*Tonight's sunset from my Mom's hospital window.
Mom's doing well, although she does have pneumonia which can take a really long time to get rid of for an elderly person. Still plying her with antibiotics and fluids and her roommate is a retired nurse which is a bonus. Eating seems to have become her newest best activity - it's like in the last couple of months at age 82 - she finally decided she doesn't need to worry about her weight anymore and is enjoying her meals for the first time in her adult life! She's a whopping 117 pounds! Anyway, I'm going to work and the hospital and no one is making meals for me. Feel sorry for ME day. Okay, don't. I'm fine, just perpetually tired. Oh and get this - with the heat index (heat + humidity) today it felt like 103. And the air conditioning in my car crapped out. :)
Trade lives, anyone?*crickets*Buehler?*
*Mom made it all the way to the ICU this time, all because she came up with a fever and a 
wheeze. Not sure if I should ignore these things because man they whip her out to the hospital SO fast! Once at the hospital she fell into a deep sleep and her blood pressure was low .. 83 over 38, numbers like that. This is her monitor today. She had meds and fluids and constant monitoring to get it back up to where it is now. After sleeping about 3 hours before going to work this morning, I was tired heading for the hospital straight from work tonight. But there she was chasing a peach slice around the napkin on her chest, and laughing her evil laugh at me like she knows something about me I don't know. Hmmm... like maybe I fell for it again? Nah. She couldn't have faked her numbers, could she? Remains to be seen I guess. Early to bed tonight. *
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*People who know me know I will spend a whole day online searching for the perfect something, rather than running from store to brick and mortar store to find the same thing closer to home. I do as much shopping online as I can, but I search for the best deals. I found a glaring example of the differences today and frankly, I was a bit shocked.
Remember the bag? Thank you, yes it IS lovely. I originally found it at ebags.com, somewhere I frequently search for a bag if I am in the market for one. I wanted a better price than $99.99 so I did a Google search for Tignanello, the brand, but also went to another shop I found recently called 6pm.com. At 6pm.com I found the same bag for $67.16 with $6.96 shipping. Free shipping at ebags, but still a better deal at 6pm.com. That is where I bought it.Tonight, ever in search of the perfect bag - okay - I went outside my comfort zone and decided to try a bag with shorter double handles. Turns out I don't like it. I should have kept my arms inside the ride and stayed with what I know. It still is a lovely bag. Ahem. Onward. Tonight I was scanning ebay looking at the bags and I came across the same bag for .. wait for it ... $120.00!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF??? Being aghast I sent an email to the seller asking how they could be selling the bag for close to twice what I bought it for - and who cares if the shipping was free! This is a top-rated seller with 100% feedback - but it's still a rip-off. So be careful out there people.If you're shopping on the internet and you see a pair of shoes, a purse, a camera, whatever - search for that item until you find it somewhere that will give you the best deal. I would have been horrified if I had bought the bag on ebay and then found it as much as $60.00 less somewhere else. I understand and believe in capitalism. But how do people sleep at night when they rip people off like that? Because you know the person who buys the bag for $120.00 isn't the type of person who is familiar with searching for the same item somewhere else.NOT NICE!!!!*
*Haven't been reading blogs, much less commenting. Not much time for myself lately. I don't do guests, and 2 weeks ago my brother from the east was in town and stayed with me, last week my nephew from the south was here and stayed here too, and tomorrow my brother from the northwest will be here and he's staying .. well .. you get the picture. Thank God when my sister comes to town she will be staying with a friend.My mom's older brother (from Michigan) stopped in for a couple of hours last week as well - wait - I think I have my weeks mixed up - but - anyway, people seem to be lining up to visit. My family is not close, we don't have family get-togethers or remember birthdays or any if that. So basically Mom has to be thinking - well I MUST be dying for all these people to come from far flung states to visit me! Sigh-h-h-h. But I know they want to see her before it is too late so let them come. Just don't expect me to clean my house for them. Okay, maybe I will do that.Mom is doing well right now - she's up and dressed and eating like a freaking horse every day, and has plowed her way through her weight in chocolate, black jelly beans and ice cream lately. She's not diabetic and eats all her breakfast, lunch and dinner every day so I say - eat all the sugar you want Mom! Might as well be happy!So yeah, I guess I'm doing guests now. But I'm not doing it well, I can guarantee you that.I keep hoping I will have something else to write about but this is really it these days. Although I did run across a product that apparently is not new, but it was new to me and it made me laugh. And when I looked for something to link to - to describe it - I came across this. It made me laugh more than the product. Enjoy.*
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