Tuesday, August 31, 2010

THANKFUL TUESDAY: I'm smiling and grumbling????

Oooo -- I might have the GRrrrrrssss today????
Yep,
First thing this morning
I rushed to the County Building
to tag (lisence)my car.
Yep,
it's the last day of the month.
I anticipated a line.
But to my dismay
I was the first one there.
Yay,
and then...
the new person helping me noticed that the registration needed
2 signatures.
My first response?
WHAT? Our names don't include a
and/or???
with a gnarly face.
HOW EMBARRASSING (the gnarly face)...
So
I waited for Mr. Clark to get out of the refinery so that he could sign his name.
Made my trek back to the County Building
Only to find out that
It "DOES" have the and/or.
Still
I embarrassed myself grumbling under my breath (sorta).
btw- I apologized... Although she made a mistake
I probably didn't make her day with my gnarl..
Sorry County People
I'm sure you get that all day!
My first clue, "I might have the
Grrrssssss.
Never the less
I AM THANKFUL
to get my car tagged :)
BUT
when I tried to get home...
Our road is being tore up.
THIS IS A GOOD THING!
You see,
our road has OUTRAGEOUS POT HOLES!
yes, it might be the reason a four wheel drive is a must! LOL
I could go on for a day about
how HIGH KANSAS TAXES ARE
and how "RIDICULOUS"
(I love that word! Elder Holly's fav. word! LOL)
"SPECIALS" are when it comes to road maintenance...
It had to get to this point to be
THANKFUL
I GET to pay for a nice road
(when we get a real road)
and
to have no road, rather then a pot hole road!
My point is...
It's possible to have the GRrrssssss
and
still be SMILING :)
and Thankful that this is all I have to grumble about...

Monday, August 30, 2010

Lifting Burdens: The Atonement of Jesus Christ

What am I doing today?

APPLES
I LOVE my Victoria Strainer. It separates the peelings from the sauce!
Lots of "CHUNKY" Applesauce...
Cleaning, lots of Cleaning...
Packing, Utah-here we come!
I might not be sleeping tonight :(

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Coconut Crazy!

Found a Yummy recipe today! Check it out here: Party Starters: Tasty Treats Thursday {Kathia's Macaroons} I had to run to the store to buy COCONUT! And here are the results ( in a second I'll show my own pics.) Yes! I AM COCONUT CRAZY so this one is a KEEPER!

Thankful Thursday: No fear?

Still no news...
Today, I had a CT scan. Drank the dreaded drink and had an IV of Radiation put into my body and then
the "TUNNEL" scan!
NO BIG DEAL...
except the radiologist ask me if I had reactions to the dye. Hmmmmm Didn't really want to speak up about it. I don't really like bringing up the ooopsies of the past.
I was hoping 3's not the charm?
I told her my story. (which I am getting to HATE repeating) and then I began to fear.
I closed my eyes and prayed, "please Dear Lord, NO trouble today!"
Just a 'little' fear.
geez
(that's an understatement)
Those of you who know my history?
For you who don't
Yep,
Code blue
with a simple IV poke
and a routine angeogram
My prayer was answered! SHEW made it through that test...
It is COMPLICATED being a WOMAN...
when heredity play's a big role.
Dear Mom,
I don't want to go through what you did :(
JUST A ROUTINE TEST...

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Thankful Tuesday: For things I DON'T know :)

Today I had blood work...
The dreaded ca-125
"Ovarian Cancer test"
It's a routine test
because I'm being CAUTIOUS
Is it better to not know?
If I know I can FIGHT
Tomorrow I can move forward!
On my mind...
My Relationship with Jesus Christ
My Husband,
My Children,
My grandchildren and future grandchildren.
thinking...
Tomorrow if the news is good or bad...
I WILL BE GLAD FOR LIFE
I will be happy for each new day.
I will have OPTIMISM
but...
Just so you know
In my opinion
it's good to be a little pessimistic--
I am prepared for tomorrow.
Plan A and Plan B are in line.
What ever will be, will be.
SO TODAY
I'll focus on being
thankful for things
I DON'T KNOW!
and advanced technology
SO I WILL KNOW...