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2006-09-25 - 10:25 a.m. Ok, because I suck at updating, I am going to cheat. This is actually part of a letter I sent to my dearest friend Fa. She got married a couple of years ago, and sent me an email last month telling me she is pregnant! SQUEEEEEEEE! Anyway, I am a pretty lousy friend because I never wrote her back. I MEANT to, honest I did….but I just never got around to it. So I finally got around to it, and told her a bit of what’s been going on here. I cut and pasted it, because I’m lazy, but i’m editing parts of it for privacy. Also, keep in mind that this was meant to be a Happy Letter. I am leaving out all the stress and anxiety and um…cussin’. She’s a very Christian lady, and I’m not sure she needs to hear me say the “F” word eleventy billion times. But you all, knowing me as you do, can insert the expletives that you KNOW I was thinking while you read it. My dearest Fa! Yes! I got your email ages ago…and had meant to write you back, but things have been so busy here, that one day turned into 2, then 7, then a week turned into a month, etc. I am soooo sorry! Your news is fantastic!!! I was so excited I SQUEALED! Out loud. At work! I miss you so much. Other than the obvious joys of family-hood…how are things going? What have you been doing? How’s The Husband? I think you should get a blog and/or flog so that you can post your pregnantness (hush. It is too a word), and keep all your friends updated on what’s going on. of course, that being said, I am HORRIBLE at updating my blog, and no one has any idea of what’s been going on with me either. So, the big news here is that my dad had surgery. He has been battling ulcerative colitis for about 3 years now. It finally progressed to the point where they had to perform a total proctocolectomy. It was pretty scary, particularly for my little mum. He came through it fabulously though (praise God), and is on the mend and finally putting weight back on (he was down to about 140 lb!). He is in good spirits and has been very positive about the whole thing, which is very good. Although, it still makes me sad when I see his skinny little chicken legs. Mum has been sick for about a month now. The doctors think she picked up a bug when she was visiting dad in the hospital. We are waiting for test results back, but they think she may have caught C. difficile (clostridium difficile = horrible, nasty, stomach virus that causes bloody diarrhea) I know. Too Much Info. She has lost about 20 lb from it, and looks so tiny to me. But she is much stronger than she looks, and I know once the doctors figure out what kind of bug she has, they’ll be able to give her some good drugs. Chicken is in high school now (!). So far, he is really enjoying it. It seems to actually be stimulating his brain, unlike the 3 wasted years he spent at jr. high. He says in math class he is actually LEARNING things! And he is into band BIG time. He is in concert band, and jazz band. He plays both tuba and valve trombone. He also joined chorus. And math club. He is learning acoustic guitar in his free time, and is teaching himself flute. Seriously…he amazes me. He bought a book of quizzes that measures your IQ. He wants us to do it together, but I’m a little scared to see how much smarter than me he is already. Husband is doing pretty well. He has been working at a gas station doing graveyard shift for about 5 months now. For the most part he actually really enjoys it. I know with his education he could be out there earning $2500 a month…but just to see him stress free and happy is well worth the pay cut. He is a little disappointed this month though, because the owners told him they were going to loan him the money to open his own station…but then they changed their mind and loaned the money to their cousin instead. We understand that family is family…but they didn’t even tell Husband that they had changed their minds. But, the main thing is…he still has a job. As for me, I am doing well. I have been off ALL antidepressants since May of this year, and am doing really well. The medications/depression had started to totally consume my life. I finally said enough was enough, and stopped them. I am slooooowwwly starting to lose some weight, and I am feeling a lot better physically and mentally. I’m a little concerned about winter coming, as all the snow and cold can depress even the happiest person. But I’ll deal with that when it comes. Mostly, I work all the time. I still work full time at the hospital, typing medical reports, and I have a part-time job working for a physiotherapy office, typing reports for them. Truly, there are some days when I can’t even stand the SIGHT of a computer. Hehehe. But, it’s what I’m good at, and it helps pay the bills. (it also is helping me pay for my new car!!!) Actually, it’s not BRAND new. It’s about 10 years old, but it’s in FAB condition. I finally have a car that is not a nasty, rusty little beater. Hehe. It’s purdy. I bought it from my good friend at work, who is letting me pay it off over the course of a year. She is an amazing person. I am so glad I met her. You know…throughout the course of my life, I seem to have been given two types of friends…really bad ones, and really good ones. I think perhaps I have been given the really bad ones to help teach me patience and understanding, and also to help me see more clearly who the really Good ones are. I also think I have been given the really good ones as a gift. To help me through the hard times, and sometimes it seems as if they are a reward for keeping my heart open. They help me to laugh, to learn, and to keep loving people (even the really bad ones) when sometimes it’s very hard to do. You, of course, are a Very Good one. I am very thankful to have known you. Ok. Enough from me. I really have to get back to work. (you do realize that 'work' is a four-letter word, right?) Hope to hear from you soon. Tell me EVERYTHING that's been going on with you! And again, I am soooo sorry for not writing sooner. I hope I didn’t give you the impression that I didn’t care about your news. I am very very excited to become an auntie. All my love xoxox 
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