On a much less mushy note

That last post was definitely the most important of the two, but I still wanted to share this one, because well, I like to write. And since this is our family history, I wanted to include this for posterity. You know, so they can be bored out of their mind. Only a joke. I'm actually including it for no reason at all. But since this is my space to share, here it goes anyway.

So, in addition to being grateful and overwhelmed with everyone's kindness, I've learned a few things about myself from having to be calm and still and take it super easy for the last many days. And here, not in any way by popular demand, they are. And in no particular order.

1. I can take it easy if I feel strong enough that it is important that I do. Just because I haven't done it in 38 years, doesn't mean that I couldn't do it this time. And I have. We are on day eleven folks and even Jacob has been impressed with how lovely of a patient I have been.

2. That being said, with each day that passes, my good patientness slowly goes away. I'm still being incredibly obedient (as far as my personality goes), but I'm pretty much done with it all. I'm doing everything in my power to keep this up until Friday, which will be two weeks after the surgery. We will see if I have enough strength to be lazy for 3 1/2 more days.

3. I really, really, really love to read. As in, I-think-I-have-a-sickness love to read. And yet, when I have unending hours to read, I don't enjoy it as much as I think I will (or even read as much as I imagined I might). It is almost like the challenge to find time to read is a part of the thrill (once again, yes, I know I'm sick in the head). And believe you me, there has not been a challenge finding moments to read.

4. That being said, I'm getting close to finishing my fourth book in 11 days (and the one I am on is almost 500 pages, so no lightweight hardback there), so I guess that I'm not totally ignoring reading during my down time.

5. I really am not a big fan of TV. I've always known I was someone who didn't care that much about it, but honestly, I have barely been able to force myself to watch it for more than a few minutes each day. I've had a couple of series that I have enjoyed watching on Netflix while I walk or run on the treadmill and I was positive I would love watching those without the annoying exercise part. But I was wrong. I haven't made it through a half of an episode of either since the anesthesiologist put that mask over my face.

6. I'm a really boring person. Holy cow, I just read the five items above and sweet waffles, someone help me out in the exciting department. Snore. Fest.

Nevertheless, there you go darling friends of mine. I know you have just been dying to know about the items above, so rest your minds on the subject and know that as you suspected, I am one strange duck.

But most of us already knew that didn't we?

See. I told you I've been lazy.