First Few Days Back Home

Over the next few days, everything was too loud for me! After a year of having muffled hearing I had to get used to "normal" hearing. 

('Normal' is going to be something I seem to use a lot in this. What was 'normal' is no longer my normal, but its what I always try to get back to. For my kids sake...for myself. I was happy were I was in life. I just wanted to go back to that 'normal' life of mine. But it's a struggle. I want to go back to what was my normal, but normal isn't normal anymore.)

People chewed too loud. 
My car made weird noises I had never heard. 
At the gas station, trucks that went by with trailers were too loud. 
My kids talked to loud. 
I was constantly telling them to "talk quieter, close your mouth when chewing, drink slower so I don't have to hear it." 

I wanted to plug my ears! 

The first time I tried driving was horrible. I felt kinda dizzy, and my reaction time seemed like it was off...so after the first day trying (9 days out) I didn't drive again for a few more days. Then, I became comfortable with short drives.

I hated having to rely on people to bring the kids and I everywhere. I've always been an independent person and to rely on others seems foreign to me. There were so many people willing to help, that wasn't the problem, but it was just odd for me.


Things were going okay though. I'd been taking a lot of naps and bringing my box of kleenex everywhere I go. I still had no taste and I was worry that it was gone for good!

(Oh...and 2 days into being home, my cat decided to have four kittens on my bed next to me while I napped! You have no idea how entertaining this was!! Haha.  My kids and I loved having the kittens! They were so cute and fun. All were given to good homes too!)

My favorite! She was a blonde! haha

All four kittens- blonde,orange and two gray

They were so darn cute when they were teeny!!