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The radio came on this morning, it was on for a couple of minutes before I heard it. I got up and got myself ready for work.
An uneventful drive--the days are getting shorter--the sky was that dark cerulean blue with the lighter tone on the eastern horizon, and the morning stars brightly holding their places in the sky. I parked about a block away and walked over to the hospital.
We had a good day, with good co-workers, and both units open. The patients went home, and by the end of the shift we had 3 moms, 3 babies, and 2 nurses left. I opted to stay so I could possibly be on-call tomorrow. The night staff came in; I told them to call me in the morning if they need me. We'll see how that goes....
On the way home, I got really tired again. Dan and I visited a little, I checked the computer and wrote here.
My breast is really full--so full that my "regular" bras that I've been wearing are not comfortable. I wore a sports bra today. My shoulder is achy and the underarm is full. I'll call Dr. Bolmer's office for a prescription for lymph treatment again with Ike. I hope Ike will accept the prescription and schedule me for a visit or two.
I'm going to take some motrin and tylenol, look at some Olympic stuff while it gets "on board", and go to bed.
Thank you for reading. Hugs.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Saturday 8.9.2008
I got up this morning after a good sleep. Finally.
A lovely shower, nourishing breakfast, and leisurely rest of the morning. Daniel went for his golf game.
I putzed around the house, picking away at chores. Then I went to Meijer to take advantage of their "2 Day Supersale". I ended up being in the store a couple of hours, trying on shoes and looking at different things. I did end up with a pair of shoes that was on clearance, plus the 15% discount offered on general merchandise. Sweet!
I came home and ate, and Daniel came home about 5 ish. He fixed himself something to eat (I thought he would eat with the other golfer/s), and we visited and watched some Olympic events. I wrote here, and I'm off to bed soon.
Tomorrow I work, and Monday, too.
Enjoy your day. Hugs.
A lovely shower, nourishing breakfast, and leisurely rest of the morning. Daniel went for his golf game.
I putzed around the house, picking away at chores. Then I went to Meijer to take advantage of their "2 Day Supersale". I ended up being in the store a couple of hours, trying on shoes and looking at different things. I did end up with a pair of shoes that was on clearance, plus the 15% discount offered on general merchandise. Sweet!
I came home and ate, and Daniel came home about 5 ish. He fixed himself something to eat (I thought he would eat with the other golfer/s), and we visited and watched some Olympic events. I wrote here, and I'm off to bed soon.
Tomorrow I work, and Monday, too.
Enjoy your day. Hugs.
Friday 08.08.08
Well--Sorry I didn't post last night. I worked Friday, so that means I was up early.
I slept pretty good, though half a night. We had a pretty good workday with a good group of co-workers. I got tired about 6 o'clock, though, and decided to go straight home instead of stopping to pick up milk. Isn't that silly--it doesn't take much to stop and get milk...
I didn't though, and got home about 7:45 pm. I talked with Dan a little, changed clothes, had a pb&j sandwich, and oh-my-gosh I was tired.
We watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics (pretty neat, mind boggling to me, just the logistics of using so many humans...). I got really tired, and at 9:25 I went to bed. Daniel asked if I was going to write on my blog, I told him no, I was going to bed.
And I did.
I slept pretty good. I didn't hear Dan come to bed, and he asked if I heard the neighbors outdoors about 0200. Nope. Wow. I really did sleep.
So, that was Friday. Hugs.
I slept pretty good, though half a night. We had a pretty good workday with a good group of co-workers. I got tired about 6 o'clock, though, and decided to go straight home instead of stopping to pick up milk. Isn't that silly--it doesn't take much to stop and get milk...
I didn't though, and got home about 7:45 pm. I talked with Dan a little, changed clothes, had a pb&j sandwich, and oh-my-gosh I was tired.
We watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics (pretty neat, mind boggling to me, just the logistics of using so many humans...). I got really tired, and at 9:25 I went to bed. Daniel asked if I was going to write on my blog, I told him no, I was going to bed.
And I did.
I slept pretty good. I didn't hear Dan come to bed, and he asked if I heard the neighbors outdoors about 0200. Nope. Wow. I really did sleep.
So, that was Friday. Hugs.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Thursday 8.7.2008
I slept well again last night, and today I finally feel rested. Daniel had gone out about 8. I got up about 9. I didn't have breakfast right away--it was probably closer to 10:30 or 11. Daniel was home by then. I had a couple loads of laundry done.
We took care of some household things, like...bills and finances, then decided to go to Meijer for groceries. That went well, and we stood in line at the check-out. It was our turn. Dan puts the items on the belt, I watch the screen to ensure the prices ring up correctly, and he puts the bags in the cart. There was a young woman, maybe early 20's, behind us, who had begun to put her items on the belt. I don't know why I was watching her, but I was, and she had come up to the front of her cart. She stood there, then bent forward and rested her forearms and head on the belt. She stood up, bent over again. She stood again, and I recognized the pale skin and lips and glazed look of someone going to faint. And she did.
She was on my left, and I reached out with my left arm to catch her, but my strength is not all there. I was able to catch her head as her face bopped the chrome edge of the belt and help her to the floor. Daniel was paying and finishing up with the bags and didn't see what had happened. I looked up to see the cashier, caught her eye, and told her to call for help. She already had the phone in her hand. Dan helped me get her legs straightened out, and as we were positioning her, she came to. I talked to her and tried to keep her seated. She got herself leaned up against the counter, and someone brought a cup of water. I talked to her, reassuring her that she was ok. I asked her if she was pregnant. She said yes. And she had passed out before. It was several minutes before she could get up. The employees brought a wheelchair for her, and I helped her stand and get into it. She still didn't look real good. The manager had come over by that time and started doing what managers do. She was by herself, so I unloaded the rest of her half full cart onto the belt to get that part done, anyway. After I was done, I looked at her again. She was still a little gray, but others were taking care of her. I mentioned that she needed a snack, asked her when her next appointment was, and she told me she was 15-16 weeks along, and sees the doctor again Monday. I encouraged her to tell doctor that she has been fainting, encouraged her to eat more frequently (like every 2-3 hours), and to drink lots of water. Then I gave her a hug and told her she'd be ok. She thanked me, and so did the employees. Dan and I left. He said he was surprised to turn around and see her on the floor with me crouching beside her.
We got on our way, stopped at CVS to pick up prescriptions, and got back home. We unloaded and put away groceries, then I went back out to the Holt Farmer's Market, which opens at 4 pm on Thursdays. I found some lovely produce, bought green peppers, tomatoes, yellow zucchini (!), and sweet corn.
At home, I started dinner. We had sauteed mushrooms, onions, and garlic; Daniel grilled the steaks while I did the rest. Fresh garden tomato, sweet corn that tasted like sunshine. Yum. After getting the kitchen cleaned up, I cut up cauliflower, celery, green peppers, cucumber, and peaches. I made a kind of compote with peaches, blueberries, and red raspberries, putting them in a small saucepan with a smidgen of water and sugar and heating it. After it cooled some, I added bananas, and poured it over organic vanilla ice cream. Daniel was a happy man. (I was happy, too)
Friday is the last day of my jury duty commitment. I called, and heard the happy words "No Jurors Needed". So, I'm done. I'll go to work tomorrow as scheduled.
That's my day. My breast is full and a little achy tonight, as is my shoulder. I don't think I hurt myself with that girl. I think it's just full and uncomfortable. I'm going to take tylenol and motrin and go to bed.
Thank you for reading. Hugs.
We took care of some household things, like...bills and finances, then decided to go to Meijer for groceries. That went well, and we stood in line at the check-out. It was our turn. Dan puts the items on the belt, I watch the screen to ensure the prices ring up correctly, and he puts the bags in the cart. There was a young woman, maybe early 20's, behind us, who had begun to put her items on the belt. I don't know why I was watching her, but I was, and she had come up to the front of her cart. She stood there, then bent forward and rested her forearms and head on the belt. She stood up, bent over again. She stood again, and I recognized the pale skin and lips and glazed look of someone going to faint. And she did.
She was on my left, and I reached out with my left arm to catch her, but my strength is not all there. I was able to catch her head as her face bopped the chrome edge of the belt and help her to the floor. Daniel was paying and finishing up with the bags and didn't see what had happened. I looked up to see the cashier, caught her eye, and told her to call for help. She already had the phone in her hand. Dan helped me get her legs straightened out, and as we were positioning her, she came to. I talked to her and tried to keep her seated. She got herself leaned up against the counter, and someone brought a cup of water. I talked to her, reassuring her that she was ok. I asked her if she was pregnant. She said yes. And she had passed out before. It was several minutes before she could get up. The employees brought a wheelchair for her, and I helped her stand and get into it. She still didn't look real good. The manager had come over by that time and started doing what managers do. She was by herself, so I unloaded the rest of her half full cart onto the belt to get that part done, anyway. After I was done, I looked at her again. She was still a little gray, but others were taking care of her. I mentioned that she needed a snack, asked her when her next appointment was, and she told me she was 15-16 weeks along, and sees the doctor again Monday. I encouraged her to tell doctor that she has been fainting, encouraged her to eat more frequently (like every 2-3 hours), and to drink lots of water. Then I gave her a hug and told her she'd be ok. She thanked me, and so did the employees. Dan and I left. He said he was surprised to turn around and see her on the floor with me crouching beside her.
We got on our way, stopped at CVS to pick up prescriptions, and got back home. We unloaded and put away groceries, then I went back out to the Holt Farmer's Market, which opens at 4 pm on Thursdays. I found some lovely produce, bought green peppers, tomatoes, yellow zucchini (!), and sweet corn.
At home, I started dinner. We had sauteed mushrooms, onions, and garlic; Daniel grilled the steaks while I did the rest. Fresh garden tomato, sweet corn that tasted like sunshine. Yum. After getting the kitchen cleaned up, I cut up cauliflower, celery, green peppers, cucumber, and peaches. I made a kind of compote with peaches, blueberries, and red raspberries, putting them in a small saucepan with a smidgen of water and sugar and heating it. After it cooled some, I added bananas, and poured it over organic vanilla ice cream. Daniel was a happy man. (I was happy, too)
Friday is the last day of my jury duty commitment. I called, and heard the happy words "No Jurors Needed". So, I'm done. I'll go to work tomorrow as scheduled.
That's my day. My breast is full and a little achy tonight, as is my shoulder. I don't think I hurt myself with that girl. I think it's just full and uncomfortable. I'm going to take tylenol and motrin and go to bed.
Thank you for reading. Hugs.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Wednesday 8.6.2008
I went to bed last night at 10:30. I settled in, and Daniel came in about 11. I think I went into a deep sleep right after that. Dan said he was up several times through the night; I could only tell you of once. He got up about 8, and I got up about 8:45. He left to golf at 9:30.
I had a laid back day today, not doing much. I ran the dishwasher, did a load of laundry, made a grocery list, a couple of phone calls, caught up on reading emails, ate a couple of times, watered the plants...
Hm. That kind of looks like I did something.
Dan came home, and it wasn't long before he went in to lay down. He was sleeping when Breon came in. She looked good; we visited for a few minutes, then I went in to wake up Dan.
We had a nice visit and helped her load her car with more of her belongings. The rest of the items got put in the closets, other than the furniture. They'll be back to get the remainder of her things when they can. They are both working two jobs, and Nick is also doing a remodel on the rental unit. She said they were doing well, and look forward to being able to spend more time together when the project is completed.
She left, and Dan and I continued our low-key evening.
I wrote here, he drifted off to bed.
My breast is full, and the area around to the side and under the arm feel full, too. And my nipple sloughed off again today, too. I wonder how many times that skin is going to shed?? I guess we'll find out....
Thanks for reading. Hugs.
I had a laid back day today, not doing much. I ran the dishwasher, did a load of laundry, made a grocery list, a couple of phone calls, caught up on reading emails, ate a couple of times, watered the plants...
Hm. That kind of looks like I did something.
Dan came home, and it wasn't long before he went in to lay down. He was sleeping when Breon came in. She looked good; we visited for a few minutes, then I went in to wake up Dan.
We had a nice visit and helped her load her car with more of her belongings. The rest of the items got put in the closets, other than the furniture. They'll be back to get the remainder of her things when they can. They are both working two jobs, and Nick is also doing a remodel on the rental unit. She said they were doing well, and look forward to being able to spend more time together when the project is completed.
She left, and Dan and I continued our low-key evening.
I wrote here, he drifted off to bed.
My breast is full, and the area around to the side and under the arm feel full, too. And my nipple sloughed off again today, too. I wonder how many times that skin is going to shed?? I guess we'll find out....
Thanks for reading. Hugs.
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