Alive

Praise Jesus! I am on the road to wellness. After spending almost the last week in pain with a kidney infection and an uncontrollable fever of 103-105, I am excited to be alive.

Last Thursday, I went to the clinic because I felt so sick. I wasn't sure what was wrong since my *only* symptoms were extremely achy joints, a high fever of 103-105 with uncontrollable sweating or shivering, a headache and a pain in my left side near my ribs. The doctor looked at me, ordered a bunch of labs and then promptly said, "You have a fantastic kidney infection and are extremely dehydrated. I recommend you go to the emergency room at the hospital and get some IV fluids and possibly IV antibiotics."

So the journey began. I went to the hospital and spent the next several days in bed. I am typing this post from bed. Today is the first day that I have felt human in a bajillion days. Tonight is the first time I have been able to sit up straight and stay awake for more than one hour. I LOVE antibiotics.

Add What We Can

"We are here to add what we can to life,

not to see what we can get from life."

~ William Osler, Physician (1849-1919)

Life Lesson

E (my almost 9-year old daughter) to me: Mom! I have funny toes. Just look at that "piggly" toe...

Me: Your what?

E: My piggly toe. You know, the little one. It's so little and weird.

Me: Honey, do you mean your "pinkie" toe, like this? (I hold up my pinkie finger.)

E: Nooooo. It's my piggly toe.

Me: I think it's called your PINKIE toe.

E: No. It's not.

Me: Are you sure? I think I have always heard it referred to as a pinkie, or maybe a baby, toe.

E: No, Mom! I am right. What do you call this toe? (She is pointing at the toe next to her pinkie toe.)

Me: Ummm... I don't know. It's just a toe.

E: Mom, it's not called a "ring" toe, like on your hand (pointing to her ring finger) -- so, this little toe is my piggly toe -- not my pinkie toe. Toes have different names than fingers. Geez! Don't you know anything?

Me: Ummm... apparently not.
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How can you argue with that kind of logic? Seriously?! It was flawed but quite ingenious, wouldn't you agree?

Before Blogs

Once upon a time, back before there were blogs, people kept diaries. They were the "old fashioned" with things like paper kind, where they wrote down what they did each day and what they ate and what they dreamed. And then we started this new fangled trend of blogging. Now everything is public, and if you’re like me, you sometimes long for those old paper diaries -- perhaps the kind with the leather covers and the silk bookmarks.

Any body with me on this? Just think... what are future generations missing if we don't leave behind some of our thoughts on paper? Technology is fabulous, but aren't we losing an important link to generations, past and future?

Baking with The Muppets

I love baking and I love The Muppets, so I found this clip amusing and reminisicent of childhood evenings watching The Muppets Show.

4th of July Pictures

I am behind but still wanted to share some pictures from our Fourth of July celebration.

This year we mixed it up a bit and went to the small carnival and fireworks in Apple Valley. We ended up having a great time, despite needing to run for cover when a huge thunderstorm came in suddenly. During the storm, Katie, and I had a *FABULOUS* time watching Deegan and my four munchkins at McDonald's Playland for over two hours.

Chris ended up acting as sober cab to Jim & Molly when they took a brief field trip from McDonald's Playland to the American Legion a few blocks over.

Cover Girl

More lyrics...

Since last week I talked about some of my old school musical loves (dc Talk), I thought I would continue along this path of reminiscing and share who was my very first love.

Donnie Wahlberg, baby!

Yep, that's right. I was obsessed with NKOTB -- please tell me you know who I am talking about!

New Kids on the Block?!?!?!?

Oh yeah! They were my favorite when I was in elementary school. (I can't believe I am admitting this.) I went to several concerts (what was my mom thinking?!?!?) and I was allowed to stay up late to see them on either Leno or Letterman, as well as tape it with our nifty VCR so I could watch the three minute song clip over and over and over and over and over... and over ... up to five million times a day, just so I could re-scream and re-swoon every time I watched it.

Below are the lyrics of "Cover Girl" -- probably one of my all-time fave NKOTB songs. Mind you, this wasn't my favorite because of the deeply meaningful lyrics. It was simply my favorite because my heartthrob Donnie Wahlberg sang it directly to me!!! Or so my delusional self thought... Rock on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkXrAuR951c



Cover Girl

I get up in the morning and I see your face, girl
You're looking so good, every things in place
Don't you know I could never leave your side girl
Wont you stay here with me and be my bride?

Don't you know you're my kind, you're just what I like
Girl you're everything, don't you know you're alright
The only girl Ive always needed for so long

Chorus:
Oh, oh-oh, shes my cover girl
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, shes my cover girl
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh

When I look through the pages of a magazine
Still, your pretty face is the prettiest Ive seen
Don't you know I only want to be with you
No other girl could make me feel the way you do
You're my everything

Chorus twice

Its alright
Oh, yeah, its out of sight
Let me say its alright
Ah, yeah!

Don't you know I only want to be with you
No other girl could make me feel the way you do
You're my everything