Monday....Stress...Etc.

So I thought for sure spring was here for good. Beautiful weather on Friday...a little chilly on Saturday, but almost perfect on Sunday.....then I wake up this morning and have to shovel 4 inches of snow and ice and water from my deck.........AGAIN! Ugh.
OK, whatever with the weather. Here's some stuff that happened over the weekend.
First, a tip for those with gas grills (or charcoal). Make sure you have ALL the grease and grime cleaned from everywhere. Do this cleaning at least once a month if you use your grill as often as I use mine. If you don't......




Isn't that nice? Well...look on the bright side...I don't have to clean any of the grease off it now do I? LOL.

Got my motorcycle uncovered on Saturday, and I washed/waxed it. Now I just have to put air in the tires, change the oil, and wait for a fairly nice day to go for a ride. I also need new tires altogether, or it won't pass inspection. Plus, tires are really important. ;)


Nothing else major happened this weekend, but last night was the icing on the cake. There's ANOTHER stomach bug going around, and this time Simon got it. Luckily he's not throwing up, but oh boy was he screaming bloody murder last night. God bless my wife. She was up almost all night with him...just holding him, rocking him, and helping him get any gas out that needed to get out. He's doing a BIT better this morning, but he's still cranky. I have to say, my wife can handle this stuff wonderfully! I was trying to comfort him, and he was screaming. He would not relax. Well, no duh..he's got a belly ache. Dad didn't do too good. I also realize I need MUCH more work to handle situations like this. She was holding him, rocking him, talking nice and quiet, and being a super, comforting Mom. I was in the other room feeling helpless, sad, upset, and stressed. Again, thank God Simon has ONE parent who's good under those kind of conditions. Now, if he gets a cut, or a scrape, or has to get shots or something, I'm OK with that. I know, clean the wound, bandage it up, and he'll get better. But the screaming because of something I couldn't see was killing me. In due time I guess.

Anyway, my morning today started with me getting a KUB X-Ray for a follow up due to the kidney stone(s) a few weeks ago. Ooodles of Doctor's appointments this week. Can't WAIT to see what comes of THIS. (smell the sarcasm?)


Gratitude of the day: Calm, cool, collected Mom at home with sick child. X-Ray went quickly...didn't have to wait a long time at the hospital. It's almost lunch time. :) Snow is melting as fast as it fell. I'm sure there's more, but I need to get back to work. Thanks for reading.

Be grateful....it helps get ya through the tough times. ;)