Sorry we haven't been posting much lately. ES was home for just shy of a week, then developed an infection in the incision site and had to go back to the hospital for antibiotic therapy. On the plus side, she saw the surgeon yesterday, and he said it actually was looking okay, considering.
Bud went with her by ambulance on Tuesday to the hospital, since I needed the car to go to work. After work, I headed for T-town, which is an hour and a 1/2 drive from work. 1 mile from the hospital, the car broke down.....
Car is in the shop, so I have been driving "The Beast" to work: a 1978 Ford truck that gets about 8 miles to the gallon....
And just to prove when it rains, it pours, Bud went to start the lawnmower, and the battery was dead. He tried to jump it, but no luck. He took the battery out and put it in the truck for me to take to Sears to get a new one. He rolled the window down, as the cab of the truck was very hot, and he didn't think that would be a good thing with the battery in there. You guessed it: It is now pouring rain, and the window is down on the truck.
Sigh. Just a bunch of little setbacks. After the rain, we will look for the rainbow. ES should be home in a few days. Not sure exactly how we are getting her home....We'll figure something out--heck we are survivalists, right?
Learnin' to dance in the rain....
~D
Bud went with her by ambulance on Tuesday to the hospital, since I needed the car to go to work. After work, I headed for T-town, which is an hour and a 1/2 drive from work. 1 mile from the hospital, the car broke down.....
Car is in the shop, so I have been driving "The Beast" to work: a 1978 Ford truck that gets about 8 miles to the gallon....
And just to prove when it rains, it pours, Bud went to start the lawnmower, and the battery was dead. He tried to jump it, but no luck. He took the battery out and put it in the truck for me to take to Sears to get a new one. He rolled the window down, as the cab of the truck was very hot, and he didn't think that would be a good thing with the battery in there. You guessed it: It is now pouring rain, and the window is down on the truck.
Sigh. Just a bunch of little setbacks. After the rain, we will look for the rainbow. ES should be home in a few days. Not sure exactly how we are getting her home....We'll figure something out--heck we are survivalists, right?
Learnin' to dance in the rain....
~D
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Okay, so Bud talked to ES last night, and she said, "Um, we have a battery charger, why don't you try and charge the battery first?"
I actually had forgot we had one! Bud hooked it up last night, and sure enough, he got it charged. Saved us about $30 for a new battery.....
Lawn is mowed ;-)
~D
Hey, teamwork! Who can beat it?! (smile)
Good to hear from you guys again.
Sorry to hear about the set backs. I've been so involved with my life that I haven't been praying for you like I should. Will be doing more of that now.
Is there anyway that I could get a little concrete help to you? I wouldn't be much, you know, but it might help some.
well..dancing in the rain can be fun I've heard and if anyone can do that it's you guys!
Sorry to hear about all these set backs. You seem to all be survivors and strong people didn't someone say..God doesn't give you stuff you can't handle?
good to see you are bloggin again.
I hope this is the end to your troubles and ES will be home and well soon.
take care :)
Thanks again, everyone, for your thoughts and prayers. ES will undergo one more surgery tomorrow to "contour" her stump so she will have a better time getting fitted with a prosthetic leg. She wants to do a few days in rehab as well, because she wants to learn how to use those "1/2 crutch" crutches. Not sure what they are called, but I know y'all know what I am talking about.
Car is still in the shop, but at least we have a "diagnosis".
It is my day off, so I am baking french bread to go with the pot of Grandma Ryan's Spaghetti Sauce I am making. The house smells absolutely heavenly. I wish I could post a scratch and sniff on here for y'all to enjoy the aroma!
Will keep you posted on ES. Thanks, disciple, on the offer. That was so very sweet. We will manage, though. Remember, we are survivors!
Big hugs to all of you!
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ES is home! Brought her home last night. Had to borrow a friend's car, as ours is still in the shop, but she is HOME!!!!!!!!
She is in good spirits, and glad to be out of the hospital. I'm sure she will be back on here soon.
~D
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