DDA Chapter 20

[Tammi67]

Janet- Have Gary call first thing this morning. There is no need for you to be waiting around.

I agree!

 

[Tammi67]

Post 20,000 for me

 

[Tammi67]

I wish I could call my Dad to sing Happy Birthday to him. He would have been 89 today.

Happy birthday to him.

 

[my3princes]

I wish I could call my Dad to sing Happy Birthday to him. He would have been 89 today.

Just sing out loud, I'm sure he'll hear you

 

[my3princes]

I decided to stay home with the little ones today. I didn't sleep that well and I'm definitely not feeling 100% so I decided not to push myself too much. Colby is up, but Hunter is still sleeping. I made them 11:20 doctor appointments. Hopefully we can get to the bottom of this. It's over a month now.

 

[my3princes]

I've got laundry running. Maybe I'll actually get to the bottom of the pile today. It wouldn't have been so bad, but I've been trying to wash all the bedding in hopes of getting rid of germs. Bedding X5 = way too much laundry.

 

[Tammi67]

I've got laundry running. Maybe I'll actually get to the bottom of the pile today. It wouldn't have been so bad, but I've been trying to wash all the bedding in hopes of getting rid of germs. Bedding X5 = way too much laundry.

Who's has the 5th bed???

Good luck!

 

[my3princes]

Who's has the 5th bed???

Good luck!

Chris and I have separate blankets otherwise Chris is a blanket hog. We also have a futon at the foot of our bed that Colby or Hunter has been sleeping on during all this.

 

[PNO4TE]

Elin -- to you on your beloved Dad's birthday.

Happy birthday to him.

Just sing out loud, I'm sure he'll hear you

Thank you all, and I did sing.

 

[PNO4TE]

Don't overdo it today, Deb. We want you to continue to feel better!

 

[tmfranlk]

Good morning, DDA!

Janet - I hope you hear from the doctor ASAP this morning!

Deb - Good luck at the doctor. I hope he is able to help the boys kick this for good.

Elin - Happy birthday to your dad.

 

[Glynis]

I'm still trying to catch up on the old thread, but had to come here and post a yummy recipe I tried last night.

Caramel Apple-Pear Crisp

3 medium pears, peeled and sliced
2 medium tart apples, peeled and sliced
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/3 C. caramel ice cream topping
1/4 C. quick cooking oats
1/4 C. packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
3 Tbsp. cold butter
1/4 C. chopped walnuts
Cool Whip

In a large bowl, combine pears, apples, sugar and allspice. Transfer to a greased 8-inch baking dish. Drizzle with caramel topping. In a small bowl, combine oats, brown sugar and flour. Cut in butter until crumbly; stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over fruit mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender. Let stand 15 minutes. Spoon cooking juiced over each serving; garnish with Cool Whip.

Going back to catch up, now.

 

[tink2020]

Hi all! I wanted to pop in and thank you for your concern for us Avery is well, and sure as heck had better stay that way. Elise is still pretty darn sick, but she has continued to eat well enough (as expected) to keep her out of the hospital. We're on day 8, so hopefully winding down, if Avery's illness was any indication (11 days, this round ). After that, all I can say is we had better be done for a LONG time.

Kyle started today on what is probably his worst month to date, and what will most definitely be the worst month he has for the rest of his career. We were pretending to be happy about that part, but it's not enough to make up for the fact that I don't even know when he'll be coming home - today, tomorrow...? I honestly have no idea!

My funk has been somewhat lifted by the prospect of well girls, but I'm praying they stay well at least long enough for me to full recover! It's been a long 3 months!

I hope you all are doing well, and Janet I REALLY hope you hear good news from the doctor soon. Ridiculous that you've been waiting this long! You have been in my prayers, as well as all the sick DDA ladies and babies.

Take care!

 

[Tammi67]

What is Kyle doing that makes this month so bad?

I'm glad to hear that the girls are recovering (ever so slowly though!) and that you are getting out of your funk. Mainly because I am going through TR-blog-picture withdrawal.

 

[my3princes]

Hi all! I wanted to pop in and thank you for your concern for us Avery is well, and sure as heck had better stay that way. Elise is still pretty darn sick, but she has continued to eat well enough (as expected) to keep her out of the hospital. We're on day 8, so hopefully winding down, if Avery's illness was any indication (11 days, this round ). After that, all I can say is we had better be done for a LONG time.

Kyle started today on what is probably his worst month to date, and what will most definitely be the worst month he has for the rest of his career. We were pretending to be happy about that part, but it's not enough to make up for the fact that I don't even know when he'll be coming home - today, tomorrow...? I honestly have no idea!

My funk has been somewhat lifted by the prospect of well girls, but I'm praying they stay well at least long enough for me to full recover! It's been a long 3 months!

I hope you all are doing well, and Janet I REALLY hope you hear good news from the doctor soon. Ridiculous that you've been waiting this long! You have been in my prayers, as well as all the sick DDA ladies and babies.

Take care!

I certainly hope that you are right and that both girls are on the mend, not to mention yourself. This has certainly been a horrible winter with illness galore. I don't think many people have been spared

 

[my3princes]

I may have overdone it a bit this morning, but it is amazing that I have desire and stamina to get something done. I'm feeling better mentally and physically and I've scheduled in nap time this afternoon providing the doctor's visit doesn't last several hours. We will get better...we will get better...

 

[Pooh67_68]

Glad to see I'm not the only wife that has to have separate blankets.

Chris and I have separate blankets otherwise Chris is a blanket hog.

 

[tink2020]

What is Kyle doing that makes this month so bad?

I'm glad to hear that the girls are recovering (ever so slowly though!) and that you are getting out of your funk. Mainly because I am going through TR-blog-picture withdrawal.

Well, the actual service he is on is the Cardiac ICU at a major regional hospital. That sucks in and of itself, but doesn't affect me directly

The schedule is what's so bad this month, for all of us. He's "on call" today, but there are no defined rules about what that means on this service. They follow federal rules such as no longer than 30 hour shifts, so I know he'll be home by tomorrow afternoon.... but in general that hospital utilizes a night float service, which means when he is on call there he comes home at about 11pm. That's all fine, and might happen, but if it did then he would be right back at 6am tomorrow for an entire day (instead of coming home early), so it's not really better than overnight call! Or is it, considering he'd at least get a few hours' sleep...?

That will be the dilemma each "call" situation. The other days he will work long night "shifts" (7p-9:30a) or day "shifts" (6a-10p), sometimes back to back.... which essentially makes it a nearly 24 hour shift, but not technically "call"..... so he isn't sure what any of it means. And not because nobody has informed him, but because there aren't set guidelines - it's pretty much dependent on the census at a given time, and where/when they need people.

On the most "normal" of days, he'll work from about 6a-6p, but that only happens 2 or 3 times this whole month, and often paired up with a string of night shifts or call shifts or.... I don't even know.

It's a mess, but I think that almost covers the options!



Clear as mud?



ETA: He'll still be under federal residency guidelines so he won't work more than the normal/maximum 80-hours per week, and he has to have 4 days off in the month...... the difference this month (considering all of that is the normal, crappy life of a resident and his family), is that there are no defined boundaries really of WHEN those hours take place. There is a skeleton sort of "schedule", but it means very little

 

[my3princes]

Glad to see I'm not the only wife that has to have separate blankets.

I makes us both much happier. I like things much warmer than he does and I hate it when he steals the covers, this way we don't argue

 

[tink2020]

And Tammi, I have lots of blog posts, even in addition to WDW stuff, to catch up on.... soon, I hope! I'll do my best, but I'm on my own this month as you read. And I'm not nearly as organized or strong or energetic and all the other things you are to do it all the time!