It’s been a while since I posted anything about reality.
Everything’s going pretty well with the kids. They had their Autumn Adventure, and dressed up and Trick-or-Treated again in our new neighborhood. We have found a wonderful place for childhood. There are no less than three scary houses within a block of here, and one of them is put on by my daughter’s friend’s dad and his buddies. Tons of candy once again. No toothbrushes this year, though. As for the adult fun, we didn’t do much. I was just happy to watch the kids have fun. Roo was a Transformer, and Bunny was a fairy princess.
I had ear surgery in September. I have Meniere’s Disease in both ears now, and it was supposed to help correct the new ear. It did for about a month, and now it’s worse than it was before. I’m lucky that my kids and husband are understandng. My friends are slowly beginning to get that “huh?” “what?” in response to my actually saying “what? I didn’t hear you” isn’t a joke anymore. It’s hard, so hard being sick when everyone depends on you. I dread the ringing phone. If it’s someone I know, I can usually make out words, but not much else, and if they say something unexpected, I haven’t a clue. If it’s someone I don’t know, I’m out of luck. I guess on bad days, I can just let the machine get it and wait for my husband to tell me what they said.
I can’t play the piano anymore. I can’t hear myself sing to the radio anymore. I can’t hear much at all.
My husband had surgery, too. He’s doing well. Just removing some odd bumps on his head. Lucky man. I teased him and told him he was having his horns removed, and he said “I can always grow them back”. Strangely, he’s still horny.
I’m really looking forward to my birthday and to the holidays in general. It’s going to be so nice and cold. Maybe snow, but in Alabama it’s hard to hope for anymore. Some neighbors who just moved in down the street have brought sleds from Virginia. We have one in our garage that we bought 10 years ago, and have never used. It really did snow here when I was younger. Honest!
I don’t think I’d change much about this past year. It went well, and I felt young for some reason. Maybe free is a better word. I achieved most of my goals for this year, including shrinking 3 sizes. Three more to go! I’m in the process of getting my yellow belt in Bushido, and know four katas - 27 movements, shodan freehand, shodan bo, and sondan freehand. My sensai says I have a “talent for violence” which is a weird thing for me to hear. But! I think that being able to protect yourself doesn’t mean you will ever have to. I haven’t had to really hit anything yet, except Sensai, and he asked me to, so I know I have a long way to go.
I’ve been an adult just as long as I’ve been a kid now. I wonder what the next 18 years will be like.
more later
