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i'm very pleased!!

i got great news yesterday that my brother-in-law had passed his big exam that certifies him as a medical physicist and later the same day was offered a job at KGH! amazing! i'm so pleased for them, and happy that it means they can stay in kingston instead of having to move far away. i really like having all my family in town. and brendan and i really like seeing our nieces and nephews regularly. they're pretty fascinating little people.

this was one of those times when the future was full of uncertainity and joy heldfast to the belief that everything was going to work out ok, and it did!

today is my last day of work, then i'm on holiday for the next 2.5 weeks :) i really need this break. maybe i just want it. either way, paid time off work is never a bad thing.

in addition to this being my last day of work, it's also my last day of working with marilyn, who will be retired by the time i return in january. it really stinks! i spend a lot of time with marilyn, and she's really easy to be around. she's a fun-loving extrovert and i appreciate that she's always included me even though i'm pretty reclusive at work. i'm really excited for marilyn, it will be really nice for her to not have to work anymore, but i'll really miss her.

there's all sorts of changes taking place. part of me wonders if i won't even recognize my life in a year - at least not at work, all my pals are leaving and i don't connect as well with the 20-somethings. i get along well with folks in their 50s and 60s. i don't know if it's because i've been surrounded by them for the last 10 years, but i find there's no pretense and i can just be myself. plus people who are older have great stories and experiences. interesting people are my favourite.

last night i was telling brendan about the picket-line scene in billy elliot (i saw some teachers striking the other day and felt their aproach of standing in a huddle and drinking coffee to be lacking), and it got me all choaked up. man, i am moved to tears quite easily these days. it's kind of funny!

don't let yourself fall down.