Wednesday, February 20, 2008
laundry
a sign you have entered "adult world" is that at least half your clothes require slightly more effort than just throwing them in the dryer after you wash them.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
unlike the tooth fairy and the easter bunny,
the monkey lady does exist.
and of course, she is related to us (or she is our "kin" to properly reference the term). mom didn't believe it either... until she actually met the monkey lady while she was in walterboro the other week. sadly, i was not present to experience the excitement.
apparently the "monkey lady" (as she is referred to around walterboro) is a distant cousin of ours. surprise suprise. we have strange relatives. how do ya'll think momma, aunt meg and nancy were able to write 3 books? because we have got real life inspiration right and left around here.
the monkey lady explained that she used to have many monkeys, but she took most of them to florida to give away.
except connie of course.
connie is the monkey she kept. connie apparently goes everywhere with her ("except to the hospital"), is bathed daily, wears diapers at night, and sleeps between her and her husband ("i like to keep an eye on her, because you know monkeys can get into everything...").
i told mom i needed to meet and document this lady and connie for our family photo album. maybe i can have lunch with her....i need to work on that next time i'm in walterboro.
i wish i could make this stuff up, but i can't. :)
"When you find out things about yourself
That you hadn't ought to know
When your grandma calls and books you
On the Jerry Springer show
And you find out you and your wife of ten years
Just might be related
Brother, life's not over
it's just Simply complicated
Life is complicated with its Ifs and ands and buts
It's alright to be crazy, Just don't let it drive you nuts" -Jimmy Buffett
and of course, she is related to us (or she is our "kin" to properly reference the term). mom didn't believe it either... until she actually met the monkey lady while she was in walterboro the other week. sadly, i was not present to experience the excitement.
apparently the "monkey lady" (as she is referred to around walterboro) is a distant cousin of ours. surprise suprise. we have strange relatives. how do ya'll think momma, aunt meg and nancy were able to write 3 books? because we have got real life inspiration right and left around here.
the monkey lady explained that she used to have many monkeys, but she took most of them to florida to give away.
except connie of course.
connie is the monkey she kept. connie apparently goes everywhere with her ("except to the hospital"), is bathed daily, wears diapers at night, and sleeps between her and her husband ("i like to keep an eye on her, because you know monkeys can get into everything...").
i told mom i needed to meet and document this lady and connie for our family photo album. maybe i can have lunch with her....i need to work on that next time i'm in walterboro.
i wish i could make this stuff up, but i can't. :)
"When you find out things about yourself
That you hadn't ought to know
When your grandma calls and books you
On the Jerry Springer show
And you find out you and your wife of ten years
Just might be related
Brother, life's not over
it's just Simply complicated
Life is complicated with its Ifs and ands and buts
It's alright to be crazy, Just don't let it drive you nuts" -Jimmy Buffett
Saturday, February 09, 2008
one year of cancer free-dom
i found out this week that i have passed the one year test. after a long wait (thanks to my doctor deciding to take monday off), I was at work when I finally got the voicemail i had been waiting for: "you are completely fine!" exhausted and excited, i went home and cried myself into a nice long nap curled up with my heating pad. (my body temp isn't quite back to normal yet haha).
a lot of the fear and anxiety i have experienced in the past few years has diminished over the past 12 months. my God has been so kind to me in many ways, and through many people. if you are reading this, you are probably one of them. thanks for the encouragment.
the Lord has granted me at least another year. which for me, equals finally being able to move on with my life. finally making plans for things down the road, but being flexible to what God may have in store for me.
"We plan and figure and predict that this or that will happen, but we forget to make room for God to come in as he chooses. Do not look for God to come in any particular way, but do look for Him...No matter how well we may know God, the great lesson to learn is that He may break in at any minute. We tend to overlook this element of surprise, but God never works in any other way. " -Oswald Chambers
2008.....get excited!
i am.
a lot of the fear and anxiety i have experienced in the past few years has diminished over the past 12 months. my God has been so kind to me in many ways, and through many people. if you are reading this, you are probably one of them. thanks for the encouragment.
the Lord has granted me at least another year. which for me, equals finally being able to move on with my life. finally making plans for things down the road, but being flexible to what God may have in store for me.
"We plan and figure and predict that this or that will happen, but we forget to make room for God to come in as he chooses. Do not look for God to come in any particular way, but do look for Him...No matter how well we may know God, the great lesson to learn is that He may break in at any minute. We tend to overlook this element of surprise, but God never works in any other way. " -Oswald Chambers
2008.....get excited!
i am.
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