One day more...

I have one more day of work before a week long vacation. I need it. I need to recharge some very drained batteries. I love the beach and I love going to new cities and just playing tourist. But my place to just "be" is Asheville. There are so many reasons that I love this place: my children, my best friends, great memories, and a beautiful grandson!

Noah is becoming a toddler... he's entering that most interesting phase of testing the no's and other limits. He never fails to make me laugh whenever I am with him. I seem to be living from visit to visit and this time is no different.

So what else do you do at 3am

besides sleep, that is?

When my phone rings after midnight it is never a good sign. My daughter's first words were, "I'm not upset. I'm sick." Well, that got me out of bed. As she described her symptoms, I was typing them into a symptom checker - the everyman's self-diagnosis tool! After typing them in about 20 possible problems popped up - and three of them said, "seek immediate medical attention!" Since we live 2 hours apart we had to call on her brother to take her to the ER.

So, it's now 3:40 am on a work night. I've redesigned my blog layout about 6 times. I've played 7 or 9 games of Scrabble and 3 games of online Jeopardy. Of course I'm not going to sleep. I've had three updates so far: registering, waiting room, and the latest - moved to the inner waiting room where, quoting my son, "there are more machines and less TV - that must mean progress!"

I suppose I could have started working on my dissertation proposal... nah - not enough brain cells working at this time of night. Or I could have cleaned out my junk drawer... nah - too noisy. I guess I'll just sit here although I am getting sleepy...

Oh my goodness... where did the time go?

So my sister mentioned my blog and I had honestly forgotten how to access it... it's been THAT long.

So much has changed over the past 3 years. We are still in South Carolina. The house in Modesto is gone with the wind. Grace and Caleb are living in Asheville... I have a grandson now! So much to catch up on... most of you who have followed my little attempt at blogging know all of this anyway... so I think I'll just try to start fresh.