Non Sum Pisces

Okay, so TTLB says I'm a fish. A "flippery fish", no less! It's nice to evolve up the blogging ecosystem, although I'm not sure how much of a leap it was to move from a Slimy Mollusc to a Flippery Fish. I have you all to thank for it, however... you delightful people who stop by to read my blather. I don't know if I'll stay there; that depends on whether you who stop in decide to keep visiting and bring your friends along.

Actually, I have SarahK to thank for it, since she linked to my anniversary post yesterday. She's such a nice blogmom... sending me all kinds of lovely traffic.

Tomorrow morning I do not get to sleep in... waaah! That Christmas Ladies' Tea is tomorrow. I'm sure it will be lovely. I'm well-versed on "cleaning up and behaving myself", since I've been a ministry wife for 14 years now. heh Actually, it's great being the musician, because I get stuck at the keyboard or piano and don't *have* to talk to anyone unless I choose to. It's a convenient position for me, being something of an introvert. I get to observe people's interactions rather than actually participate actively in them. Watching and listening to other people gives me vital clues to understand my surroundings and best acclimate to them.

Today in class we're going to work on some reading comprehension activities, specifically Latin roots. Anything I can do to help these kids catch up, even a little bit. Understanding the roots of words is something I've noticed they don't do well; we have lots of newspaper article reading activities and they don't often grasp the vocabulary words coming out of the articles -- but they'd have an advantage if they knew how to pick up clues based on the Latin roots of words.

Happy news: my little mommy, who had a heart transplant in Dallas in early September, is recovering really nicely. She has a biopsy every couple of weeks to check for tissue rejection, and she has been clean & clear every time so far. They've been able to decrease her dose of prednisone, which I know makes her happy because that stuff makes your face all puffy and weird. My mom is only in her fifties and has always been a very active and busy person... the last seven years have been wrenching for all of us to have to watch a freak disease (sarcoidosis) take her away from us, inch by inch. I will be forever grateful to God for giving her back to me, for however long he chooses to do so.