Thursday, July 24, 2008

Oops

I just realized with some horror that it's been exactly a whole freaking month since I posted.

Sorry.

It's been a little bit of a whirlwind around these parts. We took a quick vacation to the beach, we had a Forced-In-Law-Interaction (This Time Without Yeast Rolls!), we ended up with a colony of bees living underneath the siding of our house, and work has been truly awful. My motto of the last few weeks has been, "Encumbered by idiots, I press onward!"

How true.

Chachi's last day is next Friday and my palms sweat just thinking about it. We have a new team member - name yet to be determined - and while he's a nice guy he's not exactly a ball of fire. I think we are totally screwed.

So we have been so freaking busy at work that I basically eat, work, and collapse. Lather, rinse, repeat. Some life, huh?

I have also been wrapping my brain around some news we got about my dad. The new treatment isn't working and the doctor wants him to see an oncologist. And my dad has decided he's done all that he wants to do.

I've been preparing for this for the last two years. Since Dad got so sick, I've felt really fortunate that we've gotten some extra time with him. It's like the big bonus round. But it's also been living each day waiting for the other shoe to drop. And right now, it's dangling by a shoelace. I'm okay with it. I went back and re-read the advice that Cat Door gave me when my dad was in the coma, and I've come to realize that I've been embracing the eventuality of Dad's death this whole time. And if he's okay with it, I am too. And we have no idea how long he has - it could be days, months, or years. So there's that.

It's hard for me to write when I feel like my insides are a pressure cooker. Hence my absence for the past month. I feel like I'm coming out on the other side, though. Maybe.

So if you're still hanging around, thanks. Sorry I haven't been able to be an active participant, but I really wasn't ready to share this with anyone yet. But I think my heart is healing a little bit. And I'm starting to realize how much I miss writing.

7 comments:

MPPs Mom said...

i am so happy to see a post from you. I've been thinking about you a lot and wondering where you went.... I am so sorry to hear about your dad. I hope that the trip down south will still happen, I know how much it means to him. Thoughts and prayers and lottsa hugs.....have missed you :)

Piper Paradise said...

Missed your writing! Prayers for your family.

Gretchen said...

Been thinking about you alot, hoping all is well. Sorry to hear about your dad, though.

Give me a call if you ever need to talk!

joansy said...

Boy I've missed you. I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. Will he still make it to the reunion in August? Where is Chachi going?

I hope all calms down for you soon. Welcome back!

MamaMaven said...

I am so glad you are back! Sorry about your Dad, thoughts and prayers going his way.

Tree said...

Complete ditto. I check daily, just to see if you have wandered back here. But I also knew your life was in turmoil right now. I am so sorry to read about your dad. He is an amazing person and I am glad you have embraced the past two years with him. I am sending you all my best wishes.

Mitzi Green said...

totally hear you, and wishing you well.