Blogmas 2014 Day 25 - It's Christmas!

I had fallen behind on this Blogmas and I feel bad about it, but I've been feeling bad in general.  Like I wrote in my last post, I haven't been feeling well.  It's not getting any better.  I seem to have good moments and not so good moments but every day I have some issue.  I feel like I could pass out or throw up and laying down seems to help but I'm so tired of resting.  Also, I've started to have really bad chest pains.  Yesterday it was so bad I thought I was dying.  Seriously.  It got better.  But unfortunately most of my Christmas Eve was spent in bed and doing pretty much nothing.  This is how it's been.  I'm so thankful my husband has time off work and is helping with the house and kids.  I don't know what I'd do without him at this time.  However, this sickness, whatever it is, is ruining my life and making me miserable.  Today is Christmas and we're supposed to be spending it at my in-law's house but as we were on the way I started to feel really sick so I asked my husband to turn around and bring me home.  My husband and kids are there and I'm here at home resting.  I can't put into words how terrible I feel about missing Christmas with the family and being here at home alone.  It sucks!  I went to the doctor who ran some tests that came back normal and I have a follow up appointment in a few weeks but I'm going to have to see if she can see me much earlier. 

So yes, my Christmas isn't going well.  However, the kids were so excited ripping into their many presents this morning.  We took pictures but my husband has the camera at the moment.  Yes Santa came and we definitely spoiled our kids.  We spent the morning playing and I made a breakfast of pancakes shaped like a snowman with bacon for the scarf, mini chocolate chips for the eyes, mouth and buttons and a strawberry for the nose.  I have a picture on my phone. 

I'm sure it would have looked better with arms and a hat but I didn't know how to do that.  This seemed to be good enough for them.  I also made a candy cane out of strawberries and bananas.  Also some extra bacon on the side, because you can't just have one piece of bacon. 

Last night I gave the kids a Christmas Eve bag which had new pajamas and a book about the Christmas Story.  This morning they opened up the rest of the gifts.  Santa gave my son this big Scooby Doo Mansion he had asked for awhile go.  My daughter got a doll and a little puppy that barks and moves.  The other gifts were from us and it was a lot: a bow and arrows for my son, a huge Foofa (if you know the show Yo Gabba Gabba then you know who Foofa is) stuffed doll for my daughter, games for both, calendars, trucks, and the list goes on.  I bought my husband two dress shirts with ties for work and a box of chocolate covered cherries.  I also have another gift, one he gets every year, but it had to be delivered to the store.  Hoping to get it by New Year's.  Okay, I'll say it -- it's a calendar with pictures of the kids.  I make him one every year to hang up at work.  I was just a little late on creating it so it didn't get to me on time.  I wish I could have bought him more but with how I've been feeling it's been hard shopping.  And let me tell you what I got!  Earrings, a necklace, a basket filled with a ton of lavender items (Yes -- I believe my husband reads my blog) and some pajamas. 

It would have been a great Christmas if I was just feeling better and able to spend the day with the family.  I just want to get to the bottom of why I've been feeling sick and how to fix it so I can get back to having a normal life.  So I can go places without feeling chest pains and dizzy, fainting spells or needing to throw up.  Ugh. 

Well, I'm just going to rest AS USUAL until the family gets back home.  I miss them.  Christmas isn't right being spent alone. 

From our family to yours - MERRY CHRISTMAS

Thanks Sandra for setting this Blogmas up.  Even though I missed a few days it's been fun.