10 WHOLE DAYS!!!

Hello Everyone!

Yep..I'm all alone with our 2 adorable boys for 10 days while Elizabeth visits her grandma and mom in Minnesota. We had a fun day today though. The boys let me sleep in til 7:30. After that we had some breakfast and play time. Then we picked up all of the toys and I made the boys some lunch. After that I took the boys to feed the ducks. Lucky ducks...today I didn't have any stale bread so they got to eat cheap crumpets. What made our little outing interesting was the fact that it was raining fairly hard and I decided to be brilliant and just walk with the boys. They stayed dry with the umbrella and their hoods, so no need to be too worried about them. Gabriel met a little girl his age by the pond and became quite enamored with her. He chatted up a storm with her and stood near her and her mommy while he fed the ducks. Of course, I don't think he was concentrating too much on the ducks since he just threw in half a crumpet to the ducks and then another so that he could focus on his little friend. Needless to say, he was extremely upset when it was time to go back home.

Thankfully he got over it and he rested downstairs on our couch while Noah napped upstairs. I really was blessed to have them both sleep for me. That hour of nap time gave me the chance to pack up their diaper bag and clean a bit more before bringing them over to a friend's house to be babysat while I took the bus to Dundee for my oncologist appointment.

After getting the boys settled, I walked to the bus station and made the 1.5 hour trek to Dundee (it's only about 18 miles to the hospital so that tells you how much stopping we did). Because of the phenomenally long ride I was nearly an hour late to my appointment, but thankfully my doctor was more than happy to see me late.

Dr. Windsor and I chatted for a bit and she is going to have me stop by once a month to meet with an oncologist in addition to having monthly CT scans until May/June. Although I don't relish spending all the time on the bus, it's great to know they're serious about making sure my cancer stays gone, and even better to know my treatment is completely free.

I didn't get back to St. Andrews to pick up my poor babies until almost 8pm. They seemed quite content when I arrived though since Thomas the Tank Engine was playing on the TV. We got back home very quickly and I got the boys all snuggled into bed. Tonight was fairly routine in that sense, except that I had to sing about 6 songs before kissing them goodnight instead of the usual 1-3. I guess they just needed some extra love with their mommy being away.

Well it's 3am and I'm not sleeping because my wifey is away. However, since the kids will be up in a few hours no matter when I go to bed I'd better hit the hay.

Please keep Elizabeth's trip in your prayers, especially that she would have very special time with her grandma who has been very ill, and of course that she has safe travel. Come to think of it, I crave prayer too. Namely, that the boys and I would have a terrific time and that I would be able to make progress on the two 15-page papers that I have due next month.

See you again soon I hope...same BLOG time...same BLOG channel.