In light of another busy week past, I will reiterate my practice of last weekend and list the things for which I'm thankful, and follow it with the photos I 'owe' myself and the blog for the week.
I am thankful...
- that POM's sister's surgery ended up being less radical than initially planned (rather than resecting her liver, they ended up doing oblation -- burning the lesions -- instead), which means less long-term trauma to her liver, more options for treatment later, and a shorter recovery time.
- that my sister made it home from a three-week business trip in Europe safely tonight.
- that my parents are excited about their Alaska trip upcoming this week (retirement gift from us).
- that my parents are really enjoying retirement.
- that I finally got my Gmail synced up with my Outlook (IMAP) -- sounds insignificant to most of you, probably, but it was a pretty big deal to me; I hadn't had time to do this minor procedure, and that inability was throwing me off-kilter since our email change. (I hate changing email addresses; hence, the gmail address, so I never have to do it again, knock wood.)
- that my master's classes for the summer are finally posted.
- that POM is enjoying her drawing class and that her new math class is engaging and not as difficult (and thereby discouraging) as the last one was.
- that jury duty next week should provide me with some quality time to work on grading the AP research papers I just collected Friday. (Hey, I have to find some good in this situation!)
- for Madeleine L'Engle, whose books I am slowly rereading my way through and who continually reminds me what is important. Reading her is getting back in touch with my soul and my roots.
- for Grace Llewellyn, whose Teenager Liberation Handbook is rocking my world and, like Madeleine, reminding me what is important in this world; it may guide me into a career change.
My student who finally spiked her mohawk again.
Local car wash.
Can we say thank God for the sixties?
Arty lines.
Morning pose.
From under.
Iris. D'oh! I mean, they're gladiolas! My bad!
Iris, up close. D'oh! Glad, up close!
Backside of Iris. D'oh! Backside of glad.
The lion.
5 comments:
That's a good-looking cat!
That's good family news all around -- you must be relieved.
I hope you'll tell us more about which master's classes you wind up taking (so we can be vicarious students through you) and what career change you're musing on.
I think you now officially hold the record for most beauty stuffed into a post!!!!
that is an iris!!!!!?
Holy wow.
that is a carwash!!!!!!?
glad for all the good things, good for you and POM and love the kitty poses too.
Thanks for stopping by my place. Love yours. The pics are just awesome.
hi, all! songbird, thanks for the compliments on the kitty. littlekitty is the one on top and fatkitty is the one at the bottom. they're so silly but pretty good cuddlers. they remain a very present comfort in the absence of oldmandog.
whatnow, we *are* relieved. pom's sis came home from hospital today -- we were down there again to help play with the kids. i'll totally talk about my classes once i know which ones i'll be in. we're allowed to apply for them after 5 p.m. on tuesday. i'm a year-two student, and we get first preference. as to the career change, i'll talk about it a lot more as i continue reading and thinking. what i'm thinking about would still be education-related, but alternative. i'm sure i'll devote entire posts to this idea.
thanks, gawdess, for your compliments (though i got the flower name wrong -- brain death is an ugly thing), which mean a lot coming from you, as your own photos blow my mind daily. you got it -- it's a classic, still operational carwash in orange county.
thanks, marie, for stopping by mine. i regularly check in your site; i think i originally linked in via linda, sometime last year. my prayers are with you in this time of great change and progress.
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