Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009!!

2008 sums up with one word loss:

I lost alot with surgery but hopefully (hands in prayer here on my knees) this will be it. I'm still recuperating from it--emotionally and physically. I have my good days and bad days...my good moments and my bad moments.

I lost people that I thought were my friends. Friends who adopted as well. I was dropped like holey pair of shoes. No word, no explanation.

I lost my old 1994 Corolla. She did us well and is just a baby yet with just over 104,000 miles on it.

And don't even mention 401K...mine took a big beating.

However I gained so much as well:

I can drive more than 15 minutes without pain. Half an hour is pushing it at the moment but it can be done.

I gained some friends as well...they are not local to me at all but still within the adoption community and can sympathize what I'm going through.

I gained a 2007 Toyota Sienna LE. I haven't yet been able to get the monster into the garage but I'll learn one of these days (I better since Toyotas last so long).

I gained a big reduction in my pain levels with my endo. Thank you Dr. Albee and Dr. Yeung, Dr. Sinervo, Muriel, Heather, and the rest of the staff that we dealt with at the CEC. You made me feel like I was the only patient in the world that you were dealing with at that point in time and made me feel at ease. THANK YOU!!!!

Out with 2008 and in with 2009!!

We are just hoping for one where Jeff can use his vacation for vacation and not to take care of me after surgery. We hope that we can do some work on our home this year. I'm hoping to be able to drive as far as my Sienna's gas tank can take me.

I'm hoping for a healthy happy New Year for my family and for yours.