I don't like it when I feel 'ho hum.' For instance right now...I'm kind of bored. I really would like to do something different, interesting, fun, and exciting, but can't think of a single thing that fits any of those descriptors.
We even went to Mr. K's (used bookstore) this evening and I came out just as 'ho hum' as I was when I went in--if not more so. They didn't have either of the two specific books I was looking for, nor did I even see anything that struck my fancy. And THAT, my friends, is a sad sad thing.

There are several things I should do--laundry and stuff like that, but who wants to do any of that on a Friday night?!

So here I sit. At home. Doing nothing. Again...
Wishing for something to do or for something to go on (a good something that is...please let me specify that!)
But if it's like things have been nothing will happen and I'll continue to be bored.

It's been well over a month and a half since I've done a blog entry. There's just been so much going on that it has been rather overwhelming.

1. Mamaw hasn't been doing too well. She's been in and out of the hospital/emergency room at least 5 times since my last blog post (January 16th). Two of the trips to the ER were in the last 24 hours; and she only got out of the hospital from a week+ long stay four days ago! Mainly she's having trouble with eating and staying hydrated.

2. The Ice Storm of 2009: It hit AR and KY really bad. And of course the area Mom and Dad live in was hit. It was a mess. Many people didn't have power, water, and/or heat. Mom and Dad's church had a warming shelter going on in their fellowship hall. Mom and Dad and a few others ended up staying there for about a week. Mom and Dad had heat (wood burning stove) but no water or electricity. And at the time Mom was recovering from her lumpectomy (see below) and couldn't load wood into the stove while Dad was at work so that's why they went down to the Church.

3. As alluded to above: Mom's mammogram results came back, more tests were done, and she had a lumpectomy. Finally after tests on the lump they decided it was cancerous. (January 30th--while they were still staying in the fellowship hall.) She had a mastectomy done a month ago today. Jared and I went to be with her and help her after the surgery. I was really glad we were there.

An amazing thing did happen though. Mom introduced us to the surgeon as "My daughter and her husband from TN." He asked what part, and we replied east. He said "Oh really? Anywhere near Erwin?" He proceeded to tell us that his dad had preached at a church there--the same one where we attend and I'm the choir director! He also said his dad had worked at Milligan and had been the golf coach for a while!
It was all just amazing. And way to much to have been mere coincidence.

She started her first chemo treatment today. I guess it's a bit early to tell how she's doing. So I guess we'll have to wait and see.

4. So we got home and I seemed to have a lot of catching up to do on sleep. I guess not getting a full nights sleep in a week or so had done more than I'd originally realized.
I thought I'd gotten caught up and then started having allergy problems (or a cold, but it didn't seem strong enough to have actually been a cold).

Over all I've not really felt my best since we got back.

I guess that brings us up to date. Though things don't seem to be slowing down any really. Coming up we have:
1. March 16-20 VBS at FCC. The theme is: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything. Unfortunately, I'm not as excited about working for VBS as I'd like to be...or feel that I should be. I'm kind of feeling that way about most things right now though.

2. Then the 20-22nd there's RuchtCon 2009--Rucht's gaming marathon birthday party.

3. Then at some point there's a trip to OH. A business trip for Jared. I'm just a tag-along I guess, but his boss (and his wife--also Jared's boss/co-worker) requested that I come along. I have no earthly idea what I'll do while they're all working, but...

I guess that's about it for now.