This picture was taken around the same time that this quote was recently heard in our kitchen: "I shouldn't have to be subjected to lima beans in my own home!" That's Elizabeth, picking out each and every one before she cooks her frozen vegetables. Truth is, none of us really like lima beans, but no one else has the inclination to go to such great lengths to avoid them. She always has been a determined girl.
I am almost done with the medication reduction, or detox, as I like to think of it. My clarity has returned. My pain has not. I cannot even say how happy that makes me.
Now I am "released" to return to work without restrictions as of May 1. In the formal way things must be done, I am planning to apply for an available position at hospice but am waiting for it to be officially posted. Because I'm still "with the company" as a casual employee, I have some advantage over a brand new applicant off the street. They know me, they know my skills and what I have to offer. I like to think they also like me and want me back, but in talking to HR kinds of people, things sound so much more official and non-relational. Patience is generally a strong suit of mine, and certainly this past year or so has taught me even more of it, but I am feeling ready to re-enter my work world and I hope this process moves along.
With my renewed mental faculties, I can read again for long periods of time. That has been a joy to me. I have been reading Three Cups of Tea, which I find really interesting. It's non-fiction, about a mountain climber who failed an attempt at K2 and instead found a community in Pakistan that needed a school for its children. I love the descriptions of the cultural differences and feel like I'm doing some vicarious travelling. Yesterday I read Water for Elephants, which is a book group choice, and I was so amazed that I liked it. Loved it, really. I knew it was about a circus, and I expected to hate it for that reason. I don't really like circuses. I did enjoy going to Circus World in Baraboo and seeing their show and all of the historical buildings and museum things, but when the circus comes to town, I avoid it. Why? Because I feel bad for the animals. So even though this book certainly contained some situations that made me feel the same way, the characters were so well defined and so interesting to me. I could not put it down. And lucky for me, tonight is book group and I will discuss it with my book women.
I just found out that the principal at the girls' school has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Prayers are being asked for, and I extend that request here too. The school did not release a lot of information but the kids have all been informed, and now it's just time to ask for healing and I am especially concerned that she have comfort with the fear she might be feeling.
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