Thanks ladies!

Kirsten! Babe!! Get your cute self over to Coffee Talk Ladies (formerly Phat Moms, now owned by me, Jodi and Sassy) And THANK YOU!!!

She Smiles, yep, it's a pregnancy test. That second faint line means I am all knocked up. The family is treating me like I am made of glass. It's actually driving me a little insane.

Steph - Yes, we are happy, this is very, very very unexpected. I am pretty sure it was the antibiotics I was on a couple of months ago that caused this. Now the trick is making Jr stay where he/she is supposed to be. I have a history of losses an arm long, so we are trying not to get too excited. But for the moment, I am pregnant, and we are all happy about it.

Ok. So this was unexpected.

FIL is still with us. He is much the same. He has good days and bad. When I go in to visit with DH, he knows who we are. But when I go in on my own, I am his first wife Vera. Yet, he always knows who DS is. He gets the biggest smiles and tightest hugs. I am glad he has some grasp on reality. But the times he slips into the past seem to give him the most comfort.

We ended up dragging ourselves out to Phantom last night. DS stayed the night with MIL, and we had a simply beautiful time. I didn't put as much effort into my outfit as I usually do, but I think I can be excused this time. I wore that Sophia dress from J Crew, a green-y / aqua pashmina I got from Tree of Life, black satin shoes and a black satin clutch from Kate Hill. DH was boring and didn't go naked as I suggested, but wore his black suit, green shirt and darker green tie.
Here is a pic DH took when we got home

FIL is now nil by mouth because when he does take anything thing liquid, it i going straight to his lungs.

They put him on an IV of normal saline, just so he stays hydrated, but after putting through close to 2l of saline, his output was only 240ml.

I don;t know what to make of that yet, because I haven't talked to the doctors, but it looks to me like his kidneys are shutting down.

DH took MIL to the hospital this morning, and I am going to take DS shopping for a suit. I want to be ready for it when it happens. I don't want to have to worry about what DS is wearing.

Then DS and I will get to the hospital for a visit.

Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes. I am so exhausted right now I can barley think straight. I have been existing on less than 3 hours of sleep a night, and everything is going to shit around me, but I have to be there. I wouldn't want to die alone. Step BIL and SIL came for a visit yesterday, and he pretended to be asleep, and as soon as they went he "woke up" and talked to me for a little while. He told me that DH has been a good son, and SIL (not the step SIL) has been a good daughter, and that he will miss them when he is gone. The he looked at me and told me that he loved them, and to make sure I told them that.

I don't know if he will make it, or how long he has, but I don't think it's long.

If you pray

Please pray for FIL.

He is doing very poorly. He has a nasty kidney infection, and suspected pneumonia (it was yet to confirmed when I left tonight)

He has seen all of his grandkids, and his daughter... So if it *is* time, everyone has said goodbye.

I don't pray that he lives till 100, but I would like for his suffering to end. One way or another.

Mowing Woman!!

I beat DH's mowing time by 3 minutes! WoOt!

We are on a 1/4th of an acre, and we have a massive footpath. Normally it takes DH 1:20 to mow the lot. It took me 1:17!

I beat him, I beat him, I beat him!!

Small update

95 yo FIL went into hospital Sunday night (I got home at 3.45 am after arriving at A&E at 6pm)

It looks a lot like he will be placed into care. I don't know for sure, but the social worker I was talking to was strongly hinting at that. I have to go and see her today sometime.

Thankfully I have been able to take care of everything, and DH has been able to keep working, and DS is on school break, so everything is rolling along nicely, but I am still sick as a dog, and bloody well exhausted!

Feeling slightly better

Not quite so... Dead.


With a little over a month to go to the Mothers Day Classic, I have to get my shit together and help DH train. He hasn't been well either, but if he has any hope of running a 25 minute 4k (his goal) he needs to keep training.

Still sick

I have a wonderful sinus infection, and am on antibiotics to help clear it up. I didn't get to the Dr in time, and my temp went up to 40.2*c and I went into convulsions. Thankfully it only happened once, and we were able to get my temp down quickly, but boy do I feel weak and tired now!

Just woke up

For flu drugs, tea and toast.

I *did* get out shopping on Monday afternoon before I dropped dead with the flu, and brought the prettiest shoes (sling back, peep toe in black satin with a 2 inch heel) I will do a "dress rehearsal" for you all when my eyes and nose aren't bright red from sneezing and watering.

Mac's back

But now I have DS's flu, and I am sick as a dog, and can't enjoy it.