Addiction

I hate to say this but....

"Hi. My name is Amy. And I'm addicted to LOST."

Yes, LOST. The TV show. Dan, Jill, and I started watching Season 1 on Monday night and we are all hooked. We're going to watch the first three seasons (thanks to Tim and Mary!) and then DVR Season 4 when it starts on Thursday night and watch that when we're done. I tell you though, TV shows on DVD are the way to go! No commercials...it's almost like watching a movie.

I'm gonna need more popcorn...

Good Advice

I got this in an email today from my sister. It was a good reminder for me so I thought I'd pass it along...


Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.

Thankful

I'm thankful for the warmer weather this weekend!! Here are pictures I took of the window in my bedroom when it was so cold last week...




See the frost? Nice, eh? But this weekend it was warm enough for me to put plastic on this window and it has sure made a difference! I no longer have to to huddle under a blanket in order to be in my room. And I've actually been a little bit warm the last two nights under my down comforter...

Window plastic is a good thing......

Warning...

Today I was out with some friends and we stopped at a coffee shop in Valley Junction. This was posted by the cash register...

Special Day

A very special HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to this happy couple.....66 years!!

Congratulations Al and Arline! Blessings to you as you celebrate today....

More of the same...

"Adversity does not build character. It reveals it."

I totally agree........

Another Random Thought...

"Be not afraid of growing slowly. Be only afraid of standing still."

- Chinese Proverb

Random Thought

"I am either displaying the glory of God or destroying it (taking it from Him)."

Thoughts?

Round Two

So, today is the first day that I've actually felt among the living. I woke up without a sore throat - but still have the cough. And the bonus feature for today? A runny nose. The first time I've had that this whole sickness. I had another bonus feature on Monday afternoon but I couldn't blog about that 'cuz the guys wouldn't appreciate it so much.

Tomorrow will be back to work. But it's good because I'm getting bored here. Yesterday wasn't too bad because my sister-in-law was home sick too. But today it's just me and my grossly overdue homework.....

Back to studying...

On the mend

I went to the doctor this morning. I don't have Strep but I didn't think I did. She said there is something definitely going on as my throat is red, my glands are swollen and there appears to be some wheezing in the right side of my chest. But she can't be sure if it's viral or an infection of some sort. She sent me home with a load of medicine. I'm on an antibiotic, plus she said take Advil every four hours, cough syrup with codeine and an inhaler every 4-6 hours as needed. And rest. Wow...

My sister-in-law was also home sick today so when I got home we watched a movie and then about 1pm I headed downstairs for a nap. I woke up about 3:30pm. I've just been sleeping the week away but I guess I need it. I told Sandy that I feel guilty staying home from work all week. She said it just because I'm never sick and I don't know who to be sick. She's right. I'm not usually sick for more than one day. I have to keep telling myself it's okay to stay home. And since I just got dizzy sitting here typing this I think she's right!

You'd think a person who's been home all week from work would be able to get something done around home. Or get some studying done (I'm WAY behind!)...but I can't seem to stay awake long enough to do anything.

A BIG thanks to my friend, Slim, for taking me to the doctor this morning. You know I love you.....

Sick

Today is day 2 of being home sick. And it's not very fun. Sunday I was starting to feel bad and it hit hard during the night. Yesterday I did little more than lay around and sleep. I did venture out once to get some cough syrup from a friend. But that is almost gone and I'm trying to save it and use it only at night so I can sleep.

From my stomach down I feel fine. But from my chest up I feel horrible. Hacking cough, sinus pressure, very sore throat. My head just feels heavy I feel pretty out of it...

I tried to go to work this morning and I lasted almost an hour. I'm not even sure why I went in. Usually when I'm sick it's just a flare up of my colon and only lasts one day. I'm not used to being sick for more than one day and I just need to tell myself it's okay to stay home more than one day.

So...back to bed for me.............

Fuzzy

I played bass on the worship team last Sunday morning and then I didn't get back home until about 9:30 that night. When I got home I noticed something wasn't quite right with Fuzzy, my cat. He was doing a lot of loud crying and just laying down in odd places. So I checked him out and couldn't see anything outwardly wrong with him but when I picked him up he cried like he was in pain. And he laid in bed with me which he NEVER does so I knew something was amuck. So, I called the Vet to leave a message about bringing him in to be look at in the morning, told him not to die in the night, and went to bed. I didn't get much sleep because he kept crying out at random times throughout the night but, somehow, we both made it through the night. The vet called the next morning and said it sounded like he may have a blocked bladder and I should bring him in. He did a quick check-up when I got there and, sure enough, Fuzzy had a blocked bladder. Frank (the vet) said he'd have to keep him for a few days.

Well, he got to come home last night.....with special cat food and some pills. The kicker is that right now he can't eat the cat food I have at home and my other cats can't eat his "special" cat food. Have you ever tried to keep a cat from doing anything? So I have to somehow keep them away from each other's food...which means I can't just keep food out all the time like I have done for 12 years. So, the other 2 are confused as to why the food is gone all of a sudden and why they can't just partake in Fuzzy's food because it must smell good to them. And Fuzzy wants nothing to do with the food...unless it's being hand-fed to him by me. Oh, it's going to be a long couple of weeks...

Life is good...

This is how I feel today...

Roots

Recently I was doing some studying at Starbucks and saw this on the wall:

"The deeper the roots the higher the reach."

My mind went immediately to the spiritual implications of a statement like that. What does it mean to have deep roots? And how high (or far) is my reach based on my current "root system"? It's really made me think about my relationship with God and with others. Are my relationships deep and meaningful because my roots are deep? Or are they "shallow" and never go beyond "hey, how are you doing"? Do I associate with people who also have deep roots? And with people who challenge me to deepen my roots? Or are the people in my life content with how deep my roots already are?

Just some thoughts at the beginning of this year........

Happy New Year!

My celebration of the new year was pretty uneventful. I didn't get invited to any parties and I didn't really want to stay home alone all night so yesterday I called my friend, Lisa, and invited myself to hang out with her. And we had fun. The plan was to party hop to three parties but we only made it to two. We ate of lot of great food and played dominos, pool, paddle ball, and foosball throughout the night. And laughed a lot with everyone we hung out with. We helped the people at the last house clean up and then we left about 1:15 am. I was in bed by 2:00 am and didn't get up until close to 11 am!! I love that! I watched a movie and some mindless TV and helped Jill get ready for the party we're having for Tyler's birthday in a little while.

Nothing too exciting here....