TODAY WAS THE DAY THAT I FELT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO TACKLE LEVEL 2 ON THE TREADMILL. I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED...IT WAS A PIECE OF CAKE AND I GOT THROUGH IT WITH NO PROBLEMS. DAVE STARTED ON THE TREADMILL YESTERDAY...IT DIDN'T GO SO WELL, BUT TODAY WE CUSTOMIZED A PROGRAM JUST FOR HIM...TO GET HIM GOING AGAIN. I THINK HE WILL START PAYING A BIT MORE ATTENTION TO HIS DIET ALSO.
I AM NOT SMOKING AND REALLY I AM NOT EVEN TEMPTED...I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS...BUT I RECOGNIZE A REAL GOD MIRACLE WHEN I SEE ONE. ANOTHER PART OF THE MIRACLE IS I HAVEN'T GAINED AN OUNCE, NOT THAT I AM TOTALLY ENWRAPPED IN THAT, BUT I DEFINITELY FIND IT NICER TO HAVE DROPPED THE CIGARETTES AND FEEL BETTER ABOUT MYSELF AT THE SAME TIME.
JEREMY TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO QUIT...I JUST TOLD HIM THAT WHEN HE IS BOLD ENOUGH TO ASK GOD FOR IT, HE WILL GET HIS ANSWER AND BE ON THE WAY JUST LIKE ME. GRANDMA LELAND THOUGHT IT MIGHT WORK TO OFFER HIM $1000.00...I TOLD HER THAT WOULD DEFINITELY NOT WORK...IT WOULD BE REAL COINCIDENTAL IF IT DID.
TODAY WAS A GREAT DAY, ALTHOUGH JER IS GOING THROUGH ROUGH TIMES RIGHT NOW...PRAYERS WOULD REALLY HELP.
I CAN HEAR CHRISTMAS COMMERCIALS IN THE BACKGROUND...I ACTUALLY AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR. I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE A VERY GOOD ONE....ESPECIALLY SINCE MOST OF MY GIFTS ARE BOUGHT ALREADY.
THE PART I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IS JUST THE FAMILY TIMES, THE CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND THE WARM ATTITUDE OF THE PEOPLE AT THAT TIME...NOT ONE OF MY THOUGHTS STRAYS TOWARD "I WONDER WHAT I WILL BE GETTING AS A GIFT?"...COULDN'T CARE LESS!!!
ANYWAY, THAT IS IT FOR TODAY....TALK AT YOU AGAIN TOMORROW
WHERE ARE YOU, AMY?
Friday, November 7, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
NOT THAT GREAT OF A DAY!!! NOV 6
WELL, TODAY WAS ONE OF THOSE EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER TYPE DAYS. IT STARTED OFF DIFFERENT BECAUSE DAVE WAS HOME, BUT THAT WAS OKAY...KIND OF NICE SOMETIMES. WE JUST LAZED AROUND, GOT UP LATER...7:00...HAD COFFEE.
I HAVE A NEW DENTIST AND HAD MY FIRST APPOINTMENT TO GET SOME WORK DONE. HE IS JUST THE GREATEST..IF ANYONE OUT THERE IS LOOKING FOR A FANTASTIC DENTIST. HE REMOVED HALF MY BRIDGE AND PULLED THE TOOTH UNDERNEATH IT. I DIDN'T FEEL A THING...BUT I DID HAVE A BIT OF AN ANXIETY ATTACK IN THE CHAIR...MY HEART WAS BEATING SO HARD I THOUGHT HE WOULD SEE IT. THEN IT ISN'T LONG AND THE TEARS START TO COME...HOW EMBARRASSING1!! ANYWAY, I GOT THROUGH IT WITHOUT COMPLETELY LOSING IT, BUT AFTER THAT I FELT TOTALLY DRAINED FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
JEREMY CAME OVER FOR SUPPER AND A VISIT...THAT WAS NICE, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THE FRUSTRATIONS OF HIS WORK...THAT INVOLVES A WHOEL OTHER SET OF EMOTIONS. BUT I VOW WITH ALL THE STORMS THAT I AM INVOLVED WITH...I DON'T HAVE TO FEEL THE UPHEAVAL...I JUST HAND EVERYTHING OVER AND JUST ENJOY THE PEACE.
AFTER JEREMY LEFT I TALKED TO MOM AND SHE FILLED ME IN ON BEA. I GUESS SHE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A DOWN DAY TODAY. IT IS SO SAD. NO MATTER HOW STRONG YOU TRY TO BE IN THE EMOTIONS SURROUNDING DEATH AND DYING...THE EMOTIONS WILL SNEAK UP AND OVERCOME YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.
NOM AND I WERE GOING TO GO AND VISIT HER TOMORROW MORNING, BUT I GUESS NOW THAT THE NEWS HAS GOTTEN OUT THAT SHE HAS 3 TO 6 MONTHS TO LIVE...SHE IS GETTING QUITE A BIT MORE COMPANY. PLUS THE KIDS WANT TO SPEND AS MUCH QUALITY TIME WITH HER AS THEY CAN. BEA WAS TELLING MOM THAT KEVIN WAS THERE TODAY AND WAS JUST CRYING. BEA SAID SHE FELT SO BAD ABOUT THIS. IT IS THESE LITTLE BITS OF NEWS THAT JSUT WRENCH YOUR EMOTIONS. IT IS GOOD, THOUGH, IT HELPS US TO FEEL THE GRAVITY AND REALITY OF IT AND MAKES ME WANT TO BE AS INVOLVED AS I NEED TO BE.
WELL, THAT IS THE END OF MY TUMULTUOUS DAY!!! THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS I HAVE THOUGH ALOT ABOUT BEA AND THE WONDERFUL CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST.
I WILL KEEP PRAYING FOR YOU, BEA...
GOODNIGHT ALL!!!
I HAVE A NEW DENTIST AND HAD MY FIRST APPOINTMENT TO GET SOME WORK DONE. HE IS JUST THE GREATEST..IF ANYONE OUT THERE IS LOOKING FOR A FANTASTIC DENTIST. HE REMOVED HALF MY BRIDGE AND PULLED THE TOOTH UNDERNEATH IT. I DIDN'T FEEL A THING...BUT I DID HAVE A BIT OF AN ANXIETY ATTACK IN THE CHAIR...MY HEART WAS BEATING SO HARD I THOUGHT HE WOULD SEE IT. THEN IT ISN'T LONG AND THE TEARS START TO COME...HOW EMBARRASSING1!! ANYWAY, I GOT THROUGH IT WITHOUT COMPLETELY LOSING IT, BUT AFTER THAT I FELT TOTALLY DRAINED FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
JEREMY CAME OVER FOR SUPPER AND A VISIT...THAT WAS NICE, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THE FRUSTRATIONS OF HIS WORK...THAT INVOLVES A WHOEL OTHER SET OF EMOTIONS. BUT I VOW WITH ALL THE STORMS THAT I AM INVOLVED WITH...I DON'T HAVE TO FEEL THE UPHEAVAL...I JUST HAND EVERYTHING OVER AND JUST ENJOY THE PEACE.
AFTER JEREMY LEFT I TALKED TO MOM AND SHE FILLED ME IN ON BEA. I GUESS SHE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A DOWN DAY TODAY. IT IS SO SAD. NO MATTER HOW STRONG YOU TRY TO BE IN THE EMOTIONS SURROUNDING DEATH AND DYING...THE EMOTIONS WILL SNEAK UP AND OVERCOME YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.
NOM AND I WERE GOING TO GO AND VISIT HER TOMORROW MORNING, BUT I GUESS NOW THAT THE NEWS HAS GOTTEN OUT THAT SHE HAS 3 TO 6 MONTHS TO LIVE...SHE IS GETTING QUITE A BIT MORE COMPANY. PLUS THE KIDS WANT TO SPEND AS MUCH QUALITY TIME WITH HER AS THEY CAN. BEA WAS TELLING MOM THAT KEVIN WAS THERE TODAY AND WAS JUST CRYING. BEA SAID SHE FELT SO BAD ABOUT THIS. IT IS THESE LITTLE BITS OF NEWS THAT JSUT WRENCH YOUR EMOTIONS. IT IS GOOD, THOUGH, IT HELPS US TO FEEL THE GRAVITY AND REALITY OF IT AND MAKES ME WANT TO BE AS INVOLVED AS I NEED TO BE.
WELL, THAT IS THE END OF MY TUMULTUOUS DAY!!! THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS I HAVE THOUGH ALOT ABOUT BEA AND THE WONDERFUL CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST.
I WILL KEEP PRAYING FOR YOU, BEA...
GOODNIGHT ALL!!!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
BEA IS RELIEVED
WELL, TODAY I AM THINKING ABOUT BEA...AKA "KILLER BEA". QUITE THE GIRL AND SHE IS SUCH A TROOPER, A REAL LITTLE SOLDIER. SHE HAS NOW BEEN TOLD THAT SHE HAS 3 TO 6 MONTHS TO LIVE AND I THINK SHE IS VERY RELIEVED. SHE HAS FOUGHT FOR A LONG TIME BUT I THINK NOW IT IS TIME TO STOP FIGHTING AND START PREPARING FOR HER PASSING.
I WAS TALKING TO JENNIFER TODAY AND I WAS COMPARING WHAT SHE MUST FEEL LIKE TO WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT DRIVE ANYMORE. BY THAT POINT I WAS VERY RELIEVED BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I WAS HAVING TROUBLE THERE WAS STILL PRESSURE FROM OTHER PERSONS TO DRIVE WHEN I REALLY WASN'T CAPABLE. SO WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT DRIVE THE PRESSURE WAS OFF BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNEW IT WAS OVER. I KIND OF RELATE THIS TO THE WAY BEA IS FEELING BECAUSE NOW HER FAMILY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON, IT IS DEFINITE AND BEA DOESN'T FEEL LIKE SHE HAS TO KEEP USING ALL HER ENERGY TO KEEP UP THE FIGHT....I THINK SHE IS PROBABLY FEELING A LOT OF PEACE NOW THAT PRESSURE IS GONE....I DO FEEL FOR JOHN AND THE KIDS, THOUGH, BECAUSE NOW THEIR GRIEVING WILL START.
BUT BEA IS STILL THE TROOPER AND NOW SHE CAN USE HER ENERGY IN HELPING JOHN AND THE KIDS....AND I KNOW SHE WILL DO HER BEST.
ANYWAY, I JUST FELT THAT I WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU GUYS BECAUSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY POSITIVE PART OF OUR LIVES AND WE LOVE HER FOR THAT.
WOW...TWO BLOGS IN ONE DAY...THAT SHOULD MAKE YOU HAPPY, JEN....THAT IS IT, THOUGH, I DON'T WANT TO BORE YOU TO DEATH.
I WAS TALKING TO JENNIFER TODAY AND I WAS COMPARING WHAT SHE MUST FEEL LIKE TO WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT DRIVE ANYMORE. BY THAT POINT I WAS VERY RELIEVED BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I WAS HAVING TROUBLE THERE WAS STILL PRESSURE FROM OTHER PERSONS TO DRIVE WHEN I REALLY WASN'T CAPABLE. SO WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT DRIVE THE PRESSURE WAS OFF BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNEW IT WAS OVER. I KIND OF RELATE THIS TO THE WAY BEA IS FEELING BECAUSE NOW HER FAMILY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON, IT IS DEFINITE AND BEA DOESN'T FEEL LIKE SHE HAS TO KEEP USING ALL HER ENERGY TO KEEP UP THE FIGHT....I THINK SHE IS PROBABLY FEELING A LOT OF PEACE NOW THAT PRESSURE IS GONE....I DO FEEL FOR JOHN AND THE KIDS, THOUGH, BECAUSE NOW THEIR GRIEVING WILL START.
BUT BEA IS STILL THE TROOPER AND NOW SHE CAN USE HER ENERGY IN HELPING JOHN AND THE KIDS....AND I KNOW SHE WILL DO HER BEST.
ANYWAY, I JUST FELT THAT I WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU GUYS BECAUSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY POSITIVE PART OF OUR LIVES AND WE LOVE HER FOR THAT.
WOW...TWO BLOGS IN ONE DAY...THAT SHOULD MAKE YOU HAPPY, JEN....THAT IS IT, THOUGH, I DON'T WANT TO BORE YOU TO DEATH.
WEEK NUMBER 5 NOV 5
I AM BACK AGAIN...JENNIFER WAS NOT VERY HAPPY THAT I HAVEN'T BLOGGED...SHE SAID THAT SHE LIKES TO HAVE IT TO LOOK FORWARD TO BEFORE SHE GOES TO BED. SO....HERE I AM. NOT A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. I AM DOING VERY WELL WITH THE QUITTING SMOKING. IT WILL BE 6 WEEKS ON SATURDAY AND ON TUESDAY IT WILL BE 36 YEEEARS OF MARRIAGE...YIKES!!
I HEARD ON MY TV SHOW THE OTHER DAY THAT THE AVERAGE COUPLE KISSES 2 TO 5 TIMES A DAY...WELL WE WERE IN THE 14% BRACKET BECAUSE WE ONLY MANAGE ONCE A DAY. I REPORTED THIS TO DAVE AND THE OTHER MORNING HE GAVE ME 3 LITTLE PECKS BEFORE HE HEADED OFF OT WORK INSTEAD OF THE USUAL ONE. ANYWAY, JUST AN INTERESTING LITTLE PIECE OF INFO...WHERE DO YOU FIT IN?
WE HAD A GREAT WEEKEND WITH THE KIDS IN PRINCE GEORGE. ALL ARE VERY WELL. WE WERE UP THERE TO HELP WITH THE HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES. IT WAS LIKE OLD TIMES, GRAMPA DAVE GOT TO LET OFF ALL THE FIREWORKS. SKYLAR AND I STAYED IN THE HOUSE WHERE SHE FELT SAFER AND COULD EAT HER CANDY AND JONAS WAS OUTSIDE WITH MOM AND DAD AND GRAMPA LETTING OFF THE FIREWORKS. HE SAID THAT HE HAD THE BEST HALLOWEEN EVER...THAT MAKES IT ALL SO WORTH WHILE. WE CAME BACK ON SUNDAY. IT ONLY TOOK 7 1/2 HOURS AND A VERY PLEASANT DRIVE ACCEPT FOR TOO MUCH SITTING. DAVE AND I BOTH KIND OF FREEZE UP...RIDICULOUS AT OUR AGE.
ANYWAY, I AM GOING TO SIGN OFF NOW AND GO ON THE TREADMILL. I AM SORRY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM STILL ON LEVEL ONE, BUT AT LEASE I AM DOING IT EVERY DAY.
TALK AT YOU AGAIN TOMORROW!!!
I HEARD ON MY TV SHOW THE OTHER DAY THAT THE AVERAGE COUPLE KISSES 2 TO 5 TIMES A DAY...WELL WE WERE IN THE 14% BRACKET BECAUSE WE ONLY MANAGE ONCE A DAY. I REPORTED THIS TO DAVE AND THE OTHER MORNING HE GAVE ME 3 LITTLE PECKS BEFORE HE HEADED OFF OT WORK INSTEAD OF THE USUAL ONE. ANYWAY, JUST AN INTERESTING LITTLE PIECE OF INFO...WHERE DO YOU FIT IN?
WE HAD A GREAT WEEKEND WITH THE KIDS IN PRINCE GEORGE. ALL ARE VERY WELL. WE WERE UP THERE TO HELP WITH THE HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES. IT WAS LIKE OLD TIMES, GRAMPA DAVE GOT TO LET OFF ALL THE FIREWORKS. SKYLAR AND I STAYED IN THE HOUSE WHERE SHE FELT SAFER AND COULD EAT HER CANDY AND JONAS WAS OUTSIDE WITH MOM AND DAD AND GRAMPA LETTING OFF THE FIREWORKS. HE SAID THAT HE HAD THE BEST HALLOWEEN EVER...THAT MAKES IT ALL SO WORTH WHILE. WE CAME BACK ON SUNDAY. IT ONLY TOOK 7 1/2 HOURS AND A VERY PLEASANT DRIVE ACCEPT FOR TOO MUCH SITTING. DAVE AND I BOTH KIND OF FREEZE UP...RIDICULOUS AT OUR AGE.
ANYWAY, I AM GOING TO SIGN OFF NOW AND GO ON THE TREADMILL. I AM SORRY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM STILL ON LEVEL ONE, BUT AT LEASE I AM DOING IT EVERY DAY.
TALK AT YOU AGAIN TOMORROW!!!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
JOHN'S TOP 5 FOR WIVES
I JUST WATCHED THE RELATE SHOW WITH JOHN & HELEN WHICH IS ON JOY TV CHANNEL 10 AT 8:00 A.M. ON THURSDAYS, AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. I HAVE WATCHED IT FOR 2 WEEKS NOW SO HOPEFULLY IT IS GOING TO BE A REGULAR ADDITION. I WANTED TO PUT DOWN JOHN'S TOP 5 FOR THIS WEEK, JUST BECAUSE I THINK THEY ARE SO NECESSARY FOR A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE AND WOMEN CAN ALSO USE THEM FOR GUIDELINES IN RAISING THEIR BOYS...AFTER ALL MEN ARE JUST BOYS THAT GOT OLDER.
1. MEN NEED TO FEEL LIKE A HERO (THIS IS NOT MENTIONED FIRST FOR NO REASON...IT IS VERY IMPORTANT)
2. MEN NEED TO FEEL RESPECTED
3. MEN NEED TO FEEL APPRECIATED
4. MEN NEED TO FEEL VALIDATED
5. MEN NEED ENCOURAGEMENT
I PERSONALLY HAVE STUDIED THESE AND APPLIED THEM TO MY OWN MARRIAGE AND CAN PERSONALLY SAY THAT THESE TIPS ARE NOT JUST IMPORTANT, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY MARRIAGE.
ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS POWERFUL INFORMATION WITH THE WOMEN OUT THERE. SORRY, TO THE MEN, I WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE...YOU WILL BE THE BENIFITTERS OF THESE LITTLE PEARLS, THOUGH.
I HAVE TO GO NOW...I HAVE MET 2 NEW FRIENDS THROUGH EBAY LATELY AND ONE IS COMING OVER FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MORNING. I LOVE IT BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS SUCH A GREAT STORY.
TALK TO YOU LATER!!!
1. MEN NEED TO FEEL LIKE A HERO (THIS IS NOT MENTIONED FIRST FOR NO REASON...IT IS VERY IMPORTANT)
2. MEN NEED TO FEEL RESPECTED
3. MEN NEED TO FEEL APPRECIATED
4. MEN NEED TO FEEL VALIDATED
5. MEN NEED ENCOURAGEMENT
I PERSONALLY HAVE STUDIED THESE AND APPLIED THEM TO MY OWN MARRIAGE AND CAN PERSONALLY SAY THAT THESE TIPS ARE NOT JUST IMPORTANT, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY MARRIAGE.
ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS POWERFUL INFORMATION WITH THE WOMEN OUT THERE. SORRY, TO THE MEN, I WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE...YOU WILL BE THE BENIFITTERS OF THESE LITTLE PEARLS, THOUGH.
I HAVE TO GO NOW...I HAVE MET 2 NEW FRIENDS THROUGH EBAY LATELY AND ONE IS COMING OVER FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MORNING. I LOVE IT BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS SUCH A GREAT STORY.
TALK TO YOU LATER!!!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
I'M B-A-A-A-A-CK!!! OCTOBER 28
WELL, HERE I AM AGAIN. I THOUGHT I WOULD LET A COUPLE OF DAYS GO BY SO YOU MIGHT LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM ME. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING GOING ON IN MY LIFE. I AM PRETTY SURE THAT THE SMOKING IS UNDER CONTROL AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. THE TREADMILL IS GOING GOOD, ALTHOUGH, I FOUND THAT I COULDN'T GO UP TO LEVEL 2 AS I HAD HOPED...NOT QUITE READY YET.
JER CAME OVER FOR COFFEE AND DINNER TONIGHT...HE IS DOING GREAT...LOTS OF GOOD NEWS AT WORK AND VERY EXCITING THINGS ON THE HORIZON.
I THINK GOD IS DOING SOME GREAT THINGS RIGHT NOW (HE ALWAYS IS), BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST FEELS MORE TANGIBLE.
THE PRINCE GEORGE CREW IS DOING GREAT ALSO AND DAVE AND I ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO SEE THEM ALL THIS WEEKEND. WE WILL BE THERE TO PARTICIPATE IN HALLOWEEN WITH JONAS AND SKYLAR.
MOM WAS VERY EXCITED TODAY BECAUSE WE SOLD OUR BIG BUFFALO FOOD CHOPPER. IT WASN'T YOUR NORMAL FOOD PROCESSOR...THIS ONE WEIGHED 120 POUNDS AND THEY DON'T CALL IT A BUFFALO CUTTER FOR NOTHING.
WELL, THAT PRETTY MUCH GETS YOU UP TO DATE..PRETTY SAD, HEY? I HAVE A BIT OF A TIPS FOR THE BLIND...THIS ONE IS A TIP FOR THE GUIDE.
GUIDING TIPS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY: WHEN GUIDING A BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON ALWAYS LET THEM TAKE YOUR ARM (NEVER TAKE THEIR ARM), AS YOU WILL BE PUSHING THEM FORWARD AHEAD OF YOU, THEY WILL BE GUIDING YOU. THE BLIND PERSON WILL TAKE YOUR ARM AND WALK A LITTLE BEHIND AND BESIDE YOU. THEY THEN CAN FEEL ANY RESPONSE THAT YOUR BODY MAKES TO CURBS, ETC AND WILL HAVE TIME TO PREPARE. YOU CAN ALSO LET THEM KNOW WHEN CHANGES ARE COMING UP, SUCH AS SLOPES, CURBS, UPHILLS, CRACKS, TREES, ETC. BY USING WORDS SUCH AS...STEP UP...STEP DOWN...3 STEPS DOWN...3 STEPS UP...POLE AT 2:00...STUFF LIKE THAT. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.
TALK TO YOU AGAIN TOMORROW....IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY. AND BY THE WAY, JENNIFER, IT IS DAY 31!!! YAY!!!
JER CAME OVER FOR COFFEE AND DINNER TONIGHT...HE IS DOING GREAT...LOTS OF GOOD NEWS AT WORK AND VERY EXCITING THINGS ON THE HORIZON.
I THINK GOD IS DOING SOME GREAT THINGS RIGHT NOW (HE ALWAYS IS), BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST FEELS MORE TANGIBLE.
THE PRINCE GEORGE CREW IS DOING GREAT ALSO AND DAVE AND I ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO SEE THEM ALL THIS WEEKEND. WE WILL BE THERE TO PARTICIPATE IN HALLOWEEN WITH JONAS AND SKYLAR.
MOM WAS VERY EXCITED TODAY BECAUSE WE SOLD OUR BIG BUFFALO FOOD CHOPPER. IT WASN'T YOUR NORMAL FOOD PROCESSOR...THIS ONE WEIGHED 120 POUNDS AND THEY DON'T CALL IT A BUFFALO CUTTER FOR NOTHING.
WELL, THAT PRETTY MUCH GETS YOU UP TO DATE..PRETTY SAD, HEY? I HAVE A BIT OF A TIPS FOR THE BLIND...THIS ONE IS A TIP FOR THE GUIDE.
GUIDING TIPS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY: WHEN GUIDING A BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON ALWAYS LET THEM TAKE YOUR ARM (NEVER TAKE THEIR ARM), AS YOU WILL BE PUSHING THEM FORWARD AHEAD OF YOU, THEY WILL BE GUIDING YOU. THE BLIND PERSON WILL TAKE YOUR ARM AND WALK A LITTLE BEHIND AND BESIDE YOU. THEY THEN CAN FEEL ANY RESPONSE THAT YOUR BODY MAKES TO CURBS, ETC AND WILL HAVE TIME TO PREPARE. YOU CAN ALSO LET THEM KNOW WHEN CHANGES ARE COMING UP, SUCH AS SLOPES, CURBS, UPHILLS, CRACKS, TREES, ETC. BY USING WORDS SUCH AS...STEP UP...STEP DOWN...3 STEPS DOWN...3 STEPS UP...POLE AT 2:00...STUFF LIKE THAT. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.
TALK TO YOU AGAIN TOMORROW....IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY. AND BY THE WAY, JENNIFER, IT IS DAY 31!!! YAY!!!
Friday, October 24, 2008
OCTOBER 24, 2008 BORING!!!
I KNOW THAT I SHOULDN'T USE THAT WORD...BORING...I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN I HEAR ANYBODY ELSE SAY IT....BUT I DIDN'T KNOW A BETTER WORD TO DESCRIBE MY DAY. IT WASN'T BORING TODAY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO ENTERTAIN ME, BUT IT WOULD REALLY BORE YOU.
QUITTING SMOKING IS GETTING QUITE OLD HAT AND IT IS GOING GREAT SO I WON'T BE BLOGGING MUCH ABOUT THAT. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING A SPEAKER ON "ITS A NEW DAY" THAT HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT DREAMS, VISIONS, PURPOSE, GOALS AND TRUTH...IN THAT ORDER. WHEN I TALKED TO KARIE SHE RELATED IT RIGHT AWAY TO MY QUITTING SMOKING. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THAT AND WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF VISION I COULD HAVE.
WHEN I DID THINK ABOUT IT IN RELATION TO THE SMOKING...I STARTED THINKING OF HOW IT CAME ABOUT, OR BETTER WORDED "HOW IT WAS ORCHESTRATED BY GOD". I HAD BEEN THINKING, LIKE DREAMING, OF QUITTING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WHEN I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND HE MENTIONED BUERGER'S DISEASE, THE THOUGHT PRESSED ON AND BECAME QUITE PERSISTENT. I WAS SITTING OUTSIDE HAVING A CIGARETTE AND GOD GAME ME A VISION OF WHAT MY LIFE COULD BE AS A NON SMOKER...HE SHOWED ME A PEACE AND A MESSAGE THAT SAID "I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE" (SMOKE). IT WAS THE NEXT MORNING THAT I ACTUALLY WOKE UP AND HAVEN'T SMOKED...IT WILL BE 4 WEEKS TOMORROW, BUT THAT IS THE WAY GOD WORKS...IF YOU JUST WAIT ON HIM FOR HIS PERFECT TIME...HE CAN MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE. AS THE FIRST WEEK PROGRESSED I STARTED SETTING GOALS, SUCH AS INCORPORATING MY TIME ON THE TREADMIL. AS TIME GOES ON I WILL BE SETTING SOME MORE GOALS AND I THINK THEY WILL TIE IN WITH EVEN SPREADING MY WINGS A BIT MORE AS A BLIND PERSON. I AM NOT SURE WHERE THIS IS ALL GOING, BUT I KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE VERY POSITIVE AND THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT.
AT THE END OF ALL OF THIS WILL COME THE TRUTH THAT EVERY ONE WILL SEE...THE MIRACLE FROM GOD (WHICH THIS IS)...HE HAS TRANSFORMED ME FROM A SMOKER TO A NON SMOKER AND WITH AS LITTLE SUFFERING AS POSSIBLE.
MY SOCIAL LIFE HAS CHANGED A GREAT DEAL, BUT THAT WILL ALL BE WORKED OUT TOO. I DON'T HAVE MY LITTLE COMMUNICATION TIME WITH DAVE MUCH ANYMORE, BECAUSE I DON'T ALWAYS JOIN HIM IN THE SMOKE PIT. BUT WE WILL FIND OTHER PLACES TO COME TOGETHER BECAUSE WE BOTH MISS THAT.
WHEN GLENDA LEFT MY PLACE THIS MORNING, I GOT VERY WEEPY, WHICH IS WEIRD, SHE IS JUST GOING ON A HOLIDAY FOR 2 WEEKS. IT HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY EMOTIONS BEING A LITTLE SCREWED UP...WEARING MY HEART ON MY SLEEVE THESE DAYS.
ANYWAY, I TOLD YOU..BOOORING!!! BUNCH OF VERBAL VOMIT...JUST ON AND ON AND ON AND ON!!! TALK TO YOU TOMORROW AND SEE YOU ON WEDNESDAY, IRENE.....HAVE A GREAT PARTY ROD AND WARREN.
QUITTING SMOKING IS GETTING QUITE OLD HAT AND IT IS GOING GREAT SO I WON'T BE BLOGGING MUCH ABOUT THAT. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING A SPEAKER ON "ITS A NEW DAY" THAT HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT DREAMS, VISIONS, PURPOSE, GOALS AND TRUTH...IN THAT ORDER. WHEN I TALKED TO KARIE SHE RELATED IT RIGHT AWAY TO MY QUITTING SMOKING. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THAT AND WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF VISION I COULD HAVE.
WHEN I DID THINK ABOUT IT IN RELATION TO THE SMOKING...I STARTED THINKING OF HOW IT CAME ABOUT, OR BETTER WORDED "HOW IT WAS ORCHESTRATED BY GOD". I HAD BEEN THINKING, LIKE DREAMING, OF QUITTING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WHEN I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND HE MENTIONED BUERGER'S DISEASE, THE THOUGHT PRESSED ON AND BECAME QUITE PERSISTENT. I WAS SITTING OUTSIDE HAVING A CIGARETTE AND GOD GAME ME A VISION OF WHAT MY LIFE COULD BE AS A NON SMOKER...HE SHOWED ME A PEACE AND A MESSAGE THAT SAID "I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE" (SMOKE). IT WAS THE NEXT MORNING THAT I ACTUALLY WOKE UP AND HAVEN'T SMOKED...IT WILL BE 4 WEEKS TOMORROW, BUT THAT IS THE WAY GOD WORKS...IF YOU JUST WAIT ON HIM FOR HIS PERFECT TIME...HE CAN MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE. AS THE FIRST WEEK PROGRESSED I STARTED SETTING GOALS, SUCH AS INCORPORATING MY TIME ON THE TREADMIL. AS TIME GOES ON I WILL BE SETTING SOME MORE GOALS AND I THINK THEY WILL TIE IN WITH EVEN SPREADING MY WINGS A BIT MORE AS A BLIND PERSON. I AM NOT SURE WHERE THIS IS ALL GOING, BUT I KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE VERY POSITIVE AND THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT.
AT THE END OF ALL OF THIS WILL COME THE TRUTH THAT EVERY ONE WILL SEE...THE MIRACLE FROM GOD (WHICH THIS IS)...HE HAS TRANSFORMED ME FROM A SMOKER TO A NON SMOKER AND WITH AS LITTLE SUFFERING AS POSSIBLE.
MY SOCIAL LIFE HAS CHANGED A GREAT DEAL, BUT THAT WILL ALL BE WORKED OUT TOO. I DON'T HAVE MY LITTLE COMMUNICATION TIME WITH DAVE MUCH ANYMORE, BECAUSE I DON'T ALWAYS JOIN HIM IN THE SMOKE PIT. BUT WE WILL FIND OTHER PLACES TO COME TOGETHER BECAUSE WE BOTH MISS THAT.
WHEN GLENDA LEFT MY PLACE THIS MORNING, I GOT VERY WEEPY, WHICH IS WEIRD, SHE IS JUST GOING ON A HOLIDAY FOR 2 WEEKS. IT HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY EMOTIONS BEING A LITTLE SCREWED UP...WEARING MY HEART ON MY SLEEVE THESE DAYS.
ANYWAY, I TOLD YOU..BOOORING!!! BUNCH OF VERBAL VOMIT...JUST ON AND ON AND ON AND ON!!! TALK TO YOU TOMORROW AND SEE YOU ON WEDNESDAY, IRENE.....HAVE A GREAT PARTY ROD AND WARREN.
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