I'm Alive

Starting off the morning with a bit of gratitude.  Sadly, it has been a hot minute since my last post.  

1. Jack

This kid. Holy hell.  He is spoiled, OCD and loves to be the boss.  He is the perfect combination of both of his parents (sometimes..not the best parts...LOL). Half of his days he rules the house like an only child and then when his brothers come home he still rules the roost.  

2. Owen is a BEAST
On Friday Owen had to have a TON of tubes drawn.   The phelbotomist chose a terrible vein.  I had to walk out of the room before she started because I knew that it was going to be super painful.  He beasted through the entire thing without a peep.  He makes my life easy most days.

3. Natalie, Dr. Agarwala and Dr. Goulet
It was a rough week in our home this week because we received TERRIBLE news.  I am so grateful for this team of people who go above and beyond to keep me in the loop, answer my questions and call my again and again when I have more.  Dr. Goulet called my office and had the staff track me down on Tuesday to tell me that my mom's cancer has metastasized.  Then Dr. A called me to lay out the entire plan for the next testing since my mom was at a retreat all weekend.  Finally, Natalie has kept me in the loop, coordinated care AND answers my repeated questions over and over.  She is not only our breast navigator but my friend.  And oh goodness...I am grateful for her.

4. Mike
Every time I say thank you to Mike this week he has come back with, "I always do this."  And he does.  He does the dishes, the cleaning, the cooking and has even started to take over my chore of the laundry.  Now Mike is obsessed with the yard and rejuvenating our garden.  **His end game is chickens**

Anyways, I love this man and the life that we have together.  Yesterday was filled with sunshine, yard work and spending time together.  It was perfect.  Well....the BEACH would of been perfect.  But it was a TON better than being at work.

This afternoon we are headed to our new lake house to start officially making plans before the paperwork gets signed on Friday.  Cheers to the next adventure.

5. The Escape Room
This picture was from a few weeks ago but I wanted to add it to the list.  This was such a great night. We went to the Escape Room and then had dinner out with Rick and Connie at Brugge.