We’re back. Would anybody mind if I hid for a while?
We are home, safe and sound. My brain doesn’t feel totally back yet. The kids and I all have coughs and I know I feel rather rotten. I think the stress of everything did a number on us. Zach thought he would go back to work on Monday, but we got in way too late. Tuesday rolled around and he still felt overwhelmingly tired, so he stayed home that day and mostly slept. He is back today. He sounds sort of wiped out, but plans on sticking it out today.
I am not having a good day. Went to speech this morning. Couldn’t find one of Zane’s shoes, so we had to get him in shoes he isn’t in love with, which didn’t go as badly as it could have, but wasn’t without some challenges. I realized on the way to ST that the hood of the car was not latched down, so I had to drive really slowly (which thrilled the people stuck behind me) There wasn’t a good place to pull over, we were already late, and it was only a little over a mile away.
He did ok during speech, but right after speech, when I was talking to the therapist, he pulled the fire alarm. I was mortified. Zane started freaking out and then tried to pull the fire alarm again to try and get it to shut off. I had to tell the (student) therapist to go tell the front desk what had happened so they could call 911 and tell them not to come. (I once worked in a hotel that had a new, badly installed, fire alarm and I am very familiar with how mad fire and police people get when they waste time responding to false alarms. Especially false alarms for big buildings that would require them to call in other engine companies. ) We left shortly afterwards and I didn’t hear any sirens, so hopefully they were stopped in time. I think they still have to come out to investigate, but I really hope they didn’t roll all of their engines.
Zora hid and wouldn’t come out until I started yelling, but I needed to get her out to get to Zane who was freaking out and starting to really lose it in the hallway. I got them both outside, strapped them in to the car, and talked to Zane about what happened. He was still upset and crying. I started crying. This week just sucks.
oh, lovey! I’m sorry that had to happen. Of course you need to hide, you’re still grieving! Take good care, toes up (for as long as that is possible with the ages your kids are) and just let yourself feel what you need to feel for now. It will take awhile, but it will be easier to function soon.
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(((HUGS))) I’m so sorry you had a bad week. Just do what you can to get through (even if it’s hiding) and in time you will look back and laugh about this. Honest.
((((((hugs))))) I’ll be thinking of you guys.
I am so sorry honey! It does sound like easing back into reality would be good for all of you. Poor Zane! How freaked out he must have been. Just pretend the world has stopped spinning and be. I love you!