Lots going on

Since my last post, it's been busy. My Grandma (last remaining of either Nick's or mine) ended up in the hospital again. She's recently had the problem of getting dehydrated and then getting confused and having to get rehydrated at the hospital. This happened again on Monday. This time she passed out in her apartment while getting dressed for the day, and didn't know how long she'd been out, but called my Aunt who lives not too far away. Brought her to the hospital, rehydrated her, released her to go home with my Aunt as long as she stayed with Grandma overnight since all they'd be doing was observing she was good to go with someone.

So now she has a home health worker come in three days (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday I think it is) to help her go to this Day Care program they have. So Tuesday, the health worker is there, calls my Aunt up and tells her that Grandma all of a sudden collapsed. They brought her to the hospital, run all their tests on her, and say she had a TIA stroke (mini stroke -- my other Grandma had lots of those before she passed away). So they're keeping her in the hospital for awhile this time.

So Wednesday night Grandma gets up out of bed on her own (which was a big no-no) ... bed alarm goes off ... nurses too slow in getting to her ... and she fell in the bathroom. Cracked a hip and a wrist. Went into surgery Thursday and got a pin and a plate put in her hip, and her wrist set. And that's the last I've heard of Grandma ... I'm guessing she's finally gotten slowed down some. This is going to drive her crazy, she's almost 95 and really likes her independence -- always has -- having to have this much help will really drive her crazy (have I mentioned this?!?)

Other, non-Grandma news. Tomorrow is the big Thanksgiving on my side. Can't wait for that. I'm making a cake (hopefully) to bring -- my excuse being it's Diann's birthday (never mind it's not her favorite kind of cake) and we're going to make special potatoes. Today I have a bridal shower for a girl at work, and then a Pampered Chef party. Thursday is Thanksgiving/Christmas with Nick's family -- still no good ideas for most of the men, if you have any let me know! Friday I'm supposed to work 8 hours in preschool, which will suck, but I asked the girl that comes in to relieve me if she wants more hours, and to come in as early as she wants.

I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of right now.

Here's to next ... well, month, being more calm (if not next month, I'll take next year ... actually, yea ... here's to next year being A LOT more calm -- no more strokes, passing out, sprains, surgeries, etc etc etc.