Thursday September 14th 2023

[Joe NightingMale, MSN, RN]

Dianah glad he is doing well after surgery.  One other person disliked the book

Stars I hope the new dog arrives soon

Ado that's a shame that both cars need repair at the same time

Was hoping work would be quiet, and while it wasn't too busy a lot of last minute stuff and preparations to be gone meant that I ended up leaving 45 minutes late.  Thankfully I did the laundry over lunch.  Had time after work to run an errand or two and vacuum.  And send one more work email

Today will bird watch, then finish packing and briefly check work to make sure nothing was forgotten.  My cousin will be coming around noon

Will be a bit warmer today,  in the low 70s

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

Morning. It looks to be a little nicer today. Yesterday a gloom just hung around until 4 or 5. I sure didn't feel like doing much. I did my volunteering at the garden, and then came home, did a little laundry and fell asleep. I am having lunch with both sisters today, at either Olive Garden or a Mexican place that seems very americanized. Neither one of them is very adventurous about food. And tonight I am doing the kayak thing to see the bioluminescence . 

I told the breeder we will take both dogs she is offering. She had doubts about us, because our street was so busy the night they came by, and the smaller dog tried to squeeze through the picket fence. I assured her I am always with the dogs when in the yard, and dh is going to line the fence with wire mesh. The little girl is getting spayed this week, and the big boy is getting neutered next week. I am so nervous. Dh and youngest ds are excited too. The picture is of Punch, being shown. The little girl dog, named Jozie , is mostly black and white. We haven't  set a day to take the dogs. 

Annie, ouch about the cars. We've donated in the past. We drive our cars to the very end, and it's much easier to donate than trying to sell them for a few $100. 

Joe, I hope you have fun on your trip! 

Dianah, good to read that your hubby is healing quickly.As weird as it sounds,  I am looking forward to the day I can have mine done. 

Stars, I think I know what you are feeling in terms of getting a new dog. I finally mailed you some books and they should arrive next week. 

[No Stars In My Eyes]

New 'used' books and a new 'used dog! I am getting more excited by the minute. And excited for j22's TWO dogs, too! ?

But not very happy about Ado's cars. ?

 I have to run out to the store. Then come back and do laundry because I changed hubby's bed and somehow the dirty clothes pile up.

Be back by here laydah....

 

[No Stars In My Eyes]

And I'm back!

Had to get Nanny's birthday flowers and b'day card because hubby didn't even think about it. Her other dgt-in-law brought her a cake and a present, set them on the front porch. Today Nannie is 94 years old.

It was pitiful seeing hubby trying to sign the card....he can hardly hold the pen, can barely write, he signed his name in little, crooked letters. He looks like he!! today: hair sticking up everywhere, big bags under his eyes, and a staring-zombie facial expression. I swear he looks worse and more worn-out all the time.

Last night I had to get up 3x (I wasn't sleeping yet) after he made several trips to the bathroom, to help him put his nasal canula back in and wrap the tubing around his ears, then tighten it up under his chin. He is so dopey drunk by bedtime that he can't even get his feet covered by the sheet when he gets in bed.

Two nights ago he fell between the foot of the bed and the closet. I told him there was no way I could help him up because my left knee was giving me a fit (I've been ace-wrapping it, and alternating warm and cold packs) and my right shoulder decided to hurt, also. So I just stood leaning against the dresser and giving him instructions on what to grab and where to put his feet and when to try to stand. He made it, thank goodness, or it would have been another call to 911 to have the fellers come and haul him up.

He got a 2nd letter yesterday that he is overdue for his lung-cancer screening, but I don't know if he'll agree to do that. He really needs to!  He also needs a colonoscopy and endoscopy, too. Oh joy.

No ballgame tonight. Maybe Nannie will go to bed earlier if she has no excuse, like she's going to keep watching the game.

I have put out the deer food and am awaiting the appearance of the Momma doe and her babies. Their white spots are all gone now. Last night outside, eating (what, like they'd come inside?) there were 7 doe-deer and the 2 babies, and the boy-deer with his stubby, furry horns. And last night before I put out the feed, the mother deer walked halfway from where I feed them, up to the house, about 12-16 feet from the glass door and stood staring; I could read it in her eyes and ears, like..."WELL? We are here. Where's the FOOD?" She knows I am their caterer.

[toomuchbaloney]

Maybe a urinal would be a welcome addition to your husband's possessions.  Standing at the bedside to pee won't require all of the disconnections and travel, NSIME. He may appreciate that option.  

[Ado Annie, ASN, RN]

Oh, I am getting excited about all the dogs! 

My sister had a dog dumped on her. A "friend" got the dog but it didn't fit in well with her others, so somehow she thought my (widowed, probably beginning to have some dementia) sister with 2 cats and 2 dogs needed another dog? I forget what the mix is, but she will not be a small dog. My sister keeps telling me the dog has a "cherry eye" that really should be corrected surgically but in the meantime there are drops to be given. Except the dog won't cooperate and DOES NOT WANT the drops. Now she tells me the vet said he would do the surgery pro bono if my sister would give up the dog and they would find an adoptive home for it. But sister doesn't want to do that. Nephew thinks it's a great idea. Sister thinks she has bonded with the dog and the dog would be sad. Or sister would be sad. 

Obviously, we drive our cars until they drop, too. Looks like we'll repair the transmission on the '95 Neon and take it to Indiana to be stepson's car. He has a mental health evaluation on the 25th and niece continues to try to find treatment options. 

Work: seems like someone always wants to make my job harder. I felt that way as a floor nurse, too, so I guess it's just a universal thing.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

So excited for the dogs to come.  Can't wait to hear about them!

I've said before and have wondered why Mr. Stars doesn't buy big bottles of booze.  

Yesterday, despite my doctor saying his new employer would take me, when I called for an appointment it was "we don't take your insurance, I'll have to run it by my boss and get back to you".  I texted my doctor to see what he could do.  I knew this would happen. 

This morning I texted my doctor that regretfully I was going to find another doctor, that I couldn't go through this every six months.  He agreed that was the better idea for me.  I called his office later when they opened and they said "we can't take you" before I was able to tell them not to bother.  I've been with this guy about 8 years and he's helped me a lot with anxiety and insomnia, and health issues,  and he's a nice guy, we talked about travel and other things and I will miss my visits.  

I picked another doctor within my healthcare system and made an appointment for next month.  Then this evening thought we might not be a good fit and canceled.  I am going with the doctor my old doctor recommended.  He said she would take good care of me.  Hopefully this means she won't mess with my meds.  I've never had a female doctor before and that's why initially I picked another.  Then I thought it's 2023 and 50% of doctors are females and no need to be so modest.  I'll just have to learn to be comfortable.  She also is part of my employer's healthcare system. I was able to schedule the appointment and do all the check in paper work on MyChart app on my phone and all my insurance, address, etc. was readily transferred from my app to her files.  

I was a free charge today, so work was relatively manageable.  

 

[dianah, ASN]

I am trying to Start A New Topic but seems there is a glitch.  I know Joe is on a trip, so I was trying to start the Friday GM thread.  Working on it...

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

dianah said:

I am trying to Start A New Topic but seems there is a glitch.  I know Joe is on a trip, so I was trying to start the Friday GM thread.  Working on it...

I was waiting on Joe, until I didn't.  Did my thread just show up?

[toomuchbaloney]

Tweety said:

I was waiting on Joe, until I didn't.  Did my thread just show up?

It did.  Thank you. 

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

toomuchbaloney said:

It did.  Thank you. 

Good to know.  I used to be the first up on the East Coast so I would start it, but screwed up the date and would put the thread in the wrong forum, and be so scatter brained, I started waiting for Joe instead.  LOL.