Tuesday mow day

Well, things around here are looking more like normal.  DH felt good enough to go get his truck licensed today and when he came home he actually started mowing the yard!  I was hoping he would feel better but stay in out of the breeze until it got a little warmer outside.  It isn't too bad but it is not what we are used to here in mid May.

My sister and I drove up to the city for the day sunday to see my aunt for her birthday.  It was a nice trip and visit we had.  I was glad to get out of the house.  It rained on us in the morning but sunny on the way home.  We got rain all last week.  I barely got yard mowed (front only) last wed, it rained every other day.

This week is looking pretty sunny and our garden and tomatoes really need it!  Was weird to get out after being in self quarantine for over 2 months.  We took a big piece of carrot cake by my Grandmother's residential place and felt sad not being able to see her.  Hopefully next month we can.

My girlfriend T is coming down from the city to stay sat night.  I made her this cute ottoman.  I asked her if she wanted fringe or no fringe, she said surprise her.  Which way do you like it?

2 weeks have gone by!

...since my last post.  I have been very busy.  If I thought my first week was bad, weeks 2 and 3 of my new (temp) job have been crappy too.

DH was in the hosp a 2nd time after the pneumonia scare.  He is having kidney function issues.  He finally agreed though to get a doctor down here in our new state and the new doctor was involving a nephrologist (kidney specialist) who advised DH potassium was so high, he was instructed to go straight to the E/R, so he did.  2 more nights.  I am taking care of 4 dogs, maintaining the house, mowing the yard, trying to do my work...meanwhile I would be so tired that I forced myself to continue to do yoga or walk when I had the chance.  Good for my head.  Then I fall into bed exhausted just to lie there and look at the ceiling in barely contained terror about what was going to happen to DH.

Then he comes home a week ago today and is barely eating, or when he does eating sweets/ice cream.  Is just sleeping all day, etc.  Not moving, not doing anything to help himself.  Not following up with doctors at the speed I would prefer, etc.  After a week of having him home, I am ready to run away.

Job very stressful.  The gov agency is overwhelmed and lots of changes, new people.  Rules either haven't been made/tested out or no one knows what they are.  People who have experience are trying to teach 40 other people the job, etc.  Then I just about figure out the workload and I am already switched to another role with 3 week period of time.  Not to mention this stressful background/document signing process that took me over 2.5 hours one day to complete.  Asking for my parent's names/dob/place of birth...grandparents, in-laws, etc.  Crazy!

But I am grateful for the income.  We finally sold DH main car (AFTER) he bought a truck (never too sick to shop for cars, ugggghhh).  To do so meant draining our savings and 2 weeks we had like $300 to our name.  I do NOT handle stuff like this.  I MUST have a rainy day fund.  Sure enough, truck already had engine light on, the contractor is able to start work on the holes in our siding (mostly north side - the hot humid weather here wreaks havoc on people's north sides - mold, decay, etc).  So
I tell contractor "YES PLEASE".  He is so busy, he might be working on other projects for months - so I nabbed him.  I will pay out of my retirement fund if I have to.  Point is, siding has holes in it and gutter got clogged so it backed up and rotted some of the fascia in the back, etc.  This stuff must be kept up with in my opinion or I go mad.

Anyway.  Today and the rest of the week except Wed (I quickly mowed - won't let DH do mowing until doctor tells me it is ok).  And I am glad I got mowing done.  Next week more stuff business and stuff opening up around my state, but we are going to continue to play it very safe due to DH health, my inlaws and my elderly grandmother.

Hope you are safe and you have roof over your head and food in your fridge.  See ya soon.

I like this picture.  It makes my smile.

So I have put in my first 40 hours of work.  It was a grueling week - I will explain in a second.  Other than learning complex computer systems and complicated legal documents that I will need to understand...all learning from computer only.  Tiny screen on my laptop the government agency sent me...I got through it.  I officially finished my first week!

Now back to the week I have had...Week before last, DH was complaining about headache and muscle soreness.  No other pain or symptoms.  But he was getting more and more fatigued.  By the end of last week he was sleeping a LOT.  Then Sat he started having problems focusing and mild fever on and off and was sort of acting weird, like he was not understanding...Sun was worse.  By Monday he was having really shallow breathing but no throat soreness, no coughing...no chest pain.  By Tuesday he was having chest pain and higher fever - we went for Covid19 test (I took a long lunch).  Nurse listened to DH lungs - said they sounded "good".  She did point out low oxygen saturation - 89.  Said we might want to buy one of the finger monitors if we could find one (good luck with that - I can't even find a thermometer).  We get a call next day - negative for Covid.  By Wed he was sleeping all day and really declining.  He was out of it and fever got up to 102 despite Tylenol.  So to the ER we went.

As we know from first hand or have heard - we cannot go into hospital with our loved ones.  So, he is in and out delirious.  I take him to entrance and I have to go wait in my car.  Nurse calls and I go through all his medications with her.  By now it is 9pm.  She tells me that DH has pneumonia and they are keeping him all night.  I was sort of relieved.

Next morning another nurse tells me that DH had received IV antibiotics.  I asked her if they tested for Covid 19 again?  She said no.  I ask if they cultured to see what type of pneumonia - she said no.  Since his white blood count (13?) was high - they assume bacteria.  So gave antibiotics.  He responded favorably (was down to 10 now) - so by deduction - they go with bacterial in origin.  No idea why he was delirious, but I guess that could be fever or low oxygen?

Crazy.  He was in hospital 2 nights.  I picked him up Friday.  He seems better, but still very tired, no appetite and sort of flat in affect.  Sort of slow and shaky.  

What a week.  I spent Sat mowing and food shopping.  Today I had to go to furniture store to see if I could find a good office chair.  After sitting in my dining room chair for 40 hours last week I had sciatic pain so bad in was going down both legs and around front of my left knee and my back was on fire.  I can't keep doing that.  The furniture salesman sort of laughed and said "we were not planning on the entire country working at home!"  Well that makes sense I guess.  LOL

Anyway.  I hope DH continues to be well.  And I hope all you out there stay well.  Sitting here watching a movie with DH relaxing before back to work tomorrow!