Topsy-turvy teeter-totter whirlwind week

Tuesday

• lost wallet and passport (not mine - ahem!)
• found wallet and passport (thank you honest cabbie)
• 25 minutes to get to connecting flight (Terminal D to Terminal B)
• connecting flight cancelled
• scotch

Wednesday

• home sweet home

Thursday

• work email backlog cleared
• email: Chris is gone. Another member of our baseball community dies of cancer.
• Minister's briefing not cancelled
• phone call while walking to Minister's briefing: Opa's in the hospital

Friday

• great performance review
• Opa hasn't stabilized
• 4:11 p.m. rush request for information by end of day
• 5:34 train leaves without me
• 7:15 meet cousins in Hamilton for dinner
• 7:15 - 1:00 laughter, silliness and love that soothes my soul

Saturday

• Omi reports that Opa had a bad night
• still cleaning the house when the first group arrives a half hour early for the house showing
• afternoon plans shelved when reminded about baseball draft that afternoon
• reunite with the GALS and meet my new team
• dinner plans awry 
• evening out cancelled at last minute
• two attempts at picking up a daughter from work expend too much gas, energy, emotions and spoil a meal
• Ev & girlfriend keep Leah company while I go to bed early

Sunday

• lemon squares baked and ready for bridal shower
• tomato sauce prepped and ready to reheat for dinner and load of laundry done
• Avry has time in her schedule to travel with us to Caledonia for the shower
• two attempts at wrapping 3 sided box expend too much energy and paper
• new reusable shopping bag makes a perfect gift bag
• Leah is finally convinced her outfit is fine
• Gramma advised we are running late
• whiteout conditions on highway
• severe winds on Skyway bridge only feel like strong winds
• hugs to and from Gramma and Grampa after two long months away
• shower isn't at 1:00, but 2:00!
• we aren't late, we're early?!?
• tea break
• hail, snow, rain on the next leg of the drive
• meet the bride-to-be and catch up with family
• Mom, Aunt Mary and cousin Janice delivered safely back home
• cuddles and kisses to a cooing baby Sydney when Avry was dropped off home
• time stops as Leah and I visit Opa in the hospital for the first time
• tears and hugs (and fears that maybe Leah shouldn't have seen Opa so sick?)
• tears and a sprinkle donut on the ride home from the hospital
• dinner and fun conversation with Ev and Leah
• main floor vacuumed and washed
• Rob and Omi fed
• Omi says that Opa was so happy to see Leah
• Carson and Andrew cook and catch-up
• kitchen cleaned (again)
• Monday plans misunderstood, repeated, confirmed (I think)
• bedtime is near