Hello from Austin!

[lovelumps]

Hey friends,

I flew out of Denver this morning at the ass crack of dawn. My dad had a heart procedure this afternoon and I wanted to be here for them. He is doing well, he's still fighting through the cloud of anesthesia. But the nurses just came in to get him up for his first walk.

I ran over to Central Market to pick up some dinner for my mom and me. I got tamales and salsa and some fabulous chocolate crisp cookies. I also picked up a bottle of wine, which is contraband at the nun-run hospital hotel where I'm staying tonight. A Sonoma Pinot noir with a screw top. I'll be stealing a cup from the hospital....

I have to say that the eye candy here at CM rivals that of my local Whole Foods!

Love love to all of you!

Laura.

 

[BSB_WebMonkey]

Hope he has a speedy recovery. Enjoy Austin!

 

[lovelumps]

Merci, Monsieur Le Singe!

xo

 

[Ms. Kianna]

I definitely wish your father the best, and I hope you are sharing the wine with your mother.

 

[lovelumps]

I definitely wish your father the best, and I hope you are sharing the wine with your mother.

She wishes! Dad has a suite at the hospital, so she is staying with him. Tomorrow is another story, though!

 

[rbar]

hope he's ok!

 

[grace17]

Healing thoughts for your Father, and hope everyone returns safely home soon.

 

[JLipps4u]

DAmn, I would love to go to Austin for a visit. Last time I was there, was in May. I don't want to go for something so serious though! Hope your father is doing well. You should have got an extra bottle of wine. If you mom is like most, you are going to need the extra wine!

 

[lovelumps]

Don't worry, Dad is expected to be released tomorrow afternoon. While he's not going to be sipping any of the delicious nectar of the gods any time soon, my mother and I will definitely raise our glasses together once he's released.

He's got a great electrophysiologist, one of the best we understand. They took care of atrial fibrillation and flutter through two catheters in his groin. The worst part is he was in and out of the ER all weekend, then they transported him here to Austin on Monday. He's a very healthy and active man of 73. The odds are in his favor for a very speedy recovery. He's just very antsy since he's not used to being so confined.

Mom and I had a much needed kiki this afternoon, minus the wine... it was good for my soul as well as hers. And when Dad came back to his room after hours away, we were all caught up on the important stuff, and could appreciate the happiness that a truly close family can inspire. He had been up and was chatting with us and the nursing staff, who were all glad to have such a vibrant patient, when I left them to prepare for bed. I love those two people! They just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, and are still very much in love.

Lipps, too bad I'm not here under different circumstances. It would be fun to meet!

Thank you all for your well wishes.

xoxo

Laura

 

[joninliverton]

Awww babes... big hugz from the UK XXXX I hope your dads op is successful and wish him a speedy recovery. 73 is nothing nowadays, we have an active guy in our local pub who has just turned 95. Love you lumpy xx

 

[lovelumps]

Well, we're back at mom and dad's house. He's doing great!

Now that the stress is over, I'm weepy today. Heard any good jokes lately? Anyone?

 

[lovelumps]

Awww babes... big hugz from the UK XXXX I hope your dads op is successful and wish him a speedy recovery. 73 is nothing nowadays, we have an active guy in our local pub who has just turned 95. Love you lumpy xx

Thanks, love! I appreciate u! xoxo

 

[Ms. Kianna]

Well, we're back at mom and dad's house. He's doing great!

Now that the stress is over, I'm weepy today. Heard any good jokes lately? Anyone?

It is great to hear that everything is going so well for your dad. Unfortunately, for you, when you have kept yourself strong through the event for your parents, now it is your time to crash.

Bob has some very funny, but highly offensive(to a certain group of us), blonde jokes, on the bad jokes thread. Since you have red hair, you can love them........

 

[joninliverton]

Yes I did. Any forum member over 1000 posts are getting 6 months free membership..

 

[lovelumps]

Congratulations, Jon! Free membership is such a great coup! You deserve it!

 

[lovelumps]

It is great to hear that everything is going so well for your dad. Unfortunately, for you, when you have kept yourself strong through the event for your parents, now it is your time to crash.

Bob has some very funny, but highly offensive(to a certain group of us), blonde jokes, on the bad jokes thread. Since you have red hair, you can love them........

Oh my, Ms K. Seriously? LOL! Bob's jokes... Just mentioning that makes me giggle!

 

[rrhill]

A man suffered a heart attack and had open heart bypass surgery. Post surgery he woke up to find himself under the care of nuns at a Catholic private hospital.
On his way to recovery, a senior nun and her pretty assitant came up to him and asked him regarding how he was going to pay for services.

He was asked if he had health insurance. he replied in a raspy weak voice, "No"

The nun asked if he had any money in the bank. He replied, "No" The nun asked, "Do you have a relative who could help you?" He said, "I only have a spinster sister who is also a nun."

The junior nun got a little perturbed and announced loudly, "Nuns are not spinsters! Nuns are married to the lord." The patient replied, "Then please send the bill to my brother in law."

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A 92 year-old man went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later the doctor saw the man walking down the street with a gorgeous young lady on his arm. At his follow up visit the doctor talked to the man and said, "You're really doing great, aren't you?" The man replied, "Just doing what you said Doctor, 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful'." The Doctor said, "I didn't say that. I said you got a heart murmur. Be careful."

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[rbar]

An old man is laying in his hospital bed, when a nurse walks in. He tries to remove his oxygen mask to say something, but the nurse stops him. "No need to remove the mask. You need your oxygen. You can say it with the mask on." So the man does as told and asks, "Are my testicles black?" The nurse blushes and replies, "Sir, I'm sorry, but I can't answer that. You'll have to wait for the head nurse, I'm only here to take your vitals." Frustrated, the old man repeats, "Are my testicles black?". Again the nurse refuses to answer. They go through this several more times and finally the nurse rips back the sheet covering him, and inspects his balls, rolling them in her hands to get a close look and says, "No sir, your testicles are not black. They appear to be quite alright." (He old man smiles, removes his oxygen mask and says weakly, "That was lovely. Thank you. But I what I asked was, 'Are my test results back?".

 

[JLipps4u]

Those joke were just too funny Robert!

 

[JLipps4u]

Lovelumps,

You still in Austin? Hope both you and your dad are doing well. And you mom too! Having been through that with my dad, I know how it can be trying to care for parents, but trust me, it only gets worse! LOL Hope you get a chance to go out and experience some good Tex-Mex while you are there. Tell your dad he has many well wishers here at Broke Straight Boys! Oops, or, maybe not tell him, LOL. At least you know it! Take care darling LL.