How can I be so tired? Most of my day has been spent in the car! Hospital – Uncle Joe, while not out of the woods, is still looking good. He asked me where he was, and why (good thing I can lip-read) so even though Aunt Gay has told …
The big news of the day by far is that Uncle Joe is becoming responsive; they’ve brought him up to the surface and he seems to be fighting to come back to us. He’s doing a lot of breathing on his own, and while he’s still agitated about not being …
The day began at 3 AM when the alarm went off. You can all imagine the flurry of packing, showering, cat-snuggling, and triple-checking that the stove was off, I’m sure Gainesville airport – swank! The upgrades look nice. Flight to Atlanta – Holy mother of Gawd, we were in a …
We’re about to leave for dinner, so I don’t have time to really write about the day… so here are some teasers.
I can not believe that I’m functioning enough to type right now. We’re leaving the house as soon as I suck down some more coffee and get in the shower; then off to airport and off to Cincinnati to be with Aunt Gay and Uncle Joe and Rusty. I’m even …
A tilt-shift day at Disney. ZOMFG, this hits every single one of my happy places!!!! — Oh Bank of America, you slay me. I have no arms yet I must thumbprint. — I HAVE GONE BLIIIIIIIIIND! Oh gawd, my eyes. MY! EYES! — People are stupid. Very stupid. — How …
Fiber: Superwash Corriedale & Nylon Colorway: Soul Windows Yardage/Weight: 291 y/211 g Notes: from the Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club (April 2009)
And the Question of the Week is… how much knitting is *too much* knitting to bring on a six day vacation? I KID! I KID! The real question is… what are you getting me for my birthday? It’s Sunday, you know! OK! I KID AGAIN! REALLY! I KID! (seriously, just …
I know I haven’t posted an update in a couple of days. It seems sort of pointless to say “READ THIS! NO CHANGES!” but on the other hand, if I’m not saying anything, are people worried? I mean, I’m worried. But I feel like I can’t say I’m worried — …
Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Green Line Worsted in “Maple Grove” Pattern: Pioneer (Knitty.com; Ravelry) Notes: Well… I had every intention of giving this as a Christmas present. Yup. I sure did. Uh-huh. Yup. That was my intention. Yes, indeedy. And now? After finishing and trying it on? Hey! Look! Over there! …
The final knitting recap from the old blog… [pictobrowser type=”flickr” userID=”haldechick” albumID=”72157622369371437″]
From Aunt Gay’s daily email – Tues 9/29 3PM. Joe is still in ICU, still on the ventilator, still running a fever of about 102. The consensus among the docs is that he doesn’t have an infection, he has an inflammation of the pancreas. As far as I can tell, …
Fiber: Shetland Wool Colorway: Selfish Yardage/Weight: 324 y/200 g Notes: from the Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club (June 2009)
Two emails from Aunt Gay today – Mon. 9/28 Joe still has a high fever, though not as high as yesterday. He’s off the cold bed again. Still in ICU, still on the ventilator. I hope to talk to some doctors today. All other signs seem to be holding stable. …
And the Question of the Week is… If you had to kill your own food, would you become a vegetarian? My answer is after the cut.
I just had a lovely conversation with Aunt Gay, and they’ve finally gotten Unca Joe’s fever down. This is the email she sent out earlier today – Joe’s still running a high fever that won’t come down. They’ve cultured everything but probably won’t have results for several days. They’re leaving …
I was about to post this: Joe’s still in ICU, still has a fever, still on the respirator. The pulmonary doc hasn’t been in yet, but he was hoping to start weaning Joe off the respirator today. They tell me that’s done slowly. Joe’s going in for a CAT scan …
(Originally posted on July 10, 2008) Thursday is trash pickup day in my neighborhood; I usually forget this and then when walking the dog I feel that I’m being stalked by the garbage trucks. But I am always amused by guys in their boxers running their trash bins out to …
Yarn: Steadfast Fibers Wonderful Wool (gray); Trendsetter Merino VIII (red) Pattern: 2009 Afghan: The September Square (Ravel it!)
Once again, pretty much just copy-paste from Aunt Gay (and also sending her love and hugs): Wednesday, Sept. 23, noon. Joe’s still “critically stable,” still in the ICU, still on the respirator. I just talked to the surgeon, whom I like very much. He says Joe’s where he should be, …
