The Week from Hell..........

I was so looking forward to Halloween week.......my kids in costumes, trick or treating, my Pat Monahan show, etc.....and then, all hell broke loose.

Halloween afternoon, on the way to Ryans school parade, we got a call that my mothers brother (my godfather) had passed away. Completely unexpectedly and sudden. I will never forget the sound of my mother's scream. We are all still in complete shock. That day also, Mark's Diverticulits started flaring up again.

We took the kids treat or treating anyway and took some pictures. The next day was the NYC Pat show. I didn't really feel up to going, but Mark talked me into it. My sister came over to babysit, and I went to show her the Halloween pix of the kids and the computer blew.


So, off we went to the Pat show (Mark thought it would be a good distraction for me). 3/4 thru the show Mark started burning up and became feverish. He lasted the show, but we knew the Meet and Greet was out of the question. No Pat signing my kids picture in their "Pat Gear" that night. (see below photo, don't ask lol! We did have ALOT of fun though!)


Next day Mark goes for a CT scan because of the pain. They tell him he has a microperforation, and scheduled surgery for Dec 17. Just what we need the week before Christmas right?! Also, the surgeon tells him, if it tears completely before surgery, he will need a colostomy bag. Un-freaking-believable!

Then yesterday, I go to my Uncles wake. My aunt (his widow) falls while leaving the first "visiting hours" and breaks her freaking ankle in 3 places. She spent last night and today in the hospital. She missed the rest of the wake, last night and today. They can't do the surgery on her because of the swelling. They discharged her tonight, so she can attend the funeral tomorrow, but will be re-admitting her on Thursday to operate. I swear, I couldn't MAKE this stuff up.

So, I get home from the wake tonight, and Mark tells me that the electician has ruled out any problems with the work they did yesterday to fix our problems (which caused my computer to blow in the first place.) Thankfully, Mark's laptop is still working so I at least have some web access.

Anyway, they said it's a LIPA problem, a voltage issue from the pole to our house. Meanwhile today, the big screen tv and the dishwasher have both blown out too! What next? My house burning down?!

Then, the computer guy called to say he fixed my computer, but I've lost everything. Years of work, and photos, and videos, and music downloads, etc.... Mark picked up my computer just a little while ago, but I'm afraid to hook it up until AFTER LIPA fixes our problem. They said they will get here by Nov. 14. Can you believe this?!!!!!

Please keep my family in your prayers.....we can use all the help we can get! I promise I will update more frequently soon, I'm just not myself these days.