It's All About Me: October 2006

Checking In!!!

First, I just wanted to say thanks for all the kind words and emails I got the past week about my dad. I didn't get a whole lot of computer time last week, but the short times I got to check emails and such, it put a smile on my face when someone tried to make me laugh or just sent good thoughts to my family! So thanks for that!

My dad was transferred to an intermediate care facilty a few days ago to undergo some therapy and recover from the stroke. He got down to a whole 86 POUNDS! YIKES! So it's been really hard for him to get the strenght built up to get around. He's talking mych better now though, and seems fairly coherent now... I think the worst is over now!!!

So, did any of you see this around the boards....

hhhmmmm... wonder what thats all about? :) tee hee, tee hee Any guesses on who is actually "in" on the site????? Come on, take a guess... there are 7 total, 2 are a pair that work together.... well, well, huh, huh???? Humor me... no other hints right now, but very soon there will be some more hints!

ok ladies... gotta get ready for my day now! HUGS all around!!!!!

MIA....

Let me preface by saying sorry for my jumbled post... so much going on.. bear with me!

So, yesterday was my little baby's 1st bday! Joe and I had a bunch of things planned, but things got interuppted when my dad started to worry me a bit... most of you don't know, but my dad moved in with Joe and I right before we bought the new house. He had a stroke a few years ago and feared that it would happen again and didn't want to burden us.... but we convinced him that staying with us was the best thing for everyone.

He has had a cold for the past couple of months, yes months, like 3! I suppose that as you get older colds hit you a bit stonger? That's what I'm told anyways. Anyways, my dad normally came downstairs everyday and stayed down for most of the day, but for the past month I'd say.... he stopped coming down all together, like not even to eat. I would make meals and bring them up to his room for him (not that he ate much of it anyways, but I brought them). Joe and I figured that it was just because he was feeling so bad. He has had appointments with his specialists during this time, so i figured that if there was any concern... they'd let me know.

Anywho, yesterday he ventured downstairs for the baby's bday, to see her for a bit. He was laying on the couch, then walked over to the dining room table, looked at one of the chairs, looked outside, looked at the chair, put his hand out like he was going ot pull it out, put his hand down, looked again.... at this point Joe, his mom, and I looke dta each other and knew something was wrong, so I aske dhim "papa, you ok... what do you need?" he told me that he wanted to sit down, so I came over, pulled th chair out for him... he sat down and literally 5 seconds later he got up, pushed in the chair and started the whole process over again with the looking and hand and everything.

That prompted me to call his doctor.... when I gave his symptoms, they said to call 911... instead I lied to him and told him that his doctor wanted to see him (since this was the ONLY way I could get him in the car to go anywhere)... he agreed and I ended up taking him to the ER.... 4 hours later they found that he had phenmonia and because of the way he was acting AND because he has dropped down to 95 pounds, they admitted him, indefinately....

When I went in this AM, they told me that he had a stroke on top of his phenmonia AND needs a blood transfusion because some levels of his blood were dangerously low and if he does nothing, that he could possibly have a heart attack... be safe than sorry I guess.

I'm actually on my way back in, but wanted to post this here in hopes that people who might be trying to get on contact with me might see it! I have a ton of emails that I need to get to.... rest assured that I will get to them, soon! I'm not ignoring anyone, just have so much going on with my dad, the baby's bday (which we have big plans with the family coming in tomorrow... sigh), and a new project I'm working on.

OK gotta run now. Please just think of my old dad and hope that things get better soon...

More new stuff coming soon....

Actually I tried uploading these to the shoppe, but its not letting me in! Anywho, just wanted the previews on my bloggy! 4 new paper packs, 32 papers total... and a whopping set of 30 buttons! Robin asked for tied buttons, so I hope these are ok! Here are the products: