Day 46, Getting My Thoughts Out

It’s after  8pm and I’ve already reheated my decaf coffee once, and likely will again, but I feel words that need to be typed so I’m sitting down at my computer tonight instead of just sitting with my feet up.

Today is Day 46 after surgery and I’m feeling all too close to having to take one of the few big hitters of the pain meds I have left.  I forgot yesterday how walking on uneven ground stresses the core in ways you do not think of when you are not already hurting.  Pain has made the day go pretty much different than I had planned.

Outdoor Work

Yesterday we had much needed rain at night, and wind.  The wind is what got us this time.  Our house is surrounded by maple trees.  A fact I loved when we moved it and then have grown to dislike a bit as I believe I might just be allergic to those maples… Makes allergy season interesting as I’m sure you can imagine.  Anyways, I digress…  We had a branch come down from probably about 20 feet or more up in the tree.  The branch at where it connected to the tree showed an obvious reason it would have separated with enough wind, and was as large around as my thigh.

So yesterday was spent picking up small branches… not many for me, only two-three small trips after using my grabber to pick them up and only enough that one hand could carry at once.  But the big thing apparently was the walking on our uneven lawn.

My mother helped, my husband did some and then we were blessed and the neighbor came home from fishing and brought over his two chainsaws and proceeded to help get it broken down into smaller pieces.  The kids and other adults carried branches out to the curb for later pickup and we have a small stack of wood now starting to dry out for possible use for firewood next year.

Tonight

…I’m listening to my husband as he grades the tests for his students and some of the mathematical errors … well lets say that I’m really hoping my girls learn that something here on earth won’t be 152 degrees Celsius in a room.  {sigh}  It hurts my English Lit/Religious Studies brain that they didn’t realize the common sense the answer to their problem didn’t make sense.

…I’m also listening to him as he is swatting at flies in frustration, hoping to kill a few, as they have taken lately to dive bombing us and it is unpleasant.  No idea where or why and they are driving us all nuts.  {That reminds me I have to finish getting the everything ready for the garbage to go out tomorrow as it is garbage night.  sigh.}

…I’m talking on Facebook messenger with a friend who is remembering every day how short life can be as her family faces the uncertainties that illness is bringing to their lives right now.  Wishing I could do more than provide a willing ear to talk to right now.

…I’m thinking in my head of what I can get ready for school for my preschooler for tomorrow.  Not that she needs school.  But because she wants school.  She sees her sisters putting stickers on a page after finishing their reading and spelling lessons with me… and she wants to do the same.  I think I’m going to be using Confessions of  Homeschooler’s Letter of the Week program with her.  But as I set that up I’ll come back and let you know how and what.

I was honored tonight to find out I was shared on the Fit2B today, the post on Fit2B Gives Me Hope.  The blogger in me has learned enough to know I should have been ready to do something more on this.  But as you will learn, if you haven’t already, I’m not exactly the most organized person at least right now as I recover.  I’m still trying to get my act together.

The (wanna-be) blogger in me knows…

• I should have crafted a well written post about the Anniversary Sale at Fit2B {affiliate} that ends tonight, hours from when this will likely post.
• in that post I wished I could have written, mentioning the Girls Course that is coming out in the middle of the month that will be included in the Premium Membership {affiliate} automatically.  Something that I could have shared and tried to help some other moms and their girls.
• I know that in some ways I’ve missed a “prime opportunity”.

I’m also tonight trying to read through the above mentioned Girls Course and type my email with any suggestions I have so the team has time to review the suggestions that our beta group is making before the course goes live.  I do really enjoy what I’m reading so far and I look forward to looking at it as only a parent, and going through it with my girls.

All in All

The week hasn’t gone as planned.  It never does.

We did some school today and my oldest is excited she will finish one level of reading and go to the next this week.  My youngest official homeschooler has found out how interesting it is to do a reading lesson with missing teeth. Just wait for that post… it will be something to smile about.

I did finally write down in my planner how many days after surgery it was through the month of October.  I have many things I want to talk about that have happened before today.  They will get down and out of my brain.  I just hope this journey that I’ve been on helps someone else.

Time for me to go be mom again and get the kids down for bed.

Blessings all….