LONG day here, especially for a Sunday. Maybe this is why I collapse on Saturdays -- even though my 40-hour
week days are past, I still have a hectic week day routine most of the time, and on Saturdays, I (usually) get the equivalent to breakfast in bed -- although I come to the table for it, and I just treat it like my self-preservation day. BUT I still think I'd feel better about myself if I started my Saturdays with a brisk walk and/or s2s first thing -- and THEN collapse, if I chose to.
ANYWAY -- I had to wait a long time for my Sunday nap. And it was MUCH needed b/c dh had a terrible night, up and down all night long with his stomach distress. I was seriously a little nervous about leaving him to go to the shower, b/c I was afraid he would get dehydrated and pass out. (OTOH, I had such a nice time talking with my cousin at the shower that I stayed longer than I intended!
I left before it was over, though, and did nothing to help "host" it except pay my $20.)
DGS was up before 7:30, and he and I played dominoes with our "bonus" time. Then I got him dressed, s2s, and we went to church.
After I got him home from Sunday School, we ate lunch and I got all my afternoon Sunday chores done -- allergy shots, refill meds, washed dishes, etc -- and he and I went to my cousin's wedding tea/shower. (I took him with me b/c I knew other cousins his age would be there, and I figured ddil needed a little more time to recuperate from her own stomach distress.) Had a nice time there, and dgs was fairly well behaved.
We
almost had an incident just as we were leaving, and I had my back to him, talking to one of my daunts and another cousin. He was twirling around -- making himself dizzy -- and he fell and crashed into the food table!
Oh. My. Goodness. I was scared to death for a moment there -- but none of the food fell. I fussed at him pretty sternly -- I had told him on the way that "this is a grown-up party and you've got to be good, okay?" After that escapade, I asked him did he see any grown-ups making themselves drunk and crashing into tables??? (Then I thought, well, at SOME grown-up parties, that actually might happen -- but none I want to attend -- and I told him if we didn't get out of there before we created another scene, we'd never be invited to anymore grown-up parties.)
Other good news -- dmom came to the shower, had been to church this morning, and planned to go to church tonight & attend the "tool & gadget shower" that HER church was hosting for the bridal couple.
I took him home, came home, went back to town to get dh a KFC pot pie -- the only thing he could think of that he might keep on his stomach. (And so far, he has, so MAYBE he has turned the corner.)
I then HAD TO take a nap. I was falling asleep in my tracks.
THEN I took the garbage to the road, went to Wmart, came home and put away all the groceries... and I am BEAT. Boy, I take for granted having dh's help on the grocery run, that is for sure.
I have more dishes to wash now, also.
Kathryn, that sounds so nice, to be able to sit on one's balcony and watch fireworks. (If you ARE able to see them, that is.)
I am so impressed with your dgs's vocabulary and communication skills! Of course, I can't really say dgd here fails to communicate -- she is quite skilled at making her wishes known -- just not putting it into words just yet. But I think I see improvement, so I am still trying to be patient.
Blessed, I'm so glad you had a nice dinner with your dd and your dmom!
Nancy, WTG on blessing your dgd with items you don't need.
Hah -- just seeing where you compared your grandmother & mom to your grandfather re: physical complaints,
blessed. * And
Rose -- re: your dmom -- Oh my... dh is certainly NOT the strong
silent type when it comes to suffering. Oh my... I don't mean to get impatient with him, but sometimes I just want to scream. When he is sick, he can NOT just be quiet about it. When I am sick, I think I normally just want to lie down in a dark, cool room and be left alone. I wish dh was more like that. Shaking my head.
LadyM -- (((HUGS))) for you and ds9! I hope he feels better SOON -- and I hope you don't come down with it yourself!
Waving to
EVERYONE!!!