Rachel Writes

So the days are challenging lately. Not upsetting, just time consuming and requiring... effort. Ick . It's so hot here. I don't like exerting energy. :-) Micah and I have been disagreeing over the "rightness" of complaining. I claim that it holds its place in life. Sure, there are limits to how much one should complain, the time to complain, and who to complain to. All this noted, complaining is a healthy way of relieving stress and (hopefully) moving towards a solution. I think (but could be wrong) that Micah sees complaining (especially about events that one may have stepped into or invited) as just plain stupid. Anyways, I am not supposed to complain to him. I've used up my complain quota for the... month? next two months?... and now I am just complaining here in BlogLand . That's right. Airing out my frustration. So, if you don't feel like hearing complaints (which I can understand) then feel free to skip this entry. Here are my problems: (1) The gas s...

Sojourner and I went to the pediatrician again this Saturday. We get there half an hour before it opens so that we can be first or second on the waiting list, because by the time Dr. B gets to his office around 9, there are at least 10 patients waiting to see him. Dr. B had diagnosed Sojo's cough and runny nose as allergies. That was 3 weeks ago, and after all the medicine she's been taking , her condition still had not changed. So (drum roll), we're on to new medication. We should see improvement in a week. I just don't want to mess around with the health of Soj's lungs. Especially since she uses them a lot. She's loving singing lately-- loud, unrestrained, anytime, anywhere singing. It's refreshing. I've been tired lately, but had a wonderfully relaxing Sunday, so am feeling very good this morning. I have a large list of things to do before the baby arrives sometime in June, but am not panicky (right now). We'll see what gets done today. And then...