workation...so far

Thailand has been pretty nice so far.  We've had the best weather I can ever remember during a trip here.  It's not overly humid and even in the afternoon it feels quite pleasant.  Our travels were fairly uneventful.  The worst part so far was the time in Bangkok trying to get all of our medical stuff taken care of.  Once we go to America we have to get medical clearance saying we are healthy and able to return back to our overseas home.  Since we have limited immediate health care they just need to be sure there is nothing serious going on.  We got through our first traumatic day (the boys not only had to have blood drawn and shots but Kirby and Bennett went to the dentist that afternoon...Kirby was brave but Bennett was not lovin' us).  It was about 12 hours at the hospital (I also saw the lady Dr. and Stan had an extensive 5 hour physical).  The next day it was time for my physical.  This includes chest x-rays, EKG, abdominal ultrasound and almost anything else you can imagine to check out full health.  Now maybe you see why it takes so long.  Luckily Stan didn't have to bring the boys.  The next day we all had to go back to pick up paperwork and get our results.  The boys checked out great, Stan checked out great but I got some shocking news...no I'm not pregnant.  They actually found that I have a large cyst on my left ovary and a large stone in my right kidney.  The ovary can be monitored and doesn't need immediate treatment (it doesn't seem to be causing me pain) but the stone is painful and too large to pas on it's on.  That means at least I will have to extend my time here to get treated.  Please pray for me.  All these details need to be planned in the midst of a busy meeting schedule and family vacation.  Despite some discomfort we've had some fun since leaving Bangkok and arriving in Chiang Mai.  We took a family trip to the Zoo/Aquarium, had a day at the pool and yesterday I went to a Thai cooking class with some ladies (Stan had an afternoon golf outing with the guys).  Not to mention some great food!

So I ask for prayers for the pain to stay bearable, for the stone to not start hurting my kidney function (so far it's not) and for all the arrangements to fall in to place easily.  Thanks!