Curve Balls

Just when you think everything is moving forward.....God throws you a curve ball.  I posted this past Monday around noon the kids were better and shared with you their coming home this weekend for Spring Break.  Here's the curve ball....Colby called us Monday afternoon late....his doctor had called him with the results of all the test they had ran during and following his hospital visit last week.....He has Lyme Disease.....Colby is thankful....as we are that this has been caught in the earlier stages......within 6 months of being contracted, but we also know he has a long hard road ahead of him as they already know 3-4 months of oral antibiotics plus a few other things that can come up along the way...I will admit it...this week has been hard....not really knowing how he is doing....he tells me he's okay....but you can hear it in his voice.  Between the shock his body went through last week and the news this week and the 1500MG of antibiotics a day he has had a really hard week.....he just didn't feel he could make the trip and Steve and I had already decided he didn't need to.  He needed to stay there and take care of himself.....plus if he had flown out this morning as planned he would have missed 6-10 inches of snow they are calling for there.....the hardest thing for Colby will be patience....he has very little....I don't remember having much either at 24.....and unlike me now, he does not let things run its course.....he reacts without thinking....when something happens I let it sit for a short time to gather my thoughts and actions and then move forward with a plan.  We talked this morning and he said Mom I know you want to talk about this, but I need to deal with this my way right now.  I have LD, I am on antibiotics, I feel like crap and know I have some long hard days ahead....but I promise you if there is anything you need to know I will tell you.  I know from experience....he tells me only what he wants me to know!  So those that believe in prayer....please keep all of us in yours as we all get through this.

This is where I would like to be today....but the weather is nasty...rain wind thunder lightening tornado warning etc. Could be worse. I could still be without power!  Thankfully it was only out for a short time. 

I did deliver 3 collages to the art exhibit over on Jekyll Island for the Art Festival and also left 3 pieces for the Festival shop.  Tomorrow I have to have brownies delivered for the bake sale between 9-10, turn in my raffle tickets which the JI Arts Association members sold....some great donations/prizes to be won, my volunteer shift is tomorrow from 10-12.  A very nice gentleman from New York needed someone to help him in the woodcarving area.....wanted to know if I could demo or collect money....I told him if he wanted to collect money for his gorgeous works of art then he didn't want me to demo....so I will be admiring his great work while collecting money from his sales.

Steve and maybe the kids will meet me at noon for lunch and some fun at the festival.  KC will come along if she thinks we will also stop at the beach before coming home....Seth really could care less....he is not interested in the beach at all and since Colby is not here that gives Seth a way out.  I guess by now you may have figured out the kids decided they didn't want to go down to St. Augustine Beach since Colby wouldn't be with us....they want to wait until later when he comes...so we canceled our reservations on the beach for now.

I need to go fluff Miss Lucille's (nickname we call KC....she loves anything to do with Lucille Ball) pillows and straighten the canopy netting around the head of her bed.....she should be home around 9-10 tonight.

It appears that most of the rain has passed....although the wind is blowing....we have several tall pine trees on our lot that are swaying....actually very relaxing to watch.....they bend as if they should break and pop right back up.....just to do it again.  Kinda the way we do when things get us down.....we may bend a little from time to time...but we pop back up and move forward.

Enjoy the weekend.

Debbie

Comments

[Amy]

Sending lots of good energy and thoughts your way for Colby (and all of you)!

[tommie moyers]

Hang in there girl! All of you are in our thoughts and prayers. The distance makes everything harder--Bev fell on the snow, breaking her ankle and had to have surgery--what a way to begin her new life in Michigan! It was so hard when I was unable to make the trip to help take care of her.
Remember, those boys always try to keep their dear moms from worrying but, to us, they are still our "babies".
Take care,
Tommie

[Nancy Maxwell James]

sending thoughts and prayers to Colby (and Mom) - love your artpiece too! let's hope spring arrives soon and everyone can be well and there will be plenty of sunshine! :)