Daily Ooo's: Wednesday, July 22

[faerywings]

eep:
Yup, I am still hiding. I am so not in a good headspace. I had a relatively "peaceful 2.5 hours when I was outside talking to my worm, bee, and butterfly friends (while expressing aggravation at the little biting bug friends).
So let me back up to give a quick rundown. My dad called before I went to ShopRite. At that precise moment in time, she was not getting discharged, the nephrologist wanted to place stents in the arteries leading to her kidneys. She was going to be taken to an isolation room to be tested to COVID and then the procedure would be done afterward, he assumed that it would be today. I spoke to him briefly around noon, and basically, everything was going forward.

In the meantime, I had to call an Identity service as I had gotten a notification that someone was using my name and email address. So far, there was no additional compromise but I had to start changing lots of passwords. While my computer is still locking up. This was after I realized that the shopping order was missing a bag of my milk and half and half. Gary was able to run back out and get it for me. /fun

Intermission: weeding and rebalancing my brain

Caitlyn and I were cooking dinner when I get a call from my parent's home number and imagine how confused I was when it was my mom. She was home.
What an ordeal she had been through and pretty much was at the end of her rope. Very long story short, the COVID testing required her to be in a small isolation room for 4-5 hours while they waited for the test results. My mom is extremely claustrophobic and couldn't mentally cope with this as a result of some pretty horrific and stressful stories she shared. The nurses treated her pretty neglectfully and I hope that she files a complaint at some point.

The bottom line ATM is that since she couldn't do the COVID test, there was no reason to keep her in the hospital. She is going to have the catheterization/stents done in a surgical center on Thursday and because she was mostly isolated at home, they are ok to do the procedure covering her in sterile cloth. (Not sure how any of this works but that is what she said to me). She was happy to be home and be able to take a shower and wash her hair. But wow, she is traumatized by the care she got and that fact that she was dealing with this all alone makes my heart hurt.

She is going to call me today to check in. I hope that being home makes her feel better. Gary and I are going to start stripping down my computer at some point this morning. I might be offline for a bit but I should have access to the old laptop.
it might be good for all of you for me to be MIA- who needs to listen to my :blah: every day? heheh!!!

xoxoxo!!

 

[scrap-genie]

Chris, so sorry you keep having so many worries. I know your mom is glad to be home. Hospitals are exhausting in my opinion. Keep us up on what's happening with her. and the computer, darn thing. Thank goodness for the outdoors.

I've got to run as still some getting ready to do and class starts in less than 30 minutes. Yesterday was better and I'm not just learning but also finding some things for my own research as we go along. Weather is also staying cooler than I feared. Last night we had a little rain so it is very humid just now, but this morning I saw a hummingbird and heard a house wren, so that makes me happy too.

Sorry to skip more personals but I'm thinking of you all.

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning ladies... It is overcast and a bit cooler today, so it will be nice for our hike today! I did not get to my sister's for a swim, other sister was too busy to go with errands to get done on her day off. Oh well, we will go another day. Instead I stayed home and made some Keto Broccoli Cheddar Soup and some Keto Chocolate Ice Cream :hungry: I worked on a new Card and then got a page completed for an upcoming release. A pretty productive day. So now I have to get my lunch ready and pack my backpack it will be a long hike, but at least it is cooler. I can wear my runners on this one instead of my hiking boots, so my feet will not be so hot either. I did not sleep very well last night, kept waking up too warm :mmph: I will be very tired this evening! Not sure what the heck to make for dinner tonight either, guess I will go and see what the heck is left in the freezer. I think that there will be another Costco run in our near future, but at least we can go during the week this time, with DH having the next two weeks off.

Chris - Oh my such a worry for you and your family! I bet you are so glad that your Mom is back home!! It is sad that the care in the hospitals is so bad. I know that the drs. and nurses are all very busy and overworked, but really that is not a reason to treat someone so badly! :hug: to your poor Mom and yes it is awful that she had to deal with that all by herself! Now you are are having to deal with our computer issues too! It just never ends! I am sending you lots and lots of positive vibes to make today a bit better! I wish that there was more that I could do for you! :hug:

Jean - How wonderful that you are also finding things to help with your own research during these classes! Happy that the weather is still not too warm for you too! Enjoy your class today!

Nancy - Glad to hear that you are able to sleep well at night, I also have my window open right next to my side of the bed, but last night it just did not cool off that much and I was way too warm. It doesn't seem to bother my DH at all that it is so warm LOL. How great that your son is able to get back to his catering and I am glad he has opted not to serve! Hope you have a good day today and that the temps are not too hot for you! I don't know how you can stand the humidity! I am a whimp when it comes to the hot humid weather LOL.

Felis - I am so happy for you that you are having such a wonderful summer! Glad that you are finding your job a bit more rewarding than it was and the you are having a great time with IG too!! I hope things continue to be good for you for the rest of the summer and beyond!

Ok I better get my stuff together and get going, I hope you all have a lovely day! :wave:

 

[BrightEyes]

Just a quick pop in to say Hi to all.

The A/C has been out since Friday evening... talk about bad timing!!! The A/C guys should be here this afternoon to look at it. Hoping it will be a quick fix. Temps have been in the high 90's only hit 100 one day.

I won't be doing much CT wise for the near future so won't be around most days. Know I am thinking about you and wishing you calm and quiet days.

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Chris, I'm so sorry to hear about the things your mom has had to go through. I'm claustrophobic too so it gives me the creeps just to hear about her being stuck in that small room. Glad she got to go home at least. We hear so many horror stories about the way things are right now and sadly, you're all going through some of them.

Jean, it sounds like you're learning some interesting things.

Trudy, enjoy your hike. I'd love to know what kind of recipes you use for your keto food - those both sound delicious. I'm thinking I might try that way of eating.

Kay, sorry your AC is out! That's horrible when that happens. We've had to go w/o a few times and since it's always hot and hotter here, it's not a good thing! Hope you get it fixed soon!

I have a lot to do today, but not in the mood to do anything. The weather's blah - dark and raining on and off.

 

[bcgal00]

Hi everyone. Just popping in for a quick hello.

Chris - was just reading about your mom, what an ordeal for her. Hope the stent procedure goes smoothing and she's soon back home.

I've been shopping for Anna supplies. Her sales are too hard to pass up