Arizona and kidney stones

Last week was very hectic. This week isn't turning out much better. Sir B woke me up Thursday morning at 1:30 to tell me he had a really weird, sharp pain he's never felt before. So off we went to the emergency room (an hour after I took a sleeping pill. I'm amazed we made it there at all). He has another kidney stone! They admitted him to the hospital, where he stayed until Saturday. Meanwhile, I had plans to visit my sister Angela in Arizona Friday thru Sunday to see a seminar given by the psychic Allison DuBois. Sir B told me to go, even though I hated the thought of leaving him here in the hospital, but I did go. We had so much fun! The seminar was amazing. She had lots of inspirational things to say to help those of us who are grieving a loss. Strangely, during the seminar her cordless mic started malfunctioning and we heard what sounded like music and a man talking. It wouldn't stop, so they had to switch her to a regular microphone! She then joked that she always broke stuff, but in her books she mentions that electronics malfunction around her all the time, especially when someone is trying to tape a reading...it just ends up playing static. Afterwards, we had to walk around the back of the building to get to the car, and all of a sudden Angela starts screaming and running off. I thought she had lost. her. mind. But she spotted Allison DuBois sitting in a fenced-in patio. So we got to talk with her for a few minutes, which was so cool! She remembered my sis from a book signing last year (my sis is really strange/memorable, so not too surprising she remembered her). Angela was on cloud 9 when we left. She called me last night to tell me Allison mentioned her on her blog here (she also told me I had to spread the word about the post on my blog!). I took some photos, and they turned out pretty blurry, but here they are. I didn't think about taking a photo when we got to meet her (duh!):





Lexi and Layla checking to see if they can fit in my luggage:


This is Layla's new favorite spot--right in front of the heat vent:


When she's not in front of the vent, she's on top of the cat tree. This was a funny pose from last night:


This week, Sir B is still fighting the kidney stone, and is going to have it removed Friday. We have to be at the hospital in Rockford at 6:30 am. If you know me at all, you know I'm NOT a morning person. The poor patient has to deal with a grouchy, sleep deprived wife for company. Be glad it's not you!
Also, Taffy is having some intestinal upset, so we have to get medicine in her twice a day (not easy).
Oh yeah, and I've been hobbling around because my knee has been sore for reasons unknown.
The universe can stop dumping on this house for a while! We need a breather!


It was so hard to leave the 70+ temps of Arizona and come back to -0 degrees. Sigh. If anyone out there is looking for a massage therapist in Arizona, let me know! We'll move in a heartbeat!


P.S. Allison DuBois read this post and has a link to it on her blog! My sister is so ecstatic she found this and read it.