lacking the emission of sound.

my mom has a paralyzed vocal cord.
yada, yada, yada.

today i heard her say "i'm an heiress".
dad: no, she said "i'm in paris".
dad leans closer in ...
mom: i'm embarrassed.

happy thursday.

thursday is supposed to be the best day of the week.

but mine was spent in a waiting room at lds hospital.

how did i keep myself busy you ask?

• read the april issue of real simple twice.
• watched my dad play angry birds and words with friends.
• played one game of word search.
• read a disturbing article on synthetic drugs. 
• stared at others in the waiting room and concocted stories for them and how they got there.
• sung THIS song in my head.
• read rolling stone.
• read vogue {rather, LOOKED at vogue}.
• read "believing christ".
• complained.
• took pictures of the nice water colors on the wall {see below}.

ps. get well soon mom.