First you need to know that I'm still not allowed to lift anything more than 10 pounds. Kinda limits things in a lot of ways.
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Next you need to know that we have a whole herd of dogs and we usually purchase food by the metric ton. Thus sets the stage for what I shall now refer to as Jim's Emasculating Moment of the Day(JEMD). You should also know that these have been occurring with alarming frequency.
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Today's JEMD occurred at Petco. We had to stop for dog food and since we buy it in 40lb bags, I'm already out of the game. Not allowed, can't even do the team lift. I don't even go near the dog food section. I was hiding out over in the creepy pet store reptile section. That way no one would see my itty bitty wife hefting the two giant bags into the cart whilst I stood by. So far so good, masculinity still intact.
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We make it out of there ok, and I was able to stand by the car and throw the guinea pig hay in the trunk so it least it looked like I was helping.
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When we get home, I am reminded by my delicate young wife that I cannot help carry anything, but would I please bring in her purse. Good grief. So while she grunts the 80 lbs of dog food downstairs, I schlepped the purse....... I did do it one handed though.
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Besides little things like that, everything is going well. I went back to work on Wednesday, which incidentally was my 18th anniversary at the Sheriff's Office. I went in at 5am and made it the whole day til 5pm. I had to get out of there for a lunch break though. My temporary boss let me just goof off for the most part because she knew alot of guys would be in to visit on my first day back. So that was nice and I appreciate it. By the time I got home, I was totally wiped out. I managed to stay semi-conscious through dinner, but I was in bed by 7.
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Thursday I actually learned something so I can start to help out in there. So now I can at least act busy.
Both days Amy got up with me at 4am and made me breakfast. This was after working the night before. It's soo cool to be loved that much.
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After work on Thursday we took a ride out to visit with my brother. He had taken a heart scan even before my heart attack and the doc hadn't found anything urgent but had recommended another test which would diagnose things more thoroughly. So to make a long story shorter, he went in Thursday morning and had a stent put into the same artery that I had mine installed. My brother is younger than me and is an avid runner. There must be some truth to that heredity thing. So if your father had heart trouble, get checked out. He's fine, and we are in the planning stages of "Up yours in '10" , which is our planned mountain climbing salute to heart disease next summer....can you believe I have heart disease? Sheesh...me neither.
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I also had my orientation for cardiac rehab on Friday. I will be starting on 8/5, which coincidentally is Em's birthday. Holy smokes...she's about to turn 10! Egads. Anyway, rehab will be fine. My nurse is excellent and Im ready to get moving. She turned me loose to walk 40 minutes a day now instead of 30. I did that last night and I'm actually sore today. Good grief. I've walked 20 miles in a day with a pack on, and now a slow 40 minute walk tires me out. Sigh.
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As I keep learning new things throughout this adventure, I can't help but think that maybe God wants to take this opportunity to teach me a little patience....which is an attribute with which I was never in great supply.
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Speaking of God and cool people, we went back to Sunday school today and our Ambassadors group. Even though we have only been part of the group for a few months, we have been amazed by the care that we have been shown. We got a warm welcome back today and many people were interested in hearing what happened and how I was doing. We are very thankful to have new friends like this and I'm very pleased to be able to share this experience. Maybe someone else is headed down the same path and can avoid it by hearing my story. I know that some of you from Wheaton Bible have been keeping up with things here and we appreciate all of you.
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This weeks never before attempted food is....chipotle pepper hummus. I don't know what it is and I won't know if it's good or not, but I'm going to try it....as soon as someone tells me what to do with it. Besides, it's made with Garbanzo beans which is one of the most fun words to say, right up there with fandango.
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That's all I have for now. See ya,
Jim
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