The last 2 weeks have been a bit overwhelming. Ever since Thanksgiving it seems like it has been one thing after another. Physically, emotionally, spiritually, you name it, I have been affected in that area.
Thanksgiving was OK. We went to the in-laws like we do every year. But this year there were no stragglers. You see every year, someone brings a friend or 2 or 8, and I always feel uncomfortable, and end up zoning out with a computer or a football game. But this year there was none of that, and it was a great time. Well except for the fact that my son needed to play by himself because his cousin was being a brat. Everything else was fantastic.
Day after Thanksgiving my wife had to work. She doesn't work in retail, but her boss's boss's boss (or something like that) decided that everyone in her position needed to be on the retail floor. Needless to say, she was not the happiest of campers since she had to drive 2 hours to get to the store and work the day there. So she took the boy and met my mom down there and stayed the next night with my parents as I stayed home and practiced for the Christmas production at church and fought the illness that was trying to creep in.
My sister comes up on Saturday to practice with the orchestra (including me), and we head down to my parents house for the afternoon where I pick up my family and head home late that night.
Sunday-Church
Monday-Counseling appointment then production practice
Tuesday-Production practice... The nursery worker that they had did not know how to change a diaper!!!!!!!!!! So we have to find a last minute sitter for the next week... ugh
Wednesday-Production practice
Thursday- Family time!!!
Friday- Production show #1-- My sister and a friend of the wife's are both staying at our house
Saturday-2 shows
Sunday- Church and another show
Monday- Show-Babysitter has a ton of homework so we take my son to the nursery, and it was a great success!!!!
Tuesday- Final show---Nursery Cant change a diaper again, and my 2 year old sees me at intermission and he has been crying for some time and he runs up to me and breaks my heart. He says, "Daddy, I'm poopy" Poor kid!!!
Wednesday- Tear down the set/ Meetings all day
Thursday- Attempt to clean the house/ More meetings/ Wife away from home for the night :(
Friday- Father-son time/ Christmas party
Saturday- Veg with the family/ Friends Birthday party
Sunday (today)- Church/ I had my first public speaking engagement since April. I spoke to a group called Compassionate Friends. They are a group of people that have lost their sons and daughters. I never want to be in their shoes... EVER! I spoke to them on the necessity for each other and the power of their testimony and I helped to lead worship and sing. Great night.
Plus in all of this busy-ness we were faced with the possibility of my wife getting laid off (which didn't happen) and me going back to work!!!! I will talk about that more I am sure as that gets closer to happening, but I have been busy with all that stuff for the last few weeks.
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