The Past Couple of Days

Well, the weekend was the first packing extravaganza.  We did a lot of good work, but of course, there is still more to be done.  The kitchen and parts of the living room still have to be tackled.  Then, in about a week and a half, we hope to have the movers come to pack up and ship off.  Manga was a bit upset when she first saw suitcases coming out and all kinds of weird activity, but she has naturally gotten over it since no one has left her.  I still can't believe that this is happening!  Four years has gone by really fast.

On Sunday, Michael had surgery on his sinuses.  Apparently, he had a bone spur on the left side of his nose which created a very small opening for his sinuses.  So, he had that removed and the duct opened up a bit more to help the whole region.  He is recovering very well and should be back to normal activities by next Sunday.  Yet, the doctor said to avoid any kind of dust, sand, smoke, heat, and any other harmful particles.  Now, living Egypt has made all of that very difficult, so we asked the doctor if putting Michael in a bubble would be a better idea.  Luckly, the days have been nice and not too hazardous for sensitive sinuses.  

The reason we went to see the ENT was because I've decided that I want to learn how to dive.  Since I have always been the one to have sinus headaches and problems, we thought that I should get checked out before attempting to dive.  Michael was checked because he had had some problems diving two years earlier.  When we went, we both thought that I would be the problem.  Nope!  It turns out Michael was the problem which lead to the surgery two days ago., but once he recovers, we will be diving and everything will be just dandy.

We are planning to go to Sharm in June to dive/learn how to dive.  I have never been to comfortable with the idea of diving, because as a swimmer, I had been taught for 17 years to make myself as buoyant as possible and to effectively breath on top of the water.  In fact, I had never been to comfortable snorkeling as depending on a tube to help me breath freaked me out.  Yet, snorkeling has become quite easy, so it is time I tackled the underwater world.  More than likely I will love it as I love the water.  I will keep those of you hesitant to dive updated once I get to Sharm and begin that adventure.

Michael is still job hunting.  He has gotten quite a few replies to some of his posts and is sending out CVs as I type.  By the way, some of them are for positions in Charlotte ;-).  

As for Manga, she is still a bundle of energy.  We just got back from taking her to play ball, and I swear she would leap of a cliff to go chasing after that thing.  She has a one track mind and would hyperventilate once back at home if I did not physically remove the ball from her mouth.  However, I have to keep the ball in sight or else she gets stressed out.  Right now, she is laying by the air conditioning panting like a steam engine.

That's all for us right now!