July 10, 2013

Well, it's been a really long day; I am sitting in a hospital room with my grandfather right now. He came in today for a knee replacement. The morning started pretty early because I had to drive out to Ash Grove to pick him up and get him to the hospital. See, everything kind of falls on me right now because grandma passed away in January, my mom isn't physically able to, and my uncle lives out of town. I don't really mind - I would do it day after day if I had to but it makes life really busy. I got around and left home this morning around 7:15 and took care of my water bill and grabbed a little breakfast. When I arrived at Papa's house, he was eagerly awaiting on his porch. I took care of his prescription refills and then we headed on our way. I stopped by the Dodge dealership so I could drop off the title to the old car. We got him checked in at the hospital around 9:30 this morning, and that began the journey of a long day. They didn't take him back for surgery holding until a little after 12:30pm. Holding and surgery didn't get completed until around 3:30pm. The operation went great, and the doctor said it was much needed. The long wait begins again; we just arrived to his room about 20 minutes ago and he has made it very clear that he is HUNGRY! He has tried to order a steak and potato but I think he is going to have to settle for jello and broth. We will see how well that goes over. He is in great spirit and raring to go; full of pep. He is supposed to be able to go home on Friday afternoon if all goes well. Home therapy will come out and do his physical therapy but they want someone to be with him for at least one week before he is alone. Guess who that goes to? Yep, you got it, me! I am going to have to revise my schedule for the next week and relocate my kiddos so we can get him taken care. As I said, I am glad to do it, because I would do anything for him. Just life is so crazy right now and feels like it just keeps adding up. Anyways, the evening is getting close to wrapping up. I'm just trying to make sure that he has something in his system and is situated. Then it's time to head home and kiss my husband who I haven't seen all day. I'll peak my head in on all the kiddos and whisper "sweet dreams" to them. Tomorrow will start a new day of adventure. Good night to all and I will check in tomorrow.