quick recap

- I’ve been reading Having a Mary heart in a Martha world.  So far, it’s been a great book.  I keep meaning to sit down and write about my thoughts, share excerpts, etc but … heh.  There’s always “but”.

- Today I might moles removed from my body.  I can’t express my excitement.  It’s a lot.  Trust me.

- Christmas is this week.  Christmas breakfast is at our house.  In the next three days I have to clean and make the place perfect.  If my husband works against me I’m going to beat him.  With a rolling pin or whatever heavy object is closest at hand.

- I’ve been thinking about D&M and it’s really important that I don’t cause an extra burden to them.  My presence alone might cause pain.  Gosh, if I were in their place I don’t think I’d want to see “me” either.  I’m going to talk to her sister today and inquire about that.  If it would be easier on them that I don’t attend the memorial service tomorrow, then that’s a-ok with me.  On the flip side, I don’t want to not show up and offend.  Eggshells.

- Last Christmas gift will be taken care of today.  One of the joys of being “broke” is limited shopping.  We only did parents and sister this year.  Silver lining, baby!

- Crib piece still isn’t here.  It arrived, but it was the wrong piece so they had to reorder.  Grr.

- Mom’s jaw is fine, at least at first look.  The orthofacial doctor thinks she has fibromyalgia and gave her new drugs for it.  They didn’t work out well, her pain doctor switched her to something else which seems to be working out great.  We’ll know more in a couple of days after she’s been on the full dose and we can see the complete effects.  So far the new medication make her spacey and sleepy, but she’s been told by a friend (who is on  the same medication) that her body will adapt to it after a while.

- Mom’s brain showed up fine.  Her eye doc wants to run another one (not sure if MRI or CAT) to check out a specific area that may have been missed in the original scan since it was a general look.

- She has a tumor in her lower back.  Apperently its been there since, at least, her last MRI.  She doesn’t recall her doctor saying anything about it.  One of her current doctors is going to have it checked out just in case.  Prelim reports suggest that it is benign.

 

by the time I write the title, I’m hungry again

I’m hungry… again.  This is going to get old pretty quickly.  Maybe I’ll make a salad.

… yah that helped.  For now.

I am looking forward to my next OB appointment.  It’s nerve racking to not know what’s going on with the baby.  Is everything ok in there?  I don’t have any physical signs indicating otherwise, however it’s still something that bounces around in the back of my mind.

This weekend we’re having a garage sale.  It’s going to happen.  I pray that everything gets sold.  Everything.  No more boxes in the living room, kitchen, or even my office!  There will be clear floor space, clear garage space.  Oh my gosh, I’m not going to know what to do with myself!  Yes – I really am that excited.

School is going well.  I enjoy all of my classes so far.  English will be a breeze, especially the first half.  I had a short discussion with the instructor today.  He was surprised to see me in this class (perhaps I should have taken the placement test?) and complimented me on my writing.  I love that.  I called Mark on my way home and expressed what I sucker I am for compliments/praise.  S.U.C.K.E.R all the way.  It can’t just be random or having to do with things I don’t take pride in.  It has to be something that I poured myself into.

My Intro to Programming class hasn’t started yet.  I’m a bit aprehensive about that one.  Lucky for me my husband is a very willing tutor.

All in all, things are going well.