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| Mon, 12-17-2007 - 7:14am |
Good morning everyone.Rhonda, can't wait to see a picture of Jackson on his
| Mon, 12-17-2007 - 7:14am |
Good morning everyone.Rhonda, can't wait to see a picture of Jackson on his
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Good Morning,
It is cold and windy here this morning. A vacation day for me! I sure could get used to shorter work weeks.
I've spotted the fitness wagon and have one hand firmly grasped on! I was up at my usual wake up for work time so decided I needed to stop making excuses and chase that wagon down. I felt so much better after getting off the treadmill and made me realize how much better I feel mentally and physically. Of course the 3 lbs I lost while I was sick are now back plus 1. Eating poorly + no workouts = nothing good! Probably the only mathmatical equation I'll ever understand!
DD and I are going to run a few errands and then she needs to start her rainbow cookies and finish her candy and I think I'm going to attempt to get my house and laundry back under control. The pesky bills are still there and I really do need to get to those. I cooked a chicken yesterday for soup and it will be the perfect night for it. If the wind dies down a bit I hope to get Otto out for a walk.
Time to get moving-the list is long and days off go way too fast! Hope you all have a great start to the new week!
Susan
Have you ever wondered why this time of year is the time we focus on what has happened and also what the next year will bring?
"Make Choices that bring you joy" cl-Patty
Well, I had slowed down to the point where I had no decorations done, which I love doing. With no kids in the house, I didn't feel like going through the trouble of putting up a big tree, but *I* still wanted a tree. So, DH to the rescue. He brought down a 4' artificial we've been moving around with us and that he's had since his "bachelor" days. I didn't even remember/know we had it! We put it up, and it's so cute. I even managed to get our beautiful wire mesh star to fit on the top. Rather than put all the ornaments on it, I put on our hand-blown clear decorations (mostly 'icicles'), some tinsel, and lights. It looks really pretty! We also got the white lights on our outdoor 3' diameter grapevine wreath. We did it while there was a slight lull in the snow/sleet/high-wind action. We've had enough snow for our plow-guy to come last night AND this morning; so that's at least 8" since yesterday afternoon. Our neighbors are out-of-town so both DH and I have been shoveling our walks and theirs - that's some workout; it's really heavy stuff with all that sleet mixed in.
Our offices are running on a shortened day today due to the winds and expectation of more snow/sleet. We have to wait and see if that affects our Christmas party due to start at 4 (when the University is officially closing today). I'm taking this as an opportunity to workout before I go in. I'm walking in, too, since the driving won't be great, and I need to work off some more calories anyway. I am bound and determined *not* to gain any weight over Christmas. I have a 'gig' on the 28th, and I want to look great in the red silk dress I bought in September....
I am really looking forward to 2 four-day weekends in a row! We have Mon/Tue off for Christmas and New Year's.
I have also spent a great deal of time thinking about some surgery I need. It is scary, but it's time to face it and get it done. Once the holidays are over, I'm calling the surgeon to start the testing and consultations to get this thing going. I'm also saying no to commitments after the holidays that aren't absolutely necessary so that I can deal with this. I was diagnosed with a small brain aneurysm last January. After testing and consultation with the neurosurgeon, I was told I was not in a high-risk category and that I should make the decision to either have the surgery or not. It was quite a blow to find out that I cannot have the less-invasive procedure and have to have full-blown neurosurgery. But, it's gotten hard to live with it. The very things that don't make me high-risk enough for immediate surgery also make me a good candidate for surgery :). So...anyway, that's what I've been thinking about and musing on. There's lots of work to do; health-care proxies, wills, etc before it happens, and thinking about those has been very difficult. DH and I will start working on them together with the doctor (the surgeon is quite arrogant but also compassionate - like he didn't think it was bad at all for me to ask what was going to happen to my hair.) This is also another motivation to get myself whipped into good physical fitness - the fitter I am, the better my chances of a faster recovery.
Judy
Wow, Judy, that's a heavy decision to make, but I think you're wise to go ahead and take care of it while it's not life threatening. It will be an ordeal, but then you should feel better and have less anxiety about it. I'll certainly pray for a good outcome for you.
Take care shoveling snow. That is a bear of a workout for your back and your heart.
~~Rhonda~~
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Good morning...
Nancy,
Deb/MN
I woke up to find a sink full of dirty dishes and raced to the refrigerator to see what was left. Turns out Rob had eaten over half of a $14.+ roast, the gravy, and a few potato chunks that were left from dinner last night as his late night "snack"!!! That meat was supposed to be for dinner tonight. I don't know where he puts it.
Patty, I think we take stock of ourselves and our lives at this time of the year, because it's another bump/milestone/red letter day, and it's human nature to think about where we are at times like that. The meaning of the Christmas season makes me wonder if I'm doing what God wants me to do and where I should be. The end of the year makes me look back on what was and wasn't accomplished, what I learned, what major things happened, etc. The beginning of a new year gives me the hope of yet another fresh start and attempts to achieve things I haven't needed to or haven't been able to in the past. With each passing year, I am more aware of time and that I have less left to accomplish the things I want and to make a difference in areas I can. Most importantly, it makes me realize I need to make the most of time with my family and friends and to take better care of myself, so I'll be around to see Jackson and any other grandchildren I make have. I got a late start as a grandmother, so I don't know if I'll get to be a great-grandmother. I hope so.
It's definitely colder here today, but at least it's sunny. I'm tired, as usual. Went to bed at a fairly decent hour for me, but tossed and turned for at least an hour-and-a-half. Even though I was at the nursing home yesterday and Saturday, I feel I should probably go again today. I try to go when Cheryl's there, so we can visit some too. She's leaving Friday. Since my mammogram appt. is at 12:30 tomorrow, it's going to make it very late before I can get there, if I go at all. I'd really like to just nap. No, actually, I'd really like to have the energy to get all the things done that I need
~~Rhonda~~
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Loved the picture in your post. It reminds me of Tim, because he's on a hot chocolate binge lately.
Do you ever snack? If so, what do you snack on?
~~Rhonda~~
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Afternoon Everyone,
Coming to work wasn't too bad this morning knowing I only need to work 3 days and then I will be off until the 7th of January.
You Were Born An Original... Don't Die A Copy
Hey Rhonda!
I don't usually snack but if I do it's
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