Happy Saturday everyone! Like a lot of the Midwest it is a rainy,rainy day. It seems like it has been raining for days. There are some areas near us that have flooded. We have a little bit of water in a couple of spots in my basement but not major. It is still raining as I type this up on this Saturday night.
Life continues to be busy. (I know you guys are probably tired of me saying that!)
Rebecca and I spent last Friday at Bowling Green State University for a visit day. She was super excited to be there and she also was super excited to see that they had Tropical Sprite in one of their cafeterias. It is the little things.
We had a good visit. Got some dates for fall semester and some more useful information. It was a good visit. Next time we will be up there for June orientation. It is coming up quickly!
This week is back to school for the kiddos after Spring Break. It was also back to rehearsals for the Spring Musical for Rebecca and Jacob and back to track for Benjamin.
He had his first track meet on Tuesday and he admitted that he was very nervous. I missed his first event, which was shot put. For shot put he threw 15 feet and 7.25 inches. There were supposed to be 3 teams in this meet, but only his team and the hosting school was there. The hosting school only had 2 or 3 throwers so their events went very quickly. I did make it in time to see him throw the discus. For discus he threw 51 feet and 4 inches. He was super excited to compete and he had fun!
The next day Ben turned 13 years old!! I can't believe that my baby is a teenager! He had a good birthday with McDonald's for dinner, chocolate lasagna, and presents. He said "it was the best birthday ever!"
We will be celebrating with family tomorrow. That means that today I have spent cleaning and doing laundry and running errands in the rain. I still don't feel ready for tomorrow but it will be what it will be.
In between all that there was work and I finally got into see a therapist. I saw her a couple of weeks ago, but then she was sick and I couldn't get in until this week. I think this is someone that I can work with. Maybe one day I will go into more detail, but I have been diagnosed with depression, generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD and am dealing with lots of unresolved grief. It is a process but one that I need to go on for my own well being.
Right now, I am waiting on the boys to get home from their fathers. I need to go flip laundry here in a few minutes and figure out what I need to get at the grocery store tomorrow. Oh and I need to go pay a few bills. I am back to reality. Hope all of you are staying dry and are having a good weekend. Until next time, I wish you well.
I hope your therapy goes well. It's the best thing you can do for yourself. I'm going through something similar(the therapy)for similar issues(but due to different reasons). Glad the kids are thriving and doing well. Happy Birthday to Ben!!! I've never had chocolate lasagna but he seems to enjoying it. lol 8-)))
ReplyDeleteI'm glad for you that you've found some support. Grief, loss, changes in life that are so hard to manage alone take a toll. You deserve to have a good life. The kids have a good mom, and she deserves care
ReplyDeleteAgree 100%, Sam. These kids have an amazing mom &needs to care for herself. Hang in there, Rachel. You can do hard things. We believe in you!
DeleteSo did Rebecca decide on Bowling Green? My H.S. Vice Principal earned his undergraduate degree there. He was one of the forces that led me to search Ohio schools which ended up with me ultimately choosing M.C. So exciting for her!
ReplyDeleteHave a good week.
-Meg B.