Month: April 2009

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Sunshine, Birds, Bunnies, and Violins

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Today was one of those days when the sun seemed too bright. The bird songs outside my window were irritating, and I felt a strong inclination to drop kick the bunnies into next week when I discovered — again — that they had resumed setting up housekeeping right underneath the strawberry patch. Piano lessons today were sour, not sweet, as I stumbled and fretted over Amazing Grace. I feel guilty that my husband still has a job and we have a house compared to those who don’t, I want to help the poor but don’t know how, and I’m madder … Continue reading Sunshine, Birds, Bunnies, and Violins

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Can’t see the forest today…

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This is a quick, broken-arm update. Today’s x-rays showed that my daughter’s bones are not growing straight.  Apparently, the bones shifted when her swelling went down.  Now new bone is growing in such a way that her arm bone is “bowing.”  Her bone sits at a 10 degree angle, whereas “normal” ones sit nearly straight on the vertical with perhaps a 1 degree tilt. The good news is that the doctors *think* that as she grows, the bone will naturally straighten itself out. The bad news is that there is a chance the bone won’t, and she could end up … Continue reading Can’t see the forest today…