Family Photos/Portraits and General Griping, Sort Of

I was wakened this morning with a command to get dressed so that we could do a family photo shoot in the living room. Having been quite upset last night, I can't say I was really in the mood, but well...it's been a while. And then, it always takes longer than estimated.

Afterwards I had to go and get my leg treated 'cos I managed to exacerbate my old knee injury yesterday in training. T_T Damn, it's painful! My progress in kendo always seems to be a tentative two steps forward, then a massive step back. So frustrating!!! Well, I'll probably need to reconsider my approach. I stubbornly refuse to accept defeat, so I'll treat this as another insouciantly smug obstacle and listen more avidly to the weathervane in my knee in the future - well, most of the time anyway.

And talk about your splitting headaches! I had one this afternoon, putting a crimp on a gift buying trip for kin my parents are visiting on their suddenly impending visit abroad. And it is pretty sudden. Then again, things do seem to happen that way in our household. As a person who appreciates a little prior planning, usually at least a week or two in advance, everything seems a trifle precipitate. This all brings back home to me how much of a double-edge blade it is to have such a host of relations as we have.