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Brian at the hospital

January 25, 2009 by Sue 2 Comments

Brian had a CT scan and hearing test at Primary Children’s Medical Center on January 5 and the ENT surgeon had his surgery scheduled for January 21. Just like that. Brian made arrangements and rescheduled rehearsals and lessons to be ready and off we went last Wednesday.

He looks cheery and confident before the surgery, but then those are two of his normal qualities. The surgeon opened him up behind his ear, removed mastoid bone and infected material, and grafted in a missing section of his ear canal. He’s been home resting and I’ve been playing nurse for the last few days. He’s watched many a DVD since Thursday morning. He’s starting to feel a little more like himself today, but is still quite sore, dizzy, and tired.

Thanks to everyone who prayed for him.

Sue’s thoughts today

January 16, 2009 by Sue 1 Comment

1. It’s great to see the sun, but I’m tired of the cold already and this high pressure is causing an inversion in Utah that makes the air quality bad.
2. I feel swamped by my full-time volunteer PTA job, but am trying to work methodically through my list of things to do.
3. I was able to spend Wednesday afternoon with a good friend who helped me see the “big picture” and adjust my attitude.
4. I laughed alot with 2 friends last night in “the meeting after the meeting” and solved the world’s problems.
5. I’m feeling grumpy about some additional assignments, but now that I write this, I see that hanging with friends doesn’t help me accomplish my “to-do” list, but makes me feel better about myself and more able to accomplish things when I get down to it.
6. I’m blessed to have a good husband and two good sons who help me be happy.

So life is a bit of a pain right now, but special people make it endurable and even happy.

Friday Fill-Ins

January 9, 2009 by Sue 1 Comment

1. It’s January; my snow is piling up and my driveway is getting narrower.

2. A vacation in Hawaii is what I crave most right now.

3. Cork and wine go together like hot chocolate and whipped cream (sounds yummy).

4. Chocolate is so nourishing.

5. Let us dare to leave the house without slipping on ice; always an adventure for me.

6. When it’s cold outside, I love my home.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to being done with my interview on a radio show and hearing Brian and his friend sing the National Anthem at the Lone Peak basketball game, tomorrow my plans include shopping, laundry, PTA work on my computer, and attending the District Honor Choir concert and Sunday, I want to go to bed early and read!

I detect a theme here in my fill-ins-it’s darn cold and snowy here!

One Little Word

January 1, 2009 by Sue 3 Comments

I’m not really a New Year’s resolution kind of girl, but the new year is a good time for reflection on what’s coming up. Ali Edwards’ blog encourages readers to pick one word that sums up what you want for yourself in the new year. I have thought about it and added my comment to her post. The events of the past year have convinced me that this is what I need in my life. It will be difficult, but this is my goal.

My word for 2009 is SERENE.

–adjective 1. calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
Synonyms: peaceful, placid, tranquil, calm, halcyon, quiet, untroubled, august, bright, clear, collected, composed

I’m a Bookworm

January 1, 2009 by Sue 1 Comment

I keep a book journal and here are my statistics for 2008:

Books read: 79

Pages read: 32,031

Of the books read:

Non-fiction: 8
New-to-me novelists: 15
Continuing series: 31
Re-reads: 19

Compared to 2007:

44 books; 17,069 pages; 3 non-fiction; 8 new-to-me novelists; 15 continuing series; 13 re-reads