Step into her shoes and walk the life she's living and if you get as far as she, just maybe you will see how strong she really is. Faith is first, her family is her everything and her story is her unique own.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Wheezes and Things

Here is pickle #1 and pickle #2 in the middle of watching the WS at only 7:30pm tonight... it's been a long last two weeks, but grateful ones at that.





This early pass-out is partly due to running club starting this week, yay!! The boys had their first run this morning. I was extremely jealous. It was a beyond-beautiful morning. I have hurt my right knee in some way so I'm not so sure if my half marathon this coming year will be a smart one... downer. So I am living extra vicariously through my babes in these moments. S. Stink ran 12 laps, Benny 7.

This means that my Sergeant is feeling better. I was comforted to hear at the dinner table about all these laps he ran today. He scared me Saturday morning. He awoke at 3am wanting to play a computer game. This is my child who craves his own bed, hardly changes position in his sleep and never wakes up during the night. I gave him an odd look as my tired brain tried to figure out this absurd request. An hour later he crawls into my nest and snuggles with his mom. I awoke another hour later to heavy breathing. It was one of those creepy sounds that will wake you out of any deepest sleep. My first thought- I was squishing him. No, he just wasn't breathing well. The Nurse in me left at that time and all that was there was a terrified mom. I broke his sleep, sat him up and said, "Honey, honey, get up! What's wrong??" He tells me "I don't know mom but my chest hurts." I looked at him wanting to cry over the sounds of his junky lungs not even needing auscultation from a stethoscope to figure out whats going on. The Nurse in me starts coming to and I gather him, his worried brother who cried and kissed him on the cheek, a couple of bags, and off we were to the hospital. No pneumonia per chest xray... thank God. Just a reactive airway due to a crummy virus. I'm hoping this is where it ends needing only an albuterol inhaler and spacer. Mom will be watching you dear boy...




I have filled some hard to fill shoes at work (temporarily) which entails some lengthy standing. I envisioned doing a head-stand at the end of the day or even sleeping like a bat to compensate for what my body isn't totally used to. I also never enjoy seeing someone feel threatened, makes my heart sad. I encouraged my dear and sweet patient through some of his depression after his stroke... the worst type of CVA I never like seeing anyone go through, but always have the heart and feel honored to help.

I still have loads of energy to finish laundry, do homework, play with my cupcakes, pack lunches, make dinners, read, pray, blog, hit the gym, order a new phone cover, hunt for a twilight shirt I can bedazzle, and face any other thing that may come my way.

I do wish you two pickles had the same kind of energy tonight... I kind of really missed you!! Oh well... tomorrow we will play at the park, go to IHOP for those scary face pancakes you want and carve pumpkins together. xoxoxoxo

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