SLACKER!!!!!!

Okay...
I have been so busy the past three weeks that I have failed to take the time to remember it all.
I haven't taken pictures.
I haven't written anything down.
And I haven't remembered.
And I KNOW there were a few things I should have remembered!!! I NEEDED to remember...and now, I can't.
So, I need to slow up a little.
I need to get back to getting my life prioritized and doing the things that are important to me...
Back to walking....every night....
back to losing weight and keeping it off.
Back to spending time with my family - especially Mike and Kylie. I need to MAKE time to be with them.
Back to taking pictures and writing memories down.
Back to my life...and getting er dun!!!!
I've been a slacker...
No more slackin'!!!!

Asparagus instead of avocado...
Pavarotti instead of paparazzi...

Del being a 'gangsta' at Kylie's house...
Del spraying his drink all out of his mouth on everyone...

Primary kids saying funny things...

One Year Down and Eternity to Go

I was in Utah a year ago attending their wedding.
Now they sit in my kitchen celebrating their one year anniversary.
Lexi made it a special day by making Jordan some cheesecake and chocolate covered strawberries. We made them a steak dinner and invited all the kids over to share and celebrate, then we sent them to the movies.
They say the first year is the hardest....I would tend to disagree. Every year is hard, but worth it when you put your heart into it.
But it sure makes looking forward to eternity a lot more hopeful when you do it with someone you truly love.
I wish Jordan and Lexi every happiness in the world....and the world to come.

I've Been Jimmered!!!

Even though the Mavericks KILLED them soundly, it was so great to go and see my hero, Jimmer play tonight. He didn't have his best game...he didn't even have a good game, but he still played, and I got to see him. For most of the game, he was the ONLY white guy on the court, except the referee's. And he WAS white.
Thank you Mike and Kylie for such a wonderful birthday gift.
And thank you Del, my sweetheart, for going with me and allowing me to make a Jimmer fool of myself.
Three cheers for the white guy.
I remain a faithful Jimmer Fredette fan.

'JIMMER' for My Birthday

Mike and Kylie were the only one's who had not given me a birthday present. I didn't expect one until Kylie mentioned a day after my birthday that they would be giving me my gift later in the week.
That 'later in the week' came last night after I got home from work.
Guess who the Mavericks are playing tonight in Dallas??? Yes, the Sacramento Kings.
Guess who starts for the Kings?
Yes, Jimmer....
GUESS WHO GOT TICKETS TO THE GAME TONIGHT????
Yep....Mike and Kylie gave me tickets to the game tonight to go and see Jimmer play!!!!
So, it will be a double date...Mike and Kylie are going to go with Del and me and I get to go watch Jimmer play some pro basketball. This is sooooo cool. I'm pretty excited...kind of like a teenage school girl..
WHAT WILL I WEAR!!!???

A 'First' at Work

We have decided to work late on Thursday nights at the office.
It's a new thing that started at the beginning of the year.
We have one doctor, one tech and one receptionist that will stay on Thursday nights and work from 6:00-8:00 to help accommodate those clients that don't get home from work until after 6:00 p.m. I volunteered to be the receptionist so that Linda, the other receptionist didn't have to.
Last Thursday started off pretty well with my dear friend Amy LeBaron and her sweet son bringing a YUMMY Oreo Sonic blast to me at work as a special treat to get my day going. It was a sweet thought but NOT so great for my two pounds I had lost earlier in the week. But I got over that quickly enough.
What was harder to get over was how my day ended.
Max. Max is a sweet sweet golden lab that crawled into the office around 6:30, barely able to keep his sorrowful head up, instinctly knowing how his night was going to end. Because our tech was pregnant, I had to assist in the taking of xrays on Max that revealed a huge large mass of cancer in his belly. The minute it showed up on the xray wall, I groaned. Max was going to be put down. I held him on the xray table and felt how soft he was...and listened to him groan in discomfort. He needed to be put down.
I sat outside the examining room as I heard the dr. explain to the owner what she had found and then listened as the decision was made to put Max to sleep. Poor Max.
I sat at the front desk and waited as the dr. and the tech went into the room and quietly injected the pink juice into Max and then watched as the owner left the room and quietly left the office to go home alone.
I know the procedures that follow a euthanizing. The tech usually has help from another tech to place the body in a black bag, but there were no other tech's there. I knew I was needing to help.
So, I bagged my first dog.
That's what it's called....that's how it's said.
And this is how it feels.....
I cried...the whole time I was lifting Max up to fit the bag around his body, I cried. I tried to be so careful in the lifting of his back end first and then when it came to his upper body, I held his head in my hands and carefully placed it in the bag to make sure it didn't just 'flop' inside.
The tech tied up the bag and I went silently back to my front desk.
I was glad to be alone.
The others at work tell me 'I'll get used to it...after awhile, it won't be as bad'.
I doubt that.
I REALLY doubt that.

The Next New Thing

It's not really THAT new. Some have been saying it for awhile, but it's MY next new thing.
'Just Sayin'.
Someone says something...gives their opinion about something, tries to put a point across by after expressing their opinion, saying..'just sayin'.
I think it's funny...cool...ok, just funny.
Get it?
I didn't at first either....took me awhile too.
But now, I get it. And I like it.
So, I'll be using it.
Just sayin'.

A Few Kindnesses

Cards, flowers and gift cards from some special
family and friends.
From Amy LeBaron.....a very special gift from a very special friend.

The cards were pretty cute too. Jordan gave me the cutest homemade card with homemade paper flowers from Lexi. So glad Jordan married into 'creativity, charm and class'. Kathryn brought me the balloon with a gift card on the bottom. The roses were from Sean and Becky with a quite humorous card that said...'When You're Older... 'getting high means your blood sugar and cholesterol'....'getting lucky means finding your car in the parking lot'...'getting action means your fiber kicked in'...'and getting a good piece means you get the very first slice of your birthday cake'. Susan Robb brought a humorous card with a Panera gift card and Panera cookies...little Keeton Hendren brought me a cupcake and adorable homemade card...and Del took me out for dessert to Chili's to have chocolate lava molten cake at the end of the day.
It made for a very special 52nd birthday.