Two Bads, Three Goods

Some Sabbath mornings over breakfast we each share two bad and three good things that happened that week. This sounds kind of corny and Brady Bunch-y, but I love hearing the good and bad funny stories from the week. Here are my week’s ups and downs:

Bad #1

I got a parasite and it was miserable. I missed four days of school. They gave me medicine, so I feel good now.

Bad #2

The mice in the apartment are taking over. They have recently extended their territory to our rooms. Lonnie and Emily set up several traps around the apartment on Friday, and we’ve caught seven so far. There are many more to catch. I feel like there are a disgusting number of them. They run all around the counters, the cabinets, and, sadly, in my suitcase, too. I hate them. Every single one of them.

Friday night I had had enough. As I was trying to sleep, the mice were scrambling all around the room and I was scared they would jump on my bed. Every noise put me more on edge. Also, a new family of mice decided to camp out inside the wall less than a foot from my head. I can hear everything they do. My paranoia was making me too tense to sleep and it was already one in the morning. I wanted to cry. I thought about going to sleep on the couch, but they are getting more and more comfortable with the couch area. They are everywhere. I had no escape. I wanted to just float in the air or somehow suspend myself in the middle of the living room. As I was lying there with my flashlight phone app open I thought about how I could do this. I found my solution. I thought of a place I had never seen them venture to. I picked up my blanket and pillow and went to the living room. I set my pillow in place and curled up in my blanket. As soon as I lied down, I felt peace. No mice, no problems. I slept for a good two hours on the kitchen table. When I woke up, I was too sleepy to care about the squeaky little monsters and went to sleep in my bed.

Good #1

While I was sick, I started getting pretty weak. And everything made me nauseous, except veggie food. I was happy to be an Adventist. :) I had several cans of Loma Linda and Worthington veggie food that my family had sent. Thank you!

Good #2

I got lots of notes and more notes from my students this week. I love them!

Good #3

Isobel came to school everyday this week! Once I recovered, I went to school on Friday and she seemed good. I asked her if she was coming to church Sabbath and that we all missed her, she hesitated and then said she was. And she did come! She came for Sabbath school, church, and potluck. This was such an answer to prayer. I still haven’t had a good opportunity to really talk with her, but I think that will come. I’m just so glad that she is back!