I was just thinking this morning, how lucky I am to have so many friends. I have friends from my childhood, high school years, work friends, online friends, friends in the neighborhood, elderly friends, young friends and family who are also friends....yes most people love their relatives but not everyone LIKES their relatives........
Thank you God for blessing me with the gift of friendship!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008
A wonderful birthday...happy birthday to me
Well the 2nd was my birthday. I had a wonderful day. I started it with Morning Mass, then I went shopping (yeahhhh), then a friend called and invited me to a boat ride. So she, me and her husband rode by boat over to the Eastern Shore for lunch at a restuarant then came back. In the evening I went to dinner with friends and family and then later that evening went to Taize (a worship service)....it was a great day.
Yesterday, July 4th, we had a cookout at my parents. Of course ever since I've been alive we've celebrated my birthday on July 4th...this year was no different. Mom had bought a 5 and 3 candle for 53 but my daughter turned it around to 35! YEAH I wish! :)
Yesterday, July 4th, we had a cookout at my parents. Of course ever since I've been alive we've celebrated my birthday on July 4th...this year was no different. Mom had bought a 5 and 3 candle for 53 but my daughter turned it around to 35! YEAH I wish! :)
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Ahhhh It Feels Like a New House!
Well almost all the carpet is in. Just one more room-familyroom needs to be done.
My brother is hard at work putting in the partition for the little wall so he can make my closet in the guestroom.
The guestroom has this little alcove thing...not sure what it's for but it's awlward to put furniture in so I'm having him make it into another closet. Now the whole wall will be closets and this gives me a 4 ft closet that I'm putting in 4 shelves to store my ebay and etsy art, jewelry, china, etc. whooo hoooooooooooooo
My brother is hard at work putting in the partition for the little wall so he can make my closet in the guestroom.
The guestroom has this little alcove thing...not sure what it's for but it's awlward to put furniture in so I'm having him make it into another closet. Now the whole wall will be closets and this gives me a 4 ft closet that I'm putting in 4 shelves to store my ebay and etsy art, jewelry, china, etc. whooo hoooooooooooooo
Friday, June 20, 2008
It's Hell Getting Old
What a horrible couple of months. My thyroid condition is worse---higher dose of meds. My blood pressure was up even with medication....a second medication. My bone density test sucked---osteoporosis---more meds. NOW vitamin D deficiency....more meds and sit in the sun..............ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
I made It Through...
...through 13 hours with 11 teens in Ocean City. Actually they are a nice bunch of teens. No problems with them. Me and the other 2 adults (actually those adults are only 24 & 27--young adults) commented that it was funny, it seemed like they wanted to be where we were. So we didn't have a hard time finding them for check in.
Our church youth group has anywhere from 25-40 high schoolers come to youth group every week. I was surprised more of them didn't want to do the beach. Of course this old lady, had lots of sunscreen and spent most of the time under an umbrella.
What I want to know is why my umbrella was the only one on the beach with the "Mary Poppins Syndrome"? Every 5 minutes I was chasing it down the beach or clunking a kid in the head as it rolled over them while they were basking in the sun! It got to be a running joke.
Our church youth group has anywhere from 25-40 high schoolers come to youth group every week. I was surprised more of them didn't want to do the beach. Of course this old lady, had lots of sunscreen and spent most of the time under an umbrella.
What I want to know is why my umbrella was the only one on the beach with the "Mary Poppins Syndrome"? Every 5 minutes I was chasing it down the beach or clunking a kid in the head as it rolled over them while they were basking in the sun! It got to be a running joke.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
What am I in for?
Why do I do these things to myself. Every week I volunteer with the high school youth group at church. I dont' have any kids in there but been helping out for years. Some say I'm nuts, maybe I am. So Melissa the youth minister, needed chaperones for the Ocean City trip today. Would the parents of the kids volunteer, heck no. So here I go with her and 12 kids off to the beach. Pray for good weather and patience and a sense of humor for me!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Father's Day Reflection
Yesterday I spent the day at my parents. My Dad is 81 years old. Sometimes I look at him and think he looks so old. Yesterday he was working away helping me get ready for our little get together, cleaning up the screened porch. He looked old to me but then again when I watched him talk later, he reminded me of Dad as I've always known him.
I have such mixed emotions about him getting old. It's like I don't feel older but I watch my parents and I think I must be older, they are getting older...why don't I feel old????
Anyway, as Dad and I sat on the pier alone fishing, I thought I am lucky to have had such a wonderful father. He's not much of a fisherman but he's such a wonderful father. When I was little he would get me up at the crack of dawn, "gotta wake up before the fish, they get up early". We never got many fish but it was always a wonderful bonding experience. Mom didn't like to fish so it was me and Dad and my brother Joe.....it was our time. We might not have liked getting up early but it was fun to be out on the water.
The boat is long gone now but we still have those moments on the pier and I'm thankful for it. (and thankful I didn't catch a fish so I didn't have to clean it!)
I have such mixed emotions about him getting old. It's like I don't feel older but I watch my parents and I think I must be older, they are getting older...why don't I feel old????
Anyway, as Dad and I sat on the pier alone fishing, I thought I am lucky to have had such a wonderful father. He's not much of a fisherman but he's such a wonderful father. When I was little he would get me up at the crack of dawn, "gotta wake up before the fish, they get up early". We never got many fish but it was always a wonderful bonding experience. Mom didn't like to fish so it was me and Dad and my brother Joe.....it was our time. We might not have liked getting up early but it was fun to be out on the water.
The boat is long gone now but we still have those moments on the pier and I'm thankful for it. (and thankful I didn't catch a fish so I didn't have to clean it!)
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