A Turtle's Day

It has been an up-and-down past few days for this turtle.

After a 20-day streak of sobriety, I had a stumble on Wednesday. This has left feeling shame, frustration, and confusion.

I have also had the joy of helping my Mom celebrate her 65th birthday. That was a day full of family, fun, and sharing.

I have felt close to Beth the past few days, but isolated in other ways. This isolation has been fed by my addictive behavior.

Last night I went to the hospital to spend the night with Braxton. It has been a long, unscheduled day for Braxton which is draining on both him and the family. I was happy to take a turn to come in and we had a nice, quiet evening together. Braxton played some Tiger Woods PGSA golf on the PS2 and then we watched some of "The Alaska Experiment" on the Discovery Channel.

Today has been a great day. When Braxton finally got up this morning at around 10:00am, we learned that his white cell counts have recovered and he gets to come home today.

WAHOOOO!

It is a beautiful day in Minneapolis and I will take the day off from work. We'll celebrate with a lunch at Red Robin and enjoy the sunshine.