The Shafferland Shuffle

* I managed to get up and out for church last Sunday; I was tired, but it was good to sit in church to hear the music and the sermon. We waited all day to see what would come of the projected foot or more of snow. In Marion, it ended up being more like an inch, but we did get some really pretty snow to watch for a while. Ryan and I were lazy all day. I've been instructed to rest, so I did my best.

* Monday was our 26 monthiversary, and we both had the day off work, because I had to meet with the doctor about my upcoming gallbladder eviction. We didn't know, going into the day, if it might even happen that day, but it did not, so we just made the best of the doctor's office date and had a great lunch out at McAlisters after we finished there. I'm sorry we got to be together because of sickness, but I'm in no way sorry we got to spend the day together!!

* Tuesday it was back to work for both of us, and the first day I felt human in several days. I even cooked dinner! I've been asked to be on a small committee at church, and we had our first meeting that night, which was much fun for me, and both Ryan and I helped out one of our friends transport a potter's wheel to and from a demonstration she was giving. I love Ryan's servant heart to help people in need like that. And we got a HUGE faith-boost from helping! Unfortunately, Ryan, who NEVER gets sick, started coming down with a sore throat...I think he was jealous that I was cornering the sick market on my own. :)

* Y'all don't know how much fear I've been living in as Ryan's cold went from cold-ish to WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH THIS MAN...I cannot get this cold. I can't have surgery if I'm sick! So I've been taking so many immunity boosters trying to stay well!! The forecast for Wednesday afternoon was dismal at best, so I ended up leaving work at noon to work from home for the rest of the day. Fireplace? Laptop? Books? Yes please! And Braeya was excited because I had a snack with milk, so she got the leftovers. Was so glad, later in the day, when the weather got ever so nasty, that I'd come home.

* Thursday was a BUSY BUSY day for me. I am working SO hard to get everything all set for Miss Lynne, so when I'm gone, she won't have to work any harder than necessary. Of course, I didn't think I was going to GET to work that day, because when I got into Fort Wayne, I drove on the slickest road to date this year. Passed five accidents/slide-offs and almost became the sixth. I was SCARED TO DEATH when I got to work. I was really excited to be there safely, though, because I taped an interview with Katie Farrell from Dashing Dish. I was beside myself with joy! After work, I came home to tend to my poor, sick husband who was, by this point, flat out miserable.

* Friday was supposed to be a really big day for us. Weeks ago, we registered to attend our church's overnight prayer retreat, and we had been SO looking forward to it. We desperately needed that time away focused on prayer. I took the afternoon off work to run errands and pack...and then Ryan texted me at work. He felt even worse, and there was no way we could go. We were devastated. {I possibly cried.} I still took the afternoon off and made my way back to the hospital where I got my ultrasound to pick up a CD of it to take to my surgeon. Ryan went to a clinic, where he was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection. He came home with his armload of meds and collapsed on the couch. I unpacked our bags and we settled in to try to pray from home.

* Woke up Saturday morning after nine GLORIOUS hours of sleep. Ryan {who had to sleep sitting up on Mo} had been up since 5:30 and was clearly feeling better in mind, if not better in body. He had been googling his infection and reading blogs and watching TV. I made him snickerdoodle waffles for breakfast. I ran some errands during the day, including picking up a cheery balloon and a coke for my handsome Mister Sickie. In addition to buying tickets to the prayer retreat that we had to forfeit, we'd also purchased tickets to a comedy night for last night. We hated to lose that purchase too, so I left Ryan at home and invited my friend Amber to join me for comedy night. It was HILARIOUS, and it was so fun to hang out with her - but it was so weird to be out without Ryan! Here's hoping we can find a new adventure for Valentine's Day.