Quarter/Half end is over for HP, and I am officially fried.
Not alot to report in our world, well mine anyway :) Dan had fantastic news! He’s cleared to go back to work on Monday, ok to start the next level of foods (soft stuffs like cottage cheese and the like). And?
DOWN 30 POUNDS SINCE HE CAME HOME LAST WEEK! Woot!
For those that want to cheer him on, I’ve made a page for him up there in my header *points* See it? Dan’s Page? GO THERE NOW! ;)
Here is a snippet :)
I’m here to report (for those that knew/are following) that Dan’s surgery today went excellent!
He was in surgery for about *counts on toes* 3.5 hours or so. After some recoop time in ‘Recovery’ it was up to the surgical ward and nap time. He slept most the afternoon. Most memorable comments were “someone beat me up” and “my butt hurts” (due to akward position post operation).
The doc (I just met today) was fantastic, communicative and positive. He relayed that surgery had gone “as planned” and there were no unexpected bumps or complications. In fact, whilst scoping about Dan’s innards, he found a belly button hernia and was able to get that fixed up while he was there.
When I left tonight, Dan had gotten up (with assistance) and was resting nicely in a bedside chair watching House. He is in good spirits, pain has subsided alot (just a dull ache now) and is not having to use his pain pump too much. Doc says if all continues to go well, he could be home as early as Thursday! Hooray for feather pillows and no nurses coming in just as you fall asleep!
All in all, we are relieved, thankful, supported and blessed beyond measure! Thank you all for your love and support, both for Dan, and for our Family.
He will be home for several weeks recooping further, but hopefully by early/mid May, should be back to full speed :) If anyone wants info as to how to contact him, just reply here and I will get ya whatever you want/need.
:)
Here I am. Mostly alive, only slightly dead. Our son that is rarely sick has brought home a NASTY cold. On top of that, he has insisted on being a good son and SHARING. Thanks Teej. *snifflesnortcoughhack*
My life recently is chaotic, stressful and just plain, Meh. Work is no longer a joy. In fact, I’ve got a meeting with the Site Manager on Tuesday. I plan on giving her a list of my current “complaints and greviances” regarding my Manager. I am skeptical that it will do an ounce of good. But, at this point? As long as he tries to play nice until we move, I will deal. I’ve come into a sort of shut down mode at work. Now knowing I will 98% NOT be able to work remote, and will have to leave this job and my clients behind when I move…I guess its some sort of odd mourning period. I find myself looking at tasks and environments and thinking “I won’t be here next year to worry/care/deal with this”. Mind you, I’m not letting it affect the quality of my work, so much as I not allowing it to drive my perfectionist mind into oblivion either. Anyway. Thats that.
Moving? Not soon enough. I’ve posted my resume on Monster and have started scanning for potential work. Got a couple of hot leads to work on, doesnt really seem that finding work for me will be hard. Though, that is usually the case. I seem to be easier to employ. Dan has been eyeing the Library boards very often, and there is potential there, as well as a few non commital conversations with folks in the area (due to time frame being far out yet) so I think we are on the right path. The current goal is to find me some work, snag an apartment or rental home (tons of 3 bedrooms for good prices), rebuild our credit then buy a house. So hopefully by end of summer we will be making the trek up to Eugene. Continue to keep this in your prayers and meditations for us, we can use all the help we can get!!
Surgery for Dan. GoodGollyGosh, its right around the corner! A week from this Tuesday to be exact! Dan’s been up to meet with the Surgeon’s office for his pre-op info and has pre-registered at the hospital. All thats left to do is wait now. He’s got all the disability paperwork filed away, Managers and what not have been informed…all that jazz. I want to try to find a recliner/ez-chair for him. We currently have just a broken down, uncomfortable as hell, love seat in our living room. He’s going to have to spend alot of time sitting/sleeping/taking it easy when he gets home, so yeah, on the list of things to do.
Spare time? I have some. I’ve pretty well written Neopets off completely. I try to catch the Site News from time to time, but I’ve seriously just given up hope of finding an urge to play on the site. I log into Gaia once in awhile, but really get bored fast, so thats just an “eh” factor as well. Thanks to one of Dan’s newsletters that he gets, I discovered ConquerOnline a couple of months ago. I’ve never really played any RPG’s before (other than Final Fantasy/PS2 type of stuff), let alone a MMORPG before. Its free, its easy to learn, its got both the human interaction *guilds, team play and such* or you can wing it on your own. I’ve got a fairly well leveled Water Taoist named Luccia that I am currently working on. She’s got really good luck as regards getting good items/currency to drop, and has made quite a few “friends” that like to take us/her out power leveling or hunting (for bling - Ha!). I am considering making a secondary character. Not sure what route I will take, possibly an Archer or a Trojan….we shall see. Anyway, if you are interested I’ve posted the link below. Dan and I both play on the “Dreams” Server on the “Eternity” Sub-Domain. His character is an Archer named Bowen :) Come hang with us! :)
*Ponders* I cant really think of anything else exciting to tell ya’ll. Kids are great. Spring Break is upon us, we shall see how long it takes for someone to go mentally nutz due to too many people at home for long periods at the same time in our humble cracker box of an apartment. Lucky for us, the constant downpours seem to have let up and there have been atleast 1-2 days in a row with NO rain. What a concept? I think Northern California has gotten something like 150% of its typical snowfall already this year. *blinkety* Lots of rain and snow…just way too much. Though I shouldn’t bitch, because in a few months I will be like “ONG!11!! its 110 degrees outside…..WHINE” ;)