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I Am Happy Today Because . . .
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It's nearly midnight here. I have been organizing and sorting things I want to send my daughter. The reason I'm on so late is that I'm still pretty energetic and taking full advantage to sort and organize. I love feeling like this. After feeling so ill for so long, I feel like tonight I can do anything! My workday went very well - productive and very satisfying. Hubby has his long awaited doctor's appointment tomorrow to try and get some relief for his poor knee. May lead to knee replacement, but if that will finally get him feeling better, we'll take that. All in all, one of my best days in weeks, maybe months. Tonight I love my life, people.
Bless you . . .I admire you. You've gone through so much, but I've never heard any bitterness from you. You are a trooper. Life tried to give you lemons and just made some damn good pink-lemonade.
You are amazing.
Good luck with the knee and I hope you continue to feel well.
You are amazing.
Good luck with the knee and I hope you continue to feel well.
My hubby from over the pond loves these little pastry things you're describing. He likes Scotch meat pies, too. Your version sounds really good too
The French...or the French-Canadians have one called...?...I think it is called a "took-yah". Might have that wrong...but they make it on the holidays...a pork pie, same idea, ingredients wrapped in a crust. In high school, we had "pasty sales" to finance a high school class trip...to Florida is where we went (I think 12 or 13 out of a class of 24 participated)...went and took orders one weekend or a few days before, began making them on a Friday, assembled at the school--in the hallway--early (4 or 5 a.m.) Saturday morning to build them, put them on trays (from Thurner's Bakery in Calumet...closed now, alas) and brought them there where they baked them for us, while we all went and had breakfast at the Parkside Restaurant...bagged them up when they were done...and brought them to those who ordered...a thousand or more each sale, a dollar a piece...before all that, we went and picked potatoes on Old Man Niemala's farm up on Airport Road. I guess that was the only ingredient we harvested ourselves. Cutting up the onions was a treat, a bowl big enough to wash three babies in...everyone in school cried.
Walter, that is a great story! Not many kids would do that for a school trip nowadays.
Madam, thank you so much. Yours is the first message I read this morning, and I just wanted you to know how touched I was. I actually didn't get to bed til after 1 this morning, still to keyed up to sleep. It's now 7:30 a.m. and (knock wood) I still feel pretty good and looking forward to the day. I've got a lot of appointments here at the building this morning with contractors coming in, repair guy coming to fix our snowblower (that time of the year again, can you believe it?) and a few viewings for vacant apartments. I think I can feel another organizing night coming on.
On another note, why be bitter? I'm getting the best care, gaining some weight, eating like I'll never see food again and feeling so much love and support from my wonderful hubby and daughter, brother and sisters, and my dear, dear friends on this Board. I won't say that I haven't had days where I've felt a bit depressed and hopeless, but that was more towards the beginning of my illness. But bitter? Not at all. It is what it is, and all I can do is take a day at a time and trust in God to get me through.
SharonC absolutely love your positive attitude. May your days be filled with only love and green lights!
Ah, thanks, Spidey. I don't post my little updates for praise, just letting my friends know that I intend to live my life to the fullest as long as the Good Lord allows me to. I have always been a glass half full type person, you know? There are always people who have it far worse than I do, and I refuse to let negativity get to me! Always hated that. There are so many good things to enjoy in this world, and so many good people who help you along. Maybe it takes something like this to jog a person out of their complacency about life, and helps you to focus on all the good there actually is.
You are something else! I've always had you in my prayers because you are a wonder woman. Don't over do it . . .but do enjoy yourself.
Update on hubby's knee! Doctor gave him heavy duty meds to cope with the pain. He will be getting an appointment over the next little while for consultation about knee replacement. The doc said he's a good candidate because of his age and his recovery time should be shortened because of that. We won't know if he will actually have the surgery until he goes to his next appointment, but this is a great first step (no pun intended, sorry) to an actual solution to his long journey with the pain he goes through daily. So I'm so relieved and happy for him tonight!
...every time I log in there are more familiar members on the board!
...because I've conquered the toilet from purgatory! Put an "x" on the calendar! Customer bought a trailer from '93...(says so on the toilet tank lid, check your toilet and see how old it is)...and there was a bunch (still have some) of work to-do...among the list, reinstalling the toilets after the vinyl man was finished w/the floor. One toilet went down fine. No problemo.
The other...sheesh! Had to replace the tank-to-stool bolts and gaskets...try...water leaking...had to replace the tank-to-stool gasket...try...water leaking, worse than before the new gasket!...had put a new wax ring down along with new bolts to the ring on the floor...fine there. Took that sucker off four five six times playing it by ear...one time the feed leaks...all this plastic, too. Anyway...I AM THE OOBLECK! Don't let the toilets conquer you! I've a feeling I'm going to be dreaming about toilets tonight. Any suggestions?
The other...sheesh! Had to replace the tank-to-stool bolts and gaskets...try...water leaking...had to replace the tank-to-stool gasket...try...water leaking, worse than before the new gasket!...had put a new wax ring down along with new bolts to the ring on the floor...fine there. Took that sucker off four five six times playing it by ear...one time the feed leaks...all this plastic, too. Anyway...I AM THE OOBLECK! Don't let the toilets conquer you! I've a feeling I'm going to be dreaming about toilets tonight. Any suggestions?
I'm happy today because I blocked out three pages of the comic I'm working on (which is a good thing), I found out I have more money in my account than I thought I did, and we bought our Thanksgiving turkey today. I'm an injun and view the history of the holiday with a little disdain, but I'm not the only person in the house. I'll cook a bird for 'em.
Happy today because I found 'Gone With The Wind' soundtrack/score at the second-hand store for three dollars. Actually double happy: found the score AND it was inexpensive.
I am very happy today because I got my test results from a Cat Scan I did yesterday. I had a spot on my lung and I was so nervous being an ex-smoker and growing up with a family of smokers. Well there are no tumors and it's just an old scar. No follow up even needed. So happy. Have been freaking out for the past week. Made me a little more appreciative of everyone in my life. The "C" word scares the heck out of me.
THat's great news. So happy you can breathe (no pun intended) easy now.
Thanks! Much appreciated.
It was a relief!
Happy for your news. Best wishes for continued good health.