Jude has had an ongoing hearing problem and we went to see a specialist regarding it. Apparently Jude has a build up of fluid in both ears that will require his getting tubes put in. Now how this has happened without Jude ever having had an ear infection (or at least never having complained of an earache), I don't know. What I do know is that I am not crazy about my child having to have surgery -- even minor outpatient surgery. Yet I know it needs to be done and it will be done this month. I hope it helps.
Jude and Sullivan were shipped off to Grandma and Grandpa's house Saturday night. I'm sure between the boys and my two nieces that the scene was very "Animal House" but I appreciate an evening alone with Jeff. We had a lovely dinner. We got to watch "Tropic Thunder." (Quick review: a funny flick. Certainly not the most brilliant movie I've ever seen, but it has its moments. Amusing.)
Then Sunday I slipped into 35. Now 35 seems like quite a grown up age, much moreso than 34. I am sure I will start feeling like a grown up any day now! Thirty-five has been tough (two days in!), as I have taken the opportunity to torture myself with the goals I've yet to achieve, the dreams I've yet to reach. I'm trying to focus instead on what I have. That can be difficult to keep in mind. I am gifted at torturing myself. Family and friends and relative health. Maybe 35 will be the year that my optimism sticks. Okay, maybe not. At 35, I still laugh at Robot Chicken and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I still obsessively watch MST3K. I still don't quite feel like an adult. I'm not sure when those adult feelings will kick in, but I'm in no hurry.
Song of the day: I am stuck on "Ain't No Reason" by Brett Dennen. I love it and thus it is my song of the day.
