And I also picked up food because moms are awesome like that.
Friday was absolutely gorgeous. I felt so badly for Steve that he could not enjoy this day. Likely our last nice day of 2020!
It was 80 degrees and sunny out.
Saturday morning I asked him if he wanted me to move his set up out to the living room.
I try to remind my mom not to spoil them too much, but then I try to remember that she's their Grandma and she can spoil them if she wants. She's an adult and knows what she's doing.
I do warn her to "be strong" and she literally texts me back with "Haha OK" 😂
My mom's house is 5 minutes from the Target I used to frequent when I was younger. Funny how life goes full circle like that.
They enjoyed a little shopping trip while me and Steve were busy trying to keep him as comfortable as possible and to keep his pain level under a 4.
After Target they went to the Mall. It's been at least 6 months since my kids have been to the Mall. I made sure to remind them to mask up, not to touch anything and use sanitizer frequently.
I also tried to remind my mom that Christmas is coming and that she should NOT be buying them a ton of new toys. They each scored 3 new outfits and a new doll.
And of COURSE sorbet at the Mall!
This is one of Steve's traditions with them. Since his schedule allows him days off during the week, before COVID, he'd take the girls (or whomever didn't have school or when they were babies) to the Mall and get sorbet and ride the carousel. I loved that they had this tradition with him. Glad my mom can step in while Steve's out of commission.
Sunday morning Steve had his COVID test prior to surgery. It was right across from the hospital that's near our house, so super convenient. I dropped him off at the door and he was done in about 5 minutes.
He said it really wasn't all that unpleasant. He said they swabbed up his nose and almost down his throat and right when he was about to gag, it was over. I guess they warned him that his eyes would start watering and his nose would start running.
We got there early and got done early as well. We were back home by 10am.
The plan was to pick up the girls around dinner time so they could do homeschool Monday and Tuesday before going back to my mom's house while Steve had his surgery.
I walked in the door to my mom's and while the girls were super excited to see me, they both asked if they could spend one more night. I told them that they couldn't just do one more night because I didn't want to deal with driving back and forth Monday AND Tuesday AND Wednesday. If they spent the night Sunday night, they were staying until Wednesday evening.
They agreed.
Ok then.
I ate some dinner and chatted with mom for a bit before kissing the girls goodbye again. I'm SO grateful they love my mom and feel comfortable being there for days at a time. It's always been a dream of mine to have my village and I finally have it. And the help is just so appreciated.
Moms are just great like that I guess. I know they'll eat well, get their hair brushed, take showers, etc. while at my mom's house lol. And while I HATE feeding my kids every 2 hours, my mom will thoroughly enjoy it. 😂
And I can "relax" until Surgery Day.
I can focus on work Monday and Tuesday before I'm off for the rest of the week.
I can focus on Steve and make sure he's ok.
We had him shower Sunday (that's a WIN in our book!)
He won't have to shower again before The Surgery. I'm supposed to wipe him down with these special towelettes lol.
I'm sure he's gonna love that.
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