From Inmates to Playdates

If you spend any time here at inmates, you may recall I had an important little trip planned TO SEE MY HUBBY WHO HAS BEEN DEPLOYED FOR THREE  MONTHS that just so happened to be ruined by a trip to the Emergency Room over the weekend. I learned some very important lessons in light of all that transpired. 

This time last week, I was sure I’d be offering up tips for international military travel with two young children under the age of six. Instead though, I’ll be sharing what little bit of knowledge I can muster from a brain that is being modified by all manner of abdominal pain related medication. 

It is entirely possible that this post will be anything but cohesive. (I guess that is assuming that most of my posts actually are cohesive!)

1. The Emergency Room at Northern Virginia Medical Center is busier than the one at Frederick Memorial Healthcare System.

2. It is not normal for a six-year-old to urinate in a cup, therefore when asked to do so, said six-year-old might look at you as if you’ve lost your mind. If it becomes necessary for your six year old to in fact urinate in the cup, it may become necessary to ask for divine intervention to move things along. It may be a wonderful witnessing tool for your three-year-old.

3. Just because your laptop makes some ridiculous noise for the better part of ten minutes and then flashes “dumping physical memory,” that doesnt’ necessarily mean it is actually dumping the physical memory. It does mean, however, that it will most likely take someone smarter than you a computer guru from your church to resurrect the silly thing.

4.  When you are hyped up on blood pressure, pain and anxiety medication, it is a pretty safe bet, you will not remember how you got home from Maryland to West Virginia.

5. When you have to break the news to your boys that you will not be seeing their daddy in five short hours after waiting three long months, you can expect for your heart to be shattered into a million pieces.

6. Apparently amoxicillin carries with it a 1 in 3,000 chance of suffering from abdominal pain and vomiting.

7. If you are anticipating a pretty huge trip with your kids to see their dad in another country while he is deployed, you should probably not take amoxicillin under any circumstances.

There you have it.

Thanks so much to each of you who have left comments about praying for us. As of now, our trip has been rescheduled for May 16th. Enjoy your week, ya’ll. And by all means, stay away from the amoxicillin.

Head on over to Musings Of A Housewife for more What I’ve Learned Posts!

9 Responses to “What I Learned This Weekend”