Friday!

I got up this morning and strapped on my new tape of tunes to walk to and set out. The new tape has a pace that is a little slower than the old tapes but actually much better. I still had to dodge sun but I'm hoping this is my last day for that. And I still don't have a set route but I'm kind of working on that as I go. Today I just started north and then went where the sun wasn't, where it was flat, and where the light was green. I didn't stop for nuthin and didn't time myself. Then, kind of magically, I ended up a block from home with the guy on the tape said 'you've just walked for 30 minutes.' It was good. Tomorrow, I flip the tape.

It seems kind of silly to need the tape but it takes the thinking out of the equation. I know I am keeping a good pace and don't have to think about it. I'm really getting into the whole thing and enjoying it and looking forward to it. Starting next week, I should be able to do it after work every day.

This morning I have a hair appointment at 10 to get a permanent. Thought I'd give it a try. If I hate it, I'll cut it all off. My hair is one of my hobbies, I think.

I'm monitoring work email this morning just to make sure there's no disasters and I got a request from one of the sales reps to change the graphic in a PowerPoint slide so he can use it in all his presentations. It's one of those maneuvers that takes me 2 minutes and would be impossible for him to figure out even if he had the software which he doesn't. I fixed it and sent it back. Then he sent me a note back that had a cute small picture of a bunch of roses and a thank you. This is not a guy who is great at software so his note took more than a little effort and I loved that he went to the trouble. It's the little things that make me happy and the little things that piss me off. It's all about the little things.

I got onto Mom's email last night to see if anything needed tending to and there was a note to her from my sister. So I figured I'd better respond. I sent her a note back telling her about Mom and sending her Mom's telephone number at the hospital. It's a test to see if she can handle it. One hint of her diva/entitled/drama-queen self and that's the last time she gets notified by me of squat. I am the executor of the estate. She is fucked.

The Mom Report: I waited until about 11 her time to call and she was in good spirits but still a little difficult to understand. I don't know if it's because of her dry mouth, the telephone connection or what. She said that she was waiting for someone to come so she could brush her teeth. She said she tried to get out of bed and fell so now they won't let her up and she doesn't want to try it. This does not sound great but she didn't sound particularly freaked about it. My sister had called, apparently, but Mom had to cut her off cause someone came in to do something.

Her regular doctor (the one I talked to) was in this morning and she said he got her drugs all sorted out. My brother should be there in another couple of hours. I hope he's not more trouble for her than he's worth. He wants so much to do good but he's just always off like about 20 pixels. And so is his wife but between the two of them, I think they will probably do fine. He does seem to rise to the occasion with Mom.

The only thing that seemed to have Mom really stressed was the Mariners. She is holding me responsible for their current downfall. They are not getting beat by better teams, they are beating themselves. The way they have played this week, mostly, they could have been playing nobody and the score would still be as bad. Sigh. The playoffs are slipping away...

Friday!

I got up this morning and strapped on my new tape of tunes to walk to and set out. The new tape has a pace that is a little slower than the old tapes but actually much better. I still had to dodge sun but I'm hoping this is my last day for that. And I still don't have a set route but I'm kind of working on that as I go. Today I just started north and then went where the sun wasn't, where it was flat, and where the light was green. I didn't stop for nuthin and didn't time myself. Then, kind of magically, I ended up a block from home with the guy on the tape said 'you've just walked for 30 minutes.' It was good. Tomorrow, I flip the tape.

It seems kind of silly to need the tape but it takes the thinking out of the equation. I know I am keeping a good pace and don't have to think about it. I'm really getting into the whole thing and enjoying it and looking forward to it. Starting next week, I should be able to do it after work every day.

This morning I have a hair appointment at 10 to get a permanent. Thought I'd give it a try. If I hate it, I'll cut it all off. My hair is one of my hobbies, I think.

I'm monitoring work email this morning just to make sure there's no disasters and I got a request from one of the sales reps to change the graphic in a PowerPoint slide so he can use it in all his presentations. It's one of those maneuvers that takes me 2 minutes and would be impossible for him to figure out even if he had the software which he doesn't. I fixed it and sent it back. Then he sent me a note back that had a cute small picture of a bunch of roses and a thank you. This is not a guy who is great at software so his note took more than a little effort and I loved that he went to the trouble. It's the little things that make me happy and the little things that piss me off. It's all about the little things.

I got onto Mom's email last night to see if anything needed tending to and there was a note to her from my sister. So I figured I'd better respond. I sent her a note back telling her about Mom and sending her Mom's telephone number at the hospital. It's a test to see if she can handle it. One hint of her diva/entitled/drama-queen self and that's the last time she gets notified by me of squat. I am the executor of the estate. She is fucked.

The Mom Report: I waited until about 11 her time to call and she was in good spirits but still a little difficult to understand. I don't know if it's because of her dry mouth, the telephone connection or what. She said that she was waiting for someone to come so she could brush her teeth. She said she tried to get out of bed and fell so now they won't let her up and she doesn't want to try it. This does not sound great but she didn't sound particularly freaked about it. My sister had called, apparently, but Mom had to cut her off cause someone came in to do something.

Her regular doctor (the one I talked to) was in this morning and she said he got her drugs all sorted out. My brother should be there in another couple of hours. I hope he's not more trouble for her than he's worth. He wants so much to do good but he's just always off like about 20 pixels. And so is his wife but between the two of them, I think they will probably do fine. He does seem to rise to the occasion with Mom.

The only thing that seemed to have Mom really stressed was the Mariners. She is holding me responsible for their current downfall. They are not getting beat by better teams, they are beating themselves. The way they have played this week, mostly, they could have been playing nobody and the score would still be as bad. Sigh. The playoffs are slipping away...

Jury's out

The hair person put some kind of stuff on it to make it stiff and I'm not sure why but I think once I get that crap out, I'll be able to tell if I like it or not. I'm not sure why this picture makes me look like I have on green eye shadow... trust me, I don't.

In other news... my brother got to Mom's. They called her before going over to see if she wanted anything from home. All she wanted, was her crossword puzzle pen, but she really wanted it - she told him three times.

I do love that Mom is being cheered on from around the globe. That's really amazing and pretty wonderful. Now I guess we need to concentrate on short words with lots of vowels or no vowels. Those crossword puzzles get kind of dicey towards the end of the week.

Jury's out

The hair person put some kind of stuff on it to make it stiff and I'm not sure why but I think once I get that crap out, I'll be able to tell if I like it or not. I'm not sure why this picture makes me look like I have on green eye shadow... trust me, I don't.

In other news... my brother got to Mom's. They called her before going over to see if she wanted anything from home. All she wanted, was her crossword puzzle pen, but she really wanted it - she told him three times.

I do love that Mom is being cheered on from around the globe. That's really amazing and pretty wonderful. Now I guess we need to concentrate on short words with lots of vowels or no vowels. Those crossword puzzles get kind of dicey towards the end of the week.

Wow!

You guys are great! I went out to get some curly hair shampoo and when I came back I discovered that you like it... you really like it! The new hair, that is. Thanks! That's sure making my day.

I have one of those trunk CD changer things in the car that I've had a love/hate relationship with - it's an after install and clunky to operate. A couple of weeks ago I finally remembered to change out some of the CD's and proceeded to jam the damn thing so it wouldn't play and wouldn't come out at all. Today on my way to the shampoo store, I passed a car stereo place so I pulled in.

The very nicest guy in all the world spent a good 15 minutes noodling out the situation and then finally poking around and out it popped!!! We put the CD in correctly and tried it and it works!! He would not take a dime.

Polly the wonder woman who was lost during The TiVo Episode has been found and is ready to step in and help Mom with whatever needs doing. I am so mad at myself that I didn't call her yesterday morning first thing to go over to the hospital. Duh.

Everything else is under control it seems. For now. The Mariners game is in an hour. I wish I could not watch it since I'm so weary of their losing but, alas, that is just not an option. If I didn't turn it on, I think Jake and Betty would.

It is hot here today. I'm chosing to believe that this is The Last Hot Day.

In case I haven't been clear, all of you guys are just wonderful. It is so amazing to have all of you rooting for Mom and being there for me. I cannot imagine how difficult this would be without you. I am so grateful to be living in a time when something like Live Journal can bring all of you to me. It's nothing short of amazing.

Wow!

You guys are great! I went out to get some curly hair shampoo and when I came back I discovered that you like it... you really like it! The new hair, that is. Thanks! That's sure making my day.

I have one of those trunk CD changer things in the car that I've had a love/hate relationship with - it's an after install and clunky to operate. A couple of weeks ago I finally remembered to change out some of the CD's and proceeded to jam the damn thing so it wouldn't play and wouldn't come out at all. Today on my way to the shampoo store, I passed a car stereo place so I pulled in.

The very nicest guy in all the world spent a good 15 minutes noodling out the situation and then finally poking around and out it popped!!! We put the CD in correctly and tried it and it works!! He would not take a dime.

Polly the wonder woman who was lost during The TiVo Episode has been found and is ready to step in and help Mom with whatever needs doing. I am so mad at myself that I didn't call her yesterday morning first thing to go over to the hospital. Duh.

Everything else is under control it seems. For now. The Mariners game is in an hour. I wish I could not watch it since I'm so weary of their losing but, alas, that is just not an option. If I didn't turn it on, I think Jake and Betty would.

It is hot here today. I'm chosing to believe that this is The Last Hot Day.

In case I haven't been clear, all of you guys are just wonderful. It is so amazing to have all of you rooting for Mom and being there for me. I cannot imagine how difficult this would be without you. I am so grateful to be living in a time when something like Live Journal can bring all of you to me. It's nothing short of amazing.

The Mom Report

Bill (brother) reports that Mom is in good spirits and ready to breakout. She has a catheter (which I didn't realize) in place so an unauthorized breakout ain't happening. But, Bill is hot on the doctor's case to track him down and get her out.

He's staying until Sunday and then he has to go back home but his wife is prepared to stay as long as she's needed. She's a good sort. A bit of a flake but a good heart. She's his third wife and is known affectionately in our family as Trey. (Wife #1 signs her emails to us 'Uno'. We've lost track of wife #2 - she was the smartest of the bunch except for the marriage mistake. I often wonder what she's up to and hope she's gone on to great, great things.)

So, I'm kind of off the front line hook which is good since this ain't my forte.

Bill says that Mom is a little concerned about her ability to get around. I think this is as much a heart/lung issue as anything else. She can brorrow one of those scooter things from the nursing home which is attached to where she lives. And Bill and Trey will see to that.

So really all is good. She's responding well to the LJ Cure!

The Mom Report

Bill (brother) reports that Mom is in good spirits and ready to breakout. She has a catheter (which I didn't realize) in place so an unauthorized breakout ain't happening. But, Bill is hot on the doctor's case to track him down and get her out.

He's staying until Sunday and then he has to go back home but his wife is prepared to stay as long as she's needed. She's a good sort. A bit of a flake but a good heart. She's his third wife and is known affectionately in our family as Trey. (Wife #1 signs her emails to us 'Uno'. We've lost track of wife #2 - she was the smartest of the bunch except for the marriage mistake. I often wonder what she's up to and hope she's gone on to great, great things.)

So, I'm kind of off the front line hook which is good since this ain't my forte.

Bill says that Mom is a little concerned about her ability to get around. I think this is as much a heart/lung issue as anything else. She can brorrow one of those scooter things from the nursing home which is attached to where she lives. And Bill and Trey will see to that.

So really all is good. She's responding well to the LJ Cure!