I should be asleep, but I’m near cerain I will be calling in sick tomorrow morning, anyhow. I have been fighting whatever it is the kids have for a few days now, and that combined with the need to be with the family has pretty much cemented my status. Today was an odd day. I spent the majority of it distracted by the situation of my mother being in the hospital. I had requested permission to have my phone on me for the day from my boss, and had luckily been granted the go-ahead. I was grateful for her permission as there were a flood of texts of encouragement and well wishes from friends that came in through the morning. The question of wisdom came in when I received the update from my Dad – nearly two hours after she was supposed to be out of the OR. They couldn’t do what they had wanted, and her problem was not fixed.
Thankfully, it is not life threatening, but still the news affected me. I did separate from the job for a few minutes, but really any sort of break was out of the question. It is upsetting to once again have no relief for my mom’s health issues. When is enough enough?
What I would write here is probably more than I have the drive to go into at the moment. I’m drained. On an up note, I was blessed to have had an amazing day yesterday in San Diego and a great night tonight with someone who’s been around for the better part of 10 years. We have our history, but he is one of the most honest, loyal, loving, and overall amazing guys I know. To still have his friendship after all these years (and times of nonsense), I am truly blessed.
Taken off the San Diego shore
