Surgery

I went to the surgeon Monday and he told me I had to have my gall bladder removed. Nothing shocking there. So he scheduled it for Wednesday morning. I get the great priviledge of getting up super early and trying to beat traffic to make it to the hospital by 8am. My sister is an angel and is dropping me off at the hospital on her way to work. My mom is going to stay with Jackson and Avery and a nurse will call her when I get to recovery so she can head down and pick me up.

I have to admit I'm a little sad knowing that I'll be there all by myself but it's really a waste of time having someone sit in a waiting room for 2 hours. In all honesty the times I needed someone to be with me the most at the hospital was during my D&C when I had the miscarriage and when I was hospitalized off and on during my pregnancy. None of those times was anyone with me. I know Lee had to work and help with the kids but it was really sad not having anyone keep me company at the hospital or coming by to check on me. I was in there for 4 days and not one visit. The only time anyone came was about an hour before my c-section. I just wish it would've been different. I wish a lot had been different.

Okay enough about my whining. The kids brought home 2 caterpillars from my dad's office and we put them in a big plastic jar. We have to continue getting leaves from his office since those are the ones that they eat and we don't have those trees around here. We were slacking and the poor pillars had pooped and peed all in the jar. I couldn't believe those little things could make that much of a mess. So we went and got some more leaves today with my mom. She starts cleaning it out and pulls out a branch with one of the pillars on it. She slowly removed the rest of the leaves. The other pillar is gone. Jackson is so sad because the one missing is his.

We can't figure out how the thing just disappeared. Yes, it was really gross in the jar but surely he didn't just evaporate. Then mom goes through the leaves again and he had finally made his cocoon and somehow the leaf folded over. Jackson was so excited to know his wasn't dead and had made the cocoon. Yes, so excited that he squealed his ear piercing squeal over and over again. So hopefully we'll have a butterfly soon or perhaps it'll only be a moth. Who knows.

Well I better try and get some sleep. I am going to have a long day tomorrow. I will enjoy the pain meds they give me after it's over. I want to feel no pain. I think the real pain will hit when I'm home and there are 3 kids all over the place. If only I could snap my fingers and have peace and quiet. Oh well, wishful thinking. Say a prayer for me!