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1. The family is together again, all 5 of us,… feels good. Now we have extended family with us… feels good too. A great opportunity for Grandparents and Grandchildren to bond for a few days before school starts.
2. My son’s wallet and backpack were stolen after he inadvertently left them on the ground in a small park near our house. He lost all of his money that he made blackberry picking this summer. He’s taking it pretty hard. I’m trying to not have judgement thoughts toward the individual who did this, and it’s not going very well. I’m hoping that I’ll be driving along some day and I’ll spot someone wearing Malcolm’s backpack. Then I’ll leap out of my vehicle and… what? Precisely… don’t think it would go well for anyone involved.
3. Went shopping with my hubby today, looking at various ideas for our upcoming bathroom project in the basement. Met him in my car at a plumbing store, then continued shopping with him until we arrived home a couple of hours later. Problem being that my car was still parked in front of the first store!
4. What is it about skin that is such a touchy subject? Words like rash and fungus and condition make me feel ashamed. Why not feel ashamed when I have a hangnail or a stomach ache? What is it about my skin that makes me feel so uncomfortable? I brought home a skin condition from Cancun Mexico when I worked there at an animal sterilization clinic last April. Prescriptions make it better for a little while, and then it comes back again. Makes me want to hide. Bob says, “Get over it!” In a loving kind of way, of course. I wish I could. Could it be… ringworm eczema? Could it be … contagious? Will I have to wear gloves? Why won’t that prescription cream work? And, why on earth am I telling you about it?
5. A theological question that I’m pondering… is this scripture in the gospel of John, chapter 1, verse ? that says, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God…” And I’m wondering why is the word ‘Word’ used here in the text? The Bible doesn’t say, “In the beginning was a spiritual being, or a force, or a thought or anything else… but ‘Word’… and then I’m thinking about how God spoke the world into existence, by his word… and how words are so important to God, his word, The Bible, being what we stand upon as truth and what directs our lives as Christians. And so I’m thinking about this and how words are also so important to us as humans, the source of much conflict but the source of much blessing/encouragement as well. And how writing words is such an incredible process for me personally, how it somehow fulfills me and to create with words is in me and who I am and who I was meant to be. How the creator and creativity and the creation are interlinked. And all this in a 24 hour period… any thoughts?
6. So, I’m sitting at the computer… just sat down and wrote #4, 5 and started 6, when the following conversation takes place from one side of the house to where I am…”Where’s the putty, Mom?” “It’s in the bag from General Paint, in the laundry room.” “It’s not here.” “Well, it should be there… I bought some and the man put it into the bag.” “Well, there’s a brush and 2 drop sheets and some paint chips and a big can of paint and a stir stick but no putty.” “Well then, I guess the man didn’t put it into the bag.” “I’M WRITING… CAN”T YOU SEE I’M TAKING A SHORT BREAK AFTER MAKING SUPPER AND CLEANING UP.” Brief interlude while Claire goes downstairs to ask Malcolm if he’s seen the putty. She comes back upstairs. “Oh, Malcolm says he has it in his room” “Oh, Good!” and I keep on typing and trying to focus on something other than family dynamics and lost items for another 5 minutes. Hang on, now why do you think Claire needs putty?????????
7. Time to take the dog for a run or she’ll never settle down for the evening. Did I say 5 minutes… well, maybe 2.
Peace, out!!!
LAE
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hi girl!
I was just reading your latest post about the skin thing. I grew up covered in various rashes, poison ivy and hives. I’ve had it all. Now, about your current condition…it could be a fungal infection. I was getting all itchy at the spay clinic too but it cleared up. I was sure i machine dried all my clinic clothes at the laundrymat (they are gas powered and are hot as ovens) to kill off anything i might have picked up.
One of my cats has patchy balding spots so my vet told me to use clotrimazol on him. the trick with fungal infections is that they can stick around for a loooong time unless you are vigilant about applying meds for twice a day for a month. Clotrimazol is sold OTC for athlete’s foot.
I just found another product that needs only one or two weeks application (depending on what type of fungus it is) once or twice a day. it’s sold under the name “silka-medic” here in mexico. the chemical name is Terbinafina (Lamisil in the U.S.). Give one of those a try. If you got it in mexico, treat it the mexican way…with athlete’s foot cream! otherwise you’ll just have to come down for the next clinic in october and see a local doctor! yay!
I hope this helps. the animals get fungal infections quite often because of the heat and humdity, as do the people in the foot area. I had a pedicure a few months ago (an expensive one!) and got funky feet from it. Yech. over the years i have had 3 pedis and 3 infections. I think i learned my lesson now… You are not alone! we are just a couple of moldy gals, huh? hahaha!
Take care and good luck! Keep the updates coming! xoxoxMarlene
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Thanks Marlene… perhaps a trip to the hot sun is the very best solution after all! I’ll let you know when I’ll be there :) xo
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