Postby lucylee » Sat Dec 31, 2016 8:19 pm
Hello and Happy New Year to everyone! We still plan to be on the road tomorrow... shaking my head. DH is still not feeling great AND the SUV is still acting up a little bit too. I told dh today, "You know you are going to have to talk to the doctor about this eventually, don't you?" and he said yes, he knew... but he was so hoping it would be AFTER the ballgames...
and of course, if he is feeling better then... he'll continue to put it off... * sigh *
Went to dmom's and delivered her meds for next week.
Went to dollar store/grocery store/drug store in search of antioxidant drink dh thinks made him feel so much better Thursday night when he bought some at a truck stop on the way home from college town. (Got some at the drug store, so maybe they will work again.)
No plans for the night, and that suits me just fine.
I'm just feeling kinda "down" this NYE. I don't know why. I guess it's just the normal after-Christmas letdown, and the dread of taking down tree/etc after we return next week. I'm also just a wee bit disappointed (and being selfish) that we have made arrangements to meet dh's cousin Monday and eat lunch. I shouldn't be this way -- he probably knows some great place to eat b/c he lives close by & his son has lived there for years. We'll probably do better with him than we would without... but still... it's a short trip and I was kinda looking forward to not having to deal with ANYONE for three days.
Lady at the drug store commented on how much better my dmom was doing, so that was a BIG bright spot in my day. I guess that is the number one good thing about this past year -- getting dmom off so much drug dependency and letting her see that she CAN live without them. I am sooo thankful that has happened -- and it is another example of how the worst thing that you think can happen (much loved doctor leaving town) turns out to be the best thing that could happen.
I also am down on myself b/c it seems no matter what I do, I cannot get myself into a good morning routine. I did a full 28 days of no internet before breakfast & Bible reading... and then just completely fell off the wagon there. * sheesh * So I've got to start back at square one I guess next week. TOMORROW. No need to wait till we get back to put that one in practice.
Oh well... I sound like such a downer.
Re: anxiety -- I am pretty sure I inherited a lot of my tendencies from ddad. He had problems with it from time to time (although he covered it extremely well) and his dbro had/has even more. I don't know if either of their parents did or not. OTOH, one of dmom's first cousins told me that depression is a problem in my maternal grandfather's family. I never saw this in my grandfather, but she told me this when we were discussing dmom's troubles following ddad's death.
WTG, LadyM on the many ways you are helping DS8. I know you two are going to get through this and come out on the other side with flying colors! You are amazing -- and HE is pretty amazing, too, the way he shows such insight and maturity in dealing with all that he has to contend with.
Waving to ALL * and apologizing for depressing post! *
Tomorrow is another day.