The Vet called last night to tell us they still haven’t been able to get Tony’s blood sugar below 300 with two shots a day at a pretty high dose. He is switching Tony to a different brand of insulin today to see if he can get better results. Jim called the owner of Tony’s brother, who was also diabetic, to find out what brand they used with him. We found out today that the new brand the vet switched Tony to is the same brand they used with his brother. Crossing our fingers this will do the trick. I am anticipating Tony will remain in the hospital over the weekend. He needs to be stable for at least 24 hours before we bring him home.
The Vet hasn’t called this afternoon with our daily update but I anticipate he will soon. They have been very good about keeping us informed about how Tony is doing and what they are doing to help him out.
I went out and painted this morning. I was going to paint the black iron but waited too long to go out and it was too hot to be on a ladder. So instead I painted the top board of the railing of the deck. The new paint doesn’t match the other paint that was on there and am hoping it won’t be too noticeably different. It sure made the deck look better although now I notice the bottom needs painted again too. Don’t think I will attempt that unless I get all the black iron painted and still have a couple of free days. The wedding is a week from tomorrow so am on the final count down.
I took a nap this afternoon. I got some sleep last night but it was in bits and pieces. When that happens I don’t feel very rested. My blood pressure dropped again today while I was painting. I have noticed when it does that it makes me feel exhausted. Sure wish I could sleep at night as easily as I do most days when I nap.
The plumber called today and said he had some free time and could come fix the pipes in the barn if I still wanted that done. I did so he came out this afternoon. Jim now has a bathroom to use in the barn. We will have to figure out a way to heat the bathroom this winter so the pipes don’t freeze and break again. Jim said something about base board heaters for the bathroom. Not sure what those are but will add them to my to do list and next time we are in the city will look for some.
While the plumber was here he discovered a breaker box in the furnace room of the barn that I had forgotten about. He flipped a breaker and we now can use the water hydrants on the sides of the house. Yay! Two things crossed off my pending list that have been on there for a long time. It is a good day when that happens.
Jim went to town this afternoon to get some lumber. He is going to build some shelving units for the study. Right now we have the TV sitting on a card table and it is not a pretty site. Not sure what all Jim is going to build but he said it will match the desks he built earlier that we each have in the study. He loves to build things like this and will enjoy the process of doing so. I will enjoy seeing and using the end results.
Jim wants a bacon, tomato and fried egg sandwich for dinner tonight. That will be easy enough. He is stopping at the grocery store while he is in town to get some bread. I will eat bacon and eggs instead as I don’t eat bread or tomatoes.
I did a bit of cleaning downstairs yesterday and will do some more today. With Tony gone the house is staying cleaner longer. Hoping when he comes home next week he doesn’t undo all the work I have done this week. If so I may throw him outside for a couple of days. Just kidding – can’t do that to the poor sick boy now. I will just have to touch up what he messes up.
Jim may run down to Stillwater this weekend. I need the tables and chairs I have down there for the wedding next week and he needs to water his plants good. I doubt that he stays more than one night but he may stay two. We still have some things to do around here before the wedding that I need Jim’s help with.
I’m grateful we are hosting the wedding as it is helping to motivate me to get some projects done. It will be so good to finally cross the deck painting project off my to do list. It has been on there forever it seems.
No plans for the weekend other than painting and cleaning. One of these days soon the house will be all clean and the deck will be done and I will be out of things to do. Time to think of another big project to start working on. I have no idea what that might be though. I have considered trying to find a job that I could do from home. It still looks like we are going to get to stay home much of the fall and winter again and I might as well earn some money if so. I’ll put that intention out there and see what happens.
Grateful for the painting that got done today, grateful for the plumbing fixes that got done today, and grateful Tony continues to get great care at the Vet Hospital.