Whew...what a weekend!! As Friday slowly rolled to close, I was really hoping for a weekend of relaxation and winterlude fun. Though much of that was had, I feel like I've just survived an emotional rollercoaster!
Friday was madness! Usually on Fridays, I have my routine. I get my morning coffee and more often than not, I run into my co-workers doing the same and we walked to work together and discuss the likes of Grey's Anatomy and the ever approached series finale of the O.C. (**sniff sniff**). This particular Friday, my morning routine happened like clockwork but, with the exception that the second I stepped my foot into the office, it was as though a whirlwind crisis as swept in and taken Friday away from us!! What would normally be a fairly relaxed day spent catching up on the week's loose ends, ended up being literally eight hours of choatic running around that didn't end until approximately 4:22pm when I sat down for the first time that day. Needless to say, it didn't encompass the usual "unwinding" head space that I usually enjoy from my week's end but, alas, I did survive!!
Saturday, Steve and I went snowshoeiing in the Gatineau Hills!! After having lunch with my Dad, we eagerly packed our stuff and planned for an afternoon in the woods. The only problem...??? Quebec is CRAZY!!! That's right...apparently in the province of Quebec, you can put up one side indicating the direction of the highway and you magically enduced with the power to know where you are going. It's like the jedi mind trick of the francophones!! However, what they seem to forget is that some of us are used to urban planning that includes multiple and continuous aid when it comes to finding your way around! Anyways, all this to say that we spent far too long going around in circles and just hoping to make it back to Ontario in one piece!! We did get in two hours of snowshoeing however, we have no idea where we were!!
Saturday night was pretty quiet. We were in and out, but mostly, we were so wipped out from snowshoeiing that we couldn't bring ourselves to do much more (who knew that dragging around big, plastic feet would make five kilometres that much harder!!). The movie Little Black Book was on tv last night, so I spent the last two hours before SNL watching that when I quickly realized a pet peeve of mine...; I really dislike it when a film is marketed as a comedy only to find out that it's super depressing. Nothing is worse than accidently bumming out your saturday night so much that you need to spend an hour watching the Simpsons just to get your groove back!! Why do they do that?!?! Needless to say that this was one of those movies!! It had it's funny moments and for the most part, it was light-hearted but, just when the happy ending is due to roll around...BOOM...they hit you with the "moral of the story"...(which nobody wants on a Saturday night!). Consider yourself warned...!!
Sunday (like all Sundays) started out nicely. I slept in and had nice dreams (except for the one where I lost my engagement ring and was being poisoned at work!). Steve and I went skating on the canal, which was fabulous except for the fact that as each year goes by, my skates seem to fit less and less. I got my skates back when I was figure skating and hence, they were custom made to my feet. It worked out great when I was wearing them four to five hours a day but, now, the slightest change in the shape of my foot makes my favourite part of skating putting my shoes back on!! Being in my running shoes so much and having orthotics has made my feet change a lot in the last year...so getting those suckers on was torture this morning. However, once we were on the ice long enough, the numbness set in and it wasn't so bad!
As it turns out though, my Sunday was going to take a sad turn when we got a phone call to let us know that our nephew, Rohan, was back at CHEO with pneumonia. He was airlifted there from Deep River last night and will be there as long as necessary. We went down to the hospital to see him and as we were driving, all I could think about was how our family has spent far too much time at this hospital, for one reason or another. Enough is enough please.
Anyways, having spent quite a bit of time at CHEO with him in the fall, I wasn't at all nervous or anxious about going back however, we walked into the unit and I could hear him crying down the hall...and that was it...my limit had been reached and I too began to cry. As we arrived, doctors were using tubes to suck out the congestion from his nose and chest...and he was none to happy about it. I just cried as I listened to him and caught glimpses of the nurses working away at him. I just want him to be better and to be healthy. A co-worker of mine once said that as long as we have our health, everything else is manageable. It's one of the most truthful things that I've ever heard but, we usually don't realize it until some form of our health is at risk.
I went back to the unit to see Rohan a couple minutes later when I had calmed down, and by then he was sound asleep...thank goodness. He looked calm and peaceful and was as best as could be expected given the situation. I left feeling better but happy to be out of the hospital.
The rest of the afternoon was also stressful as the weather got really bad and I had to drive for the standard in it for the first time. Drivers are nuts in this weather and let me just say that the Loblaws parking lot is a danger to ones health!! However, the Haagen-Daaz sale (3 for $10.00) more than makes us for it!!
The Superbowl is on as I write this and during the pre-game show I decided that I wanted the Colts to win...they are not. The one time that I take an interest in football and my team loses!! Figures!
I never thought I'd see day but...Is it Monday yet?!?!
Friday was madness! Usually on Fridays, I have my routine. I get my morning coffee and more often than not, I run into my co-workers doing the same and we walked to work together and discuss the likes of Grey's Anatomy and the ever approached series finale of the O.C. (**sniff sniff**). This particular Friday, my morning routine happened like clockwork but, with the exception that the second I stepped my foot into the office, it was as though a whirlwind crisis as swept in and taken Friday away from us!! What would normally be a fairly relaxed day spent catching up on the week's loose ends, ended up being literally eight hours of choatic running around that didn't end until approximately 4:22pm when I sat down for the first time that day. Needless to say, it didn't encompass the usual "unwinding" head space that I usually enjoy from my week's end but, alas, I did survive!!
Saturday, Steve and I went snowshoeiing in the Gatineau Hills!! After having lunch with my Dad, we eagerly packed our stuff and planned for an afternoon in the woods. The only problem...??? Quebec is CRAZY!!! That's right...apparently in the province of Quebec, you can put up one side indicating the direction of the highway and you magically enduced with the power to know where you are going. It's like the jedi mind trick of the francophones!! However, what they seem to forget is that some of us are used to urban planning that includes multiple and continuous aid when it comes to finding your way around! Anyways, all this to say that we spent far too long going around in circles and just hoping to make it back to Ontario in one piece!! We did get in two hours of snowshoeing however, we have no idea where we were!!
Saturday night was pretty quiet. We were in and out, but mostly, we were so wipped out from snowshoeiing that we couldn't bring ourselves to do much more (who knew that dragging around big, plastic feet would make five kilometres that much harder!!). The movie Little Black Book was on tv last night, so I spent the last two hours before SNL watching that when I quickly realized a pet peeve of mine...; I really dislike it when a film is marketed as a comedy only to find out that it's super depressing. Nothing is worse than accidently bumming out your saturday night so much that you need to spend an hour watching the Simpsons just to get your groove back!! Why do they do that?!?! Needless to say that this was one of those movies!! It had it's funny moments and for the most part, it was light-hearted but, just when the happy ending is due to roll around...BOOM...they hit you with the "moral of the story"...(which nobody wants on a Saturday night!). Consider yourself warned...!!
Sunday (like all Sundays) started out nicely. I slept in and had nice dreams (except for the one where I lost my engagement ring and was being poisoned at work!). Steve and I went skating on the canal, which was fabulous except for the fact that as each year goes by, my skates seem to fit less and less. I got my skates back when I was figure skating and hence, they were custom made to my feet. It worked out great when I was wearing them four to five hours a day but, now, the slightest change in the shape of my foot makes my favourite part of skating putting my shoes back on!! Being in my running shoes so much and having orthotics has made my feet change a lot in the last year...so getting those suckers on was torture this morning. However, once we were on the ice long enough, the numbness set in and it wasn't so bad!
As it turns out though, my Sunday was going to take a sad turn when we got a phone call to let us know that our nephew, Rohan, was back at CHEO with pneumonia. He was airlifted there from Deep River last night and will be there as long as necessary. We went down to the hospital to see him and as we were driving, all I could think about was how our family has spent far too much time at this hospital, for one reason or another. Enough is enough please.
Anyways, having spent quite a bit of time at CHEO with him in the fall, I wasn't at all nervous or anxious about going back however, we walked into the unit and I could hear him crying down the hall...and that was it...my limit had been reached and I too began to cry. As we arrived, doctors were using tubes to suck out the congestion from his nose and chest...and he was none to happy about it. I just cried as I listened to him and caught glimpses of the nurses working away at him. I just want him to be better and to be healthy. A co-worker of mine once said that as long as we have our health, everything else is manageable. It's one of the most truthful things that I've ever heard but, we usually don't realize it until some form of our health is at risk.
I went back to the unit to see Rohan a couple minutes later when I had calmed down, and by then he was sound asleep...thank goodness. He looked calm and peaceful and was as best as could be expected given the situation. I left feeling better but happy to be out of the hospital.
The rest of the afternoon was also stressful as the weather got really bad and I had to drive for the standard in it for the first time. Drivers are nuts in this weather and let me just say that the Loblaws parking lot is a danger to ones health!! However, the Haagen-Daaz sale (3 for $10.00) more than makes us for it!!
The Superbowl is on as I write this and during the pre-game show I decided that I wanted the Colts to win...they are not. The one time that I take an interest in football and my team loses!! Figures!
I never thought I'd see day but...Is it Monday yet?!?!
1 comment:
Gen,
I started reading your post with a smile. It was like having a conversation with you about how the weekend was. I was in tears by the end. One of the hardest things in life is seeing children suffer. It really isn't fair is it? Daniel and I will keep him in our prayers.
Oh, and I totally agree with your Quebec road sign statements. So true!
Blessings,
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