On to Christmas....

Well, we are still in the hole, but we are on our way up.  We put up the Christmas Tree, stockings and a few other decorations.  That is big. We have not bothered with decorations for the past two holidays (Halloween and Thanksgiving).

Hubby is currently employed.  It may be 50-80% travel.  That is a lot...  That is hard on everyone.  Thankfully so far it has be 0%, but we know that will change.

We thought we had plans laid out, but funny how things change on a dime and you just never know.  Reminds me that you just never know what plan is laid out for you, nor are you ever meant to know.  Just gotta go along and take the sharp turns and sudden stops as they come.

Kasey had a pretty bad asthma flare up.  She had one a few weeks back, a minor one.  That prompted us to get her on her asthma meds on a regular basis that we are able to pull her off of for the summer. Then she got a cold last weekend and it launched her into a pretty bad asthma flare up.  I thought for sure on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, that she was going to end up in the hospital.  We took her to the doctor, but surprisingly her pulse oxygen was in the mid 90's!  But the poor thing could NOT stop coughing and she had barely slept the night before.  So, the doctor did all she could, dosed her on steroids and sent us on our way.  It really is all that could be done for her.  We need to get our own pulse-ox meter to put our minds at ease when we are at home.

We had 2 cadets this year for Thanksgiving.  It is rare that cadets are here for Thanksgiving, but sports schedules and such did not allow these two to go home for the holiday.  We were more than happy to open our home to them.  We have had them for about a week, and I must say, it has been fun.

Today we took the girls to the Nutcracker.  My mom took my sister and me when we were younger.  And today, she added on taking her grandkids.  They enjoyed it immensely, well, Kasey did until she fell asleep during the second act.

Well, the Thanksgiving fun continues, we are watching one of the Batman movies with a cadet.  Be well friends!

I like my hole!

So, Hubby's company is officially done, kaput, gone under.  Expected?  yes/no Sad? yes/no  Going to hurt us a lot financially?  Yes.

So, how have I been dealing with it?  Well, the only way I apparently know how.  Live in a hole.

I like my hole.  It is cozy in here.

What does that mean?  That means as little communication with the outside world as possible.  And in some ways, I just don't have the energy.  I am very sorry to those of you who I have missed your birthday, or your email, or your Facebook post.  Please be understanding during this time that right now my biggest priority is my family and my self.  And right now taking care of just those things is a challenge in many way.  Both mentally and physically.

I know we will be okay.  It's just getting to that point of being okay that is not going to be a fun ride.  So please, bear with us while we are currently "under construction" so to speak.

Thanks everyone!  Love you all!!