What if?

I am one of the lucky ones this year, my Husband is home at Christmas.   The blizzard conditions made it impossible for us to leave home, and frankly we were ok with that.  We are used to spending Holidays alone as a family.  Far away from our immediate family, and  our families are accustomed to it as well.  We just will do it later, water off a ducks back. 

Yesterday, we had five foot drifts all around us, and SNOW lots of snow.  I couldn't have been happier really....until throughout the morning my left side of my face hurt, sinus's hurt, neck hurt from swollen glands.  (I have been fighting what was an abscessed tooth, disguised as a sinus infection for about 2 weeks or so)  I had a temporary crown put on the other day, as well as a root canal.  My long freakish caveman roots surprised my dentist, and so did the extra curved roots.  It took far longer than we had anticipated.  (root canals, not nearly as frightening or painful as I had heard, and I actually got a nap in, during the procedure)

I took my tongue, and ran it over my temporary crown, and found nothing but a hole.  I must have swallowed it while sleeping, or eaten it along with the 10 pounds of food I consumed the night before....

I felt horrible about having to call the Dentist on Christmas of all days, I also felt terrible after I had to ask DH to retrieve some antibiotics from the drugstore. (btw, Walgreen's I love you for being open when no one else was).   DH had to run the snowblower, and head out on what was dangerous, and streets that we were unsure were cleared. 

He made it home safe with my medicine, some movies from red box, and it suddenly occurred to me, that although my day  was not ideal I needed to suck it up.  What if I had been alone?  What if my knight in shining armor was not here to save the day with his superb 4 WD skills?  Would I have dared to venture out into the abyss alone with the kids, only to get stuck 4 blocks away?  One never knows.

And I know if I would have had to clear my driveway of 5 foot high drifts, well I would still be doing it

Comments

[David M]

The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 12/28/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.

http://www.thunderrun.us/2009/12/from-front-12282009.html

[Joan D'Arc]

I find it funny (sometimes) the things we do or don't do while our spouse is gone versus when they are home. It sometimes feels like a luxury b/c he can run to the drugstore on dangerous roads on Christmas and retrieve meds so we aren't so miserable. Yet, if he weren't home we would either remain miserable w/o meds or try to do it ourselves (with kids) and raise our blood pressure off the charts!

I hope you feel better soon! We had major snow and about 3 foot drifts on our side of the street - we finally dug ourselves out on Saturday!

[GBear]

Hopefully, you are feeling better by now! EGADS! I, too, am lucky to have my hubby home and appreciate it probably more than he knows! I should probably make my New Year's Resolution to let him know how mcuh he's appreciated - and not just in the above and beyond he seems to be doing so much of lately...in the day to day stuff! Thanks for the reminder, it will make for a better New Year!