The Crazy Week

Man, I don't even know where to begin. This week Brian had off and it's been good and difficult in so many ways. So every time we try to slow down and have a vacation usually we end up arguing about something. We are getting better at communicating and I hope we can work on our relationship even when he's working a lot...vacations are hard for that reason.

Anyway, I wanted to go get my hair cut this week, just because it's been getting really heavy and bothering me a lot when I do yoga. It's a lot of weight on my neck. Here's my before and after! The hairdresser was awesome and we found out we grew up on the same street in Madison Heights. How crazy is that. She straitened my hair which is interesting, I never take the time to do that. Maybe I'll buy a straightener. I really like it and it's super light on my neck and will make yoga so much easier.

On the way home someone ran into the back of my car.

I'm so thankful that the kids were at home with daddy. Actually, my mom was on the way to my house to watch them because we were supposed to go on a date. Instead I went home and gave myself a dose of aconite and arnica, and went to bed with an ice pack on my neck and then did a round of castor oil packs. I'm okay, but I probably have a concussion and definitely have some whiplash. 

Today I feel a lot better. My neck and shoulder hurts a lot still so I am doing another round of homeopathy and ice/castor oil. I don't think I'll be going to the gym next week mostly because I don't want to drive that broken car, but I should definitely wait until my neck heals up a bit. Who knows how long that will take? 

The only other car we have right now is a four seater stick shift, which I cannot drive. I have never learned how to drive a stick shift. So I had to miss Reuben's first football game today which was really disappointing.

Right before my hair appointment and before the wreck, I got a text about a lady who does Brain Coaching (using something called Equipping Minds) which we were looking into for Becky's dyslexia. I finally found out she has dyslexia as well as dysgraphia (thought her dysgraphia is a lot better). And this lady charges 1k per 13 week session (it's 850 + a 150 fee for supplies) and we just can't afford that. I was crushed. Becky is really struggling and I wanted to get her into a program to help, and as the lady wanted us to start this coming Monday...there was no way. I will have to find another way to help her. Please pray that I can be a good advocate for her and figure something out. 

It's been a really hard two days.

And Brian goes back to work on Monday, we don't have a car, and I didn't prep any food for our week. I'm in pain and I'm sad and everyone is struggling. But the weather is amazing and I have a wonderful family that I love and who love me.