I was having trouble with Blogger and finally was able to get in with my in-laws' old dial-up. Steve and I have found a house we agree on in Wyoming. Is it possible to be in love with a house? There's another family interested and about in the same boat we are with why they want to move (Forest Park Schools- not good for one of their kids and the other one did well, which sounds like us). They have 4 kids altogheter which seems kinda big for this particular house. If thy get this house well then that's OK but I'm really praying it becomes our house. We've fixed more in our current house and ideally I'd like it to sell before buying a new one which is hard in this current market. Go to www.sibcycline.com and for roads put in "Sherry" and the one we want is 31 Sherry. If we don't get it, though, there are several similar ones. 31 Sherry has the garage Steve wants, nice yard, peaceful neighborhood, the most picturesque area of the city, a big golf course right nearby for hikes and, well, golf, if we even played golf, the big St. Clare Convent at the end of the golf course. So unless the nuns get rowdy we know it's going to be nice and peaceful. :) Interestingly enough there used to be a small convent on our current street at St. Viv's but it isn't used for that any longer. When Steve said, firmly patting the counter space by the fridge, "I want my coffee maker to go HERE," I knew we had a winner. Steve inspected, as is custom, the wiring, the wood, possible damage, cracks, foundation, insulation, windows, roof- all the things that should be inspected. Although he wants to doublepane the windows and the roof is a little old, it passed his inspection whereas no other house has, including the "close enough to jobs" test, which none of the houses in Fairfield passed. Garages have a tough time passing his test and this one did. I think he was sold on that garage. Thanksgiving was fun- we're in W. Virginia. Jim and Jackie have bought another house to rehab. I think Steve and Dan were switched at birth. I hope not because that would mean Steve's my brother. Well this house needs a loooooot of work but that's what they do best and they have rehabbed and resold a lot of houses here in the area. But back to my thought- yesterday was warm and people came out of hibernation and into the light all over. The reunion was fun with a crop of new babies: Seth, Zane, and Aidan- all extremely huggable and cuddly. Seth is Melinda and her husband's little surprise. What a cuddly little thing he is. He is tiny for 3 months because of Down's. He's developing right on target for Down's. Melinda has 2 teenage girls and after marrying hubby#2, here comes Seth 9 years later. They seem pleased and happy with the little guy. Zane is a whopper with huge cheeks like Droopy Dawg. Shane's, I think. What a snuggly little chunk he is. Aidan is 13 months old and is being adopted by Anessa and Tony. He has blonde hair sticking up in different directions everywhere. Tony and Anessa have biological 3 kids, one 2 days younger than Micah. They take in foster kids and currently have a little one named Jenny. Jenny's father won't give her up so she will not be staying which is heartbreaking. She has been there for 2 years and it is heartbreaking to give them up. Aidan, though, they are in the process of adopting. Anessa said the biological mother was just very much a dim bulb and just couldn't care for him at all and the baby was hurt once, I don't know if by negligence or purpose, and I'm so glad he's in A & T's home. Anessa is very maternal and just adores children. She and Tony have plenty of $$ as well as love so it's all good and she'd take every child in the world if she could. I was glad to see Anessa was back to a bit of a normal weight- she seemed anorexic for a while- she looked healthy and she's always been gorgeous. Micah and Nathanael were given lots of comments on their long lovely locks which match their dad's, only theirs are a bit fuller than their dad's. :)

Sorry about the long "paragraph". I had to copy and paste here and it didn't keep the spaces. Will edit later.

Congratulations to Amy & husband on Lily Marie. Someone send pix. Congratulations to her twin Deb for expecting... Congratulations to Grandparents too- Alice and Jerry.

Nathanael's play went well- will post pix when I have them. Ayn Rand's "Night of Jan. 16th"- it's one of those in which the audience decides the ending (well, 12 of them are picked for "jury duty"). Nathanael played John Hutchins, the security guard. Did really well. Had his hair tied up in his hat.

Procedure went well. All through the navel. No scars. :) Mom drove me there and back. It was nearly painless and smooth. Just very tired afterwards. I may be able to work tomorrow but we'll see how tired I am. But I'm in very little pain or discomfort. That's all 4 now. Over and out. Roger that.

Wow is it slow at work today. Never again will I complain when I am too busy.

The only thing to do is eat. Fridays there are bagels, cakes, donuts...and it's very difficult to resist that stuff when I'm on J. Craig. OK- I had half a bear claw.

I feel pretty inert. Not good. I want to be moving more.

Last night I read a bunch of Acts. I really felt I was there, and having more life experiences behind me I was able to really feel what was going on with Paul, knowing more about Greek and Roman culture than the last time I really read through Acts- the descriptions of the places and ships and people really came clear to me. I wish I had been with my parents when they went through some of the arenas where Paul preached (and some from which he escaped). That guy was really amazing and the fact that he went back over and over to cultivate the churches, stop rumors and slandering and backstabbing, pray and even be under house arrest and just keep going on and on, only God could make a person not want to give up. The Temple of Artemis (Diana) was soooo huge...he was in huge trouble there because when he preached about God, people stopped buying statues of Diana which wasn't good for the sellers of these statues to tourists- Paul got into trouble but over and over he was turned over to this magistrate, then that one, and he was so convincing they either converted or persecuted him. The Sanhedrin really pitched a fit over Paul considering he was once quite the devout Pharisee.

I'm having my operation Nov. 13. I'm so excited! Surgery! I really AM looking forward to the novel idea of being able to KEEP most of my own blood.

Part of me is sad to see that part of my life go, but I'm tired of being tired, tired of being so limited for more than 1/4 of my life socially, physically, and all of my life by being so tired, never having enough Fe no matter how I try.

Our bodies are not designed to constantly be doing this monthly thing...they really are designed to be having babies a lot more...I think...instead of trying and "failing" at that every month. I mean we are mammals and mammalian females are designed to keep on giving birth, then nurse, then get pregnant...not constantly cycling.

Well I hope this helps me a lot with my energy level and just being more comfortable.