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So  we are  finishing up  week two  of  the new year.. and for us  it has been spent for the most part medicated against this horrid  virus we picked up in Massachusetts over the holidays..

Now that    we are  almost into our fourth week of the   miseries,  we  are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel!!

Time to  actually  look up and out and count  our blessings  from this week.

1) This week we  finally got out and actually traveled to Charlottesville where I got to meet with my post surgical team..  I love those guys... I met with the  Dr. who reconstructed my ear and   got to   really thank him for the outstanding job he did.  I  got to give him a hug because I don't usually get to see him..Then  the head otolaryngolgist  surveyed my   nose and  was delighted to say that  I am now looking at the  finer tuneup  process..  When I go back  next time  I will be  setting up for a feathering and sanding/laser  process..  a type of dermabrasion ...to  help the scarring  nearly  disappear..  Hopefully, during these next two months nature and  continuing silicon gel will    help make that  appointment a moot point!!!  At this moment I still can hardly stand to apply  my    very  light  applications  of  the gel to  my skin graft.. It's not that it hurts,  I'm just pretty skittish!!!Yikes!!!  But I am getting along very well!!!

2) While we were in Charlottesville  we  got to dine  at a  very  nifty  restaurant..

We enjoyed  amazing food!!

Chicken in garlic sauce

Crispy Pork Belly (Spicy) $10

Marinated uncured bacon lightly battered & fried w. cilantro, scallions, dried Szechuan chili peppers, numbing powder, Szechuan peppercorns

and 

Kung Pao (spicy)

Asparagus, red bell pepper, dried chilies, chili oil, numbing oil, topped with roasted peanuts $15 Chicken ....

even though these items were marked with 1 red pepper...  they were    really pretty  spicy!!! I thought this should really  clear up our heads....  I had never had that numbing oil or Szechuan peppercorns before....oh, my, goodness!!!  They actually made the tap water  sizzle in the mouth!!!  I really thought they had brought me seltzer water....  whoa!!!    But  it was  really good!!!!  Quite an adventure for us!!!

3)  The weather has moderated and  turned much more mild.. it is  Friday evening  and  a mild 64 degrees,  although it has rained the last couple of  days... much needed rain, because we were extremely  dry,  even though  we had  subzero wind chills the past few weeks..

4)  Last night Hubs and I went to  a  dear friends home where  a group  has been meeting for a few weeks... seeking to   provide the  spiritual climate  that would facilitate  a  revival  in our fair city.. It was a time of  authentic worship and praise,  defined by  great love for the  Father and His Son,    and  corporate as well as  personal prayer  for those attending    for  the heightened desire and will to press in  more  in their personal relationship with God... It was an awesome evening.. 

5) Today  I got to sleep in...I had nothing on my calendar.. Hubs had an early haircut so I had  the bed and house to myself  and I slept the sleep of a babe!!  I really needed  an uninterrupted sleep.

I am feeling blessed!!