Limbo

Well, I feel like I am in a state of limbo. There seems to be waiting, waiting, waiting. I've managed almost 2 weeks on Optifast. I'm feeling tired and lethargic--I don't seem to have my "zip". Andrew feels it is the lack of sugar. I don't have a lot of sugar usually, but today I had a cup of coffee with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and I feel so much better!!

It's amazing how much time I used to spend on buying food, food preparation, sharing the meal, etc. I haven't done that for 2 weeks, and I find that difficult. But these are things that will return so not to worry. I have been keeping busy with work, the garden, the house, quilting, some social engagements and doing a painting for our church. I am almost finished with the painting, and I hope to take a photo of it and put it on this blog--for something to do and learning how to do this!! There is a World Vision initiative called "Kids Hope". It's where people go into schools and work one on one with children who have problems. These problems are identified by the school. The church and the school work together to provide a relationship that will meet the needs of the child--just my kind of ministry. I hope to do something like this when retire, but I am not able to give that commitment at present. However, the church asked me to do a painting about it. I enlisted the help of the kids at our church, and the painting is coming along just fine. There are 20 faces of children on it!! I should finish it soon, and I will upload it somehow onto this blog.

The following week will be busy with:
Monday--I'm taking Sam to an orthodontist surgeon. He has to have his 4 wisdom teeth removed and another tooth that never came in.
I'll tell you a funny story about my son, Sam. He goes every two weeks to a job agency. There is no job yet, but the experience of going to the agency is good for him. Today they gave Sam an aptitude test. The first part was about patterns and patterning. Sam has a savant skill in this area. People are always amazed at his ability to do these activities. But then they asked him when Christmas was, and he had no idea!! That's my boy--quirky but interesting!!!

Wednesday--coffee with friends
Thursday--visit to the psychologist with regards to my operation. I am not worried about this. I feel I can't really prepare for it other than to consider the questions she may ask. I think I'm a stable person that knows why I want this operation. Writing on the Blog has helped me sort out the information and my feelings, so I'm hoping that visit will be okay.

It's still not super busy at work so I'm only working a couple hours a day.

All is well. Less than 2 weeks till the operation.