I wake up on E for empty today - I should be use to it but I'm not!! Sleep has always been my friend, it's company I have always craved. Food has always been my other faithful companion. Now I am alone - both my loyal friends have left me to stand without them!!
We have outreach this morning, it is the last performance for Hip Hop Twist so we have to do a last ditch effort to get some people in the door! Martin isn't looking to bright and bouncy today - actually he is looking rather uptight and stressed. I think I may be slowly driving him mad with all my questions and 'are you alright' comments. He also has a bit on his mind - he is making the nativity scene for the childrens Sunday school play, has to go to hospital tomorrow, purchase material, go to hospital tomorrow, organise a catch up with someone and did I mention he has to go to hospital tomorrow?
Off to the markets with flyers in hand... I have to say my mind is miles away from the task at hand. I made an attempt to invite some people out, but if I am honest it was pretty feeble! There are a few things I want to get the kids for Christmas from here so I sneak off to do that before Martin heads home. There is a bit of tension in the air - I'm not sure why - but I think we are probably both a little stressed.
Peter and his daughter Anita came over this afternoon. He wanted to spend some time with Martin before the hospital. Martin does not relax well when he has things to do looming over his head, so he is graciously sitting and talking but I can see him starting to twitch. Most of the nativity scene is built -but it needs to be painted! Oh and then the rain began to fall!! So you can't spray paint ply outside when it's raining! Some how this was momentarily my fault, but it seems my shoulders are getting bigger so I manage to carry it until Martin comes round.
I phone the hospital this afternoon, as I wanted to ask if we could get there after lunch instead of the morning. The kids have their Sunday school performances on in the morning and we are both feeling very sad at the thought of missing it! I am glad to have called them because after speaking to a few people someone finally comes on the phone and tells me that Martin's surgery has been cancelled! WHAT!!?? It can't be cancelled - we couldn't possibly handle another dip in the rollercoaster! I explain to the man that we have not been contacted, have not cancelled ourselves, that it is urgent, that we spoke to the dr on Thursday night and it was all still meant to be going ahead! I hang up and wait and the 3 of us pray for God to open the door. The phone rings and it is my new best friend from the hospital - he has called our dr personally at his home and the surgery is back on!! We can get there at 1pm tomorrow which means we can watch the kids tomorrow!! I am so glad I called them - I cannot imagine how it would have gone down if we turned up yesterday and were sent home again!
All in all I think it has been a good day - I managed to bake a cake, cook dinner, wash the dishes and dance and sing the Hip Hop Twist. Lord give me brave bones for tomorrow!!
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