Bathing and Hair Washing

One more thing I know for sure. We take so many things in our lives for granted. We never think about flipping on a light switch, but just let the power go out and we are so inconvenienced & we flip that switch all the time. Same goes for when something happens in ones life that prevents them from just hopping in the shower - like my foot surgery. This Little House on the Prairie of washing out of a sink is for the birds. AND remembering to have all the suff at arms length is another. All the "stuff" in the shower now has to be on top of the sink, and heaven help if you forget something. Stopping what you are doing, turning around and "just grabbing it" are out of the question! Yell for Bill!!! So the next time you all are showering - letting that refreshing, warming water run down your face, back, - well you get the picture :-) ----just remember to be grateful that you have that..... I will again.....soon!!!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving

This I truly know for sure: It is very depressing to be along on Thanksgiving. Don't get me wrong, I am not alone, my husband is here. But by alone, I mean your children and grandchildren. When I decided to have the foot surgery, I knew it would be an almost certainty that Thanksgiving would be just us and thought I had reconciled with that. But, alas, with it being Thanksgiving Day and our BIG Thanksgiving dinner will be Cracker Barrel's take-out Thanksgiving dinner, well it is very hard.

Having said that :-) I do wish each and everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! I wish for my children to be laughing and stuffing their face with turkey and pumpkin pie. I truly am a blessed woman and today I shall not forget that! My children are all wonderful, my grandchildren are the best, and I have great friends. I have a sister that makes me pee my pants because we laugh so hard, a neice who is like my daughter, and a nephew who is serving our Country in Afghastan.

So today is a day to be thankful for everyone and everything that passes through our lives.
Phil. 1-3 --- I thank my God every time I remember you.

Have a blessed day!!!!!!

Happy Birthday

Today is November 26th --- Today is the Birthday of my youngest son and that would make him the baby :-) As I have told him no matter how old he is, he will always be the baby - whether he likes it or not!

Today is a Birthday milestone for him: 30 Years Old! That would be three decades. So which sounds older 30 years or three decades? To me 30 years old is SO very young....To his students, 30 years old is ANCIENT! To him turning 30....well he will have to tell you that. But no matter how you say it it still is HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHEN!!!!!!!!! Have a wonderful, restful, peaceful day! But then having 3 sons of his own - doubt that will happen!

Very Disappointed

Went to the doctors today and was told that I have three more weeks of non-weight bearing! I will still have fall decorations up in the house the middle of December! The doctor had said "You can have this surgery on Friday and be back to work on Tuesday" - AND he said again today, "Yes, he could see patients, but he wouldn't be able to do surgery on crutches". I wanted to slap him right there. So I did what any respectable woman would do -- I cried! Two tables down there was a woman waiting to see the doctor, and she got up and got me kleenex! What am I going to do without exercise for 5 weeks? Sitting on my butt for 5 weeks sure isn't going to help the cause. Probably a good thing that I am diabetic or I am sure I would be eating bon-bons all day long - No I would go for M&M Peanuts..... And today I know for sure if I had this to do over, I would call a do over! But I also know for sure, that I can't call a do over & I will have to re-find my positive attitude and take one day at a time!!!!!

My First Post

Happy Thanksgiving 2008! I am recooperating from foot surgery, so will not be cooking any Thanksgiving dinner this year! I have watched way too much TV and way too much of the Cooking Channel, and I know this because I "smell" the turkey! I guess it is time to start watching more CSI or something!

We did have Chinese food last night, and, of course, the reading of the fortune cookies! Now normally they are something cheesy or telling you that your millions will show up the 2nd Tuesday of next week, but mine had a really special one, and I thought I would share with you all:

Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings while the dawn is still dark ----

I thought that was really cool and see what you all think!