That was a great Bangles tune, by the way...I woke up this morning to the house phone ringing..uh hello, it was dad. It's 7a and I don't see any lights on at your house. Oh damn, it's 7a?? Shit, we're L-A-T-E!! So, I guess I'm not a big girl now. Either that or I should have taken the Tylenol PM a little earlier than 10p. Lesson learned! I ended up only being 15 minutes late for work, so no big!
I was also a BAD mom today because Emily told me she didn't feel good, but she didn't have a fever...I gave her some Tylenol and sent her to school. I felt worse when I actually took her to the Dr's office tonight and found out she has Tonsillitis and Sinus Infection. Mom shuttled Allyson to bball practice so I could take Emily to the Dr...see, this is a little thing I took for granted when JY was here. If he was here he would be the one to stay home with Emily tomorrow too, instead I have to rely on my sister who is taking pity on me and keeping Emily. SEE, the little things we ALL take for granted.
I have the BEST family in the world. If I've learned nothing else from this tragic thing that happened to Emily, Allyson and myself it's that my family is pretty freaking awesome. I pick up the phone and they are there! It takes a lot for me to reach out and admit that I can't do everything - that really pisses me off just so you know - but nothing that I've asked of them has ever been turned down. So family, if your reading this, please know that I may not say it often but I love each of you with the rest of my heart that JY left. There are just no words....
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Lesa, I'm bettin it will be the little things that "get ya". We probably "practice" for the big things, think about them, go over in our mind what we'll do and say and how we'll act . . . but it is the little, "ever" day things that grab your heart. Bring you up short. Squeeze the livin' daylights out of you.
And dammit, you probably have many more of those times ahead of you. Guess that just goes to show how special JY was . . . Had JY been "no account" you'd be breezing through this, now wouldn't you?
If there is one thing I learned you, is you don't have to tell family thank you....We are with you every step of the way, don't forget that.
Have a better day tomorrow.
Luv, Mom
So is this MOMS. Even though I am a ways away, I am close at heart and for you and the girls.
Love you, Deb
Lesa , you will have those road bumps along the way--but your Mom and Julie were willing and able to help you and you even asked for help[is this an Austin women thing too?)!!! you made it over the bump.Love Aunt deb
PS you are NOT the 1st Mom to send a sick kid to school.
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