WOW! What a Week!

Well, the first week of school has come and gone and things went pretty well. I only have 5 students so far, so it's been fairly quiet. On the other hand, things on the homefront have been somewhat hectic. I got a call from Rae's roommate on Wednesday afternoon saying that she had been taken to the Health Clinic for severe stomach pains. She was going to get Rae's purse for her and by the time she got back they had taken her to the emergency room at Mercy Hospital. After several phone calls, I was able to speak with someone at the emergency room, who put Rae on the phone. Well, SEVERAL hours later, Rae called us very scared and upset. She had been waiting 5 hours by this time, and didn't know when she would get in to see a doctor. We called the ER on the other phone and were finally able to speak with a nurse. At that point, we decided to drive up to Chicago to be with Rae. I did get in touch with one of Rae's friends who was able to go over to the ER and be with her. We got up there around 10:30 pm. By that time, she had seen the doc, had bloodwork, and xrays. A little later she had an ultrasound, which determined that she had gallstones! There was no infection, so she was able to leave (with a prescription for Vicodin) with us. She was informed that she would need to have her gallbladder removed. We took off for home around 2:45 am and got home around 6:30 a.m. I took the day off, but Doug went to work. Rae has done well since then, but she is on a "no spicey, fatty, or fried foods" diet. She has an appointment with a surgeon in October (on her break) so we can get a second opinion. I don't want her to have unnecessary surgery, but if it needs to come out, it will!

I weighed in on Tuesday and lost 4.4 pounds! I was very happy to get off the 2.6 I had gained the previous week, plus 1.8 more! I have now lost 18 pounds. As soon as I hit the 2o pound mark, I will post a new picture.

I had my 48th birthday this past week (Friday). It was a very nice day. My wonderful staff had a potluck for me, and also gave me some nice gifts. Doug took me to Sully's for dinner and we were joined by Laith, John, and Meredith (John's girlfriend). We had a great visit. It's so much fun being around the kids now that they are adults! They have wicked senses of humor!

Well, that's enough rattling on about my week. We have a short work week coming up, which is always nice.

TTFN