It's catching up to me

Last night's lack of sleep has really caught up with me this evening.  Of course, it doesn't help that today was a rather draining day.  Talking to Thomas this morning on the phone about his time at scout camp literally made me cry (again, lack of sleep)!  He was asking about his sister (whom he adores) and about his beloved stuffed animals and how I was taking care of them.  I know that he'll be very happy to be reunited with all this evening, and I love how LOVING that little guy is.

I was also very emotional about my Dad today and everything he's been through, and I also learned it's been a very rough couple of weeks for him.  I hadn't been hearing from him at all in emails (how we usually communicate) and I wasn't sure what was going on.  I had asked if we could bring dinner in this past Saturday because it's been three weeks since we've seen him, but Mom had said that he decided he wasn't up to it.  I was NOT AT ALL comfortable leaving on vacation without seeing him and so I had asked if we might be able to stop in quickly Thursday afternoon.   That was when I learned that he is sleeping most days in the 16-18 hour range and some days it's even more than that.  I think anyone could realize that isn't a good thing.  The lung doctor is fairly certain that it's Dad's heart, although they did some blood work and another chest x-ray just to be certain.  Fortunately, he did agree to allow me to bring the kids by this week for a few minutes.

We also ended up having a full house here this evening.  Our good friends returned from vacation Friday evening to find that their hot water heater wasn't working.  They had expected it to be repaired today, but now tomorrow is best case scenario.  She had called and asked if it would be possible for her to take a shower at our house this afternoon, and as things unfolded we were able to work in not only Jen but all four kids.  It was very nice to visit since it had been quite some time, and I also enjoyed visiting with the kids.

Andrew and Thomas should be home within the next hour or so.  I'm so looking forward to having them home...and then to bed!