Good question. My life seems to be all over the road right now, but I suppose that is the nature of summer. I haven't posted lately as it seems I am trying to stir several pots at once and this one has been left alone. So here goes:
My Dad was transferred to a pulmonary rehab hospital a week ago, where they specialized in weaning patients from ventilators and helping them regain their strength. Suffice it to say this has not been an easy transition for Dad. I can't imagine what it would be like to be in a coma for most of 6 weeks and then have to adjust to being part of the waking world again, with all its noise & lights & commotion. He is very weak physically but gets better each day, with the occasional small set-back. Prayerfully, he will be home in about 6 weeks.
Evan's hip surgery has finally been rescheduled, after much badgering on our part. The doctor's assistant wouldn't return our 2 weeks worth of calls or e-mails and we really needed to get a date nailed down. Harold finally spent a day calling every couple of hours until we got an answer. So July 28th will be the day, and hopefully nothing will go wrong, making rescheduling a necessity again!
I am gearing up to teach 11th & 12th grade Language Arts this coming school year. This year's curriculum has an emphasis on writing and grammar. I'm also going to throw in some teaching on critical thinking skills. We had used Chuck Colson's "How Now Shall We Live?" in past classes. I am reading it to see what I might be able to incorporate into this year's class. At over 500 pages, it is definitely not light summer reading!
Oh, and the big, fun news is: I got a new computer, with a groovy flat panel monitor, at home! Hooray and blessings to my wonderful husband. My old one was sputtering and threatening to give up the ghost. It had been worked to pieces. We are revamping it and passing it on to Evan. Meanwhile, I have a smokin' hot machine that is fast as lightning! I have downloaded the Microsoft Office 2007 beta to play with. So far, so good & it is visually very well arranged. As someone who spends her work day going between Word, Excel, Outlook and One Note, I am finding this new version fun.
Hope the summer is going well for all of you. Go have a nice glass of tea & enjoy the rest of the day. I know I will!
I ran across your site via CWO. Thought I'd leave a comment!
Posted by: Kristina | June 29, 2006 at 05:58 PM
I'm so glad you got your new computer! And that you have things set to go for Evan. We will be praying about that, and for your dad as well.
It was really good to be with you guys the other night. We love you!
Posted by: Molly | June 29, 2006 at 08:35 PM
Life does go on, doesn't it?
I have a "gentleman caller" who - well, let's just say that one day a big box appeared on my front porch from amazon - a really big flat screen monitor...to go along with the blazing fast (and very cool looking) computer that he built.
Those are blessings!
Posted by: Ellen | June 30, 2006 at 09:03 AM