Today I took care of the boys myself (Nancy had some storm damage from Katrina and stayed home to take care of that). It was far more exhausting than I remembered from last April (the last time it was All Me). They are extremely busy little guys. I’m very grateful for the playroom, though; it’s a nice big area where they can run around and play all day long and (mostly) stay out of danger and trouble. Before we had the playroom, I was constantly terrified they’d fall and hit their heads on the fireplace bricks or hurt themselves on the edges of the coffee table or just get into mischief in the living room. The playroom is much better…for everyone!
Tomorrow I’ve got an oncologist appointment; they’ll be checking my WBC levels. I can’t help but think of cancer patients down on the Coast and in New Orleans and how they must be suffering, whether they were evacuated or not. Feeling miserable AND not having a home, air conditioning, or a comfortable bed? Oh my.
As for us, we personally came through Katrina virtually unscathed (a tiny bit of water damage in the playroom and our butterfly bushes were knocked over by the wind), and friends and family in harder-hit areas all seem to be safe, even if many of them lost their homes. Want to help? Donate to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
