No aprons here, but I have had a good apron attitude all day long!
Started the day with DPCs --
* L owe's, who said I had been sent the wrong receipt, but would definitely be getting the right refrigerator tomorrow, and promised to send correct receipt asap. (I have not received it via email at this point. * sigh * )
* Cardiologist's office, re: dh's heart cath Thursday (called them twice, and nurse did return my call before closing time. DH is resigned to the fact that he will go through with this on Thursday. Prayers needed.)
* Tickets for events in 2018
Then, errands --
* Post office
* Drug store
* Service station for more ICE... I will be sooo thankful when that refrigerator arrives.
Helped dh drain & refill 9 coolers -- (2 of these are actually just insulated lunch boxes; 1 is a drink cooler thing, you know, that you just use to pour water from; and 4 are the small coolers that carry only about 6-9 cans. Only 2 are what I would call full-size coolers. It's kind of ridiculous around here.)
Ironed ironed ironed ironed ironed...
Went to ds's house, and helped dgs pick up toys & organize a little while dh went through box of his parents' stuff. DS wants it out of the house and he told dh to come on over and get what he wanted; dbil has had ample opportunity. He will now tell dbil it is in outdoor storage room and dbil can have whatever he wants. I probably improved dgs's room about a tenth of a tenth of a percent, LOL. I don't think ddil will even notice.
(I must add, however, ddil & dgs did a lot of PUPA in the living room & kitchen yesterday, and ddil said she vacuumed & mopped.)
Cooked supper, ate, cleaned up kitchen, went out with dh for dessert (ice cream).
Printed copies of minutes from retired teacher ladies group for those who don't do e-mail. Need to staple those and get my stuff together for tomorrow.
* WHEW * I feel very virtuous.
* smiling * at all the warm fuzzies between
Harriet's two older children...
Kathryn, I certainly hope you have a more restful night tonight!
LadyM, I have a friend whose extended family is huge like yours, and when they all get together for Christmas, they use church fellowship hall and everyone brings a dish. They do this a week or so before Christmas, I think, and then they have their own immediate family gatherings closer to the holidays. 20 people is do-able for a single family to host; 30... maybe. That's what's we have w/my ddad's side of the family... but 40, 50, 100...
wow. I'm like Harriet; I'd be exhausting just THINKING about you shouldering all THAT!
I'm LOL at this:
I'm glad we were texting and not on the phone. I would have probably blurted out something along the lines of "H*LL NO.
This is probably why ddil prefers texting with me; it gives her time to compose herself!
Oh, (((
Dee))) and (((
Mr. Dee)))... I know what you're dealing with. I'm so glad you got a good report,
Dee, and I'm sending (((HUGS))) and prayers that Mr. Dee responds well to new routine with meds. DH here was taking M etolazone (sp?) until this last go-round. (I think he took a 1/2 pill every other day.) They took him off of it (and off Lasix) after the ablation and put him on two new meds.
DH here is actually feeling very well right now. That is why he HATES sooo much to go through with the heart cath. He is just sure it will cause him to feel bad again and he'll have to spend days recovering from the "setback" that results from it.
He does have some troubling symptoms (side effects from meds?) -- his feet are just peeling off in sheets. Not wet, runny blisters; hard callous-type skin that just peels off, and leaves his feet sore. Also, his nipples are very sore.
Such a weird complaint from him, but apparently, his shirt rubs and bothers him. He has never had this problem before. I told the nurse about it and she said it COULD be a side effect of one of his meds, but she didn't think it would be b/c it is not one of the newer ones he's taking; it's one he's been on for several months with no complaints. So who knows? She said the doctor would look at his feet Thursday and see what he thought.
So, tomorrow is teachers' lunch meeting, refrigerator arrival, dh going for blood work @ local hospital, and ds/ddil/dh singing at nursing home (me keeping kids corralled.) I am sooo looking forward to the teachers' meeting, however. There are a couple of ladies there who I really enjoy talking with, and we are eating at one of the two new restaurants in town.