Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2006. Mattie's preschool had an auction to benefit the school. At the auction Peter and I bid on this flower pot. Why? Because all the children in Mattie's classroom put their thumb print on the pot. Mattie was super happy that we won this flower pot creation and as you can see, he was beaming about it!
Quote of the day: The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. ~ Mark Twain
My caregiving tasks are overwhelming, and unfortunately one of the by products of this is an inability to have meaningful conversations with Peter. I don't have time for me, much less for anything else. Peter and I are well versed in such a problem, as we learned when Mattie was sick, that we weren't the priority. Nor was our relationship. The focus had to be Mattie! Childhood cancer can wreak havoc on a marriage, which is why I am grateful that I met Peter as a teenager, and therefore we have been through a lot together over the years.
While walking today, look what we saw.... a crocus! I know that Punxsutawney Phil just saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter, but to me this little blossom signals that warmer weather is coming!
Today, I encouraged Peter to buy some steak. Peter grilled it outside and don't you know it..... Sunny ate the steak and all the pills hidden within the meat. The vet is encouraging me to give Sunny meats low in fat. I get it, but right now eating is first and foremost, and I need him to eat so he can consume his antibiotics and chemo. So once again, I have to be my family's own doctor!
For days now we have been struggling to get Sunny to eat. Thankfully today we had a break through. I know this may sound silly, but on top of the usual chaos we manage, when Sunny isn't eating and getting his needed medication, this adds an additional stressor to our already long day.
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