It's been a day. Not a great one, unfortunately.

It's been a day.  Not a great one, unfortunately.

For those who missed it Shaun's dad fell off a ladder (it buckled) and busted his elbow.  That was on Wednesday.  He had surgery on Thursday morning and he came home on Friday.

We went over there today and he's doing better than I thought he'd be doing, but he's in a lot of pain of course.  We're going to check into some kind of home health services on Monday.  The arm he messed up is the one attached to his dominant hand so he's not having an easy time.

To make matters more sad Shaun and I took his 20 year old cat, Willow, and had her put to sleep.  Yes, today.  🙁  She'd been going through health issues of her own for a while and things were just going downhill.  We all knew it was time, but it's unfortunate because he just lost his wife last month.  To say that he is sad is an understatement.  😭😭😭😭😭

We are trying our best to be supportive and helpful, but there is an issue of distance and the fact that my schedule keeps us all insane.  Thankfully, he has some family that lives near him and they are keeping an eye on him and keeping him company.

I think the next 6 weeks will be the worst.  Maybe after that he can start rehab and gain some use of his arm again.  He's talked about traveling and visiting family and I think it would be great for him if he can, but we've gotta get him back in working order before that can happen.

Anyway.  After all of that Shaun and I had dinner out alone together (can't remember the last time that happened), fell asleep on the couch in front of the TV like a couple of old fogies after we ate, and now I've gotta get some more homework done.  I still feel crappy, myself.  I called the C.A.R.E.S. clinic to see if they would just call me in another prescription and they said a nurse would call me back, but that never happened.  I guess I'll deal with myself on Monday, as well.

Later, friends.  Take care of one another.  ❤