Hoping For Help Today

This morning the misses goes to Howard Head Sports Medicine for hopefully some relief. This sure is getting old and has gone on far too long. If today doesn’t help, I’ll be calling Dr Corenman at the world famous Steadman Hawkins clinic in Vail to try to get in. He’s the top neck, back and spine surgeon in the country and a friend for about 10 years. The wife saw him two years or so ago when this flared up before. We do have an appointment with two doctors at Concentra tomorrow am which are her workman’s comp doc’s. Hopefully Dirk (the misses therapist) can do something, anything, this morning. She’s still up in bed right now and neither of us are getting any sleep. That’s all the update I have, nothing much has changed. When something like this is going on, bills, work and everything else, really don’t mean much. All we care about is trying to get through each day and get this fixed.

Yesterday the boys and I went out for awhile to give Mom some peace and quiet hoping that would help. We were gone for 2 or 3 hours and then they played upstairs for a bit before we headed to swim team. The oldest ones friend Jennifer had decided a few weeks ago, to come along and give it a try. Unfortunately it’s a bit harder than it looks (swimming laps non stop for an hour) and she only lasted 5 minutes before she stopped and went home with her Mom. The boys did really well, once again, and both are getting better each week. The oldest one is really getting fast and they keep moving him up and up into faster, more advanced groups. He’s so long and lean that he just glides through the water, kind of like a fish. Meanwhile the youngest too is swimming down and back the length of the pool which ins’t all that easy for kids his age.

We arrived home to the smell of Mom’s lasagna and garlic bread and all sat down for dinner. Mom, even with a splitting head, had the table set with table cloth, cloth napkins, and silverware ready for dinner. She just came down and is about an 8 out of 10 on the pain scale which is the best we can hope for these days. I told her to just sit down and I’ll cook breakfast for all of us. I’m headed to the kitchen now so here’s the misses…..

Hello, the big dog has his giant paw on my foot in hopes that I will pet him.  Both boys are with me on the couch.  The youngest says he is sick…it must be the Monday morning flu.  The oldest is looking very tired.

Thank you, Mom for your comment, but it is not me that tries to do all things..that is the Mister.  I used to keep a clean house (I think that was before kids) and now the house looks like a “beginner hoarder” is living here.  The “hoarder” would be me.  I have a difficult time throwing things away…The Mister is much better at throwing things away, and cleans all the time.  He did 5 or 6 loads of laundry over the weekend.  Four people sure generate a lot of dirty clothes.  He vacuums at least once and sometimes twice a day.  The dog hair drives him crazy. It used to get to me, but now I’ve decided to wear white, so I don’t have to see it. When I feel it under my feet..that’s my cue to do floors. Actually, in all honesty the Mister is a much better cleaner and I….and I am very thankful.  He has been so great… especially through this stinkin’ headache.

Love to all and God Bless,

LLF