Grace In Small Things #14

1) Zaidy seems to be stable. He eats on his own now - mush only, but he can manhandle his own spoon. Also, last time I saw him he had shoes on; the nurses are making him stand up to get into his wheelchair instead of using the mechanized sling-lift. He's not talking much, but if I give him the "thumbs up", he'll give me two thumbs up too.

2) I broke the database today, but I got it fixed before anyone else suffered the consequences. Thank you, smart helpdesk guys!

3) The database broke me. The stress of this week piled up. The last straw was an angry boss - angry because he couldn't reach me while I was tied up on the line for over 20 minutes with tech support trying to fix the catastrophe caused by one wrong butterfingers click. I called Ken, and when he heard my voice cracking he insisted on coming to my office just to give me a hug and tell me how much he loves me.

4) Long weekends (Monday was Victoria Day in Canada) are followed by short weeks.

5) Long days. Walking home in the setting sun after 8:30 in the evening. New leaves. Kids on trikes with plastic streamers flying from the handlebars.