Here, There, and Everywhere

Today was LONG! Brendan didn't go to school today. It wasn't going to work out, schedule-wise, so I took him with us to OHSU. The docs had Mark back there for ages. Brendan and I drew pictures on paper, took pictures with the camera, drew pictures on each other's hands... Then we went down to the lobby, bought a muffin, went back for a hot chocolate, played a bit of I Spy. Then Bren tried hiding under the magazine table, then the chair... Then we played Tickle and Kitty and ... what else? In other words, it was boring! But after a couple of hours, Mark came back with a good report. The doctors are concerned about the arrhythmia, of course, but they don't know what to make of it since it hasn't been acting up in the last several days. They have him on a SAT and heart monitor again. He has all kind of wires hooked to him tonight. Actually, they did an exercise test and said his saturations went UP when he exercised, which is a good thing! So ... who knows? Nobody, apparently! But they applaud his determination in getting off the narcotics and seem guardedly optimistic. The sores on his legs could be a medication reaction (or even a reaction to going off some of his medications), and they are finally healing. The horrible itching, too, is likely due to morphine withdrawl. As far as the tooth goes, the doc thinks (but isn't sure) that Medicare would cover it since it's broken and needs to be extracted. I'm going to have to call someone about that tomorrow.

By 11:30, we were on the road again. I came home, making a few stops on the way. We were looking for a particular game that Alex wants to buy with his birthday money, and Mark wanted to go to Barnes and Nobel to spend HIS birthday gift card. Then we had to stop to pick up a prescription, etc. When I got home, I crashed. Put a show on for Brendan and fell asleep on the couch for half an hour. Then I had to go get Alex at school, drop him at home, drop Brendan at Becca's and head out to Kaitlyn's track meet. It was their last one of the season. It was so funny. Kaitlyn lost her shoe during her leg of the relay! Even so, they still made their "team best" for the season. They didn't medal or anything, but they did pretty well, all things considered. Then home, to pick up Brendan and run Kaitlyn to youth group. And finally ... done! The taxi has been put away for the night.

Tomorrow I only have a local field trip with Brendan's preschool class and lunch with Andrea. Piece of cake! But the dance is tomorrow, and the girls will be here beforehand, getting ready, and ... they are feuding still/again. Not all of them. Only one, a girl who is often a sweetheart but whose "princess complex" has alienated her from the rest of the group. Could be tense! But we'll hope for the best. In any case, it's bound to be lively around here tomorrow.