What a weekend ...

Before I start this post, let me just state for the record that I absolutely love and adore my husband and daughter. I am a very lucky woman to have them in my life ...

That being said ... this past weekend was the WORST weekend of my life. Let me just recount the ways this weekend SUCKED!!!!

1. Daughter got sick on Day 1. Threw up everywhere -- hubby was good in that he cleaned up her mess because I would have gagged if I had to. So, daughter hung and clung to me all day which was not too bad but did not sleep. Daughter and no sleep? NOT FUN.

2. Daughter still not feeling good on Day 2, I am not feeling great on Day 2. At 9:16, husband starts throwing up and being sick and continue until 5:30 at which point in time, I was convinced that i had to take him to the hospital. All of us pajama clad, I had to scramble to fine someone to take care of daughter, clean myself up to a certain level of acceptance and take husband to the ER for 5 hours. Whoo hoo! Daughter did not nap again and was a bit unhappy when we got home and she could not watch her "shows" (do not even get me started on that one).

3. Daughter is starting to feel better on Day 3 through hacking up a lung. Husband has to go see doctor again because he was so bad the day before. Husband cannot really do anything, daughter a bit whiny and clingy, house is a mess, laundry everywhere, yucky smells AND my in-laws are coming in 2 days with no food in the house. Can the fun keep coming? Oh and to end the night, daughter does not nap during the day. Wakes up essentially in the middle of the night and will not go back to sleep for nearly 2 hours. Good times.

4. Daughter still coughing but returning to normal self and husband among the living (sort of) again on Day 4. Still feeling mediocre myself but no time to not feel good, too many other things and people to take care of. Did lots of baking yesterday, just because ... daughter took a nap like she was supposed to and slept the whole night last night.

And now the 4 days of Christmas:
4 cancelled plans and sick filled days
3 sleepless nights
2 sick people
1 migraine headache

Happy holidays to anyone who reads this post -- all three of you. (Smile)

Truly momentous day

So, it is weird to write this blog because it is weird to consider this a momentous day but for those who know me, you will understand why.

I had a brother who was less than 2 years old than me -- loved him dearly. We fought like cats and dogs a lot but we were incredibly close partially because we were so different in some ways but so similar in others. He was a truly amazing person and one that will always influence who I am ...

As you may or may not be able to tell by reading this post, he is sadly no longer with us. He passed away unbelievably 13 years ago ... can it be that long? It seems odd that it has been so long. He died suddenly in a car accident.

Anyway, yesterday was his birthday. Birthdays and the anniversary of his death have always been super hard on me. I am an emotional person so days like that can be gut wrenching. Anyway, yesterday was the first time since he died that I did not cry on his birthday. I thought about him a lot as I always do but I did NOT cry. I did not feel the shot gun hole in my chest like I sometimes do. I did not feel the debilitating pain ... I felt some sadness but also some relief that I can finally think about my brother without falling to pieces.

It may seem like nothing to you but that is progress to me ...

Rest in peace, Danny. I know I finally am at peace.

Been a while

So, it has been a while since I last posted -- specifically a month and a day now. I have actually thought that I wanted to post but could not find the time with how crazy life has been. Lots of things going on including:

* Thanksgiving -- Spent a lot of time with family. Everyone was very well behaved, the two grandkids in the mix played together like angels and are now enamored with each other. Spent time with my family and my in-laws. All in all, the time was pretty near perfect.

* Speaking of perfect -- Okay, so I am a big Boston fan and proud of it. I am loving these days -- Red Sox won the WS, Patriots are undefeated, Celtics are 20 -2 and the Bruins are playing pretty well. For a sports fan like me, could life get better?

* Good things happening with friends -- So, over the last month, a couple of exciting things happening with friends. First, one of my dear friends finally got engaged -- whoo hoo. That news kept me dancing in my chair at the office for days (and generated a lot of weird looks). Second, a friend who has been trying for a while to get pregnant is now prego -- whoo hoo. That got me dancing at least for a day. Third, I resolved a rift with someone who was my best friend for a long time. Not sure if we will ever get back to where we were but we are now talking again which makes me happier than I can articulate.

* Family. Family life is wonderful. Work life has been kicking my butt and my SO's butt as well. The whole two-working parents thing is freaking hard especially when none of your other friends are in that situation. Child is wonderful, having a few temper tantrums that drain me but all in all, child is fabulous even with every single germ and illness possible from pre-school

That is a big enough update for now ...