The Nuts and Bolts

It is Tuesday evening. Karuna is over while her parents celebrate their anniversary, and it is pouring rain. There was a huge thunderstorm. One bolt hit so hard I literally jumped up, ran across the room and squealed (I ordinarily do NOT squeal.) Even JB jumped and said his heart had started beating faster which is a huge thing for him to admit. He never gets scared.

Right now, JB is cooking some meatload and broccoli while Karuna makes deals with him to get up on the couch next to him while he is working on his computer. They are talking back and forth about this, (Karuna mostly says "hi" and they make horsie noises a lot as well) but JB has put up a bunch of pillows to block her. She, however, doesn't seem like this will stop her from trying. The only distractions in favor of JB are some cheerios on the table. He is also tossing the remote from her repeatedly and she is "fetching". This seems to be distracting her as well.

What is going on in our lives right now? Well, JB, as always, continues to be my renaissance man. Here are his current interests:

• Selling items on e-bay. It started with his fish tank as he decided on a fresh water tank instead of salt water but has branched into his old textbooks. So far he has made over $300.
• His new fish tank. He is now doing a freshwater tank. It has water in it now and he assures me this means that the fish are not far behind.
• Breeding the birds. He finally put a breeding box in the birds' cage as Chaucer (female) has been laying eggs all over the place. We haven't actually seen them mating but are pretty sure that they have. The problem with this is, Chaucer gets in the box but won't let Twainey (male) in it. He has responded by not allowing Chaucer to get OUT of the box. Both of their beaks are bloody from this battle.
• Endocrine -- this is his current rotation
• Fixing up our house -- this is more my hope for his renaissance nature instead of his own desire but he is doing a lot of work around the house
• Reading -- as always
• Cooking -- as always

That's the top of the list for right now. My list is always fairly small. I enjoy exercise, internet spades, and emailing. That's about it. I am pretty simple.

Our week is pretty simple. We have Karuna tonite and will go to Bible Study on Thursday nite for a new year of "Out of Eden" the medical school Bible Study.

If you think of it, say a prayer for my blood test on Friday. It is to rule out one other condition the endocrinologist is worried about and to check and see if the Met is working again. Thanks!