Christmas!

Well, we are home from the hospital and thank goodness.  That was the longest hospital stay ever!!!! it just seemed to drag on and on.....and boring....ugh!  Marshall had some rough spots as usual with this round of Chemo.  It makes his blood pressure drop and we have to give it extra slow for him.....he did have a couple of blackout moments, and got sick a couple of times....one bc of the meds he was taking and then when he had his last dizzzy spell he did get sick just a little....nothing was really in there.....

Yesterday was Elizabeth's Birthday!!!! Marshall and I raced home and got home at 5:10 to be exact....LOL.....and we got invited to a Christmas dinner that Cortland Finnegan put on for his foundation.  We we got all ready and jammed out of there......but when we got there....it's hard seat 9 souls together with a function like that.  It is a wonderful thing he is doing for LLS and all...so we left and went to the Plan B.....Plan A was homemade tacos.....but we were gonna come home too late and all....so Plan B was put into action....go to Nachos for some Tacos....but then Plan C arrived.....LOL!  It was a good night.  Late but good....It was trivia night....so Marshall called us the Big 9....we ended up getting 2nd place....LOL!!!!  Did presents and cake then i went to bed.

i think i got about 2 hours of sleep Monday night.  His last round of Chemo started at 1 and man, those machines don't like the Chemo....we call it the Champagne Chemo......lots of bubbles......Marshall wanted to sleep in my bed (couch) and i slept in his...man, it worked out better with the buttons for me to push to notify the nurses that "it's beeping"  those beeps became part of my dreams....and i would be having a dream of beeping and then realize...it's beeping so turned around and found my little button....the nurses stopped asking what was wrong but then one got on there...and spoke really loud and said more than 8 words...and i really didn't need that right now....i know she was being nice and all and polite, but look at the time.....it's almost morning at this point...well close to it....ugh!!!!!

Marshall slept til about 1 in the afternoon and he had no clue....bless his heart.  he got a transfusion which is good.  he didn't necessarily need it but was gonna need it by this weekend and they thought since his counts have already dropped and haven't even left the hospital  and this weekend they are going to to......so lets do it.....

it's Christmas on Saturday!!!!!! Maybe now, i can slow down and think about it.  Maybe not....got so much to do to unclutter this mind of mine.  House duties and children.......lots and lots of clothes....always have more clothes to wash on Chemo weekends....with Marshall you have to wash everything he brought.......wants all smells of hospital out!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas and enjoy one another!  Lets remember that the little stuff is not worth arguing over, and the big stuff will work out in time.  Have faith in the Lord and He will get you through this.  Just know.........He doesn't have a watch.....time means nothing to Him!!!!!!!!!  So, hang in there and stay faithful.......He loves you very much and will only give you what you can handle.  If Our Lord chooses to give you a heavy cross........bare it with a smile.  Yes you can cry at times....that's life....we are not perfect....but remember you are not the only one, you are not alone, and our only goal is Heaven.....that's it...plain and simple.  Some of us may get there sooner, and some of us may have an easier journey, but there have been those that have had it a lot worse.  So take your cross and carry it!  Don't complain or try to beat someone out with your issues....no fun....and really don't want to hear it.  I don't have time for that nor do i care.  I am not in a battle to see whose is worst....you can have it.......I will share with you, but if you start to try to beat me out....I will stop it right there and just give it to you with a smile (you don't want to know what i am thinking....LOL)

Christ had the ultimate sacrafice..........and on Saturday will be the beginning of the journey~

God Bless, Mary Keep and St Joseph Guide You