The Week Begins

Andrew, Andy, AndyPandy, AndyRoonie, OldMan

The doctor said husband would be very irritable and justifiably so with the catheter but he has kept his feelings and frustrations pretty much in check. Mechanically it has been easier to deal with than either of us expected. The doctor said water was his friend so he has been drinking lots and lots of water which means many trips to the bathroom - his walking exercise. He hasn't experienced any pain so though on my insistence we got and filled a prescription for pain, he hasn't needed it. Tomorrow is the big day - catheter out and biopsy results in.

Grandson and I visited daughter in rehab yesterday and it was another very good visit. She told us that she and a roommate had gone to the doctor together and there was a "thug" in the waiting room with them. He never even gave them a glance and they were both used to lots of male attention. They wondered if they were losing it, getting old or what and then realized they just aren't attracting the same type of leering looks they were used to because they're no longer dressing like tramps. Our daughter's manner is so different now that I think that even if she did dress like a "hootchie-mama" she still wouldn't attract the bums - she's simply not projecting the same type of attitude. Her boys used to be embarrassed at the way she dressed - as were we - but that's changed. We are looking forward to the four hour pass she gets next weekend. There are ground rules - she can't come here, must be back on time and there will be a drug test when she returns to her apartment. She wants to go to the Riverside Plaza - shopping and fun places to eat. She also starts a job search this week and we're crossing our fingers about the apartment when she gets out - apparently it's not a slam-dunk but she is on the list.

Had a little rain this morning - typical monsoon weather for this time of year. They say we may have more rain and lightning and thunder tonight or tomorrow. Lightning is the only thing hubby is afraid of. When he was a young boy in Montana, one of his best friends was killed by lightning and he's never gotten over it. He knows what the odds are re being struck by lightning but it doesn't matter - he doesn't like it.