Better Days up Ahead

I am trying to fix my eyes on the prize - my baby in China. I spent another agonizing night battling kidney stones. My doctor is out of town for ten days. If the stone isn't gone by the time he returns I will need to have surgery in order to deal with this before travelling to China. I was sad to miss work again because of the financial impact and the time away from my class, but nothing could be done. The good news is that all but one of my walls are dry. On Friday the carpet will be cleaned and relayed and then my furniture can go back and I can clean the kitchen floor, which is driving me crazy. I will need to patch all the holes drilled in all the walls so that they could dry. I just know that brighter days are up ahead and it won't be long until I am on my way to China.