End of the Year

The end of the school year is sneaking up on me. I was forewarned, when Mercy entered Kindergarten, that the end of the year tends to be a very busy time. The term "busy" is an understatement!  There have been assemblies to attend, parties, field trips, sports day and countless little girls and boys birthday parties to attend.

Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining. Far from it! I enjoy these little activities that remind me that life goes on. Sometimes it feels as if life drums along to a different beat for my family. Depending on whether or not Brian is having a "sick week". The possibility of a blitz week always looms over my head like a dark cloud. So when we have a week filled with normal activities, I celebrate!

*yawn*

I yawn because I'm tired. I'm tired because this learning curve is getting the best of me. Learning curve? Yes. I'm learning all kinds of things right now. What exactly Brian's disease means, and what forms of treatment are there in other parts of the world, what kinds of natural remedies treat symptoms he has and what are the best DIRECT forms of getting the nutrition he needs, how to cook these "different" foods (and how to afford them on said limited budget!), how to be the "man of the house" when Brian is sick (for example, I tried to learn how to run our rickety old lawn mower last week. Tried and failed, I might add). It's frustrating and overwhelming some days. Days like today I'm just completely tired out.

So the blog has kinda been one of the balls that has been dropped, obviously. A LOT has been dropped. I'm no longer a good sister, a good friend, or a good daughter. Not that I ever claimed to be perfect in the first place. I've forgotten birthdays. I even (almost) forgot Koby's Well, I was a day late. ON his birthday it took a school friend to remind me that it wasn't the NEXT day, it was TODAY! Well, I threw something together last minute and I don't think he noticed. Poor little neglected man...

Well. There you have it. A post!