Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:57 AM, CST

Looks like a duck day, should have bought some of those cute rubber boots…….

Inflated Mark has gained 5 more pounds, but the nurses were on it in a flash and gave him a tummy shot of Lasix. Which not only helped the fluid retention but (as John Thomas and I call him) the “Grumpy Bear”. Our sweet nurse, Laryn, ask Mark if he really felt miserable and he said Oh, yes!

Really, really miserable?

Yes, yes!!

She said,” Well now you know how we women feel once a month!! “. We cracked up!!!

Last night he just grinned and said he had wrinkles in his hands again! Never knew we would be so thrilled over wrinkles. Lasix is great stuff, but it also pulls minerals and electrolytes, so I am trying to keep the balance with supplements and food. I can’t imagine being this swollen. His swelling will continue for a couple of more days before it tops out.

Today is his last day with Mrs. Hall, by 5:00 he will be cable and purse free. I imagine Mark is about as thrilled as when he graduated from Mrs. Hall in the third grade.

Mark has made friends with the golf club house manager at the apartment. He is Tommy Tubberfield’s cousin so I am sure they have lots to talk about. The manager runs a little breakfast/ lunch counter right across the parking lot and Mark has walked over to eat breakfast with him the last two days. That means I can get dressed without smelling like some variety of cooked pork!

Love to you all from Little Rock,

May God Bless us all.

Karen