I'm blogging from my public library. I am trying to multi-task and failing miserably. I need to access my online investment account and of course the PIN I need is at work. I'M NOT AT WORK...ARGGGHHHH! I figured I would use the rest of my time to check work email (not a lot Thank the Lord) and blog about my weekend. So let's see...

Friday was the Lover's Holiday. While I admit I have a lover, he isn't my valentine. I ended up going out to dinner with my daughter and my ex. Benningan's of all places. We both realized that we have outgrown Bennigan's but it only took us 30 minutes to get in on a snowy packed Friday. We were taking what we could get. The food wasn't that bad but it wasn't that great either...again, we have long since outgrown Bennigan's.

Saturday was the Auto Show. Again, I went with my ex and my daughter. This has turned out to be a family weekend. The show was mediocre. There wasn't anything there that really knocked our socks off. My daughter just loves the fact that she can get in cars and pretend to drive. She definitely had more fun than her parents. I guess the fact that we both bought new cars last year doesn't help either.

Sunday was recuperation day. I have been fighting a cold all week. I even took Wednesday off. I stayed in the bed and skipped church. I can't shake the congestion or the cough. It's making me miserable. Luckily the rest is helping. Just not fast enough for me. I'm ready for my cold to be gone. I only get one a year and it's time for this one to be UP!

Monday is a holiday - hence the reason I'm at the library. I have some books on my list that I want to get and figured I would utilize the free internet access. Since there is no line for computers is currently unlimited as well. :) I'm still sick but I had to drag myself out of the house before I went a little stir crazy. Tomorrow it's back to the daily grind.

Today is Valentine's Day. I want to say "Happy Valentine's Day" to all those in love and love someone. Valentine's Day has always been big in my house. I'm not sure why but I've always remembered it being that way. For that reason alone I'm wearing red today because I don't have a Valentine. I don't have a Valentine and I'm comfortable with that. You have to get to a point in your life where you are comfortable with you and I've reached it. It makes me a lot more tranquil and I find that I'm speaking my mind more rather than holding my peace. I feel like I'm transitioning into adulthood on my own terms which I rather like. A good portion of our lives is built around pleasing someone. Well currently that someone is me. Of course I say this because I'm not in a committed relationship but I think my views on that have changed in the past year as well. The change in me is being noticed by others and it's all good so I can actually say "Happy Valentine's Day" and mean it!

I've mentioned more than once today that I am having a bad day. I want to revise that stance. I'm not having a bad day, I'm having a sick day. What's the difference? I'm sick...because I'm sick it's having a negative impact on the rest of my day. My head is stuffed up and I feel like I'm hearing, thinking and talking around cotton. Everything is muffled. The worst part of it...I have little kid germs. Little kid germs are the worst on the planet. My daughter caught something, mutated it and then passed it on to me! I took yesterday off and I'm so glad I did. I couldn't even contemplate leaving my bed. Today I'm on tea and noodles. Only because I can't taste anything and that would make getting something that I know tastes good even worse. Plus I passed out this morning. Thinking I was feeling much better, I hopped out of bed. My equilibrium got the best of me and I woke laying on the floor. Isn't that great? Luckily I know why I blinked out for a second but I was glad no one was around to witness me in a definitely unladylike manner. As for taking medications, I'm not. I need to be alert and awake to function. I don't have the liberty of going home and passing out. I have a four-year old to watch. One who doesn't understand the concept of "Mommy needs to rest, please play in your room and don't wake me up". Am I bitching and fishing for sympathy? Yes! Where is it? Send plenty my way - SOON!

I was having a bad day and the following page actually cheered me up. It even got a laugh out of me. Not a belly laugh mind you but I did chuckle a bit...don't you want to chuckle too? Then click away...Flattery will get you everywhere!

I pass a church on my way to and from work that has some of these one-liners on its sign. I've always contemplated posting about them. Then I received this email that had a good portion of them compiled. The work was done for me...of course I have to post them.


26 One-Liners About God
1. Give God what’s right—not what’s left.
2. Man’s way leads to a hopeless end—God’s way leads to an endless hope.
3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
4. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
5. In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma—but never let him be the period.
6. Don’t put a question mark where God puts a period.
7. Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to the church for a face-lift.
8. When praying, don’t give God instructions - just report for duty.
9. Don’t wait for six strong men to take you to church.
10. We don’t change God’s message—His message changes us.
11. The church is prayer-conditioned.
12. When God ordains, He sustains.
13. WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.
14. Plan ahead—It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.
15. Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position.
16. Suffering from truth decay? Brush up on your Bible.
17. Exercise daily—walk with the Lord.
18. Never give the devil a ride—he will always want to drive.
19. Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.
20. Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.
21. He who angers you controls you.
22. Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.
23. Give Satan an inch & he’ll be a ruler.
24. Be ye fishers of men—you catch them. He’ll clean them.
25. God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
26. Read the Bible—It will scare the hell out of you.

I was having a bad day (more on that later) but this made me put it into perspective...

HAVING A BAD DAY?

There was a case in one hospital's Intensive Care ward where patients
always died in the same bed, on Sunday morning, at about 11 a.m., regardless of their medical condition. This puzzled the doctors and some even thought that it had something to do with the supernatural. No one could solve the mystery... as to why the deaths occurred around 11 a.m. on Sundays. So a World-Wide team of experts
was assembled to investigate the cause of the incidents. The next Sunday morning, a few minutes before 11 a.m., all doctors and
nurses nervously wait outside the ward to see for themselves what! the
terrible phenomenon was all about. Some were holding wooden crosses, prayer books and other holy objects to ward off the evil spirits. Just when the clock struck 11... Pookie Johnson, The part-time Sunday sweeper, entered the ward and unplugged the life support system so that he could use the vacuum cleaner.

Having a Bad Day?

The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez oil spill
in Alaska was $80,000. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were being released back into the wild amid cheers and applause from onlookers. A minute later, in full view, a killer whale ate them both.

Still think you are having a bad day?

A woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen shaking frantically, almost in a dancing frenzy, with some kind of wire running from his waist towards the electric kettle. Intending to jolt him away from the deadly current, she whacked him with ! a handy plank of wood, breaking his arm in two places. Up to that moment, he had been happily listening to his Walkman.

STILL think you're having a bad day?

Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn, Germany. Suddenly, all two thousand pigs broke loose and escaped through a broken fence, stampeding madly. The two hopeless protesters were trampled to death.

What?! STILL having a bad day?

Iraqi terrorist Khay Rahnajet didn't pay enough postage on a letter bomb. It came back with "return to sender" stamped on it. Forgetting it was the bomb, he opened it and was blown to bits.

There, now, feeling better?

Need a laugh? This is hilarious! The extended version of the commercial: Terry Tate

The Oscar nominations were announced today. Yahoo has a pretty inclusive site. Plus they have a sweepstakes going on with Diet Pepsi. I love sweepstakes. I never win but I enter. Want more info...talk a look yourself: Yahoo! Movies: 75th Academy Awards

I went to my first women's retreat this past weekend. The topic was "Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn from Them". Apparently a lot...I need to sort all of this out and see how best to apply it to my life. I'm going to have some tough decisions to make in the next few weeks if I want to continue to grow spiritually, mentally and physically. Quite frankly I don't relish making them but my salvation is in my hands. That's scary too. Who did we learn about: Eve, Rahab and Lot's Wife (who didn't have a name). She's only referred to as Lot's wife. I'm going to go through my notes and post what I learned. If you want scriptures or additional info you should make comments or email me. We'll see how this online self-discovery goes. P.S. Valentine's Day is Friday and I don't have a Valentine and I don't feel like I'm missing out on something. Last year this time it was pretty much high anxiety for the day and this year I'm content in being single on a lover's holiday. I guess that's a step in the direction of maturity. I'll have to see how I feel once Valentine's day is passed.

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

...one old love she can imagine going back to...
and one who reminds her how far she has come...

...enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her
own even if she never wants to or needs to...

...something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her dreams
wants to see her in an hour...

...a youth she's content to leave behind...

...a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in
her old age...

...a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

...one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...


...a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her
family...

...eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a
meal that will make her guests feel honored..

...a feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

...how to fall in love without losing herself...

...how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend
without ruining the friendship...

...when to try harder... and when to walk away...

...that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her
hips, or the nature of her parents...

...that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its over...

...what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...

...how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...

...whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it
personally...

...where to go... be it to her best friend's kitchen table... or a
charming inn in the woods... when her soul needs soothing...

...what she can and can't accomplish in a day... a month...and a
year...

... know that you are truly loved and thought of by the friend who sent
this to you... and that she only wishes the best for you and your life.

I liked these...they made me feel good.

How To Stay Young
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. “ An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

As I've become more intimate with my faith and my beliefs have deepened, whenever I ask a question or have a particular conversation, I open myself up to the answer that God is going to send me. Ironically, it's usually by email but I guess God figures he can reach me that way. I was having doubts about myself the other day and just feeling down in general and and carrying on a running dialog with God. I do pray, but more often than not I carry on a running dialog. Some people would just say I'm talking to myself but I chose to think of it differently. Anywho, I got this message. On time all the time...

Why am I here? What is my purpose in life? What is God's vision for my life? These are questions that often go unanswered in many of our lives. Deep within us we have a desire to know why we are on this planet. We have a craving to know our purpose and what is the meaning to our life. The answer is not on some mountain top in the Alps. The answer is not in the deep blue sea. The answer is not under some rock in the desert. The answer lies within each of us.For the believer, there is a place deep within us that has all the answers that we have been searching for. Deep in this place of Peace, lies the still small voice of God. Today, let us be quiet and be still and asked this Powerful presence, the Holy Spirit, to show us our purpose. As we let all of the noise of this world fade, the Voice of Truth will speak and God's will for our lives will be revealed. It is the light that will guide and lead us to the place of Peace, Happiness and Joy. It is the place where we have been longing for and where we belong.

Please take this quiz...I thought it was very amusing: Arse or Elbow

i've been informed that i don't blog enough...which is true. i need to have a way to blog on the go. everytime i find something i want to blog about i'm never near a computer. i asked for one for christmas but got diamond earrings instead - a ring would have been better but that's another story. by the time i get to work i have a head full of stuff i want to blog but get bogged down with...what else...work. get home...damn i didn't blog...get to work...work...get home..damn i didn't blog...it's a pretty vicious cycle which i haven't been very successful in breaking. on the other hand, i feel like i'm blogging for my own sake. i don't know if anyone really reads my blog - it's seems a waste to continue to post for my own enjoyment. i mean i think i'm hilariously funny and a great wit. does anyone else. who knows...i don't get any comments. this has proven to be a great place to dump email but then i have like 5 posts in one day on any number of topics. anywho, i say all that to say what...not a damn thing. i'm just having a pity party of 1. i do have some things i want to blog about...like my daughter. she is hilarious and a delight and a terror all rolled up into one. the vixen got in trouble last week not once, not twice, not thrice (nice word that) but four times. once for not listening and the other time for getting 3 timeouts in one day for running. now i asked her where is she supposed to run. she says: outside and bikes 'n' slides. so she knows where she's supposed to run just doesn't do it. she wants to do her own thing. so i had to get in that butt. say what you want about not disciplining children but when you have your own you can talk. plus she was grounded: had to stay in her room all day. she could only come out to eat and go to the bathroom. she also got no tv for a week and no mcdonald's for a week. for a 4 year old this is torture. her father and i just want her to understand that we take school very seriously and she needs to as well...plus i want her to remember that spanking in case she wants to get 3 timeouts in one day again. more later...stay posted...i've been inspired by another blog to just talk about everyday life...hell it's my blog i can say what i want...don't like it...that's what comments are for.