Today it is a bit later than normal as there was a lot going on today. We were gone for most of the day yesterday as Xavier had a game out of town. He did not play up to his standards yesterday and he was not very pleased with himself. The team as a whole struggled at times but they were resilient and managed to salvage the game. The coaches told the kids that they needed to have a memory like a goldfish, except it is a myth that goldfish have a 3 second memory. Xavier will review his goals and correct it. Even on the ride home he knew what he had done wrong and we will work on it during the next practices and his private sessions. It was interesting on the drive home as he would not shut up the whole ride. We kept on talking about randomness and he would bring up memories that he had when he was much younger and he tried to explain his logic on things. Mel and I laughed at him and told him that he was far more mature and disciplined than we were. He never spoke like a kid and had always used sentences and used simple phrasing but did not sound like a baby. He relayed stories to us about him being mad without understanding the full logic on things. Now as he was older he understood it much better. I am grateful for the lessons that Mel and I have passed on to him and how he reflects on it later.
Tomorrow Olivier is attending a babysitting class and boy did that conversation with Mel not go over well. He would have been fine if it was labeled a home alone class, but as he very vocally told Mel last night, he does not like kids and does not want to ever babysit them. He lies. He likes younger kids, but he is right that he does not want to be in charge of any, unlike his brother. They were supposed to bring a doll to the session tomorrow and he declined. It will be amusing to see how that all plays out tomorrow.
Most of the cabinet doors and inserts were installed today as well as some wiring for things. We have a lot of help and we would not be as far long as we are now without everyone’s assistance. We will be getting the flooring tomorrow and hopefully have it installed this week/weekend. Last week we were told that we should consider getting me vaccinated, get a flu shot and the RSV shot. Tomorrow I am scheduled to get it in the morning now. I also have a prescription for RSV waiting for me at Shoppers. I am not sure who put that in or what that is about, but I will go see. I guess it was put in at the same time as my motility drugs that I will be starting.
Mel had a bit of a rough day today where she is feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the things she need to do in our regular life. We also have 2 major life events occurring at the same time and each on their own is difficult, but because we like to be above average we will try and do it all at the same time. Because, why be boring when you can do things far more difficult. She does not want to bother me too much as I get a bit more fatigued quicker now, so it is a balance. She remembers how things were before when I went through treatment and now we have the stress of the renovations. So she is taking on way more than she should. This is what breaks relationships up during serious illness. When the person has all of the strain of real life and everything else onto them. I will need to try and show more empathy and help out Mel as much as I can. If I can take care of myself a bit better than that is one less thing for Mel. She will be out of town on Thursday and Friday so if I start treatment on Thursday I know that she will be stressed. Hopefully we will know more of what is happening on Wednesday.
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