My son-in-law

[gja1000]

Bryan got to come home Sunday and he is doing OK. He still has pain and tenderness in the lower abdomen, but he is not feeling any worse. It can take some time for a diverticulitis flare-up to go away.

Bryan is stressed because of his job. He was sent to Houston because his company bought a concrete company in Houston - BUT - the previous owner has not yet retired (he is a really nice man thankfully), and Bryan is in charge, but all the employees are loyal to the previous owner and so it makes for some really sticky situations for Bryan. He is trying to learn the company, learn Houston, learn their customer base and generate new customers too. The company is losing money because their operations are antiquated and Bryan will have to clean house and change lots of things - when - the previous owner retires (which should be pretty soon). It was the "deal" that was made when the company was bought, that the previous owner could work a while longer before retiring. Anyway, it will be OK, Bryan just has to walk on egg shells right now. And when Bryan is stressed, it always shows up in his colon - but - he didn't know he had diverticulitis. So, now he is going to have to make some lifestyle and diet changes. When you've never had to do that, it is hard, but he will be OK.

My daughter just basically doesn't want to be living in Houston. It is so different from Austin, plus she has never lived more than 10-30 minutes away from me. So for example, if they still lived here I would have been at the house with the girls all weekend while Bryan was in the hospital. Brooke has had a pretty easy life with not many major bumps, so she has never really learned how to handle hard times. Oh, she thinks she has lots of stress and problems, but compared to what her life COULD be, it is a breeze. But she doesn't see it that way, so that is her reality and I understand that. So, I guess her stress came out in shingles. She also has an anxiety disorder so she can get all worked up and have an anxiety attack pretty easily. She does take medicine for it.

Abi and Emma made it without any blood shed. They are good girls, but Emma can be a little twerp! She is an adorable twerp though!