catherine's MindSay Blog

The End

porkchopper — 2008-07-18T11:07:26-05:00

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers and support the past weeks. My brother in law's mother, DeeDee, passed away at about 2:15 this morning. She was able to be at the hospital, rather than at her...

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Rollercoaster..... Like a Yo-Yo

porkchopper — 2008-07-15T06:07:11-05:00

My sister and I talked this morning. Her mother in law was up in a chair yesterday eating pudding. It was a giant improvement, and the 1st time she's been out of bed in over a week. Since things...

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An Announcement

porkchopper — 2008-07-14T01:07:18-05:00

It's official. I am now a single mom for the week. Soter has left for the job he has in Kansas City, MO. I'm trying to fill up our schedule so we keep busy while he's gone. Tonight my sister...

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Another Successful Party

porkchopper — 2008-07-13T12:07:18-05:00

Maria's birthday has come and gone and all things considered the party was a success. We were a bit worried because the forecast was calling for an 80% chance of rain...so we did the best we could to...

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Birthday Girl

porkchopper — 2008-07-12T10:07:01-05:00

Our little one is 2 today! Hooray, how exciting! Soter and I are hoping for a better evening than last night. Poor Maria was up until 4:30 with explosive poo, about 5 diaper...

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Stranger and Stranger

porkchopper — 2008-07-11T03:07:38-05:00

I just got off the phone with my brother in law. This situation just keeps getting stranger. Apparently when his mom went into the hospital they thought she had a ruptured bowel, that wasn't the...

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This and That

porkchopper — 2008-07-11T12:07:14-05:00

This afternoon I got my younger nephew a suit, shirt, tie and dress shoes and the older on a shirt and tie for the inevitable. Then we went out to lunch and we all had milkshakes. When I dropped them off...

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Some Prayers Would be Helpful

porkchopper — 2008-07-09T10:07:32-05:00

My sister called about 20 minutes ago. Her mother in law, who you might remember has pancreatic cancer, had a blood clot that entirely ruptured her large intestine. She is currently in hospice at a nearby...

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What a Craptastic Day

porkchopper — 2008-07-08T02:07:00-05:00

Can today be a do-over? Last night between Maria's fitful sleep and the dog waking us up to pee every other hour I feel like I got no sleep at all. This morning when I went down the let the dog out...

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Late late late

porkchopper — 2008-07-07T04:07:43-05:00

There are now pics up on Mariamou's page from our Clearwater/Marco Island trip. Though it wasn't the vacation we...

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