3/28/08

Nothing very important has happened over the past week. Last weekend, however, was pretty harrowing. Logan, Heidi and I went up to Vancouver to visit Bill and Karen. This was not a normal visit, however. Karen and Bill are having difficulty with their marriage. I didn't know until Karen called me during the week before we went up. She said they were close to splitting up, and that we shouldn't come to visit. Then she changed her mind - she decided everything would be easier if we did come up. We would be the emotional buffer between her and Bill, between her and the situation.

It was a tense visit. Karen was basically moving out. You could tell she felt terrible - she was frequently crying. Bill, on the other hand, was very calm. You would have never known anything was going on from Bills expression. I think he was also very understanding with Karen.

The night we got there Bill and Karen weren't home. Logan woke up while we waited for them to show up, and then it took two hours of crying to get him to go to sleep. The next day we went to the aquarium - which was overflowing with people.

I felt sort of used. But I had promised Karen that I would do anything to help. Really, it was the least I could do. The only real problem I had with it was the nagging suspicion that our presence wasn't helping the situation at all. I really feel like Karen should stay with Bill, but on the other hand I have no real idea what she and Bill are going through. I hope everything works out for the best - I know I can't really know what is best for them.

At least the ride home was easy!

3/19/08

I went to the Seismic retrofit class tonight. The class was at the Phinney Neighborhood Center. It was interesting, though I knew quite a bit of the material that was covered already. I wonder when I'll actually do the retrofit? It could be quite a job.

3/17/08

We went to San Francisco this weekend. Heidi, Logan and I flew down on Saturday morning, and came back last night fairly late. We all had a fun time - especially Logan. Logan is really fond of his cousins - especially Ezra and Ethan. They form a little gang of three boys. Logan loves roughhousing with Ethan, and they seem to get along fairly well.

I was pretty miserable on Saturday morning when we left. I don't like plane flights, and I was exhausted. I was in a testy mood. But the flights were pretty easy, and we all had fun visiting Stacie and Pierre.

We were there for the Bris for Asher, Stacie and Pierre's new baby. So far Asher seems like a very relaxed and sleepy little kid. He slept nearly the entire time we were back. He doesn't cry or fuss very much. I think he looks a little like Ethan.

3/14/08

Logan enjoys putting coins into his soccer ball piggy bank. The bank is a clear plastic globe (the soccer ball) on the end of a wooden "leg"shape. The coins go in the top of the "leg" shape and bounce down a curving slot to land with a plink in the clear globe. Logan will happily put coin after coin into the bank, and then ask for more money when he runs out of coins. He calls the coins money, and he actually says "more money."

3/10/08

I only worked a half day today. Spent half at home napping and walking the dog. I feel tired, but fairly healthy.

I'm working, working, working on my St. Margaret's project. I feel like (and I believe that I really am) far behind on this project. I'm going to have to work really hard on this.

Bill and Karen are moving to a new place. It's near Granville Island, near a place Heidi's uncle used to live. I'm pretty psyched about it, and I'm excited to see it when we visit in two weeks.

I took those Myer's Briggs personality test, and I came up as a ENTJ. That's the personality nicknamed the "field marshal." Karen's personality is INFP, which is nicknamed "the healer."

3/9/08

My pneumonia is slowly receding. I wouldn't say overconfidently that it's "on the run" or "gone." It's fading slowly. I finished the antibiotics yesterday, and today is my first day to go back to work - part time. I think that I'll be better, but I'm worried about some sort of relapse.

Yesterday was the first day of daylights savings time. Now I feel doubly tired - I have to go back to work and "spring ahead" on the same day.

We had lunch yesterday with Chris and Kelly at the Ram in University Village, and they went on to the aquarium with Heidi and Logan. They told us some sad news - evidently Zeshan and Jada are getting a divorce. This troubled me a lot - I don't exactly know why (outside of the obvious pain that two of my friends are going through.)

3/6/08

I have pneumonia now! I had a cold that started off like Logan's cold. It seemed to get better, then go away, then come back. Two days ago it seemed much worse. Finally I saw Doctor Friedman. He listened to my lungs and heard the tell tale gurgle of pneumonia. So now I'm at home with some antibiotics (Azithromycin) and some codeine laced cough syrup.

I'm trying to make sure I don't cough on Logan or Heidi. I really don't want them to get sick. I hope they stay clear of infection.

I'm trying to keep up with work from home. I think this has been a problem. It takes energy, and I don't have any right now.