The first step was my skin problems. They got to the point of bothersomenesss and now I am facing therapy three times a week for the next three months. It is light and bath therapy, so nothing painful, but still.....
Then, proving that we are indeed getting older, Norbert started having trouble with his right shoulder. He was at the orthopedist today, and it is the rotator cuff. Not a lot they can do about it, except pain pills and therapy and hope. He hasn't scheduled any therapy yet.
So , both of us in therapy in 2012 .. no, not THAT kind of therapy! Although there are no doubt those who say we need it....
The third one in the bunch is doing his part to complicate our life, too. Lucas is simply not the school-type. He is not dumb, but somehow doesn't cope well in the school environment. He has the equivalent of a high-school diploma, and was trying another school for training in languages and business. He has put an end to that now and will start n the trying process of job-hunting. Of course we ae standing behind him all the way and will do what we can to help.
The Christmas shopping is all finished, except for one or two supermarket runs. Today's major purchase was a package of mini-Santa hats. (Actually they are egg-warmers!)
One sort of fit on Kitty, but she doesn't look too thrilled.....
And here is the Christmas Prairie Dog, or as we call him here, the Weihnachts Fiep! (Fiep is the German word for chirp, which is sort of the noise they make.) I so fell in love with the Fieps in South Dakota last summer that Norbert bought me one:
And remember my saying one of the stores already had Easter things out? I have figured out how to combine holidays:
So things are really going on here, but at the same time we are working on retaining our serenity and keeping the stress down. A sense of humour helps a lot!
Susan
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