by Sarah | Nov 27, 2008 | Holidays
The past week I’ve been a little mopey. We had no one coming to dinner. On Thanksgiving…no family…no friends. Our friend and neighbor was coming by…but not for dinner, just for leftovers. My parents were being charitable by helping serve dinner for the needy at their church…but it meant they weren’t coming.
Then last night as I was setting up to make the pies, and run to Wal Mart to get out of Archie’s hair while he mopped pick up a few last minute items. The phone rang. It was my mom wanting to know our plans for the Holiday. I told her we’d be eating about 1:30 but our day was otherwise wide open.
In surprise she mentioned that would be when they were done at the church, and they didn’t want to disturb our dinner.
I just blinked in surprise, and said “Your dinner will be done by 1:30?!”
She said that yes, the dinner ran 11-1.Â
So…I invited them to dinner. My mom actually hesitated because she didn’t want to “invite herself over.” But they’re coming to dinner. A day with just the five of us…has become a day of family!Â
It makes me very happy…despite the last minute guests…I had plenty of food anyway (I always make too much – leftovers, you know).
by Sarah | Nov 26, 2008 | Crap
Total and complete denial.
About everything that I have to get done today.
No, I’m not having company, really. My parents will probably stop by, some time during the day (no, they aren’t joining us for a feast. Why would that do that? Why would ANYONE join us for a feast…and no, no one is…despite the TONS of food I HAVE.)…and my neighbor will join us for leftovers and some friendly conversation at dinnertime. But we won’t have a houseful of guests. It will just be us.
But still I have no dishes…well, I have dishes, but never enough in this house. So I need to do dishes…and then do dishes AGAIN after dinner. I have to finish the laundry (seriously…it’s overtaking my house again).
I have to make my stuffing.
I hve to make sure that I do dishes after dinner so that I can get the turkey in the sink to finish defrosting overnight.
I have to make my pies.
I have to have hubby bathe the girls (yes, dear…that’s a hint).
I have to start prepping and planning my adopted soldiers care package. AND send him a letter/email to let him know about us. (It only took ONE day to get our soldier! I’m so excited!)
I have to figure out how to hook up my printer to my computer in its new location. See, the printer cable is VERY short…and I can’t afford a new one just yet.
I have to clean off my camera card just because I can’t let it get as bad as it was before.
I have to finish the remaining 3 layouts before the weekend is over. (OH, didn’t you know? I just redid THIS site for my BFF. No, I didn’t do the coding, but I adjusted the coding and did all the graphics on my little lonesome.)
And yet…despite all of this I’m still sitting here writing a blog post and chatting with my BFF before she abandons me for the weekend.
Oh, and over the weekend I have three books to read that I need to do reviews on. I’m supposed to have a fourth book, but it never came. I also took out a couple of craft books from the library last night and I need to pick out craft ideas that I want to save (and copy) for later use.Â
Oh yeah…and somehow I have to get back to writing. Maybe my muse will return to me when I haven’t got so much to do (HA! Yeah…like I’ll never have 5,000,000 things on my plate).
by Sarah | Nov 25, 2008 | Holidays
Yes, I’m on that subject again. But while I’ve mentioned that we’re going to alter our Holiday this year, I haven’t really gone into what we’re going to do…and what you can do to do the same.
For our family charitable event, we’ve signed up for Adopt A US Soldier. I can’t imagine anything more important than to send some of our troops caring support. I’m hoping to send a care package, even if they may not get it by Christmas, they’ll get it soon after. Even if you can only send a letter…isn’t it worth it to brighten the day of a man or woman that is fighting for our country?! Even if you don’t agree with the war, you can support our troops!
Did you know that the current economic climate isn’t just affecting you and me…but innocent pets?! I received a letter today about a local shelter that is beyond capacity. On Sunday they received 16 abandoned dogs ALONE!! How can you help? Well, if you can’t adopt a furry critter…consider taking one in as a foster pet. Help ease the burdon on the shelters, possibly save an animal’s life!!Â
Monetary donations are another idea. Think of a type of charity you’d like to help out. Cancer research, Sick Children and their Families, the Homeless, in the US (or your country) or Abroad. Not sure of a specific charity you’d like to contribute to? Do a search for an appropriate charity. My biggest advice here is…even after finding a charity via a site like that, RESEARCH the charity thoroughly yourself. Make sure your funds are going toward the cause more than someone’s pocketbook. Some of the bigger charities line their pockets as much/more than their own mission (I won’t name names…but at least one of them the company I used to work for tried to force me to contribute to, I refused on ground of priniciple). So research yoru charity, then donate. Even just a few dollars can help! I think we all know which charity I support most.
And of course…your time. Find a local shelter, a soup kitchen, a church that does something for the holidays. From project Angel Tree, to serving meals to the homeless or homebound, most churches perform some action. Donate your time…it’s more valuable than anything.
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I know…not your typical post from me…but I’ve been bitten by the bug. And the letter about the animal shelter broke my heart. I hope you find some way to make your holidays more joyous this year!!
(Sorry…I’ve been knee deep in graphics and coding since yesterday trying to create 4 new semi-matching layouts for me and BFF and our soon-to-be-open review site, my soon-to-be-re-opened writing blog, and finally a halfway decent layout for this site. I’m a little cross-eyed and short on creativity for posting about now :D)
by Sarah | Nov 23, 2008 | Weekly Winners
For the week of 11/17-11/23/08
Weekly Winners is the brainchild of the wonderfully Sarcastic Mom, Lotus
Not Herself
Fully Recovered
Trimming the Streets
Guiding my Way
Fall Colors – Holiday Lights
It Gets Everywhere
A Dusting on my Seat
It’s beginning to Look a lot Like…
Empty
Childhood Boundaries
by Sarah | Nov 21, 2008 | All About Kennedy, Crap
And right now HER well-being is not good. Not Riley. Riley looks like nothing ever happened. She’s running and laughing and smiling with clear eyes and no sign of her previous pain.
Angel, on the other hand. First she developed the stink pink-eye. She was given drops…NOT antibiotics. And while I’m grateful that she no longer looks like this:
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She does look like this:
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And this (by ear):
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This does not rest easy on my soul. Not when she sounds gravelly…and her breathing is shallow. The pulm on call last night acted like I was just silly for calling in…but with a first thing this morning temp of 102 by ear…a runny nose and generally grumpy disposition…I worry. No, she’s not coughing…but I still worry…how soon will she? Since it’s Friday should I take her in to the ped and have them check her breath sounds? Should I sit on it? I’m treating with motrin and snuggling with her since she has the chills and shakes…but I don’t know how to call or when or if I should? After last night I feel like I’m over-reacting…but I worry…I always worry about my baby-girl.
(And I keep hearing the pulm’s final words before I left the office Wednesday. “With CF kids it’s real easy for this all to move to their chest.”)
ETA: I DID call the pediatrician. Angel will go in at 1:30 EST to have them do a cursory check of her lungs and get some antibiotics (which I am specifically asking for)
