Some bits of news...

Well, life sometimes throws a curve or two. My hubby Dan has been off work the past 2 weeks, which is scary because half of it is without pay, since he's out of leave time. On March 19 he had some severe chest pains, pressure, shortness of breath, that gradually eased up enough to be tolerable, and (this is a guy thing, I think) he would not go to the ER.  Then on Saturday the 20th, he became lightheaded or dizzy after getting up from a nap, went down on one knee and did a face plant on the carpet. So we went to the ER.  They did an EKG and some other tests, kept him overnight in ICU to be monitored, and he had more tests done this past week. What we know so far is that his heart rate is too low, usually 50-55 beats per minute, sometimes lower.  He has an appointment with a cardiologist next Tuesday, April 6. We hope to find out what can be done, either medication or possibly a pacemaker. His dad has one, and has been good with it.  So, although we aren't thrilled to learn he may have some heart problems, that is better than not having any idea where all the dizziness, confusion, headaches, and other problems are coming from.  More news as we get it.

Now, some other news. We have had to fix the same part on our refrigertor twice in the last couple of years, and it needs fixing again, so we decided to look for a new one.  It was delivered today, and it is so nice to have a fridge that works!! We got an Amana with the fridge on top and the freezer in the bottom, in a drawer. We can see everything on the shelves, which we couldn't with the side-by-side we had. When we emptied that one, I found jars of pickles at the back of the bottom shelf with a 2007 expiration date!  Ewwww!  It has an ice maker, but no water in the door, which we'll miss. But I WON'T miss having to thaw out the back of the inside of the freezer with my hair dryer so the fan would circulate cold air :-)

HAPPY EASTER, EVERYONE!