Jessica's Blog

My mom is staying with us for now.  I am glad she is here.  Yes I may growl at her when I hear her cast thumping across the floor (she's not supposed to let it touch the ground, but ech, well...), but I much prefer her here than at her own home. 

She is one tough chick.  She's never broken a bone before.  She is handling being limited beautifully.  Were it me I'd be going nuts... but then again.. I'm sure the vicodin is helping her a bit with that.

We leave the walker at the base of the stairs.  She does backward dip-push-ups while pushing with her good leg to go up the stairs and gently bump-bump-bumps to come down the stairs.  We got a wheelchair, and I took her for a walk today (it was a really beautiful day out) and she really enjoyed being out.  She's napping twice a day and devouring books.

She also is wanting to go home soon.  This afternoon she was saying she'd really be fine in her apartment.  I cringed.  I agreed we'd make a trip up there this weekend for general housekeeping.  Then I gently suggested she imagine a trip to the grocery store, how to get the groceries back up to her apartment, the process of making herself a meal, taking a shower,  doing her laundry (to the laundry room and back up)... all without any assistance.... and she nodded and sighed.

Having a broken leg really sucks.  She's dong a darned good job keeping her spirits up.  I imagine all the grandbaby loving has got something to do with it.

I had to laugh when she meekly cooed from her bed in the office this evening,  "I really want some junk food..."  I mean, imagine all the things that when independent one wouldn't need to admit feeling a need for, right?  I'm killing her with all this whole grain, no sugar, good fat, lean meat stuff.  There was a pint of Ben and Jerry's we unearthed.

She's mending well, and that she got antsy briefly today is great.  She groaned as she rescheduled a haircut she won't get in the city on Friday... her bangs are killing her... and we wondered aloud just what is the next step when the cast is removed?  Will she be allowed to walk on it with stairs, and groceries and laundry and mail and her briefcase?  Will she have it in her to be happily independent?

Writing all of this is weird because, well.... my mom's not OLD!  I mean sure she's officially in her 60's, and she has grey hair, and can be persnickety, and is a grandma, and loves nothing more than going through books, and groans when she gets up, hates driving at night, needs her naps... but she's not old!  Really she's not... right?

and no, it's not adding to much to my overflowing plate to have her here.  I just joke that now I have four kids instead of three... but Thank goodness I can leave one of them at home alone for hours at a time if I need to! ;-)

Did the title make you think of the Erykah Badhu song?

my cell rings.  It's my mom.  I'll call her later. 
I check my voicemail:

Oh honey, remember that ankle I thought was sprained?  Well, it's broken, so I'm leaving for surgery in two hours so they can put in pins and a plate in it... something about needing to re-aligne my tibula and fibula?  Well, anyway... don't want you to worry... I know you have your hands full.  Just to let you know.  Vanessa can come down tomorrow, but I'm not sure about when they'll want to discharge me after surgery.  I'll be at the Kaiser hospital.  But don't worry.  I know you're busy.... so I'm spending the night in the hospital, I won't be waking up after surgery until 7ish... and I'll just be weepy and lonely.. but don't worry...

So Little Lady and I are on our way to Kaiser SF.

I pray it's better than Kaiser Santa Clara!

I got the following forwarded e-mail from someone who clearly has no clue who the neck I am in any way, shape or form:

There will be a new children's movie out in December called 'The Golden
Compass'. The movie has been described as 'atheism for kids' and is based
on the first book of a trilogy entitled 'His Dark Materials' that was
written by Phillip Pullman. Pullman is a militant atheist and secular
humanist who despises C. S. Lewis and the 'Chronicles of Narnia'. His
motivation for writing this trilogy was specifically to counteract Lewis'
symbolisms of Christ that are portrayed in the Narnia series.

Clearly, Pullman 's main objective is to bash Christianity and promote
atheism. Pullman left little doubt about his intentions when he said in a
2003 interview that 'my books are about killing God.' He has even stated
that he wants to 'kill God in the minds of children'. It has been said of
Pullman that he is 'the writer the atheists would be praying for, if
atheists prayed.'

While 'The Golden Compass' movie itself may seem mild and innocent, the
books are a much different story. In the trilogy, a young streetwise girl
becomes enmeshed in an epic struggle to ultimately defeat the oppressive
forces of a senile God. Another character, an ex-nun, describes
Christianity as 'a very powerful and convincing mistake.' In the final
book, characters representing Adam and Eve eventually kill God, who at times
is called YAHWEH. Each book in the trilogy gets progressively worse
regarding Pullman 's hatred of Jesus Christ.

'The Golden Compass' is set to premier on December 7, during the Christmas
season (and staring Nicole Kidman), and will probably be heavily advertised.
Promoters hope that unsuspecting parents will take their children to see the
movie, that they will enjoy the movie, and that the children will want the
books for Christmas.

Please consider a boycott of the movie and the books. Also, pass this
information along to everyone you know (including church leaders).
This will help to educate parents, so that they will know the agenda of the
movie. I am sending this to those of you who have kids or friends with kids,
grandkids or have influence with kids. So many things today are darkness
concealed in what appears to be innocent. FYI.

*deep breath*

ummmm.....

errr......

WTF!?!?!?

I may have gotten a bit more hot under the collar due to battling a head cold, but I kinda don't think so.

As far as the,"So many things today are darkness

concealed in what appears to be innocent."  Yeah,  I mean I can get that... I feel that way about those stupid VEGGIE TALES!!

It is really unfortunate that some may feel their belief of/in God and their ability to share this concept with their children would be so threatened by a FANTASY MOVIE that they would need to smear it.  That metaphor and  would be so powerful children (who really don't get Aslan's assention in C.S. Lewis' Narnia all that well to begin with) would leave the theater either weeping at the death of God or ***gasp*** questioning the existence of God.  Don't ever question!  Don't go there!  Don't you dare show any form of skepticism!  Don't you go off being curious!

I'd say don't go to the movie because you'd rather spend time with your kids instead of next to your kids.  Or because it's violent with battles.  Or because it's overpriced. Or.. y'get my drift.

[Jess now climbing off of soapbox labeled: rants against intolerance]

So while I may have written all of that in this blog.... I did respond to the sender of the e-mail : "It truly pains my heart to see such intolerance, name-calling, and hatred spread around in the name of Christianity."

How's that for snarkalicious?