The Day After

Today I went to work, with mixed emotions. We have always let each other have a lot of space in the hospital, not that I've spent too much time in one. My only time in was when I had the baby. You've had several stays, this one being the longest. I'm so glad you're at the Kaiser closest to the house because I'm doing a lot of driving. Work was fine; it just flew by. I got you a wireless card from the cell phone company and then drove over to see you.

You were walking, sitting in a chair, and you seem to be gaining so much strength. After your walk the nurse moved you to a room in the corner near the nurse's station. She said it is her favorite room. It has big floor-to-ceiling windows and looks down on an intersection. I like it, too, but it feels smaller than your other room. You asked for ice chips but the nurse said no way, and I was unwilling to go get you some or tell the nurse the ice was for me. Roger was there and he told her we only wanted the ice to chill our beer. Roger did, however, brought you TicTacs, and you ate a box. Here's hoping nothing bad happens.

We couldn't get the wireless card, which is really network connections in a thumbdrive, to work on the laptop. I had thought we didn't have Vista on that computer. We do, which means we may have to return the thumbdrive.

Bev came over again, and she and I went to dinner while you visited with Roger. And when I was leaving the hospital, Marty and Josh were coming in to visit you. I felt good. I know now that we will have some time to do some great things.