Oh What a Relief it is!

I'm reminded of that old Alka-Seltzer commercial "plop plop, fizz fizz, Oh what a relief it is"... guess that tells a bit about my age. But pure relief is what I feel this morning. I woke up with NO HEADACHE & NO NAUSEA! Tired? yes. Joint Pain? constantly. But no Migraine. I'm really glad because Will is home sick from school and I have to be at the hospital for a 10:30 appointment this morning. Taking care of his appointment and mine will be so much easier without the Migraine.

So, what's been going on around here for the last 3 days while I've been consumed with flashing lights, nausea and Ginger Ale? Well, last night John came home with a Christmas Tree for us. We just keep running into scheduling hurdles and its now 12/14 and we still haven't bought a tree. So John came to the rescue and surprised us last night. It was really sweet and thoughtful of him to take care of that for the family. He's still waiting on the final yes or no from the Alpharetta Police Department. We know he passed all of the tests, including the oral interviews, but he doesn't have a final answer/job offer yet.

Andrew is still working a temp job with UPS. It is supposed to end on 12/22. He's working on a lot of other leads for employment after that date, including a possibility of being hired on at UPS as a regular employee. He's completed interviews with Comcast, and is waiting for a final yes/no from them. He's also looking into work at SmokeJack. I think he's hoping we take a trip to Lisbon after Christmas and wants to go along. Its been 7 years since we last took him, and it would be great for him to get to go again.

Michael is having a good month at work. Sales and Renewals are up, thanks to his top notch Customer Care. That really seems to be his niche. He finally went to the doctor about his persistant cough and breathing problems. He's been diagnosed with several allergies: Dog, Cat, and Dust Mites (of which we have plenty!!), and with Asthma. They put him on some new meds and he said he hasn't had a "breathing spell" since he started the meds. That's really good news, because he's been carrying a nebulizer around all the time and using it several times a day! It's also great news that he doesn't have a lung problem. Hopefully he's back on track and will feel much better.

Amanda finished her finals on Tuesday - all done with her first semester of college! She doesn't go back until January. Meanwhile, she's been working 2 jobs - Theater Tech for two different productions. The last performance is Sunday 12/17 and she will be burning the candle at both ends until then. On Monday, I'm betting she'll be complaining of boredom...but she'll have a bit larger bank balance to show for it all.

Will is enjoying playing basketball. His first game was last Saturday, 12/9, and his team won by 2 points. He got the star for best effort. If we could just keep his shoes tied snugly, I think he would do even better. This week he's been complaining of a sore throat. No fever, and the throat looks ok to me. But I finally let him stay home today and have a 3:45 doctors appointment for him this afternoon to check it out.

Tomorrow at noon I have a date with Grandpa Bill. We're going to sip tea and he's going to tell me stories while I snuggle up on his big sofa. What a great way to spend a Friday afternoon!

That's all for now, I've got to get a quick shower and rouse Amanda (my designated driver this morning).