Daily Ponderings

I heard today that some of the recalled pet food announced earlier this week was found to have rat poison in it. Rat poison. They are still trying to figure out how that happenend, and how really bad the situation is. In the meantime, I feel so very sad for the owners who have already lost pets to this, and the ones who are watching their pets suffer. Pets aren't even considered a pet in some households, they are considered a member of the family. I know I consider Mittens my kid. I just couldn't imagine watching him suffer like that, and feeling so helpless about what to do for him. I am just so thankful I don't feed him any canned food, so he's not affected by this. I don't know what I'd do without my baby!!

I love tulips!! They are my most favorite flower! They are starting to sprout around my house, and my mom tells me they have been coming up down there. I'm actually jealous because she has a TON of tulips around her house, and some of them are so huge and gorgeous!! At least she is nice enough to cut some of them and let me have them. :-D I can't wait to see all of them in full bloom!!

Well, spring is officially here, and it sure feels like it! Yesterday wasn't too bad of a day, it was a little rainy in the afternoon, but the sun was out in the morning. And it ended up being in the 50s. Today isn't so bad temp-wise, but it sure has been a very rainy day! And very windy! I went out to mail an ebay item, and I was so happy to have my hair in a ponytail. It was nice to get a little fresh air though! I felt pretty good this morning, and I was all ready to exercise. I put on my sneakers, cranked up the oxygen, and began. I put my hands in my pockets (I usually do this while walking), and lo and behold discovered that I hadn't taken my Tracleer!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPSSSS!! Needless to say, I didn't walk very far, and I was kinda tired doing it. I was a little bummed out! I can't believe I didn't take it, I got sidetracked pouring myself a bowl of cereal this morning and forgot. :-( So because I was tired from exercising, and then getting dressed...

I called my mom to ask if she had to go out anywhere today, and yay, she did! So she picked me up and we ran some errands, and then she had to babysit my cutie pie of a niece. We were running a bit late getting back to the house, so she didn't drop me off at mine, and I ended up staying there for the rest of the afternoon and evening. I sort of didn't really want to stay, but I'm so glad I did anyway! Hailey is just too cute, and we had fun! Hailey and my mom and I danced to Benny Goodman songs, and it was cute! Then I taught her to "dip." She found it hilarious! She kept saying "dip, " and she would tilt her head to one side. lol Then she tried dipping while on my lap eating dinner, and almost got my jaw! I had to tell her no dipping at the table! lol As exhausted as I am right now, I had a nice time with my niece. She's just way too cute!! :-)

It is snowing here once again!! I don't think it's going to accumulate, but it's SNOWING. I want it to stop! I'm just so ready for spring, it's not funny. And to make matters worse, I really need to go out to run a few errands. The snow is making me want to just stay inside!! But tomorrow it'll be alot colder. I can't win! This weekend was so-so. I wasn't feeling great. I'm not sure if I'm starting a cold or what. My nose has been rather stuffy, and I've been tired. I have been getting some things done, though, so at least that's something. I went to breakfast with the family yesterday morning, and then to church, but that's it. I just read and slept for the rest of the day. That's what I want to do today, but I need to go out in this SNOW. BLAH! Eve is coming Thursday for the weekend. I can't wait to see her! Another reason why I'm hoping I'm not sick!! She is coming home to surprise her dad for his 70th birthday. B...

After having a pretty good day yesterday, today started out kinda iffy. I woke up with an earache. I didn't take anything for it until about an hour ago. It's not bad now, I just hope it won't get any worse! Last thing I need is to be sick. Noooooooo. There are issues going on with my housemate. Although it's hard to call him that since he hasn't really been in the house for more than 10 minutes all month. I wouldn't really care all that much if he had already paid the rent. But he hasn't! And I KNOW he got his check in the mail because I saw it. My mom is not happy, and I can't say I blame her. I don't know what to tell her. She tried coming over to talk to him when I heard him come home earlier today, but by the time she walked d0wn here, he was gone. I just hope this gets resolved soon. Next month the water bill be due, and I have a suspicious feeling that I'll be paying for it by myself until he shows up at some point to give me his half. Gr...

Ok, so I haven't worked on jewelry yet. However, I am pretty impressed with myself right now!! If you haven't already noticed, my blog has a new look! Since all sorts of settings and backgrounds for blogspot was set up a couple months ago, I discovered how to fanagle with html. Soooooo, after about 40 minutes of playing around with all this stuff, I have a purply looking blog! Now, considering my favoritest color is red, some may be wondering about the purple. I decided, for now, to have purple since it's the color to represent PH. And since I talk about PH on my blog as much as I can, I found it appropriate! So, please let me know how you like the look! If you do! Or if you don't. I don't really mind hearing opinions! lol

I haven't been doing too badly lately, feeling a tad bit more energized most days than the last time I posted. I enjoyed the beautiful sunshine with my sistore, Mandy, on Tuesday, and it was wonderful! It made me wish for more days like that now. But, this is March in Western New York, and the weather during this time can turn from spring-like to winter-like even within the day! So every good day we get, I try to take advantage of it! I walked a mile today, and felt alright doing it. I'm resting now, as if that makes any sense. lol Actually, for me, it does make sense. I'm glad I exercised, but if I feel I need to rest a bit after, then I need to. I told a PHriend of mine today that I sometimes feel like I should be exercising more or longer than I do sometimes. I actually think this every day. But then I tell myself, every day, that I am not a NORMAL person, and that I can't often do what someone else might be able to do. If I can walk a half a mile one day, and on...

I've been so exhausted for pretty much a week now. I know why, but I'm not going to bore anyone with details. But it's really driving me nuts. My body just feels so weak, and even worse when I try to make myself do something. I still have been walking on the treadmill, but although it refreshes me for a bit, I find myself needing to go rest for awhile after. I hope this ends soon, because I can't take it!! I've been seeing some of the kids from the middle school a block away walking home with babies in the past few weeks. It must be sex education time. It makes me wonder if they are actually getting anything from caring for these "babies" for a week or two, or however long they have to care for them. I was telling a friend of mine about seeing the kids, and she said she's seen some in the mall recently with the babies. They were using the babies' foreheads as trays and tables. Hmmmmm, something isn't right about this! I'm getting tired of t...

When A Phriend Becomes An Angel When a PHriend becomes an angel, We may feel shocked and very sad. We may not understand why, We may feel so very bad. When a PHriend becomes an angel, We mourn the life that should have been. We hoped they’d see more years to come, More time with family and friends. When a PHriend becomes an angel, We begin to have more fears. When will it be my time to go? Is it months or maybe years? But when a Phriend becomes an angel, We start to also realize. There will no longer be the hardships, No more pains and no more cries. When a PHriend becomes an angel, They are now in so much peace. Breathing easier forever more, Watching over loved ones with such ease. To my Phriends who have sadly passed away, So suddenly gone within this year. Please know how much I love you, How you have become so dear.

I went to read the PH message boards today, and got a big shock. Another PHriend has unexpectedly passed away. Jenni posted a message not even a week ago, postponing the support group meeting she was to have this past weekend. No one seems to have any details on what happened, so it's just so hard to believe she's gone. Jenni was definitely the type of person to keep very active, despite having PH. She was a huge driving force in the PH support group for South Carolina. She took trips to faraway lands, and came back with wonderful stories about what she saw. She shared how she felt, but it didn't seem to keep her down. She had a husband and a step-son, and my prayers go out to her family and her friends. May Jenni breathe easy and free now. She was a wonderful soul.

I am once again living life on the internet fastlane.....I got highspeed again today!!!! It's sooooo exciting to be able to ditch the phone and get onto a website without waiting for a good hour for it to load. And I can watch videos!! And get music if I wanted!! I'm just soooo happy!! :-D

This week, I began the slow journey of exercising once again. I hadn't really done much of it in January, and I really know that I have to do something. I have been sitting and relaxing way too much in the past couple weeks. Not really much I can do about it, when the weather is so gosh-darn cold outside! It makes me feel so slug-like. So, I started walking again. And I'm proud to say that I walked every single day this week! Now, I'm not walking anywhere near what I used to. This is totally fine, and I keep having to tell myself that. I'm starting all over again, so I don't expect to be walking a mile from the beginning. It is a little tiresome, because I am starting over, but also because it's a little chilly in this room. Breathing cold air is hard on my lungs, so there were a couple days that I was really tired from walking. But for the most part, I did ok. I kept telling myself to just walk a quarter mile. And that's it. Don't push myself, bec...

Here is the sunflower painting above the loveseat! A close-up!

About a year ago, a PHriend asked for some help regarding her medication, and I was able to help her out. She was so grateful that she wanted to do something for me. I knew she loved to paint watercolors, and some of the ones I'd seen were so beautiful! She sent me her website, and after asking about one of the pictures I really liked, she told me that it was already taken. So I asked her if she might be able to create a painting of red sunflowers, something I've wanted for soooooo long. She said she'd love to do it! She spent many months working on it, worried the whole time that I might be getting frustrated because she was taking so long. I told her it was absolutely no problem! I know what it's like living with PH. Some days are good, some are bad. So I wasn't worried about it! Finally, after several months, she emailed me and said she had it finished! She said she was nervous because she wasn't sure how I'd like it. It came in the mail about a week late...

BOY! I found out through my mom, after I specifically told her do NOT tell me. My mom with her hearing issues apparently made her think I said go ahead tell me. UGH. Anyway, Mandy did tell me later that she is having a boy. No name yet, although I know they have several marked down that they really like since I accidentally saw the list a couple weeks ago. OOOOPS. I am happy for them! It's going to take some getting used to, but I know that being around a little boy is going to be fun. Different, but I'll still love him!

Today, Mandy is going for a sonogram. Actually, she should be at the hospital right now. I cannot wait to hear what they will be having! Whatever it is, I hope and pray that it is another healthy little baby. That is all that's really important. I do have to admit that I would like her to have another girl. I guess since I grew up in a family of girls, I hope it stays that way. But having a boy would be fun, too. Definitely different! Mandy and I joked last week, "What do we do with a boy??" LOL I'm sure we would learn and figure it out, it's not that hard! I must keep myself busy so I'm not thinking about what it is. I will be updating later!!

Little Emma was one of a set of triplets. Born weighing only 10 ounces, she fought her way through this world with everything she had. She had PH. Her other 2 siblings had their fair share of problems and disabilities as well, but Emma seemed to have the bigger battle. She hated it when she had to go to the doctors, for all they'd do is poke and prod, and it wasn't a fun experience. But she brought joy to her family, to her mother who loved her fiercely and fought just as hard to get the right care for Emma. Emma was surely a trooper! Little Emma passed away last night, unexpectedly. Yes, she had been going through another rough patch for the past few weeks. But everyone who knew her were positive that Emma would fight like she always did, and make it through. Sadly, her little body just had enough, and she passed away quietly. The little 3-yr old trooper was now a little angel. It was a terrible shock reading that she was gone this morning. It was like my heart dropped, like...

Well the wonderfully mild winter weather we had been having since December and the beginning of January is now a thing of the past. The real winter came this week with a blast of bitter cold and ice and snow. I admit, it's very pretty out there! But now that it's ohh, 17 degrees out, I'm ready for the warmth again. But I don't think it's coming back until the spring now! This winter has just been a weird one. Not only did the first part of it give us warmer than usual temperatures here in the East, the rest of the country has faced it's own difficult weather problems. Colorado got hit with 3 snow storms, wreaking havoc in that area for weeks. California has been having freezing temps at night, and the citrus crop is almost all lost. Areas that don't usually get much snow, if any at all, are getting swamped with it. Ice slathered alot of areas, creating so many problems. It's just crazy, this winter!! I'm sure so many people are already looking fo...

Hmmmm, what's hiding in the bag?? A furry little creature!! Eeeeek, you found me!! Ok, ok, enough with the pictures! The flash is making me blind!!