Here we are the eve before Thanksgiving. The fire is roaring (well, as much as a Dura flame log can roar) our bellies are full, we have shelter and each other.
What more could we want?
We can always ask, hope and wish for more but not tonight. Not tomorrow.
I am thankful for I have before me. I am thankful for what I surround myself with.
My family near and far. Those that I will spend the day with tomorrow and those that I won't. My friends. The ones I speak to often or email or that stop here to glimpse into my life and leave a kind word. The health of those I love. The days I have spent and the days before me. The stars, the moon and the sun and yes even the clouds in my sky, kisses on my cheek, hugs from my arms. Kind words and warm smiles. The always wagging tail of our dog.
Those that we have loved and lost. Those that we have yet to love.
I am blessed. I am thankful. I am full.
I pray for blessings, and fullness for all of you as well.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Crap
Came home tonight to find that Stella tore the couch cushion up. The front room filled with stuffing and not the kind you put in a turkey honey.
Dom didn't say a word. Neither did I. We just got down and picked it up.
We left her alone in the house for a few hours. She was bored. Who knows. It happens it's not really her fault.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Smelly pages
When Derek was little he and I would sit and look for all the smelly pages in the magazines. He loved to smell the different perfumes. Then it seemed all the smelly pages went away and weren't in magazines any more. Now they are back thank goodness and I so enjoy them. I really do.
So just now I took a page and like a dumb dumb rubbed it all over my arm and go figure I hate the scent. Donna Karen Cashmere is not the scent for me. Now I feel an instant headache has just hit me. sigh.
So far so good my dad even has put on a few pounds. He seems to be doing pretty well at home. He has a check up at Stanford tomorrow. Hope it all goes well.
Send some prayers around for a good friend who is waiting for a call today about a great job. I think they have been through enough and could use a swing in the good direction.
Keep your thoughts heading Cam's way too (our neighbor across the street) as he starts a pretty intense round of Chemo this week.
So just now I took a page and like a dumb dumb rubbed it all over my arm and go figure I hate the scent. Donna Karen Cashmere is not the scent for me. Now I feel an instant headache has just hit me. sigh.
So far so good my dad even has put on a few pounds. He seems to be doing pretty well at home. He has a check up at Stanford tomorrow. Hope it all goes well.
Send some prayers around for a good friend who is waiting for a call today about a great job. I think they have been through enough and could use a swing in the good direction.
Keep your thoughts heading Cam's way too (our neighbor across the street) as he starts a pretty intense round of Chemo this week.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
BOYS
The boys have been playing with the other boys in the court since just after 9 am. I think I have had at least 6 boys here all day. It's almost 5pm. They have been outside. Making movies, running about, nerf battles. I made some home made cookies and have provided band aids, drinks, and have been the referee a time or two.
Most of the boys are great. They are fine. They are boys. They make boys noises they have boy smells. You know. There is this one group of brothers from way down the street that come down this way and they just aren't a good mix. Ever. They aren't nice. The boys try to shoo them away but today they will not go away. I have had to talk to them a few times.
Dominic and I didn't get to celebrate our anniversary and we said dinner a movie maybe some Christmas shopping would be nice, fun wouldn't it? Then one of the boys ran into a bush (Joseph. Not even kidding)and got a good poke right in the eye and we came crashing back to reality. So Dom is hitting the books and I am sitting by the window listening and watching the boys. Gotta keep them in line. I hope and pray some day they will say "Man we use to have lots of fun at the Giardina house" and we say "Gosh it's so quiet here sure miss that noise"
Most of the boys are great. They are fine. They are boys. They make boys noises they have boy smells. You know. There is this one group of brothers from way down the street that come down this way and they just aren't a good mix. Ever. They aren't nice. The boys try to shoo them away but today they will not go away. I have had to talk to them a few times.
Dominic and I didn't get to celebrate our anniversary and we said dinner a movie maybe some Christmas shopping would be nice, fun wouldn't it? Then one of the boys ran into a bush (Joseph. Not even kidding)and got a good poke right in the eye and we came crashing back to reality. So Dom is hitting the books and I am sitting by the window listening and watching the boys. Gotta keep them in line. I hope and pray some day they will say "Man we use to have lots of fun at the Giardina house" and we say "Gosh it's so quiet here sure miss that noise"
Thursday, November 19, 2009
New Moon....
Well it all starts tonight at 12:01. The New Moon movie premier. (If you haven't at least heard of this buzz I wonder how life is for you under that rock you must be living under!) The long awaited sequel to Twilight starts tonight! (If you're under the age of 20 you may squeal with delight here!)
I won't lie I am anxious to see it. Mostly I want to take the Robert Pattinson boy and feed him a cheeseburger and fix his hair. I want that Kristin Stewart girl to learn how to sit up straight and look people in the eye during interviews. I want the Taylor boy to mow my lawn and I want those cars. Have you seen them? Swoon! I love a nice dark Volvo on the big screen.
A friend from school invited me to the midnight showing tonight, but there are just a few things I will give up sleep for and this is not one of them and I don't really know her that well. I was thinking of going this weekend but I have tons of homework and really don't want to go alone.
Derek won't go with me. He does not want to be seen with his mother (insert eye roll here) seeing that movie. Joseph is jumping to go but not sure my 6 year old should go.
I will no doubt end up renting it and watching on Blu Ray with Stella who goes a little nuts when the wolves growl during the trailer. Maybe she's a Jacob fan.
But I hope it's good for everyone that is forking out the bucks tonight and this weekend and giving up sleep to see it.
May you all get a big heaping eye full of Edward and Jacob. May it be all that you want it to be. I'll think of you while I am sleeping.
I won't lie I am anxious to see it. Mostly I want to take the Robert Pattinson boy and feed him a cheeseburger and fix his hair. I want that Kristin Stewart girl to learn how to sit up straight and look people in the eye during interviews. I want the Taylor boy to mow my lawn and I want those cars. Have you seen them? Swoon! I love a nice dark Volvo on the big screen.
A friend from school invited me to the midnight showing tonight, but there are just a few things I will give up sleep for and this is not one of them and I don't really know her that well. I was thinking of going this weekend but I have tons of homework and really don't want to go alone.
Derek won't go with me. He does not want to be seen with his mother (insert eye roll here) seeing that movie. Joseph is jumping to go but not sure my 6 year old should go.
I will no doubt end up renting it and watching on Blu Ray with Stella who goes a little nuts when the wolves growl during the trailer. Maybe she's a Jacob fan.
But I hope it's good for everyone that is forking out the bucks tonight and this weekend and giving up sleep to see it.
May you all get a big heaping eye full of Edward and Jacob. May it be all that you want it to be. I'll think of you while I am sleeping.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Howdy Folks
Well I am sure you've heard Papa's home. He came home yesterday. Slept in his own bed. Sitting in his own chair. Watching his own tv. Even getting to drink a few cups of grape juice every now and then. He has a home health nurse that seems wonderful and came and checked on him today. He's still pretty weak but I think being at home will do him a world of good.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Hello...is this working?
UGH.
Microsoft Word really....makes me mad.
I am trying to print to the REMOTE printer (the one down the hall, how is that for remote?) the printer sitting right next to the Mac. It likes the Mac better and it will only print my stuff half the time. When it feels like it apparently. Whatever.
SO I open word and I do my cut and my paste and I send it to the printer called "Mac in living room Dominic fancy pants Mac set up don't you wish you had it too...backslash exc.
I wait and I wait and then it gets all weird. It wants me to to over to the Mac and do my thing and print from there but I won't. It's not like fancy Mr Printer has to get up and walk down the hall to get the item to print. I am the one that has to get up to get the thing I printed. Or get up 50 times to see if it's printed. Or yell down the hall "Is it printing?" ..."How about now is it printing?" ... "Did it print yet?" and sometimes to really make me mad, it prints like 3 or 4 times. I HATE THAT. I like my PC. I really do. I don't want to go Mac. The Mac is Dom's.
What ever.
I think I'll just use a pencil. HA! Take that Canon laser jet pain in my you know what?!!?
Microsoft Word really....makes me mad.
I am trying to print to the REMOTE printer (the one down the hall, how is that for remote?) the printer sitting right next to the Mac. It likes the Mac better and it will only print my stuff half the time. When it feels like it apparently. Whatever.
SO I open word and I do my cut and my paste and I send it to the printer called "Mac in living room Dominic fancy pants Mac set up don't you wish you had it too...backslash exc.
I wait and I wait and then it gets all weird. It wants me to to over to the Mac and do my thing and print from there but I won't. It's not like fancy Mr Printer has to get up and walk down the hall to get the item to print. I am the one that has to get up to get the thing I printed. Or get up 50 times to see if it's printed. Or yell down the hall "Is it printing?" ..."How about now is it printing?" ... "Did it print yet?" and sometimes to really make me mad, it prints like 3 or 4 times. I HATE THAT. I like my PC. I really do. I don't want to go Mac. The Mac is Dom's.
What ever.
I think I'll just use a pencil. HA! Take that Canon laser jet pain in my you know what?!!?
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