Hello on Tuesday

Dear Friends,

Hope that all of my email recipients had a wonderful start to the week.

My adventure began at 9 AM. As you read what took place in Curley World you will understand why I called it an "adventure."

Linda said it was okay for me to leave the house and head to Bay State Medical Center instead of waiting for the VNA nurse to change her bandage. The nurse never came to our house until 11:30 AM.

My first stop was the Elm Street car wash. I wanted to do a quick hand held car wash to get some of the dirt off of the rear window of the Kia. The temperature was 25 degrees, and the wind was howling, and the car wash was like an ice skating rink. I was in total fear of falling as I danced around the car a couple of times before the time ran out.

After washing the car, I go into a large baggie with all my electrical cords and my GPS. I set up what I thought was the correct address, and headed to the Massachusetts Turnpike. As I was listening to the GPS lady talk to me, I thought something wasn't right about my directions. I stopped at the first rest area, and realized that I had put in the Big Lots Store located in Springfield. I changed the address to Bay State Medical Center.
I did forget to mention that I have suction cup holder for the GPS, but a part was missing so I had to set the GPS on the passenger seat of the car.

I get off a the correct exit, and I go into to the first parking garage that I see because my sister told me that the parking garage was next to the hospital. Well, I soon found out that this parking garage was for employees only, and it wasn't next to the hospital. After chatting with my sister on the cell phone, I decide to exit the garage. When I get to the exit, the pole is going across the road, and there is no attendant in the toll booth. Luckily there was enough space that I snuck around the pole without crashing into it.

I turn on the GPS, and I head to another parking lot that says it is for patients and visitors. I park the car, and call my sister, and I am in the incorrect parking lot once again. This time there is an attendant in the booth, and he tells me how to get to the main hospital.
Before I could say thank you to attendant, he tells me that I have a nice head of hair.
I finally find the correct entrance to the hospital which is directly across from the correct parking lot.

During all my traveling and readjusting for my errors, I missed the surgeon coming out to talk with my sister after my father's surgery was performed.
My sister and I then waited until 3 PM before we were escorted to the recovery room. I felt like I was waiting for Linda when she had her simple operation done in Pittsfield. After the surgery, there is normally about a two hour recovery period, but not when a Curley goes into surgery. My sister and I were figuring on seeing my father around 1 PM. Two hours later we were escorted to the recovery room.
My dad's surgery went very well. When we saw him he looked like he was waking up from a nap. The nurse asked him what his pain level was, and he said that he had no pain.
The aneurysm was located in his stomach, and they went up through his groin to put in a stent.
My sister was staying over in a nearby motel to be with dad today. My sister and I are hoping that they would keep dad in the hospital an extra day. We would love the doctor to tell dad that he has to go to a nursing home to recover from the procedure. I am guessing that Dad recovering in a nursing home won't happen. We are both hoping that he takes up my sister's offer to stay on the first floor of her home which has a bed and a bathroom on the same floor.

Exiting the hospital was so easy compared to my adventure getting there.

Linda managed okay without me, but she did miss me a little. When she went to make her soft boiled egg on toast, the egg turned out to be almost hard boiled egg. I have mastered the timing on how long to cook the egg. She doesn't like a runny egg, but it has to be cooked. I will make her a perfect egg today.

Social Calendar -- Linda is missing her Tuesday Mah Jongg session once again.
She hasn't played in the Tuesday session in over a month. She really misses her friends, and her friends miss her too.
I am going to abandon Linda this afternoon. I will be working a fundraiser at the ITAM. We were asked to prepare food for 250 people. I am waiting to hear from the head chef as to what time he would like me to be there.

Supper went well last evening. The crock pork rib roast was cooked to perfection. I whipped up some mashed potatoes, and cooked some vegetables to compliment the meal.

Politics -- After supper, I put on my Pajamas and went into my Man Cave to watch the Celtics. When I turned on the television President Obama was addressing the Nation. He was so smart to give his talk early so that his speech wouldn't interfere with programs like "Dancing with the Stars".
Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, you have to admit he is an eloquent public speaker. He convinced me that military intervention in Libya was the right thing to do.
My conservative friends keep on telling me that the President is all talk, and no show. I am still convinced that the President has the country headed in the correct direction. The rich are maintaining there wealth, and they are even making more money in their investments. The President is trying to get the economy out of the doldrums, and get people back to work. This is not an easy task whether you are a Democrat or Republican or one of those people who calls themselves Independents (unable to make a decision, but they are really conservatives).
Everyone wants the government to spend less and live within their budget as long as they are not affected by the cut backs. How about if we lay off some of the people who make those million dollar per unit Tomahawk Missiles? Every time we shoot one of those missiles those arms manufacturer workers are jumping up and down because they will have a lifetime of job security.
Cutting a social worker, teacher, policeman, fireman, prison guards, a public employee, etc. is okay because they have too many bargaining rights, and their pensions are too high.
You saw the other day that when President Reagan decided to get rid of air traffic controllers and their union many years ago this move almost cost people lives. I don't blame the air traffic control person who fell asleep at his job, I blame the system for having one person trying to do it all.

Well, I have to do some baking before Linda wakes up.
I am making four loaves of Irish Soda Bread, a couple of which I will be giving away. I am going to use caraway seeds in this batch of Irish Soda Breads.
Have a great Tuesday.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad