I have been saying for some time that I wanted to go check out the new Dublin Methodist Hospital....but not in the way I did over the last 24 hours. Last night, I started having some pretty nasty belly pain. Figuring that I ate too much, I just tried to let it go away. After 4 hours, it wasn't going anywhere, and I couldn't sleep, so I told Steve I needed to go to the ER. Oh, and did I mention that this is happening during the worst blizzard since 1978???
After a long night of drinking contrast, having CT scans, etc, I had a laparoscopic appendectomy this morning. And now, through the miracle of modern science, I am home already. I am certainly sore, and thankful for medicine that keeps me comfortable, but I am able to walk around without a problem.
The hospital was just beautiful, and there were only 2 patients in the ER, so I got right in, which was nice. If you're going to have an emergency, this was definitely the way to do it!!
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Digging
This weekend's adventure was the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, thanks to Grandma and Poppa. What a great time! The kids were in awe of the dinosaurs. They only had one there when I was a kid, and now they have 3. A juvenile T. Rex, a brontosaurus (or something like that) and a triceratops. I think Sarah's favorite part was the gem and mineral gallery, so she will most likely follow in her mother's footsteps, much to Steve's dismay. My already too large rock collection will continue to grow. Danny loved the human body exhibition.
All this happened in spite of Danny hacking and coughing all over the place, and puking up everything he has eaten for days. He got a little dose of some very special medicine, and spent the day nearly coughless. Yeah!
Oh, and like an idiot, I forgot my camera at my parents' house.
All this happened in spite of Danny hacking and coughing all over the place, and puking up everything he has eaten for days. He got a little dose of some very special medicine, and spent the day nearly coughless. Yeah!
Oh, and like an idiot, I forgot my camera at my parents' house.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Finally
As you may have noticed, I have been a bit lax with my postings. Danny has been sick much of the last month and a half. He is sick...again. Throwing up...again. Requiring albuterol nebulizers...again.
Somehow in the little two year old brain, he can't figure out that when he's sick AND tired, he really should sleep. Biology got the best of him this afternoon, thank God.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
A Picture Says 1,000 Words...Or Does It?
Yesterday was a rough one in the Worster household.
Sarah gets 15 minutes of computer time in the morning before school. Danny is very interested in the computer, and in anything his sister is doing. (That's his job as a 2 year old, right?) The computer was "acting up" as I like to say yesterday morning, causing Sarah to become frustrated, which for her, translates to angry. She lashed out at Dan, hitting him and calling him stupid. Punishment: computer gone for the day.
When it was time to leave for school, Sarah would not leave the office. Punishment: TV gone for the day. Result: more yelling and hitting Danny.
I have struggled with different ideas, but I finally decided that Sarah and I needed to have a real talk. One that doesn't occur in the heat of battle. One in which (hopefully) she would willingly participate. So, yesterday evening, Sarah and I, a pot of tea, 4 homemade chocolate chip cookies, paper and a pencil, went to the lower level room to have a conversation. She was excited about the food, and felt like a big girl. She said "I didn't know that we needed to have paper." She didn't seem concerned about anything else...just the paper.
We brainstormed some ideas of things to do when one feel frustrated or angry. We discussed that it is okay, and NORMAL to feel angry sometimes, but it's never okay to be mean. She seemed to understand. She told me what the punishment should be when she is mean. Today, we will make a list of these things to post in her room. I hope it works!!
Oh...and the picture, which I will post later, is of the craft we did yesterday evening. Amidst all the chaos, we did a craft that took 15 minutes. If you just look at the picture, you'd never guess all this other "stuff" was going on!
Sarah gets 15 minutes of computer time in the morning before school. Danny is very interested in the computer, and in anything his sister is doing. (That's his job as a 2 year old, right?) The computer was "acting up" as I like to say yesterday morning, causing Sarah to become frustrated, which for her, translates to angry. She lashed out at Dan, hitting him and calling him stupid. Punishment: computer gone for the day.
When it was time to leave for school, Sarah would not leave the office. Punishment: TV gone for the day. Result: more yelling and hitting Danny.
I have struggled with different ideas, but I finally decided that Sarah and I needed to have a real talk. One that doesn't occur in the heat of battle. One in which (hopefully) she would willingly participate. So, yesterday evening, Sarah and I, a pot of tea, 4 homemade chocolate chip cookies, paper and a pencil, went to the lower level room to have a conversation. She was excited about the food, and felt like a big girl. She said "I didn't know that we needed to have paper." She didn't seem concerned about anything else...just the paper.
We brainstormed some ideas of things to do when one feel frustrated or angry. We discussed that it is okay, and NORMAL to feel angry sometimes, but it's never okay to be mean. She seemed to understand. She told me what the punishment should be when she is mean. Today, we will make a list of these things to post in her room. I hope it works!!
Oh...and the picture, which I will post later, is of the craft we did yesterday evening. Amidst all the chaos, we did a craft that took 15 minutes. If you just look at the picture, you'd never guess all this other "stuff" was going on!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Sew S-E-W
Okay, so I am taking a basic sewing class. (Yes, I know, this is funny already) My neighbor and I both sewed in 4-H when we were younger...much younger...but how hard can it really be, right?
We had our first class last night. I was basically informed by the teacher that I can't do anything right. Can't cut out the pattern properly, can't pin properly, can't line up the pattern properly. She was ON me! I was closer to tears last night than I have been since Physics in college. She apparently thinks I'm a complete idiot as well, since she felt she needed to clarify that we will sew "S-E-W" next week.
I wonder if that people that I took care of in the hospital had that same impression of me, or is it just confined to sewing? Wait...don't answer that one.
We had our first class last night. I was basically informed by the teacher that I can't do anything right. Can't cut out the pattern properly, can't pin properly, can't line up the pattern properly. She was ON me! I was closer to tears last night than I have been since Physics in college. She apparently thinks I'm a complete idiot as well, since she felt she needed to clarify that we will sew "S-E-W" next week.
I wonder if that people that I took care of in the hospital had that same impression of me, or is it just confined to sewing? Wait...don't answer that one.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Wiggly Crying
Today Danny and I were driving back from the library, and I put in his "find" which was Wiggles Live: Hot Potatoes. I was okay during the Entracte, but when "Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car" started, I began to cry. Not a little bit. A lot.
I so vividly remember the two Wiggles concerts Sarah and I attended. She was so cute. The first, when she was 3, was cool because she was just dumbfounded. The lights, the sounds, everything was just so much for her to absorb. (Yes, I cried then too) The second show, when she was 4, she just danced and sang the whole time. She was into looking for Jeff, and we got within 5 feet of Murray. All of these memories came flooding back when I heard the song. I hate to admit it, but I love the Wiggles!!!
You see, I really have lost my mind. I have gone from worrying about completing my reports on time and taking care of people with heart failure.......to crying while listening to the Wiggles in the car.
I so vividly remember the two Wiggles concerts Sarah and I attended. She was so cute. The first, when she was 3, was cool because she was just dumbfounded. The lights, the sounds, everything was just so much for her to absorb. (Yes, I cried then too) The second show, when she was 4, she just danced and sang the whole time. She was into looking for Jeff, and we got within 5 feet of Murray. All of these memories came flooding back when I heard the song. I hate to admit it, but I love the Wiggles!!!
You see, I really have lost my mind. I have gone from worrying about completing my reports on time and taking care of people with heart failure.......to crying while listening to the Wiggles in the car.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Winter Fun!
When I found out that the rec center pool is closed on Monday and Wednesday evenings, I was in a total panic. I had promised swimming, but had no way to deliver on my promise. It occurred to me that I had written down some "concoctions" and placed them in my recipe book.
We ended up doing bathtub finger paints, and they had a complete blast! Mind you, I haven't tried to clean it up yet, but we'll see how it goes. The recipe included dish soap, cornstarch, and food coloring. Given my wonderful organizational methods....I couldn't find ANY food coloring, so we used Kool Aid. I highly recommend this activity for a quick and easy way to kill some time in the house.
We ended up doing bathtub finger paints, and they had a complete blast! Mind you, I haven't tried to clean it up yet, but we'll see how it goes. The recipe included dish soap, cornstarch, and food coloring. Given my wonderful organizational methods....I couldn't find ANY food coloring, so we used Kool Aid. I highly recommend this activity for a quick and easy way to kill some time in the house.
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