We've gotten over the initial shock of our really, really bad news and have decided that we're going to be just fine, thanks. Hubby is going for pre-op tomorrow and is scheduled for surgery on the 30th. In the mean time, we're enjoying an unbelievable amount of support from family and way more friends than we realized we'd been blessed with.
The first wave of our out-of-town support team arrived on Saturday. It was my brother, his wife and their little girl. They came to offer their shoulders for a couple of days. Their daughter is four months younger than Trouble. Between the two of them, there was enough sweetness floating around the place to send everyone into diabetic shock.
Having just come from Montreal, where it's apparently been raining for two straight years (to hear them tell it), they were looking forward to our somewhat drier shores. No such luck. The rain had defied all laws of meteorology and followed them westward. It was chilly but sunny when they got here, so the children got in a couple of hours' worth of play time before the clouds caught up with them.
Much to everyone's dismay, Sunday dawned soggy and frigid. I believe our daytime high hovered somewhere around six degreesCelsiuss, with a windchill of minus a hundred. I kid you not. Even the dog refused to go out, unless it was to pee. At that, the poor thing had to battle against the wind to the point that she quickly learned to pee downwind. After a bout of small hail stones, we witnessed something that looked suspiciously like snow. I kid you not. As we stared agog at the tiny whiteness before our eyes, we all wondered if frogs and locusts would shortly follow.
My brother and his family departed Sunday night after dinner. On Monday we started making plans for our arc. That turned out to be unnecessary, though, as the clouds soon scattered and the sun poked his happy little face out once again. No doubt, the rain decided to head home to Montreal. I'm guessing, if nothing else good comes of it, the mushroom harvest in Quebec is sure to be a good one this year.
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Glad to hear things are getting better. It has been so hot and humid here the past few days. We got our pool open over the weekend. I'm just waiting for it to clear up and the chemicals to calm down before I jump in it.
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