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Archive for ◊ December, 2008 ◊
• Saturday, December 27th, 2008
We had so much fun making our Christmas cards this year. Here are a couple of shots that didn’t make the final product.
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• Friday, December 26th, 2008
We had a really wonderful Christmas week. Sunday we were at Mom and John’s with everyone. Wednesday evening Jon and Susie came for dinner, then Adrie joined us after work at 9 or so. We stayed up late playing cards, laughing and enjoying each other. The kids stayed in the guest house and got up at 6:30 to open presents. Around 10 AM we all left, the kids for their dad’s and Rob and I headed to Toledo. We had a wonderful time with the Kantners and Corfmans and started for home around 7 PM. We got home at 10:15. Whew!
Even though it was really busy, we had a wonderful Christmas. We’re so lucky that everyone is healthy and doing well.
I’m working today and then a very restful weekend.
Christmas at Mom and Johns
Jon and Buffy after opening presents Christmas morning
Adrie is happy with Santa's work
Laurie and Nancy contemplating gifts at Kantners
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• Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
When I was a little girl we were dairy farmers. Dad milked cows early every morning and again every evening. Because he had to get out there early Christmas morning we celebrated our Santa time Christmas Eve. It was always the same. Linda, Steve and I would head to the barn with Dad for the evening milking. We’d play with the cats, run around the barn and “help” Dad. As he finished up he’d always go to the big barn door and slide it open just a foot or so…it was always just the right size that he could stand in the door, but we couldn’t see out around him. He’d announce that there were reindeer and a sleigh on the roof of the house…then give a play by play of Santa bringing gifts. We’d try to push his legs so we could out through them, but were never able to. Eventually, he’d announce that Santa was leaving, led by Rudolph, off into the sky.
Then we’d all run into the house, full speed! We’d run past Mom (acting as if she hadn’t even noticed that Santa had arrived) and head for the Christmas Tree. The rest of the evening was spent playing with our toys and trying on our new clothes (Linda’s blue ones and my red ones).
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• Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
I left home at 8:30 yesterday morning and returned at 9 PM last night.
Left at 8:00 this morning and got home at 9:10 tonight.
Leaving at 6:45 tomorrow morning and the last meeting starts at 7 tomorrow night.
UGH.
But the biggest crisis of the week is that the heating systems at hospice house failed. We’ve been struggling for 24 hours to get the temps to a decent point (it is 67 right now). The problem is we have 2 very sophisticated heating systems-radiant floor heat and a Mitsubishi system which heats the air with individual systems in each patient room and the hallways. No one told us that the Mitsubishi system shuts down when it is 17 degrees outside because it is no longer efficient. The plan was that the radiant floor heat would increase and would completely heat the hospice house. What we didn’t know was that our radiant floor heat boiler had a problem and had also shut down. The slab which holds the radiant floor heat got very very very cold. It is supposed to be 120 degrees and when I left at 8:45 it was up to 103. We got the Mitiubishi going today so at least it is getting there. The patients are comfortable, kept warm through the day today, but the hallways are still chilly.
Are we having fun yet?
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• Tuesday, December 09th, 2008
It has been snowing hard here for the past 24 hours. We have well more than a foot of snow.
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• Sunday, December 07th, 2008
Don’t miss
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Dear Zachary: A letter to a son about his father.
It is on MSNBC tonight at 9 and again at 3 Am tomorrow then repeated next Sunday.
Breathtaking story by an amazing storyteller.
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• Sunday, December 07th, 2008
Hospice was in the Dickens Parade last night. We had 8 staff, 6 spouses and 4 kids. It was really really cold, but we had a good time. The plan was for us to walk, but the Veterans didn’t show up and they asked us to ride on the trolley (trolley=John Deere tractor and hay wagon). There was a good turnout in town and was a very nice Christmas event.
After the parade we went to Mom and Johns for dinner. Adrie also joined us there. It was really nice to see them, and hear about their New Zealand adventures.
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The birds have been great companions during my stay at home. You can see we’ve had some snow this weekend.
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