Ranging Mom - January 22nd, 2008

I did get my first month of 'contact two' done, I did call and talk with M and A. Got a bonus as L called me, too. Felt bad that I had little to say to any of them, my life is especially boring at this time. M talked for an hour about her kid, the kid rolled a car (3 times, what speed was she traveling?) and is going to Australia for a semester of college. Kid is going to leave on the day of our next phone call, so I don't know if Feb will see my resolution cracking already or if M is not having to take kid to the airport... We'll see.

I barely kept A on the phone for 30 minutes, again blaming the boring life. She's ill, allergies to the 'new' school in which she is teaching. And I think of all the vitamins and such she's tried to sell me (her family is big on pyramid scheme selling, from Amway on to whatever is newest) I want to laugh, but I'm being good. Her family has the ability to laugh at itself so I'd not be taken to task if I should bring up such thoughts. It's why I consider her one of my closest friends even though we are so different from each other.

L had eye surgery, very necessary but scary stuff. I visited on the way to the Bookcrossing convention and she was worried about her eyes even then. Currently, L has an eyeball filled with oil- they removed all the natural liquid for surgery. She gave me more detail than I needed but I think she needed to talk so I listened even when I didn't understand much. I would be a basket case but she's handling it very well.

So I'm feeling good, feeling connected with some of my favorite people, and starting the year off right. Yipee.

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