More health news

We continue to fight health problems. Stephanie and Vincent both have colds/allergies, but they went to work anyway today. By tonight they seemed a little better. My skin problems seem to be getting better. But I went to my first Weight Watchers meeting in several weeks, and my weight has exploded, and so I’m going to have to work on that. Mom is still trying to set up an appointment to start her treatment. Our repaired dishwasher continues to work. And Vincent’s pay check cleared and he started paying for his own lunches. We've gone for weeks without going to the grocery store. But Stephanie and Vincent went to Choi's Korean market this weekend and so Tuesday Stephanie cooked bokchoy and bulgogi and then we went to Smoothie King in St. Matthews for the first time. Stephanie also stopped at the Phoenix Hill Farmer's Market so who knows what kind of goodies she has planned for tomorrow.

P.S. A couple of slight surprises: Stephanie’s principal was willing to buck her colleague and leave Stephanie with just the Read 180 class, some inclusion, and maybe one regular ENL class (or maybe not). She won’t have to do much planning and only limited grading. The principal said it’ll make up for last year when Stephanie had a big (18 – for ENL) class. Stephanie applied to do after-school tutoring this year but her salary is high enough that some of her colleagues with less experience or fewer degrees may beat her out.I was a little surprised that Vincent essentially confirmed what I had though already: that he’s not that enthusiastic about one new part of his life and he doesn’t expect it to go on forever – which is quite different from what he used to hint about the previous chapter. Not sure if it’s by accident that this came up after we’d watched another episode of “More to Love,” the plus-size version of “The Batchelor” (in which Luke shocked me by sending Anna home).Allergies and my weight management news – still not good this week.

P.P.S. Some confusion about Vincent’s counseling appointments, good news from Ohio that Stephanie’s mother, Nancy, was able to resume chemotherapy treatment, and me not feeling great and not getting along with family members.

P.P.P.S. Stephanie goes for her first ever mammogram Thursday afternoon.

-- Perry