Grateful Friday

 Alissa and I sat in the massage chairs after school yesterday.  We made the plan at lunchtime. (Miriam was gone, or we would have had her join us.)

There were 4th graders visiting Alissa after school and I stopped by her classroom and she said, "Oh, is it time for our meeting?"  She said it all suspiciously like she was the villain in a children's story.  All she needed was tented fingers.

I said, "Yes, we have to go."

She said, "Sorry, girls, I have to go."  We each were holding our laptops to heighten the believability.

(Sometimes it is really hard to get kids to leave school.)

We went to the teachers lounge and sat in the massage chairs for 15 minutes and talked about holiday plans.

I am grateful for my friends (and those massage chairs).

I am also grateful for Mark.  He is sweet.  I think it every day.  The other day we heard about a young boy who was recently diagnosed with the winning combo of type 1 diabetes and celiac disease.  I told Mark we should share some gf ideas.  He immediately got out his phone and made a lengthy list.

He has earned his empathy and he thought of so many things I didn't.  He listed categories and stores where you could find certain items.

I am mostly so very grateful Adam is home.  He has been gone SO much and I am tired of it and he is tired of it, but I am a lot more whiny about it than he is.

He canceled his upcoming trip next week because he's been gone so much and so he can do my treatment with me.

I cried when he told me.