I don’t know why I make a big deal about Fridays. Being a SAHM. Fridays are no different then any other day. I don’t get the weekend off, so why does it always feel like I just slid into home plate in a big whirlwind of dust. Maybe because I know there can’t be any doctor appointments for a couple of days?

It’s been a long week with doctor appointments. Not just mine. Mine only took up about 30 minutes of the week. Well, more than that if you count the amount of time I took to shave my legs and armpits (cause who knows what might set the doctor off in a gagging session) Add to that the parking garage fiasco with two small kids, elevator with the same small kids (There were 12 really cool buttons that took you to 12 new and different floors) and the restroom trip with the kid who has to test out every motion activated sink, soap dispenser and paper towel dispenser (Yep, she is trying out for Quality Control Inspector)

My MIL had two heart appointments this week. Each one averaging about 4 hours a piece. Yes, I had both kids with me. Yes, I have developed an eye twitch from waiting rooms with children. The verdict is that they are going to try a more non-invasive surgery and try to clear one artery to see if the blood flow does good (Please pardon non-medical jargon…I am not going to even try to sound smart here) and then move onto the next, the next and the next arteries. She has to have one cleared in her neck as well. Before any of that is done she will be having another ECHO and slew of tests on her lungs to see about how they will do for surgery. Maybe we will know something by next week, I don’t really know. Please keep praying for her.

About waiting rooms with children:

The last appointment we had with MIL, we were in the (very formal and stuffy) waiting room for about 4.5 hours. This is considered the 2nd circle of hell with a 3.5 year old and a almost 2 year old. We made up some really fun games to pass the time though.

• Run up and down the hall (make sure there is nobody in wheelchairs or walkers before you allow your children to do this) in an attempt to spend up some energy.
• Play for an hour in the water fountain, get totally soaked but have a few moments of peace as a mom.
• Get scissors for receptionist and cut out every picture of a ball in the Sports Illustrated magazine. (There are going to be some ticked off men when they find that one missing all the good action shots)
• Use same scissors to cut out every picture of a cup in the Food and Wine magazine.
• Pull out every Kleenex in at least 3 boxes and use them to make bunny ears and tails. Do Not put these back in the box.
• Play the chair game and test every chair in the waiting room for good solid construction.

The list goes on and on…

Anyways, that is why I haven’t been around much this week. It’s hard to type with the above mentioned eye twitch!

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