This was the first year that the schools gave an October break. I was so excited, I had lots of stuff planned with different family and friends, but sometimes plans change. That is what happened this week.
My mom had to go to the hospital on Tuesday, it definitely wasn’t planned, but very much needed. She is very sick. She went in very weak and just feeling very crummy in the tummy. It was a good thing she went in so far they have done blood transfusions, given her potassium, found that she has MRSA, done a colonoscopy, checked her bone marrow, done eco cardiograms, and so much more. She is still there. We are just praying for her to get better. They are thinking that most of it is related to a disease she has called polysithimia vera along with some other stuff. I think we have a long road ahead, but I’m just so glad she is getting the help she needs. She is so important in our lives and we love her so much. We were able to do a few things on and off during Oct. break when I wasn’t at the hospital.
One of the coolest things that we did was to go to the zoo. We always do this, but when the weather is nice it’s the best. All the animals were out and wanting to play so we got to see them up close and personal. The coolest was the monkeys. They were seriously right next to us, we could have reached out and touch them. Then with our membership we got free camel rides and train rides. It was pretty cool. The kids loved the camel rides. They thought that was pretty neat, except of course the smell. Yucky… The zoo was super duper fun, we had a blast.
A couple other things we were able to do were to meet a few school friends at the park, ride bikes outside (a little since it was so stinkin’ hot) and we even got to go see the movie “Where the Wild Things Are” (not the best, a little disappointing).
At least I can say one thing for sure, this will be an October break that I will never forget.
