What I cooked today:
Nothing...again... for the 3rd day in a row. I almost made something when I got home around 8, just so I could say I cooked something... I did pick up dishes from the 3 days I was gone, so there is that.
Update:
Ryan is STILL in the hospital. His culture from Saturday came back positive for Staph, so apparently, the culture from Thursday night was NOT a contaminant, but a real infection. Who knew? We changed his antibiotics to Vancomyacin, which should really kill any staph infection that may be growing.
He is totally climbing the walls and is ready to come home, but we will keep him in until the cultures start coming back negative, instead of positive.
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In the mean time, I've come up with my top 5 things I like about my hospital. I could start with things like, I love the nurses, but I loved the nurses at UCLA too, so I figured I'd come up with things I like that are unique to Benefis.
Top 5 Favorite Things at Benefis Hospital
5. They have a lo-jack on Ryan's wrist. All kids under 8 (or maybe 10) are required to have a sensor on the wrist or ankle, which will cause an alarm to go off if the kids gets within 3 feet of the door. This sensor can be disabled, if the kid needs to leave the floor (or just wants to play somewhere else), but it's a great safety precaution. Ryan actually set off the alarms today, which are reall y loud and obnoxious and they had to call security, just like when you set off the alarm on your house.
4. There is a Washer and Dryer in the Parent's Refreshment Room. I will probably not have any need for it, since I'm only 45 minutes from home, but it's a great, great idea! I can't even count the amount of times that Ryan threw up (or worse) on his green blanket and we had no way to clean it. We would wash it in the bathtub and hang it to dry (really good on a handmade knit blanket). A washer really would have come in handy... There is also coffee, tea, hot and ice water, a microwave and a fridge (for those leftovers!)
3. The XBox in every room. Ryan is totally into his XBox games. In fact, when he started feeling sick, he asked to go to the hospital so he could play the Lego Indiana Jones game. That silly machine has kept him totally occupied, from the time he wakes up until about midnight, when I make him shut it off. Regular TV only gets you so far these days, and having the XBox is just awesome.
2. A TV for me. There is a second television next to the parents bed area, just for me. He can play his silly games and I can watch Food Network, or movies or (in today's case) the marathon of Sister Wives. I could address my cards yesterday, while watching Pride and Prejudice, and Ryan didn't have to stop playing his games.
And the number 1 reason I love my hospital:
1. Parking is FREE!! Yes, FREE! At UCLA, parking is $11, a day. Every day. When every admission is about a week, and clinic visits every other Friday, and sometimes bad things happen and hospital visits last multiple months, I can't even count the amount of money I spent on Parking Fees at the hospital. Here, there is a big parking lot, that is never full, and parking is totally free.
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