I Could Write a Book

    It’s Christmas Eve - again. Seems just like yesterday I was getting ready for the big day last year. Time is truly flying by quicker and quicker the older I get. I must say that I’ve enjoyed Christmas much more this year , even with the last two weeks, than I have in many, many years.

    In the last two weeks, we’ve had 2 surgeries, 1 wreck, and 1 major dental emergency in this family. My surgery went just fine. I thought I was going to die the first week and honestly do not remember a lot of that week. I’m so glad I’m doing better. Tob’s surgery went just as well. He got really sick that evening from the anesthesia, but other than that you can’t tell he’s even had a surgery.  Now, the dental emergency is a completely different story. That was just crap and I hope I never had to go through this again. Tob decided to take a face plant and break one of his front teeth completely in half while pushing up and out the other front tooth. Permenant teeth, of course. That’s the only way a 9 year old knows how to do it. And the wreck, well, that wasn’t fun at all. It scared the stuffing out of me. I can still see the stop sign coming right at Tob. Thank you Lord for allowing the angels to keep us safe. My poor car is at the car doctor right now and I’m really interested in seeing what the damages come back in at. I do feel for the 16 year old who hit us. I’m glad he wasn’t hurt. I’m glad I only banged my shoulder. Maybe his parents won’t give him another brand new car. Somehow, I doubt that.

    The tricky situation to the whole car wreck is that the kid who hit us has a sister the same age as Tob , in the same class at school. The family goes to our church. We see them very often. Tricky, tricky, tricky. Also, the insurance company is wanting me to settle with them and I really have no intentions of "sueing" them, but I don’t have a clue what to do regarding potential further medical bills, if they should arise, regarding my shoulder. Sighs.

    However, it’s Christmas Eve and I’m happy. I think the children are going to be super pleased with Santa’s gifts this year. I will be happy to retire the Elf. The little Elf is a great tradition but at the same time a major pita. Look that up if you don’t know that acronym.

    Don’t forget to put out the cookies and milk for Santa. His reindeer might like some food , too. I’m off to start getting Christmas Eve dinner together and to put one little , grumpy princess down to a nap. We had a late night last night and it’s showing right now.

Merry Christmas Eve, y’all from a balmy, humidity 77 degrees !! 

Today is the the day. Funny how when you don’t really want a day to get here it’s here in the blink of a an eye. If this was the day I was collecting money from some long, lost Uncle I’d still be waiting on this day. Anways, it’s here. Not much I can do now but go do what I was told.

Sleeping before surgery is a joke. I was remembering all sorts of things that I forgot to do last night and in a mad dash before going to bed I was attempting to get them done. I did my darnest not to write out letters to my children telling them how much mommy loved them in case something bad happened today. I didn’t do it - in case you’re wondering, but you can see where my mind has been.

The last time I woke up during the night I was having an amazing dream about me going to London by myself and it was a spur of the moment adventure. Who knows ? Maybe after my knee is fixed today I’ll go on to lead an adverntourous life. That’d be nice.

Remember me in your thoughts and prayers. I’m pretty sure I’ll be okay. The thing I’m worried the most about is : "how am I supposed to sleep after this surgery?" I typically flip from side-to-side and that is so not going to happen after this surgery. For the first time in my life I wished I owned a recliner. Lol.

Have a great Friday and weekend. Always tell the one(s) you love ~I love you~.