What's New - Tuesday

Good Morning Diane and Friends,

Gee, Diane it is so good to see you! I'm sure you'll be enjoying that retirement especially when the weather gets warmer.

My mind and heart are in Olympia, WA with my daughter Erin, husband Josh, twin Hannah and little Clara who is still in the hospital with pneumonia. She's been there since Friday and is gradually getting better but can't come home until her night time oxygen level is up more without using oxygen. They are all exhausted (the adults) and Hannah is missing her mom. Last night Josh was spending the night with Clara and he took today off. Erin is home with Hannah who will go to daycare so that Erin can get a day in of work from home. It's hard for us to sit here 200+ miles away. . . We want to head over but can't do much right now. If she isn't out of the hospital by Thursday I'm going over no matter what.

My trip to Lake Chelan and Spokane is on hold until we know more.

On another note I needed to distract myself so went to see "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." I knew nothing about it other than Brad Pitt was in it which is enough for me. Wow, what an interesting, thought provoking, sad, intense movie. Without giving anything away have any of you seen it? It left me feeling kind of like "ET" I was sad when I thought ET would die, and then I was sad when he had to go home in order to live. Benjamin Button left me reliving my life, regrets, missed opportunities, unfulfilled dreams. . . Geeze, I'm in a down mood today. Anyone who saw it if you have the time private email me and we'll "talk."

I think today will be a cleaning day. When I'm restless or worried that's what I do. I crank up the oldies station and clean. It gets my mind off of my worries and results in a sparkling clean house.

Carla's in my thoughts. Sounds like she needs to be where she is. Dehydration is something so dangerous. Those cancer drugs can work miracles but they can also be so hard on the rest of the body while doing their thing.

It's cold and clear here this morning with a sharp cold breeze coming right off the hills. Well, I'm going to get busy. You all take care.

So much news in the posts this morning,, I do so love catching up with everyone. Mega busy at work today. I send for medical records and then a 3 weeks later I have to call and beg the clinics that have not sent the requested info. I hate with  a passion making those calls. I had to make a second call to clinic nurses this morning, all I want to know is if our little fella had a Hep B in the hospital when he was born, is that so hard?? Speaking of little fellas, I considered taking in 3 kids yesterday. My granddaughter has become fast friends with a fellow bus girl where she works, the gals name is Jordan, she is 15,and very nice, her mom is an alcoholic who was a waitress in the same place but lost her job for drinking, then  got the power( so no heat) and water turned off in her house. She had her 3 kids, ages 15, 12 and 5 go live with grandma and grandpa. Faith visited Jordan there last friday, had to take off shoes when they walked in door( I can understand that) but grandpa thought the girls pants looked like there may be dirt on the bottom so they had to put on clean pants.. On saturday  the grandma PUT THE CHILDREN OUT.. get out, go find somewhere else. I am a mandatory reporter so I followed up on them yesterday, they didn't go to school but I guess they are at a cousins house. the 15 yr old is in charge of the little ones, and Faith said she is so upset she is cutting herself. I looked at my house trying to figure out how I could take them. But I will only do it legally and the state would not allow 3 kids to share a room( there are 2 girls and the little one is a boy) PlusI am so strapped this week, I would not have the gas to get everyone to school and back. But if it gets too bad I will take them anyway, and find a way. In the mean time I am keeping tabs and will call child protection if necessary. We are mostly all grandparents here, CAN YOU IMAGINE ??