I have a crazy hard time blogging sans pictures (that particular hard drive is still packed), I suppose this means I am a very visual person? But, here goes anyways...
In lieu of all the rotten news that could come forth from my pie hole, I will bullet some positives, or attempted positives from the last week and month:
- First and foremost, 93-year-old grandma, newlywed and cherished one, who has been hospitalized for the bulk of the last week, with a "bowel blockage" is doing soooo much better than some of the doctor predicted outcomes. You see, if nothing can get through, nothing can be eaten, and not having run a cat scan yet, the "blockage" was still classified as "unknown", but what was known is that if said "blockage" ended up requiring surgery, it simply would not be done, because the potential side effects of invasive surgery and recovery on a soul of grandma's years are simply too grave, and no surgeon would attempt it; thus said, one can only survive for so long without eating. This meant that there was a potential that grandma would simply not come home from the hospital.
Who could have predicted that the news "grandma has farted" could be so wonderful!
- My dad (2nd dad, step-dad, living dad, not to be confused with birth father, dead father or Daddy) is still in the "recovery" stage of his open heart surgery that he unexpectedly underwent and just as unexpectedly survived! last December. Losing one's mother is not good for the heart, especially a re-built and still healing heart. So, besides the fact that none of grandma's children or dozens of grandchildren or dozens of great-grandchildren are done with enjoying her company, my dad in particular is not ready to say good-bye to his mother. So...the news of her being "on the mend" is doubly wonderful to be receiving!
- Grandma's hubby of 2.5 years and high school sweetheart, whom she was separated from for roughly 70 years, is also not ready to see her go.
I know, your just itching to hear their story, aren't' you? Alas, it is not my story to tell.
- My car, that I just got out of the shop two weeks ago (thermostat), thought yesterday would be a very convenient time to require a new coolant fan. I told my mechanic that we must not be spending an adequate amount of time together and my car must sense this... Unexpected bill aside, it is convenient that I am 'back in town' and that I know a mechanic that will allow me to drop off my car without an appointment and still have it fixed before closing the same day...being as said mechanic's shop is very popular and solidly booked, most folks walking in will walk out with an apt for the following week. It pays to know people ;-) It was, merely a fluke that this "coolant incident" took place across the street from the "coolant incident" of two weeks ago and that we ended up killing time in the same store (Winners'...you should go!) that we killed time in last time the car dumped all it's anti-freeze all over the parking lot and I had to wait for a ride/wait for the car to cool down. Convenient, no?
- Our well planned out move to the Okanagan did not go well. We were "there" for all of four weeks (a third of which we spent on holidays...away from "there") before we did an about face and returned to our roots. This "adventure" will be filed under "One Who Showed True Colours: Was Not a Rainbow." The borrowed children (BP1 & BP2) are now back with their mother, but will not be strangers, as they will be spending roughly every other weekend with the Pumpkin and I. At least, this is the current "plan." This weekend starts on Thursday.
- Bennett is back at his school. He was very missed by many.
- My "hiatus from school" is not ready to come to a close quite yet. So, I will be back in the workforce for a short while, until I am ready to dive back into studenthood head first. The previous sentence was not written without a deep pang of sadness, as I miss the classroom immensely and cannot bring myself to drive on campus without the urge to shed a tear or two. Alas, I shall be back in due time...
- The Niece! (and the sister) are very happy to have Bennett & I back in town. While we were away, The Niece! survived her first road trip with us (in lieu of spending Friday nights at auntie's house) and did absolutely fantastic! This was her first trip away from Mommy & Daddy for more than one night (jumping from one night to FIVE!) and her first trip out of country. I did find it humorous, that the two-year-old-who-has-yet-to-leave-the-country was the only one in our trio of travellers to have an up-to-date passport...unlike her better travelled counterparts!
