On a completely different note: I impulse bought an artichoke yesterday, and cooked it for dinner tonight in the microwave, which meant weighing it first to get the time right. So I also weight the discarded leaves when I was done, and it seems I ate about half the mass of the artichoke. That doesn't seem bad.
Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.
'Trash'
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.
-t - Jun 10, 2014 3:46:44 pm PDT #29615 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
beth b - Jun 10, 2014 3:52:59 pm PDT #29616 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Go Grace!
Burrell - Jun 10, 2014 4:03:33 pm PDT #29617 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Wow Grace! Yay!
I packed boxes over at my sister's all day. I wish that felt more like I accomplished something.
Theodosia - Jun 10, 2014 4:10:14 pm PDT #29618 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
A big woo-hoo for Grace! That's terrific!
-t - Jun 10, 2014 4:20:11 pm PDT #29619 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You're doing stuff that needs to be done, Burrell. It's a drag when that has to be its own reward, but it's an accomplishment, however it feels.
Burrell - Jun 10, 2014 4:45:01 pm PDT #29620 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I know you're right, -t, I just... oh well.
Showering felt good. And so does the wine.
Kat - Jun 10, 2014 4:58:56 pm PDT #29621 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Packing always sucks, burrell, but packing your sibling's stuff is necessary. Good on you for dealing with it.
Go Grace! How odd that must be for her.
Yeah. So they do the whole procedure in the ER. She came out of anesthesia in the OR and was fine until she realized that she had no trache. Then she panicked.
They calmed her down with an iPad, but eventually she unhinged a bit and they put in a smaller trache. Which she actively disliked. Then they got her larger trache back in (ow) and they talked to her. She eventually asked for the trache to be taken out please and thank you. So they did.
She skipped recovery and they moved her straight to the intensive care unit, well they will observe her overnight. If all goes well, she'll then be transferred to a regular pediatric floor for another night of observation.
Two funny things and one sad one: She immediately asked me if she could go swimming. Today. I told her not until the hole in her neck was 100% closed. She is going to need swim lessons ASAP.
Funny thing #2. In the PICU, you either use a bed pan or you can use the toilet. Which is in a cabinet under a table. WEIRD. She thought it was a riot.
After using the toilet, I tried to get her back in bed and she got a little gunky and panicky and asked to be suctioned. I had to point out that she no trache anymore so no suctioning.
-t - Jun 10, 2014 5:02:56 pm PDT #29622 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think I'm still stuck on "wow".
Consuela - Jun 10, 2014 5:06:55 pm PDT #29623 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Wow, and go Grace go! I love that she wants to go swimming RIGHT NOW.
javachik - Jun 10, 2014 5:09:10 pm PDT #29624 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!