It was one of those weeks. Last week, I am glad it is over. Nothing really bad came of any of it, but there were moments when it felt like it was going to be bad.
Ashlyn left for London. That wasn't particularly stressful except for the fact that she had a doctor's appointment on the day before and had had this lingering cough and they wanted to do a CATscan and...So my mind is racing with what if's and then what's. Ashlyn informed me that she was going to London regardless of test results so it really didn't matter, and there were doctors in London if something had to be treated.
Turned out that all was well and good. Ashlyn had a little scar tissue on her lung. That will take care of itself, cough was diminishing. Trip went ahead as scheduled.
Ashlyn flew out on Wednesday from Chicago. Danny drove her to the airport after very little sleep the night before. He had to pull some extra hours with the Occupiers and Caucus nonsense. So I was concerned with the driving and the being tired and such.
Danny got Ashlyn to the airport in plenty of time. He stopped outside of Chicago and got a hotel room. He got plenty of sleep and arrived home in tip top condition.
Hayley had to leave her futon at UNI before winter break. She was able to get all of her stuff home but that. Her roommate was bringing up her own futon so Hayley needed to get hers out ASAP. But there wasn't a time that was working. Also, the day Ashlyn headed to London, Hayley started to transform her room into her very own room. Now I had intended to have all of my stuff out of there before she moved home, but that didn't quite happen so Hayley had to deal with getting my stuff out and her stuff situated.
Hayley's roommate's parents brought the futon to our house after they dropped off the new futon at UNI. All of the extra stuff in Hayley's room slid nicely into my room with little effort. Hayley now has her own little space at our house that maybe feels a bit like her dorm room without the crazy friend down the hall.
Harlow hadn't been eating much for about a week. I chalked it up to new medicine and a lot happening around here. Wednesday night she threw up followed by blood in her stool. These were now the symptoms of the poisoning that our pup died of in 2004. It was late, the vet was closed. The emergency vet costs a fortune. Danny was already asleep. I was up and down much of the night with Harlow worried and berating myself for not taking her to the ER.
Thursday morning Harlow ate a little. She survived the trip to the vet without any issues and after her thorough exam, was deemed fit and fine. Turns out that Harlow just had a bit of tummy trouble. Nothing an bland diet and a few pills couldn't take care of. Three days later and I would never have guessed that Harlow had any ailments in the previous week. She is back to her ole goofy self. The only thing is sticking my hand half way down her throat to administer pills.
While I am at the vet on Thursday I get a call from the assistant principal at Valley. There has been an incident and Jacob is fine, but (Holy cow lady, can you draw this out any longer?!) a student had an outburst at the study hall teacher and attempted to throw an overhead projector at the teacher. The projector was still plugged in so instead of going forward, it snapped back and hit Jacob in the arm (three spots) and the head. I wanted him to come home, I wanted to go to the doctor to make sure he didn't have a concussion. Jacob wanted to stay in school and let things be.
Jacob came home from school that evening with a sore arm and a headache, but not too much worse for wear. I don't know how this one will end. The student had charges pressed against him. Whether Jacob will ever have to participate in any type of proceeding, I don't know. Jacob wears his projector scars as badges of courage and honor and dumb luck.
So when Friday arrived uneventfully, I was glad. When Saturday came and went without any hitches, I was over the moon. When Sunday woke me with Ashlyn safely in London, Danny sound asleep next to me, Hayley set up in her little efficiency and Jacob in the clear of all mobile school supplies, I felt very thankful that all is well.
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