We've gone arctic!

Apparently we have been abducted by aliens and moved to the arctic in the middle of the night.... Brrr! It got up to a steamy 7 degrees today in the great MN. Why do I live here again?? Why, oh why?? It's days like this I think...hmmm...I don't like the cold, I don't like the snow, I really don't like the mosquitos...but...for some reason we stay...we're suckers I guess! Maybe someday we'll smarten up and move south where Ryan could actually work all year 'round and we could be millionaires!! Oh wait, that still wouldn't happen...maybe thousandaires...maybe not... What would we do if Ryan worked all year round! We wouldn't have to save half his checks in the summertime...we've gotten so good at it...or we could continue to save and retire at 42...right?? Haha...okay...maybe not.

So today at work I got a call from Ryan to cancel all plans because we were spending our evening in the hospital. Of course by the lack of urgency I figured it was nothing life threatening, Ryan's grandpa wasn't feeling well and they wanted to watch him overnight and into tomorrow so instead of making Ryan's grandma brave the bitter cold we went up with the girls to help grandpa blow some time.

When we first got there he was very upset, the nurses were all bad, he would call them in and ask them why they were so bad. They were all so good and understanding (I think they were happy to have us there to keep him occupied for awhile). We got him settled down enough to take the pill that would help calm him down even more and help his aggitation....pretty soon nurses were coming in and he was telling everyone Ryan was his wife, I was his mom, we were his kids....we, including grandpa, were all able to smile and laugh about it. A nice change from how tense and upset he was at first...I know it's not good to laugh at these things, but in stressful situations I think you need to take what you can from it! We were able to calm him down and get him tucked in...by the time we left he was ready to doze off into la-la land...he was even excited about the menu we helped him pick..(with grandma's help over the phone, just so the food wouldn't come in the morning and he'd hate it all!). Hopefully he'll be able to rest well and recover fast and be back at home with grandma where he is comfortable.

I am so thankful for our health and happiness...there really is so much to be thankful for! Even in some not-so-good situations, it could always be worse!

Have a good night...hopefully you are all bundled up with a nice warm cup of tea!

XOXO,

Erinn