Special Thx
Sweet sixteen
Sixteen years tomorrow, that is how long we have been married. I am so fortunate to have someone so wonderful. Through ups and downs, thick and thin, he is everything I need him to be and so much more.
5-30-95
Do-Over for May please
May. I need a do-over. Last week my husband had a mild heart attack. It started out as chest pains (tension/tightness) after working Saturday. No issues Sunday. Pain returns Monday. Concerned over stress and how it is impacting him I pushed for a doctor visit. With the appointment made the nurse called back asking for specific symptoms. They wanted him in the ER. 11:30 AM ER visit, EKG is normal. He is well enough to remain in waiting for the remainder of the day. Frustrated and ready to leave, he waits it out. By 4:30 PM he is back in an ER room, on monitors with doctors saying his enzymes show he has heart damage. They call it heart guts. Yeah, that’s what you want to hear in a description. No sleep for Monday as they have two IVs in and are doing blood work every few hours. I’m not leaving and there is no place in the room for me to curl up. Lovely. I figured out that there was room in the hospital bed if I put my head at the foot and my feet up near his shoulder. Oh yes…comfy. It was better than the poorly padded wooden straight back chair. The next day we get to meet with the entire cardio team, who all say the same thing. They will do a heart cath and if a stent is needed then they will do it at that time. Hoping to get it done and not have to stay too much longer in the hospital he opted not to eat. Morning turned to afternoon and late afternoon…no food still. Finally, the heart cath was done. They found his right coronary artery was 95% blocked and it was a long blockage. Two stents were used. Returning to the room he was fine and even carried on a conversation with a friend. Meds wore off after an hour and a new normal began. Having to be still and flat for two hours was difficult for him. When he was finally able to move a little, get on his side and slightly bend his leg he was able to rest a little more. Long night with nurses coming in and out, but it was nearly as busy as the first night. I was too afraid to curl up/stretch out beside him so I pushed my two wooden chairs together and tried to lay with my feet propped. This worked for about an hour. I noticed he was curled some and there was a small space at the end of his bed. I wedged myself there and propped my feet on my chairs. Much better. It’s insane.
In the info they give you at check in they encourage family to stay. Um…where?
He was able to go home the next day and has been recovering since. Things are getting back to normal…our new normal. Fortunately, we do not eat a lot of fast food and we strive to buy quality fresh foods. He has started cardio-rehab and we will continue to work on diet.
This could have been so much worse. I am thankful that we were given a wake up call and the opportunity to pay closer attention and try to prevent future damage. It is stressful. I fear for what could have been.
As for the rest of May. So far, so ick. Lil bit turned 11 today. She was diagnosed with strep on Monday. We probably shared that gem of a germ this past weekend when all of her friends were camped in the bonus room. I have had a dry cough since ER Monday of last week. It increases when I exert energy or try to talk. I think it is stress related, but it could also be allergies. My doc agrees. Until there are other symptoms we can’t do anything but manage it. My 64g iPod Touch that I just got back from a screen repair was stolen Monday, but I got it back Monday afternoon with only a few apps missing.
How’s that for a start to the month. Ick.
Time marches on…
Spring break is over. I have accomplished no hiking, no geocaching, no working out, and no reading. I managed a quiet Monday with nothing accomplished, not even laundry. I spent part of the week on the NC coast chaperoning a school trip. The time is gone. Tomorrow is Easter. Where did the time go?
*big sigh*
Seriously? You’re not even going to try?
That’s right, I had the majority of my first class not even try on the assessment and a few students in other classes. Several marked random answers. At least one marked all C’s. Another marked twelve questions and no more. Great. Thanks. You screwed my data!!!!! To think, in 2014 my salary will be determined by clowns like this. Unfreakinbelievable. I made it clear that those who obviously trashed the test had better not even think of asking me for even a tenth of a point and the extra credit opportunity is off the table for them. (They have to attend review sessions and make growth on their final assessment.) Really? You couldn’t just take the test? I even told you the questions that I could actually use! 47% of the test was material we had covered. Granted 53% of it was crap, but I could have used the data from the 47%. Grrrr.
Pay-for-performance, yeah…great idea. This is the crap we deal with on a daily basis.
Joy
Had a great night serving at Joy Prom. I believe the special men and women we served received a lot from us, but the joy we received from serving them was so much more. It was so much fun and reminded me that my comfort is of less importance than serving others. Just because I am struggling with fitting in where we are does not mean give up. Last night it didn’t matter. Ultimately, it is not about me. I need to continually realize that I am not a socialite and never will be…serve where I can and that’s it. Fitting with any of the cliques doesn’t matter.
Greener grass?
If you are not happy where you are, change it. You have that power. It’s your life. I am well aware that it is not that simple, but I’m just shaking my head at people who are constantly telling you how much better somewhere else is. If it is so grand and you love it so much and it is so much better than the US, why are you here? You are making a choice, and apparently choosing somewhere that is so much less than what you desire. I do not get it. I loved Haiti and think it is one of the most beautiful places around. This is a country that has true potential to be a tourist destination if they could just get their act together. I wouldn’t want to live there. It has a volatile political climate, and that is putting it mildly. At times it is excruciatingly hot. Currently it smells like a sewer and a landfill got together and birthed a country. If someone tells you how happy they are where they are living, don’t tell them how much they would love your favorite third world country. Let them enjoy smiling at their wonderful spring day.
Friday…a day early
Tomorrow is my “student” Friday. WOOHOO! I don’t care that I have to go to work Friday because there will be NO STUDENTS! It is a much needed break. The students are acting as if they are entering spring break! It’s been a long week so far, but a good week. I had my observations last week and received feedback today. Happy with the results. Admin is talking like I have nothing to worry about next year. I will relax when I have contract in hand.
Dang laws.
I just don’t even know what to say about this. Teachers are sometimes accused of not referring as many white kids as minority kids and I have to laugh. I look around my classes and I have two where I am the only one not classified as a minority. If I refer anyone then someone could easily call racism.
Yes, there needs to be equitable enforcement of laws. No doubt! Of those arrested, what are the statistics for single parent or grandparent households? How many have male parentals in their lives? Where are those numbers? Rather than complain about the justice system, which granted is messed up in more ways than this, complain about the degradation of the family.
Race gap seen in justice system
The story reflected what panelists said was a disturbing national trend. The number of people in U.S. prisons has grown from fewer than 500,000 in the 1970s to more than 2million today, a spike attributed largely to the nation’s war on drugs, panelists said. About three-fourths of those in prison for drug crimes are minorities, though usage is spread across all races.
Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com
Favorite quote, “These drug laws are doing more to disenfranchise a whole people than Jim Crow ever did.”
Dang laws get in the way every time. I don’t think it is the drug laws that are the problem. The problem is people who are repeatedly breaking them.
Just about time
Waiting for church to start and wishing Jem was here with me. He’s working all day and it stinks. I’ve seen the big kid wandering around. She wants to fit in with the “cool kids” but that is an exclusive group that is rather closed. Being a teen is hard. I hope she finds herself soon and learns that the “exclusives” are really not worth it. I don’t want her to struggle with social situations. I get it, really I do…it is a struggle for me too. I am not comfortable putting myself out there, but I want more for the girls. Just not sure how to make that happen for them…
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Dear Time Warner,
What the crap? We are paying WAY too much for me to have to go to a coffee shop in order to complete my work. There is no excuse for this many outages. I replaced my modem/router because you were certain that was the issue. Guess what, still not workin!
FIX IT!
Sincerely,
Disgruntled customer who is looking for other options.
Flair
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