Last night at 5:15pm the troops made it to mom and dad's after a day of packing up, hiking, and riding in the car for hours. It was a warm welcome home and a nice reunion.... of course the mom in me was called to duty in a matter of minutes of them walking through the door. We would not want to have a day without sister fighting, would we??? After realizing that there are still rules and mommy was not so "sick" they could get away with anything, we exchanged many stories and the girls gave me the gift they had all picked out... a pink breast cancer t-shirt that said, " I fight like a girl!"
We enjoyed a nice dinner with my parents and then we sent Keith and Malibu home to get the house ready for me to come home. We are now all up and dressed and waiting for him to come and pick us up.
It has been such a blessing to have stayed here at my parents house while I recovered this first week after surgery!! They took such good care of me and gave me everything I needed! My mom was the best nurse I could have ever asked for! She and I had a fantastic routine to empty my drains, put ointment on the incisions, and get ready for the day as well as the night. It was a nice week to return to being the child and not have anyone else to worry about! I did have my lowest day in the middle of the week but other than that brief time it has been a time I have cherished! Thank you mom and dad for taking such good care of me!! You are the BEST!!!
I also see how the time the girls and Keith had together was wonderful for them! They had good times together and learned a great deal from each other... All four seemed to have grown up over the week!!! I also selfishly love the fact that they all seem to recognize all I do for them to make many of our family trips easier for each of them. (Well they at least always have a pillow when I do-- thank you to all who are not letting Keith off the hook for that mistake! :)
I have worked out a plan with the girls which I am finding is working well: The twins are in charge of helping me pick up things on the floor or too low for me. Katelynn is going to help me get things too high for me or too heavy for me. The twins have really taken their job seriously and at the moment there have been no complaining from any of them as they have helped me. I know this will change but I do see that the girls recognize the things I cannot do and those I can do pretty well but they also understand I will be able to do more and more as I heal.
It is wonderful to have all of us home together!! It will be a tough week that will take all of us working together to get through it. I am praying I will be strong enough to take care of everyone and heal at the same time. This will be a job I have to share with others for the week.
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