They gave him the nod this morning to come home. He is definitely feeling better because he is complaining about the hospital and his 3 roommates and being bored.... He says very little pain, mostly just sore. His appetite is good, which is wonderful.
Now the challenge is to keep him from over-doing it the next few days!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Oscar is Finished!
UPDATE @ 4pm: Oscar is in his new room. It's the Truama Nursing unit room 1039 Bed 1. Said he feels okay but is very tired and ready to sleep! I'm going to stop by for a few minutes on my wya home and then let the poor guy get some rest.
I couldn't stand the suspense so I headed to the hospital around 7am.
They took him in right at 7:30 and he was done at 10:15ish.... it was longer than expected because once inside they found he still had a slightly inflamed appendix and residual gunk from the rupture last month. They were able to do everything LAP so that is awesome news!
He is still in recovery until between 5 & 7 tonight and then they will send him to a room. The doctor said that as long as there's no fever and he can keep down solids tomorrow morning he can go home!
They let me go in for about 15 minutes... he looks great. Seriously, he has good color, is breathing well and has some pain and nausea but it's minimal... he looks so much better than when he had the rupture. He made a few jokes, wanted a few kisses and then I left so Becca could come in to see him.
We decided to go home and back to work because they won't let us stay in there with him for more than a few minutes at a time....
Side Note: the waiting room for recovery is shared by the trauma ICU. There was a family there this morning of a young man named "Brandon". He is in an extreme critical condition and his family is devastated. There was so much grief and sorrow, you coudl feel it roll aroudn the room. I didn't ask for any details and only had the opportunity to pray with them for a few minutes but please take a moment now and ask God to protect this family.... they are hurting in a huge way.
I couldn't stand the suspense so I headed to the hospital around 7am.
They took him in right at 7:30 and he was done at 10:15ish.... it was longer than expected because once inside they found he still had a slightly inflamed appendix and residual gunk from the rupture last month. They were able to do everything LAP so that is awesome news!
He is still in recovery until between 5 & 7 tonight and then they will send him to a room. The doctor said that as long as there's no fever and he can keep down solids tomorrow morning he can go home!
They let me go in for about 15 minutes... he looks great. Seriously, he has good color, is breathing well and has some pain and nausea but it's minimal... he looks so much better than when he had the rupture. He made a few jokes, wanted a few kisses and then I left so Becca could come in to see him.
We decided to go home and back to work because they won't let us stay in there with him for more than a few minutes at a time....
Side Note: the waiting room for recovery is shared by the trauma ICU. There was a family there this morning of a young man named "Brandon". He is in an extreme critical condition and his family is devastated. There was so much grief and sorrow, you coudl feel it roll aroudn the room. I didn't ask for any details and only had the opportunity to pray with them for a few minutes but please take a moment now and ask God to protect this family.... they are hurting in a huge way.
Ready......
I dropped him off at UCD this morning at 5:30am. Surgery is scheduled for 7:30am. Becca plans to arrive around 6:30 to sit with him until they take him in. She will call when that happens and then again as soon as the doctor comes out to say he is in recovery. Praying for a simple lap procedure, in & out!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Living it... We definately are doing that
This is not a feel sorry for Paige, she is so busy post. Just a peek into my week... the title of my blog says it all... Jarquin world....Livin it!
Yesterday Becca finished off her stuff downstairs and is completely moved into the extra bedroom upstairs. She is being such a good sport about all the changes.... Giving up the apartment downstairs to Justin & Suz was a great help. She worked her butt off getting it move in ready! I'm really very proud of my girl.
Last night was completed with a trip to Urgent Care for my 4th bladder infection this year! Whoo-Hoo those are always so much fun. The upside is that the doc gave me a liquid antibiotic this time so maybe it won't take 2.5 rounds of Cipro to cure the infection. Having a gastric bypass belly means I don't absorb many medications well and liquid form of anything is much better so I'm really hopeful one round will get it! Stuff tastes gross... no wonder my kids never wanted to take their medicine when they were sick.
Today Oscar is officially off work for one week as tomorrow is the big surgery day. So far we haven't even heard what time the surgery is scheduled for, this is driving me crazy cuz how can I plan if I don't have details!?! He is helping Justin and Suz get the rest of their stuff over to the house. The move is going pretty good, except yesterday Oscar and Justin decided to move a piano by themselves.... crazy.
Becca plans to be at the hospital all day with Oscar tomorrow and will call me as soon as the surgery is done, so I can get there to see him in recovery. We've talked a lot about me being there and given that we don't even know what time the surgery is.... I'm going to work until he hits recovery.
Thursday I suspect will be very boring..... a lot of watching Oscar sleep and helping the kids get settled assuming everything goes well and they let him come home! We are definitely praying for that. Justin and Suz will spend the day with him. In the evening, I'll probably do some cooking for the the baby shower on Sunday. I'm super excited about that. I love cooking! Our good friend Marianne has offered to come play with Miss Winter while we are all working... I think I will take her up on that!
Friday I have the day off to take care of Oscar at home. Again probably lots of sleeping and/or video games.
Saturday is all baby shower prep! I'm so excited about this... Jennifer such a sweet lady and a good friend!
A bit on Miss Winter. She is getting so big, she had her first set of shots last week and apparently cried less than her mommy... She weighed in at 11.5 pounds but doesn't have a lot of fat on her. She is a very lanky kid, not from our side of the family for sure... that's all Donia. Her grandpa Rick and uncle John are both over 6' so it's not surprising that she will likely be a tall one. Last night I was singing a song to her and she started cooing back at me. It was so cute...this long soft sounds. Makes me smile to think of it.
That's it folks... the rest is all normal stuff. Please keep Oscar and his surgeon in your prayers tomorrow. Again I'll post as I know things but dont' be surprised if you hear nothing until evening.
Hugs all around!
Yesterday Becca finished off her stuff downstairs and is completely moved into the extra bedroom upstairs. She is being such a good sport about all the changes.... Giving up the apartment downstairs to Justin & Suz was a great help. She worked her butt off getting it move in ready! I'm really very proud of my girl.
Last night was completed with a trip to Urgent Care for my 4th bladder infection this year! Whoo-Hoo those are always so much fun. The upside is that the doc gave me a liquid antibiotic this time so maybe it won't take 2.5 rounds of Cipro to cure the infection. Having a gastric bypass belly means I don't absorb many medications well and liquid form of anything is much better so I'm really hopeful one round will get it! Stuff tastes gross... no wonder my kids never wanted to take their medicine when they were sick.
Today Oscar is officially off work for one week as tomorrow is the big surgery day. So far we haven't even heard what time the surgery is scheduled for, this is driving me crazy cuz how can I plan if I don't have details!?! He is helping Justin and Suz get the rest of their stuff over to the house. The move is going pretty good, except yesterday Oscar and Justin decided to move a piano by themselves.... crazy.
Becca plans to be at the hospital all day with Oscar tomorrow and will call me as soon as the surgery is done, so I can get there to see him in recovery. We've talked a lot about me being there and given that we don't even know what time the surgery is.... I'm going to work until he hits recovery.
Thursday I suspect will be very boring..... a lot of watching Oscar sleep and helping the kids get settled assuming everything goes well and they let him come home! We are definitely praying for that. Justin and Suz will spend the day with him. In the evening, I'll probably do some cooking for the the baby shower on Sunday. I'm super excited about that. I love cooking! Our good friend Marianne has offered to come play with Miss Winter while we are all working... I think I will take her up on that!
Friday I have the day off to take care of Oscar at home. Again probably lots of sleeping and/or video games.
Saturday is all baby shower prep! I'm so excited about this... Jennifer such a sweet lady and a good friend!
A bit on Miss Winter. She is getting so big, she had her first set of shots last week and apparently cried less than her mommy... She weighed in at 11.5 pounds but doesn't have a lot of fat on her. She is a very lanky kid, not from our side of the family for sure... that's all Donia. Her grandpa Rick and uncle John are both over 6' so it's not surprising that she will likely be a tall one. Last night I was singing a song to her and she started cooing back at me. It was so cute...this long soft sounds. Makes me smile to think of it.
That's it folks... the rest is all normal stuff. Please keep Oscar and his surgeon in your prayers tomorrow. Again I'll post as I know things but dont' be surprised if you hear nothing until evening.
Hugs all around!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Oscar Surgery Update
Can I just say that I hate the UCD system... information doesn't seem to be a priority for them!
July 30th Oscar will have his appendix out. The doc told him they will go in lap and depending on what they find, he should be home in 24 hours. The concern is scarring on other organs from the massive infection he had when it ruptured. He has been nauseous fairly often since the rupture and they hope this will subside after they remove the damaged appendix.
Specific prayer requests..... For the surgical team, a minimum of scar tissue so they don't need to do an open incision and quick recovery.
We will keep you posted!
July 30th Oscar will have his appendix out. The doc told him they will go in lap and depending on what they find, he should be home in 24 hours. The concern is scarring on other organs from the massive infection he had when it ruptured. He has been nauseous fairly often since the rupture and they hope this will subside after they remove the damaged appendix.
Specific prayer requests..... For the surgical team, a minimum of scar tissue so they don't need to do an open incision and quick recovery.
We will keep you posted!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Winter 2 months July 15th
People have the best ideas! This one I copied from Deanna the photographer. We are going to take a picture of Winter every month with her purple bunny so you can see her growth progress. The bunny was a gift from her Grandma Peggy who lives far away and doesn't get to see Winter as often as she would like. When Amy did her birth photo's we used it so I thought it would be a great way for everyone to see her growth progress and have a special tie to her Grandma Peggy.
She wasn't so sure about the whole bathing suit and boots thing.
Grandpa bought these boots on his trip to Houston
Where does the time go - Justin
Justin turned 24 and we celebrated at home with a cake and gourmet pizzas.
I remember the day he was born 24 years ago... well most of the day because I was on huge amounts of drugs and slept a lot but that's a story for another time. I remember bringing him home and being so in love with this little creature. At 5lbs. 3oz. he was definitely "little"! In the last 24 years this baby has grown to be a good man. It's weird and amazing to write that.... man. He is one though because my first born child has a first born of his own and is very happily married.
Justin requested a pizza with caramelized onions, roasted chicken, goat cheese over a light spread of Alfredo sauce, all this on wheat crust for his pizza. There was also a veggies pizza with toppings from my garden and I made a chocolate cake that is normally wicked good but for some reason the cake itself didn't rise correctly so it was a little to dense for me.... still tasted great with fresh strawberries. The frosting is one of my favorites although it's definitely not diet food!
Presents are easy when your kid like fine alcohol.... One very large bottle of Grand Mariner that he cracked open and shared with everyone. It's really a very nice drink.
Happy birthday son....
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Mrs. May's Trio bars
Every once and a while I hit on a new product that I really like, this is one of those days. I sampled them at Costco a couple of weeks ago when I was shopping with Pam and Jean. I brought home a box of 20 and they lasted exactly one week. The kids didn't even have any!
http://www.mrsmays.com/index.php?main_page=index
The great thing about these is the sugar content, they are almost a prefect food for me. The upside is they have protein and less than half the normal sugar of almost every bar out there.... including the ones from Trader Joes.
Ingredients:Cashew, Almonds, Pistachios, Blueberries, Sesame Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Dates, Raisins, Rice Malt, Natural Flavors, Evaporated Cane Juice and Sea Salt.
Calories: 170 Sugar: 6 Protein: 5gr
I think if your kid likes nuts... they will love these things. There's an link on the website that shows where you can get them, right now Costco is the least expensive. Try Smart and Final, they usually have good prices. So far I've had the almond Crunch and all the trio bars... I'm going to try the Cashew Crunch next.....
http://www.mrsmays.com/index.php?main_page=index
The great thing about these is the sugar content, they are almost a prefect food for me. The upside is they have protein and less than half the normal sugar of almost every bar out there.... including the ones from Trader Joes.
Ingredients:Cashew, Almonds, Pistachios, Blueberries, Sesame Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Dates, Raisins, Rice Malt, Natural Flavors, Evaporated Cane Juice and Sea Salt.
Calories: 170 Sugar: 6 Protein: 5gr
I think if your kid likes nuts... they will love these things. There's an link on the website that shows where you can get them, right now Costco is the least expensive. Try Smart and Final, they usually have good prices. So far I've had the almond Crunch and all the trio bars... I'm going to try the Cashew Crunch next.....
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Join Us at Lake Natomas
Our church is having a family day at Lake Natomas.... it's described in the paragraph below. We just spent the day out there on 4th of July with my family and had a blast on the hydro-bikes! It great inexpensive fun so come on out and join us!
Email me directly if you feel like coming and I'll RSVP us as a group!
Sanctuary's Day at the Lake- Aug. 17th
Be invites the whole church body to join us for a day of fun, relaxation, and, of course...food! We will be heading out to the Sac State Aquatic Center on beautiful Lake Natoma. There we will be enjoying a day at the lake which will include swimming, use of the canoes, kayaks and paddle boats, volleyball and more. We will provide an amazing dinner for everyone as well. Last year this event was for women only, but we had so much fun...we decided to include everyone!!!
Date: Sunday, August 17th
Time: 4:00-7:00pm
Place: Sac State Aquatic Center, 1901 Hazel Ave., Gold River
Cost: $12 adults, $5 kids, (children 2 and under are free) (cost includes use of watercraft, swimming, dinner and more..)
What to bring: Swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, beach chairs... and a friend or two!
Questions- Contact Kristen Ewers 213-0868 or Laurie Kubicek 835-4724 or laurie@sanctuary-church.com
Email me directly if you feel like coming and I'll RSVP us as a group!
Sanctuary's Day at the Lake- Aug. 17th
Be invites the whole church body to join us for a day of fun, relaxation, and, of course...food! We will be heading out to the Sac State Aquatic Center on beautiful Lake Natoma. There we will be enjoying a day at the lake which will include swimming, use of the canoes, kayaks and paddle boats, volleyball and more. We will provide an amazing dinner for everyone as well. Last year this event was for women only, but we had so much fun...we decided to include everyone!!!
Date: Sunday, August 17th
Time: 4:00-7:00pm
Place: Sac State Aquatic Center, 1901 Hazel Ave., Gold River
Cost: $12 adults, $5 kids, (children 2 and under are free) (cost includes use of watercraft, swimming, dinner and more..)
What to bring: Swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, beach chairs... and a friend or two!
Questions- Contact Kristen Ewers 213-0868 or Laurie Kubicek 835-4724 or laurie@sanctuary-church.com
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Camping Fun
Roger and Nancy Ewers invited us to their annual family camping event at Russian Gulch near Fort Bragg. We had so much fun, everything about it was memorable but the best part by far was the company. Nancy and Roger were incredible hosts, conversations around the campfire, laughter, good food, cards games, lots of little kids to play with and Mexican train... what was not to love about the weekend!
Every trip has at least one memorable moment... ours was this.... Saturday morning Oscar and I were up sith the sun, well before the sun actually. I desperately wanted coffee but all we had with us was a small one burner stove thing a friend had loaned us. Never having used it before we stumbled around in the dark, finally got it lit and boom, white gas everywhere. Table cloth on fire, Oscar grabbed it and it kept burning. Into the dirt it went, while I dump the pot of water to stop the flames..... Attempt #2, yes I was that desperate for a cup of coffee, we got it to boil and when I went to grab the pot it spilled all over the table. Attempt #3, yes still that desperate, I finally got my french press full and had my coffee.
Side Note: Sunday morning we drove to town at 5am to find a Starbucks... no way in heck I was going through that again!
Oscar and I on Saturday Morning after a little scenic hike
This is pretty much what I did all day Saturday
Kristen and I spent hours on the beach watching the kids.
Oscar with Roger and Charlie after breakfast on Sunday morning.
Every trip has at least one memorable moment... ours was this.... Saturday morning Oscar and I were up sith the sun, well before the sun actually. I desperately wanted coffee but all we had with us was a small one burner stove thing a friend had loaned us. Never having used it before we stumbled around in the dark, finally got it lit and boom, white gas everywhere. Table cloth on fire, Oscar grabbed it and it kept burning. Into the dirt it went, while I dump the pot of water to stop the flames..... Attempt #2, yes I was that desperate for a cup of coffee, we got it to boil and when I went to grab the pot it spilled all over the table. Attempt #3, yes still that desperate, I finally got my french press full and had my coffee.
Side Note: Sunday morning we drove to town at 5am to find a Starbucks... no way in heck I was going through that again!
Roger and Nancy "The Host's with the Most"
Oscar and I on Saturday Morning after a little scenic hike
This is pretty much what I did all day Saturday
Kristen and I spent hours on the beach watching the kids.
Oscar with Roger and Charlie after breakfast on Sunday morning.
Never admit guilt
I got a moving violation this morning it's been something like 10 years... this totally blows.
I'm driving to work and I get about 6 blocks from my house and there's flashing lights in my rearview mirror. First thought..."I'm not talking on my phone, why is he pulling me over?" Then comes the standard question... "Good morning Ma'am, do you know why I pulled you over?"
First why does he call me ma'am... that's for old people, I'm not old! I'm young and sassy! So Miss would have been way better! Second our police friend has always told us to not answer those questions just say "No, I have no idea" and to just take the ticket and fight it later... Come to find out he pulled me over for making a California rolling stop at a flashing red light.
I did stop this morning.... I DID! But I don't always completely stop though, so I'm thinking I'm due this ticket and shouldn't fight it. But that means traffic school...boo!
I'm driving to work and I get about 6 blocks from my house and there's flashing lights in my rearview mirror. First thought..."I'm not talking on my phone, why is he pulling me over?" Then comes the standard question... "Good morning Ma'am, do you know why I pulled you over?"
First why does he call me ma'am... that's for old people, I'm not old! I'm young and sassy! So Miss would have been way better! Second our police friend has always told us to not answer those questions just say "No, I have no idea" and to just take the ticket and fight it later... Come to find out he pulled me over for making a California rolling stop at a flashing red light.
I did stop this morning.... I DID! But I don't always completely stop though, so I'm thinking I'm due this ticket and shouldn't fight it. But that means traffic school...boo!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Cooking tip #2
Bell peppers are in season folks and they seem to be on special in one of the store ads every week right now...so here's a little info!
Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking. There's also the sweeter varieties like red or yellow.
I've really starting liking bell peppers of all colors so I have learned to grill them. a couple of things make it super easy....
First heat your grill well, get the coals really going, then put the peppers on there and let the side that is touching the grill turn black and bubbly. Keep rotating them until all the sides and even the top and bottom are burned. Put them in a paper lunch sack and roll it closed for about 30 minutes. When you pull them out the burnt skin will just rub right off...
Once the skin is off, slice them open and remove the seeds and cartilage. I like mine in long strips. If you like the "grilled" look you can spray your grilled with a bit of Pam and put them back on but be careful they dry out quickly.
I serve these babies with a little salt sprinkled on them and just about any soft cheese or in salads or as a garnish for Chicken burgers or just eat them off the plate....
Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking. There's also the sweeter varieties like red or yellow.
I've really starting liking bell peppers of all colors so I have learned to grill them. a couple of things make it super easy....
First heat your grill well, get the coals really going, then put the peppers on there and let the side that is touching the grill turn black and bubbly. Keep rotating them until all the sides and even the top and bottom are burned. Put them in a paper lunch sack and roll it closed for about 30 minutes. When you pull them out the burnt skin will just rub right off...
Once the skin is off, slice them open and remove the seeds and cartilage. I like mine in long strips. If you like the "grilled" look you can spray your grilled with a bit of Pam and put them back on but be careful they dry out quickly.
I serve these babies with a little salt sprinkled on them and just about any soft cheese or in salads or as a garnish for Chicken burgers or just eat them off the plate....
Monday, July 14, 2008
she's a super star
The kids sent this to us this weekend as we headed out of town to go camping... more on that part of our week later.... She is just to cute!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Short cut cooking tip #1
I like to find things that make cooking and cleanup much easier...
Easy Deviled Eggs
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal,
mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of
ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing
thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture
into egg.
Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.
Our deviled egg recipe is handed down from my mom. There's no measurements because we always just eye-ball it but here's an quick list based on 12 eggs
Best foods mayo just enough to make the mixture moist but not to mushy because you add other liquids.
Lawry Salt, Garlic Salt & black pepper, just a dash otherwise they end up tasting like a salt lick!
Worcheshire Sauce, like 1/4 teaspoon.
Red wine vinegar, half a capful.
Yellow Mustard 1/2 tablespoon.
These go like hotcakes at family gatherings......
Easy Deviled Eggs
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal,
mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of
ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing
thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture
into egg.
Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.
Our deviled egg recipe is handed down from my mom. There's no measurements because we always just eye-ball it but here's an quick list based on 12 eggs
Best foods mayo just enough to make the mixture moist but not to mushy because you add other liquids.
Lawry Salt, Garlic Salt & black pepper, just a dash otherwise they end up tasting like a salt lick!
Worcheshire Sauce, like 1/4 teaspoon.
Red wine vinegar, half a capful.
Yellow Mustard 1/2 tablespoon.
These go like hotcakes at family gatherings......
Justin & Winter
Last weekend the kids took Winter on her first road trip... to Redondo Beach. Suzanne's dad was getting married on the beach and this is a picture of Justin and Winter at the wedding... I don't miss much about Southern California.. but the sunsets are beautiful!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
A new look....
Did you notice my new look? Pretty snazzy huh? I know you are all thinking "wow, Paige has developed some mad blog skills" but nope! My motto has long been "It's not what you know but who you know"...
In the side bar you will also notice a new link to "Headers by Calliope", she is the genius behind my blogs fabulous new look! She is fast, it took less than 24 hours to do it.
So shameless plug coming.... if you want to have a pretty header for your blog, all the cool kids are visiting Calliope.
In the side bar you will also notice a new link to "Headers by Calliope", she is the genius behind my blogs fabulous new look! She is fast, it took less than 24 hours to do it.
So shameless plug coming.... if you want to have a pretty header for your blog, all the cool kids are visiting Calliope.
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