Reentry

Hey, A.

Sounds like JJ had an awesome birthday! I imagine the only way to come down from that kind of high is to crash and burn, even if it's in the bath tub. Ha! Oh, to be 12 again...

Today was an okay day. I was actually able to sleep well last night, and had on Saturday as well (unlike Friday with the Snoring Wonder next to me; Thursday night I passed out so I didn't hear a thing...) so I was generally well rested, and I am much better able to handle stress when I'm rested. Therefore, when I had an NHS issue to deal with first thing in the morning, which then got tabled until 2, I didn't lose my sh*t--as I did on Friday before vacation when I got word about D--and it didn't ruin my day. I handled myself well, convinced my principal that I did the right thing and it would be the right thing for him to support the decision. I was poised and controlled and professional. All because I was rested. I suppose things are all in proper perspective lately too.

I know I don’t need to tell you how scared I was on Friday to get the news that D had been rushed to the hospital, but that all seems to be in order. She came home from the hospital this evening; tomorrow she goes back to her cancer hospital to have the radiation done. From there they will schedule her chemotherapy. How much can one person endure?

I already mentioned last night that I had a great time in Boston…and W and I are currently in the high-on-memories-of-the-previous-weekend phase of things (read: not frustrated with the distance and snapping at each other) so that helped today, too.

And so I am going to bed without complaints, with thanks for your thoughts and prayers, and with a healthy dose of my own going out to the universe for D, and for you, that opportunities for you to sub and make some money present themselves.

Love,
Barb