What a Week

And I am glad it is winding down.  We spent a little time at Pat's tonight, but the littles just couldn't settle down enough.  That meant we came home.  And that's all right.
My week started with death more than once.  Seems a young man overdosed in my driveway. The bright spot there is I had removed all drug paraphernalia from the garage that day.  It is one of my rules for living here and it was being flaunted.  So I took a stand and threw it all out.  Except.....for the narcan.  I left that on the shelves because I thought it might be a good thing to have around.  Drug addicts abound and turn up out of the woodwork around here.  Well my not throwing it away saved that young man's life.  The strife it caused me is the fact that I was told it was not any of my concern.  Well it is.  It happened on my driveway while the little woman was awake.  I hope the young man gets help.  He has two little children himself and is just choosing to throw it away. 
Then my mother-in-law dying.   My little man got a three day suspension from school.  The little woman's anxiety was jumping.  Mike finally got arrested.  This is the longest he has not been incarcerated in his adult life.  And that is sad.  Sad that he had to keep doing the same thing again and again.  Obviously just a little smarter, but still the same.  It will be interesting to see what all is now missing from here.  We fit in two therapy appointments and one home specialist one. 
Feels like it is time to take a step back and breathe.  Because I know I haven't been breathing much lately.  And I'm glad this week is over.