She's home! And finally, I got to see the New Orleans Saints play on TV!

I took this photo at the Grand Central Bowl last March.

Monday we knew about 11 a.m. or so that she could go home, but it took until about 2:30 p.m. to get outta there! Not that they didn't do a great job taking care of her, but y'all know how just plain tired it makes everyone when someone is hospitalized. We were so ready to go that we completely forgot a couple of things. Leland's going there tomorrow to get them. He and Lamont are coming over to the apartment around 2 p.m. to check on her and to vacuum the rugs and run the Swiffer over the floor--I'll be at work.

Mama's on home oxygen when exerting herself which right now will be pretty much all of the time that she's awake--her oxygen saturation level needs the home oxygen to be at a good level for her. She's got an appointment in a month with both the cardiologist and the lung doctor. Before those two she has an appointment with her regular doctor and the eye doctor. Thank goodness Lamont and Leland can help out with those.

Once again, thanks to everyone for your good wishes and prayers!

I'll go back to the vacation fun soon as I get rested up a bit.

Who dat beat the stew out of New England?

All I got to see was the 4th quarter--too much going on around here, fixing supper, walking to Walgreen's to pick up the prescriptions, listening to the home oxygen instructions, washing the dishes.

Y'all notice Mama's got on her Mississippi State sweatshirt--that's in honor of their Egg Bowl victory. I know I already mentioned it, but I can't help myself, I'm still so tickled about that score, 41-27!

Mama Update and Banana Cream Pie

Banana Cream Pie from 3 Doors Down Cafe, SE 37th and Hawthorne, Portland, Oregon!


I'm home, doing Laundry, but I've just talked with her on the phone. She told me she felt a little better--hooray! I asked her to ask the doctor to call me if he shows up before I can get there--I'm riding the bus today because both guys have to be at work from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. at the earliest. And I thought I was tired!

Yesterday she walked twice in the hall, with a hospital walker whose wheel(s)--and I use that term loosely because you actually couldn't see them turning--made a sound so embarrassing that I told a nurse in the hallway, "That's the walker, not my Mama!" She was attached to an oxygen cylinder on wheels which, thankfully, made no sounds at all. She also sat up in the chair several times.

The only food she ate with any enthusiasm was a piece of banana cream pie from 3 Doors Down Cafe--Kathy and Dave sent it in one of those cute little white take-out boxes. Dave wrote "Get Well!" on it. The minute I mentioned it to her, she said, "I want some milk to go with it," so I pushed the button and ordered some lactose-free milk.

I'm off in a few minutes to put the stuff in the dryer.

Thanks again so much for all of your prayers and good wishes for each of us. We are truly blessed.

P.S. How 'bout them Dawgs! At this point, I really don't care about the season record, I only care about the 41-27 whupping Mississippi State put all over Ole Miss. (Sorry to my Ole Miss buds, but just think about it for a minute. Wouldn't you be just as obnoxiously excited?