Back on Friday

21 Aug Back on Friday

I’m alive!  (thank goodness)  The sun is peeking through the clouds, and I am finally getting over this last hump.  I cannot believe this has taken so long, I have missed you guys!  On Friday, I will have another “Pinterest Taught Me How To” post up for your reading pleasure, but in the meantime, I have pondered some how-to’s I could write from what I have learned the past two and a half weeks…

On Buying A Sofa: Get one you would want to lay on for two and a half weeks.

Your Surgery, Your Family, & Laundry:  “No, it doesn’t just magically get washed and folded and placed in your drawers and closet.”  

Fashion:  How To Rock Your JP Drain

You & Your Giant Stomach Hematoma:  How to respond to the kind lady in the hospital elevator when she asks you what you are having – girl or boy.

How To Love On Your Kids…from the couch

When Infection Sets In After Surgery:  How to not die.

…okay, maybe not.

But can we please talk about daytime television…where to even begin?  It has been years since I watched any day television since we only have one TV, and it is not in a main family area.  There’s a male model on “The Price Is Right”?  Where is Bob Barker? (okay, I did know he was gone, but I had never watched a Drew episode)  I still do not understand what is so wrong with wearing exercise pants everywhere, Stacey and Clinton!  I’d like to see Stacey rock a nice tweed jacket, four inch heels, and skinny pants while holding a baby and grocery shopping with three other kids.  Regis, you are missed, but Michael is pretty adorable.  I will never tire of “I Love Lucy”, “Saved By The Bell”, and “Little House On The Prairie” reruns.  Bucket List:  spin the wheel on “The Price Is Right”, be a contestant on “Wheel of Fortune”.

All sarcasm aside, laying on the couch feeling terrible gives you plenty of time to think.  This view, though rare (kids had to keep their distance for awhile due to the stitches), was my favorite from my perch on the sofa.

Before I had the surgery, I feel like I had gotten away a bit from my normal cool and was sweating the small stuff way too much.  Going to bed every night thinking of all of the details going wrong, all the bullet points to check, all the many things I needed to work on the next day.  2013 has brought on some changes and challenges for me and my family, and we have definitely been going through an adjustment period.  Being forced to lay down has reminded me more of the big picture.  Don’t we all need that reminder every few months or so?

See you Friday, and thank you again for all of the love and encouragement.  I’m feeling very humbled by the outpouring of love from people I have never met, friends that have helped me with kids, competent babysitters, friends and family that have brought meals, and a husband who has had more than a full plate and come home every day from work to singlehandedly care for four small children.  He did it well, and he has not complained one time.

Though I have a bit of recovery to go, I’m so grateful for my life and its beauty.  Thank you for bearing with me.