Recovery

Today I'm part husband, part dad, part legislative aide to the most courageous member of the Board of Supervisors in the fastest growing and richest County in the nation (whew!), and part handyman. Each one has its place:

Husband: Angela is recovering well. She's very tired, and she's now starting to feel some discomfort in her neck. All to be expected. She rests well, and said she misses being able to hug me for real (right now it's a "cautious hug"- kinda like when you barely know someone). She's the sweetest thing, even when she has a hole in her next with a tube hanging out, and has had a nerve clipped.

Dad: Amelia is taking it all in stride. We've been feeding her bottles of stored breastmilk for the last few days. Angela is just now starting to nurse her again, and that's going well. We have to protect the drain so Amelia doesn't accidentally grab it, but so far so good. This has made me appreciate Ang all the more, as I've been the one getting up at 3 and 6 am to feed the baby. Oh for when Angela is feeling better. (shame, shame!)

LA: I've been e-mailing and calling folks from home today, while not on Husband or Dad duty. It was actually pretty busy this morning, and tomorrow is a Business Meeting, with a late night worksession on Wednesday. Back in the swing of things.

Handyman: Our dryer has not been drying well. When my dad was in town, we cleaned out some lint and thought we had fix'd it. Not so, bro. While Dad and I laid the foundation for the solution, my father-in-law and I put the finishing touches on the job. We crawled up in the attic, took apart the lowest elbow of the dryer vent (which goes out through the roof), and have cleaned out bunches of lint stuck between the attic floor and the roof. This will revolutionize our drying experiences. We're not quite finished, but the post-surgical wife is sleeping, and the only attic access is in our walk-in closet.

So, a simple day in the life of me. =)