The Past 31 Hours
December 2, 2008In the past 31 hours, I have:
- confirmed that my dad’s surgery would be December 4
- asked Dan to hook me up with a laptop while I am in Baltimore so I can email and blog
- asked my Girl Scout co-leader to take over for the December 9 meeting
- called my brother to let him know that the surgery would be Thursday so he could make plans to come up here for it
- canceled my Thursday morning Bible study
- worked 8 hours
- started a massive laundry effort to make sure I have a week’s worth of clothes to pack and — more importantly — my children don’t run out of matching clothes while I am away
- registered Sophia for a Girl Scout day camp
- sent out prayer requests for my dad
- asked my mom to pick up the kids from school on Thursday and Friday
- told my boss I wouldn’t be able to work next week
- paid all of the bills sitting on my desk
- gone to bed an hour later than I’d hoped to
- gotten up in the middle of the night for about an hour
- gotten up an hour earlier than I wanted to in the morning
- told Lisa I wouldn’t be attending the weekend scrapbook retreat we signed up for
- received a call from the neurosurgeon’s office notifying me that the surgery had to be rescheduled
- conferred with my dad about the two possible dates and settled on December 10
- told my Bible study group that I would not be in Baltimore this Thursday after all, but since my life has suddenly gotten insane, perhaps we should postpone meeting again until after the holidays.
- told my boss I could work at the beginning of next week after all
- called my brother and told him that the surgery would be next week instead
- told Lisa I would be attending the scrapbooking weekend after all (yay!)
- told my mom she didn’t need to pick up the kids after all
- spent two hours ringing the bell for the Salvation Army kettle campaign outside Wal Mart
- gone grocery shopping
- developed a whopper of a headache
And now, I am just so darn tired I could collapse. But I still have lunches to pack and a cell group gathering to prepare for. Waaaahhhh!
Thankfully, I am off from work tomorrow. I see a nap in my not-so-distant future. 
you are an inspiration to me, j. the way you organize and hold things together, God has blessed you with a beautiful talent and gift that will bless your family and others. especially during this difficult time. i’m praying for yoU!