It’s a beautiful day in our neighborhood.
It’s actually beautiful all over Colorado today, and it was obvious by how many people we saw out and about, enjoying the sunshine! The weather was in the 60s, and it was warmer today than it’s been in…gosh. A long, long time. We’re expecting six inches of snow in metro Denver tomorrow, so I figured we’d better get out and enjoy it. After I picked up Pablo and Mallory from school, we headed over to the park with a picnic lunch and ran around for awhile. The kids really liked checking out the geese.
They really disliked dodging the MASSIVE amount of goose shit decorating the sidewalks all throughout the park. I haven’t uploaded any more pictures from today, but I took a bunch of cute ones. The kids had a lot of fun on the swings and on those spinny things. Super day!
When we got home, we all headed out to the backyard, and they’ve been out there most of the afternoon. We even ventured out into the FRONT yard, which we never ever do, and took a short walk around our cul-de-sac. Someone’s moving away and we watched the moving truck get loaded up. Now, I’m trying to keep an eye on which kids are in the yard and which kids are on the sofa watching Max & Ruby, and I thought I’d throw out a quickie post, since I’ve been neglecting my blog!
My sister had gallbladder surgery today, and she’s feeling – uh, not too swell. But optimistic that she’s going to feel a thousand times better than she has in recent months. I mentioned her a week or two ago and how she’s been putting off gallbladder surgery for a couple of years now, until she had health insurance. Someone in my comments was floored by this, and asked if she was crazy for doing so. Well, not crazy, so much. Desperate, probably, but not crazy. My sister lives in a little bitty town in Oklahoma, and she wasn’t able to find a doctor to treat her at all without requiring money up front, since she didn’t have insurance. This is just crazy to me. Isn’t that…illegal? They wouldn’t treat her unless her gallbladder was about to rupture. Unfortunately, when you get to that point, you’re like…DYING, so…I’m not sure how you time all of that properly, y’know? It’s just insane to me, because my MIL, who is basically indigent, has had umpteen stomach procedures done, and pretty much just goes to the ER when she feels sick. She has never once been turned away. I wish my sister would have just driven out HERE, hell! She could have had her surgery here and I would have cheerfully nursed her back to health. Instead, she had to suffer needlessly for SUCH a long time, enduring more than one life-threatening infection. The situation is just so completely jacked up as I see it. I’m just so thankful she’s done with it now!
So. Last night, I called our brother to chit-chat. We don’t speak much. We talked on Christmas, and prior to that, we hadn’t spoken since he was here last Easter. Not that we don’t get along or anything, we just live far apart and aren’t…super duper close, I guess? He’s fourteen years older than me, so we really never KNEW each other all that well. Anyway – I love him dearly, but we just aren’t close like my sister and I are. We chatted for awhile, talked about his work, my kids, our mom and dad, our sister, etc. Nice little twenty minute chat. It was nice to talk to him! It was a huge surprise to me, though, when I talked to my sister today and told her, “Hey, I talked to Dave last night,” and she said, “Yeah, he called me after he talked to you. Did he tell you he had a heart attack three weeks ago?” Uh, NO, he failed to mention that little detail. What the hell, dude? So, I’m feeling a little annoyed by that, and honestly, my feelings are hurt just a little! Am I not worthy enough of confiding in, hell?
Anyway. Here it is, 4:30, and I haven’t done a damned thing today. I haven’t even washed the breakfast dishes! I’ve spent the entire day playing outside with the kids. Guess it’s time to bring everyone in so I can get dinner started. (Carnitas with corn tortillas and lime, Spanish rice, and big salads. Mmmm.) And I need to sit Mallory and Pablo down with their Valentine’s cards so they can sign their names to them for school tomorrow. Yay for waiting until the last moment!
Was there something else I was going to mention? Feels like there was, but I can’t remember it now. Okay, guess I’m outtie. See ya!
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Laura, also known as LaLaGirl, is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism.
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February 13th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
You have no idea how lucky you are to have that wonderful weather! Please enjoy if for all of us here in seattle…where we have yet another cloudy and rainy winter day.
I love colorado, can’t wait to go back this summer! It’s one of my favorite places!
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February 13th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather!!!
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February 14th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
so. i was totally not trying to be bitchy when i expressed concern over your sister’s gallbladder. 1) i was worried about her, because i know where waiting to have that surgery can get you, and 2) i was under the impression that one could go to any e.r. in the u.s. and get medical care regardless of insurance, so i couldn’t figure out why she hadn’t gone.
but regardless, she’s had the surgery, and she’ll be on the road to recovery
will you please come to my house and make me some carnitas? i’m dying to come visit you just to eat GOOD, authentic mexican. here, all i can get is salvadoran, and pupusas are not on my menu
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February 18th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
I’m glad your sister is now past that ordeal. I hope she feels incredible now!
I was once in her shoes with gall bladder disease and no one would help me because I was uninsured. I nearly DID die due to rupturing before a kind surgeon agreed to perform emergency surgery and save my life.
It is unimaginable to realize your sister endured that agony for 2 years?! That breaks my heart…so glad she’s past it. She must be so relieved – I can’t imagine how happy she must feel to be rid of that pain.
And, your brother?? OMG!