Last Week

 Was an interesting week.  The longer I live, the more I understand how little control I have over anything.

A couple highlights:

•   The Husband had some Mohs surgery on his head.  New doctor since ours has left the state.  We really like him, but he only does the surgery so we'll have to find a new regular dermatologist.  Anyway, he did great.  This was the first of two surgeries.  The doctor had to do two rounds of excision, he suspected he might, the cancer was going up further on the head than hoped.  But he got it all, and the stitches are looking pretty good.  Daily cleaning and bandaging is required until the stitches come out, there are 6 black large ones.  I think the stark white bandage bothers The Husband, a bit of an attention getter.  Personally, I think the actual stitches might attract more attention and comment.  But only another week and they'll be out.  Hopefully the spot on The Husband's cheek will be less troublesome for him.  Probably the most difficult is not being able to take any ibuprofen.

•Treated ourselves to a movie on a Friday (not cheaper Tuesday).  Saw Freakier Friday and thoroughly enjoyed it.  Came home and rented the first one of the two - same basic cast - on Amazon.  We needed the laughter. Avoided the popcorn.  Yay for us.

• The storehouse was busy.  Only two more Saturdays and we're done.  The best thing is we're avoiding the training.  It's dumb - 95% of what we have to do (and it takes roughly 8 hours at the computer) has nothing to do with any of the storehouse missionaries. So I'm pretty happy that I'm only mildly rebellious.  The training is to be completed by Aug. 15, and since the 23 is our last day I decided it wasn't necessary.

• Yesterday's church was hard for me.  My turn on the organ.  Was having quite an "off" day.  Am fighting a bad sinus infection.  Sigh.  Could barely sit on the organ bench, in fact for a minute or two was certain I was going to pass out.  The dizziness is debilitating not to mention the shakiness, the nausea, the non-stop cough.  I've been battling a low-grade version of this for roughly 4 months, it bothers me then subsides enough that I can manage.  The cough has been a real problem.  Had to substitute leading the song in R.S. but as soon as I could, I left and came home.  Have been diligent about decongestants and throat lozenges.  Am hoping that I can manage to conquer this without the InstaCare.  Am very careful about turning my head slowly, don't want to pass out. It's been a couple years - wow, that's a long time for me - since I had a sinus infection. But my particular symptoms are still unmistakable. 

• We've had two nights of temps down in the 50's.  Delightful.  Actually turned off the air and opened the windows.  Out the door to walk to church yesterday and came across this butterfly just sitting in the middle of our front sidewalk.  As near as I can tell, it's a western tiger swallowtail butterfly.  It was so pretty. 

I'm grateful today (in spite of the foul mood that descended on me overnight).  For the cooler temps if only for a day or two.  I'm grateful The Husband's head is healing and that hopefully he won't have anymore of the skin cancer.  I'm grateful for repentance and prayer and the sacrament at church - I want to remember (though I have already failed this morning) to always have the Savior's Spirit to be with me.  (I'm grateful that most people in the congregation have better manners than to sit and use their phones in an obvious manner to record a loved one's talk.  So unnecessary and disruptive.) I'm grateful for decongestants that are easily acquired and hope they'll eradicate the stupid sinus infection.  And I'm grateful for the beauty of this world.