Have you ever played Bunco? If you haven't, well I think you are missing out. I don't go for the game, I go because I get to hang out with 11 other women and have FUN! Bunco is a dice game and you move around a lot and add up points, etc. etc.. We divide the year up and each person takes one month and hosts Bunco. A theme is chosen by the hostess & we each purchase a $10 gift having to do with that theme. Then, the gifts are given/chosen at the end depending on your rankings for that night. During the game we are supposed to play 6 rounds of 6, but we usually only get through about 1/2 of that because there is so much eating, talking & laughing. From my last post, I repeat how grateful I am for friends in my life that care about me and help me to be better. This is how I feel about the women I play Bunco with. Some of them have been my friends for many years. I moved an hour away 1 1/2 years ago, but continue to play Bunco with them. It's been important to me because it is usually the only time I get to see them.
I went to Bunco on Friday after missing it for 5 months. I've had a few surgery's since November and it has kept me away. I needed a day away from home. We've had sickness in our house for the last 3 weeks, my husband was working 50-60 hrs a week & I was getting a little stir crazy. I made arrangements to spend the night at a friends house (P) after Bunco because I was going to be helping a different friend (R) on Saturday with packing. I stayed up late on Saturday talking to P and it was very therapeutic. Then I slept in without little voices waking me or little ones climbing into bed with me. P made a delicious breakfast, anything beats the regular cold cereal I eat everyday.
I went to my friend R's house because she is getting divorced and needed help packing her stuff to move out. They've been married for over ten years. It has been a long and treacherous road for them. I've also have a lot of great memories from hanging out with them. We've hiked, camped, had game night, watched fireworks, had movie night, etc. As I packed, it was difficult when I came across photos, especially from their wedding. I shed some tears, but thankfully R didn't see. It was hard enough for her and I didn't want to contribute to her pain. It reminded me how fragile our relationships are with our significant other. We need to take time to nurture this relationship. I've spent a lot of time the last little while thinking about and praying for my husband and our relationship. I'm amazed how I become less selfish as I think of him and desire to make him more of a priority each day. Seeing some of my dearest friends go through marital difficulties and divorce has been an eye opener. May we see the good in others, especially our loved ones.
All right all ready with sickness! Enough is enough and I'm fed up. We've had 7 surgery's this post year in our house, 5 of which were mine. On top of that we've had many colds, flu, sinus infections, ear infections, and the latest...a cold sore breakout. I've never seen anything like it. I get about 2 cold sores a year, and up until now I was the only one who got them. About a week ago my daughter had a sore on her upper arm, I didn't know what it was, and even though I thought it looked like a cold sore, I didn't realize you could get them on your arm. Then 2 days late she complained that her finger hurt. Well, little missy sucks her pointer and middle finger, she has a blister onher middle finger. By the next day my son was complaining about his mouth hurting, and the day following that his thumb, which he sucks, was covered in blisters. I took him to the doctor thinking maybe it wad hand, foot, mouth disease. I was surprised when the Dr looked him over and said he'd be right back because he wanted a colleague to come in and give him a second opinion. They then excused themselves to discuss it and returned to tell me he had herpes. Say WHAT?! His mouth was full of little blisters, he had them in one of his elbow cracks, small patches in his arm pits, and all over his thumb. No wonder he wouldn't eat. The s prescribed and anti viral to hopefully keep it from spreading any further and help heal what was already there.
Needless to say I've learned quite a bit this week about herpes. Never thought I'd say that! I'm happy he is feeling better and healing. With so much sickness we haven't left the house much in a month and we're all going a bit stir crazy. I'm amazed at how much this affects my mental state. Here's to health and warm weather.
