A Weekend Not To Remember

Another wonderful weekend (said with sarcasm!).

So, last weekend, I got to deal with an out of control bi-polar mother, grieving bi-polar uncle and assorted bi-polar cousins all wishing to discuss the death of my eldest bi-polar uncle of the American bi-polar family.

This weekend brought the news of the death of my favorite aunt on the American side and a cousin - whom was only 43 years old!  I will grieve the loss of Jeane for a long time I fear, she was a woman, a Godly woman whom I will miss greatly.  Her words were filled with wisdom and grace.  She was one of the rarest of God's creations: a gentle-woman.  There are so very few Christians in my family, that her absence will be magnified.  Her health was not very good, 50 years of cigarettes at high altitude in Colorado had ruined her lungs.  I am sure her many children, none of whom I am close to, other than by name, will miss her greatly.  As for the cousin, Tony, rumor has it that his job was working him long hours and he may of died from the stress of just keeping his job.  Sigh ..... His death is thought to be a heart attack - which has all of the male cousins mighty upset .... are they next?  Tony was actually one of the youngest!

Went out to a new Cuban restaurant with Swede, a few miles from here, Saturday night, I really enjoyed it!  It was perhaps unfortunate that my digestive track would not allow me to drive home!  I barely made it into a Goodwill and to their toilets.  What on Earth could have been in that food?  Perhaps something wrong with the cooking oil?  Such a shame, for 20 minutes I had been thinking of having a new favorite place to eat!  The next several hours proved ample argument why not to!  As for Swede, it seems to have hit him harder.

And Friday brought the wonderful news that all of the pin and screws holes in my right foot have finally closed up!  Thank you God!  It means I can lose one of the daily nurses getting in my way, though their efforts are appreciated, they are mostly annoying.  But it is great to think that I can wash my foot in the near future - just as soon as this catheter gets pulled out of my armpit!  I did try to do a sits bath but too much splashing water and I have to be paranoid of any additional infection source!  Sigh.  Dry off and look longingly at the bath and wish to slide under the warm waters ...