If it isn't one thing....

I finally got to talk to Laura last night for about 2 minutes. She sounds really good, but it's clear she's one crazy busy RA. I think classes started today, so maybe things will settle into a routine for her soon. She said she's barely seen Ian this week; I'm sure that's been hard for both of them.
Amy called last night, too, and she sounds a little bit better. Finally she can breathe thru her nose again. Things seem to have moved into her chest, but at least she's hanging in there. Her dorm is insanely hot, so she had just taken a nice, cool shower and said that helped. She and Phil (her boyfriend, not her grandpa) were getting ready to head to the store to get a couple more fans for her room. I think the lack of organization in the RA training was frustrating her. They had 1 1/2 hours for lunch, and the meetings seemed redundant. The 4 RA's in her dorm were told yesterday afternoon that they had to fix breakfast for the team of 40 at 6:30 this morning, and they had to go out last night to buy ingredients. I got a text from her this morning that said the breakfast burritos were a hit, so that's good. Tomorrow they're doing a "team building" thing till 11pm. My guess is they'll go to a Rockies game. Amy explained to the head guy that her feet won't allow her to do some of the things he has planned, but he told her she'd be fine. He really has no clue. Amy doesn't think he's ever worked with anyone who's disabled before. He'll get an initiation if he tries to push her beyond her limits and has to carry her! If they go from 6am till 11pm, she'll pay for it big time the next few days. So my prayer today is that she'll be able to explain things to him that will make him sympathetic instead of frustrated with her...preferably in a timely manner. The last thing we need is for her to relapse before classes even start.
My back is slowly getting better after I pulled a muscle last Friday. I'm still moving kind of slow and not twisting as I bend. Each day is better but it's been rather frustrating. And today we woke up to Annie having issues, so I headed to the vet for more medicine. She's been up for about 6 hours and still won't eat. I can hear her tummy rumbling across the room. She just can't seem to get comfortable. As mom says, "Life is what happens when you're planning something else!" I guess I'll be staying close to home until she feels better. (I'm really just using her as my excuse...I sure don't feel much like being on the go anyway till my back is better.) Brian and Bethany are being very patient and supportive. That's a pretty good silver lining for the day!