Ups This Week
Best news received this morning: my sister gave birth at 2:20 this morning, about a fortnight earlier than expected, to my third niece: Jessie Hope. 2.7kg and 46.5cm. Cannot wait to visit. Skye was very excited. She and Eden spent the night here, so the news was given to them, and me who slept through the early-morning phone call, this morning.
A dear friend found a job.
Another dear friend, and husband of the friend above, helped me with a work situation I was struggling with: it was a blessing to know I could ask for, and receive, help. And those at work in relevant positions also greatly assisted and relieved the pressure from me.
Enjoyed watching episodes of Six Feet Under and Brothers & Sisters on DVD in the evening.
Looking forward to watching the final episode of Torchwood: Children of Earth over the weekend [thank you ABC iView -- may not work overseas; it lets us download and watch epsiodes of shows on the ABC we missed]. And happy to hear The End of the Time, David Tennant’s last episodes as the Doctor [though sad to see him go], will finally be shown here on February 14 and 21.
The first session of the course I am doing, Moral Life in Christ, was exceptionally interesting, thought-provoking and enjoyable. We looked at the dignity of the person, our call to happiness in God, our freedom to make choices and the responsibility that comes with that freedom, the morality of acts and the conscience. Hope to write more about it soon.
Had an almost-issue at work with a lightning strike and power failure [luckily the generator kicked in] and a leaking roof in the server room. Definitely not an Up, but, with the help of great colleagues, I did not panic or get overly anxious.
Attended and stayed [until the issue above occurred!] at a work meeting that had me anxious before-hand.
Apologised to a colleague for any intensity and constant bothering due to my anxiety issues last year, and received a very affirmative and appreciated reply that he was happy to help — and still was.
Thanks be to God.
February 6th, 2010 at 09:57
Another niece for you to enjoy! how lovely. A leaky roof in the server room sounds as if there could have been a lot of nasties resulting. Glad all worked out fine. That course still sounds interesting.
February 6th, 2010 at 13:40
Fantastic news al around, Ian! I do believe you are counting blessings! And counting blessings always makes us realize just how *loved* we really are! May the good events keep coming!
February 6th, 2010 at 17:09
so your family breeds girls like Deeleea’s breeds boys eh
congratulations!
February 6th, 2010 at 18:14
Congratulations to you and to sis! Seems like your family churns out the girls where mine does the boys!!
February 6th, 2010 at 18:16
A new niece ! Congratulations, Ian !
I am the mother of four daughters, and it is wonderful fun having girls
My love and prayers.
February 6th, 2010 at 18:38
Congratulations to all!! And welcome to the world, Jessie Hope.
February 6th, 2010 at 19:23
Congratulations for Uncle Ian and all the family. Hope the big sisters enjoy being big sisters! Enjoy Torchwood, it was great, though I wasn’t as impressed with Doctor Who.
February 6th, 2010 at 21:42
Be prepared, Torchwood is a bit of a downer
February 6th, 2010 at 23:02
Huge congratulations on your newest niece.
Excellent telly choices too, Six Feet Under is wonderful, and Torchwood and Doctor Who, well what can I say, you’ll probably cry at both (I did) but they’re worth it.
xxx
Lemly
February 6th, 2010 at 23:34
things are looking up… and it makes my heart smile to read such a list of ups…it even makes me smile to refer to such a list as ‘ups’ …perhaps i shall do the same! imitation is the biggest form of flattery, right? (does that apply to the blog-o-sphere, too?!).
brothers & sisters – excellent choice. where are you in the six feet under series? one of the first things I did when buying a new dvd player was watch the whole thing – it took a few months, but was totally worth it… enjoy! (((((ian)))))
February 7th, 2010 at 00:43
pictures! We want pictures.
Congratulations to your sister and the whole family.
February 7th, 2010 at 09:43
Another lovely niece! Uncle Ian must be very proud. Congratulations to all the family.
With DebD: pictures please!
February 7th, 2010 at 10:25
Congratulations and Huzzah! Many Years!
February 7th, 2010 at 14:56
Thank you all. As soon as I remember to take a camera I will post photos.
Thanks for the warning on possible disappointments, as well as delights, for Doctor Who / Torchwood.
Mary: I have watched all of the series of Six Feet Under. I was going through them again and am mid-way through Series 2, and mid-way through Series 1 of Brothers & Sisters. And feel free to take the “Ups” idea…I find it helps me greatly as I tend to dwell on negatives so much I can completely forget/ignore the positives. Forcing myself to see them makes things seem that little bit brighter.
February 7th, 2010 at 20:02
Bless you, Ian. It is good to see you have so many causes for happiness/joy/contentment, especially your new niece. What splendid news!
I enjoyed the Torchwood & Doctor Whos, but as others have said – they’re not exactly brimming with laughs! I needed tissues for both.
Thank you too for your loving comments on my blog. I always look forward to receiving them. God bless, m’dear!
February 8th, 2010 at 20:15
How exciting! Another niece.
And yay for Six Feet Under and the screening of Doctor Who in Australia (although, it is extremely sad, be prepared!).
Hope things continue on the up. xo