Updates on MIL, Pug, School: Mother inlaw: She was supposed to have surgery yesterday but they think it was some medication they gave her in pre - op that made her heart race and caused her surgery to be canceled. They had to give her some other stuff to get the rhythm under control -- so the 8 hour surgery for her gastric system repair was canceled. She went into the cardiac ICU for last night and is still there now. I am not sure what will happen next -- will they send her home or will she end up getting the surgery she need? We just don't know at this point. I'm not sure how her spirits are because my silly father inlaw only gives facts when he bothers to update us and my hubby forgets to ask such things. They said not to visit at this point and that is fine IF you give good updates. It feels like I might have to go out there tonight because waiting with little to no news is making me nuts. We have yet to get an update today -- all I want to know is how is she doing emotionally? My dumb a$ FIL doesn't seem to think this is worth reporting and there is no phone access in the cardiac ICU.
Afternoon Update: We still don't know much other than that she will soon be downgraded out of the ICU into a normal room. She may or may not have the surgery, she may or may not be released. On the bright side she is rolling with it vs. freaking out. God bless her, it has been a rough ride.

Millie the pug had surgery yesterday. Apparently is was more than 3 crazy hairs growing into the eye -- it was more like 6. The vet surgeon saw a tiny spot on the lid, decided to cut it open to check it since it didn't look right and about 6 more hairs popped out! Someone tell this pug which way to have eyelashes grow! He got all the bad ones and froze the follicles to prevent regrowth. Millie the pug is now on 5 different medicines!!! These drops are a real ordeal to administer and poor Millie needs them so we force the issue. She is already feeling better and opening the eye again so I'm happy. She still has to wear the cone.

I'm back to school!!! I am taking a class that meets twice a week. "Linguistics" is the subject -- ICK! I researched to find the best professor, signed up for the only section that would minimize work interruption, and rejoiced when I got the slot (1 of 40). Well............. yesterday was my first day of class and a brand spanking new professor is teaching my Linguistics class -- not the one I've stalked 3 years before managing to get into her class! Darn it all! I have no issue with immigrants, but my Croatian professor has quite the accent to be teaching me about linguistics. DAMMIT. We have a group project in this class too. I need to find 3 other students who actually care about the quality of their work. I wish I could go solo. I know that sounds terrible, but after our first class I am truly frightened for the future of America. This is the first class I have ever had since going back where I feel like the crowd is full of clueless people. I'm not basing this on looks, it was what was said. Tomorrow I will sit on the other side of the room and hope to meet new people. This semester I am also taking an online class "Introduction to Education Media and Technology." This class will require approximately 8 hours a week of work. If it is more we are supposed to contact the professor. I already spent more than 8.... but I'm hoping that is just because I was checking out the entire website and all the assignments ahead of time. This class seems to assume I know what I'm doing in terms of writing lesson plans and such. I haven't had those classes yet due to daytime availability so this should be interesting. Today I'm going to surf the web on what the heck a high school lesson plan looks like for a literature class -- as well as what the heck state guidelines are high school Language, Literature and Writing. Sometimes it is the assumed knowledge you are supposed to already have that takes up all the time for a class that isn't supposed to take up your whole life. Hopefully my learning curve this semester will make my future classes on curriculum and such easier. Going to class 2 days a week and taking more than one class is making me feel more like a student if you know what I mean. I'm a bit overwhelmed with the balancing act this will require with family and work. I keep telling myself 4 months is survivable. 4 months -- make that 16 weeks. Less intimidating that way! I think I can, I think I can!

One of my goals for 2006 is health improvement. I am trying to eat better, exercise, lose weight, and form healthy habits. No adult beverages is my goal this week. I'm improving the quality of the food I eat but still need to reduce quantity. I am dabbling in smoking cigarettes again but that shall soon pass, it has just been a rough time and I'm allowing myself this weakness temporarily. (I have no fear I won't be able to quit -- I have quit before and I'm really not smoking much. I'm thinking if I learn to knit that might be an improved nervous habit -- unfortunately you can't knit and drive.

More later. Comments? I dare you :-)~