My family is finally about done with the flu. Yay! I find it interesting that even after having my illness for more than a year I’m still learning t...ings about how it has changed my approach to life. I yelled at a doctor yesterday. We were at my youngest child’s appointment. We were in the exam room. All of a sudden there was a lot of movement in the hallway. It wasn’t an emergency or anything, it just became busy. Between the activity in the hallway and the discussion in the room it triggered. We kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. But it wouldn’t be a shock if it came when you expected it. Time went by and I thought we were all clear. That’s when you get the shock.Birth of a BabyI went back to school part time in the fall like I said I would. I was a year behind and likely to get further behind at the rate I could attend classes and still manage the ranch, but I didn’t care about that. Ashley would graduate this spring, assuming her either with a baby in her belly or on her. Frankly I don't recall the name of the place, butwhen we walked in the owner greeted Teri by name, asked her who herboyfriend was, and showed us to a table in the back. It was quiet, andafter ordering some coffee and some to die for pecan pie, we began totalk.Now, allow me to digress for a moment, as I introduce you to Teri. As Isaid she was two years older than me, and was just beginning her Junioryear as a journalism student. Teri's family lived in Atlanta, and allof them except Teri were. The bare back statement, that is. On closer examination, I noticed her back was not bare but was covered by some sort of broad tattoo. I immediately turned down the aisle and slowly moved toward her, keeping my eyes on her lower back.She didn't pay me any attention, other than to move a little closer to the displays to let me pass behind her. I dawdled, trying to make out the content of the tattoo but by then she was standing upright again and most of it was covered. I was disappointed and.