Dorothy got her driver's license!!

Well, I know it's been forever since I posted, but I just had to add that Dorothy finally passed her driving test. Between the insurance company's unconscionable delays and the DMV's caution, it's taken her an extra two years. Congrats to the D!

This might be the last time I ever have to post something related to D's head injury. Isn't that a marvelous thought?

Closing down

Well, at Dorothy's request, we're officially closing down this blog. However, I find myself missing the process, so I'm opening a blog of my own. I'll still post some generic family updates, and probably some of the frustrations of managing an opera company, but since Dorothy is soooo close to being done with all her medical stuff, I'll not be posting about it.

Once again, that you all for your support these last months.

My new blog is:

hushingkline.blogspot.com

Brighton update

Dorothy's biggest brother Brighton has a couple of job interviews coming up this week, and is requesting mucho prayer. Please pray for calm as well as success.

Changing of the guard

Well, after much soul searching, I've come to the conclusion that my control-freak gotta-fix-it nature just won't let me do what is needed for Dorothy's recovery. So Bob is going to be taking over Dorothy's medical appointments and school stuff. And since I doubt he'll ever post to the blog, I guess this is "adieu" - that is, goodbye for now.

Thank you all for your concern and excellent advice, and for your continued support. I don't think I could have done it without you.
-Mikele

Another milestone reached

Dorothy reported to me the other day that the "dream-like state" has finally passed! I'm so pleased for her. It means that she finds it easier to focus, and she says she's feeling more motivated about school. Big sigh of relief for me!

Looking forward

It looks like I'm going to be putting in more office hours starting this week. I guess the good news about that is that I can have a better separation between work and home, which I hope will help reduce my stress level. I know I shouldn't be anxious about things, but it's just so hard to know what is the right thing to do. If I go to work, I worry that I'm not helping Dorothy make forward progress. If I stay at home, I risk losing my job. And I'm not sure that I'm even doing any good staying home - I know in my head that Dorothy has to find her own way with schoolwork, but my heart just worries and worries that I'm not encouraging her the right way, that I'm just nagging (to which Dorothy would reply with a resounding "YES", I'm sure.) It's a puzzlement, that's for certain.

We'll be juggling my work hours with Dorothy's medical and therapy appointments, which should be interesting. She has quite a few this week.

On a positive note, we got to spend some quality time with Al & Heidi, who we're known since we were newlyweds. They live in the Valley, so we don't get to see them very often. It was nice just hanging out with them. Heidi and I went for a nice walk with the dogs around the lake while the guys hiked Cerro San Luis (Madonna). Then we watched a movie, which was fun too. Especially explaining things to Al. That was funny. :-)

Oh yeah, and we still only have one car, so when I work, Bob has no car. Hopefully we'll hear from the auto shop soon!

Have a great week, everyone. I have a funny feeling that I'm going to be too busy to post much this week.

Busy week

We've been keeping busy this last couple of days. I ended up with a pretty good headache from the accident, but that seems to be fading. I managed to forget about a therapy appointment the other day. It's really hard to remember everything, even when I keep a datebook! You still have to remember to look in the book. I've been working a few more office hours lately, and that has always been a problem for me, keeping more than one focus in my life. I will figure this out, though!

Dorothy gets a four day weekend this weekend! Lucky kid! I worked today and will work all day Monday as well. And back to the problem of trying to get all my housework done on the weekend. Shopping for chicken feed, people feed, doing laundry, dishes, yard work... you know the drill...

On a high note, some of our oldest and best friends from Visalia are in town for the weekend, so we get to spend some time with them. Yea, Al & Heidi!