It's been a while! I had my hysterectomy three weeks ago. The first week was pretty miserable. I was basically unable to do much of anything. I've been slowly improving since then. But even now I can only handle so much activity before I get either headaches, exhausted to the point of almost collapsing, or I'll with full body aches. I'm not one to want to sit still so I get very frustrated with this. . But I'm trying to behave myself and dreaming of the day I can put on my running shoes and hit the streets! End of January is when I'll be allowed to start training again. I'm starting to take small walks right now, making them a little longer to build my stamina back up.
My in-laws also came to visit and while they were here my hubby's sister called crying. Her husband has apparently not been happy and they had a big fight where he talked about separation. For a few years now, my husband and I were concerned about them because his sister was basically refusing to listen to anything her husband wanted...especially regarding their kids and how they were being raised. He'd mention a concern and she would turn around and do something completely different. We knew that a marriage like that wouldn't last. But we love them both and are going to invite them down to Phoenix (they live in MN) to get away from everything and have a chance to talk without their kids interrupting. (Also, she seeks the advice of her mother and those two are basically keeping the husband out of the picture. It's not a healthy relationship so we would like to see them separated a bit as well).
Finally, my grandma died and the memorial was this weekend. So I flew up to Grand Forks with my mom and drove up to Black Duck MN. It was good to see family but the weekend was incredibly draining for me. I got back about midnight on Sunday night.
So that should catch you up on my life. Things should calm down a little bit now. I'm grateful that my husband and I are so close, and I've slept well being back in my own bed. I'm trying to get back into a routine again (minus heavy chores and training) to help feel a little less chaotic. So I should hopefully be posting here again regularly. . I missed all of you and hope you're doing well!