The day is almost finally here! I got my phone call and I'm #1!!! For surgery, that is. I'm his first of the day so I have to be there at 5:30am and surgery should start between 7-7:20am. The operating room is reserved for 3 hours and 45 minutes but Dr. Boggan thinks it should only be 3 hours. SO, it's happening. Bright and early tomorrow I'm having brain surgery.
I cannot eat after 10pm tonight and Derek says I can have whatever I want. MWUHAHAHAHA SO far I want a Peach milkshake from Chick Fil A, Sweet Corn Tamales from The Cheesecake Factory and PIZZA! That's sounds delicious right?!!! haha We will see.
I wanted to give the kids a fun gift just to have for summer and to kind of say sorry I've been grumpy and sick. I finished these super awesome Teepees and they LOVE them! So today we are just hanging out enjoying each others company!
On particularly rough days when I am sure I cannot possibly endure I like to remind myself that my track record for getting through bad days so far is 100% and that's pretty good.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
I just want to feel better
People have a lot of questions! How can I help, How are you feeling, Are you nervous, What do you need....
The list goes on. I don't know the answers, I don't know how you can help because I don't know how to help myself. I'm kind of nervous but mostly I just want to get it over with. I feel like I need to just get it over with. Maybe I just need a new brain. Do you have one that you can spare?
By far the hardest question to answer is how are you feeling. This question makes me a liar because I almost always say Oh I'm fine or I'm having a good day or when I feel guilty about being a liar I say I'm tired. I don't want to be a liar, I teach my kids not to lie but it's just easier to sweep the question under the rug. I do not like the truth about that question. It's not that I don't feel loved by you all or cared about it's just that... UGH. There is no easy way to say I fell down the stairs trying to quickly get the sick dog outside and ended up laying in a puddle of my own vomit. Before any of you say "Why didn't you tell me" think about it. Is that something you would want to tell people? It's embarrassing and if any of you ever bring it up to me in person I will act like I have no idea what your talking about. Surgery is on Friday, I can claim amnesia on that incident, right?!
Vomiting, falling and questions aside I am doing good. I choose to be happy everyday and have so many things to be thankful for. It's not always an easy choice but it's the choice I make!
The list goes on. I don't know the answers, I don't know how you can help because I don't know how to help myself. I'm kind of nervous but mostly I just want to get it over with. I feel like I need to just get it over with. Maybe I just need a new brain. Do you have one that you can spare?
By far the hardest question to answer is how are you feeling. This question makes me a liar because I almost always say Oh I'm fine or I'm having a good day or when I feel guilty about being a liar I say I'm tired. I don't want to be a liar, I teach my kids not to lie but it's just easier to sweep the question under the rug. I do not like the truth about that question. It's not that I don't feel loved by you all or cared about it's just that... UGH. There is no easy way to say I fell down the stairs trying to quickly get the sick dog outside and ended up laying in a puddle of my own vomit. Before any of you say "Why didn't you tell me" think about it. Is that something you would want to tell people? It's embarrassing and if any of you ever bring it up to me in person I will act like I have no idea what your talking about. Surgery is on Friday, I can claim amnesia on that incident, right?!
Vomiting, falling and questions aside I am doing good. I choose to be happy everyday and have so many things to be thankful for. It's not always an easy choice but it's the choice I make!
Friday, June 6, 2014
Help Wanted!
Friends! OK, I'm read y to say it..... I need help! I am planning to make a bunch of freezer meals to help ease the work load after surgery. Do you have a favorite freezer meal? Know of any tried and true recipes that even your kids love? Spam me with your favorites, please! You can send them to my e-mail, post them on Facebook, send me your pins for it on Pinterest or post them in the comments here.
I've frozen meals before but never like a bunch at once. I would love to hear any tips and tricks you have to offer!
Thanks
I've frozen meals before but never like a bunch at once. I would love to hear any tips and tricks you have to offer!
Thanks
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