Well.... Time to catch up! I finally escaped from the hospital the evening of the 10th, I wasn't doing great, but the fixed me up with oxygen, so I was ok. I didn't go to work at all the week after I got out, it was slow, but I was feeling better everyday.
I went golfing on the 18th with S21, I wanted to know if my energy was back as much as it seemed to be... and it was. I golfed poorly (no news there!), but I felt great, never short of breath, and my energy was back!
I noticed that day that I didn't have a single coughing fit. And that was big to me, because they have been an every day occurrence for the past four YEARS or so. Even better, I haven't had one since then. Not one. Something I had just accepted that I had to live with... and now I know I don't!
I went to work last week, which went pretty well, especially since there was almost no one there!
The day before Christmas was S13's birthday, we went bowling and to Fudrucker's, had a really good time.
Had a nice Christmas with the three younger kids, the oldest was working. I wasn't ready for it, I had missed two weeks of December! And I messed a week of pay since I was out of vacation when I went to the hospital, and short term disability doesn't kick in until you have been out five days (and then at 75%). But I did get a ham, and made scalloped potatoes (came out pretty tasty) and a couple pumpkin pies, so we ate well. Ne tree, and no presents, and yet the kids said they had a great day! After we ate, and rested a bit, we went to see Gulliver's Travels. Not a classic by any means, but it was amusing, and we had fun. At the end of the day S13 said it was ok that we didn't have any presents. He said that most of the things you get you hardly use, and that he had a great day anyway. Have I ever mentioned that I love my kids?
Spent the last couple days feeling a bit mopey, and have sent out a bunch of Match mails, and a few winks. Got back a couple "not interested", guess they don't know what they are missing. But there were a couple positive responses, so we will see.
I think that's enough for now. I hope all of the Rockettes, Tumbleweeds, and everyone else had a great Christmas, and I wish you all a Happy, and hopefully better, New Year!
