What a Week

Well, it's been quite a week. It started last weekend when we drove up to Indianapolis to see Mike & Mandy and Wes & Stacy and kids. We had been planning this trip for a couple weeks, but the weather got quite nasty and we weren't sure we would go. Friday in Memphis started out with rain, then freezing rain, then snow, then back to freezing rain. Jim and I talked about it, and decided "How bad could it be?" Hahaha. Next time we ask that question, we'll stay home. We keep forgetting that we live down south, where snow removal equipment is virtually nonexistent. It makes sense...why have millions of dollars in equipment sitting around when it only snows once a season, if that. But we must have had a temporary lapse in memory (or good judgement) and off we started. Left our house at 1:oo p.m. with a trip that should take 8 hours. Yea, right! 12 hours later (1:oo a.m.) we arrived in Indianapolis. The roads were terrible...slushy and slippery with freezing rain in Tennessee and snow covered and slippery in Kentucky. Here's a peek at the conversation in the car. Sandy: "Jim, Jim, Jim" Sandy: "I really think you're going too fast, I'm scared!" Jim: "Sweetie, I'm going 45" Sandy: "I know, but I think 35 feels better!" I must say that Jim had the patience of Job. I was not a great passenger. Here's the statistics from the trip: 12 semi trucks either in the median or down an embankment...26 cars in the median...2 bad accidents...2 cars spinning out in front of us (go back to previous conversation "Jim!, Jim!, Jim!"). I have never been so happy to reach a destination in my life. Fortunately the drive home on Sunday was uneventful. Clear roads and no accidents.

Wednesday, Jim had surgery to remove his gallbladder. The surgery was done laproscoptically (not sure if that's a word or even if I spelled it right) at the hospital outpatient unit. The surgery went well and Jim is doing fine. Doctor says he needs to be off from work 5 to 10 days. He's going to try to go back to work on Tuesday. Hopefully this will take care of the pain that he's been having.

Well, that's about it for now. I promised to post more. Hope it wasn't too boring :)