Phil Was Wrong

Phil was wrong.  So very wrong.

Mother Nature dumped about 11 inches of snow on us over the past two days.  I must admit, it can be very pretty – until people get out in it and mess it up.  But I’m ready for spring, so I hope it doesn’t last too long!

My mother-in-law is doing as well as can be expected.  We’ve talked to her a couple times this week.  I think she sounds lonely, but she also sounds strong.  I know she can get through this.  So far, things seem to be quiet on the enemy front.  I hope it stays that way.

Daughter is learning the hard way that men can be frustrating.  She thinks her boyfriend should be more mature than he is.  She doesn’t get the fun, foolish stuff guys do with their friends.  I’ve tried to help her understand that in spite of how she feels about those things, she can’t take it away from him because it’s part of who he is.  She has to decide if she can accept that or not.  On the other side, her boyfriend is already tired of racing...and it hasn’t even started.  In my opinion, he’s jealous – or maybe feels threatened – by her racing.  He gets very frustrated with all the time she spends on the car. Hubby and I are afraid that will be the death of their relationship.  We just don’t think he can handle her passion for racing.

Tomorrow my mom is having back surgery.  Several of her vertebrae are pinching the nerve, and the doctor is going to go in and scrape out the vertebrae.  Sounds horribly painful.  He told her the pain she’s been dealing with since the first of the year should be gone almost immediately, which is good. But I’ve heard anytime they scrape the bone, it’s very painful.  I don’t know if he told her that or not.  She will probably spend 1-2 days in the hospital.  Hopefully everything goes well.

And maybe, if we’re lucky, the snow will start melting...