What does it mean?

I have been thinking about why I am feeling emotionally drained, and how that affects my mood. Mom came home from the hospital on Friday afternoon. She is doing better, but will still have to have tests to check how her kidneys are doing, and whether or not she will have to have weekly dialysis appointments.

On a weirder note, I was driving down the highway, when I looked at my odometer and noticed that it read 122333. I thought this was fascinating, so while at a stoplight I took a photo of it with my phone. Isn't technology wonderful?

So what could be the significance of a number sequence like 122333? Does anyone have any clue?

Mom Update

The photo is from Oct 17th at Mom's 88 birthday dinner, modeling her new gloves the kids gave her.

Mom is still in the hospital, and today was her second day of dialysis. She seemed a little bit spacey today compared to yesterday. She had some visitors today, and calls from family in California, which cheered her up.

The kidneys are still not back to functioning, and now there is concern about her liver. One test came back positive for Hepititas A, but the doctor thought that was strange so he is retesting.

Dad is having to cope on his own, and so far so good, though he eats way too many TV dinners. I will go over tomorrow and see how it's going with him. He is reluctant to let me help much, though he can ask for help when he really needs it. He is on oxygen, and sometimes goes off it for too long, and gets really tired. We're working on getting him a better walker with a basket and a small, portable tank.

Halloween Costumes

Today we journeyed forth as a family to search out the perfect parts for our Halloween costumes. Since Halloween is on a Friday this year, we have gotten invited to a couple of Halloween parties. So we were looking for a brain mold, white sheets, a gold head dress, a white short sleeved shirt, wings, gold sandals, and a snake, among other things. Can you guess what we each might be?

It's funny to see people out shopping for costumes, trying on wigs, and picking out costumes. The kids get so excited, but sometimes they get scared. I saw one small boy at a thrift store which had a large supply of Halloween costumes and masks crying and yelling to his mom, "I'm scared!" All the mom kept saying was, "Come and look at the masks!" Strange...

Sometimes I see people and wonder if it's already Halloween.