Week of the Weak
How do I begin?
Last week, grandpa started having severe heartburn on the 24th. On the 26th, grandma took him to Kaiser (in Aurora, Colorado - want the name of the dumbass doctor? Let me know!), and the doctor sent him home with Prevacid. What? An 83 year old man is complaining of chest pains and severe “heartburn”, and you send him home with Prevacid? The 27th, we took him into emergency at St. Joseph’s hospital. They had him in an EKG for 5 minutes when they rushed him up to surgery. He had 3 main arteries close, they had to do an angioplasty to open one. It was touch and go for a few days. They couldn’t decide if, because of his age, he’d be able to handle a bypass. They kept him until 2 days ago, then sent him home to strengthen his heart for the bypass in 3 weeks. Grandpa is a strong man. He’s feeling better and wants to shovel the walk, already. I may have to tie him down should he try that.
The 28th, we were driving back from closing on the house (YAY!) in Denver Blizzard II, and some girl rear-ended me at a stop light. Rear-ended me going about 25 mph. I spotted lightly for a couple of days afterwards, but tried not to worry too much. I had an appointment for the 4th, so I decided just to wait it out.
We spent New Years in the house. It was fer-reezing, but it was ours. Unfortunately, sleeping in a freezing cold house has left me with a raging cold, and a strange sort of ear and eye ache that I only get when I’m in the house. It’s strange.
So, the 26th through 1st were pretty horrifying. I’m just so glad the week is over.
Filed under 2nd trimester, blizzard, holidays, house | Comment (0)Blizzard 2006 - Day 2
We’ve hit about 3.25 feet. Cars under 5 feet tall have disappeared into white mounds. Our garage is straining under about a foot and a half of collected snow on the roof. And me? I’m having cravings for disgusting cup’o'noodles and am snowed in. It’s so not fair.
Blizzard 2006
I am SO glad I have no where to go right now. The official total for our area is 26 inches. I think we’ve got a little more than that in our backyard.
