Pain . . .Fear . . .

There is nothing worse than having one of your children hurt and being helpless to do anything to alieviate their pain.  One son had to have surgery on his knee - it went well but he's in pain and I'm scared . . . I have confidence that he will be fine - but, as it was when he was a baby, I would much rather be able to take on his pain as my own and let him be painfree and whole again.

It will be a while before all is completely better- there is rehabilitation ahead - I'm glad that he's young and will heal quickly. 

Positive thoughts and prayers for a speedy successful recovery . . . he and I both need that!

Vacation . . .

My significant other surprised me with a true vacation!  We had ticket vouchers from last year's trip to Las Vegas that needed to be used before the end of October.  We planned a few days in NYC (one of my favorite places) when I got a phone call at work "is your passport up to date?"  My answer was - Yes!! why?  Well, instead of going to NYC why don't we go to London?? (another favorite place!).  My answer again was a resounding YES! 

I packed and got ready - he said there was another surprise but didn't tell me until we got to the airport (VERY EARLY) and I saw "elite access" on our boarding passes.  For the trip to Newark that didn't mean much, but from Newark to Heathrow it meant A LOT!!  When we got on the plane -  our seats looked like these!!  After an extremely nice meal and pampering, it was truly possible to lie down completely (at least for me) and sleep (really sleep).  Got to London relaxed and refreshed. . . . We certainly can't travel this way often or probably ever again, but it was FANTASTIC once!  Looking forward to the trip home!