Time at home

Most of you know that Trand texted me Friday morning and asked me to come get him in VA. His back was really bad, and he knew he needed an adjustment. This was right in the middle of a very crazy time. I was gone for 12 hours on Wednesday to Atlanta at a memorial service. I had worked a full, crazy day on Thursday trying to pack and load boxes for Syrian refugees, and I had planned to drive to my parents' home in Perry, GA Friday afternoon to be at the football game where they were going to honor a classmate of mine and her daughter (whose memorial service I had been to.) Then Tuesday I am going to Montgomery, AL for another funeral. All this added to my regular crazy schedule of homeschooling, extracurricular activities, and some semblance of doing the mom/wife duties. Of course, when your child needs you, no matter how old they are or where they are, you drop everything and do what needs to be done. So I left Friday afternoon to get him. He was about 4 hours away so it ended up being about a 9 hour trip with a stop for dinner/gas, etc. 

It was good to have him home yesterday. I got him to the chiropractor early in the morning, which helped him tremendously. He settled right back in, and the kids loved having him here. He took a magnesium bath last night because that helps with joints. He got some good, healthy food in him, and as much as he didn't really want to go back, he knows he has to so I thought today would be a great day for Jon to take him. If I take him tomorrow I'll either have to be gone two days in a row or miss the funeral of one of my best friend's dad. He was not loving the idea of going back Sunday, but was going to do it. 

This morning I gave him a good breakfast of eggs, sausage and toast. He was feeling nauseous and had thought it was just because he was hungry. Well, he took a shower and got the chills and went back to bed. I think my kid detoxed himself on accident!!! Most of you saw the picture of the crap he's been eating. So he got home, got an adjustment, ate good food, took a magnesium bath (which also detoxes) and woke up in full detox this morning. So he'll be staying another day. He's going to drink lots of water, go to the steam room with Jon this afternoon, and take another magnesium bath to get it all out (hopefully!!) I'm really hoping that by tomorrow he will feel better. He's got to go back at some point. Ha!! And I'd hate for him to get so far behind. The Turtles are taking a few days off on the 18th so that will be a time to catch up. He said Firefoot is happy to do 5 mile days during that point just so he doesn't have to finish without everyone. So he'll be able to catch up, but the longer he stays off, the harder it will be to go back. 

If you think about it, pray for him--that this goes away pretty quickly and he's able to get back to the trail tomorrow. And pray for his mental state. It's always hard for him to leave us and go back. He only has about 650 more miles!!! He can do this!!!