The Longest Week Ever

Ohhhh - I can't believe it is finally the weekend! Joy Joy Joy!! Seriously - big happy dance here. It has been one very looooonnnnnngggg week. I mean - long. As in, it started last week. As in I have officially worked 12 days in a row. Yikes. Ok - I love my job and I actually had no problem working the schedule I had to keep these past 12 days. It was for a good reason, I was and will be well recognized for my efforts and I actually enjoyed what I was doing.  Also, this schedule is rare. Most of the time I can keep my workload to about 40-45 hours a week. My company is big on work/life balance. So all in all I am not complaining. But - and there is always a but - what really bugged about the week is that I also ended up having do deal with the all of a sudden surgery for my son. OK - not a complete surprise. We took him in for the appointment we have been waiting for with the ENT specialist. My son is now averaging an ear infection about every two months and this last one came on super fast (as in on the drive home from his school) and super hard. They basically debilitate him with the pain. So the pediatrician finally agreed it was time for the ENT. Yeah. Fortunately, I have been with my ENT now for the past year and he also treats kids so at least I was able to get my son in with someone I know and trust. So we had the appointment this past Wednesday. The ENT took one look in my son's ears and said "tubes". It was a total no-brainer for all given the look of my son's ears - I guess plenty of fluid was visible - and his history, along with my history (I was terribly prone to infections until I started on allergy shots). We all agreed that tubes were the best option for now but the Doc and I did discuss allergy panels when he is older suspecting that the infections may, like mine, be allergy related. But for now, tubes. What I didn't expect was to have the surgery scheduled for a week later. I just hadn't thought about it. But we are scheduled to go in next Wednesday to get the tubes. Now I know this is a routine surgery, very minor and very common. I know all that in my head. But what has taken me by surprise is how conflicted my heart is about it. We had an appointment yesterday at the hospital to do the paperwork and meet the anesthesiologist. All went well but boy, every time I think about the fact that my little baby is going under, even though it will only be for about 10 minutes, wow, my heart just breaks. Its crazy. My head is all "this is totally routine and very low risk" and my heart is all "but he's my baby and he is going to be medicated and out and OMG what if something crazy happens". Of course, upon discussing this with DH it is not helped by the crazy hours I have been keeping at work and how tired I have been as a result. But he's my baby!!! So today, its Saturday, I finally don't have to work (at least so far - the phone can still ring at any time but it's looking pretty good) and I am able to spend some time doing things that I want to do, like knit and spin, so hopefully I will be better prepared come Wednesday. Ok - NOT. I will probably still freak out once he goes under until I see his little eyes again. Sigh. What is it about giving birth that turns you into mush for the rest of your life. So that has been my very long week. So, how bought some of the good things. I did get an absolutely AMAZING package from my Secret Summer of Love spoiler. All I can say is OMG she is a total mind reader. Here is the pic:

Do you see the theme? Paris!!!!! So, first off you need to know that Paris is the number one place on my list I want to go. I have literally dream about visiting Paris. I just haven't made it yet but am hoping to go for my 40th next year. But I really have never told that many people that of this little dream of mine so when I opened the package I just fell apart with happiness. The package started with a note explaining it all. Then I got to look at everything. The yarn is just breathtaking. It is Malabrigo and soft as can be. But the color, aptly named Paris Night, is the color of the nighttime sky. It is so pretty. I tried to capture the subtle color differences below. I am already planning to make this into a shawl with some beads to be the stars in the Paris Night sky. I will wear it in Paris someday!

Besides the gorgeous yarn there was a bottle of wine -yummmm.  Louis Jadot. I love good red wine. The best part is the bottle is small enough to enjoy. I am not a big drinker so this small bottle is a perfect evening at home. I am already planning it for tonight. There was also a wonderful book, Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die, which is like exploring the world from your couch. I can say I have been two of the places in the book, NYC and Ayers Rock. So I have many more to go. Since my husband and I are working on a five year plan that will allow us some travel opportunities, this is a wonderful book - not to mention that my son and I have already sat down and explored it together. He immediately found pictures of cars in the book. He has his priorities. There was also some yummy chocolate with the Eiffel Tower on the bag. We have been enjoying these! And finally the best part - pictures of Paris from my Spoiler's trips to Paris and some of the blogs she wrote during said trips. Ok -these were amazing to get. I enjoy swaps for meeting new people but getting this personal touch was just wonderful. I can't wait to find out who my spoiler is because she I know she is fun and extremely generous, kind and wonderful. To share her life like this with me is going beyond the usual package. I loved all the pictures -they are sitting on my desk to enjoy - and getting to peek into her life through her blogs was wonderful. I am truly lucky not to mention the package arrived with good time to perk up my longest week ever!