Heart-related topics have been at center stage in our house this week. When my mom went for her annual physical a few weeks ago, her EKG showed a change in pattern, so she underwent a nuclear stress test last week. The stress test found a bundle branch block, which involves partial or complete interruption of the flow of electrical impulses through the right or left bundle branches of the heart (in her case the right). Such blocks are usually caused by clogged arteries so this week Nana had an angiogram, which we expected to be immediately followed by angioplasty to clear the blockage. Except there was no blockage, so the arrhythmia that she is experiencing/bundle block damage is unexplained. She goes back to the cardiologist next week and likely will be put on drugs to control the arrhythmia, even though she is experiencing no symptoms. My mom has always been like an energizer bunny, so it's strange to see her aging and slowing down, even if it's not by much.
Tootle's energy level was high today at the I Love You Luncheon at her preschool. Tootle and her classmates made the lasagna, salad, garlic bread, and decorated cookies, as well as served us and entertained us with some songs about love. She needs a bit of training in how to hold the tray (I was afraid the food would slide off at the angle that she held it) but her teachers reported that she did an expert job of setting the tables. Doodle missed the fun because she had three quizes--there should be a law against too many tests on Friday--but Tootle saved her sister some garlic bread and proudly showed her the video. I'm still hearing the Skidamarink song:
Skidamarink a dink a dink
Skidamarink a dink a doo
I love you
Skidamarink a dink a dink
Skidamarink a dink a doo
I love you
I love you in the morning and in the afternoon
I love you in the evening and underneath the moon
Oh, Skidamarink a dink a dink
Skidamarink a dink a doo
I love you
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