Fifty in Fifty

Well my Little Ones, we continue to shock the doctors! Today marks the fiftieth day of bed rest (30 in the hospital, 20 at home). When we were first hospitalized they were just trying to buy time and maybe make it through the 22nd week. Here we are, more than 7 weeks later, and we're still going strong. Wow. We serve an incredible God! Just think how precious your lives are to Him. You are two special boys who already I love more than I ever dreamed.

As I reflect on 50 days, I have been thinking of all the meaningless tasks you usually don't even think about doing that I now miss doing terribly. I have been thinking of all the things I used to take for granted that I used to do. So, here we have it, "50 Things I Haven't Done in Over 50 Days."

1. Been to church (still feels funny each Sunday morning)

2. Driven

3. Showered for as long as I want

4. Showered standing up

5. Laundry (truly, I miss this!)

6. Vaccumed

7. Been grocery shopping

8. Been shopping for fun 

9. Been to my school

10. Taught (hate this one!)

11. Seen my students (and this one)

12. Gone out to eat

13. Pumped gas

14. Been to any public place besides my doctor's office and hospital (which are in the same building)

15. Seen my nephews (hate this too - the little guys probably don't even know me!)

16. Cooked

17. Cleaned anything

18. Done the dishes

19. Loaded the dishwasher

20. Unloaded the dishwasher

21. Put groceries away

22. Picked anything up that doesn't weigh more than a couple ounces!

23. Walked anywhere for more than a minute (and that was just for my doctor appointment)

24. Sat up for more than 30 minutes

25. Truly hugged someone standing up (mostly given awkward head hugs from my bed)

26. Made any kind of purchase (besides online) myself

27. Graded papers

28. Seen or written in my plan book (I'm sure they're learning just fine....but I miss mapping out the lessons!)

29. Emailed or responded to any parents from school (surely they've figured out where I am by now!)

30. Put makeup on standing up in the bathroom 

31. Gone for a walk through my neighborhood 

32. Paid and dropped off the water bill (typically my chore)

33. Run and jumped into bed

34. Danced

35. Pulled weeds / been to my garden 

36. Exercised

37. Baked

38. Rented a redbox

39. Gone to the library

40. Gone to the post office

41. Gone to a football game (missed the UL and high school season)

42. Been to family birthday parties

43. Eaten at a table or eaten sitting up

44. Ran up the stairs

45. Set an alarm

46. Slept through the night

47. Been to the movies

48. Gone through a drive-thru

49. Been to my parents' for Sunday dinner

50. Haven't been called Mrs. Curran by my sweet fourth graders

As hard as bed rest can be, it'll all be worth it some day soon!