On to Saturday...
Sep. 13th, 2002 01:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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patgreene continues to heal, to look more like herself, to gain energy. The bad news: since she's still not capable of handling solid foods, and her incisions aren't set, she'll be in the hospital until Saturday. Original sent-home dates were Thursday (or Wednesday if things had gone smoothly). But she's off the IV and other kinds of tubing. And is walking a little bit, and sitting up for a few minutes at a time. These are good things.
Meanwhile, I have a guy from NASA Headquarters who is in town this week and has been trying to reach me... even asked J for Pat's hospital room, in order to track me down. And I've punted all of my IVHM telecons this week, as well as a document review I'd promised 3 weeks ago. Sigh.
Last night I went to orientation at James's school... and discovered that he has been not bringing home items that require parental signatures, and being downgraded as a result. And not telling us about the true state of his homework. And didn't show us a math quiz that he fluffed-off and subsequently got a poor grade. Intervention is required, but I only have so much energy right now... so we agreed on what he and I would do, through next week.
Afterward, since the kids were at KidsPark until 10pm, I had a late, quick dinner withp3aches and a good talk about some issues that had been bothering me. (grateful look)
I had been plaintively looking forward to a couple of social events set for Saturday night, hoping to escape the home/medical pressures for a few hours once the kids were in bed. But since Pat will only be arriving home Saturday afternoon, I will probably need to stay home and tend to her adjustment needs. Sigh. Conversely I'll be home tonight. I'd better anti-RSVP... but I'll miss the simple adult companionship. Oh, well.
patgreene continues to heal, to look more like herself, to gain energy. The bad news: since she's still not capable of handling solid foods, and her incisions aren't set, she'll be in the hospital until Saturday. Original sent-home dates were Thursday (or Wednesday if things had gone smoothly). But she's off the IV and other kinds of tubing. And is walking a little bit, and sitting up for a few minutes at a time. These are good things.Meanwhile, I have a guy from NASA Headquarters who is in town this week and has been trying to reach me... even asked J for Pat's hospital room, in order to track me down. And I've punted all of my IVHM telecons this week, as well as a document review I'd promised 3 weeks ago. Sigh.
Last night I went to orientation at James's school... and discovered that he has been not bringing home items that require parental signatures, and being downgraded as a result. And not telling us about the true state of his homework. And didn't show us a math quiz that he fluffed-off and subsequently got a poor grade. Intervention is required, but I only have so much energy right now... so we agreed on what he and I would do, through next week.
Afterward, since the kids were at KidsPark until 10pm, I had a late, quick dinner with
p3aches and a good talk about some issues that had been bothering me. (grateful look)I had been plaintively looking forward to a couple of social events set for Saturday night, hoping to escape the home/medical pressures for a few hours once the kids were in bed. But since Pat will only be arriving home Saturday afternoon, I will probably need to stay home and tend to her adjustment needs. Sigh. Conversely I'll be home tonight. I'd better anti-RSVP... but I'll miss the simple adult companionship. Oh, well.
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Date: 2002-09-14 09:22 am (UTC)"Afterward, since the kids were at KidsPark until 10pm, I had a late, quick dinner with p3aches and a good talk about some issues that had been bothering me. (grateful look)". Your very welcome. By the way the tribe is going to ren fair this sun please feel free to come along. Big hugs T
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Date: 2002-09-14 10:17 pm (UTC)