5/14/18
Lately, it feels like every week includes some new challenge
or hardship. Last week was a doozy. I think I’ve cried more in the past two weeks
than ever before in my life. Two former
bosses along with one of my good friends were laid off with several other
employees (many of whom I've known for years). These were people who
helped build and shape the company.
People I considered dear friends and mentors. They contributed so much. They were liked by everyone. When I learned of it, I was in disbelief. My disbelief quickly turned to anger. How can a company treat people this way? I've decided it's time for me to begin looking for a new job. Because I really need more chaos in my life. :\ When it rains, it pours...
On the brighter side, A had CF clinic and it went well. The confusing part is that both his FEVC and
FEV1 numbers were up, but the percentage was down a point. I’m taking the higher FEVC and FEV1 as a good
sign. I had a good laugh when I looked
at his results and the tech had written that the patient was cooperative. Haha!
On Friday, W attended ‘Kindergarten Experience’. I worked from home in order to drop him off and
as this happened to be the day my beloved coworkers were packing up their
offices, I was so happy to be working from home. W told me quite a few times that he was
nervous and I continually reassured him that this would be a great way to meet
teachers and check out the classroom.
From what I could tell, it went well.
He was only at Kindergarten for an hour, but was paired with a
Kindergarten buddy, read a story, had a snack, and made a cute little paper
duck. J Those kindergarten hallways are the cutest –
I love all the little projects hanging from the walls and the sweet
handwriting.
Saturday morning, the boys actually slept until about
6:45ish, which is really good for them.
S woke first. I’ll typically go
get him and bring him to our bed where he drinks milk, we watch PBS cartoons,
and ease into the day. A, S, Addie, and
myself were all lying in bed when I smelled something. I thought it was the dog and commented that she
was stinky. A couple minutes later, I
smelled something again. S told me he
needed a diaper change. I sat up and
realized there was poop everywhere. Happy
Mother’s Day weekend to me. S went straight
into the bathtub while A took the sheets off the bed. After a bath and starting a load of laundry,
all three boys headed out to pick up Starbucks.
I had requested it for Mother’s Day weekend and they delivered. After breakfast, I headed out for a
pedicure. So relaxing! In the afternoon, I visited my brother in the
hospital and picked up Chinese food on the way home.
Sunday, we headed to church and Starbucks again. I opened some fabulous Mother’s Day gifts,
which included necklaces made by W, a handprint and poem made by S, and a
blender and pedicure gift certificate from A.
Everything was perfect. And if
you’re wondering about the blender, I specifically asked for it. ;) I thought it’d be fun to make smoothies and
get some fruits and veggies into the boys.
Epic fail there because they both gagged when I had them try a yogurt
smoothie. I thought it was
delicious. A entertained the boys much
of the day, I allowed myself to sit on the couch for a blissful hour and do
nothing. I made Cajun pasta and sausage
for dinner, which was delicious. All in
all a good Mother’s Day, albeit, a little sad given current circumstances.
