10 Moments

I know that most people would want to forget this week if they were in my shoes.  Spending time in and out of the hospital, not once, not twice, but three times would send anyone over the edge.

I've had to live on that edge in the past couple weeks.

However, in my challenge to stay in the moment, I have tried to take snapshots of all of it.  Good, bad, and ugly.  Lot's of ugly.  And my goal wasn't just to remember the good stuff.  That's easy to do... I want to remember it all.

Here are the 10 Moments I won't forget this week.

1. Listening to Blake yell on xBox tonight.  Clearly he is feeling better, and hasn't asked for any medicine.  Only food.  Lot's and lot's of food.
2. Coming home last night and watching TV with Evan.  He was chatty, and together we watched Pawn Stars and marveled at how crazy some people are.
3. Group texting through the good and bad times.  Together we got through ER visits, vomiting, diarrhea, and even a faker.  Good and bad news is better when you can share it with friends.
4. Waking up at 4 am this morning and catching up on a week's worth of Young and Restless because I can't sleep.  It was mindless perfection and exactly what I needed.
5. Calling my sister-in-law yesterday, crying, and having her calm me down.  She was working yesterday and was having the Dr.s in her hospital help figure out what to do with Blake.  She was the one who told me to ask for steroids.
6. Having Jeff visit yesterday and bring Blake a card.  He is more like family than many in my family.  I hope he knows this some day.
7. Watching the news all day today, praying for the people in Connecticut.  Tragedies, as horrible as they are, bring us closer to those we love.  Sad but true.  I can't imagine what that community is going through, and my heart is breaking for them.
8. Downloading three books onto the Nook with a giftcard.  Free books are the best.
9. Taking gifts for our adopted families from the rink.  It is always the best feeling driving away from there knowing that people are going to have a better Christmas because of what we did.
10. Having Blake look at me today as he sat in his hospital bed and say, "Thank you for taking care of me this week, mom."  I think he totally gets how difficult it was for us, and my heart melted once again.  Amazing kid in so many ways.

Just because we're present doesn't mean every moment has to be perfect or even happy.  Every experience will change you and force you to grow, and that is ultimately what it's all about.  Sometimes we learn the most from the bad times, and then we can appreciate the all the good that really is in our lives everyday and we just don't see it.

If you could pick just one moment from the past week to remember, what would it be?

Enjoy the weekend :)