Almost Forgot.....

They dropped my imuran to 75 mg a month ago. I had bloodwork on Tuesday to see how I was doing. I'm very happy to announce that all was normal! Yee haw! Lets hope things continue on in this direction.

In other liver news.....a friend of mine was recently diagnosed with hepatitis C. What is interesting is that she has no idea how she got it. She started on a six month treatment plan with interferon just about a month ago and told me today that her doc said she is already free and clear of the virus. Phew! What a relief!

Mommy Update

Hey....thought I'd post an update on my mom. They discharged her from the hospital yesterday. Right in the middle of the ten inch snow storm we got. R took the T over to pick her up because he didn't want to have to deal with the hassle of driving in snow....which makes sense to me. So....they called a cab, but it never showed up. See....driving in the snow was so bad that it took my colleague four and a half hours to get home from work yesterday. So...Mom and R decided to take the T home. Which ended up being the best route since they would have been stuck in serious traffic if they had driven. That being said....I spoke with her when she got home and she was looking forward to taking a bath and eating grilled cheese on white bread for dinner. I'm going to go hang with ehr for a bit after work. I'm just glad she is home and feeling better.

Holidays 2007

The past week has been somewhat stressful...which has definately taken away from my holiday cheer.

My mother was admitted to the hospital on Monday because of some of the problems she has been having with adhesions. Seems things were not moving easily from one end to the other....if you know what I mean. They tried this nasal tube thing to clear out the blockage. So far things seem to be getting better. I spoke with my mom this morning who informed me that they plan to discharge her this afternoon. Hopefully BEFORE the snow starts coming down at the predicted three inches an hour.

I brought the Honda in for its 40,000 mile tune-up yesterday. I nearly fell out of my chair when the mechanic called me during the day to tell me that they had identified some issues and that it would cost me four times what I thought it would. I was not a happy woman yesterday. Something about bushings and control arms, suspension, front brakes, and power steering. Frankly....I was more than annoyed...especially since the car is only three years old.

On a happy note.......we went to Christmas by the Sea in Ogunquit last weekend. We went to a bonfire (see below), ate some yummy food, did some shopping, watched the Christmas parade, looked at crafts at a craft fair, tried local chowder and chocolate deserts, took a wagon-ride, and did lots of singing at two tree lightings and the Front Porch. We had a great time.