Alright!  I give up! Life is getting to be a little more crazy than I am ready for.  Check out our week.

Meaghan was asking to go back to school so I picked her class trip to the aquarium as her first day back.  Everyone is always so excited to see her after a long absence and it can be very overwhelming for her.  So, I thought that if she was in a place she already LOVES and wasn't going to be the main attraction she might be less nervous.  I don't know if nervous is the right word but I hope you understand.  Meaghan has been through so much in a short time and sometimes people (all people) forget that for weeks nurses, doctors, therapists, and a host of other special people have stood over her, poked at her and questioned her relentlessly.  So when she says she is ready to go back to school I think in her mind she believes it will be easier than what she's been doing.  If I dare say so without sounding like I am breaking my arm to pat myself on the back, the aquarium was a great idea.  It brought me to tears when her classmates fell in behind her and followed her with such genuine excitement and joy.  I heard things like, "Meaghan's back!" and "Meaghan is out of the hospital".  That was not intimidating for her and since the aquarium is usually filled with big people she barely noticed the teachers.  It was a great day for Meaghan.

Unfortunately, Jonathan was sick at home.  He started with a cold and has been separated from most of the family for more than 2 days now.  He's breaking my heart.  If any of you know Jonathan at all you know he is full of energy and spunk and is never quiet.  But since Tuesday he has been mopey and sleeping all day long.  Oh, and the biggest difference, he's not eating much.  His fever is gone and his cough seems better but he still has a lot of congestion.  I hope he gets better soon, this has been awful for him.  Then, as if that wasn't enough, the stinker gave it to me.  All day today I coughed and sneezed so Meemaw and Pop Pop came to my rescue again.  Meaghan stayed with them and they took her to school.  She's been doing everything with them so I don't breathe on her and so she doesn't share space and toys that Jonathan has had.  I disinfect and clean every night before bed and wear a mask to go in to Meaghan's room.  This cold can't leave here fast enough.

I wish that was all but there's more.  Jimmy came home from school with a note from the nurse.  He evidently fell and hit the back of his head during recess.  The note said that he needed to be seen by an authorized health care provider so I called his pediatrician's office.  They told me right away that he needed to go to the emergency room.  Yea! An hours long trip to a germ filled ER when I have all this other stuff going on at home.  The good news is that Jimmy is fine.  He has a headache and a small bump but will be feeling better in a day or so.  The bad news, he has to lay off sports for about a week.  We've been telling Jimmy for years, "Stop falling down!"  He falls all the time and nothing good happens when you're on the ground.

Don't get me wrong, I am making it sound big but I know that it could still be so much worse.  I am deep in a tough time right now but I am singing God's praises for the good fortune to have Meaghan well enough to return to "normal" activities and to be home with and for my sick kids.  I love the place I am in, I can't explain it, I wish I could.