Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder?

I'm a horrible blogger, I know.....but just let me explain, would you? I had quite the week last week! Since September, my parents have had really terrible luck. My stepdad has fallen off a ladder, had surgery on his fingers, rolled his company mini van down a 30-foot embankment when a car pulled out in front of him on 65 Hwy with my mom (my mom had some MAJOR bruising, but was ok) and had a fractured hip and most recently has acquired a kidney stone. This past Tuesday, my mom called and said she was at the ER AGAIN with Ray. I couldn't believe it! She said he had pain in his lower abdomen and was throwing up. The doctors found a kidney stone with a CT scan and kept him in the hospital overnight to try and monitor his pain. Now let me add in here that this is Tuesday night and my mom was scheduled to have surgery to correct her carpal tunnel Thursday morning. Wednesday didn't go too bad, my mom went to work until Ray could come home from the hospital and then took him home to be nursed by my Gma. The pain was still really bad, so he kept on his pain meds as much as possible. Thursday morning came and my aunt and Gma took my mom out for surgery. After I dropped my kids at daycare and school, I joined them. The surgery went great and they let me take mom home. After I took her, I came to work (our auditors are actually coming today) to get things ready and my mom called. She said she and my Gma were taking Ray back to the ER. The percocet was not touching the pain and the doctor's office said just to take him there and hope for IV meds. They got him set up on Demoral patches (with nausea medication) and sent him home. After I got to work on Friday, my cell phone rang. It was my mom and she was hysterical. She said Ray was completely out of it and he still wasn't passing the stone and she was getting something done about it today. She got the doctor on call, who told her that, by some miracle, there was a urologist from Columbia at the office on Fridays and he would beg for Ray to get in. He got right in, and the urologist sent him straight to Columbia for surgery.....DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT $200. I packed them up and sent them with my two stepbrothers. They got to Columbia around noon and Ray finally got in for surgery around 6pm. Now are you ready for this? In surgery, they found an infection and couldn't remove the stone. They put in a stint and will call this week to let Ray know when he can come back and have the stint and stone removed. All the while, my mom has one freaking arm (the left one, no less) and can't even shower or dress on her own! Who has this luck? So I've been nursing some patients this past week and weekend. Kailyn and I kidnapped my mom Saturday night, leaving Ray with my brother, Tim, to care for him and we waited on her hand and foot! We had a very fun time at our sleepover!

So I am vowing, right here and now, to have a better week! Auditors and all, who cares! This week is going to be great! I did get my Christmas decorations up this past weekend and am only waiting for my hubby to put up the lights. I also thoroughly enjoyed our extra hour of time on Sunday!

Well, I promise to be a better blogger, but for now I must go! ;)