From The Past: August 13, 2007

10:39 AM

I finished Harry Potter this morning. I was very satisfied with the ending and that is all I will say about that. I wouldn’t want to give anything away. It was nice though, sitting in the swing in the back yard and reading in the clear morning air with the smell of freshly cut grass surrounding me. I enjoyed the peacefulness of it.

Today is the first day of school for Ashley. It seems slightly strange for me to only be sending one child off to school and not two; to only have to pay for one lunch and not two. I’m not complaining. It probably seems odd to Andrew also, to be going to work at 5 in the morning instead of school at 8. Do you think he is realizing now how easy he had it? We never know how easy things are until they’re long past resurrecting.

3:42 PM

The home health nurse came this morning and took a blood sample from mom. Later, the Markey called and said she needed to come in because her platelets were low and her hemoglobin was dangerously low. She also had a temperature of 100.7.

Any elevated temperatures are a sign of infection, so they have to keep her closely monitored. As a result of all this, she was admitted back in the Markey this afternoon. We don’t know how long her stay will be.

4:00 PM

Mom called and gave me a list of things she wanted packed. She will have dad retrieve the suitcase once I have it ready.

4:15 PM

Ashley had a great first day in middle school. I filled out the necessary paperwork and wrote a check for her fees. It was only $15.

5:00 PM

We went to mom and dad’s to pack her stuff. While we were there, I spoke with mom on the phone and she told me she would be in the hospital for three days. She had to get off the phone because they were taking her to x-ray.