I didn't realize I hadn't posted in over a week. Part of that is because we have been on vacation. Part of it has been I have been busy with life. Let me catch you up to speed:
Wed. Nov. 16, 2005 - Erin left to attend the Youth Specialities Conference in Nashville, TN. For five nights I got to put on my "Super Dad" hat and take care of both children (21 months old and 6 months old).
Thur. Nov. 17, 2005 - I get a call from my mother letting me know that my grandmother had to be rushed to the hospital. They don't know if she will make it. Also, it is Noah's 6 month wellness check and flu shots for both children (remember, Erin is away gaining great insight into the minds of teens).
Fri. Nov. 18, 2005 - I get a call from my father-in-law telling me that Erin's maternal grandfather has passed away from a heart attack. My grandmother's condition is still touch-and-go.
Sat. Nov. 19, 2005 - I was supposed to work while my mother-in-law watched the children. Due to the death of her father, though, she has headed up to Pennsylvania for the funeral.
Sun. Nov. 20, 2005 - Church. My good friends Tracie and Chuck come by the house in the morning and allow me to go to church to do my ministry (I'm the sound dude). They bring the kids to church with them later on. The afternoon is busy taking care of little ones.
Mon. Nov. 21, 2005 - Erin returns from her conference. I have a presentation that I have to be at in Birmingham at 3:00 PM. I leave work at Noon, run by a friend's house to pick up a portable DVD player we are borrowing for a trip to Johnson City, TN (we have one, but the screen is going out and it was in the shop being repaired). I drive to Birmingham in torrential rain. Get lost. Get directions. Arrive at 2:45 PM instead of 1:30 like I wanted to. Made it in time, but just barely.
Oh, and also on Monday morning, I call ACER because one of the fans in my laptop started making a horrific noise over the weekend. The laptop is under warranty, so I want a fan to fix it. Will they send me a fan and let me do the ten minute repair myself? Of course not! I have to send them my laptop. My desktop replacement laptop. No problem (or so I think), though, because my laptop contains a full size hard-drive, which I remove and throw into a desktop. When I try to boot Windows XP I get to my log-in prompt where I log in successfully only to be met with a message that I must activate this version of Windows XP with a "Yes" and "No" button. Clicking "NO" returns me to the log-in prompt. Clicking "Yes" starts the Activation Wizard which informs me that this product is Activated and gives me an "OK" button, which when clicked returns me to the log-in prompt. I am stuck in a never-ending loop. I call MS to get help activating the product and am informed that I can't run this hard drive in another machine because MS and ACER have a license agreement that only allows for this version of Windows XP to be run in an Acer machine. I inform MS that I only want to run it in the desktop for 7-10 days while my laptop is in the shop. I'm not trying to steal from MS. As anyone who knows me knows, I am very diligent about making sure software gets paid for. No can do, though, according to MS.
Tues. Nov. 22, 2005 - We wake up and decide to go ahead and leave on Tuesday instead of Wed. to head to Brooke's house in TN. We pack everything up and leave around 11:00 AM. We arrive at the destination 7 or so hours later.
Sleeping arrangements are all four of us in one room. We sleep in two to three hour stretches as one or both children wake up every so often.
Wed. Nov. 23, 2005 - In TN. Much fun had by all.
Thur. Nov. 24, 2005 - In TN. Much absolutely spectacular eating done by all. It was a great Thanksgiving.
Fri. Nov. 25, 2005 - In TN. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ERIN!!! She gets her first real cake ever. I earn "Bad Husband of the Year" award for neglecting to get her a gift or even a card. I also never say Happy Birthday. Dog House for Randy.
Sat. Nov. 26, 2005 - We return home. Children cry a lot on the way home. We stop in Birmingham to eat a late dinner/early lunch (its around 3:00 PM) and to walk around The Summit. We eat, shop a bit, get a coffee from Starbucks and head to the car. Mihaela has been sleepy or sleeping most of the time. She doesn't look like she feels well, but won't say what hurts and doesn't have a fever. We chalk it up to being tired of travelling. She didn't sleep well at her cool Aunt Brooke's house (although she had a blast with her cousins). Around 5:00 we leave The Summit, stopping at a local gas station to refuel. As we head to exit of the gas station, Mihaela vomits. Everywhere. We pull into a parking space and clean her up and clean her car seat up. We finally arrive home and spend the rest of the night unpacking and cleaning up. Mihaela was up a lot, still being sick.
Sun. Nov. 27, 2005 - Erin stays home with sick children. I go to church. I come home and relieve her. Its been a tough morning for her as both kids don't feel well, are whiny, won't take naps, and laundry overflows. As of right now everyone but me is napping. The house is picked up. Laundry still remains and Christmas decorations are halfway out getting displayed.
Anyway, that's been my past ten days or so. BTW, my grandma is doing better. The doctors think she either had a "brain stem stroke" or a "nerve stroke" or have some form of Lou Gehrig's disease. She has a permanent "traech" installed to help her breathe and has had a feeding tube installed so she can eat as her throat is paralyzed. She is alert though and has been able to walk around a little.
So, even though I have been off the past week, I could still use some rest.
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