Trying Times

Today, Mary had a bad episode. She lost all color to her face (she's olive complected), and she just looked weak in her eyes. I asked if she was ok and she said her belly was hurting. She got up to go to the restroom and came back quite a few minutes later. Then almost as soon as she sat down, she had to leave again and was gone for another few minutes. She came back and said she had vomited both times. She also told me that the pain is spreading. Her hand, wrist and hip are now hurting on her left side. :(

Now she's asleep on the couch. Her face is broken out in tiny little white bumps. That usually happens right before she starts having trouble with her arthritis. I hope that's not going to be the case this time.

She looks so comfy cozy under that big, thick, heavy blanket, doesn't she? But she's hurting today and apparently she's getting sick too. She was out of the wheelchair ALL morning though. I was very happy that she wasn't hurting to where she needed the chair. I get worried about her being in it too much, I'm terrified she won't get out of it.

Tonight I'm wanting to have family game night. When Mary's having fun and being silly, she does this thing where she speaks with a British accent and it just cracks me up. She was doing that last night, so I filmed her. We have two babies here and my parents too, so I had to keep cutting the video and starting it back again as they would come in and out, so it's kind of choppy because I don't know how to properly use our video editing software just yet, but if you can get passed that and hang for the 13+/- minutes, you can get a great idea of who Mary is.

Family Game Night :)

Today she is a bit out of character. I'm sure it's the pain but it is also that tempers are flaring, we're being impatient with each other, children are being disobedient or disrespectful, just testing their limits I suppose, things are going wrong, it just feels like a never-ending array of bad stuff right now.

I know that we can get through it if we keep our focus on each other and the positive things we have going on. I've been biting my tongue a lot. I have to just keep breathing and counting. I am new to this making a conscious effort to think, act and be better, so even though I have my moments, I keep moving forward and keep trying to change these bad habits. Johnnie is trying too and so is Mary. Clara has been on again, off again trying to do better. We just have to get Kathryn on board now. :P