pretty cold. Youngest ds made lasagna last night, and it turned out pretty good. The kitchen was quite a mess, but I cleaned it up for him. He doesn't cook much, and swear, he and his father use about 3 times as many dishes as I do. I am supposed to go back to see the pacemaker nurse tomorrow, but I don't see an appointment on the patient portal. I will call in the morning, to make sure before I drive 1 1/2 hours to get there. 

NoStars, it looks like things are slowly falling into place. Yeah, the license story sounds odd.

 

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Stars, I hope he's not going to use a physical ailment as an excuse not to go to rehab but I'm sure he'll be full of excuses.  You just have to be firm about it like it's not an option not to go.

I love a good lasagne but it can be a chore to make.  

Ado, I feel like I've been in a funk too and not getting much done.  Like I should be in the kitchen right now and here I am on the internet.  I really came to get a potato salad recipe I stored on Pinterest....30 minutes ago.  Hope you decided to go to the book club.  

It reached the upper 70's today and was just gorgeous.  Windows are still open.  

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Have been pretty much TOO busy with BOTH of my "patients" all evening, and I have come very close to short-circuiting several times. And the news of a LOT of rain coming Tu-Wed-Th+ Fri, doesn't please me in the least, because driving in a busy, big city with which I am totally unfamiliar in any way, in the pouring rain, around all their frickin' construction....not my idea of fun. I do have specific directions, but they aren't easy at all. But I have GOT to get hubby out of here.

Been reading more of the detox process and rehab program's daily activities, which I don't think hubby will find to his taste, but oh well, so what, who cares. There is a $100 assessment process ( cash up front ) that takes 2-3 hours, so we will go earlier in the morning than he will want to get up, but as the saying goes, "T-S -ELLIOT"! We can make an assessment appointment but I'll have to be closer to getting it all pulled together before I can say a date or time. Especially the time, because I have no idea how long it will take to get there, especially if the weather is dicey. No snow or ice, but heavy rain is B-A-D.

Why can't I just hire an UBER and send him on his way?  I can't because they need MY input at the assessment, too. Whoopee. And they can forget about me if there are any "family nights" like some sites talked about: Bring some 'dressy clothes' ....Not bloody likely. For one thing I have ZERO 'dressy' clothes. And there's also Nannie to consider. But I will be doing no night-time driving ! When I was younger and driving all over creation for home health visits I had an excellent sense of direction. But for this time in my life, I will go there again ONLY when he is ready to be discharged.

Well, hubby has had so much trouble sleeping that he took another 1 & 1/2 of his 1.0 mg Xanax tonight. He says "What do you think I should take?" I said, "Hell, I don't know. I don't know what to tell you to take; you have so many complaints about your lack of sleep, belly and gas and constipation, and other things going on in your guts." There will be OTC stuff he can't bring with him and I'm sure he will fuss about that. They are going to have to assess +/or diagnose him AFTER he gets booze-free to know what is REALLY going on.

I just really, REALLY, REALLY need to get through this next week without losing my mind, and I'm not doing so great at the moment. I don't know what he is going to tell his dgt, but he will have to figure out something. If she calls ME about any of it, I will tell her that it is not my place to discuss his health with her and she needs to talk with him, when he can call her. 

Ooooooooh me oh my...........Ratz and Phooey and Ppfftt!