Lame musings

I am feeling rather blue that I cannot seem to write an exciting post recently. So many things have happened in our family recently, but nothing to really rival pizza restaurant drama or weird shopping experiences. I seem to exist in more of a potential state of worry and anxiety, wondering what else is going to come on the radar...but still thankful that we are as blessed as we are.

We went to see, with reservations, the new Avengers movie today. Our son has wanted to see this movie more than anything else in life for over a year now. I know as a parent I must use discretion when deciding what he sees when, but I could not bear to deny him this. We read every possible review we could find, discussed it with the children and agonized over the decision. In the end, I still don't know if we made the right decision. Bedtime has not happened yet. He was thrilled for 98% of the time, the other 2% of straight dialogue were lost on him. Watching him see his cartoon heroes come alive was as exciting to me as the movie was to him. He knew every single character, both straight name and alter ego. He whooped and hollered at all the right times. He was in Heaven. The Hulk, who is one of his favorites, was a bit scary for him, but nothing that hiding a head in Mommy's neck couldn't fix. Joss Whedon delivered 250% on this film. We came out exhausted from such a thrill ride, but had two and a half excited children. Action movies aren't for everyone and bullet sounds and some blood did not please our oldest...which is fine. She thought Hawkeye was super cool...as did I.

Because we went to the movies, poor B's back is in horrible shape. While we know that the injection may take up to two weeks to be at maximum effectiveness, the hopes that were placed on this injection being an immediate and significant relief have yet to be realized. Discouragement is coming as quickly as hope came the day of the injection. As a spouse, it is absolutely excruciating to watch your loved one lose hope after results are not what they had so desperately sought. I just pray and ask for prayer that one morning, soon, he will wake up a brand new man. Until that time, he will ice his back, take his meds and deal with it like the trooper he has been for so long...and the boy will entertain him with his knowledge of all the Avengers and their exploits.


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