Last night…or the night before? The days are starting to blur together- the coughing got worse. This led to John going out to buy me a vaporizer. I remember the vaporizer my Mom used to use when I was little. It was made of opaque, yellow plastic- and it seemed strong enough to poof just the right about of “medicine” into my face. The bubbly sound it made was comforting to sleep to- and I never actually saw what my Mom did to it…it just smelled GOOD.
So John brings home this vaporizer- and I was soooo grateful. Even the smell of Vicks made me feel a little better, but I immediately noticed that there was something different about this thing. First of all, John bought medicine that goes right in the water and not the regular stuff that goes in the lid. And, for some reason- it wouldn’t steam. The first night we had it, the room smelled like medicine, but no steaming. The next day I figured out the missing element: SALT. Who knew…but here’s the issue. If you give it the wrong amount of salt, a normal little machine turns into a spitty dragon. But it eventually evened out and has been producing nice steam ever since.
So I tried to go to work again today. I think I must have looked pretty pathetic- because my bosses sent me home again. Ron asked, “Do you want to go home?” And honestly, I want to be a normal, well person. But I went home and fell asleep immediately. I set up my computer and my notes for a conference call for a “from home” “germ free” editing meeting we scheduled for aroud 10:30, but when they called my voice was awful, and they said that I just needed to rest up and get better. Which is great- but now I just really need to get better so I can do all my homework and prepare for finals so that I can do some real work next week. PRAY that I sound like a normal human being.
Anyway…so yes. This weekend needs, desperately needs to be about school. I’m so close. I got a little emotional last night because I feel like I’ve come so far and worked so hard- and this school is literally killing my ability to care. All I can do it one thing at a time- try and get the best grades I can. I’m frustrated by my science class because the DVD keeps malfunctioning and I’m not as far along as I’d like to be. But, honestly, I have to concentrate on the nearest deadlines. If I can get my current courses under control and then get to that when I can, life will be ok. I just have to remember, there is no right amount of time. I AM almost done, regardless! A month from now, I won’t be worried about my undergraduate degree anymore. I just need to look forward to that!
OK. Enough of the public pep talk. So…yeah…I need to start getting some Christmas gifts for people! Can you believe it’s so close? I love Christmas. My new favorite Christmas song THIS year is Jewel’s Hark the Herald Angel’s Sing. She sings a verse I’d never heard before. Apparently, in the LDS church we sing the first and last…but I love this verse too:
christ, by highest heav’n adored
christ the everlasting lord
late in time behold him come
offspring of the favored one
veiled in flesh, the godhead see
hail th’incarnate deity
pleased, as man with men to dwell
jesus, our immanuel!
hark! the herald angels sing
“glory to the newborn king!”
I love it! The new verse made me think about the whole hymn in a new way! When she sings, “Light and Life to All He Brings,” I can feel the Christmas Spirit just welling up inside me. If you haven’t heard her version, you should check it out.
And, of course, many of you might remember Sarah McLaughlin’s Wintersong Album, the album that John and I got our first dance song from. I love that one for Christmas, too.
I just wish it would snow more!
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