Long overdue

Since it has been so long since I blogged and it's nearly 10:30 at night you get a tantalizing bullet list post.

• The dads are on the mend! Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers.
• My summer class had their last meeting on Thursday. However, I have about 2 weeks of project work to do before I'm really done. I would love to have this done before I leave on vacation because there won't be alot of time to do it after we return but I'm not sure I'll have enough time this week to get it done. I'll be glad to be done with class.
• Our yard is getting away from me, to the point where a family member made a comment this weekend. Yes, I know it looks crappy but when have I had time for landscaping? We don't even own a hedge trimmer, let alone have time to trim the hedges.
• I got a preview of what it is like to have a teenager and a baby in the house at the same time. God bless my parents for dragging me to all of my siblings' activities when I was little. It took some coordination to handle a teenager's summer basketball camp schedule with a nearly 8 month old.
• I think the 8 month old might be thinking about getting teeth. He's been very docile the past two days - actually willing to snuggle and sleeping quite a bit.
• Have I said how ready I am for vacation? It may just be northern Wisconsin but it's an escape. I hope to goodness sake, it isn't tainted by needing to take homework with me.
• My newsletter at work went to the printers on Tuesday and my computer crashed on Wednesday. How's that for timing? I would have had a total meltdown if I had still been working on the newsletter. The up-side is that I'm going to get a laptop with a docking station for my new machine. Yippee!!

I still need to make lunch for tomorrow and probably should get some sleep. Rumor has it that we need it to survive.

A little girl and her daddy

Although my work load is sky high, my mind will likely be somewhere else tomorrow. My dad will be undergoing surgery tomorrow for a hiatal (sp?)hernia. I've been strictly instructed that it is unnecessary to be there in person but my head and my heart couldn't be any closer. This surgery is quite complex and could result in his chest needing to be opened. Yes, I am scared!

I just got off the phone with him, letting him know I would be thinking of him and saying a prayer. I told him I loved him and his echo of that statement sent me in to tears, just like when he told me that he loved my husband on my wedding day.

My daddy will be in a very vulnerable place tomorrow and I'm praying to god that everything goes well. Hopefully this will end months of being uncomfortable and start a new chapter for him.

Here's to a big girl wishing, hoping and praying that her daddy is as strong as he has always been!

The irony

I just reread my post below about writing. Ironically, there were numerous typos, grammatical errors, etc. Ha! I logged on and editted the changes I saw. Maybe it is just me but I think it is kind of pitiful that I put up a post about how much I believe communication is my calling and then it has errors in it.

In other news, I was 1.5 lbs. below my pre-baby weight when I got on the scale this morning. Whoohoo! I think I can thank the caloric demands of breastfeeding for this happy, happy number!