For Better of For Worse

Leslie and I vowed to each other, for better or for worse, that we'd stay together some nine years ago yesterday. I never quite imagined an aniversary like this one and I'm sure Leslie never did either.

Leslie recieved her fifth round of chemo on Tuesday. She's felt pretty good since then, just a little tired. When I got home from work last night, she'd already fed the kids and was working them through the showers while I ate. I got them in bed, and without any reading to them, I hit my head soon thereafter. I'm not sure what my deal is. Normally when I get an antibiotic, I am doing much better within 24 hours. I started this one on Monday afternoon and I felt awful last night. I can't stop coughing. So I'm sure Leslie thought, "Wow, my husband the romantic," while I thought that she would be the one in bed first. I'll have to do something really special to make up! Maybe my early rising this morning will make today a better one...if I can just stop hacking.

There isn't really much new news on our end. The kids are all sniffling, but no one seems to be doing too bad. The Christmas tree is up and they always want the lights plugged in first thing when they get up.

Meals have been coming all week so we have not had to cook each night. Cindy came over on Monday and worked her magic around the house and with the kids.

I do need to take care of one thing and that is because I'm not sure how else to do this. But we did receive a letter from Santa with a very generous Wal-Mart gift card. I'm still not sure that guy is really up there at the North Pole, so I'm guessing that was someone's way to bless us anonymously. So this is the only way I know to say, "THANK YOU!" We were blown away and can't even begin to convey how much that means to us.

I do hope to do better at my blogging once I am feeling better. Trust me, it's not the only thing I've slacked off on. I'm way behind on my web work. But this stuff, having now plagued me over a week, has got to be near the end. So normal, whatever that is, should be close around the corner.