my pink toes

As has been my (unfortuntate) custom, my blog has been quiet while the rest of my life has been very very busy.

My mom was in the ICU for a few days (Good news: she did not have a heart attack and her heart is healthy. Bad news: she has atrial fibrillation, serious GI issues and a rogue ovary – all of which will require a long series of invasive testing and/or surgeries in the future).

In addition, my therapist is moving. This may not sound like a big deal to you, but I’ve been seeing her for 6 years. My life is night-and-day different since I started therapy. I have much less anxiety, my relationships are stronger and deeper, and I’ve been getting to know my “real” self and let her be more present. I’m in a bit of a panic over her leaving – my relationship with her is the closest one outside of my husband. She really “gets” me and has helped me so much. I truly feel she has helped me become the woman God always designed me to be.

I keep trying to come up with creative solutions to prevent her from moving to California, but I'm coming up dry. The solution has to be something where she would feel no pain, would stilll be able to see me, but would not be allowed out of state....ideas? I was trying to come up with some Wasington-only infectious-yet-not-to-me illness.......or, toyed with leaving a bunch of unattended duffle bags at the airport with her name on them so that Homeland Security would prevent her from leaving the state (do they do that?). Somehow, I don't think I'm going to find a solution before next Friday.

So, my mom’s been in the hospital, I need to find a new therapist, I’m taking two classes for college credit, I’ve been having a really tough time with the fibromyalgia, I’ve taken a huge step in changing churches (more on that later), I have two kids and three cats, I have my wife to murder, and Guilder to frame for it – I’m swamped! (And as Dave pointed out, I haven’t even got my health…unlike Prince Humperdink).*

I have many things I want to talk about, so hopefully I’ll find and make the time to get those thoughts into (mostly) understandable words and get them out here.

* bonus point to the first person who can Name That Movie.