So, I went out to Granbury yesterday to see my parents. I asked my mom if I could take a picture of her foot for my blog, but she did not think that sounded like a good idea. :)
She is pretty much bedridden and the swelling was up past her knee. She went to the doctor today and he said just stay off of it and keep taking the pain pills. She told me the swelling was down. She got a little sick from being up and then a little carsick. This is from the poison, and is normal. My dad went to buy some snake killer at the feed store. Yesterday, I wore my boots to their house. :)

Update: I talked to mom. They gave her 2 rounds of morphine this morning and she said it is finally kicking in. (I could tell it was kicked in) :)
The doc asked her if she wanted crutches and she said she would just hop. HMmmmmm. The doc said that with the swollen foot, and the pain meds that "hopping" probably is not the best thing.
She said that being bitten a couple of times on the foot is like being stung by 100 scorpions all at the same time. FYI, she knows what a scorpion sting feels like. Granbury is kind of like wilderness camp, without exterminators.......
The did not find or kill the snake. Actually, they never even saw it (they assume it is a copperhead, b/c they have seen those near their house before...) My dad is concerned b/c he does not want his dog to get killed by a copperhead. What about your wife?????? :) Just kidding, it sounds like Robo is being a very good caregiver....

Carol and the Copperhead....

My mom got bitten by a copperhead last night around midnight and spent the night in the emergency room. At midnight, you might think.... Well, if you know my mom then the fact that she was getting something out of the flower bed to use as a centerpiece will not suprise you. Of course the get together they had going tonight is canceled, and her foot is swollen, and they spent the night in the ER. My dad left me a message this morning, and I knew something was wrong... The doctor said that she would be okay. They went the the hospital in Granbury, and my dad assures me they will go to the doctor in Arlington on Monday.

Night out

Brandon's mom so graciously offered to have Gates spend the night tonight. This is her 2nd night away from us, the first was when my grandfather died. I was so preoccupied that time, that I was not really sad, I was thankful that she was in good hands, and I could concentrate on what was happening... This time, I dropped her off in Plano and felt so sad. I will be going back tomorrow to pick her up, and I am am happy to have some time to catch up on things, but still, it is sad. Aunt Laura got Gates a present. An Auburn swimsuit! It is so cute with little orange ruffles. It prompts me to look to see if they make such a thing in Texas Tech fashion.... :)




This picture was taken just before she tipped over... Isn't she cute? Scrabble likes to have her picture taken too~

Lesson Learned... (well, not quite)

The world does not (for everyone else) revolve around my baby. Really????????!!! and why not????????? I jest, sort of. I mean of course my world revolves around this perfect, little bundle of joy, but sometimes it is hard for me to remember that she is not the center of everyone's world. I must remember that not everyone wants to hear each and every detail about my child. I also must remember that it is not necessarily a treat to babysit, change a diaper, hold, feed, etc.... I am not sure of a proper term for this quality. It is not selfishness, it is mykidishness, which I have developed in a major way. I am working thru it, though... God help me. :)

Kathy Griffin

So, at the end of July I am going to go and see Kathy Griffin. I have never been a fan of hers, not a nonfan either, I just never really knew anything about her. So, today on TV there was a marathon of My Life On the D List ... I tuned in for a couple of episodes to learn a bit about Kathy. After two episodes I found that Kathy and I have a few little things in common.
1. We both know Ron Jeremy. Now, by know him I mean that he was on my airplane one time and I tried as much as I could not to get very close to him because he is NASTY. Kathy got close to him in California as she went on a date with him. However, Kathy and I both agree that he is gross, and his fans are gross too!
2. We also both really like gay men. I already had heard that "the gays" love her. (Apparently, she starts out her show "where are all my gays") Am I being nieve (or presumptuous) to say that the gays love Mallie too? Mallie and Kathy another common ground. :)
I am getting ready to love her show!