Yay! Welcome to March! I woke up today at the crack of 7am and the sun was already trying to shine. I love sun- everything is better when the sun is shining. I had an open day today so I... went to the hospital to eat? Yes. My mom used to work at a local hospital in the nutritional services area. Before my mom went into home hospice care last fall, she had about a month stay at this hospital which meant me and my sisters spent a lot of time there. The cafe staff was more than hospitable and always took great care of us. After mom passed they put up a very special memorial in the hospital chapel in her honor. My heart aches right now recounting it. It was beautiful and so special. Every now and then I take the girls to have lunch at the cafe and they still take great care of us. It is a way, I guess, for them to honor a woman they worked with and cared for, by caring for her family in the wake of her passing. They also have GREAT food. Today I had a turkey sandwich on a pretzel bun with jalapeno red pepper mayo and veggies. Sofia had "Dino nuggets" and orange slices and Leila ate an orange slice (surprisingly well) and some homemade apple carrot oatmeal. It was busy but good and I felt close to mom by being there.
After the hospital I went to the grocery. Not something that is a good idea to do with two small children (which is something I never think about until I am super frazzled) but I worked it. I can't tell if more people give me to "poor woman" look or the "stupid woman" look but either way, I am too busy tending to the kids and trying not to forget something that I don't even notice half the time. Today a woman told me that seeing my beautiful children made her day. I thought that was cool and her comment counteracted my frazzle meter which was trying to sky-rocket. In the end I made it to my car in one piece... or three pieces, however you want to look at it.
Tonight: continue a fight against the illness running rampant through my family, fix and eat dinner, grab a watch battery so I can finally know what day it is and cuddle with my honey. Oh, and ignore about a hundred and fifty things that need to be done around the house. Yea, that sounds about right.
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