Feeling Ashamed

Many days, I wake up and think about how hard my life has been - how hard it seems to be. I dwell on how much I hurt, or how much I have to do (that I don't particularly enjoy). I daydream about being able to see all of my kids and grand kids, anytime I want (without a long drive/and or plane ride). I think about how hard Steve has to work, just to "make ends meet" (and then I ususally think about something new that I want;)!

I'm trying to find the positive more often that the negative.

I'm trying to move more, and eat less (or eat more of what I SHOULD be eating, and less of what I SHOULDN'T be eating). AND I'm trying to be grateful that I can still move, on my own two feet (even if some days I'm moving very slowly).

I'm trying to be grateful that I can sleep most of the time - and I'm sooooo grateful for the people who have developed the medications that enable me to sleep! Sleep is soooooooooooo under rated! Take naps people - Go to bed early - Embrace the mattress. Sleep is restorative. It is a slice of heaven on earth.

If you are ever having a day when you are feeling down and out... When you think that you have been given more that you can handle... When you are feeling sorry for yourself, and you don't think anyone else "has it as bad as you do". ..

Just visit this blog:

www.gitzengirl.blogspot.com

Make sure that you have a tissue. Read a few entries... Feel a little ashamed of yourself... Blow your nose, and then give a prayer of thanks for all that you have to deal with in your life! After all... Dealing with Life is what we are here for!

Love you ALL

Hearing Aids

Just got back from a trip to the audiologist. Nothing new:

1. Joey still has a hearing loss.
2. Joey still needs to wear his hearing aids.
3. Joey still won't wear his hearing aids.

The End

STORMS

Wow - I was so glad that Gustav caused no damage to our house - Because - this is what happened last May, when a storm blew in! One of the trees in the cul-de-sac fell into our front yard, missing the house by about 4 or 5 feet. A week earlier Sonnie and I had planted a berm with lots and lots or Impatients and Dusty Miller. The tree landed right on top of it. Plants were "squirted" right out of the ground - "roots and all".

A few days later, after Steve returned from a trip to Pennsylvania (he left about 2 hours before the storm hit, and returned home 2 days later - about an hour after the power came back on) a friend came over and helped cut the tree up. We didn't get mail delivered until it had all been hauled away because a "big chunk" was in front on the mailbox. What ever happened to "neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night..."?

This Could Be Fun

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember--it can be funny, weird, awkward, random, etc.!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

I Was Born at the Right Time

Suzanne asked for a new post, so here it is.

I Was born at the right time. After a visit from GUSTAV I have come to the conclusion that:

1. I could live without cooking shows and HGTV.
2. I could live without microwave ovens.
3. I could live without cell phones - never mind I need my cell phone.
4. I could live without computeres.

BUT.........................

........I COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING AND LIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was so sticky - the heat is enough, but to add the humidity is awful. I know that I don't want to listen to the roar of a generator 24 hours a day, anytime soon. Yes, I was grateful that we had the thing so that we could run a few fans, and a lamp here and there, but they are so loud and the fumes stink.

This is so weird - you know that the power is out, but when you go into another room, you flip the light switch.

I will say that I feel so blessed that we had no damage to our house, and that we are all "safe and sound"! Please pray for those who were not as fortunate as we, and lost homes and or family members, due to Gustav and Ike. May the hurricane season be over!

THE FIVE

Rules:


Each player answers the questions themselves. At the end of the post the player tags 5 people, and posts their names, and then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they have been tagged, asking them to read your blog. (If I was an English teacher I would red mark the last sentence!) Let the person who tagged you know that you have answered the questions.


The Five


Ten years ago:


1. I was 44 years young.

2. I had children in elementary school, middle school, and high School.

3. I had 3 grandchildren.

4. I cooked for a lot more people that I do now!

5. I was a lot thinner.


Five things on today's "to do" list:


1. Get my hair done at 10:30

2. Work on albums for Corey, Caleb, Hunter and Bryson (pictures from the ZOO)

3. Sweep and Mop my house.

4. Try to come up with something for dinner that everyone likes...yes after ALL these years, this is still a struggle for me!!!

5. Go to TCBY this evening with my Visiting Teachers.


Five snacks I enjoy:


1. Hot artichoke dip with "bagle chips" and a REAL COKE. (Sometimes I just like to throw caution to the wind and live wild! - Did I mention that I was A LOT thinner 10 years ago?)

2. Soft serve ice vanilla ice cream from Linda's Chicken and Fish. (Yes, I was a LOT LOT THINNER!)

3. Frozen Bluberries - I try to eat some everyday! These are great with a little Splenda and some Fat Free Ready Whip.

4. John WM Macy's Cheese Sticks - Melting Parmesan is one of my favorite flavors. I get them at World Market.

5. Cheese and crackers.


Five things that I would do if I were a millionaire:


1. Pay off ALL of our debts.

2. Pay off ALL of our children's debts.

3. Set up trust funds for all our grandchildren.

4. Move to Utah (Angel Canyon) and work everyday at the largest no-kill animal shelter in the world. And I would also adopt lots of Rescue Pugs, Rescue Greyhounds, and Rescue Carolina Dogs

5. Fly at the drop of a hat to anywhere that my children are. Also (I'm old, I deserve to have more that 5 things on my list.) I would have a seperate "residence" so that any of my children / grandchildren could come and visit me, and stay in a place without dog hair!


Five places that I have lived:


1. St. Petersburg, Florida

2. Dunedin, Florida

3. Gainesville, Florida

4. Jacksonville, Florida

5. Lakeland, Florida


Okay - I'm done. I tag Suzanne, Barry, Mandee, and Tammy - I'm pathetic, as I don't know anyone else with a blog, 4 will have to do.

Greyhounds

Aren't these dogs beautiful? While we were in Florida last month, we were priviledge to house/dog sit for the Nobos. They are fostering rescued greyhounds. Lucy is on the left - doesn't she look regal? Ace is on the right. He is a shy guy. In the middle, is Mickey. He is a really big boy, and I feel in love with him right away.

These are such sweet loving dogs, and their "breed" are killed at an alarming rate. Please, Please, Please...if anyone out there in cyber world who might be reading this, has room in their heart for a wonderful dog CONSIDER GREYHOUND RESCUES!!! These fabulous dogs are just big 'ole couch potatoes. They are gentle and loving creatures and make GREAT housepets, even in small spaces. They don't bark much, and when relaxed, they will curl up into a ball, like a cat.

Spend a few minutes on line learning about these sweet dogs. Google "Greyhound Rescue" and then read all about them. Since there is dog racing in Tampa, there are a lot of wonderful dogs in Florida who are just waiting for a Forever Home!!!

More about our trip on another post! Arf Arf