Today was a blessed day. A bit disorganized, perhaps, but there were so many moving parts and they all came together ❤️ I owe a lot of people thanks for today.
The morning began with my mom, once again, coming to help me get breakfast happening. I can’t open stuff. Diaper changes hurt a lot. Backpacks, jackets, etc. Even driving hurts. Its really restricting. So my mom lovingly came and bailed me out yet again.
She shuttled the big kids to school, and the middlest kid to preschool. She played with the kids, visited with me, and did my dishes until she went to retrieve biggest and middlest kids from school. Technically, biggest didn’t need to come home yet, but the afternoon was going to be busy and if Dekker needed to come home early, there would’ve been no one to go get him. So we got him preemptively. And by “we,” I mean my mom.
As she returned from getting the kids, Jerilee showed up to do lunch and naps so my mom could drive me to physio.
We drove to my appointment in the bitter cold. Guys. It is TOO COLD out there. I had a hopeful appointment where my physio reminded me that pain is information, and we can listen to it and acknowledge it and sometimes learn how to retrain it. She encouraged me to try small things, take breaks, and see how fast back I regain strength and movement. I’m to take it SUPER easy, but as if she could just read my heart, she reminded me to find some things I can do that I enjoy. It was likely could see the light was burnt out somehow. So I took her words and will work on incorporating them into my days, with more positive talk and letting people help me.
Once we were done at physio, my mom offered me a super lovely gift. In the midst of my pain, I’ve become very self conscious about my hair. It is next to impossible to wash my hair, and more than grease, I have huge obvious flakes in the front of my hair. It’s SO gross and I’m so embarrassed. My mom offered to take me somewhere and have my hair washed and curled up, so I could feel better about myself. It was a HUGE gift. An added bonus that my hair girl had a window of time to fit me in, so I got to drop in on Carlinna’s new place and chat with her for a half hour or so. I feel SO fresh.
I got out of that appointment around 2:30 and made some quick plans to get Laela picked up from school. A lunch plan was still in order, so I definitely wouldn’t make it. Jerilee was home with the kids without enough seats to take everyone anywhere. But someone came to my rescue, picked Laela up, brought her home, along with a pail of chicken lemon rice soup (my faaaaavorite!,) cheese buns, and dessert. I’m constantly humbled by how many people are willing to help us ❤️ I’m not afraid to ask for help, but it feels like we’ve been on the receiving end of that a lot recently…
I came home to a houseful of children, supper made, Jerilee over, and a night of The Bachelor awaits! I am SO fortunate.