Update

Good news... my dad is home after 8 days in the hospital. He and I are a lot alike that we don't stay inside doing nothing very well. We like to be doing something. That part of being in the hospital was almost as bad as feeling terrible. The drs. concluded that his cardio dr. had his blood too thin from the stint operation at the end of July. His blood was actually seeping into his tissue. By the time Daddy felt so bad he could barely function, they estimate he lost 6 1/2 pints of blood. If my mom hadn't pushed him to do to the dr., he would not have survived.

He has wonderful drs., and I'm so thankful that he is okay. He told Randy night before last that he felt better than he had in 2 months. His blood is stabilized. He still has to stay on the meds for 4 more weeks, but he has to keep watch on his hemoglobin. Now, my mom knows the signs to look for if something goes wrong.

I don't feel better. I kept thinking my headache was a side effect of the meds in the bladder instillations, but after I cancelled this week's instillation, it still hurts. I've been to the dr. 5 times this week, and they still don't know why I have a headache. They sent me home last night with major pain meds and said to call back on Monday if it was still hurting. They are going to schedule a catscan of my head. As of now, it is still hurting.

I'm getting very discouraged. Randy and I have been planning a date night to see the new movie Fireproof, and we haven't been able to go because I've felt so bad. I'm only 37... I shouldn't be falling apart yet, should I?

Things at work have been crazy... not helping with the headache. Why is it that teaching is the only job that people (aka - parents) can treat us any way they want and it's an unspoken rule that we just have to put up with it? I'm turning over a new leaf. I am not going to respond to ugly e-mails or letters. If they want to be ugly, they can come in to meet with me and try it. Hopefully, coming to school will be too much trouble. If not, just pray for me as parent conferences start. :)

I really do love my job, and my principal and co-workers are wonderful. It's just that society is changing... teachers aren't respected like we used to be.

Randy and I have been talking a lot lately about politics, economy, etc. We've come to one conclusion... Jesus is coming soon! Be ready!