I’ve been absent for awhile, again, due in part to so MUCH going on that I’m overwhelmed. I’ve needed time to sit and think and absorb. And then do it some more.
This has been quite a year so far.
I dealt with a health scare. It turned out ok, but I had thyroid nodules that took many weeks of testing, biopsies, etc. before I got a ‘clear’ from the Dr.
We’re having a budget crisis at work, and have been dealing with layoff possibilities for several months. We finally issued notices to some folks 2 weeks ago. Hubby and I feel very fortunate to not be on the list. This isn’t the end of it, we still have the 2012 fiscal budget reviews going on, there will likely be more. NASA is at a place it’s never been before.
One bright spot in the midst of a bunch of challenges was Easter. We attended a wonderful Sonrise service then regular Easter service at church, then had the whole family out for the day. Lots of fun, food and easter egg hunting.
Come out, and you WILL get wet. Big kid never should have started it.
Little Ozzie got a tear in his cornea Easter weekend. So, since two days after that, hubby and I have been putting drops in his eye every 4 hours around the clock. That means coming home at lunch, getting up in the middle of the night, etc. Two weeks ago the vet determined that it wasn’t healing, so he had surgery. We’ve continued the drops, did I mention it’s EVERY FOUR HOURS AROUND THE CLOCK? Of course we would do nothing less. But a checkup this week determined he’s on the mend, has to still have drops a couple of times a day, and in about a month we’ll have him checked again. He doesn’t love the collar.
- Ozzie on drugs
So next were the April 27 tornados that ripped through Alabama. We will be in recovery mode for years. We lived without power for 6 days, and feel very blessed that that is all we suffered. Our family was spared any damage, but there are neighborhoods near us that are demolished. I certainly hope this is something we’ll never see here in our lifetime again. I can’t describe the devastation, or the feelings, so I won’t even try. But we feel blessed beyond measure.
