This is Thursday and What a Day!

What a day this has been! I started the day by driving past my first bus stop without even slowing down! I was deep in thought, and just driving along...and as soon as I got to the stop, I knew I'd missed it. It was really too late to stop then, so I called the office and asked them to tell those people that I missed them, and would pick them up on the way back. Not a major deal, but stupid, for sure! Between the morning and afternoon routes, I only did a few dumb things. I got to thinking (a dangerous thing?) ... perhaps I've had a stroke or heart attack, and my brains are malfunctioning! So I did the simple test: smile, talk and raise your arms above the head. I could do all three, so must be OK. I dropped our cordless phone, and it broke into three pieces. I don't know that it will ever work again. Then, my afternoon route was a real trip. I had an incident and wasn't sure how to handle it, so I called my boss rather than announce it for the whole county to hear on our radios. She told me to pull over, turn on my four way flashers, and wait...she would be there right away. So I did. We sat on the shoulder of the highway, and sure enough, both Kim, and our school superintendant arrived within minutes. The kids had no idea why we were stopped, and I didn't tell them, because I wanted to let it come as a surprise. Sure enough, when Kim boarded the bus, they were surprised! Two or three of the students had been saying, "there's a bomb in the bag". I heard them saying it, and even though I was certain there was no such thing, I felt I could not ignore the totally inappropriate joking. All the students had to leave their bags, exit the bus, and stand in a tight group at the edge of a field. They stood out in the chilly wind waiting for the school officials to search the bags. When they got back on the bus, they were given a pretty stern lecture and a warning that should this happen again, there could be charges against them. Kim did get names of those who were saying it, and will deal severely with them tomorrow! Anyway, I thought that was just a strange day all day long.
Kyle came over this afternoon to play with Dennis. They'd started racing sprint cars on the play station game a long time ago, and since Kyle is leaving this weekend for a new job in Wyoming, they decided they should finish the championship race. Kyle ended up beating Dennis. I heard a lot (LOT) of loud long laughter, so could not resist getting a picture!
Dad is doing better every day. They think they have the atrial fib under control now, and if they do, he will be released in the morning. However, he will not be going home. He's going to spend about a week in rehab. He has trouble getting out of bed and up and down from a chair, because of the knee, so he will stay where they have the equipment and staff to work with him to get that knee bending and stronger.
That's about all I have to tell for today!

Dad's Up and Walking

We just came back from visiting Dad in the hospital. He is doing well. Tonight while we were there, he went for a walk. I think he will be hard to keep up with once he's healed up, because he stepped right out and took off at a pace that seemed pretty fast to me! Pictured here with his nurse, Melissa, he's just taking off. As you can see, he seems to be having a good time in spite of all the discomfort. The nurses think he'll be going home by the weekend. He's being a great patient. He especially loves his hospital clothes!