Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Updates
Ernie Update: We got our feet wet. The ground is still soggy. I only saw one tree down in my neighborhood (my whole subdivision consists of two streets). I only got about an hour of sleep that night, had to keep looking out the window to watch the trees blowing around. The Boyfriend came over to make sure The Kids and I stayed safe and sound ... he slept through the whole thing. Some comfort! d;)
Tooth Update: Pain went away on it's own, I havent called the dentist yet, but yes - I do plan on it. Finances are tight at the moment, even with insurance, but it will happen in the next week or two.
Willow Update: She's off two of her meds, but still on about four. Platelet count is hovering in between 60 thousand and 75 thousand. (Should be up around 250 thousand range). Frustrating, we just keep ruling out what it's NOT ... but we've been able to lower her prednisone without the platelet count actually DROPPING, so that's a good sign. We're considering it 'stable' at the moment. She's her usual happy, gotta-eat-the-cat, loving self.
Other Update: Waterbed went away. Water is bad when it's supposed to be in a bed, and then it's not. Over the weekend, I was changing the sheets and noticed the bottomside of one of the sheets was soaking wet. I thought "Oh, please ... let it be from one of the animals peeing on it!" (SAD thought, since this doesnt happen!) Nope. One of the tubes inside the bed had sprung a leak. Never did figure out which one. TO make a long tiring story short, I drained the tubes and cleaned up the water. I took advantage of the 16-month no interest financing deal of the Select Comfort Sleep Number bed, and ordered one. I'd been looking in to those for years. I should have it next week.
I spent two bedless nights on the couch ... then, The Boyfriend brought over his bed and we put it in the spare bedroom (back corner of the house). He's going to be using a twin-sized bed that his housemate is lending him. Of course, that meant I had to clean out the back bedroom ... but it's clean now! It has a queen sized bed in it, frame, headboard, posts and all! Whee ... I have a real spare bedroom! Now I've got to decorate in there. Of course, with a queen sized bed, there's not much room for anything else .. c'est la vie.
I'll miss my waterbed tho. It was almost 11 years old, very comfy. Since it was a soft-sided waterbed, it still offered support unlike a free-flow waterbed. It was a 'safe place' ... felt kinda like a security blanket.
Tooth Update: Pain went away on it's own, I havent called the dentist yet, but yes - I do plan on it. Finances are tight at the moment, even with insurance, but it will happen in the next week or two.
Willow Update: She's off two of her meds, but still on about four. Platelet count is hovering in between 60 thousand and 75 thousand. (Should be up around 250 thousand range). Frustrating, we just keep ruling out what it's NOT ... but we've been able to lower her prednisone without the platelet count actually DROPPING, so that's a good sign. We're considering it 'stable' at the moment. She's her usual happy, gotta-eat-the-cat, loving self.
Other Update: Waterbed went away. Water is bad when it's supposed to be in a bed, and then it's not. Over the weekend, I was changing the sheets and noticed the bottomside of one of the sheets was soaking wet. I thought "Oh, please ... let it be from one of the animals peeing on it!" (SAD thought, since this doesnt happen!) Nope. One of the tubes inside the bed had sprung a leak. Never did figure out which one. TO make a long tiring story short, I drained the tubes and cleaned up the water. I took advantage of the 16-month no interest financing deal of the Select Comfort Sleep Number bed, and ordered one. I'd been looking in to those for years. I should have it next week.
I spent two bedless nights on the couch ... then, The Boyfriend brought over his bed and we put it in the spare bedroom (back corner of the house). He's going to be using a twin-sized bed that his housemate is lending him. Of course, that meant I had to clean out the back bedroom ... but it's clean now! It has a queen sized bed in it, frame, headboard, posts and all! Whee ... I have a real spare bedroom! Now I've got to decorate in there. Of course, with a queen sized bed, there's not much room for anything else .. c'est la vie.
I'll miss my waterbed tho. It was almost 11 years old, very comfy. Since it was a soft-sided waterbed, it still offered support unlike a free-flow waterbed. It was a 'safe place' ... felt kinda like a security blanket.
# posted by Elims @ 2:17 PM 
