I think I speak for all members of the Typhoon that we'll not miss 2008 much. Oh, sure, there was a LOT of good in the year. I could count our blessings all day. We ARE ready, though, to set a better course and move on.
Tonight we have a houseful of lovely people. Our god-children are here, as are their parents, L and H. We also have the Johnstons here. As I write this, a rousing game of Partini is underway in the living room. The two eight year old girls are upstairs playing as girls do. The two eleven year old boys are playing a Nintendo game here in the master bedroom while I hang out with them.
I'd rather be in the living room, but I'm struggling with a little physical challenge that's going to require a visit to the doctor after the holiday. It's not a big deal. But if my hunch is right, a hernia I've lived with for a number of years has just become acutely uncomfortable and a bit painful. Coincident with the increase in discomfort has come a sudden decrease in my overall energy level.
A hernia really is not that big a deal, but it is a drain. If bad enough, a little outpatient surgery fixes it right up. It just takes requires stopping and attending to the issue. Like a lot of things in the Johnson Family. Time and attention, one at a time, understanding that for every two we resolve, one new one will come on to the end of the queue. Resolve a house issue, resolve an insurance claim; add a hernia issue to the list; resolve the 2008 taxes; get all our healthcare checkups done by the end of the year; add potential orthodontia to the list of things to prepare for. See what I mean?
2009 will start with further cleanup. It is our supreme wish that we can keep the list ever-shortening throughout 2009. We want things to be much, much less stressful in 2009.
Tonight we have a houseful of lovely people. Our god-children are here, as are their parents, L and H. We also have the Johnstons here. As I write this, a rousing game of Partini is underway in the living room. The two eight year old girls are upstairs playing as girls do. The two eleven year old boys are playing a Nintendo game here in the master bedroom while I hang out with them.
I'd rather be in the living room, but I'm struggling with a little physical challenge that's going to require a visit to the doctor after the holiday. It's not a big deal. But if my hunch is right, a hernia I've lived with for a number of years has just become acutely uncomfortable and a bit painful. Coincident with the increase in discomfort has come a sudden decrease in my overall energy level.
A hernia really is not that big a deal, but it is a drain. If bad enough, a little outpatient surgery fixes it right up. It just takes requires stopping and attending to the issue. Like a lot of things in the Johnson Family. Time and attention, one at a time, understanding that for every two we resolve, one new one will come on to the end of the queue. Resolve a house issue, resolve an insurance claim; add a hernia issue to the list; resolve the 2008 taxes; get all our healthcare checkups done by the end of the year; add potential orthodontia to the list of things to prepare for. See what I mean?
2009 will start with further cleanup. It is our supreme wish that we can keep the list ever-shortening throughout 2009. We want things to be much, much less stressful in 2009.
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