Never a dull moment...

     That is a very apt description of our life, especially these days.  A while ago we were asked to housesit for a friend and we readily agreed.  To be honest, we wanted/needed a break.  To go from a very quiet house inhabited by 2 people to a very busy, noisy lived in by 8 has been a bit of an adjustment and we were a bit frazzled so this invitation was most welcome.  We were staying in a very lovely, large home with the 2 cats or rather children of the home.  They are rather spoiled cats but well-behaved most of the time.  Our job was to take care of their food and water and keep them company, in return we had the run of the whole house including their cable TV which was a huge enticement to my hubby.  We were to be there for 11 days while the woman of the house was visiting her hubby who has been working out of the country.  It was a lovely vacation for us.
     A few days before our vacation was to begin my hubby had an episode of chest pain.  It was not harsh nor did it last long but my daughter and i decided he needed to go to the doctors and have it checked out.  i took him into the doctor and they did an ECG and checked him out.  They said that the ECG did not look bad but he should probably have a stress test.  So, the next week we went in so he could have a stress test.  After reading it we were told that while it didn't look bad he should probably see a cardiologist.  So on Wednesday of this week, we went into the cardiologists office for a consultation.  He said that while the tests didn't look really bad, he really couldn't tell for sure and the only way he could would be for hubby to have an angiogram.  He was available to do one on Friday of this week or sometime next week.  Hubby said "Why not get it over with?", so we opted for the Friday appointment.  (During all of this we are still taking care of the cats.) 
     On Friday, we went in for the angiogram expecting that there would be nothing wrong.  Au Contraire!  The doctor found 3 blockages and put in 3 stents!  We were very surprised.  Hubby spent the night in the hospital, came home today with several new medications.  He is feeling good and wondering what lies ahead.  We will have a follow-up visit with the cardiologist, a time of Cardiac Rehab and probably some dietary changes.  All in all, not a bad experience just an unexpected one. 
   i came home from the cat-sitting last night and Hubby came home today.  It is so good to be home.  In spite of the activity and noise around here, i am much happier here than at a very quiet house.  Things are continuing apace on our new house.  The septic has been approved, the building plans will be submitted this week and we will meet with builders to get their bids.  Lord willing, we could be seeing construction happening soon!  Hallelujah!!! 
i will leave you with a picture of an unblocked artery containing 3 stents, and hubby sunning himself before all of the excitement.