Pep Band at Basketball
Katelyn played with the Mills pep band at several basketball games over the last couple of months. It’s a long evening, with both the girls’ and boys’ games, but the kids have a great time. You can see her playing here; look at the top of the picture, in the middle.
Jann & Trev
Jann & Trev visited on 1/26. As usual, bagels and company. I love staying in touch with family. Jann is a cousin I didn’t get to know well as a child because our parents didn’t get along. I’m so glad we’ve reconnected; I love having her in my life. And Trev is such a sweetheart; I’m glad he’s part of our family too!
Lunch with Freda
Had another delightful lunch with Freda on 1/21. I love our monthly lunches. It’s important to not just say “let’s get together” but to pull out the calendars and actually schedule something.
Maybe a new car?
Val and I went to the car show down in San Jose on 1/13 to look at possibilities for her new vehicle. She’s looking for a small hatchback. She’d been looking more for an SUV or crossover, but has lately had a few rental cars that are smaller and really enjoyed them. She wants the hatchback so she can get a Commercial license. I was along to help organize the looking, and make sure I could fit comfortably in the cars.
Havdalah with the Rabbi
Val and Katelyn (because Haley and I were off at the swim meet) went to a Havdalah celebration at Rabbi Mark’s house (from B’nai Emunah) on 1/12.
Haley’s First Swim Meet!
Haley swam at a meet at Oceana High School in Pacifica. She swam 39.81 in the 50 freestyle, and 9:17.03 in the 500 freestyle. To calibrate, the minimum competitive level for the 50 free (level B) is 34.29, and for the 500 free is 7:10.79. So on the 50 free she’s close to qualifying, but still has a ways to go for the 500. The good news is that often kids get disqualified in early meets because they do something wrong, like not touching the wall or an incorrect turn or stroke, and Haley didn’t, so that’s all good news.
We were there for almost 7 hours!
Slowly getting better, possible cause?
I was able to return to work on the 7th, although had to take frequent breaks to put heat on my neck, and continued to take Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen around the clock. Many visits to the chiropractor.
When this neck problem started I was one week into taking a new medicine for my blood sugar, Nateglinide. I noticed one of the possible side effects was headache, and since I was in so much pain I decided to stop taking for a while. After I started getting better I started taking it again. A week later I had a bit of a relapse. I think there’s a connection. I won’t be taking that medicine again.
Tough week
I was supposed to go back to work on the 2nd, but simply couldn’t do it because of my neck. I worked a bit, but logged 2 days of sick time over the 3 days.
New Year!
The best part of the new year was Val coming home in the late afternoon on New Year’s Eve. We spent a quiet evening. Val went off to bed early due to jet lag, and I was drifing off to sleep just at the stroke of midnight.
The next day we went to Liza & Jody’s yearly New Year’s Day party to hang out, reconnect with mutual friends, and eat. Val did a puzzle, and I played the Star Trek version of Settler’s of Catan.
Another welcome visit
My friend Rio came over on Sunday 12/30 to just hang out for a while, and give me a neck massage that really helped with my pain.
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