Todays thoughts

I finally go the chain of my pentacle repaired, the Kate managed to finally break it a few months ago and I didn't realize how much I missed it till I put it back on again. It's a very simple 1/2" silver pentacle hanging from a pretty long chain so it's quite discreet. I bought it over a decade ago at a store in Columbia and have worn it on various incarnations of chains ever since.

On another note has anyone ever had sinus surgery, I just got done having a CT scan and have a meeting scheduled with a specialist in 3 weeks to see if surgery is indicated. It seems like it's a pretty low stress procedure as surgeries go but it's still anesthesia and an overnight hospital stay.

The last bit is me being a very proud Mama, Kate wrote her first unassisted words today; first "Mama" then "Papa" then "Oma" all without assistance from her grandmother. Mom then demonstrated "Kate" and there was a bit of stress because she wasn't writing fast enough and the girl complained about the "e" being missing. Pretty good for a kid who just turned 4 :-)

Link to Article in NY Times

This article is about a family in what I assume to be NY State. It's about their system of keeping essential food and other items on hand in case of an emergency. The Mother is super organized and seems to be very very efficient. It's an interesting article in light of recent food and oil shortages around the world.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/garden/31disaster.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1