Being sick sucks.  I seldom get sick.  I think I have taken three sick days since I started  working in 1990.  Friday was the third.  My secret is being a hermit and not getting out of the house much, along with getting a flu shot.

Today was a lazy day sitting on the couch watching some awesome football games.  I am achy and constantly going from too cold to too hot. Also my sleeve works as a pretty good Kleenex when I don’t feel like getting up.  My nose doesn’t agree though.  I look like Rudolph.

I want to blog about the terrible shooting in Arizona, but my head is too fuzzy to get political.  Truly it shouldn’t get political.  It was fucking murder.  Nothing political about that, and the only one to blame is the scumbag shooter.  Sure Palin had an unfortunate website that was in poor taste, but that’s nothing to to her.  Maybe this will teach her something, but I kinda doubt it.  Maybe the crazy guy saw her site, but I doubt it.  I watched his YouTube videos, and he really isn’t all there.  Who knows what is motive was, or if we will ever find out, but still Palin shouldn’t in  know way be blamed for what happened.

It drives me crazy when people use horrible events to push their agenda.  Some say he is obviously a crazy Teabagger, while others say he is a left-wing Atheist.  It doesn’t matter what political side he is on, or even if he is on a side.  He is a crazy murderer that will be spending he rest of his life locked up.

Ok, that is way more than I wanted to talk about the murder, but it does make me feel better to get everything off my chest, even if nobody reads this.  Now time to get a Kleenex.

So last weekend my Mother-in-Law had a heart attack.  The Wife headed down to our hometown as soon as she heard the news.  I have been home alone holding down the fort by myself, taking care of the pets.

It was scary at first, and still is.  She is going to need either bypass surgery, or a transplant since she also has a heart valve problem.  The bad part is they don’t have heath insurance.  I was kind of surprised when I heard they didn’t, because my Father-in-Law always preaches that it doesn’t matter how much you make, you need a job that offers health insurance.  I guess he new job doesn’t.  My in-laws are great people, but money is something they don’t have.  They live in a 30-year-old trailer house, and don’t have much for material possessions.  Sometimes I admire their lack of wanting many material possessions.

For a while there it was a little shaky on how her surgery was going to get done, and paid for.  Because of her valve problem surgery can’t be done at the St. Cloud hospital.  Their doctor wanted it to be done at the Mayo, but without insurance couldn’t get them into the Mayo.  Luckily enough he pulled some strings and got her into the University of Minnesota Medical Center.  They also were informed that there are many programs, and charities that will cover most of their medical expenses.  We are so grateful on how great the St. Cloud hospital is.  I have heard how great they are from other people, now we know it’s true.  I may have to find out what charities are covering the expenses, and send them some money every Christmas.

Yesterday she was life flighted to the U of M Hospital, and they have been doing more and more tests.  I haven’t heard yet what kind of surgery she is having yet, but it sounds like Christmas will be spent at the hospital.  It will be a tough Christmas, but this is what Christmas is all about.  Spending time with family no matter where they are at.