A day

So the wife took Adrienne to church today. I got to stay at home with Lolo and Atticus and I am very happy I didn't get pressure to go to church. They stayed gone for a long time. I put Atticus down for a nap around 1:00 pm and Lolo and I cleaned house, cleaned the fish tank, straightened up the sofa pillows, moved a small desk to Lolo's room, moved a chair and ottoman from the man-cave to the living room, folded blankets and more. Lolo was very helpful. I also put weather stripping on the crawlspace door and the front door.

I took Atticus and Lolo to Home Depot with me to get insulation to block some of the big holes from the crawlspace into the heated basement. When I was there our friends - call them Bill and Fluffy- called and asked if we wanted to come over for home cooked pizzas. The wife was already in her PJs ready for bed at 6:00- she was tired from all that Churchin'. So I took Atticus and Lolo with their pajamas over to Bill and Fluffy's house. They g0t to play with their kids and I got to drink wine and socialize which I don't so do much - socialize that is.

The kids had a great time and actually took baths and put their pajamas on. We ate well and drank well and had a great time. I got home with the kids at about 8:30 and got the kids teeth brushed after they woke up the wife and bothered her for a while. I had to read Lolo a book called "Barnyard Dance" by Sandra Boynton, which she mostly read herself- not too bad for a 6 year old.

Then Atticus refused me to carry him to his bed as normal. I tried to pick him up but he screamed at the top of his lungs that he wanted his mommy to carry him to bed. I ended up reading "Clip Clop" by Nicohola Smee to him. I was amazed that a the end he pointed to each letter in the text Clippity Cloppity and called them out by name. He can spell him name when you ask him how to spell it. I think this is not too bad for a three year old, but I am a little biased.

Yesterday I took the twins out to Home Depot to get some weather stripping and then took them by the parent's place. My dad was in the hospital for his second carotid artery surgery and just got the word that he could go home yesterday evening. He was doing much better at this point after his surgery then he did after his first surgery. Last time after getting out of the hospital on his 13th day of the stay, he got an infection and did not feel good again for over one month until he went back into the hospital for his infection. The incision in his neck became infected. He was readmitted to the hospital. After a few hours of getting a room in the hospital he was coughing hard and his incision opened up and all results of the infection drained out- he said ti was over two cups worth.

So hopefully he will pass through this rehabilitation phasee quickly and withoug incident.



So this time he is doing much better and should not get the infection he had last time.