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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:49:39 GMT

This is going to be one eventful and interesting new year. I'm going into the new year married and unemployed and while Michael seems to be in the process of moving from job immediately into another, there really is not 100% certainty there will be a job for him to move to. Our lease is up in May and while we hoped to attempt to look for a house to buy, that thought is no longer up for consideration. On the good side, I have had time to experiment with baking (which I really enjoy) and for sitting in the sun or napping with Beatrice. For the first time, being unemployed with no current prospects of a job, doesn't scare me to the point of despair. If I pick up a few cleaning jobs here and there we can scrape by until I find a permanent job. We were able to drive to Ocala last weekend to see my grandfather who is recovering from a bypass done the week before Christmas. I haven't made any jewelry since our wedding in June but I really think that soon I'm going to start working on it again. I have been saving up for a week long metalsmith class at a folk art school called John C. Campbell outside of Murphy, NC. I still don't have all that I'll need for tuition, room and board but the class I want to take isn't until September. I really wasn't sure how well I'd adjust to the whole married life thing and though it hasn't been easy to go from independent singleness to unselfish wife its been going well. Not that I'm now a perfect and unselfish wife, I'm very stubborn in my ways, but I've come a long way since last January. I love my cat, even we she doesn't stop meowing until I pick her up. It'll be interesting to see how things are a year from now.

Kitty Kitty

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:43:10 GMT

Today, on Michael's lunch break, we picked up our new cat from the Humane Society. She is a very pretty, 2 1/2 year old calico, who came with the name Friskers, but we have now changed it to Beatrice. She will take a little while to adjust since she has been living in a room with 6 or more other cats for at least the last 4 months. She has spent a lot of time behind the couch but she loves people too much to stay by herself, so she comes out occasionally to be petted by Michael (who started working from home 3 days a week) and I. I'm so excited about having a cat in my house!

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:16:14 GMT

I'm no longer Emily Miller. Its strange knowing that when people say Emily Henry, they will be referring to me. I decided that I couldn't bare to drop any of my names so tomorrow I'm going to the Social Security place to become Emily Paige Miller Henry. Its all so strange but really great at the same time.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:25:23 GMT

I'm going to Kenya!

Thursday, 7/19 - fly out of Atlanta at 1:20 pm

Friday, 7/20 - arrive in Nairobi at 8:50 pm, Kenya time (2:50 pm eastern time)

Saturday, 7/21 - orientation/ visit mission sites/ discussion with Kenyan pastors, christian service providers, missionaries (get a feel for Kenya and its needs)

Sunday, 7/22 - worship at New City Fellowship, visit with members, site see

Monday, 7/23 to Friday, 7/27 - work with ministries in Nairobi (Amani ya Juu, Overcomers, St. Lazarus School)

Saturday, 7/28 - physical work in slum

Sunday, 7/2 - worship and fellowship

Monday, 7/30 to Wednesday, 8/1 - safari excursion
         Monday - drive from Nairobi to Mara, settle into tent, eat lunch, afternoon game drive in Maasai Mara Game Reserve, sleep at Siana Springs Intrepids
         Tuesday - more game drive
         Wednesday - drive back to Nairobi

Wednesday, 8/1 - dinner with Dick Allen at Rusty Nail in Karen at 7:00pm

Thursday, 8/2 - fly out of Nairobi at 10:15 pm (4:15 pm eastern time)

Friday, 8/3 - arrive in Atlanta at 8:52 pm

Friday, June 08, 2007

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:42:43 GMT

Around 2:00 yesterday I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed. I've been in and out of sleep for the last 24 hours and I think I'm going to cut this entry short so I can go back to my sleep. Everything went fine and I have pain medicine that works pretty well, even though it makes walking to the toilet a pretty interesting experience.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:24:13 GMT

I got a phone call from a lady at the church on Friday telling me that if I was still interested in going to Kenya I could go with them. So it looks like I'll be going to Kenya for 15 days over the summer. I'll probably be working with children in the slums or doing art with handicapped children and I'll get to go on a day long safari as well. I filled out all the paper work and had my picture taken so I can get my passport. I'm so exhausted, I want to sleep for days.

Monday, February 26, 2007

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:05:01 GMT

I haven't posted much lately. I started teaching a class one day a week at an assisted living facility. Its interesting to spend a teaching art to 2 and 3 year olds and 7 and 8 year olds and then switch to teaching people over 65. I've taught two classes and I really like it. I have two more classes to teach and then the lady is going to decide if she wants me to continue teaching or not. On Thursday I had a really frustrating experience where insurance refused to pay for my medication even after the doctor called and tried telling them that it was important that I take Cymbalta and not some other type of antidepressant. Apparently they want a record of all the different types I've taken and since I have used different doctors my current doctor only has record of the one I'm taking now. So, supposedly after I have my old doctor send my new doctor my records and insurance sees proof that I have tried other medications, then they are willing to cover the Cymbalta. By the end of Thursday I was feeling very frustrated and annoyed with the pharmacy, the doctor and the insurance company, especially since I had taken my last pill that morning. So the nurse told me I could stop by the office that evening and she would set aside some more samples for me, which was fine except that the office was 30 minutes away. However, the engine in Michael's car blew up that morning on his way to work and I had to drive up past the doctors office to pick him up after I got off of work so the driving turned out to not be out of my way. Plus, when I got to the doctors and gave the nurse my name, she handed me a plastic bag with two months worth of free samples. After spending many hours feeling frustrated with the doctor I was quickly very happy with the doctor and felt like it was her way of saying "Screw the insurance company, you're getting you're medicine any way, " which made me feel so much better about the whole situation.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:51:48 GMT

I have a boyfriend and his name is Michael Henry!

Friday, February 16, 2007

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:06:32 GMT

I'm tired, I have a mile long list of things to do, I have no motivation and so I'm going to go to bed now. With the help of an amazing pill called Lunesta I will go to sleep and stay asleep for at least 8 hours, none of this stupid waking up 20 times during the night. I have one week left of my Cymbolta samples so I went to fill my prescription only to find out that the insurance company refuses to pay for it until they have talked to my doctor. Apparently my medication costs $140 a bottle so they don't want to give it to me unless the doctor says I really need it. I think I'm going on a 15 day missions trip to Nairobi, Kenya in July. I went to the meeting tonight. My church is going to cover half of the cost for the members who go. I need to think about it a little more and talk to my boss, but I really want to do it.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:26:03 GMT


Happy Valentine's Day!