DH's surgery went fine. He's doing really well, and has been getting around a lot better than he did after his last operation. Incidentally, the surgeon also found a cyst near his colon that he thinks is nothing, just a result of some diverticulitis he's had at some point. They're going to biopsy it anyway, just to be sure, but it didn't sound like anything to really think much about. Tomorrow will be his last day off from work, and he'll get plenty of rest with all of us being away on field trips and whatnot.

Mother's Day here was pretty quiet. DH told me a few days before that he had thought the gazebo I ordered a little while ago on clearance was meant to be my mother's day gift, so he hadn't gotten me anything, and he hadn't had time to take the kids out to get me anything, either. Patrick forgot that it was this Sunday at all until I mentioned it towards the end of the day. Josie remembered, though, and gave me a pinch pot she made and painted, as well as a little fabric dolly she sewed with floss. They're so sweet, and I love them. Other than that, I mowed the lawn and did some yard work.

By mid-day yesterday, my heart was acting funky, skipping a beat about once a minute and then thudding back into a rhythm. It's still doing it somewhat today, but not as bad, which is good, because tomorrow is the big field trip to Annapolis with Josie's class. I read online that the irregular heartbeat can be the result of electrolyte imbalance, which actually makes some sense, since I did a lot, lot, lot of yard work this weekend, and have been very busy in general. Plus, I have my period, and was really stressed out last week with the email issues and DH's surgery. So, I think it was like the perfect storm of problems to knock my body out of whack. I went out and got some Gatorade, and took a nap today, and didn't do much other than vacuum the house and play video games with Patrick after school. I have a regular doctor's appointment this Thursday, anyway, as a new patient, so if it's still going on by then, I'll at least have the doctor to talk to about it. I've had this happen before, although it's never gone on quite so long.

This is such a busy time of year, this downhill slide to summer. End-of-year luncheons, field trips, parties, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. The kids are done on June 3rd, and I'm really looking forward to just taking it easy and not having to haul everyone out of bed for the daily marathon to the school on time. I always feel like an ox pulling everyone else along behind me like logs on chains. Having nothing in particular to do will be weird, but welcome. At least for a little while!