January Off To A Good Start!

My parents are hanging in there. Mom has been having some trouble with pain in her hip and the doctor thinks it may be sciatica. He has recommended an MRI but she is waiting on insurance approval to have it. I'm really not sure what the treatment is - or even if there is one - for sciatica. I just hope it doesn't mean more pills.  I've been concerned because she has gradually been adding stuff back in. Her shaky hands are back. She seems relatively clear-thinking, though, so that's good. Dad is up and down, moody as usual. I think he is depressed, but he will never admit it.  Luckily, his baseball cards arrived last week so that seems to help cheer him up.

Hubby's dad has been having seizures and mini-strokes. We think one is causing the other. But when we've been there to visit him, he's been looking good - smiling and laughing at or with us. We have no idea what he is thinking, but he looks for a moment like he recognizes us.  Hubby's mom is recuperating slowly but surely from her two surgeries this past fall. Her incision from her breast removal is finally healing, and she seems to be feeling much better since her hernia surgery. 

Son has decided not to return to college this semester, and honestly, I'm sick about it.  But he is 18 and I can't force him to go - it wouldn't be good for any of us. The doctor finally released him to do whatever he wants with his arm. Son quickly figured out how out of shape he is when he went with a friend and played basketball - not real basketball but the table-top type game they have at indoor facilities and at fairs. He came home surprised at how much his arms hurt. I don't think he realized how little he has done with his upper body since April of last year! Next up, we're sending him out job hunting. He can't stay in his room forever!

Daughter is working hard to get ready for the 2015 racing season. I like her new car design much better than last years. She's been busy recruiting sponsors, stripping the car down and putting it back together. She's been busy with work and the gym too. She's been stressing over money and not sleeping well, and I worry about her wearing herself down. She's "talked" to a couple different guys but isn't dating. She prefers to stick with "Bruce" (the racecar). I hope someday she will meet a guy who can accept her for who she is. I just want her to be happy. Isn't that what every mother wants for her kids?

Hubby has cabin fever. We ventured out to the park last weekend and it wasn't terribly cold. It was nice to get out and relax and enjoy nature. We've decided to hold off on sending him job hunting because of some retirement paperwork from his former job. Maybe next year!

I've resolved to work hard on my writing in 2015. I WANT to be published. So I've been editing and reading, and I'm hopefully figuring out some things so I can improve. Wish me luck!

I also have a number of friends who've been on my mind - I keep you all in my prayers. I miss those of you I don't see very often, but I do think about you! 

Until next time, hopefully things will stay peaceful!