Gratitude- February 6, 2010
Life has been a blur the last week and a half with first Marcel being sick, and me getting sick not long after. We celebrated our wedding anniversary, spent a day thinking about the anniversary of Marcel’s brothers death, which was five years ago on the 4th. Today, we spent the day celebrating the birthday’s of two very special people.
There have been ups and downs lately, as it is with the ebb and flow of life. On the whole, life is fabulous. Every breath is something to celebrate.
My Gratitude List for February 6, 2010.
Today I’m Grateful For:
- Spending the afternoon with Pieter, Bobbi, Carrie Ruud and of course, Marcel.
- My oats, which mom and diddy mailed to me yesterday.
- Mom and diddy, for getting my oats in the mail.
- Reservations for Valentine’s Day at a restaurant I’ve been wanting to visit for a while.
- A safe trip to and from Carrie and Ruuds’ today.
Time Flies
I can’t believe that it has been five days since I’ve last posted here. I would love to say that I’ve been having so much fun that I haven’t had time to write anything, but I would be lying. Truth is, I had a nasty little flu bug that got me down for a few days. I’m pretty sure it was one in the same that Marcel had about a week prior to me getting sick.
I am happy to report that it came and went pretty quickly, and even though I’m not at 100%, I’m feeling much, much better.
Marcel has the next few days off, and he’s promised to do a few things around here, such as have a peek at the kitchen faucet which has become loose and is driving me bonkers. He’s also planning to work on the garage flooring so that he can move forward with his plans to put a boxing bag in the garage in the next few months. He thinks it will help him vent his frustrations from time to time. Maybe he’s right.
Gratitude- February 1, 2010
It’s hard to believe that we’ve flown through the first month of January and we have entered the door of February. So far, I’m happy with the way that this year is going, and I’m looking forward to all the possibilities that await and will make this a great year.
My Gratitude List for February 1, 2010.
Today I’m Grateful For:
- Marcel for doing the dishes and vacuuming the floor today when he knew I didn’t feel like doing it.
- Having groceries in house, even though I probably shouldn’t have got out to get them.
- The little nap I took earlier, which obviously my body needed.
- Rich, dark coffee.
- Tylenol- without it I don’t know how I would have survived these last few days.
I Knew Better than to Get Out
I saw the sun today for about a half an hour, but even though there was a little sun, I still didn’t feel like doing much, so I haven’t. I debated back and forth whether to go to the doc today, but decided finally to wait and see how I feel in the morning.
Instead, I decided that I would get out and quickly do some grocery shopping, since having the ls2208 at one of the stores makes it easier to shop. Unfortunately, it started snowing when I walked out the door and the wind picked up, making it for a unpleasant experience for someone who is already feeling bad.
The rest of the day has been spent doing nothing, and unless I have a miracle healing tonight, I’ll be going to the doctor tomorrow. What a great way to spend my 6 year anniversary.
Infected
Well, it appears that my efforts to avoid Marcel at all costs so that I wouldn’t get sick have failed, since I’ve now been struggling with the same flu. I thought this morning for about half a second that I felt better, and since that moment my poor body has been spiraling down hill at a faster rate than I like to admit.
If this continues, I’ll be making my own little trip to the doc sometime this week, as I am actually running a fever, and Marcel was not. At least there is some consolation to feeling bad- yesterday I wanted to eat everything in sight, today I’m forcing myself to eat. I guess there’s a silver lining to every dark cloud.
Having the time to lounge also gave me the time to install Windows 7 on my laptop, something that up until today I haven’t made the time to do. Again, a silver lining, since so far, I actually like it, especially when I thought my email was gone, only to find that when I installed the email program on the MS site to find that all my mail appeared. Yay!!
Right now, I think it’s time for a bath, and then I’m going to attempt to eat a salad that I prepared myself, that’s just sitting there- waiting.
If you have a chance- say a little prayer for me that I feel better soon. I have much to do this week.
Let the Sun Shine In
With Marcel being sick and not wanting or feeling like getting out of the house, that has meant that unless I want to walk somewhere that my travels have come to a halt. I don’t mind, since the truth is, the weather hasn’t been very conducive to getting out and checking out any of the daily deals that can be found at some of our local stores. Now that the sun is shining though, I can’t help but be tempted to get out and see what I can find, but a whining doggie and a pot of soup that needs to be made await me instead.
I had some really fabulous soup at my friend Bobbi’s on Tuesday and I’m going to make it for Marcel and I tonight. It’s roasted bell pepper soup, and it’s some of the best soup I’ve ever eaten. I’ll share the recipe later. First, I’d better get outside with JJ before he has another accident.
One of Those Days
Ever have one of those days when it seems like if something can go wrong, it will? I guess I’m having one of those since it seems like everything is going wrong today. I almost fell when I was outside with JJ, (luckily I didn’t) and about 20 minutes after I changed his bedding this morning, he decided he wanted to have a potty break on his clean blankets. He hasn’t done this in ages, and it had to happen then. I was frustrated to say the least.
I did notice when I was out walking with him a little earlier that there are some new steel buildings being built not too far from here. I didn’t see any signs, so I’m not sure what they’re going to be used for and of course I’m curious.
At least the sun is shining and streaming through the windows making everything toasty warm. I even turned out the heater. I’m basking in the glow as I type this, and soaking up every little bit of Vitamin D I can get.
Flowers of the Season
I figured while I was waiting for Marcel to get in to see the doctor that I would share a picture that I took this past weekend while at the Black Market with Marcel, Danielle and Justin.
Tulips happen to be one of my favorite flowers and I always smile when I see them.
Seeing them also means that spring isn’t far behind.
Gettin’ Grateful
This morning while I was on the train- I was passing the time by reading an article on the ‘eye’. The article was actually about weight loss, but something the article mentioned was 98% of being successful is actually showing up in the first place. After all, if we don’t ’show up’ for something, we definitely can’t expect to be successful.
It made me think about all the times that I’ve ‘been’ somewhere, but I hadn’t really shown up and been ready to receive results, and ready to do what it took to get them. I was grateful for that little lesson in life this morning.
Today was a day filled with train delays and cancellations, but yet, rather than being frustrated, I enjoyed the time. Yes, it was cold- after all 18 degess IS cold, but I had fun. I laughed and smiled at others when they groaned about the train problems and it made my day better.
I’m feeling really grateful today- for many things, but I’ll share a few with you- I’d love to know what you’re feeling grateful about in your own life today.
My Gratitude List for January 26, 2010.
Today I’m Grateful For:
- In spite of the crazy trains and their problems, I still made it to Bible Study and to Bobbi’s this afternoon.
- Marcel, for picking me up at a rerouted train stop and taking me to Bobbi’s since my train was canceled.
- The fabulous soup that Bobbi made us for lunch and the recipe that she gave me so I can make it this weekend. YUM!
- My deliciously warm bed, that I had a hard time getting out of this morning.
- SUNSHINE!!! A full day of sunshine- the first in a long time.
Dreamin’
This morning I woke up to find a blanket of snow on the ground. It started yesterday afternoon not long after we dropped off Danielle and Justin and continued into the evening. At first, it appeared as though it wasn’t going to stick, but by the time Desere came for coffee last night and left several hours later, it was clear that we were once again going to have a blanket of white.
I do love it, especially when the temps aren’t so frigid that I can actually get out and enjoy it. I made snowballs this morning and tossed them for J.J. to find. He loves to play with them, and when he gets tired of one, he’ll eat it, and then beg for another. It’s adorable, even if it does mean he’s less inclined to do his doggie business.
Even with the beauty that winter brings- the recent tulip sightings has me dreaming for slightlly warmer weather, tulips and sunshine.