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May I just request that SOMEONE take it upon themselves as a MINISTRY to take the phone away from someone who has just had surgery and is hopped up on pain meds?
It was not me at all who had "female surgery" last week and then apparently a lot of inhibition-reducing drugs and decided in a bout of 3 am wakefulness to post on facebook and COMPLETELY overshare. I certainly did not discuss a catheter (and spell it wrong half the time) and internal plumbing and all manners of things that are just entirely inappropriate for me to discuss on facebook. Nor did about half of these posts make absolutely no sense at all
And if I had, I certainly would well remember the conversation and would not, almost a week later, read through it and be completely horrified that I posted such details.
And then I wouldn't laugh at myself and instantly write this blog post in my mind.
So yeah ... someone take it upon themselves as a ministry to people having surgery to just quietly slip in to their hospital rooms and remove their phones for their own good. I promise you, the patient will thank you later. So will all of the people who really don't want conversations about catheters all over their facebook walls!
(And I can see from my call history that I had a couple of conversations with people ... conversations that I can't remember AT ALL. If you happen to be one of those people, and I completely overshared with you ... please either erase it from your mind or NEVER EVER SPEAK OF IT, and since I can't remember at all, we'll just call it good and move on.)
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Gratitude Journal - 261-270
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Oh. Hm. I have a blog? I seem to have forgotten. I will ease back in to the blogging with a thankful list.
261. For quiet mornings when it looks really pretty out, even though at 6:30, the temperature gauge already says 86 degrees, so looks are probably a bit deceiving. It really does look pretty though because the wind is gently blowing, the sun isn't scorching (yet) and it's quiet and pleasant in my house.
262. For our local Chick Fil A, which is doing another "bring them home" fundraiser tonight for this family. How completely awesome!
263. For skilled surgeons. I had some surgery last week. I am especially loving that my new laparoscopic scars are at the edges of my c-section scars, and are at an angle, so now I have a smiley face. Awesome.
264. For the hope that the surgery will be successful and the pain will be gone. :) I am very hopeful because other than the first day or two, the pain of the surgery was actually less than the pain the surgery was supposed to treat.
265. For awesome friends who have taken such excellent care of me and my family over the last week. I am so incredibly blessed! :)
266. (I can't believe I haven't posted this one before now!) For the COMPLETION of our 2010/2011 school year! We actually finished over a week ago, and will be starting our (very abbreviated) summer schedule this week. Summer schedule is about an hour a day; mainly to keep up skills and give the kids something to do when it's tooooo hot to be outside.
267. For the 2011/2012 plans and curriculum all being in place. Everything is here for the next school year except math for the oldest, which hasn't actually been released yet. When I can lift things again, the new stuff will come out of the bins, onto the shelves, and the stuff currently there will be put away for future use. :D :D
268. For all of the mindless and entertaining things with which I've been occupying myself for the past week - Words with Friends, Psych DVDs, books on my nook, etc. And for the various children who have enjoyed the mindlessness with me. :)
269. For my sweet husband, who has kept up with all of the stuff around the house and put up with me requesting a specific smoothie that required more than one stop to find and for keeping the kids entertained.
270. For the pictures my dad has sent ... which have made me laugh and made me cry.
Oh. Hm. I have a blog? I seem to have forgotten. I will ease back in to the blogging with a thankful list.
261. For quiet mornings when it looks really pretty out, even though at 6:30, the temperature gauge already says 86 degrees, so looks are probably a bit deceiving. It really does look pretty though because the wind is gently blowing, the sun isn't scorching (yet) and it's quiet and pleasant in my house.
262. For our local Chick Fil A, which is doing another "bring them home" fundraiser tonight for this family. How completely awesome!
263. For skilled surgeons. I had some surgery last week. I am especially loving that my new laparoscopic scars are at the edges of my c-section scars, and are at an angle, so now I have a smiley face. Awesome.
264. For the hope that the surgery will be successful and the pain will be gone. :) I am very hopeful because other than the first day or two, the pain of the surgery was actually less than the pain the surgery was supposed to treat.
265. For awesome friends who have taken such excellent care of me and my family over the last week. I am so incredibly blessed! :)
266. (I can't believe I haven't posted this one before now!) For the COMPLETION of our 2010/2011 school year! We actually finished over a week ago, and will be starting our (very abbreviated) summer schedule this week. Summer schedule is about an hour a day; mainly to keep up skills and give the kids something to do when it's tooooo hot to be outside.
267. For the 2011/2012 plans and curriculum all being in place. Everything is here for the next school year except math for the oldest, which hasn't actually been released yet. When I can lift things again, the new stuff will come out of the bins, onto the shelves, and the stuff currently there will be put away for future use. :D :D
268. For all of the mindless and entertaining things with which I've been occupying myself for the past week - Words with Friends, Psych DVDs, books on my nook, etc. And for the various children who have enjoyed the mindlessness with me. :)
269. For my sweet husband, who has kept up with all of the stuff around the house and put up with me requesting a specific smoothie that required more than one stop to find and for keeping the kids entertained.
270. For the pictures my dad has sent ... which have made me laugh and made me cry.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Wordless Wednesday - Preschool Graduation
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I am way behind on the Wordless Wednesday posts. I still have recital ... and I don't remember what else ... to post. At least it will be some filler from the lazy days of summer. :)
So ... my baby graduated from PreK. It was the sweetest ceremony.
We thoroughly LOVED Learning Hands Preschool this year! I am so glad we chose to have him there this year! It was such a blessing to him and to all of us! :)
I am way behind on the Wordless Wednesday posts. I still have recital ... and I don't remember what else ... to post. At least it will be some filler from the lazy days of summer. :)
So ... my baby graduated from PreK. It was the sweetest ceremony.
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| Before the ceremony. |
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| Getting his diploma. |
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| This was their prayer at the end. Forgive the picture quality; it was taken from my phone through teary eyes. It's just the sweetest thing though! |
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| They had all of the kids list something they enjoyed this year and something they are looking forward to next year. This was my son's. Let's all say "awww!!" :) (and hm ... his favorite thing was going on stage? Really? I have another performer? LOL) |
We thoroughly LOVED Learning Hands Preschool this year! I am so glad we chose to have him there this year! It was such a blessing to him and to all of us! :)
Monday, June 6, 2011
Gratitude Journal - 251 - 260
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This is a reach. I honestly don't know if I'm coming or going these days. One day I'll be thinking about Troy and can just laugh at all the typical growing up siblings stuff and the next minute we'll be out of the dressing that I like and I will cry and want to scream. I guess that's how grief goes.
I do believe that God is good and God is sovereign, even though I don't understand, so I really am trying to keep my gratitude journal going. I usually write these posts in advance and I didn't last night, so I guess this is an "on the fly" gratitude journal. Just forgive me if I recycle a bunch of things.
251. It is raining as I type. Like a serious soaking rain. A desperately needed rain. Usually I am complaining about all the rain we get down here, but it's been over a month since there has been any kind of rain! I was in the mood for a good storm, and that's what's happening.
252. I have downloaded a bunch of free books for my Nook and I am really enjoying reading! Most of the free books I have are from authors with whom I'm not familiar, so it's been a surprise when I've started reading them. Most of them I have thoroughly enjoyed.
253. For a fabulous day with friends on Friday. Last Thursday was a bad day. From being attacked by the radio to running out of my favorite dressing to dealing with some regrets to just stuff ... bad day. Bad to the point where I almost canceled going shopping with friends on Friday. I am so glad I didn't. It was nice to just get away, to get the last of our curriculum for next year purchased, to eat some yummy Mexican food, and just relax.
254. For Pandora and a radio receiver in my car, so I can create my own radio station on my phone, play it on my stereo, skip songs I either don't like or am not emotionally stable enough to hear, and listen to what I want to listen to.We've I've enjoyed some 80's stations and let the girls make their own stations too. Super convenient little app and gadget!
255. hehe ... the aforementioned storm just knocked the power out and the little one kind of freaked. While I'm in here still typing, I'm listening to the oldest comforting him. Very sweet. (Don't worry about my parenting abilities - a) he is being a BIT dramatic and b) she is good to him and loves this sort of thing. If my assistance were required I'd be in there.)
256. For the smell of rain, which I was rather enjoying before every candle we own has been lit. In a few minutes, I will actually be enjoying the smell of candles. Apparently we take power outages very seriously around here.
257. For the fact that I had already planned to have sandwiches for supper, so I'm not needing to change any plans at all if the power stays out for a while.
258. For about six hours of school and the 2010/2011 school year will be officially wrapped up for us. This has been a good year, but now I'm done and ready for our (light but still existent) summer schedule.
259. For puzzles and games, which are being pulled out as I type to entertain small children. I'd love to send them out to play in the rain, but not so much with the thunder and lightening!
260. For reassurance, as I am haunted by the memory of a 10 year old sobbing at a funeral, that the Lord has a plan for that child, and that He loves him. (And his brothers, of course ... I just looked at my sweet 10 year old nephew and his similarity to my 10 year old daughter, and my heart has been tied up in knots ever since.)
Y'all please keep praying for my family. My mom starts her radiation treatments today and needs all the prayer support she can get. I'd love to ask y'all to pray for NO side effects of the radiation. Pray for my dad as well, as he is taking care of her and my nephews, and just for an extra measure of comfort. This grieving thing is hard for me, so I know it has to be so much harder for them.
I will be linking up with Ann's blog, A Holy Experience today, so feel free to go visit and see some more gratitude journals.
This is a reach. I honestly don't know if I'm coming or going these days. One day I'll be thinking about Troy and can just laugh at all the typical growing up siblings stuff and the next minute we'll be out of the dressing that I like and I will cry and want to scream. I guess that's how grief goes.
I do believe that God is good and God is sovereign, even though I don't understand, so I really am trying to keep my gratitude journal going. I usually write these posts in advance and I didn't last night, so I guess this is an "on the fly" gratitude journal. Just forgive me if I recycle a bunch of things.
251. It is raining as I type. Like a serious soaking rain. A desperately needed rain. Usually I am complaining about all the rain we get down here, but it's been over a month since there has been any kind of rain! I was in the mood for a good storm, and that's what's happening.
252. I have downloaded a bunch of free books for my Nook and I am really enjoying reading! Most of the free books I have are from authors with whom I'm not familiar, so it's been a surprise when I've started reading them. Most of them I have thoroughly enjoyed.
253. For a fabulous day with friends on Friday. Last Thursday was a bad day. From being attacked by the radio to running out of my favorite dressing to dealing with some regrets to just stuff ... bad day. Bad to the point where I almost canceled going shopping with friends on Friday. I am so glad I didn't. It was nice to just get away, to get the last of our curriculum for next year purchased, to eat some yummy Mexican food, and just relax.
254. For Pandora and a radio receiver in my car, so I can create my own radio station on my phone, play it on my stereo, skip songs I either don't like or am not emotionally stable enough to hear, and listen to what I want to listen to.
255. hehe ... the aforementioned storm just knocked the power out and the little one kind of freaked. While I'm in here still typing, I'm listening to the oldest comforting him. Very sweet. (Don't worry about my parenting abilities - a) he is being a BIT dramatic and b) she is good to him and loves this sort of thing. If my assistance were required I'd be in there.)
256. For the smell of rain, which I was rather enjoying before every candle we own has been lit. In a few minutes, I will actually be enjoying the smell of candles. Apparently we take power outages very seriously around here.
257. For the fact that I had already planned to have sandwiches for supper, so I'm not needing to change any plans at all if the power stays out for a while.
258. For about six hours of school and the 2010/2011 school year will be officially wrapped up for us. This has been a good year, but now I'm done and ready for our (light but still existent) summer schedule.
259. For puzzles and games, which are being pulled out as I type to entertain small children. I'd love to send them out to play in the rain, but not so much with the thunder and lightening!
260. For reassurance, as I am haunted by the memory of a 10 year old sobbing at a funeral, that the Lord has a plan for that child, and that He loves him. (And his brothers, of course ... I just looked at my sweet 10 year old nephew and his similarity to my 10 year old daughter, and my heart has been tied up in knots ever since.)
Y'all please keep praying for my family. My mom starts her radiation treatments today and needs all the prayer support she can get. I'd love to ask y'all to pray for NO side effects of the radiation. Pray for my dad as well, as he is taking care of her and my nephews, and just for an extra measure of comfort. This grieving thing is hard for me, so I know it has to be so much harder for them.
I will be linking up with Ann's blog, A Holy Experience today, so feel free to go visit and see some more gratitude journals.
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