My father-in-law / Sol Passed Away

After a year or so of a life no one would really want for themselves, my father-in-law passed away yesterday morning. Josh and I have been at the hospital for about a week or so and we spent much of our time trying to make sure the hospital abided by his wishes and we had him removed from the vent Friday morning for which Sol was eternally grateful. That whole day, he was so cute and so happy. He was glad to have everyone around, asking questions about family and grandchildren and was like a child when I'd say, "Sol, close your eyes and get some rest"....he would say like a child, "okay, I will". We feel so glad he had such a good day on Friday and as we left for the hospital Saturday morning, the call came from the doctor to get there asap as he was in respiratory distress but by the time we arrived (within 10 minutes, he was gone). They told us he didn't suffer which we are thankful for. The nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists and nurses' aides and social workers were awesome!

We went from crying to rushing to the mortuary, making funeral arrangements, calling banks, writing checks, etc., - no time to grieve really but I'm sure that will come! To our Little Church Group - again......you guys are awesome and thank you for the prayers! Love, Cindi

February 4, 2008

Where to begin...... My father-in-law, Sol was hospitalized last Saturday for a "leg infection". Sol is 84 years old and has had a quad-triple bypass over 11 years ago, is diabetic, has Parkinson's Disease and most recently diagnosed with Guillane Barre Syndrome. On Sunday, we were told he needed to have his leg amputated because they couldn't save his leg. He did good through the surgery on Monday but went into cardiac arrest and was down for 30 minutes. So, he spent the next 6 days in CCU. Miraculously, he did not suffer any brain damage. While he's been in the hospital, he formed a blood clot and his lungs have been filling up with fluid. Still, Sol is a fighter and he continues to surprise us.....This past week, Josh has been pretty sick and tomorrow he is finally able to return to work.

But,,,,,,,God has blessed us all week long. It's amazing to us that Sol is still with us. From a previous "episode", Josh and I had to step in and handle some personal issues for his mom and dad and his dad was well,,,,,"none too happy with us" and it seemed there was a bit of a distance between us. But, during this time, Sol has shown us his softer side and I feel things have improved and so if in the end, Sol doesn't make it, Josh and I feel like things have resolved. Our Little Church group has been TOTALLY AWESOME - thank you guys!!!!!!! They came through with chicken soup for Josh and dinner that night so I didn't have to make it. Anyway, God has also blessed me with a ton of energy - people are amazed. (ok, but tonight, I do actually feel tired for the first time). Anyway, our God is a good God and we have felt him by our side every step of the way!

The Bucket List.......What's Yours?

Hey, I'm wondering if you only had a short time to live.....what's your bucket list? What are 3 things you would want to do or places you'd want to go....someone you'd find a way to meet? (I expect to hear some strange things from some of the tech folks here!)

Life In General

Well, let's see - day 15 and no added salt still......okay, I did lick a french fry on Sunday but I personally didn't add the salt so it doesn't count!

My sister, was declared legally blind this past Monday and even though we knew it was coming, somehow when the day comes, you're not quite sure how to handle it or what to say because as her sister, I should be able to comfort her and make her feel better right? God has blessed her with time to prepare for this and she has done some preparing but still, no one is really ever ready for this and with her being a musician, well those notes are pretty darned small..............

Please pray that God comfort her and take the fear away and give her strength and faith that he is always with her and will lead her where she needs to go.......

Work is going to get busy - REAL BUSY......we're told. I think I'm pretty sure I'm almost 100% sure that I know what's getting ready to happy. So, I'm accepting prayer that I remain calm, get a lot of rest, keep my stress level intact and maintain balance between God, family and work. I keep telling my boss, "wow, I'm getting a lot of training lately!". I told her today I couldn't come to work tomorrow because I'm getting a pimple....she didn't go for it....Well, it was worth a try!

hmmm, as you can see, the Yoga Booty Ballet won....so I'll give it some more time and see if my daughter quits laughing at me! lol

Lovin everyone!!!!!!!!!

Yoga Booty Ballet

I'm back - had to go get my booty off the floor! I just finished my first taste of Yoga Booty Ballet - Hip Hop version! Well, my daughter got a good laugh.....I'm figuring out I'm no youngster but then again, I don't feel almost 50 either! I was able to keep up with all the abdominal stuff (I'd love to have a ripped stomach!) and did pretty good with all the dance moves - even with Kristen laughing hysterically! Maybe tomorrow I'll try the other program.......

I haven't had any salt in a week now! Okay, and dinner did suck this evening. It was chicken, rice and corn all of which needed salt. My solution rather than adding the salt, is just not eating the food.....one way or another, I'll lose some weight huh?

January 5, 2007

Day 5 and no salt! You just don't know what a miracle that is! I'll bet I've lost a few pounds.......lol. My mouth today, actually felt better. It wasn't excruciating pain but more, uggh, this hurts. So, that was an improvement and I didn't have to take anything for pain until late in the afternoon. I went to church and did lights and got to mess with the rest of the tech crew which was fun. We had an awesome singer at church today and she had a great testimony! I can't wait until the 10:45 service tomorrow because it's such a lively group! Anyway, things are better today....Thank you God!

January 3, 2008

Hmmm, wishing 2008 might have started a bit differently. Went to the dentist yesterday and found I had fractured a tooth so we spent $2,000 fixing the problem and I was thinking miraculously I would feel 100% better today but not to be.....Now the pain meds are making me sick to my stomach! I'm sure tomorrow will be better!!!!!!!!

January 1, 2008

Okay, I'm writing again. I'm sitting here watching the Biggest Loser and thinkin to myself, I AM NOT GOING BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS.......So, I'm getting a bit motivated watching these people who have so far to go but will do it! I just went to my closet and got out my two choices for exercise......Let's see - we have the Yoga Booty Ballet (sounds beautiful yes?) or we have Slim in Six.......I'm going to go back and forth between the two. With the MS I have to be careful not to get overheated so I don't have an attack but I need to do this.....Hmmmmm, maybe I'll try the "poll" function on the blog and see which one wins out - Booty Ballet or Slim in Six!

January 1, 2008

Okay, so far 2008 sucks! I didn't sleep last night because all of a sudden, I get this terrible toothache and I can't figure out what hurts because it hurts from my ear to my neck. I'm not a happy camper! To top it off, when the wind blows at our house (and boy is it blowin!), it feels like our house will be the scene from Wizard of Oz where the house leaves the foundation and flies through the skies! We got these tarps or window coverings and when the wind hits, I'm sure we're gonna fly somewhere and it keeps you up all night. So, if it wasn't bad enough my mouth kept me awake, the windows would have. I'm sure this is happening today so that the rest of 2008 can be awesome - kind of getting some housekeeping items (i.e., dental work, carpet cleaning, etc.) out of the way right? Yes, I'm sure that's what it is!