Happy Thanksgiving! Today was a fantastic day with family, food and fun. Mom and Dad couldn't make it over because of the roads, but we pressed ahead to have a fun day. I went out to Jody's house, we collaborated food and it was great. I had fun looking through the ads in the newspaper, playing in the air hockey tournament in Spencer's room, laying down in Jody's king-sized bed giggling, watching my Cowboys lose (okay that was fun), laughing and playing with Lee's grandkids and just being happy.
My wrap up report is this: I am so thankful for my family. Whether they're here or there, thick or thin, I love my family.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thanks a lot (PG-13)
Today I'm grateful that when I went to the grocery store and almost got ran over by a car that I didn't slam my hands on the hood and give him the middle finger.
Today I'm grateful that when I actually got into the grocery store that I didn't fall completely on my ass, I caught myself, in front of a good looking guy picking out bananas.
Today I'm grateful that I only burned myself 3 times on the oven door and only swore 20 times -- it coulda been worse.
Today I'm grateful that I didn't have to get my mop out to clean the floor because BoBo was right beside me the whole day eating what I dropped and licking the floor. I even asked if the dressing needed more salt and he just laid down and took a deep sigh, which means yes. I'm also grateful that with cooking all day, I didn't have to wash my dishes once because BoBo cleaned them for me.
Today I'm grateful that my bed has patience. It was calling me all day to just take a lil nap and rest my feet. I'm grateful to be going to bed soon!
Today I'm grateful that when I actually got into the grocery store that I didn't fall completely on my ass, I caught myself, in front of a good looking guy picking out bananas.
Today I'm grateful that I only burned myself 3 times on the oven door and only swore 20 times -- it coulda been worse.
Today I'm grateful that I didn't have to get my mop out to clean the floor because BoBo was right beside me the whole day eating what I dropped and licking the floor. I even asked if the dressing needed more salt and he just laid down and took a deep sigh, which means yes. I'm also grateful that with cooking all day, I didn't have to wash my dishes once because BoBo cleaned them for me.
Today I'm grateful that my bed has patience. It was calling me all day to just take a lil nap and rest my feet. I'm grateful to be going to bed soon!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Thanksgiving Thanks Day 3
Today I'm grateful for:
My Office/Staff: I love being able to go into the office and most of the time everyone is happy, cheerful and always says, "Hi, Molly. How are you doing today?" I love my office, we're like one big happy family.
Grocery Carts: As I entered Winco trying to "beat the rush," -- uh-huh, yeah, right -- for getting my Thanksgiving groceries, I used my cart numerous times to run over people. (okay, not really, but I wanted to -- I just popped in another piece of my "special" juicy fruit to take the stress away.)
My Job for Today: I was hoping that right before the weekend hit I wouldn't get another 300 pages like last week because I'm still playing catchup on that, I only got 140 pages so I'm grateful for that!
The Great City of Boise: I love the town I live in. It's perfect for me. It has great weather, fun things to do and is beautiful year-round. And it has stores that stay open past 6:00 in the winter and 7:00 in the summer (sorry, no offense, Pipers Grocery Store.)
Music: I love all kinds of music and in fact, I'm even listening to a little -- I mean, tiny little bit - of country music (and by the way, when did country music become so rock-n-roll?).
Laughter. What would this world be if laughter wasn't a part of it? I have laughed so much this past month than I have for 5 months. And people tend to smile when you smile or laugh when you laugh. I think we need to do that more often.
My Office/Staff: I love being able to go into the office and most of the time everyone is happy, cheerful and always says, "Hi, Molly. How are you doing today?" I love my office, we're like one big happy family.
Grocery Carts: As I entered Winco trying to "beat the rush," -- uh-huh, yeah, right -- for getting my Thanksgiving groceries, I used my cart numerous times to run over people. (okay, not really, but I wanted to -- I just popped in another piece of my "special" juicy fruit to take the stress away.)
My Job for Today: I was hoping that right before the weekend hit I wouldn't get another 300 pages like last week because I'm still playing catchup on that, I only got 140 pages so I'm grateful for that!
The Great City of Boise: I love the town I live in. It's perfect for me. It has great weather, fun things to do and is beautiful year-round. And it has stores that stay open past 6:00 in the winter and 7:00 in the summer (sorry, no offense, Pipers Grocery Store.)
Music: I love all kinds of music and in fact, I'm even listening to a little -- I mean, tiny little bit - of country music (and by the way, when did country music become so rock-n-roll?).
Laughter. What would this world be if laughter wasn't a part of it? I have laughed so much this past month than I have for 5 months. And people tend to smile when you smile or laugh when you laugh. I think we need to do that more often.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Thanksgiving Thanks Day 2
Today I am thankful for:
My car. Who isn't this time of year, right?
My house. I look at these people (mostly men) who stand at corners holding cardboard signs that say, "Homeless, no work and no car." I'm glad I have a house to come home to and the heat I am able to afford.
My dad. My dad over the past month has definitely shown love to me. Before when I would call and he would answer, we would say 30 seconds worth of words and then say, "You wanna talk to you mama?" then hand the phone over to mom. This last month if I call home, we can talk for 15 minutes. Whether it's about my dogs, how I'm doing with not smoking, or girls basketball, I have definitely enjoyed our visits. I'm forever grateful to him for helping me with college and bills.
My Health. I'm grateful for my health to be able to take a deep breath and not wheez. I'm breathing better and better and deeper and deeper every day.
My Proofers. I am so blessed to have wonderful proofers. When I hand over them a job to edit, they have the expertise and knowledge to correct my mistakes and then I can turn in a beautiful work product.
BSU Football. You might say, "What? Seriously?" Yep. I'm glad we have BSU football to watch on TV. It brings my family together and let's me have a chance to host a lil party. Maybe this week against Nevada I should crack out the ribs because everyone will be sick of turkey by then, 'eh, JoJo?
My car. Who isn't this time of year, right?
My house. I look at these people (mostly men) who stand at corners holding cardboard signs that say, "Homeless, no work and no car." I'm glad I have a house to come home to and the heat I am able to afford.
My dad. My dad over the past month has definitely shown love to me. Before when I would call and he would answer, we would say 30 seconds worth of words and then say, "You wanna talk to you mama?" then hand the phone over to mom. This last month if I call home, we can talk for 15 minutes. Whether it's about my dogs, how I'm doing with not smoking, or girls basketball, I have definitely enjoyed our visits. I'm forever grateful to him for helping me with college and bills.
My Health. I'm grateful for my health to be able to take a deep breath and not wheez. I'm breathing better and better and deeper and deeper every day.
My Proofers. I am so blessed to have wonderful proofers. When I hand over them a job to edit, they have the expertise and knowledge to correct my mistakes and then I can turn in a beautiful work product.
BSU Football. You might say, "What? Seriously?" Yep. I'm glad we have BSU football to watch on TV. It brings my family together and let's me have a chance to host a lil party. Maybe this week against Nevada I should crack out the ribs because everyone will be sick of turkey by then, 'eh, JoJo?
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Thanksgiving Thanks Day 1
This year I have too many things to be thankful for so every day this week I am going to write what I'm grateful for. So here they are in random order:
My job. Even though I may gripe and complain about too many pages or not enough, I'm glad I have a job.
Technology. I wouldn't be able to do my job without my stenograph, computer, digital recorder, Internet, or my phone.
BoBo. Even though BoBo jumps up onto my countertops and eats my bread, tomatoes, onions, bananas, or just wants to shred papers, I can't imagine my life right now without him.
Gussie. Even though I hate when Gus barks at everyone who walks by, the mailman when he slips the mail through the slot in my door, I can't imagine my life right now without him.
Jody. I love my sister. She is so caring, aware of others needs, good worker and bent over backwards to help me when I was down for my surgery. She worked a full day, came up to take care of me and my needs and then had to travel home to take care of her own family.
Rain. I love my sister. She is so giving and wants no recognition. She is a wonderful cook and can whip up anything out of my empty cupboards and make a gourmet meal in 30 minutes. She came to help me while I was in the hospital by cooking up a storm to make sure I had food to come home to and cared for my dogs.
Mom. I love my mom. Anytime that I have a problem I can call her up to blab, gab, vent or cry and she doesn't judge me, she just listens. She is selfless in her acts for everyone and doesn't want any recognition. She is a hard worker. She loves like no other.
My friends. I have too many to name individually, but I truly have wonderful friends/cousins. I took for granite my friends. I was having a hard time and thought I could pull myself out of the rut, but with friends by my side, I know I'm not alone.
My job. Even though I may gripe and complain about too many pages or not enough, I'm glad I have a job.
Technology. I wouldn't be able to do my job without my stenograph, computer, digital recorder, Internet, or my phone.
BoBo. Even though BoBo jumps up onto my countertops and eats my bread, tomatoes, onions, bananas, or just wants to shred papers, I can't imagine my life right now without him.
Gussie. Even though I hate when Gus barks at everyone who walks by, the mailman when he slips the mail through the slot in my door, I can't imagine my life right now without him.
Jody. I love my sister. She is so caring, aware of others needs, good worker and bent over backwards to help me when I was down for my surgery. She worked a full day, came up to take care of me and my needs and then had to travel home to take care of her own family.
Rain. I love my sister. She is so giving and wants no recognition. She is a wonderful cook and can whip up anything out of my empty cupboards and make a gourmet meal in 30 minutes. She came to help me while I was in the hospital by cooking up a storm to make sure I had food to come home to and cared for my dogs.
Mom. I love my mom. Anytime that I have a problem I can call her up to blab, gab, vent or cry and she doesn't judge me, she just listens. She is selfless in her acts for everyone and doesn't want any recognition. She is a hard worker. She loves like no other.
My friends. I have too many to name individually, but I truly have wonderful friends/cousins. I took for granite my friends. I was having a hard time and thought I could pull myself out of the rut, but with friends by my side, I know I'm not alone.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
21
The number 21 is my favorite number. While playing sports in high school, my volleyball number was 21 and basketball was 22 (only because they had even numbers). So I thought I would just say that on October 21st, 2010 I quit smoking. It's been 21 days today since I quit smoking. In 21 days it will be my nephew's 18th Birthday and I will be in Mexico. It will probably take 21 years to payoff my medical bills.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Followup Dr. Appointment
After not having dressed up for 2 weeks, wearing nothing but hospital gowns, stretchy pants, sweat shirt and going braless, today for my doctor's appointment I decided to wear a little makeup and wear some normal clothes. He said everything was looking good and things are healing as they should. He went over what he had done during surgery and said, "Your lungs are darker than they should be for your age. I ADVISE you to quit smoking." I told him I haven't smoked since going to the ER and I will never smoke again. All in all I'm doing very well and hoping to work some time this week either one day or two. I need to keep myself somewhat busy because sitting around doing nothing brings on wanting to smoke. Changing my routine has started, but mornings are still tough.
As I was talking to my sister Rainy today she said, "You've motivated me to try to stop smoking." Hey, that's all I can ask for. I hope I can keep her motivated and me at the same time. Me and my friend Cindy are going to join a nonsmoking group that will last 6 weeks. I'm kind of excited.
I'm excited for a fresh start to my life. I was pretty down in the dumps for the past few months and was in a downward spiral, so this gallbladder thing and stay at the hospital saved me literally. I'm also excited to have a new perspective on my life and health. So cheers to me for the upcoming battles I'm faced with, but the triumphs I will accomplish!
As I was talking to my sister Rainy today she said, "You've motivated me to try to stop smoking." Hey, that's all I can ask for. I hope I can keep her motivated and me at the same time. Me and my friend Cindy are going to join a nonsmoking group that will last 6 weeks. I'm kind of excited.
I'm excited for a fresh start to my life. I was pretty down in the dumps for the past few months and was in a downward spiral, so this gallbladder thing and stay at the hospital saved me literally. I'm also excited to have a new perspective on my life and health. So cheers to me for the upcoming battles I'm faced with, but the triumphs I will accomplish!
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