The Lay Off: From the Beginning

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Things are going as good as can be expected with everyone home. Mike’s worried himself sick to the point where he’s sleeping a lot mixed with cold symtpoms and abdominal pains. He’s gone to a doctor, and the symptoms where not conducive to a regular flu bug or cold. An ultrasound has been scheduled for Wednesday morning.

What’s that saying? When it rains, it pours?

For the past 24 hours Mike has had thought riddled with the prospect of cancer. Typical of him to think absolute worst case senerio, but I’m used to it and kinda just brush it off, but I do worry about his health and how much he’s been getting sick lately. For someone who has been ill about three times in the eight – going on nine – years I’ve known him, these past three months have been a staggering change.

So for now, we’re concentrating on family; using the lay off as an excuse to lay around and catch up on rest and regain strength for the new year. Do things we have neglected in the recent past – like spend time together.

That is, of course, once Christmas is over – yesterday was gift shopping and today? Today we’re braving the crowds and heading out the mall to plop our children in the laps of a complete stranger dressed in a costume.

(Where I am secretly praying for an awful picture because those are far more fun.)

All in the name of Christmas.

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