Our kids are such a reflection of ourselves. Xavier yesterday was at a hockey game on the bench and he naturally pays attention and tracks shots, the handedness of each player on the other team and nuances of them. It always amuses me because he knows what hand each of the good players are so he can adjust his positioning and know their tendencies. During the game the time keeper was tracking as were some others. Xavier and I had the same count which was not as high as others. Xavier correctly indicated that the other counts were because they were counting things that were not going to hit the net. It always amuses me when they protest that I am not counting things for my son when they said they would for their child. I realized that after 3 weeks it is difficult to attend 2 games in one day. It is tiring and I need to make sure that I reserve my energy properly for things that I need to do. I missed the second game yesterday and he ended up playing. He let in a goal and he said it was bad, but all of the parents said he played well. I am skipping the game this morning and will go this afternoon. I will rest until then because I need to make dinner.
The first thing this morning Olivier asked was to confirm that my sister was coming. He wanted to go over right away as soon as she arrives. My sister had said that if the weather was really bad that she might wait till Monday. So he wanted us to confirm again that she was coming today. She is and he was like so I can get a ride over in 4 hours? I just asked her to pick him up instead to maximize the time he spends with her. He has looked up recipes and called my parents to make sure that they have all of the ingredients that he needs.
Yesterday was a bit rough as I threw up a couple of times. Not immediately after I ate, but approximately an hour after. My stomach felt fine, but I would get hit with nausea and feeling light headed. I would get a bit dizzy and throw up mucous primarily with a bit of food. Mel thinks that the medication that I am using might not be good enough. Personally I think it is just to make things more interesting. I had figured out some patterns so obviously it was not challenging enough so we had to throw that into the mix. As I am eating less, I am most likely getting less nutrients which starts this wonderful cycle. Why have things go smoothly when we can add in more complications every week. At least my case is always going to be interesting. Mel is also not letting me walk around Costco as it is too big, so I am not permitted to walk around for inspiration on food to make for Christmas Eve appetizers. It is quite disappointing and I am pretty sure that Mel is going to exclude something wonderful because she is not going to meticulously search for inspiration. She only does that when looking for beauty supplies in the Asian supermarkets looking at every single item on every shelf, in every aisle. As she does not understand Asian writing she needs to translate it all. You just need to picture Mel with her phone looking at every item and scanning thousand of items. Sometimes she is there for 5 hours and we come back later and she has moved inches. Luckily the grocery store is open 24hrs and they have food available most of the time for her to eat and replenish. This is probably how she feels when I am trying to be inspired by the food available for our meals.
This week it is a short week of treatment so we will see what the impact is. The downside is that during the days there will be a lot more to do. I will not have the bliss of having to work making things easier for me. Mel will want to clean the house from top to bottom and her things ready. Luckily I have a doctor’s note saying that I am not permitted to do anything. Tomorrow we will set the final meetings and then I will start scripting the days out for what we need to do for prep for each of the days. If we can do a lot of it on Monday and Tuesday it will make things easier for Wednesday. I will need to rest and prep food during the day and hopefully I will not be too fatigued. Happy Winter Solstice.
Q