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I'm long over due on an update. Sorry. Life is crazy. I won't go into details but suffice it to say I have been feeling a little challenged.
Top five reasons why I know I haven't been functioning well...
1-The other night I was on the way to the hospital to stay with my mother in law. I pulled in to McDonalds to get a diet coke (a big one as it was a all nighter). I get on the freeway and arrive then taste it and its regular coke. Bleck. I can't drink that. So I had nothing. Come morning, imagine me a lot more tired and way more cranky. I drove home, the said non diet coke is in my car still from the night before. I actually drove to the McDonalds and balled them out and got a free diet coke. The look on the ladies face made me realize how crazy I was. Hanging my head in shame.
2- I tried to put the toaster away in the freezer and later my sister found rice in my fridge.
3-I got so tired after driving home the other day that when the twins fell asleep in the car I pulled in the garage and napped with them in the car for a good long time.
4- The twins who are usually well groomed, have looked quite a mess these days.
5-I actually told a stranger who told me about a croc sale, I hated crocs.
There's more but take it from me. You don't need to hear it. Ha ha.
I'll end with a few blessing and reasons why I am still sane today.
Great friends calling me and offering help.
Friends and family offering babysitting and babysitting when I have needed it.
Meals being delivered (totaling 5 now).
A full nights sleep as its been decided that staying nights wasn't helping my mother in law.
my sister, my mom, and my sister in law.
Answered prayers.
There's more. I have such a huge amount of gratitude for the many people who have been praying and offering service at this time. All of my blog friends too. It just makes me cry. Thank you thank you, all of you!
As this challenge is least about me (but this is my blog and I blog about me) and more about my mother in law so here is an update.
She is still in the ICU. We are on week 5 of this hospital stay but it's actually been two months since her initial problem. She seems to recovered from the surgery but progress is slow and she still has a lot of improvement to make. She had endured so very much and has a lot of fighting to still do. In this time I have learned so much more deeply how much I love her and appreciate her. It's been agony watching her suffer like this. She is a special woman.
