Doctors - doctors - and more doctors. Today was the Gullman day at the clinic. Anna Raquel started it out at 9:15 at the eye dr. We are now refered to a specialist to remove the growth on the lower left eyelid some time in the next two to three weeks.
Next was MoM and my sensor program says everything is OK so why is my AC1 so high? Why so much swelling? No answers.....
Then Julie to the heart specialist....she need a heart operation to cut the extra electrical stimulation. She is not excited about this since she remains awake and it is basically like a heart cath..but they sever places that stimulate her heart to beat....leaving of course only one. Has to done by some real specialist up in Stanford? Scheduled a stress echo cardiogram for Thurs. am. Hope it doesn't set it off again. Till then she has to take some pills and carry a copy of her EKG with a heart rate of 198/min. in her purse till it happens again or she gets it fixed.
Then we met sister Rebecca in urgent care. She had an earache last night....you got it - swimmers ear. So drops for her and to keep her from the water a few days....Lucky it is Fri. and she already swam today. She also doesn't teach on Fri. or swim Sat. or Sun. We will have to look at Mon. when it rolls around... So Advil for pain and drops to clear up the infection.....And a lot of cheese to go with her whine...???
Then we went to the Mall to exchange some shoes and ended up buying some more and socks.....now my pocket book needs a doctor from the hole I put in it today. Hard to believe that Anna Raquel (9) is wearing a size 8 shoe (ladies that is) which is larger than my shoe... Rebecca is in a 10 1/2 and so they grow.
Then home, the new chicken coop is built and the chickens moved into. The driveway is cleaned up from building the coop. It is made of 1 inch pvc pipe and chicken wire... a hoop house. Now it is time for bed. I will have to tell you about Annie Get your Gun...later....IT WAS FANTASTIC.

Hearts

Hearts.....it is amazing how important one little organ is that is only the size of your hand or so. It is also amazing how many different ways it can NOT WORK right. It doesn't just have an on and off switch. Just spent the other night in the ER with Julie (twin,19, Asuza Pacific art major). Her heart desided to work overtime...When we arrived her heart rate was 284 beats per min. After taking blood, placing all the tabs for the monitors, and getting a fast IV started...they pumped her with some medicine to help her heart slow down. It worked pretty fast and got it down to 94 - 117. So then they gave her pills to take to slow it down some more. Now we wait a week to see the heart specialist to see why it does what it does. Since she was little she has had this type of problem... mostly after exercise but this time while laying and watching a movie. Dad said she was just so excited to get up tomorrow and paint with him. When she was little she used to throw up or pass out after a "spell." We were also never able to record with a dr. what was happening till Wed. night. So after living with this thing for 19 years they finally believe her and me. It was lucky that her two days off are Thurs. and Fri. so she has some time to rest from the ordeal. Now if only I can catch up on missed sleep and worry..... such is the life of MoM.

4th

The fourth has come and gone. Fireworks all blown, food all eaten, parade started the day...... Just another traditional fourth for our family. Aptos is famous for being the shortest parade route.....not the shortest parade. Two hours of cars, dogs, kids, dancers, floats, kids, dogs, political agendas, police cars, goats, horses, firetrucks, bucketheads, even a blue car & accordian player, bands, some music, scouts, .... almost everyone in town was either at the parade or in it. That is except some party pooping males from the Gullman household. Some of us went early and set up the chairs, reserving the spot, then off to Safeway for breakfast and a few other 4th supplies. Daniel and Roger rode their bikes later. God is good, on the way a car turned a corner right into Roger. His front wheel popped off and the bike scratch the ladies car, then he proceeded to roll onto her hood and off it when she stopped. God is good, nothing was broken (except the bike which Daniel fixed) and very good because I wasn't there to see it. Such things have the ability to scare the hebeegeebees out of me. Got home after the parade and had a great Chinese chicken salad, and then it was out to play with our company. Michael brought PVC pipe, candle wax, some misc. parts and made a rocket... which worked! For dinner we had chicken, steak, rice and corn on the cob. We shot the rocket off (I got to push the ignition button) and then after it burnt out literally....we had ice cream with sprinkles and whup cream...(that is how the kids pronouce it). Then to a wonderful round of fireworks, sparklers, fountains, cactus, fire crackers, chasers, spinners, bottle rockets, ....... a beautiful shower of color and noise. Then it was off to bed. (Clean up is always easier in the morning when you can see the mess!)
Today the 5th we started swimming lessons for Andrew, Robert and Anna Raquel. All heads got wet and Anna Raquel even jumped off the high dive. Rachel went to chemistry 2, Rebecca did swim practice, work, school, teaching swimming, and home to eat dinner and take care of the animals, Daniel and Jonathan worked on their essay for American History (college), Julie went off to work at Long's Drug, Roger did school and helped clean up, and of course Dad was just "BUSY". Me on the other hand sat all day and read books, ate ice cream, took naps, painted my nails, took a leasurly bubble bath, had my hair done......if you believe that then I have a bridge for sale.
So now it is time to round up children both small and older to get ready for bed. So once again the day is done and I am done in.....night!