As always, I do have new, unbelievably cute photos of Gwennan to share, but I haven't compressed them yet to upload, so they'll have to wait for a little while. Instead, I thought today I would
write a little bit. Novel idea, eh?
I've been struggling a lot lately with various health issues. I average 4 to 6 sinus infections a year, each of them lasting anywhere from two weeks to two months, so I finally went to an ENT (Ear Nose Throat doctor) to be evaluated. After a CT scan we've discovered that due to some structural issues in my sinuses I have teensy-tiny drainage passageways, that will swell closed altogether during an infection. This afternoon I'm going back in for allergy testing to see if that's a factor as well. I won't bore you with more details, because I can see you're dropping off to sleep already. Instead, we'll move on to the next health issue that has me going to multiple doctor appointments lately ...
I've been experiencing pain in my knees since we moved into this house. It has stairs, and I haven't lived somewhere with stairs in years. I thought I would just get used to it and the pain would go away, but instead it's become much worse. It's a bizarre kind of pain though - it doesn't hurt to walk or move around at all.
Dawn and I just walked up Kennesaw Mountain yesterday, pushing the Gwennan in a stroller even, and I did just fine. The pain comes when I'm still for too long. My knees get sore and stiff, and when I do finally move them, it's really painful. It also hurts to crouch down or get up from the floor - which I'm down there a lot with Gwennan. My doc thinks I may have rheumatoid arthritis, and so I'm off to yet another specialist - a rheumatologist - to see what they think.
Are you still there??
Wake up!!
In other news, I'm taking on a new challenge starting a couple of Tuesdays from now: teaching French. At Lockheed (where Mark works) they offer different classes to their employees - accounting, foreign languages, basket-weaving - and I'm going to be teaching an 8 week conversational French course. I feel a little nervous about it, since I haven't taught or even tutored French in so long. Except maybe when I help Catri with her homework. Anyway, two Tuesdays from now the class starts.
And finally, this coming Monday, I go to the offices of the Cobb County School System for a half-day training course to become a substitute teacher. Yes, I'm well on my way to becoming
Peggy Hill. Look out, Cobb County!!
Mark has been working a lot of overtime lately. We're saving up for a trip to Seattle this summer to see his family. Other than his mom and stepdad, none of them have met the Gwennan yet. Look out, Seattle!! ;o)
Speaking of Gwennan, I've got to go take care of a diaper situation ...
