Hahaha! The surgery gods are laughing at my family this week. My nephew has to travel to Halifax for surgery to try to repair a severed tendon tomorrow, my sister (not his mom) has sinus surgery on Thursday in their town. Today my dad got a call that his long-awaited corneal transplant is going to happen Thursday in Halifax. At least my bro and family are already on the way here, so they can transport my dad. But my sister has to have someone with her after the surgery, so that's my other sister's job. And I get to be my dad's caretaker. And possibly my mom's, since she's got dementia and can't be left alone. Yikes!
I'm sorry, dad. You know I would never have tried to save River's life if I had known there was a dinner party at risk.
Simon ,'Safe'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Apr 22, 2014 9:34:58 am PDT #25857 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Jesse - Apr 22, 2014 9:39:14 am PDT #25858 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ay yai yai, Sue! Good luck with all of that.
And best of luck to your father, Maria.
Sue - Apr 22, 2014 9:40:29 am PDT #25859 of 30000
hip deep in pie
It's like a game of Tetris with people, trying to figure out who's going to be where and who can do what.
Dana - Apr 22, 2014 10:09:21 am PDT #25860 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, thank god, the internet is back. The fucking landscapers managed to cut the cable Monday morning, because fucking Comcast didn't manage to properly bury it last time they had to fix something.
tommyrot - Apr 22, 2014 10:14:59 am PDT #25861 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Stupid Comcast.
Last year I heard a story where Comcast or the gas company (I forget) had dug up someone's lawn. When they were finished they dumped the leftover dirt down a storm sewer.
lisah - Apr 22, 2014 10:22:04 am PDT #25862 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Keeping your dad in my thoughts, Maria!
I'm jealous of all the people getting to travel to exotic places for work (although I think I'd get tired of work travel pretty quick)!
SuziQ - Apr 22, 2014 10:38:24 am PDT #25863 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Lisah, I think I'm the counterbalance - traveling to SLC is anything but exotic.
So far I've had one person bail on our meeting and rescheduled for later today when I'd been hoping I could have an early night (aka leave after 8 hours).
Tomorrow it is back to back to back meetings, not just with the task managers, but also with their boss and his boss sitting in on all the meetings. Wheeee?
Liese S. - Apr 22, 2014 10:46:16 am PDT #25864 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Wow, man, there's a lot more insanity in the world than I remember. Remind me not to go back out there. When do I get to just be a full-time misanthrope and not have to deal with people? That's one of my constitutional rights, yes?
Steph L. - Apr 22, 2014 11:30:37 am PDT #25865 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
When do I get to just be a full-time misanthrope and not have to deal with people?
Let me know when you find out.
Atropa - Apr 22, 2014 11:33:43 am PDT #25866 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I'm jealous of all the people getting to travel to exotic places for work (although I think I'd get tired of work travel pretty quick)!
Does Independence, Missouri count as exotic? Because that's where I'm headed to on Thursday. (As a GoH at a costuming convention.)
Maria, you and your family are in my thoughts.