... Es tut mir weh.
I had another gout attack this Tuesday, and this was the first thing that I thought of after seeing my red foot. The phrase roughly translates to "My foot is swollen. It hurts." I think German language is finally seeping into my subconscious; this after listening to the Conversational German tapes in the car (over and over again - and this is my second pass) and reading the text while in the center. It's my way of making my commute time and needle time semi-productive. I listened to these tapes about a year ago when I started this long commute, and this is my second time listening to it. At least now, I have two sentences.
Incidentally, the first sentence is: Was ist los, meine Liebchen? ("What is the matter, my sweetheart?"). I say that to the cat a lot. Her normal answer is "Meow" which I think is not in German.
For now, I think I am done with these two tapes. I am thinking of learning some Russian next or reviewing some French (although I *really* should review my Hawaiian; I need that more). Look forward to some blogs starting in Russian.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Trimming the roses
I spent sometime this Sunday morning trimming our rose bushes. It is great to get up and do some chores around the house without pain. Funny, as it sounds, I miss doing the little things and almost forgot how to do them.
As I was trimming our beloved plants, I realized that our roses, one rose bush in particular – the Double Delight, seems to have paralleled my life the last two years. The rose bushes have been unkempt. It has a number of dried wood and leaves that needed to be trimmed and faded blossoms that need to be cut back. As I cut the dead branches and plucked the yellow leaves, I realize this is exactly like my situation the last two years: a number of health-related problems that needed (and still need) to be resolved. As time goes by and as the treatments and healing continues, my dead leaves are plucked away, and things become clearer – allowing things to grow, just like what I am doing to the roses. The roses have a bit more room to breathe and enjoy the sun now, but there is still a lot of work to be done. The bigger dried branches need to be trimmed, and with my compromised right arm, I will need hubby’s help for that… just like my health situation.
The roses have me and Hubby. I have Hubby. I hope Hubby realizes that he has me, the roses, and the cat to take care of him.
As I was trimming our beloved plants, I realized that our roses, one rose bush in particular – the Double Delight, seems to have paralleled my life the last two years. The rose bushes have been unkempt. It has a number of dried wood and leaves that needed to be trimmed and faded blossoms that need to be cut back. As I cut the dead branches and plucked the yellow leaves, I realize this is exactly like my situation the last two years: a number of health-related problems that needed (and still need) to be resolved. As time goes by and as the treatments and healing continues, my dead leaves are plucked away, and things become clearer – allowing things to grow, just like what I am doing to the roses. The roses have a bit more room to breathe and enjoy the sun now, but there is still a lot of work to be done. The bigger dried branches need to be trimmed, and with my compromised right arm, I will need hubby’s help for that… just like my health situation.
The roses have me and Hubby. I have Hubby. I hope Hubby realizes that he has me, the roses, and the cat to take care of him.
Happy Easter... Happy Renewal
Hubby and I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter weekend. Ours was very nice, including Hubby putting together my very first Easter egg hunt. He had six eggs with corresponding clues -- two of which were rather tricky. I worked through the clues and found them all. The Easter egg hunt was a lot of fun!
We also had brunch at the TempleBar and Grill in Berkeley. This is an institution in the Hawaiian community of the Bay Area, and it was my first time there. TempleBar is very island-style: cozy and laid-back. Uncle Kem, the owner and famous ukulele musician and instructor was the featured entertainment. He even stopped by our table to say hello and asked if I danced hula. Long story short, I unexpectedly danced to some of my group's standard songs to the Royal Hawaiian Serenaders' live music. I think everyone enjoyed.
For more happy thoughts, my dialysis treatments continue to improve. My kT/V (the measure of adequacy of dialysis and remaining kidney function) has significantly improved from 2.33 to 3.56 in one month! This is really great news! I am hoping that this will lead to my getting reduced session time for my treatments!
We also had brunch at the TempleBar and Grill in Berkeley. This is an institution in the Hawaiian community of the Bay Area, and it was my first time there. TempleBar is very island-style: cozy and laid-back. Uncle Kem, the owner and famous ukulele musician and instructor was the featured entertainment. He even stopped by our table to say hello and asked if I danced hula. Long story short, I unexpectedly danced to some of my group's standard songs to the Royal Hawaiian Serenaders' live music. I think everyone enjoyed.
For more happy thoughts, my dialysis treatments continue to improve. My kT/V (the measure of adequacy of dialysis and remaining kidney function) has significantly improved from 2.33 to 3.56 in one month! This is really great news! I am hoping that this will lead to my getting reduced session time for my treatments!
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