Jenn was here last weekend and it went by so fast I am not sure she was really here or I dreamt (is that really a word?) it. She arrived in Phoenix on Friday afternoon and after the required stop at In n Out (what?? She is my daughter-- all my daughters have this affliction) we headed to Tucson. Friday just went by in a blur.
Saturday she woke up saying she wasn't feeling up to par. The days plans were to go see the shooting memorials at Safeway and at University Hospital. We headed off around 10:00, going to the hospital first. Very moving and impressive memorial to the victims of the shooting. Incidentally, this was the day after Gabby Giffords was moved to Houston.
Memorials at University Hospital, Tucson
Saturday evening we had the usual suspects here for BBQ ribs and to visit with Jenn...18 in all. Niece Claudia and husband Larry drove over from Casa Grande; friends Jack and Suzi from Rio Rico and the local Tucson family was here. And I must say my ribs turned out very good. First time I had done them by baking them first and then BBQing them.
Sunday we were up and on our way to Tubac. Jeannette went with us and we met Suzi there. I could tell Jenn wasn't feeling up to par....she wasn't taking a gabillion pictures like she usually does. We wandered around the town and finally had to leave as it was stinkin' cold and windy. That evening Jenn was really feeling lousy, running a low grade temp as well. She went to be early. About 9:00 p.m. Al got up to go to bed and promptly fell. He got dizzy and down he went. Another call to the local fire department, which I might add is great and I have them on speed dial now! Off to the ER we go to make sure he was okay, which he was, thank goodness.
Jenn to the airport early on Monday .. I was running on 3 hours of sleep. Not good. I got home and crashed. Jenn called me on Tuesday from the back of an ambulance...she had driven herself to urgent care having difficulty breathing and they threw he in the ambulance and promptly took her to the hospital for tests. Thankfully no blood clots or pulmonary embolism; so they sent her home to rest. Still don't know the reason for shortness of breath-- they think she might have burst a blood vessel in her lung. That scared me more. She is following up with her doc. I talked to her tonight and she is feeling much better.
Congratulations are in order for Ron and Melanie-- they are first time home owners. They (well the bank) are the proud owners of a house and acreage in Canby, OR. Now the horses and family can all be in the same place!! Very happy for them.
This week has been a blur as well. I keep wondering why I don't get more done during the day, then I realized I spend 80% of it caring for AL. With his arm in a sling he really can't do much. He saw the surgeon this week and the sling has to remain for at least 3 more weeks.
I also saw the neurosurgeon for my back this week and got some good news. He doesn't feel surgery is in order for now; so I am on the Physical Therapy program and I am to walk 3 times a week and build up to a mile a walk. However, I already have been doing a mile plus, so I am just continuing to do that. Finding the time is the problem, see above.
Weather has been great here...in the low 70's during the day and in the 30's at night. Just absolutely perfect. However, rain is forecast for early next week, which will be welcomed. So glad not to have to battle the cold and all the snow!
That's all the news for now...so until next time, keep smiling.
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