Tuesday, July 23, 2013

James was up before 4am and so I got up to.  We left right at 5.  The air mattress I bought for him fit perfectly in the back of my car.  The only problem is by the end of the trip most of the air had leaked out.  We made it to the imaging center and James forgot about not standing on his leg and almost made a crash landing out of the back of the car.  He grabbed the walker just in time.  After the x-rays we drove a couple of blocks south to Ortega's office, Sonoran Orthopaedic.  As the aide took the bandage off James's leg looked red.  I told him I thought it looed infected.  When Brittany, the PA, came in she said it looked infected and she didn't want to take any chances so she sent him across the street to the hospital ER.

 We waited in the Er until 1pm.  I had to leave for my dental appointment where they put on my new crown.  Now I need another one because I lost my left upper back filling on the way here chewing on a piece of jerky.  Will I never learn? 

James was admitted to the hospital and immediately put on IV antibiotics.  This time he is in room 501.  We had planned on returning home this afternoon so I did not bring any clothes or my meds with me.  Luckily I did bring my makeup.  I wanted to go home to get my meds but James didn't want me to so I didn't go. 

I brought James a Whataburger and stayed until around 6:30.  I am exhausted so I leave a little early to go back to Chandler.  Dave and Laura came to visit after I left and brought him dark chocolate covered almonds.  Zaki also came by around 2 am. 

James had an MRI last night and he said it was very painful.

Joshua lost his two front teeth.

 

Friday, July 12, 2013

I try to leave for the hospital but one of James's workers, Lauro (Christopher Gallegos) is here looking for a check.  I call Cindy at Comprehensive Business.  She sent the check on Wednesday so it should be here sometime today.  It is hard to communicate because Lauro does not speak very good English. 

At the hospital, James looks better than he did last night, but he is still in alot of pain.  I bring him his favorite breakfast, oatmeal and orange juice from McDonald's.  Darrel comes by for a visit on his way home from school. 

For lunch I get James a salad with beets from the cafeteria downstairs and a chicken mushroom swiss sandwich from the grill.  He doesn't like the sandwich, but I do. 

While James is napping I remember I need to make a deposit into National Bank.  The closest one around, according to MapQuest, is 4040 E. Camelback Rd. in Phoenix.  While I was gone Zaki came by for a visit.  He is gone by the time I return.  We play a game of Five Crowns.  Stacy, Paul, Michael and Joshua come for a visit.  James is not very good company because he is so groggy. 

Michael visiting at the hospital

Paul, Stacy, Michael and Joshua leave to go to dinner at Lola's Chicken and Waffles.  They bring me back chicken and waffles.  They were very tasty but I could only eat about 2/3's.  James didn't want any.  He had Ensure for dinner.  At this rate I am going to gain weight while he is losing.  Skinny and Fatty.

I leave for home around 7:45 as James gets ready for bed.  I leave his phone on the table on the right side of his bed where he can reach it.  There is also a See's candy bag there.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

I read from my Book of Mormon and then went out to water plants and grass.  I am afraid I got to much Weed & Feed on the lawn and it is going to have the opposite effect.  Instead of greening up the grass I wonder if it will kill it.  I hope not.
Today I had a doctor's appointment with Dr. Sam Walters in Scottsdale.  He prescribes my thyroid pills and my hormone creams.  I go to him once a year for a checkup.  I don't look forward to it.  He is not on my insurance and it is very costly.  He is always very complementary and tells me I look beautiful but I am quite sure he does that to all of his women patients.  He asks some pretty personal questions.  I feel like saying that is privileged information but then I realize he is only trying to help me.  Since I began going to him in 2003 my overall health has improved quite dramatically!  Just ask James.
On the way home I went by Power Toyota to see Erik.  He was suppose to fix my brakes but when I got there he said he could not longer do side jobs as of this morning.  He help me get a discount on some brake pads and then told me to make an appointment with Brake Masters. 
When I got home James was there.  He is worried about Zaki who is in the hospital with two bulging disks.  They are going to do surgery one him very soon. 
We called Darrel and ask if we could come and see him and the kids.  Trina is at work.  Of course the kids had to show us their baby chicks.  There are six of them, two for each kid, and they all have names but I can't for the life of me remember them.

Right now the chicks are in a box in the garage under a warming lamp.  Trina's Dad is going to build them a coop.
Rowan still has his tortoise and he also got some sea monkeys for Easter that he had to show us.  Ruby and Rowan were in a playful mood while Addy was busy doing her homework.

Something about guessing how many pennies can fit in a container.

Rowan had to show me his frog puppet head.

Addy finished her homework and cried when we said we were leaving.  We stayed a little longer so she could play with grandpa too.

A funny story about Evan today.  I was sitting in the dining room at home eating some cinnamon stix Jolly Ranchers.  Max tried them and said they were too hot.  Evan tried one and loved it.  He came back for 2 or 3 more!  A kid that has my taste in candy.

I went to Walmart today and the guard was a large blonde tough looking guy with a ponytail and a shirt that said Asset Protection.  At least I thought he was tough looking until I saw him from the front and he had makeup on.  Really??

On the way home from Darrel's we stopped at Taco Bell for dinner.  When we got home we got to see Jared Ammon for a few minutes.  He came over to do his laundry.