Foreseeing a long day ahead....

I need to get ready for work....actually a retreat.  An all day retreat, which I am not looking forward to for two reasons. I heard it wasn't going to be fun or motivational...more about budget cuts. Fun. Second is this cold. I start coughing and I cannot stop until I spit. That should be pure entertainment. The past couple days I have been taking Nyquil....but I cannot do it today.  More embarrassing than spitting would be snoring during the meeting!

Got some log jams moved yesterday!  Lanny had his cataract surgery yesterday morning. While he was in there I went to visit mom. She was pretty down.  They give her breakfast way too early and she cannot eat that early.  I asked the nurse to come in. I looked at the medicine list she is on, which is close to what she was on before she went to the hospital. We talked about mom speaking up!!! Mom wants a pain killer....she has never asked.  She would like rails on the bed to help her roll over....she has never asked for them.  She wants to eat a later breakfast....well, just say so mom! They are very accommodating there!  I also put a call into her doctor (doctor Connie). Her nurse called me back and said she was going to see mom later that day.  She was good to her word and called me while she visited mom. We discussed her meds, how she feels, what's ahead, etc.... and keeping mom in the loop!  I think mom feels better but I know she wanted me there.  I just feel so sick and I had to be with Lanny 24 hours after his surgery....I felt torn! I can't do it all. Lois and Libby are going in today.  Tara and the girls might too. Mom has to go get another cat scan this week (still has a headache) and go see Dr. Vasin soon.... Libby will take her to that one.

I get how mom is feeling. I do....and I feel sad for her.  We want her to recover more than she wants to. Mom is alive....but not really living. We all know she wants to be with dad and Jesus...and we can't take it personally.  It isn't that she doesn't want to be with us or doesn't appreciate us...she is just tired!!!!  I saw it happen with Virginia and more so with Mary.  She loves her family so much! Her health is just so bad. Her spirit seems to have given up before her body.  But she knows it is the Lord's time. 

Well.... best close and go get ready for this LONG day!  Keep on praying! :D