Sunday, August 19, 2012

Longest Week!

This last week was the longest I have been through in my life. It was challenge after challenge after challenge. Here's the recap, starting last Sunday:

Sun - Olivia had a 102 degree fever.
Mon - Found out Olivia had a double ear infection, on top of teething.
Tues - Olivia had a mega diarrhea day.
Wed - Discovered Olivia is likely allergic to amoxicillin (red splotches on her face and tummy with facial swelling).
Thurs - Car stalled out, took almost 2 hours to get a new Rx for Olivia, and several times of "it will be 10 minutes." Ironically this less than excellent service came the same day I had a 90 minute in-service at work about giving exceptional customer service.
Fri - I had diarrhea 1-2 dozen times in 16 hours, a 100 degree fever, and found out my right ear is super red, with the left ear having a bulge. Meanwhile, the car totally died. Dave helped me for 1 1/2 hours, but he wasn't feeling well to begin with. Pushing my car, by himself, only made it worse.
Sat - Dave ended up having a couple of major vomiting sessions, then had a fever, and he just didn't feel well. I spent a couple hours with some of the neighbors trying to get things figured out with the car. Ended up with a new battery, but still have some work to do.

Again, it was just one thing after another last week. I didn't handle it especially well. I knew things would get better, but it sure was trying. Thankfully, Olivia is doing a lot better. I am feeling better slowly, but surely. Dave is still fairly under the weather, but will see his Dr. tomorrow morning.

I missed a lot of our church meetings today, but in our last meeting we talked about faith and it was just what I needed to hear. Definitely a good reminder. I am feeling better than I have in a while. I'm optimistic that although we have a ways to go, this week should be better. I really appreciated the help we had this weekend. We will keep persevering and go forth with faith!