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the crazy drivers were out today.

i went to do some errands and shopping today and i can't tell you how many people were just pulling into traffic, racing through parking lots, all without even looking.

i was pulling out of a parking lot, onto north st. turning left

another car was pulling out of a parking lot across the street, he was turning to his left.

we should have bypassed each other, but for some reason (he didn't see me) he just came straight across.

cheryl was with me. we saw him coming. i just stopped, thinking he would too.

he did not.

2 weeks, 4 days (till i go to japan)

the count down continues

i just saw (and heard) sweet baby ray, live on video chat... casey woke him up because it was time to eat, so i got to watch him stretch and yawn and finally open his eyes. they let him imp just a little before chieko fed him, so i could hear.

2 weeks, 5 days

but again, who's counting

i can't wait to meet this baby!!

anyway... yesterday, i went to the harry potter exhibition in boston with cheryl, brandon, leah and sam.

it was a nice exhibition, but too crowded and hot.

now i need to watch all the movies again, maybe reread the books.

today, we went to lahey to visit cindi. she is doing all right.

she wanted me to wash her hair using one of those shampoo caps, that i had never seen until she was there last time. it looks like a shower cap, but it has a liner with leave in shampoo and conditioner. they heat it in the microwave and we tuck cindi's hair into it and massage it around. once it cools off, off it comes. you just towel dry or blow it dry.

joyce took us to dinner on the way home, joe's american bar and grill.

cobb salad.

nannie bean

well you all know that casey and chieko had their sweet little baby boy on november 18th. my advice is to go to thesoybean.wordpress.com

i am counting the days till i go to meet the little fellow. 3 weeks and 1 day.

today i went and worked with cousin susan. i filed and photo copied. tomorrow i will try to be as productive in my own office.

i'm better

dear diary,

oh my gosh!!! i was sick for 48 hours. it started with a cough/scratchy throat. i thought i was getting a cold. wednesday afternoon the headache started and the fever. that was life for the last couple of days. cough, headache, fever... repeat. so the fever and headache are gone and all that's left is the cough. annoying... and my abs hurt!!

november 2nd

dear diary,

i can't believe it has been SO long since i posted something.

it has been a busy busy few weeks.

cindi ended up back in the hospital twice. she went back in to have more fluid drained, she had to have a chest tube for 5 days or so. then 2 days after coming home, she had to go back in because her electrolytes were out of whack. the drs were not able to keep her sodium high enough, so they transferred her to lahey clinic. it is about 1 1/2 - 2 hours away, depending on traffic and who is doing the driving. she has been there for a week now. the family is taking turns going up to keep her company. richard lives closer, so he has been going more often. they are giving her a new medication that, as of yesterday, seems to be working. she was moved to the i.c.u. a few days ago, because she is having some difficulty breathing. so far the oxygen is helping with that, but she is very tired and she is very anxious to come home.

throw in the trip to oklahoma, with the wake and funeral and the sadness of it all..... (i don't want either of those by the way).... i am feeling a bit distracted. the house is a mess. i am not complaining, i have so much to be thankful for.

we put 104 on the market again a week or so ago. (losing track of time here). cheryl and i went to sullivan's and bought a statue of saint joseph. i buried him on saturday and have to pray to him for nine days that he will help us sell the house... the woman at the store said her sister did it and her house sold in two weeks. i am praying.

yesterday i went to macy*s and got a two pair of jeans for my big japan trip. mine are so old now that the belt loops are started to tear when i use them to pull the jeans on. i also got a shirt and some leggings and a couple of "unmentionables." anyway, i shouldn't need anything else clotheswise. i also got some christmas gifts: restaurant gift certificates and something for chieko. i can't say what, in case she reads this.

xo