Hey everyone! I wanted to say thank you to all of you who have prayed, called, and have hooked us up over the last few days. I know that Stephanie’s temporary “vacation” wouldn’t be going so well with out it. I know of you have been wondering how I’ve been holding up, so here it is:
Last week was really stressful for me. First and foremost, I had to rush my wife to the hospital. We went to the doctor for her scheduled appointment and they found something that they didn’t really like. So they made a referral to the High Risk OBGYN’s down at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women. We thought this was just going to be a one or two day visit, but when we showed up, they said pack some bags. Stephanie has been there for just over a week and is doing well. The hospital is down in San Diego and is right on my way to work. It’s a little bit out of the way home, but it’s easy to detour over and see her.
I called the chain of command at work and let them know what was going on. Of course, they kind of freaked out and weren’t really listening to my concerns or requests and gave me a couple of options, take leave or come to work. Well, leave would have been great, but I don’t have a ton of it to spend. Showing up to work was my choice. I showed up on monday and they assumed I was going to take leave. I told them no, I’m going to teach. So I have been teaching everyday with the exception of last Friday. What sucks even more, I was teaching a subject that I really didn’t know much about. Either way, I’ve been teaching and I continue to teach through Wednesday.
In the mean time, my best friend Tom from High School had told me that his dad wasn’t doing to well. He has been dealing with Power of Attorney issues, hospice issues, and pretty much prepairing for his demise. Tom has always been a head strong, get things done, work hard type of person. His Dad has been a procrastinator most of his life that I’ve known anyway. So Tom and I have been talking back and forth. I haven’t seen Tom in way to long and I feel for him. I wish I could be there to help support him. He lives up in Vegas which isn’t that far away, but still.
My Dad flew into town by the way. He came in last Sunday and has been taking care or Ryan all week. I think Ryan posed to be a little more work then Dad was up for, but he hung in there and took care of him. Dad arranged for an interview with a Nanny, and a cleaning service for us this week took. The interview with Irene (who has 13 grand children, 2-16) went extremely well. She also works for the same company who will be doing the cleaning, so she will help me get organized so that they can get the most cleaning done. Thank you Dad! The good thing is that Stephanie’s sister, Michelle, will be here in mid February to help watch Ryan. I think we might keep Irene on just reduced so that Michelle doesnt get burned out too.
You’re not leaving till you hire a nanny!
Mom had to have a minor surgery the other day. Of course Dad was down here, and she was up in Reno. So that stressed me out a little. Thankfully it was very minor and our good friend Suzanne came over to give her a hand. Mom of course wanted dad home, but she had some criteria that had to be met first. Dad is on a plane right now to fly back to attend to Mom.
I wasn’t getting any sleep. May 3.5-4 hours a night for the last few days. That’s one reason why it has been so quiet from my side of the house. My tweets on Twitter haven’t been more then a word or two. Most of you Tweets know that I tend to max out my allotment of charachters. I finally got some good sleep last night. I fell asleep at 10:30′ish (That’s 2230 for you military types) and slept till about 7:30. I let the dogs out and fed them, then went back to bed. Dad came in and woke me up around 9:30. I so needed that rest! Now I’m recharged and got some energy to get some things done.
Now with all that being said, here our my most immediate needs:
- I need to set up a schedule for the nanny.
- I need to figure out who is willing to take Ryan in the Afternoon’s and schedule them.
- I need to figure out how I can get work to take it easy on my work load so I don’t have to be a burden on our friends too much.
- I need to figure out how and when to get Ryan down to the hospital to see Stephanie during the week.
- I need to figure out what we’re gonna have for dinner.
- I need to continue to rely on God and have faith that he will give me strength, knowledge, and wisdom to figure all this out.
So that’s about it for an update on me. Of course your prayers are mostly important. Thank you for everything all of you have done for our family. That means the world to us!
Tags: Advice, Blogging, Family, Fatherhood, Help, Parents, Planning, Prayer, responsibility by Chris
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