1. Okay, I love the sun but could do with a little less of the heat, LOL. It was nearly 90 degrees today. I had to turn on the air conditioner. We have air conditioning! That's a GiST for sure!
2. I lost track of the time again today. That means I'm happily busy. :)
3. I found several pairs of shorts at Goodwill today that fit me and who could beat the price? I spent somewhere between $10-15. "What a bargain!"
4. Discussions about Lost on and offline have been stimulating and fun!
5. My mother-in-law stopped by today and we had a nice visit. She's still experiencing problems but at least she's out of the hospital and getting around. She's having more tests on April 14 and we'll be praying for her.
6. I was very mindful of the amount of food I ate today and which choices I made as well.
7. As always, I am so grateful for the whole GiST concept and supportive community!
Wednesday, April 7
Tuesday, April 6
GiST 108
1. The beautiful, warm days tempt me into losing track of the time so I forget to blog and forget to GiST. Enjoying the sun and daydreaming are definite blessings!
2. Remembering it's important to keep count of the small graces in my day too.
3. A cool refreshing breeze so that I don't get too hot!
4. The first 10 days of the month at GNC (which is where we get some of our vitamins and proteins)...these are deeper discount days!
5. Lost is on tonight!
6. Making plans to see Man of LaMancha at the community college with my son.
7. Taking my shoes off to let my feet cool off and wiggling my toes
8. Air conditioning in the car--it got really hot being all shut up like that during the day!
9. Dinners that can be prepared on top of the stove and not in the oven on hot days
10. Kosmo lying on his back with his paws up, showing off his tummy, and basking in a sunspot. Here's a picture.
2. Remembering it's important to keep count of the small graces in my day too.
3. A cool refreshing breeze so that I don't get too hot!
4. The first 10 days of the month at GNC (which is where we get some of our vitamins and proteins)...these are deeper discount days!
5. Lost is on tonight!
6. Making plans to see Man of LaMancha at the community college with my son.
7. Taking my shoes off to let my feet cool off and wiggling my toes
8. Air conditioning in the car--it got really hot being all shut up like that during the day!
9. Dinners that can be prepared on top of the stove and not in the oven on hot days
10. Kosmo lying on his back with his paws up, showing off his tummy, and basking in a sunspot. Here's a picture.
Cats on Tuesday: Neck Therapy
CATS ON TUESDAY is a group of cat lovers who share pictures and/or stories about their cats once a week, hosted by Gattina.
Here I am, late as usual! It's been so beautiful outside and I've been so busy that I've lagged behind in everything...including now Cats on Tuesday!
This picture was actually taken in February, I think. Munchkin decided to wrap herself around my neck to warm it up. It felt nice, much like the bag of rice you'd stick in the microwave and heat up to put around your neck when it's sore. Munchkin made a much more interesting and loving therapy pillow though.
Now that it's 85 degrees out, though, I think I'd rather have a bag of ice!
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Sunday, April 4
GiST #107 and Sunday Memes
Once again, I seem to have fallen behind but I have lots of graces to make up for some of the downers that went on around here!
1. This is so small thing but a very large grace: Christ's resurrection and promise of salvation.
2. What a beautiful, lovely day! The sun is shining brightly and it's so warm out--it's almost summer-like!
3. Our grandson is such a joy. I was like a kid again on Friday when TB and I took the little guy to Ft. Medford to play. He'd been looking forward to it all week and was eagerly waiting for us on the front steps on his house when we pulled up. I'm sharing some pictures.
4. Up, down and all around--it's nice to know I can still get around play ground equipment! Here we are on the upper level of the fort, pausing a moment to have our picture taken.
I can still swing, too!
5. For some reason, I had a dread of going out that day but I fought it off and went anyway. We had such a wonderful time so it's a good thing I did!
6. We still haven't heard from the Making Homes Affordable program and it turns out our bank didn't give us as much information as they should have ... but the lady at HUD (Housing & Urban Development) was so helpful and supportive to me on Friday!
7. Both my son and daughter forgot they were supposed to renew their car registrations! My son was pulled over by a police officer who could have had my son's car towed but instead he allowed Bill to call AAA. Now we need to drive Bill around until tomorrow or Tuesday which is the earliest he can get to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles.
8. Coloring Easter eggs with Tomas was so much fun yesterday!
9. I checked the leg of lamb in time so that it didn't become over-done! It cooked a lot faster than I anticipated!
10. I watched "Precious" last night and although it was sad or horrifying in places, I thought it was one of the best movies I've seen. I was riveted the entire time.
11. I was riveted by another book I finished in just a few days, A Fractured Mind, by Robert B. Oxnam.
12. I took on the challenge of a classic! I'm going to read Moll Flanders by Jonathan Swift. I'm not in high school so I don't have to bother with classics but I decided they were still important to me!
I love the expression on my grandson's face!
Sunday Stealing: The 35 Questions X 2 Meme: Part Two
36. If you suddenly became single or are single, do you think you could last in a relationship for 12 months or more? Yes
37. Do you forgive or forget? Yes
38. Do you trust people? It's very hard for me but yes
39. What are you not looking forward to?
40. Do you get mad easily? Not really but when I do, I tend to blow sky high.
41. Tell us about the last time you were told you that you have pretty eyes. TB said I'm his "brown-eyed girl". :D
42. Do you have strange dreams? Truthfully, I don't remember them.
43. Ever licked someone's cheek or forehead? Not that I can recall but I have licked the lenses of someone's glasses
44. Tell us about the last time you fell asleep in someones arms. Oh my goodness, it's been so many years I can't even remember.
45. When did you last play a game? Do online games count? It was this afternoon if yes. If not, then maybe a month or so ago.
46. What do you have on you at all times? A book
47. Do you go out in public without getting all dressed up? Posilutely!
48. Do you like fruity or minty gum? Minty
49. Favourite musician or group? Harry Chapin, God rest his soul
50. Do you like anyone? Of course I do
51. Favourite computer game? Farmville on Facebook
52. First album you ever went and bought with your own money? Neil Diamond--I think it was "Gold"
53. Think back five months ago, were you single? No
54. Do you believe in celebrating anniversaries?
55. Do you think someone is thinking about you right now? Absotootly
56. Last thing you bought? Groceries. Ho-hum.
57. Are you a jealous person? Not really
58. Does it take a lot to make you cry? Yes, I don't usually cry easily.
59. Do you have a friend of the opposite sex you can talk to? Yes, TB--my best friend
60. Have you ever had your heart-broken? Hasn't everyone?
61. Have you ever done something while drunk that you still cannot believe you did? Yes
62. Is there anyone you secretly wish you could be spending your time with right now? Nope, outgrew all that crush stuff
63. Do you text? Yes, rarely
64. Do you wish someone would call or text you right now? Nope
65. Is your life anything like it was a year ago? Yes, it's not that different
66. Go back one year on your blog. Leave us a link to your favorite post. I'm going to choose this one because having bariatric surgery really saved my life and gave me a chance to live normally again!
67. You can only drink ONE liquid for the rest of your life, what is it? Water!
68. Tell us about someone that you have lost contact with someone you wish you didn't. My best friend throughout junior and senior high. I've often wondered what happened to her and how she's doing. We connected so well back then.
69. What is the last thing you said out loud? "Hey, Kosmo!"
70. Will this year be better than last? I certainly hope so!!!!
- Philanthropy :: charitable works
- Said :: replied
- Blanks :: Duds
- Tapas :: tries. Um, what?
- Orgasm :: climax
- Movement :: dance
- Detention :: time-out
- Restaurant :: diner
- Weird :: odd
- Sniffle :: sneeze
Saturday, April 3
Caturday: Basking in the sunshine
Munchkin: It's sooooo byoootiful outside! I luffs a bit of sunshine!!
Kosmo, will you share your sunny spot wif me?
Kosmo: Zzzzz, huh? Why shur, Munchie, dere's plenny of sunshine spot for us to bask in!
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Friday, April 2
Feline Friday: Self Cleaning Editor
Oh hai, effurbody! Eyam Mommy's speshul editor.
Eyam multi-tasking. Eye edit an groom at da same tyme! Isn't that speshul?
I fink I do a great job here an Mommy finks so too!
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Thursday, April 1
GiST #106
1. The sun not only came out today, it was so warm I could go about without my sweat jacket. Yay!
2. TB's stool collapsed yesterday and he went over backwards in the room converted to his workshop. His head missed the saw by mere inches. There's carpeting on the floor (covered with drop cloths) so he didn't crack his head open.
3. On the way home, TB found more really fantastic logs and asked if it was okay to take them. The owner of the house said she'd left them out for a friend to pick up a few days ago but since he hadn't shown up, we were more than welcome to them. It would be doing her a favor. It turns out she works at the developmental center and expressed an interest in TB's little projects--maybe they'd sell at the center's little shop. Hmmm...
4. As we were leaving the parking lot of a doctor's office, we heard this crrrrrunch sound. There was no impact nor any sensation of driving over anything and we couldn't see anything in the parking spot we'd just backed out of. We didn't think anything more of it and on the way home, we spotted the logs I just wrote about. TB loaded them into the car and we drove home. When we started to get out of the car, TB went to switch his sun glasses for his regular glasses and suddenly said, "Where are my glasses?" He'd been carrying them in his tee shirt pocket and now they weren't there.
Oh brother. I said maybe they'd fallen out of his pocket when he bent over to lift the logs. I didn't ask him why he'd put his expensive glasses in his tee shirt pocket. We drove back to the lady's house but the glasses weren't there.
Then we remembered the crrrrunch noise. Ohhhhhhhh nooooooooo. Those glasses cost over $300! At first TB wasn't sure he wanted to go back to the doctor's office but then asked if I minded if he did. I wasn't happy about it because it's a drive but I had this feeling we should go and so I said no, I didn't. Filled with dread, we decided to drive back. As we pulled up to the spot we'd parked in, I thought I saw the frames and my heart just sunk.
We both got out of the car and TB stooped to pick up the glasses. He put them on and stood up. I was surprised. The frames were bent a little bit but not too bad. And then I realized that the lenses looked fine. We shouted and high-fived. How wonderful!
5. We still hadn't heard about our Making Homes Affordable application so I called HUD. I found out the bank hadn't given us all the information we'd needed about the paperwork but the young woman I talked to was sympathetic and very informative. She had me go to the website and showed me all the forms I needed to download and fill out. She encouraged me to call the bank and find out what was going on.
I hated to do it because it's always such a frustrating ordeal. Today, though, my call seemed to go right through. The lady at the bank said there are so many applications it's caused a logjam in the approvals. She agreed that I needed to be filling out those forms from HUD so I'm going to get right on it over the weekend.
6. I met with my advisor at the college today. When I first applied to go back to school in 2006, I'd said I wanted to major in journalism. I always wanted to write and I think I'm good at it. I'd forgotten that. The advisor asked if I still wanted to pursue that major and I said YES. It would be easier to get the degree in education and be a teacher's aide since that's where I have most of my experience but ... I've always wanted to write, right from childhood. And freelance writers are in increasing demand so why not?
I am deeply greatful for how God takes care of us and I especially felt that after TB fell and after we found his glasses only mildly damaged. I felt His love and support when I said YES to going for the degree in journalism.
It ended up being a wonderful day.
2. TB's stool collapsed yesterday and he went over backwards in the room converted to his workshop. His head missed the saw by mere inches. There's carpeting on the floor (covered with drop cloths) so he didn't crack his head open.
3. On the way home, TB found more really fantastic logs and asked if it was okay to take them. The owner of the house said she'd left them out for a friend to pick up a few days ago but since he hadn't shown up, we were more than welcome to them. It would be doing her a favor. It turns out she works at the developmental center and expressed an interest in TB's little projects--maybe they'd sell at the center's little shop. Hmmm...
4. As we were leaving the parking lot of a doctor's office, we heard this crrrrrunch sound. There was no impact nor any sensation of driving over anything and we couldn't see anything in the parking spot we'd just backed out of. We didn't think anything more of it and on the way home, we spotted the logs I just wrote about. TB loaded them into the car and we drove home. When we started to get out of the car, TB went to switch his sun glasses for his regular glasses and suddenly said, "Where are my glasses?" He'd been carrying them in his tee shirt pocket and now they weren't there.
Oh brother. I said maybe they'd fallen out of his pocket when he bent over to lift the logs. I didn't ask him why he'd put his expensive glasses in his tee shirt pocket. We drove back to the lady's house but the glasses weren't there.
Then we remembered the crrrrunch noise. Ohhhhhhhh nooooooooo. Those glasses cost over $300! At first TB wasn't sure he wanted to go back to the doctor's office but then asked if I minded if he did. I wasn't happy about it because it's a drive but I had this feeling we should go and so I said no, I didn't. Filled with dread, we decided to drive back. As we pulled up to the spot we'd parked in, I thought I saw the frames and my heart just sunk.
We both got out of the car and TB stooped to pick up the glasses. He put them on and stood up. I was surprised. The frames were bent a little bit but not too bad. And then I realized that the lenses looked fine. We shouted and high-fived. How wonderful!
5. We still hadn't heard about our Making Homes Affordable application so I called HUD. I found out the bank hadn't given us all the information we'd needed about the paperwork but the young woman I talked to was sympathetic and very informative. She had me go to the website and showed me all the forms I needed to download and fill out. She encouraged me to call the bank and find out what was going on.
I hated to do it because it's always such a frustrating ordeal. Today, though, my call seemed to go right through. The lady at the bank said there are so many applications it's caused a logjam in the approvals. She agreed that I needed to be filling out those forms from HUD so I'm going to get right on it over the weekend.
6. I met with my advisor at the college today. When I first applied to go back to school in 2006, I'd said I wanted to major in journalism. I always wanted to write and I think I'm good at it. I'd forgotten that. The advisor asked if I still wanted to pursue that major and I said YES. It would be easier to get the degree in education and be a teacher's aide since that's where I have most of my experience but ... I've always wanted to write, right from childhood. And freelance writers are in increasing demand so why not?
I am deeply greatful for how God takes care of us and I especially felt that after TB fell and after we found his glasses only mildly damaged. I felt His love and support when I said YES to going for the degree in journalism.
It ended up being a wonderful day.
Thursday Thirteen #58: Easter Trivia
1. Easter comes from the Anglo-Saxon goddess symbolizing hare and egg, Eastre
2. The first Easter baskets looked like birds' nests
3. Pysanka is a specific term used for the practice of Easter egg painting.
4. How do they figure out which day is Easter? I don't know but Easter always falls between March 22 and April 25.
5. Kids like red jelly beans best of all the flavors.
6. Nearly 90 million chocolate bunnies are made a year for Easter.
7. Which part of the bunny is eaten first? Survey says: Ears: 76%!
8. In early times, the egg was considered the most important symbol of rebirth.
9. Where did the idea of Easter baskets come from? Traditional making of Easter baskets arose from the Catholic custom of bringing Easter dinner food to mass to be blessed. This custom can also be related to ancient agrarian tradition of bringing first crops to the temple.
10. Easter comes from a combination of three celebrations: Resurrection Day (Jesus rises from the dead), Passover, and the pagan holiday honoring Eastre
11. The most famous event of Easter egg rolling takes place on the White House lawn, a tradition started during the Presidency of James Madison. The original site of the
12. Happy Easter in other languages:
French: Joyeuses Pâques
German: Frohe
Italian: Buona
Portuguese: Boa Pascoa
Spanish: Felices Pascuas
13. If kids leave cookies and milk for Santa, what do they leave out for the Easter bunny? Carrots of course! Eh, whassup Doc!
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