Lists and the Unexpected

I'm a really big planner... I love lists, it's how I stay sane. I need order and structure in order to maintain the household, the chitlins, the husband, school.... the list can go on. It's when a monkey wrench is thrown into my mix that I cannot function; my entire being goes into shock when there isn't anything I can do to change this. Being the planner I am, I had our summer scheduled around some events that were deemed important... all that came to a halt the other day. I have been told I need surgery to check the site where the Giant Cell Tumor was located... this. is. a. problem. 3 years and 11 days from the first GCT removal surgery I will be under going it yet again. It was the longest process the first time; I'm very concerned about this time around. Luckily the chitlins are 3 years older and will be a bigger help. (I'm sure of it.) So now all of our deemed important events are in limbo or not happening at all. Limbo is not fun for a planner. I'm not a fly by the seat of my pants kind of a girl. With the last surgery I had a month to plan and grasp the idea; this time I have a week. Barely long enough to get an insurance company to call me back! 

The essentials I learned from the surgery: 

• Have easy snacks on hand for the kids.
• Be sure to drink tons of water!
• No codeine for me. 
• Thank my mother endlessly.
• Show appreciation to my husband. 
• Get lots of easy pull on loose fitting shorts.
• Night gowns are a must!

Well, even in my moment of chaos; I make a list to make myself feel more in control of the situation. I have made the "freezer meal" list, the "must get grocery list", the "household to-do before surgery" list, and the "essential homework to be finished" list. I better get started on some of it.