Daily Archives: April 6, 2004

Stuff – from worship to wimps

We had a good long practice tonight.  It was very different playing in another church.  The shape of the room is different and the sound system a whole lot bigger.  And I was miked for the first time.  We don’t have enough capacity for that in our system.  So it was a good and different and a learning experience.  I really wonder what I sound like – maybe it is better not to know – just play along and not worry too much about it.

We are providing the music for the combined Good Friday service that several of the churches in our city get together for.  So, O God, make my fingers play the right notes!

Christian was anxious to get home to study for his Chem 30 test tomorrow.  That didn’t take him long – I hear him downstairs drumming now.  Think we may have to remind him of our noise bylaw – no drumming after 11:00 pm!

And speaking of bylaws – Leo was not happy with the changes made in the city’s bylaw for smoke free places.  The councillors kind of gave too many concessions to the buisness people and smoke free won’t happen in bars till 2006.  WIMPS !!!  Money is more important than people’s health.  Well I guess that will keep me out of the bars!!

This is turning out to be a busy week – I guess it is the most important Christian holy day.  And of course we don’t treat it so much as a vacation as Christmas.  We just fit it into the busy schedules of our lives and life just keeps going on.  Although I must say, I am very happy that our office has decided to take the Friday(which is a stat holiday here) and the Monday off.  We’re almost as proliferate with our vacation days as government employees!  And so my sisters who are coming with their families and my family will take a little bit of time to get together at my dad’s.

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This should have been posted yesterday but…

…I didn’t realize that the publisher site had changed location.  That is just because I am probably not computer smart enough to realize that it of course had moved.  Oh well.  This is just one day late and it could just about as well have happened today.


Ooooh…It was so hard to get out of bed this morning! Usually, I am an early riser-up with the sun.  But not this morning.  This morning my dear, sweet husband said to me, “Let me get you coffee this morning.  You’re always so good to get it for me – so just stay in bed for a few minutes.” 

So I did.


Our last patient of the morning was…well, she was 8 – too big to force to do things our way. The weird thing was that my assistant took x-rays just fine.  Then I sat down to examine her teeth and she freaked out on me.  Just started to sob.  I hadn’t even looked.  Mom couldn’t do anything; I couldn’t do anything.  Finally they left, no work done.  That is a wretched way to end the morning.   Leaves me feeling like I did something bad to her, but honestly, I did nothing!!!

And this afternoon I saw my youngest patient.  5 days old today.  A little armful of new life.   I loved how her mom nestled her head carefully in the crook of her arm as I checked her little mouth.  She had developed some sore spots under the little feeding appliance we made last week.  Baby mouths are delicate.  She’ll heal fast now that the appropriate adjustments are made.  My reward I got to hold this precious little bit of a thing for a few minutes.  

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