saturday, 2/2/08

yup- i know. promises, promises. ok, ok, i get it-- here's the blog update.

had to order a bedside potty for dad... was cleaning up a bit in the next room, turned to find dad relieving himself in his trashcan. "A" for finding a can. "A" for getting out of bed. "F" for my having a wicker trashcan in the room.

nope- this isn't one to share with mamasita-- she'd flip a goard. told her i was going to order a potty for dad, she agreed as he's back to being in bed hours/days and knows he's getting weaker.
got to the library today. mom and i had run out of books to read. murphy's law?? a friend had mailed some to me already-- i just hadn't been given the box yet. another story for another day. we're in good shape again!! THANK YOU, CIN!

mom's exercise bike had already been sold to another, so we'll try, try again. y'all heard of craigslist? i swear the kids and i live off that site. for those unaware, you can find pretty much anything you'd like on craigslist-- you can sell stuff too. it's a on-line classifieds thing-- it's free!! and it's everywhere in the US and beyond (from what i hear). we've sold stuff we wanted to get rid of and we've bought stuff we've wanted... the catch? it's probably used-- but not always... so for those who don't mind second hand things, it's awesome. i've even posted an office opening for someone on there so it's not limited to "things."

anyway, mom's doing ok-- she's been a good girl and drinking her water and taking her pills. we had a fun day today laughing about stuff. dad was up for breakfast this morning and has been down ever since. it's strange that he's resting more peacefully these past couple of days-- usually his breathing is more labored and noisey. hmm. i'll give him this tho-- he's not a messy man. there's no problem keeping him clean and/or changed. it's not perfect mind you, but we get the job done! whatta blessing.