The Blog of Michael Lee Mitchell

Merry Christmas to everyone and Happy Birthday Lord Jesus. Well, it is finally here. I have had a busy day. Went to a couple of family members house. Saw some people I haven't seen in a while and had great food and fellowship. Hope everyone had a great Christmas.

It is Christmas Eve 2007 and I am in a little pain from my sinus surgery. I really want to blow my nose but cannot. I hope everyone else has a safe and great Christmas Eve. Remember the reason for the season the Birth of Jesus Christ!

Here is a picture of me two days after nose surgery. The packing is catching anything running from my nose. I know yuck. I have to change it about two to three times a day.

I took my exam on Wednesday morning. Thursday, I received a call and was told I did totally awesome on the exam. My name is going on the list for the Pharmacy Technician school starting in August of 2008. I prayed that I would do well and pass and the Lord answered.

I had my sinus surgery yesterday. It went well, except that I had to stay all day in the hospital. The doctor was worried about the anesthesia and my sleep apnea. I am in very little pain. But the best part is I can breathe again. I finally got released from University Community Hospital at 9:30PM last night. Today I have been recuperating at home. I have watched three DVDs Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix---5 stars out of 5 The Bourne Ultimatum----5 stars out of 5 and The Simpsons the Movie---3 stars out of 5. Hope everyone is done with their Christmas shopping and remember the reason for the season the Birth of Christ.

I took my exam today for entrance into the Pharmacy Technician at a local technical school. I will know tomorrow how I did. I feel fairly good about it. Also, I am anticipating a good sinus surgery on Friday.

Well, it is official as of 16 minutes ago. I have retired from my law enforcement career of 18 years at 6PM tonight. I thought this day would come 7 years from now. However, I could not take it anymore. So after a lot of reasons and thought I decided it was time to go. I took early retirement. I will move on to the next stage in my life as far as jobs/careers in the next few coming months or weeks. I will let you all know what develops. As of now I am just a civilian once again. Well, I am off. I am now going to go to my niece, Alexus' School Christmas concert.

I start my last two days at my job before my retirement on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 6PM. I am looking forward to it. I also have been studying for an exam I am going to be taking next week with my new career. Lets hope I pass, this will determine a lot. On the DVD front I watched Ghost Rider the other day and I give it 3.5 stars. Other news this month. I lost a good friend. Why? I have no idea. I wish her well. Well blog more in the next few days. Take care to all.

Well, I have updated the website. Most of you probably have noticed that I have a retirement date on my calendar. Yes it is official. I will be retiring after 18 years in Law Enforcement/Government work. I will hopefully making an announcement about my next career in the next few weeks. Until then I have been enjoying my time off with a few movies listed below and have rated them according to my scale. 4 stars for excellent down to no stars. Firehouse Dog-----21/2 stars The Debry Stallion--2 stars Fantastic 4 Rise of the Silver Surfer---4 stars Hairspray---2 stars Meet the Robinsons---3 stars I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry---2 stars Ratatouille----4 stars Transformers----4 stars The Invisible---11/2 stars

I will be trying The Shangri-La Diet after the new year. Here is more information on it: