Lizet's Place

Kim was released from the hospital on June 3rd. The hospital arranged transportation for her to get home because, at that point, she still couldn't walk much and was in pain. I also asked the hospital about having a bedside commode and wheelchair and they said they would take care of it.

On her discharge papers, it listed a company who would be taking care of those items, however by the day after her release, they still hadn't delivered them, so I called the company. Apparently they "don't do those kinds of orders" whatever that means, but the lady I spoke with said that she would talk to the manager and get it sorted out. So that was taken care of, but I still mentioned it to Kim's primary doctor's nurse and he said he would contact the company, as well the home health company as they said they'd put in a request for the items as well (but it had been weeks and Kim still didn't have them). The nurse said if it comes down to it, they have vendors they work with and he would see about putting in an order. If I didn't hear from anyone by Monday, to call him back.

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So, how goes the wrapping?
I...haven't started yet. I haven't even finished my shopping because amazon has rejected my debit card like 6 times. I think since I've bought so much stuff this last week, it's waaay out of the norm from my usual purchases, because everything is still okay on my bank side. So...I have to go to Walmart this week for 1 or 2 more things

Do you actually wrap or use gift bags for everything?
Both. Small things get gift bags, larger things get wrapped. This year I'm wrapping everything because I want to get rid of the wrapping paper that I have.

How about box and ribbons? Lots and lots or the bare minimum?
Bare minimum. I'll wrap and put a bow or use ribbon on a gift bag.

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First: Yesterday a friend from church got engaged. I've been expecting it for like 3 months. Every time I saw pictures of them out someplace, just the two of them, I also expected to see a post about their engagement. Well, that happened last night.

I'm looking forward to their wedding festivities...and hoping that my friendship/relationship with her cousin progresses enough that come their wedding, we'll be each other's plus 1...but there hasn't even been a wedding date, so who knows. I'm just ready to party.

Second: I have a subscription to a record(s) of the month type club called VNYL and I was expecting the first record to be sent in January, because that's what it said on the website, however, when I got home from church and lunch today, there was a record sitting by the front door!



It's a Christmas record. Kim's sister is going to let me borrow her record player because I couldn't find the one I KNOW I have in storage. We spent like 10 or 15 minutes looking and I didn't want to get too into pulling boxes out because I was still in my Sunday clothes and my storage unit is super dusty. I'm looking forward to listening to this Christmas record on the record player.

Third: Colleen, Kim's sister, asked if I would decorate her 3ft Christmas tree if she brought it down. I said sure, so today she brought it and I decorated it.



There are no presents under it as neither Colleen or I have wrapped the things we've bought, but I know there will be gifts under the tree by Christmas Eve...at least the items that I have to wrap.

As a side, I'm surprised we didn't go to Lora's today. She asked us for some gift ideas, so I just assumed we go there for a few hrs for lunch and to open gifts. But that didn't happen. I don't know if it will happen next week, or if Lora will drive down here and leave them. I like getting gifts any time of the year.

Fourth: Good news on the church front! We are 90% certain that our first service back in the sanctuary will be on January 3. There will still be 2 services with each one limited to 30 people and about 1 hour long, but as the weather gets colder and the possibility of rain, we will have a warm and dry place and not have to cancel service like we would have if it was outside.

I didn't get a picture of myself in my church clothes like I usually do for Christmas Sunday. I also didn't have on any makeup because I ran out of time dealing with Kim. I felt bad for having John and Colleen wait for like 15 minutes as I got myself ready...but they were like an hour early! I'll be sure to get some on Christmas Day, for sure, though.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVORITE DREAM, thtwzjustadream!!

Thank you bluedelft and tkeylasunset for the wonderfulness in my e-mail!

Couldn't view them on my phone but when I get to work I'll let at them and properly squeal

or you know, limit me to $100 a month.

I just ordered my nephew's bday (8-5) gift and my niece's bday (9-6) gift.

Also ordered Thor, pre-ordered Snow White and the Huntsman, Prometheus, Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and Marvel's The Avengers. (love the amazon gift cards I won in raffles!)

Waiting to hear back from the BFF about the sex of her baby before I go even more crazy with the spending.

reading about gothikmaus and when she saw "No Way Around But Through" and I'm shocked at all the people she noticed that I didn't.

She said that Autumn Reeser was at the June 30th show. I didn't see her. Not that I was paying attention for her.

and I wish I could have gone on Sunday too! Lauren German was there?

Closing weekend is out. This Saturday I'll be at an all day (kind of sort of) church event and as person responsible for the food, I kind of need to be there for opening and closing. And Sundays...well I don't like going anywhere too far because I have to be up early on Mondays and my sleep schedule is already out of whack.

First, super duper mega thanks to [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] for buying a ticket for me to see Scott's play again.
Second, super duper mega thanks to [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] for my "Hawaii Five-0 Survival Bag" (I think that's what she called it). I LOVE the stuff that's in it! I'll post pictures tomorrow...err later today. Pictures have been posted here.
Third, I didn't end up on the news! bluedelft will know what I'm talking about.

Now for the details.

I already mentioned that [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] bought me a ticket to see Scott's play again while she's out here and that was today...err yesterday (Saturday), well we were supposed to meet up for dinner a couple of hours before the play, but life in general was conspiring against me or something.

My mom's car keys wouldn't start the car for some reason, so my dad spent something like 30 minutes looking for his keys, then my mom tried her keys again, and the car started up. Then, we were about 30 minutes from the Falcon Theatre when the car over heated! This is the car that had spent 3 weeks in the shop previously! IT SHOULDN'T BE OVERHEATING! We would get 2 or 3 miles and have to pull over for 10 minutes. I got to a point where I was visibly shaking because I was so pissed off at my dad. Did that all the way until about 8:10 pm when the car limped into the parking lot at Bob's Big Boy.

I ran across the street and was able to get into the play at the end of the first act. No money wasted on a ticket! Then intermission came and I was properly able to meet [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], her sister and gyri. Was given my "Survival Bag" (which I promptly opened in the car and squeed over)! We watched the rest of the play (funny the 2nd time around and I had some of the dialogue memorized too) then went to the lobby to wait for the cast to come out. I had better luck this time around than I did on the 16th. I didn't get Scott's autograph, picture or a hug (like bluedelft and gyri got on Friday), but OMG I was right there with him (when bluedelft got a second hug)! I WAS BREATHING THE SAME AIR AS HIM! We waited around more hoping he'd come back out so I could work up the nerve to ask for an autograph or picture, but he never came back out. Oh well.

We finally got kicked out the Theatre so they could lock up and as we went out separate ways, I hustled to the stop light in time to see Scott driving away in his blue truck with Dot riding shotgun. I would have followed for like a block if I had a car!

Then on the way home...OMG! I got picked up at 11 pm and didn't get home until 1:50 am! IT TOOK ALMOST 3 HOURS TO GET FROM BURBANK TO DOWNEY! That's ridiculous! We had to keep stopping because the car was overheating! I think we maybe went 2 miles on the freeway, then took the streets all the way home. I'm sort of glad I didn't drive by myself, but OMG! My dad kept telling me I had to be the navigator and then was telling me I had to look out for the street names as well. I'm sorry, I don't have 2 sets of eyes! I can't look at the map and look at street names outside the car. He also took the long way to get to the freeway after he picked me up. I kept telling him "turn around and it's 1.5 miles back to the 101 Freeway. It's the same way Lora and I went on the 16th". he kept saying "we haven't gotten to the 101 freeway." He ended up going something like 3 miles BACK because when we got on the freeway, 3-4 miles later, we got to the street where we would have gotten ON the freeway at! DON'T ASK ME TO BE THE NAVIGATOR IF YOU WON'T TAKE MY ADVICE! I don't "re-calculate" when you gt turned around. I will fucking ignore you and let you find your own way.

now about why I didn't end up on the news...I was so pissed at my dad on the way to the play that I wanted to hit something or someone. at one point I even tweeted that I was stepping away from all electronic devices for the night. I was so mad and didn't want to put something out there that I'd have a hard time explaining once I calmed down. I'm still pissed, but there's still nothing I can do about it.

Going to read a fic before going to sleep.

It's June 28 on the East Coast, so

HAPPY BIRTHDAY goldenthroat!!!!!!

HOPE YOUR DAY IS FABULOUS!

Tomorrow, well technically today on the East Coast, is cancer22's and dante_s_hell's birthday!

( and a special message! )

Happy Birthday! Hau'oli lā hānau!