Oh chickies… I had a day from HELL!!! I woke up about 4am feeling like I was gonna vomit so that was a great start. Got back to sleep and reluctantly woke up with the alarm. Although I didn’t feel well, I wanted to make sure I went to work since I missed yesterday. I HATE missing work. So, I started to get ready. Then my little one walked in and I FREAKED out. The weird rash was back, covering his eyes. It’s called petechiae and it is basically bleeding under the skin. So, I called the doc and got an appointment for noon. The hubby was worried too, so he was planning on going with me. Well, there was a HUGE wildfire last night about 10 miles N of us on base and the displaced residents came to our housing area when evacuated. I tried to help out our new neighbors and the hubbs and I were talking about what WE would do if we were evacuated, since we hardly know anyone here. Then of course today a fire starts and it is near us. As we were leaving for the appointment, we considered getting the boys, but then decided against it since there were no warnings for us. The hospital is 30 minutes away from our house and LITERALLY as soon as we got there my 1st graders teacher called to say the school was evacuated. OMG. Luckily I have a friend that ran to get them for me, as well as all the important docs out of my house. The hubby left the hospital and went to retrieve them. So I was stuck alone with lil man and the doc, who was at first convinced someone was trying to strangle him, and worried about my other men. I am happy to report we were never evacuated and our electricity is back on now. I feel so badly for the people that had to leave their homes. :( So, lil man had to get MORE bloodwork and the doc assured me she would call right away and let us know, especially since once I convinced her there was no abuse then she was thinking leukemia. Yeah, so she didn’t call back for FIVE hours. As in 5. Heartstopping. Hours. I was dying. Apparently she was consulting with the hematologist in San Diego, so I am okay now, but not knowing he was okay was a horrid, horrid feeling. He is okay. He has a weird virus and it takes 4-6 weeks to clear the body. He is 2-4 weeks in, so he will probably get more of the rash, but after that he should be fine. We have an appointment Friday to check his progress and another in 2 weeks. I am just feeling so thankful right now…

Tonight we carved, or rather started carving (it got too dark!), our pumpkins! Here’s a pic of me and the ewwey gooey goodness that my 6yo took :)

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Good times!

So, for the wretched day that it was, I really did well on my eating. I packed fruit and drank extra lattes for protein since meals were erratic and I wasn’t really hungry most of the day. Perfect is a stretch, but perfect under the circumstances is definitely in order! I suppose we’ll see tomorrow at the weigh in!

Happy Tuesday, chickies, and remember to be thankful for all that you have…