Odds and ends

It's election night, and I'm jittery waiting to hear the returns. Que sera, sera--but still!

I'm SO glad the never-ending barrage of calls, pamphlets, mail, radio spots, and TV commercials are over after today. We had two political calls Saturday, three Sunday and four or five yesterday. Whatever will we do with our time after today?!

Zack is doing well in Marine OCS. He now has liberty regularly--every weekend, I think--which helps a lot. He has just over a month left!

My dad has been in the hospital as doctors tried to figure out why his legs are weak, mouth and eye are drooping, liver enzymes are high, he has shooting pain in his legs, etc. etc. He was admitted last Tuesday, and after an MRI and multiple other tests came back clear (no stroke, thank God), released Wednesday. He went back in Friday because his legs gave out at a checkup with the neurologist. The doctors finally diagnosed Guillian-Barré Syndrome, in which the body's immune system basically attacks itself; it happens after a virus or other illness, and Dad has had a cold/been feeling lousy since the middle of September. So they are treating him with immunoglobulin something or other infusions, one a day, with the last one Thursday. He may get to go home Thursday or he may stay longer--there are still a few more tests results the doctors want to be sure to rule out anything else.

So it's been a pretty stressful week or two, but we are so thankful because he's finally getting treated and because it could be so much worse!

Dad and Mom got to feel the baby kick on Saturday, which was cool. He is now big enough ("the size of a small pot roast" according to my pregnancy book, a description that is just really creepy) and moving so much that we can see my abdomen shake and move when he does. Very Alien-like!

Hopefully more photos coming soon!