Just Some Random Thoughts

I am sitting at my computer. The house is quite. Mark and Ian are quietly tucked away for the night. It is just me and the cat. For some reason this evening I am feeling very lucky. I am lucky to have found Mark- actually, he found me. I am lucky to have helped create such a wonderful little boy. I am lucky to have such wonderful friends that surround me. I am lucky to have two great, funny, caring siblings - even though we don't always get along or agree on everything. I am lucky to have such a loving mother-in-law. I am lucky to have such a wonderful career - as irritated as I get at it, I still love it. I am lucky to have a caring family - including the ones I don't get to see very often. And I am lucky to have such a wonderful mother. We do not always see eye-to-eye, but she has always been my biggest fan.

Goodnight

Another Year About to Begin

Next week starts the new school year for teachers in most of the metro Atlanta area. Mark asked a few days ago if we want to take bets on when Ian will get sick since he will start daycare next week. It has been great being able to spend so much time with him this summer. He is such a little boy now. His sense of curiosity is astounding.

Last week, he had surgery to correct double hydroceles and to "circumcise" him. Hydroceles are like precursors to hernias. They usually close up by a child's first birthday. Since his did not close, they needed to be corrected before hernias developed. The circ was to correct a hooded foreskin. My mama came up to help out. She was a total blessing. He recovered in just a few days.

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