It has been an eventful week. There has been a lot going on in the political arena. It had the unexpected benefit of creating a family gathering with little arguing and a lot of agreement on the one topic which seems to have unified the family. Surprisingly this is politics.
One of my sisters has been going to the protests and she shared her experiences. I loved the stories about the farmers driving their tractors and manure spreaders – seems very appropriate. The rest of us just discussed whatever details we had heard and some of our fears. When a topic negatively affects every member it definitely pulls the family together.
Mom’s 80th birthday was Saturday. She is as spunky and sassy as ever. She goes to Curves and the Aquatic center to work out regularly each week. She volunteers to help out at the church. She is busier than I am and seems to have more energy.
All of my siblings were together on Saturday. We were only missing two brothers-in-law and a lot of grandchildren / great grandchildren. It was a good gathering. My aunt came with her two grandsons. They are very handsome young men. It is strange how when you don’t see them for a while you lose track of how old they are. Now these two young men are the same ages as my two younger daughters roughly. However, when I saw them I was like – wow they got to be handsome adults. What’s up with that? I guess I still see them as the little boys that tagged along at the family gatherings.
It was a busy and full evening with much delight, discussion, and even a scare. My sister’s mother-in-law stepped wrong and fell down the basement stairs. She’s about my mom’s age so you can imagine how bad this could be. Fortunately, she was banged and bruised but had no serious damage. We are all grateful no lasting damage was done.
I submitted a poem and an essay to a publication today. I’m keeping my fingers crossed to see if they get published. I have to print out the new version of it though because I made some pretty drastic changes.
For me the best news – I tried another pain killer and I think I may have finally found a replacement. The first dose went VERY well. No side affects and pain relief. So hopefully my search for a new drug has ended. I will still be careful taking it the next couple of times but if it continues to perform well then I will bid the Darvacet a sad but fond farewell.