I’m getting physically unwell from the amount of stress I’m under. We got the license (have to pick it up on Wednesday) but a couple of things have happened.

One, my son got exposed to covid at school and cannot return until October 18. If I can produce a negative test result, he can return on Wednesday. I had him tested today. I don’t believe he has it, he was exposed Monday and still doesn’t have any symptoms, but I know that they can take up to 14 days to appear and also that you can be asymptomatic. If he is positive I have some decisions to make regarding the wedding but I cannot think about that now. I’m just hoping it’s not going to be necessary.

However, the truth is I have to take a few days off work with time I do NOT have. At least Friday and Tuesday.

And another thing. RS went to the ER Wednesday in extreme pain which he believed to be a kidney stone. He is indeed correct. It is a 5mm kidney stone. The dr is hopeful that he will pass it on his own and gave him a pain med to help the pain when it moves. It’s a NSAID so not addictive. Not that RS would get addicted but after my experience I would probably be even more stressed. If it doesn’t pass he has a procedure scheduled for Wednesday to remove it. Which means I’ll only be able to go into work for Thursday and Friday. I’m tempted to call the whole week a wash because I was going to take a half day on Friday anyway since it’s the day before the wedding. But I don’t want to be reprimanded.

There have been three cases of covid in my son’s school in three days and I’m fearful more will be on the way once kids (and adults) in my son’s class get tested. He told me the teacher is lax about masks. They wear them but she doesn’t care how they’re worn; they can have them down beneath their noses and stuff. Very irresponsible.

I’m not eating well and my stomach is in distress. Thankfully I am sleeping.

I’m really trying hard to just concentrate on the present, take it one day at a time. I can’t worry if my son’s school will close for two weeks. If I have to postpone the wedding or change the amount of guests or anything. If I’ll get in trouble for being absent too much. I just can’t. I’ll collapse.

Everything will work out, someway, somehow.