Yesterday we had a fun time just running around town. We just made some returns and went looking for some oragami paper to make ornaments for Tia's tree. At one point I had misdirected us onto Garfield in Costa Mesa and while my head was looking at the map I told JE that we may run into a dead end soon. I looked out the window and there was a complete waste land complete with tumbleweeds! Funny. So We went to get Soft Tofu Soup and It was sooo yummy! The first thing I have eaten that hasn't left me feeling ill. Oysters and Kimchi! Why is that such a great combo?
Today we went to visit Gram. She looks a bit ragged and overwhelmed. SO sad.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Company, Disneyland and Surgery
Again, busy in strange ways.
Sarah and Rhett and their circus full of kids called Friday to ask if they could come Saturday. So much for our romantic weekend away.
It was fun to see them and their kids. They arrived Saturday night. JE and I spent Saturday cleaning and prepping the house for company. We also got the fireplace almost finished! Hurray! I'd post a photo, but alas, camera is still dead.
Sunday we dinked around with S&R. Dropped off the car they had sold on eBay and then went to Ikea for 5 HOURS!!! They did buy some stuff and it was fun at first. 5 hours is too long to shop in any store! We then went to Crystal Cove State Beach and showed the kids all the little tide pools. They were great that day! We saw lots and lots of anemones and muscles, a couple little fish, bunches of hermit crabs, a few other things I didn't know what to call, and 2 star fish--which I have never seen there before!
We then went out to dinner at cheesecake factory. Sarah really wanted to eat there. It was around 9 pm when we arrived. The kids were utterly wasted. They were all asleep before we finished the meal.
Monday we (minus the working man Johne) went to Disneyland--the happiest place on earth (unless you are kid and very very tired). It was really fun.
(I had a pre op appointment at 9:45 so I had to meet them at the park. I was amazed to not get out of my appointment until after noon!)
We went on the Peter Pan ride, Casey Jr, Haunted Mansion (I had Ian with me--he is the cutest little kid. He was so completely absorbed in the colors and movement. He just sat quiet and bug eyed. Pirates of the Caribbean, Buzz Lightyear, somebody's taxi, the crazy 45 minute wait and 30 second roller-coaster in Tune Town. I showed Max and Madeleine all the doorknobs and tricks around ToonTown. They loved it!
We figured out that if you wait to go on the kiddy rides until after the fireworks, there are no lines! I think we went on a few more, we went on more rides than I think I ever went on there before in one day. If that makes sense.
When we got home that night (almost 11) there was a message from Steph asking if it would be alright if she and the kids came to visit! Funny, we are thinking about installing a revolving door so our friends and family can come around any old time. I really enjoy having company. However I had to say, Wait.
I had a little surgery yesterday. I have been very concerned about it being another big deal. That last one was so completely incapacitating that I was really worried about being in a whole lot of pain during the recovery. But alas, that was the only thing I really had to compare it with. This was by scope. It was just to check out what is going on inside, to see if I have excessive scar tissue/endodemetreosis, and why I keep getting pinched on my right side. I have 3 tiny incisions and my uterus never left my body. So though I am a bit bruised and a tiny bit bloody, I am able to get up and move around. The worst part of this is that my diaphram is being pushed up by a whole lot of very painful gas and my neck/ shoulder is out of place, I also have the remains of that draino cocktail to deal with--yikes!
I woke up on the table--at least I think I was on the table. My hands were strapped down. I was trying to take off my mask, I just couldn't get any air. I heard some one say something about should have used a bigger mask. I told them there was no air flowing and they put the mask up to my ear so I could hear it flowing. I couldn't hear it flowing. But they must have put me back to sleep because that is all I remember.
They put me in a recovery room and tried to wake me up. I would come in and out and go right back to sleep. I don't know how long I was there. They had taken off all my monitors and then had to put them all back on again because I couldn't wake up. When the nurse was taping my heart monitor back on I asked if that was my gold star. He laughed.
It was awful trying to move to stand up. I kept getting really nauseated and then got really hot and sweaty. Finally I was able to get dressed and moved into the recliner, and finally out the door and home again. Johne has been taking really good care of me. I love him.
Sarah and Rhett and their circus full of kids called Friday to ask if they could come Saturday. So much for our romantic weekend away.
It was fun to see them and their kids. They arrived Saturday night. JE and I spent Saturday cleaning and prepping the house for company. We also got the fireplace almost finished! Hurray! I'd post a photo, but alas, camera is still dead.
Sunday we dinked around with S&R. Dropped off the car they had sold on eBay and then went to Ikea for 5 HOURS!!! They did buy some stuff and it was fun at first. 5 hours is too long to shop in any store! We then went to Crystal Cove State Beach and showed the kids all the little tide pools. They were great that day! We saw lots and lots of anemones and muscles, a couple little fish, bunches of hermit crabs, a few other things I didn't know what to call, and 2 star fish--which I have never seen there before!
We then went out to dinner at cheesecake factory. Sarah really wanted to eat there. It was around 9 pm when we arrived. The kids were utterly wasted. They were all asleep before we finished the meal.
Monday we (minus the working man Johne) went to Disneyland--the happiest place on earth (unless you are kid and very very tired). It was really fun.
(I had a pre op appointment at 9:45 so I had to meet them at the park. I was amazed to not get out of my appointment until after noon!)
We went on the Peter Pan ride, Casey Jr, Haunted Mansion (I had Ian with me--he is the cutest little kid. He was so completely absorbed in the colors and movement. He just sat quiet and bug eyed. Pirates of the Caribbean, Buzz Lightyear, somebody's taxi, the crazy 45 minute wait and 30 second roller-coaster in Tune Town. I showed Max and Madeleine all the doorknobs and tricks around ToonTown. They loved it!
We figured out that if you wait to go on the kiddy rides until after the fireworks, there are no lines! I think we went on a few more, we went on more rides than I think I ever went on there before in one day. If that makes sense.
When we got home that night (almost 11) there was a message from Steph asking if it would be alright if she and the kids came to visit! Funny, we are thinking about installing a revolving door so our friends and family can come around any old time. I really enjoy having company. However I had to say, Wait.
I had a little surgery yesterday. I have been very concerned about it being another big deal. That last one was so completely incapacitating that I was really worried about being in a whole lot of pain during the recovery. But alas, that was the only thing I really had to compare it with. This was by scope. It was just to check out what is going on inside, to see if I have excessive scar tissue/endodemetreosis, and why I keep getting pinched on my right side. I have 3 tiny incisions and my uterus never left my body. So though I am a bit bruised and a tiny bit bloody, I am able to get up and move around. The worst part of this is that my diaphram is being pushed up by a whole lot of very painful gas and my neck/ shoulder is out of place, I also have the remains of that draino cocktail to deal with--yikes!
I woke up on the table--at least I think I was on the table. My hands were strapped down. I was trying to take off my mask, I just couldn't get any air. I heard some one say something about should have used a bigger mask. I told them there was no air flowing and they put the mask up to my ear so I could hear it flowing. I couldn't hear it flowing. But they must have put me back to sleep because that is all I remember.
They put me in a recovery room and tried to wake me up. I would come in and out and go right back to sleep. I don't know how long I was there. They had taken off all my monitors and then had to put them all back on again because I couldn't wake up. When the nurse was taping my heart monitor back on I asked if that was my gold star. He laughed.
It was awful trying to move to stand up. I kept getting really nauseated and then got really hot and sweaty. Finally I was able to get dressed and moved into the recliner, and finally out the door and home again. Johne has been taking really good care of me. I love him.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Busy and more busy
So... It has been a very crazy time in my family. I worked for a local pro theater group doing costumes. I was in such a fog from the start. I was originally hired to first hand for Swantje, but because I started to late in the run, I was put on trim. Trim is about the last thing I would trust myself to do, but do I must and so I did! And it turned out great. I just had my head down and stayed busy.
A couple weeks ago met up with Adam and Lexi and the girls. We had a great time. Adam was a participant in the Arts Fair, helping to bead bracelets. We showed up kind of late and hung out. Then went over to Claim Jumper and got our claim jumped! That place has fun food that you pay dearly for!
The Next Day was Gramps celebration of his life ope
nhouse. There were quite a few people there. All have fond memories of Andy. One that Bud Bennett told was of a time when he and Ruthy and Hope and Andy were all out on the back bay in a collapsible boat when the tide went out. Thy "ran out of water" meaning the boat marooned forcing them to stay where they were for an hour our so until they had enough water to move again or else they would have been wading knee deep in mud! Shorty told about playing poker with gramp and using pennies, nickels and dimes as one, five and ten Million dollars.
This Last weekend was General Conference. We watched it all and loved it. We invited a few couples to come over for dinner Saturday. This is a tradition we started with JE's family when we lived in Provo. The men go off to priesthood meeting and the women stay home and cook. I made a pasta dish that was so yummy and so simple! Plus a Caesar Salad. Tiffany made roasted asparagus. And Joy brought drinks and appetizer chocolate cake.
Cindy made a rockin' chocolate cake that I really just wanted to devour the entire thing. But behold Decorum!!!!
So, in order to have company, we had to clean and super clean the house. I admit that after everyone left I had been very negligent in my housekeeping. So I spent Friday cleaning cleaning cleaning! We finally got the house just feeling so so good. It felt so good to show off all our hard work. The fireplace still isn't done yet, but the chandelier is up in the entry! Hurray!
Unfortunately on JE's B-day, I dropped our camera face down in the sand and it has deceased. SO sad! I don't know why all camera's aren't idiot proof/ sand proof.
Today was a very lazy day. Which is nice every once in a while!
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