January 26, 2009

Once again I have been negligent in posting. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say; I’ve just been preoccupied.

I continue to tweak the blog design. I’m anxiously but patiently awaiting the newest upgrade to Thesis, which could be any day now.

Family remains my main focus. My son is still struggling with the fact his wife has left him and taken his daughter. His doctor has put him on Lamictal for bipolar disorder, but it will take some time to get him adjusted to it as the dosage is increased over a period of weeks. His wife has decided to move from her mom’s into low-income housing. It doesn’t look like she’s planning on coming back at all.

The younger of my two sisters is having health issues related to her liver. She’s had recurring pain now since before our mother died in October 2007. Last week she had a CT scan, and a mass was found on her liver. Today she had an MRI. Although the mass has not been completely diagnosed yet, it has been eluded that it may be a hemangioma, which is a benign non-cancerous tumor on the liver. I pray that’s what it is and not cancer. Even if it is a hemangioma, she is probably going to need surgery to remove the mass as it has evidently grown and is pressing on her other organs.

My other sister is also going through a rough time right now. She is bipolar and has hit bottom again. It’s evident her medication is not doing what it should and needs to be adjusted or changed. Her husband who is disabled has also been having a lot of pain for several weeks now and is not getting any better.

Ayden is getting over another ear infection, the 3rd one in 3 months. If he has another one, he will probably need to have tubes put in his ears. He’s better now, and I even got to watch him on the webcam Sunday morning for a couple of hours.

Kaylee has been sick with a virus and can’t keep any food down. I hate that she is not nearby where I can check on her.

The job search gets bleaker and bleaker. Fewer jobs in the admin field are available where a college degree is not mandatory. I’m beginning to wish I could go back to school and study web design in more detail.

Last week I spent a good bit of time putting up thermal black-out curtains. We have very large windows in each room, and they are not double paned. Even with blinds in the rooms, I could feel the cold air coming in and light coming in at night. I can already tell a difference in the room temperature; it’s cool not cold now, just like Richard and I like it. Richard is happier now that the bedroom is completely dark at night.

My faith remains strong. Things could be a whole lot worse, and I’m very thankful to God for His many blessings.

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