What Goes Around

After my negative post yesterday, I thought I had better change my attitude. Rain, a/c, being with my family, eating tasty food, Dr. Pepper, Mt. Hood, Fall leaves, Micah's comics, pretty flowers, soft bunnies, knowing God loves me, a comfy pair of shoes, my pillow, sweats and t-shirts, someone else cooking, thai iced tea, Steve, watching fish, people falling (but not getting hurt), Micah, friends, dessert at the Big Chill, and quietness.

Warning! Do not read this post! I am venting. Complaining. You have been warned. So today is one of those days that just seems to need to end. It started with a lack of sleep because the power kept going off. Now I know that I should be thankful that we have an inverter, and I am, extremely thankful actually, but I am still complaining about the disturbance. I woke up early to do my workout with my dear friend, Jessica. That was a good part of the day. We just finished day 10 of the first part of Jillian's 30 day shred. I had a good workout and got sweaty, which isn't too hard because just sitting here writing this I am sweating. So I was looking forward to my shower. But it was not to be. There was just a dribble of water coming out of the faucet. So I splashed a bit on myself and called it good. It has taken me two days to do one load of laundry because of the lack of water. I am still working on filling the second cycle of water right now and it is 5PM. Micah ...

This may gross some people out, but I wanted to share it with you anyway. I have a part of me that I would remove. No, it isn't my fat apron (pannus)(I just love saying that to shock you), but it is my mole on my armpit. This mole has been a part of me for many years. More than I remember. But it seems to have grown. It might not even be a mole. It could be one of those skin tabs or tags. Which reminds me of Tab soda. Remember that one? I think it was the first diet soda. Do they still make that? Anyway, back to my mole problem. I have a few moles on my body that bother me. Right now this is the one that bothers me the most. I am afraid I will shave it off when I shave my armpits. I thought about tying a thread around it to remove it like farmers remove lambs tails. Or maybe I could just have Steve slice it off with his swiss army knife. That just sounds painful. I've had moles removed before and they do sting. I remember seeing them in the little dish that t...

I just read on the news that a young man is lost on the Umpqua River. That reminded me of a time, back in college, that I almost died on the Umpqua River. I was with my girl friends and we decided to go tubing. I don't know how to swim. I can doggie paddle and float, but I can't have my head go under water, or I drown. Seriously, I have almost drowned in the shower. Anyway, on this fated trip, I decided to not put on my life jacket. Instead, I tied it to the inner-tube. We each sat in our tube with our feet hanging over and went down the fast flowing river. It was a lot of fun. I actually really love rivers. Well I hit a little rapid and my body fell down through the tube. The problem was that my legs didn't make it all the way down. They were stuck in the middle of the tube between my knees and feet. Perfectly wedged in the hole. So I was trapped! It probably all took two seconds in reality, but I felt like I would certainly die. And my parents would be so...

Since we don't have internet access yet, I have to write my blogs and wait to post them. So here are three at a time. Snack Around 5PM I got hungry. We aren’t eating for a couple more hours. So I needed a snack. Micah also needed something. So we went into the kitchen to see what we could find. There was alfredo sauce left over from last night that I could have on bread, cereal, or left over okra Indian food. I decided I should eat the Indian food. Micah was about to have cereal when I said I was going to eat the left over Indian food. He said, “Ooooh, me too!” I was a bit surprised. He said he really liked it yesterday. So I heated up two bowls of okra and rice for us and we just finished our snack. No Water In our new house we have three bathrooms. They are all shiny, new and clean. The first day we had a plumber come and fix something so that the water pressure would be good. It worked great. I did several loads of wash (I have many more to go). Well for the las...

One evening this week, while at Kids Camp, Steve and I were shocked. We all knelt on the ground to pray and when we go back up, Steve and I were stiff and slow. We were sitting in the back, watching the kids. And then it hit us... we are the token old people at camp!

I am at Kid’s Camp this week, helping out with whatever they need me to do. Today was the day we took them all to the water park. Now I know in most people’s minds that would make you think of some really cool, fun place that has super pools, slides, and other fun water activities, but this is India. First, we took a bus to the water park. This was about an hour long drive, down many one lane roads that have cows laying in the middle of them. Winding around blind corners. Squeezing by cars that have to pull their side mirror in to get by us. Just bumping along the mountain roads trying to find the way to the park. When we arrived, the park wasn’t quite open for business yet. The parking lot was empty. It looked like a ghost water park, meaning it had gone out of business 10 years ago. Then the doors opened and we all went in. It was still quite a disappointment to look at. The slides looked rickety, the water was greenish and a bit slimy, and there was no place to sit. But...

falling down. That is what I did today. It has been a while since I last fell. I guess moving day is a good day to fall. I can then use the excuse that I am hurt so I obviously can't help. But I didn't get hurt. I slipped on a step because I was wearing my house flip=flops that are smooth on the bottom, and the stairs are sandy. I only fell to my rear-end and got up right away and dusted off. The sad thing is that Steve, the guard, and the moving guys all saw me. I got the "tsk tsk" and a surprised expression from everyone. Later, when I saw Steve again, I asked him if he laughed after he saw me fall. I know I would laugh and I do laugh when Steve falls. He said, "Yes." That made me laugh too. So all is well that ends well. Laugh!