The Sun will come Out, Tomorrow

Well, the sun isn't exactly out yet!  Graini-Mom has another angiogram today and hard as he tried, my step-dad could not get the hour changed to a "decent" hour.  My family (including the fur-babies) are up before the chickens. zzzzzzz

The fur-babies are on a schedule and it really messes things up when we deviate from it.  I'm thinking it would behoove me to be on such a schedule....problem is.....life happens (that's my story and I'm sticking to it).  I seem to plan to go to bed at a certain hour and wake at a certain hour;  as the stars would have it--I am unable to get to sleep or hubby tosses and turns which in turn makes me want to toss him right off the bed! ;)

So there is some re-training going on in the strawberry patch right now.  I'm retraining myself to move my bones.  I'm retraining the stomach to eat less (that is surely a work in progress!).  I'm retraining the animals on eating habits too (that is definitely a work in progress!).  They are not too happy with The Momma.

Today will be a long sitting and waiting day.  I'm ready.  I'm making a smoothie for breakfast so I can eat/drink in the car to the hospital.  I have papers to read and work on while waiting at the hospital.  And I have my tennis shoes on to move my bones.

Recently, I decided to join the ranks of my friends who all wear a colored wristband that tells them how far they walked, if their heart is still beating, calories consumed so they can pig out at dinner, etc.  It takes me a while.  I blame it on my upbringing.  We all said Cucaracha-ville was 100 years behind the times so in keeping with that, I seldom....if ever...purchase anything (that includes fashion, hair, nails, TVs, any electronics, well....just everything!) new.  If I can get whatever the hot deal is at a Goodwill or Salvation Army years later all the better.  Such was the case with my new Garmin Vivofit.  I bought a reconditioned one off Groupon for $49.00! 
 

Now to learn everything everyone else knows....how to work the darn thing!

On another note: I want to thank you all for reaching out to me yesterday.  I wasn't trying to invite anyone to my pity party but in keeping it real I figured others might have those kinds of days too.  I appreciate your love.  I am thankful for each of you.  You all made me laugh offering to "beat up" that church member!  LOL  And as my favourite Graini-Aunt reminded me: they don't call it "Blue Monday" for nothing!

Who am I?

I'm going to sound a bit off my game....especially since my last post was titled "Hyper-Excited" but I'm a blue strawberry today.  I just feel down.

It could be because

• someone at church treated me very poorly yesterday

                       or I've over-extended myself

• I'm coming down with something

                  
                       or I'm watching my once vital parents decline

• or I'm sick of being this size and I still haven't done anything about it

                       or I miss my children

I'm not quite sure what has me so blue today but

I AM

                 

Hyper-Excited

I can't wait till April.  Yes, I know time is flying by and I complain about it ...a.l.l. t.h.e. t.i.m.e.  but in April I get to be with high school friends.

A mini-reunion with each of them.

Excited!!!

In not so exciting news, I don't know whether I mentioned on the blog or just individually but the Graini-Mom has a brain aneurysm and has regular check-ups.  Today is one of those check-ups.  She has not been feeling pain or dizziness (not that she would admit!) and the doctor will ask these things.  I'm hoping he will continue with his original prognosis of checking out the brain to make sure the aneurysm has not grown.  If it hasn't, she doesn't need to see him for another year! Hooray!!!  Say a little prayer for the Graini-Mom.

Time to get ready. 

Time for doctor appointments.

Time for friends.

Time for life.

Go and live life, Grainiacs!

One Word

Clean!!!!!

I am finally home long enough to get out the broom and mop.  I never thought I would WANT to house clean but I'm there and so I'm capitalizing on it.

clean floors are happy floors

Our youth had their youth service yesterday and can I just say: I am so proud of them?  Our little group is getting smaller due to moves and busy-ness but there is a core group and they are amazing.  Our church has two services.  We laugh that the first service is dress rehearsal (let's face it; most of the people are still asleep for that early service! just kidding).  True to form, we worked out the kinks after first service and Strawberry screwed up the second service.  You know the benediction Paul gives in Corinthians or one of the Pauline books: And now may the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the fellowship of the Spirit be with you now and forevermore?  or something like that.  Well, I took an Old Testament benediction:  May the Lord bless you and keep you....and ....and...the fellowship of ..... of....everyone....Hahahahahaha....the fellowship of everyone be with you now and forevermore. Amen.  Oh yes, I did.  I laughed at my blunder but I couldn't correct myself so I just went with it.  The congregation laughed with me and all is good.

Talk about screwing up a benediction!  bahahahahahahahahaha.....At least I made my youth feel good about their screw ups.

So today, I am letting the Lord bless me by blessing my house with no more furballs and sticky things on the floor.

Hope your day is blessed and may the fellowship of everyone be with you!

Graini-Aunt Says...

Graini-Aunt says "get yer butt in gear!"  Okay, she really didn't say it like that, but I got the gist- BLOG!!!  I love that at least one person is reading this blog.  

I have been out of pocket for a while.  I know I am not busier than the next person, but multi-tasking has never been one of my strong suits. 

Last Friday, I traveled down to see Graini-Mom and Graini-Granny and spend a couple of days with them.  We had a great time and I turned off most hand-helds and screens, if you get my drift.  I was "in the moment," a term I use with my youth group during our meetings.  (It is so easy to drift your attention to a phone or TV while in the presence of family and/or friends.)  We ate breakfast tacos together and laughed and talked and had a great time.  I got to see breakfast friends I had not seen in a long time.  It was so good to reconnect.

The next day I was able to be with even more friends and enjoyed my time with my two Moms.  It is an affair I want to do again and soon.  That generation is used to spending time in the moment, making eye contact, and produced great storytellers.

Monday night I was in a different city about 4 hours away and while my company of friends was laughing and talking and being in the moment, I noticed a group of teens and all 4 were watching something or playing something on their phones.  Now maybe our new generation can "be in the moment" while watching Youtube on the phone and still handling a conversation-- truly multi-tasking, but I have never ever been able to do it.

In 8th grade, Pansy and I sat in the front row during our Social Studies class with Mr. Rodriguez.  As young girls will do, we were talking...on the front row...while Mr. R was lecturing.  He asked a question....I was engrossed with our gossip and didn't hear him.  Without missing a beat, Pansy answered the question.  WHAT???? You heard the question...and what he was lecturing about to answer the question? And could still hear what I was saying???  THAT is definitely not MY super power.

So, be in the moment.  Cherish family and friends.  Put down the phone and look into someone's eyes. And I will do the same.  That, and try to get back to blogging on a regular basis!  ;)

show tunes

I think I am a walking/waking/sleeping show tune.  As a child my favorite musical was Carousel.  Sidebar:  that musical is really disturbing!!!  Spousal abuse? child abandonment?  One of the seedlings recently remarked after watching it again;"Why would you let us watch that as a child?"  Yes it is sad and troubling but the music is so dang beautiful.

I find myself singing songs to different comments, situations, etc.  Please tell me some of you are that way too.  (Gloria Gaynor and I singing "At first I was afraid, I was petrified...."  ;)
Thankfully I have passed this trait to some seedlings so the crazy Strawberry syndrome will survive (see, still singing Gloria's song!).

Recently a Grainiac came to visit.  We had a great time and she reacquainted herself with BP and he had a chance to reacquaint himself to her....mostly on top of her!  At one point, BP got confused about what was the toy and what was the grainiac!  It's not his fault, right?  Puppies are color-blind.  How could he know that wasn't a blue braid????

Gimme head with hair
Long beautiful hair
Shining, gleaming
Streaming, flaxen, waxen

Give me down to there hair
Shoulder length or longer
Here baby, there mama
Everywhere daddy daddy

Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair...