Thursday Night

I’m definitely grateful that tomorrow is Friday.  It’s been an interesting week at work, with most of us running out of things to do by about 1 or 1:30.  Brook’s out tomorrow, so that might leave more to do, but it might not as well.  I do have letter writer to deal with and probably the BSR’s too.  And thankfully I’m just at work two days next week and there’s usually enough to do on Mondays and Tuesdays.  Then when I get back, it’ll be all about being able to handle things while Brook’s out and then getting ready for the transition come November 2nd.  I found out today that my raise will be nearly a full dollar so that has me a little excited.  It’s not enough to be able to move out, but it’s a terrific step forward.  After work tomorrow I’m headed to the mall.  It sounds like we’re headed to Illinois on Saturday and so I’ll be tivo-ing my Badger game.   And then Sunday is ward conference.  I mostly like Ward Conference and it’ll be nice to see the Nelsons – we don’t often see both of them in the ward, given that he’s in the Stake Presidency and she’s in the Stake Relief Society Presidency. 

In an answer to my prayers, things seem to be doing some settling.  We’re not going to have to put Maxie down anytime soon (at least for now).  She’s going to be on the low-residue dog food for the rest of her life and she’s going to be on the medication for the diarrhea followed by a maintenance version of it.  The vet’s also got a new pain med for her to try – a good thing given it’s pretty clear she’s in some pain (though not enough to make her stop eating).  I now know what’s going to happen at work (I’m a little nervous about how I’ll like or not like it, but at least it’s an answer and more information than I knew when the week began).  There’s no real resolution to the situation with my grandfather and honestly I didn’t expect one.  I did however receive some peace in that arena.  There aren’t really any answers to that situation.  It’s simply hard to watch and deal with.  Truly, the most I can hope for is peace for myself and my family.  But the Lord has remembered me of late and answered my prayers.  For that I’m deeply grateful.

"Life is measured not by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."