It Was Worth It

Monday's trip to the allergist was good. Nate came with me and helped with the "pricks." Abby took them like a champ, didn't cry, and even sat still while we waited for the results to turn up on her back. Two good things came out of this appointment: 1. Abby is not allergic to anything. I was suspicious of certain foods, but they call came up negative. Even though finding out that Abby had an allergy would have explained her asthma, I'm really happy that Abby doesn't have to deal with an allergy on top of asthma. 2. The doctor changed her course of treatment for her asthma. One of my biggest frustrations was that I was giving her this medicine that wasn't working. She took her off the inhalers and put her on Singulair. We will see if it works. I hope so:)

And just because I feel like sharing some of my opinions on happenings in the world, here's a few thoughts . . .

I am really disappointed in American Idol this year. We watched first "top 24" episodes this week and couldn't find any performance worth being excited for. The good thing is that I love Ellen DeGeneres and I love that she's a judge on the show. She's so funny.

I am really angry at Toyota. We bought a Toyota Sienna a few years ago mostly for the safety ratings and good reputation it has. And now we find out that they intentionally cut corners on safety, didn't issue recalls at the appropriate times, and even bragged about how much money they saved . . . all while people were dying. Our car has not been recalled, but it seems like many of the Toyota models are having trouble and just because our car hasn't been recalled doesn't mean that I trust that Toyota got it right with the Sienna. Next time we buy a car, Honda is looking really good right now.

I hate what Tiger Woods did to his family, but I am all for forgiveness and think he deserves it as much as anyone else does. I hope that he can turn his life around, save his marriage, and put his family back together. It might seem like a long shot, but I know that God can heal anything, and how awesome would that be if such a horrible situation could be turned around for good? Not condoning his behavior, but rooting for forgiveness here.

8-12 inches of snow are coming our way in the next 24 hours, and I'm off to go buy food and wood for our fireplace just in case we lose power. This storm is being called a snowicane, so I better be ready!