Challenge

I think I may have come up with the challenge that I was looking for. I stumbled on a book entitled 'Not Quite What I was Planning', which is comprised of 6-word memoirs written by famous and obscure writers. I think it would be a fun challenge to come up with a daily six word memoir. Short and sweet, just a quick and (possibly) clever conveyance of how the day was in general. When I have time and energy I will write more than these 6 words, of course.

Today;
First Day With No Second Job.

For over a year I have been providing childcare for a friend and former Montessori parent. I have been feeling horribly unreliable recently due to Caelan's poor health and we decided to take a break so that she can use someone more dependable than I can be at the moment. (Also so that Caelan can have an opportunity to rest and get well without me dragging him out all day long twice a week.) It is going to be very difficult to pinch pennies and figure out a way to recoup the lost income but we'll get by. We always do.

Yes, dear boy, your health has been in the crapper this year. You had an exploratory procedure last week, an overnight stay in the hospital and now, an infection in your lungs to show for it. The doctor thinks it is the result of being intubated. You are miserable, haven't eaten in 4 days and were rocking a 104.6 fever until today. It seems like the antibiotics are finally kicking in and starting to do their job... THANK GOD. Hopefully, one day, we will look back on this posting and will have a hard time remembering how awful this situation has been. Ugh.

Ok. Enough. I am doing my best at the moment to pretend that I am not getting sick right now as well. I am not getting sick, I am not getting sick, I am not getting sick...