It has just been that kind of two weeks--not a lot unusual happening and lots of other things in the way of me posting it seems. Here are a few of the firsts that happened during this time--otherwise it was pretty mundane!
Day 250 Jan. 10
Got elected for the 5th year in a row to chairman of the ESAC (TREC education committee) and beginning to think this is like being a supreme judge--you die in office.
Day 255 Jan 16
FRIGID weather set in--did not leave the house once--began packing boxes to "thin out" some things from the house
Day 257 Jan 18
Began "Boundaries" Bible Study--a very different experience. It is about the boundaries we should set between ourselves and others, activities, etc. to lead a more balanced life and stay sane--with Biblical references to back up the boundary information.
Day 258 Jan 19
Met Max to take him to our house for the weekend. Not a first really but certainly an exciting time for he and Nana! I got to see him eat sushi for the first time--the boy can put it away! We also made s'mores in the fireplace which was fun.
Day 259 Jan 20
Max and I went to Philip's house in Elgin--first time I have gotten to see the inside of it. Granny was there with Danny and Sharon and we had a great visit. I am so proud for Philip getting this house and he is working very hard to get it just like he wants it. He and Danny were setting poles for a privacy fence he is building and Sharon and I went shopping in historical Elgin and saw lots of neat things. Can't wait to go back!
Day 260 Jan 22
On Saturday night we learned that our friend Mike Brock had a horrible accident at his home back on Dec. 28. He fell backwards and hit his head and had a brain bleed. He was in ICU for 7 days and then to a rehabilitation place in Round Rock for two weeks and is now back at a rehab place in Temple. We went by to see him after lunch today and it was shocking to see that he has memory issues, is getting occupational therapy and is a long way from full recovery. He struggles to bring up words which hopefully will go away as he is now remembering more and more, and he talked about selling his house in the country. He's a couple of years older than me, and it brought home to me how a small misstep can lead to a changed life in a second.
During the course of these days, I finished reading a great book called A Column of Fire by Ken Follett which is the 3rd of the Pillars of the Earth series. It was great but it was a hefty book to read--I have the hardback and it is 909 pages so it was somewhat like doing a workout to hold the book up!
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