It's been crazy busy around here and I've seen the insides of Cox Hospital more than I want. Mom has had several tests run; angeogram, ultrasound, CT Scan, blood work, EKGs, etc. No one can figure out what's going on with her. She has severe chest pains that sometimes radiate into her lower jaw, sometimes into her shoulder blades and around into her upper back, sometimes the pain goes down into her arms. She gets tired easily and has very little energy. They just did the CT Scan yesterday, so we're hoping it comes back with some kind of results. The sooner they can identify the problem, the sooner they can treat.
We also had a friend who recently had an accident at work that landed him in NTICU for a couple days and he hasn't gotten to get out of the hospital, yet. Although, he is in a regular room now he just underwent surgery and is on the road to recovery. His wife is pregnant and they have a young child so I've been assisting in child care as well as making sure the Mom eats occasionally.
I'm now on my own at the newest job. I do most of my work from home but make at least two trips a week into the office. It is challenging and I am learning so much but this is a good thing. It keeps my mind sharp.
My two little guys keep me very busy. Dylan enjoys pre-school but the last 3 or 4 times I've dropped him off he's begged to stay with me. I'm not sure why that is because when I got to pick him up, he's never ready to leave. I think we need a little more one-on-one attention and maybe we can elimiante problems when he's left somewhere.
Eli is developing character and becoming such a little man. He's my "can-do boy". A couple weeks ago I told him to go put his shoes in his room and I didn't see him for several minutes. When I went to see where he was, I found him standing on a rubbermaid container in his closet. I asked what he was doing and he pointed to the shelf in his closet where his shoes were. He said, "My shoes here". He had not only put his shoes in his room but he had put them on the shelf in his closet where they go. He had moved some stuff off a rubbermaid container that is in his closet and climbed up on it to put his shoes away properly. He was so proud. He likes to do things on his own and he just tries and tries until I finally force him to let me help. When I get on to him he bows his head down and then looks up at you with just his eyes. It's cute but also not cute when he's in trouble. Other times when you're trying to talk to him and he's interested in something else. He'll turn his head away from you and just cut his eyes back so you know that he hears you but he's doing something else. Crazy kid! My Mom said his personality sure is cute but it's started to get him into all kinds of trouble.
As I sit here and look outside the clouds are rolling in and I can tell it's cooling off outside. We're expecting rain tonight and possibly snow by the weekend. Today, it was in the 60s and the boys played outside. I am so ready for the spring/summer and to get outside. These roller coaster weather days aren't much fun!
My father-in-law has been here every day this week. He's building new cabinets for our kitchen. It's funny how he communicates with the boys. It's a lot of "Huh?, What did you say?, Were you talking to me?" Eli likes to talk to him but every time the saw starts or the air compressor kicks on he comes running back to me and holds on for dear life. The cabinets are almost finished and now we have to find a stainer. The stainer we had lined up just moved. I can't wait to get them done and installed.
Well, it's time for me to fix some dinner. My stomach isn't telling me what to fix. I guess I'll have to resort to asking a child.
