The Game Plan

On Friday we had our families over for pizza, which is one of our family favorites! We enjoyed the girls until it was bedtime, and then all sat down to establish a game plan for my short term needs. I was somewhat dreading this conversation as I hadn’t talked to my dad at all since the weekend, or seen my family since I had heard the news. I was hoping that since a week had passed that everyone had time to process the news, and would come ready to devise a plan! To my surprise, that’s exactly how the night went, and I was so relieved. I wanted everyone to know that I’m in a good place about things, and I didn’t want to dwell on the why’s or why me, or have anyone feel sorry for me…when the door was shut and everyone was gone, Chris and I talked about how well it did go!

For those that don’t know me, I thrive on schedule, I don’t like change very much, and structure just works for my life. That was my goal, and for now mission accomplished. My mom is taking me with the girls to drop them off, we drop off my car and then she takes me to work. My sister in law Heather is taking me home from work, since it is kind of on her way home. My dad is available for when Chris is out of town to pick up the girls, and Chris will continue to pick them up as he usually does. My parents, Chris' Mom and Rick are all going to be available on the weekends to fill in when we need it. For now this works, I’m sure we’ll have to readjust as things happen and come up and we all know that will be the case from time to time. My biggest prayer for these individuals that are so dear to me, that they wont feel burdened by the responsibility of being my “driver” for now. I also pray that if they need a break, or if it gets to be too much, that they will be ok with telling us its time for a change. I really appreciate everyone’s willingness to help out and participate, but I also know the reality of life and want to be respectful of everyone else time and space.

I have had numerous friends email me and call me to let me know that they are available. It is overwhelming to know that there are so many people willing to volunteer themselves to help us out. Chris and I really appreciate it more than I can express at this time. For now we have the short term figured out…what lies ahead has yet to be determined. That’s the silly part of this whole thing is that its so unpredictable. As life goes on, the girls get older and more active, Chris and I will have to figure out how to best adjust when the time comes…