Acts of Kindness

Yesterday was crappy, to put it mildly.  I was awoken at 2 a.m. by my youngest who had a 102.2 degree fever.  He was ON FIRE!  I pulled him in bed with me and went into mommy mode trying to make him comfortable.  His fever didn’t break until almost 11 a.m. and was back again later yesterday and last night. 

In addition to that, (I’m going to give this person some privacy to talk about this in their own time), someone I know and care about just got the official diagnosis of cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, yesterday.  While it’s not at all a welcome diagnosis, it is reassuring that someone listened to him/her and there is something that can be done to treat this.  This problem was far more significant than Austin’s fever, but it’s not really mine to discuss right now, so we’ll leave it at that. 

I didn’t get any work done with a super sick kid and definitely didn’t get my normal “chores” done that I had intended, because he wouldn’t leave my bed and therefore, Mommy couldn’t leave her room for more than a few seconds. 

In the midst of exhaustion and emotions, there was a knock at my door around 7 p.m.  Since Tyson was at basketball practice, I thought maybe it was him home early.  To my surprise, it wasn’t him, but my friend, Janae’s, daughters and husband, bringing me a VERY beautiful arrangement of daisies, red and white, as a belated birthday present. 

Yes, I was embarrassed that I was in my jammies at that point when I opened the door, but that most unnecessary act of kindness by Janae made my day.  For the record, even if my day had been wonderful, it STILL would have made my day!  Thank you, Janae, for those beautiful flowers and your kind, generous spirit.  Thanks for making my crappy day better.  Thanks for being you!

Note:  I wanted to take a photo of them, but they are on my kitchen counter and it is a real mess right now.  I’m too tired and too embarrassed to do it, but they are beautiful.