Fridays

Don’t you just love Fridays! I LOVE Fridays! What’s not to love? The work week is over, it's the end of the hustle and bustle for a day or two, love ones have time off and we get to do fun and interesting things on the weekend.

Sometimes we just relax. Other times we work on the garden or go shopping for plants and things for the yard. That’s a barrel of fun and it gets me out of the house moving these old bones in a different kind of way.

Depending on the availability of already prepared food in the kitchen, I might cook up something delicious. That takes more than a notion but, when I do it I get to eat without having to dig out and sort through leftovers.

We might simply listen to favorite music and chat or watch a good movie – and chat. It's all great fun! But weekends are way too short. If they (weekends) were longer would I be satisfied, probably not.

Better yet, we might just spend the time teaching Baby Jace how to play with his toys. Or maybe we’ll watch as he shows us how he thinks they should be used. We’ll see!

Do you love Fridays? What do you love about Fridays? What fun things are you planning for the weekend?

Happy weekend to you!

Happy!

Hi Grandma...

SMILE!

It's contagious so pass it on!

Just Saying Hi

Hi there, friend! It's good to see you. How are you? What have you been doing? How's the family? Come on in, have a seat, and make yourself comfortable.

I'm going to be away for a bit so I'm putting the Guestbook up top for Hi(s) and Hello(s) until I make it back.

Let me know what's on your mind, leave a comment. Please? You can visit this page anytime -- as many times as you want --like sometimes when I go and get myself lost and can't find my way back to blogland. Holler at me, I'll follow your voice and find my way back where I belong.

Original Guestbook date: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009

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Motivation Inspiration & A Pick-Me-Upper

Feeling a bit sluggish today, hot and tired, slightly discombobulated. Looking for something to lift my spirits. I ran across this photo of Baby Jace in NICU and it hit me. HE WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE A FIGHTER.

That helps tremendously. If he can do it, grandma can "fight just one more round today."

Don’t Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out;

Don't give up though the pace seems slow--

You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,

It seems to a faint and faltering man,

Often the struggler has given up,

When he might have captured the victor's cup,

And he learned too late when the night slipped down,

How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out--

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far,

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--

It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

- Author unknown

A Tough Week

Another tough week here. Thank God we made it though!

Munchkin had fever Tuesday & Wednesday afternoons and at night, mornings were fine -- no fever. Sometimes it was as high as 104. We did everything the doctor said, waiting with purse and shoes at the ready to race out the house to the emergency room. Doctor said, “no, not yet.”

Thursday - To the doctor, no matter what the doctor said about waiting it out, this just “ain’t gonna fly.” He’s irritable now, so it’s time to go.

3:00 pm Thursday - We’re at the doctor’s for blood work and x-rays. I didn’t get to go into the x-ray room, had to wait outside the door. Jordyn says she had never seen the contraption they put babies in to do chest x-rays, hopes she never has to see it again. Called it a monstrosity, said it was extremely traumatic – made her want to cry. Made me want to cry when I heard about it on the ride home.

Thursday 4:15 pm We are back home. Munchkin has a virus, which means it can't be treated w meds, so the fever will have to work its way out. We will give Tylenol/Baby Advil to give him comfort while we wait it out. Not happy but it could be worse! Thank God!

Friday – He’s better but today was rough because he’s in some weird mood with the virus passing through. Then there was diarrhea. Did anybody sleep? No. And, we are exhausted! Hanging by a thread – faith that “this too shall pass away.”

Saturday - He’s himself today. All busy-ness! So glad, thank God for healing blessings!