{"id":33564,"date":"2018-11-28T19:40:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T02:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=33564"},"modified":"2023-12-08T07:33:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:33:36","slug":"surprise-surprise-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=33564","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! Surprise!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u201c&#8230;things happen when you least expect them. Things that can change your whole life.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time to walk&#8230;gotta keep those pounds off! Today was a shortie&#8230; just an hour as we have the doctor to see! <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" label=\"Time to walk...gotta keep those pounds off! Today was a shortie... just an hour as we have the doctor to see! Come visit the Christmas Walking site to see what I saw!\n (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2018\/walking\/index.htm#2018\/11\/28\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Come visit the Christmas Walking site to see what I saw!<\/strong><\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-11-28-walking.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33574\" width=\"551\" height=\"1022\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-11-28-walking.png 1102w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-11-28-walking-81x150.png 81w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-11-28-walking-162x300.png 162w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-11-28-walking-768x1424.png 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-11-28-walking-303x562.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><figcaption>I had the camera out!&nbsp; Snap! Snap! Snap!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So we are off to my doc bring and early taking a short detour to pickup some paper along the way.&nbsp; I should have known something was amiss when we had to park in the basement&#8230;first time in&nbsp; 20 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The results show I have a totally blocked internal left carotid artery meaning the other two arteries are picking up the slack.&nbsp; We got sent to a neurosurgeon immediately and are expecting to do a CT-Scan later this week to see what the plan of attack it.&nbsp; Damn, just when things are looking up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"blob:http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/5b658157-3987-5d47-898c-9d60c1765bcc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/internal-carotidpng-450x450.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33572\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/internal-carotidpng-450x450.png 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/internal-carotidpng-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/internal-carotidpng-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/internal-carotidpng-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/internal-carotidpng.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The internal carotid seems to be 100% blocked&#8230; CT-Scan to verify this week<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow morning I head for a blood test to make sure the stuff they put in the arteries to take the CT-Scan will be OK. Then, we are off to the hospital for the CT-Scan which will be electronically sent to the surgeon to see what the plan it\u2026cold be surgery before Christmas\u2026who knows?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We went to Mama&#8217;s for a late lunch (3:00 PM after hours waiting in doctors offices) and had a great lunch.\u00a0 I did biscuts and gravy with two frieds boneless chickens on top while Sue enjoyed a veggie sandwich which was apparently pretty good!\u00a0 <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"392\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/boneless-chicken-450x392.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33586\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/boneless-chicken-450x392.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/boneless-chicken-150x131.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/boneless-chicken-300x262.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/boneless-chicken.jpg 493w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So that was the bad news&#8230;here is the good news!&nbsp; Our two great grand babies in New Hampshire!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/screenshot_98.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"378\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/screenshot_98-450x378.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33567\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/screenshot_98-450x378.png 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/screenshot_98-150x126.png 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/screenshot_98-300x252.png 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/screenshot_98-768x645.png 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/screenshot_98.png 998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Logann &amp; Calan!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After returning home, I paid some bills online and then Echo&#8217;ed Lisa and we decided it was time to get everybody hooked up.&nbsp; So I called Robin and she fired up her Echo Show and voila, we be connected!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/alexa-1-450x416.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33576\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/alexa-1-450x416.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/alexa-1-150x139.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/alexa-1-300x278.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/alexa-1.jpg 657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>Works great!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/robin-paul-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33577\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/robin-paul-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/robin-paul-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/robin-paul-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2018\/11\/robin-paul-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>Hello Robin!&nbsp; That&#8217;s me in the upper right hand corner!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So, we now have Amy\/Joe, Lisa\/Pete, and Robin\/Bob&#8230;&nbsp; My goal it to get Zachary, Jonathan, and Colleen on-board so we have our kids and older grandkids!&nbsp; Love the family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We watched a Christmas movie and then crashed about 11:00 PM.&nbsp; We attempted to watch two other Christmas movies but they were either childish or too-slow&#8230;<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c&#8230;things happen when you least expect them. 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