It has been raining quite plentifully the past few nights.  Especially last night.  I cannot say this displeases me.  I enjoy hearing the rain outside, and I love how the sound lets me feel so comfortably safe and pleasantly distanced from the outside world and worries.  I can't hear the rain from my dorm room, and that saddens me; so even though ( Read more... )

My mom had her first carpal tunnel surgery today. The one for her right arm. The second surgery will be for her left hand, but she decided to wait for that one; so she won't be completely incapable of taking care of herself. (For example, she wouldn't be able to, er, clean up after using the toilet if both her hands had just been operated on ( Read more... )