Janeen did something fun today. She was invited up to her friends house in Malibu to join her friends Fantasy Football League. Some of you might not know this but Janen is a football fanatic. She calls me to talk football talk and all I hear is bla...bla...bla....bla...bla! She knows nothing about Fantasy Football but decided it might be fun so she went. When she got home she was all excited about her team ( I truly do not get Fantasy Football ) and rambled on about the players she was able to secure and how happy she was. All I know is this has come about at the perfect time. As I understand it the first game will be Sept.8th. With her surgery on Sept. 12th she will be able to follow her team and do whatever one does during Fantasy Football season while recovering in Santa Monica and at home. All this stuff will keep her busy and hopefully for her make the days go faster. She's not going to be able to do anything, so she might as well watch football. Hopefully, having football to occupy her mind, depression after the surgery won't raise it's ugly head. She'll have so much planning to do and players to move around she won't have time to be depressed.
While she was gone today, Jack and I hung out. Grandmoe and BoBo came over for a quick run through on my house. They needed to learn all the meds my dogs need in their food, how to work all the fancy do dads that operate this house and learn where everything is that they will need for Jack. As I said earlier in the blog, they will be staying with Jack for the first three days Janeen is hospitalized then I will come home, get Jack, and head back to Santa Monica. We all had lots of laughs...you can't be around Jack and not laugh. He is the funniest kid I've ever been around. He is so animated and his expressions are hysterical. Grandmoe and BoBo are going to have a good time with him.
I'm so thrilled that Janeen is looking forward already, she isn't going to stay down. She sent me this tune up last night and I feel it is worth sharing with you.
Life is filled with obstacles and tests that sometimes knock us off our feet. When we do lose our balance and fall on our faces, it's important to stand up again rather than to sink into doubt and depression...and dust ourselves off.
Getting up again generates greater spiritual Light in the world than if we had never fallen in the first place. The fact that we fell is not what's important. True greatness is in the act of rising again. (Kabbalah Daily Tune Up)
This surgery no doubt will knock Janeen on her butt and for the first five days she'll be hating the world. But you just watch, she'll be up and around doing what she does best, taking care of Jack. She is the best mom and I know she doesn't want to miss any more days than she has to in caring for him.
Please keep the prayers and positive thoughts going. We so appreciate it.
Barb ( Also known as "Anni" )
