Wanting to Raise the Flag...

The week was cruising along. All was what some would say normal.

Wednesday I took David to Mary Bridge for his last Neonatal follow up. For the first time they said he was right on track. Great! We are still working on some things but with a lot of love and patients he’ll be on track by kindergarten.

Anyway David and I got home and came into the house. Brrr. Something was definitely wrong. There was COLD air coming from the registers. Humm. So I check a few things and knew we had a problem. Hoping for an easy fix I asked if Jack could stop by on his way home and give things the once over. Well the system fired up and we had heat so he went home. About five minutes after he left the air was blowing cold again. I called Jack again but he thought at that point it was over his knowledge of furnaces.

To take another step back. 2 weekends ago Darell was driving down the road and got a rock chip in the car’s window. He wanted to get it fixed but was told State Farm doesn’t cover that anymore. Well this week we had nice weather and yep, crack. The chip cracked the windshield. Bummer.

Anyway back to the heater. Well Thursday was a very busy day. David had food class. I had to get David out to his Godparents house for a play date by 3:00 and Darell had a follow-up for his first chemo at the oncologist at 3:45. So how I had to find a repairman for the furnace. Well as luck has it my phone rang when I was in the middle of my shower. Standing in a cold bathroom talking to a repairman felt more like 20 minutes then 2. I arranged to have him come out mid morning Friday.

Darell’s follow up was great. Other then the usual long wait which we are getting use to Darell’s blood counts were back to normal showing he had recovered from his first chemo. Yahh. He has to have blood labs done next Tuesday and then his second chemo session on Tuesday.

For Christmas I a sign that says God doesn’t give us more then we can handle. This week I financially and emotionally wanted to raise the flag with the window and the heater. We have a lot of expenses as it is without those added to it. Besides it is a lot to juggle to deal with on top of all I already do. Things all worked out.

Well Friday morning came and David went to OT. When we got home I had 3 messages from the heater guy. He came when we were gone which really stressed me out since the house was 63 degrees for the 3rd day and I had told him I would be home till 10:30 and he said he would come mid morning. Luckily I got a hold of him and arranged for him to come back mid afternoon. He arrived earlier then he thought, good thing. He found that the name board in our furnace had failed. He was able to locate on in Tacoma and off he went to get it. When he returned with the part he told me the unit that failed was still under warranty from the manufacture. Wow what a break. We still have a labor bill but that will be welcomed compared to parts and labor. Heat is back on and it feels nice.
Today we did a few errands and had a low key day. We have a somewhat busy week again. Monday Darell and I are working parents for pre-school class. Tuesday night I have a work meeting. Darell has chemo Thursday. My mom is watching David and taking him to food class and on Friday his OT. Also on Friday my mom is taking Darell to get his post chemo shot. David is going to spend the weekend at his Godparents house. My mom and I are taking a class Friday night and all day Saturday to learn new techniques to help David and maybe myself to lessen my stress. We have a friend coming over Friday night to hang out with Darell so someone is with him if he has a reaction to the chemo. Saturday his brother is coming over to hang out for awhile as well. I hope to have a quiet Sunday to recover from the week. Darell is on sitting duty so he can function during the work week after chemo. This worked last time.

For those wonder about David. He is a wonderful little boy but having tactile issues can be hard on him as well was us. He has a lot of intelligence but fights with himself which gets in the way. We hear a lot about other kids and he will grow out of it but he needs therapies to help him out. He is doing well in OT but food class he does not care for. He recently got a special shirt which he wears like an undershirt. It has made a HUGE difference. He has settled down and has a lot more balance and control.

Well when you think you might be ready to raise the flag and call when, do what I do and just keep smiling.