A dearth (from Mom/Jan)

So what's going on out there - I know you are very busy, but . . .

It has certainly been busy at work for me. My boss's mother has moved here and is very ill. He is providing a lot of direct care so is off-loading what he can in other people's direction including mine. We had Open House at Holley last night. Not a lot of people, but it was a nice evening. I did a short PowerPoint with several pictures of the kids in it so that was well received.

I had a terrible muscle spasm in my upper back/shoulder area. It got so bad I had some numbness and tingling own my arm. I finally called the doctor's office for an appointment when nothing I tried (Ibuprofen, heat, muscle relaxants, etc.) seemed to help much at all. I said I had a pain in my upper back. Then they asked about it radiating and which arm, and presto they were sure I was having a heart attack and got me right in. I tried to assure them I was certain it was a muscle thing but they were having none of it and insisted I come right in. Sure was a quick way to get an appointment! Of course, it was just a really bad muscle spasm. Whatever he gave me worked pretty well even though it has taken a week to completely subside. Don't know how I did it- apparently an old age thing. Or maybe lifting several cases of bottled water.

Pat (HS principal friend) and I had a trainer show us a routine to do at the gym with free weights. I can sure tell there are a few muscles I haven't been exercising before. I like doing the free weights and its just nice to have a change.

Charlie has a friend who comes to play every day or two. It is a very small odd-looking little dog with sparse white hair. Mina has a visitor, too, but I think he just wants to fight. He comes to our sliding glass door in back and stares in. William's battle injuires are pretty healed now although he still looks beat up with the shaved tale and patch on his side.

Not much else here. We are hoping for school pictures??? Also we need new baby pictures because we know they are changing so fast and probably look totally different now than before.

Melanie, Chris Cvitanich is living in Portland area & working in Troutdale (Early Childhood Intervention). Is it okay if I give her Dad your phone number and/or e-mail?

By the way, I have some of your cell phone numbers, but others that I didn't write down and just had in my cell phone are gone. I left my phone in my pants pocket and it got washed. (I'm blaming that on being on the drugs for my shoulder pain.) The upside is that I wasn't at all concerned when I learned the phone was defunct - at least not until the next day. Anyway, I've got a replacement now. The insurance I've been paying at a rate of $5 a month for 6 years = $360 charged me a $50 deductible and did replace the phone. I'm thinking that's not such a good deal.

Well, I've rambled on enough. How about some updates from the rest of you?

Mom/Jan/Grandma