…that my husband has been in China for the last eight days.

I didn’t want any cyber-stalkers to get any ideas. But he is in US airspace even now on his way home.

He is on a board that has to do with textile fiber standards, along with people from several other companies, and they had a conference there. He works with the color aspects and gave a presentation on that — a 2-hour presentation because it had to be translated as he spoke. He said it went well, but we haven’t had much chance to talk about it all. Thankfully he has been able to call almost every day. His cell phone worked to call here, but a couple of times I tried to call him and couldn’t get through.

To give you a little window into his world, here is the description of his presentation:

The session will focus on color communication and the SAE standards that govern automotive color measurement and observation for automotive interiors. [He] will review the practical application of how color is approved at North American OEMs. The future of color computer-aided design and world-wide communication will also be discussed.

We’ve gotten kind of used to him coming and going through the week, but to be gone that long, that far away, and over a weekend has been a little tougher. We’ll be glad to have him home.

I had plans for a really productive week, but with having a bad cold the first part of the week and some kind of stomach bug the last two days, expect for missions conference and laundry I haven’t done much.

I have had about eight crackers and a few bites of applesauce over the last two days and have had to stay within a few steps from the bathroom, even after taking the maximum amount of Pepto Bismol caplets yesterday. I switched to Immodium, and whether that kicked in or whatever this is has run its course or the Lord answered prayer — likely a combination of all of the above — God can answer prayer through those other things as well as directly healing — I seem to be over the worst of it. I hope. No one else in the family has it, thankfully, and I hope they don’t get it. We did eat out Wed. night at a pizza place — I had a salad and no one else did, so I am wondering if something I ate there had an effect or if it is just a bug.

I know Jeremy is due to leave the nest soon, and I am not looking forward to that, but I have been so thankful this week he has been here to take Jesse to school and run a few errands for me.

Daytime television is a vast wasteland. I’ve tried to veg out with the TV a little, but there is not much worth watching in the daytime! I have gotten some reading done and slept a good bit this morning and feel a little fresher now. So hopefully all is on the mend.