Sheepie came to visit with me for a while. I really, really enjoyed it. She doesn't talk about anything important but she is still interesting to listen to. I was so happy to have her here to sit with me for the couple hours she was here. Teach was spending some time with his nephew...one-on-one...so he dropped Sheepie off here.
She ended up sharing a recipe for tuna salad made with cucumber instead of celery and it had a few different spices that I wouldn't normally use. The Beast didn't like it as well as he likes our *regular* tuna salad so I told him I wouldn't make it for him again but....I will probably make it for myself only without the dill relish and celery salt. I've had it before but not with those things in it, I don't believe. But it IS a different taste. Sheepie did most of the cutting up of everything. It was kind of fun to share that with her.
She even went to the store with the Beast to get the ingredients for it that we didn't have in the house....and some fresh bread. The Beast has a *thing* about fresh bread so we end up with a lot of bread for the birds. I always have plenty of bread if I decide to make stuffing too. No need to worry about THAT....LOL! You would probably be shocked to see the bread on our counter at any day of the week. Our friends, Dianne and Dennis often make comments about it.
My staples are getting loose. I made the comment to Sheepie that I could probably take some of them out myself and she freaked out at the idea! I laughed and told her to relax. I wasn't planning on actually doing it.
The Princess dropped by, briefly, earlier today and stopped into my computer room when I was up and at my keyboard. I gather she and Johnnycakes are finally going to have that church wedding his grandparents were hoping for within the next couple of weeks. I may not go but haven't decided quite yet and here is why....there are certain members of family that she said she wasn't going to invite. She actually blamed Johnnycakes by saying it was him that didn't want it. BUT.... I think everyone should be grownup enough to be forgiving and let bygones be bygones. It hurts me that it would even be considered. It's not very Christian, is it. And it definitely is not a good way to start a marriage.....not to me, anyway. Family is family. And I love ALL my family, not just part of it.
Not much in the way of pain today, thank goodness. But I still have a lot of leakage. It's all coming from one basic area that I will point out to the doctor when I see him on Tuesday. He may not want to remove the staples from that area just yet. It couldn't be weeping if it was sealed.
He should be happy to know that the iron I was given IV at the hospital (which turned my arm a rather strong shade of tan from just below my wrist to my elbow), has worked and has improved my blood count. I know my regular doctor sent the info to him after I had my tests on Friday. The doctors here seem very good about sharing that information with each other. He made me promise to go to the emergency room if there was any change in the area of the incisions since blood can pool behind the skin at times and need to be removed or infection set in and antibiotics will be crutial. I promised, of course.
I do check it often and I take my temperature a couple times a day just to be sure I am not starting to get sick with an infection. That would be a real disaster. I do not want to be off my feet like I was when I had the first bypass in my right leg. It took me almost a year to be able to move around well. But, I did have other problems I was fighting at the same time so......
It was really hot today but it felt good to me. My BP must still be low. I even had to put socks on my feet because I felt they were cold (they weren't...I checked and both feet were warm to the touch). But, I put socks on anyway just for the psychological value to me.
Love you all. Hope you had a great weekend and got some good weather. Remember to tell your family and friends that you love them every single time you talk to them and say goodbye. A simple *love you* will do. Just in case since life can be short. ***Hugs***
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