tonsils and house inspections

well, today was a very exciting day. i had to be at the hospital at 6am. somehow i made it thanks to a dear friend Jeannie, and the Lord getting me out of bed after a mere 3.5 hours of sleep! i was going to have my tonsils out, and not all that excited at the prospect. but most of my friends and i figured it was God's way of sparing me from having it done at a military hospital somewhere away from Brad if they don't offer at Sig or either having to fly back to the states while ill to have it.
anyway, showed up and had my labs and xrays done and was waiting for the surgery to start but they came in and said a blood test had come back positive that they needed to redo.
once it finally came back the 2nd time, they said inconclusive. so they could not do full-blown anesthesia. but at least they did some 'light' anesthesia which allowed me to sleep through the nightmare of being awake as i was having my throat cut on the inside! however, i was NOT spared being stabbed 3 different times with burning lidocaine to get an IV ready. i was dehydrated from not drinking since midnight and have small veins. so that part was not very pleasant. i look like a very large pin cushion in purple pajamas now that i am home safe and warm with all the pups laying around me.
the great news for the days is....drum roll please...one large hurdle for the sale of the house - the home inspection only turned up what the realtor calls 'a few small items' - miracle of miracles - everything is moving forward!! (we have not received the list yet)
the other major hurdle as far as the home is concerned is the results of the VA appraisal which we expect to come in hopefully some time next week. so thank you for continued prayers in that area.
Brad is recovering from a fall he had last weekend while at a festival in Acireale (or something like that) when he was trying to move out of the way of a tiny little princess in a fluffy dress walking with her father, he stepped back and was instantly landed on some lava on his side. he seems to be fine but is sore still. we are just amazed how he managed to walk around the festival 2 nights in a row and even take the fall and still be up and about. another miracle. we serve the living God who is awesome beyond words. praise His holy name!!!