Kidney Surgery: T Minus 7 Days and Counting....

..yeah, I'm finally having surgery done on the stones in my left kidney next Wednesday. Soooo, here's a little letter to "Keith" and "Mick" (and the rest of the band: gods know I've got enough there. :)

Dear Stones,

Wednesday, you're getting an eviction notice. You might laugh now, but those shockwaves you've felt over the past months? Yeah, that was me trying to get rid of you. And I know you don't want to go. You're pointy and large but you've been living in my kidney for years now, and that's years too long.

I want my body back. I want to exercise without having to worry if I'm going to displace one of you. I want to get a backache without worrying if this is the start of you trying to pass through my body. I want to plan a vacation without having to worry about saving enough time "just in case" I have to have another kidney procedure. I don't want to stress or worry or just plain be afraid of your silent presence in my body.

In short, you'll be going soon. And I won't miss you. Stones, be gone.

Smooches,

Your (soon to be former) landlord. :)

Random musings...

...in no particular order.

1) Why is it that you can have the worst day in the world, but your baby's smile makes you all warm inside?

2) Why is it that houses invariably look messier right before all the cleaning is done? (Seriously. DH and I have gotten rid of a metric ton of stuff, and the house is still in that messy stage between hazmat site and clean enough to eat off of. I guess having a 19 month old "helping" would tend to affect things....but still. :)

3) Why is it that saying "No, I can't do that" is sometimes seen as rude?

4) Why is it that one 25 pound, nearly three foot, 19 month old has more clothes than both her mom and dad put together?

5) Why is it that a lack of planning and/or communication invariably becomes someone else's problem? (These days, usually my problem. :-P)

And finally,

6) After a day where I found out that I have to have yet more pre-op testing (on top of the pre-op testing I already had) which pretty much means my doctor's appointment on Friday was a waste of both time and money because I didn't really get all the testing done in the first place...

...why is it that venting all of this here makes me feel better? :)

Sunday iPod Seven

Hi all,

I'm trying something new, seeing as I've hit a lull in posting :). Each Sunday, I'm going to hit shuffle on my iPod and see which seven songs come up.

So...here's the list. Enjoy!

"Dulaman" by Altan
"Spanish Lady" by Gaelic Storm
"Before the Twilight Falls" by Emerald Rose
"Auld Lang Syne" by Dougie Maclean
"Edward" by Old Blind Dogs
"The Rattling Bog" by Blackthorn
"Our Country" by John Melloncamp

Enjoy! :)