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The Simple Woman’s Daybook: August 15, 2011

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FOR TODAY August 15, 2011

Outside my window… clear and in the low 90’s.

I am thinking… that time cannot pass quickly enough until I see my massage therapist to work on the crud in my right leg.

I am thankful… that Dani is HOH this week on Big Brother though I wish it was Rachel and Brendon up on the block this week. Rachel needs to go… NOW!!!!!

From the learning rooms… no Arabic for me. Daniel is still working on walking and doing speech stuff.

In the kitchen… no clue.

I am wearing… my “We Will Not Be Silent” shirt and black shorts.

I am creating… just this entry.

I am going… to see my massage therapist in 45 minutes. After that, grocery shopping.

I am wondering… what exactly I did to cause the pain in my right leg.

I am reading… the latest Joan Medlicott books. Just finished Promises of Change and will start the Civil War one next.

I am hoping… Daniel goes to sleep this time. (It’s the third try at getting him for a nap. He fell asleep in my lap earlier and we had to cancel his Child Development appointment as a result. When I put him in his crib, he woke up again.)

I am looking forward to… the quiet time I get after Daniel goes to bed.

I am hearing… Jon listening to Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.

Around the house… *shudders*

One of my favorite things… black cat cuddles in the mornings.

A few plans for the rest of the week… speech on Tuesday, physical therapy on Wednesday, Jon’s birthday on Thursday, Jon being in L.A. on Friday, and hopefully me getting to sleep in on Saturday.

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7 Quick Takes — House Panther Edition

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I’m actually getting on my Quick Takes early this week — it’s only 9:45. 🙂 I also have a house panther at my feet. (She is a love.)

–1–

I am so happy that Brendon went home on Big Brother. I only wish it had been Rachel. I’m sure both of them are lovely in real life but Rachel comes off as a she-witch on the show and Brendon comes off as incredibly arrogant. Rachel was just nasty during the HOH competition and I’m hoping Kalia (who won the HOH competition) puts her up on the chopping block next week.

–2–

I was in the ugliest doctor’s office on the planet today. Daniel had a weird result on one of his thyroid hormones so his neurologist sent us to a pediatric endocrinologist. A lot of pediatric offices have themes and this one was basically a flower garden… except with pastel pink 70’s IKEA chairs, horrendous fluorescent lighting, three ugly flowers with over-sized stalks on one wall, and hot pink formica cabinets in the receptionists’ area. I should have taken pictures because words just cannot communicate how ugly this was. The exam room was somewhat better and the nurse told Daniel to go wild. I almost hugged her. The doctor was lovely and agrees that the result was probably a fluke. He did, however, order the tests drawn again because it had been 3 months. If the tests come back OK, we’ll just assume it was a fluke. If they come back weird again, we’ll go from there.

–3–

I apparently live in a cartoon world. I heard on the news last night that a cake with a shank was found in a Sacramento jail. Seriously… a cake with a file? I knew my life was Looney Tunes but something like this takes the cake! (No pun intended.)

–4–

I’m still trying to get the podcast going. I don’t have a lot of spare time except for the time after Daniel goes to sleep. I need to come up with some show notes and plans for at least 10 episodes.

–5–

I have a massage scheduled tomorrow afternoon. I’m seriously looking forward to this. It’s helping with the fibromyalgia and also lowering my stress level a bit. My masseuse is a former church member (before my time) and she’s an amazing believer.

–6–

I love my Trader Joe’s because they love up Daniel. Trader Joe’s is a great store to begin with and a company that I could totally work for (and have applied in the past to do so). The Trader Joe’s in Elk Grove, however, is just special. I’m in the store at least once or twice a week so staff knows us and they will go out of their way to talk to Daniel and interact with him. The guy helping us out to the car today was making car noises as he pushed Daniel in the shopping cart. it was so cute. Other ones will stop on their way to the back room and have conversations with Daniel. It doesn’t matter that he doesn’t respond back — they do it anyway. It warms my heart that they treat him like a person of worth because not everybody does.

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Ladies’ Night Out was awesome this week. Metanoia Lutheran Church does Men’s Night Out and Ladies’ Night Out during the first week of the month and it’s been an amazing gathering. The women usually have twice the number of participants that the men do and we all go out to a restaurant in the community. Last night, we went to a pizzeria and had great food and great conversation. One person “hosts” by picking out the place and doing the devotion. The host for this month asked me to do the devotion so I did this one. It’s an opportunity to have bonding time with my ladies and it’s an evening where I’m not responsible for Daniel. (It means that Jon gets some bonding time with him.) I’m not a WELCA/Ladies’ Aid kind of girl so this lets me be involved in things without a lot of pressure. Our conversations can be educational — I’ve taught them some things and they’ve been great about helping me problem-solve things with Daniel.

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The Simple Woman’s Daybook: July 18, 2011

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FOR TODAY July 18, 2011

Outside my window… actually very nice and temperate. The 90’s don’t come back until the end of the week so it’s not bad being outside.

I am thinking… actually about nothing in particular. It’s kind of nice to have a quiet mind though mine is probably due to fatigue.

I am thankful… we were able to get more Pediasure for Daniel today without the checker having to call a manager to approve it. Thanks Win Co!

From the learning rooms… still working on the sign for “more” and working on learning parts of the face.

In the kitchen… figuring out what is going to trigger my IBS and what is going to make my fibromyalgia worse.

I am wearing… light green v-neck shirt and khaki capris.

I am creating… entries for Michelle.

I am going… to Sacramento a few times this week.

I am wondering… what other books I should ask for from the library.

I am reading… The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs. I took a break from it to read The Last Time I Saw You by Elizabeth Berg.

I am hoping… I get to work on my Arabic soon. (Our library gives us access to free language lessons through the Mango language database.)

I am looking forward to… my massage on Friday.

I am hearing… Daniel’s child development person from Easter Seals working with him.

Around the house… picking up after my little bear.

I am pondering… if we’re in a season of fighting Daniel to go to bed.

One of my favorite things… playing clapping games with Daniel.

A few plans for the rest of the week… speech and physical therapy tomorrow, bloodwork for Daniel on Wednesday, and my massage on Friday.

Here is picture for thought I am sharing… Snow in Montana — I figured it would be nice for people in a heatwave to see.

Snow in Montana in January 2009.

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7 Quick Takes Friday — Positives If Apocalypse Happens Tomorrow

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According to Harold Camping at Family Radio, the world is ending tomorrow. With my tongue firmly planted in my cheek, here are the positives of the apocalypse if it does indeed happen tomorrow.

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No campaigning for the Republican ticket in 2012. The election isn’t until next November. I don’t give a rat’s butt about who is running and who isn’t. And seriously, I don’t think the Republican Party can put forth a candidate that I’ll actually *like*.

–2–

No more “Real Housewives of ______”. The mere teasers for the shows make me turn off the TV and run screaming. I’m looking forward to less botox, less hair-pulling, and less DRAMA in heaven.

–3–

Getting to see my deceased loved ones again. I am missing my grandfather (who is in the picture in the frame holding my hand when I was five years old) a lot and the Rapture would mean that I’d get to see him. There are some other people I’d be excited to see as well.

–4–

No more fibromyalgia pain. I’m not going to lie — Revelation 22 describing no more pain and suffering is really tempting when random parts of your body start hurting at bizarre times.

–5–

No more church politics. I’m getting kind of sick of churches splitting left and right and hearing how ________ aren’t Christians or how ________ are deluded. C’mon people! We love Jesus. Let’s focus on that!

–6–

No more Fox News and Bill O’Reilly and all the talking heads. Enough said.

–7–

It’s giving Christians a chance to laugh at ourselves and joke about things. I can’t think of anyone in my Christian circle of friends who believes that the world is going to end tomorrow. However, it doesn’t mean that we’re not enjoying the opportunity to laugh at ourselves a bit while feeling embarrassed about being associated with the Family Radio crowd. It was actually one of my pastor friends who alerted me to the post-Rapture looting plans on Facebook. 🙂

(For more of this, head to Conversion Diary.)

Flattened (XIV)

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Daniel has been home for almost two weeks but I’m still… flattened.

[+] I met with the case worker for Medi-Cal today and she was great — she treated me like a person and we did everything we could to get the case closed with what I had on me today. Unfortunately, she does need some more documentation. Drats!

[+] I’ve had a definite “pain day” today. Fibro really sucks. There’s no two ways about it.

[+] People have been telling me how wonderful I am and how amazing I handled the situation with Daniel. Thing is… other than two people from Metanoia, I don’t think anyone knows about the tears I shed, the helpless feelings, the angst, and anything else I went through. Our organist had no idea that I didn’t go home at night — she thought I commuted every day. I couldn’t commute with Daniel at this age — I honestly didn’t feel like I could leave him and I don’t think there’s a person out there who would fault me for that. Granted, I did leave the hospital to go out to dinner three times and to go to Michael’s once as well as showers every 3-4 days. (If it tells you guys how intense things were, showering was not a priority.)

There’s a video that fits my life…

The Simple Woman’s Daybook: January 4, 2011

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A day late as I’m fighting a pretty nasty sinus infection and a fibro flare-up.

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FOR TODAY January 4, 2011

Outside my window… sunshine after a pretty nasty rainstorm.

I am thinking… fibromyalgia is highly overrated. (I’m having joint pain.)

I am thankful for… my mother-in-law baby-sitting yesterday and today so that I could go to the doctor (yesterday) and get a whole bunch of errands done (today).

From the kitchen… puff pastries with feta cheese and carmelized onions in the oven and tomato soup in the microwave (thank you Trader Joe’s)

I am wearing… my penguin pajama bottoms and a grey maternity shirt. (They’re big and comfy.)

I am creating… a page for my Promise Walk for Preeclampsia

I am going… nowhere really exciting for a bit.

I am reading… Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen

I am hoping… Daniel goes down without a fight tonight

I am hearing… 3-2-1 Penguins! on TV

Around the house… I swept the living room floor when I got home and I’ll tackle dishes and putting away laundry when Daniel is in bed.

One of my favorite things… snuggling with Cullen (my big orange kitty)

A few plans for the rest of the week: two PT appointments for Daniel

Here is picture for thought I am sharing… Daniel being cute

Daniel being cute

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Me? A Hipster Christian?

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Taking a cue from Rich, I took this quiz. My result was:

Your Christian Hipster Quotient: 66 / 120

Low CHQ. You probably belong to the purpose-driven, seeker-sensitive, Hawaiian shirt-wearing Christian establishment, even though you are open to some of the “rethinking Christianity” stuff. You seem to like edginess in some measure but become uneasy when your idea of Christian orthodoxy is challenged by some renegade young visionary who claims the virgin birth isn’t necessary.

Yeah… I’m totally into traditional worship and would probably be Antiochian Orthodox if I wasn’t Lutheran. You know… incense (oh wait… allergic to that), standing for 3 hours (oh wait… can’t do that either because of the fibro), bowing/kneeling, acapella music, 1500 year-old liturgies…

I’m sure some Orthodox wear Hawaiian shirts.

I also would rather burn a copy of The Purpose-Driven Life than read it.