Where did the time go.?

I cannot believe that this school year will be over in just 4 short days! This week will be an unusual one because I have no online homework, I am just basically counting down the hours until Friday, I have no major commitments this weekend (except for being invited to be a guest speaker at the Memorial Day remembrance ceremony this Saturday morning) and I will be able to pick and choose what I want to do after that! I plan to wallow in the experience...!
I was tickled to see all the new babies and their "old" parents this past weekend at the reunion. I cannot believe how many of the little ones running around belong to our branch of the family. It is a shame that Derek lives so far away because I could sure spoil him...I am still trying to do that with my other nieces and nephews here, but so far, Gretchen is the only one of the ones below school age who likes being around me...or at least being around Lacey who is always around me. :-) This past month has been full of work related stress and therefore has not been really good for my diet. I am grateful that each week brings a new beginning to refocus my efforts. My goal is to be 30 pounds lighter by the time school starts back.
I am gonna cut this blog short for tonight because my mind is tired and wandering and my body finally matches my mind....So nite, nite...

Okay Family Members...

If the purpose of this blog was to help us keep in touch....how bout posting some updates.... I feel as though I am in a stalled time warp......!

Random thoughts on a strange day...

It was a strange day...
I got a phone call from Don about noon today. He was in town for Ken Holyoak's funeral. Apparently his good friend, Chuck, had called Don and told him last week that Ken was in the hospital and then called him again when he died. I was saddened at the noise on Sunday at Ken's death because he and his family have been good to me for many years. I was not surprised that Don was in town. I was surprised that he called. It was during my lunch time so I was free to visit for a minute or two. It was weird. He looked kinda like the man I was married to, but was not as openly demonstrative as he was when he was with me. I am not sure why he wanted to visit, but, oh well.... Anyhow, when I came walking out the door, I saw his eyes get big and his mouth visibly dropped. He said " You look great!" I told him "Thank You" and that I felt great! We chatted for a few minutes. During our conversation, he said that Sharon would probably be in a wheelchair by the end of the year because her knee is barely functioning. He also said she is having heart problems. When I heard this, I said that she sounded like me LAST YEAR! I guess when you quite asking the Lord for blessings and you break one of the 10 commandments, He allows things to happen that might not otherwise happen. .. Like her father suddenly dying, her health drastically changing...
I realized in talking to him how blessed I had been in the past year. Don did not look happy or full of joy as I have seen him be in the past. Yet, I know that I have further joy to look forward to because I have been trying to humble myself and listen to the Lord's promptings. My life will continue to get better, while Don's and Sharon's can only get worse because the Lord is not the center of their lives.
I was able to walk away from Don with no tears and a light heart. I still miss what he and I had, but I don't want to be a part of what he has now!
I think I'm getting physically and emotionally better ever day...one day at a time.

Mondays...

Do you think that if we changed the name of the first day of the week to something other than Monday...it would be a better day? Or perhaps if we could just work every other day throughout the week it would be better on everyone concerned. Or if we had the chance to really teach something for the fun of it the last two weeks of the years...would that make the kids settle down more? Just wondering..... As you can tell, it has been one of those days. :-(
Just glad to be home and talk to myself...that way at least I know I have a 50/50 chance of winning an argument or discussion....

Me Casa es u Casa...or something like that

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I Continue to be grateful...

Letter to God...

Dear Lord,
I am grateful for a good week at work
I am grateful I have a job I love
I am grateful for Fridays because that means THE WEEKEND IS HERE!
I am grateful that my first semester of my Specialist degree is over-for better or worse....it was a really intense one
I am grateful that I now can literally do what I would like on all of my weekends in May... I cannot remember the last time that has happened.
I am grateful to have an exciting class to look forward to starting in June...If it is anything like the pre-institute seminar I attended, I am gonna have a blast and knock out 6 credit hours in 4 weeks!!!
I am grateful for Priesthood blessings, counsel from my Bishop, and answer to prayers.
I am grateful for continued opportunities for my children at Disney
I am grateful for trials and lessons learned....I have found many occasions lately to say to someone "I know how you feel."
I am grateful to have survived my journey to the bottom of the pit of despair. I had many hands reaching out to help me on my journey.
I am grateful for being able to develop the courage to step out of my comfort zone...
Thanks, Lord, for listening to my prayers and giving me the answers and guidance when I NEEDED them and not when I WANTED them...
Love,
Your daughter, Susan