Day 145 - Cookies, Kleenex and Netflix

Name 3 things you need on a sick day:
Cookies, Kleenex and Netflix.
~Beth Reed~

I should have known. Should have seen it coming. Saturday afternoon when the man said "I think I'm coming down with something" I should have just decided then to prepare for the inevitable sick day. The man just can't seem to keep his lurgy to himself. He likes to "share" everything. *sneezes*

*coughs* Yeah, now I'm swimming in a sea of snot. I fear I may drown. What will save me? The cookies I baked on Saturday, 6 boxes of Kleenex and Netflix ondemand movies. *blows nose* Next time I think the man is exaggerating and being a man, I hope I remember the pyramid of used tissues sitting on the table next to me and muster more sympathy. *hangs head* sorry babe...

Today I'm grateful for:

Day 92 - It's a Good Friday to Be

Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, "Christ is risen," but "I shall rise." ~Phillips Brooks~


Today I'm grateful for:
 
Good Friday. I never really paid attention to what it was until this year. Thinking about the day makes me ache with sadness but thinking about what it means connects me to my gratitude is the most profound ways.
 
the big JC. I have some in my life that say they would die for me, he actually did it. I live because he died. How freakin awesome is that? Now that's love right there, I don't care who you are, that's love.

FRIDAY!!! Oh, and I'm getting off an hour early too! *booty dances*

Pixie the sitter. The Pixie is at my office today "sitting" boss 1's granddaughter. I've missed having a Pixie flitting around my office leaving Pixie dust everywhere. The back office looks like "Little Miss Petshop" has puked repeatedly back there.

NetFlix. The Pixie is employing the oldest babysitter trick in the book. She has the boss youngling watching Monsters, Inc. Netflix rules dude. Any computer, any time, it's movie time!

Cycle City. Today I get to go and look at bikes. I wonder which one will call my name? I'm hoping for a lime green one this time. *sighs dramatically* I shall love him and ride him and name him something interesting. Oh, when I bring him home SOMEDAY of course *eyes the man*

the anticipation of booty dancing in God's Garage with Ms. Amy. She's PROMISED to save me a dance.

hand-me-down bikes. They make little girls produce big smiles.

PERFECT weather.

no poo flinging again today. Even though no pile was produced at all. I wonder if hamsters get constipated? Oh, wait, he produced a pile on my dining room carpet last night. Never mind...

another good morning workout. I seriously LOVE working out in the morning. 25 minutes of prime me time with nothing to think about but not dying and nothing to but keep moving. Oh, and the high it produces is way better than anything induced by any form of chemical.

a date for the Zoo. With a bit of luck, a smidge of planning and truck load of good timing, we may just be able to have a picnic at the zoo and introduce ourselves to the new frigid fishermen in Tux's

a weekend where the wild things are. There is simply no better place on earth than that.

feeling grounded in peace, balanced by gratitude and lifted by grace. It feels pretty good to be me today.

Yes, they're real

You can't get more Florida than that.

Day 76 - That's nice, now move along

On my honor,
I will never betray my badge,
my integrity, my character,
or the public trust.
I will always have
the courage to hold myself
and others accountable for our actions.
I will always uphold the constitution
my community3 and the agency I serve.
~Oath of Honor - Police Force~

******

Today I'm grateful for:

ALL the children being OK.

JUNE being OK.

other mothers being as pissed off as I was. I was not alone.

NOT doing something stupid. The imaginary News bulletin in my head helped "Local concerned mother arrested. Film at 11"

feeling better about being sick. When you are driving down your street and you see 3 school busses full of children surrounded by smashed up cars & police and you KNOW these are the busses going to your Childs school something happens to you. All blood drains from your body and pools in your feet, your head gets kinda foggy as you scan the wreckage for ANY sign of your child and you just PRAY the traffic will move so you can pull up to a police officer and find out if your child is safe. EVERYTHING outside of knowing that ceases to exist. All sickness is forgotten, all annoyances of minor morning infractions gone, concerns over world peace war and politics explode into nothingness and you fail to notice you've stopped breathing. My child is OK and I'm OK with being sick. Again.

sleepy puppies. This little warm spot in my lap has soothed my frayed nerves.

my missed day of work and the current bout of the lurgy only costing me $85.

Netflix. I reactivated my account. For the cost of renting 3 movies from Blockbuster, I can rent unlimited movies IN BLU-RAY AND watch unlimited movies on my PC instantly. Totally rad dude. I've been watching old movies all day. THE SAME movies Blockbuster now wants’ to charge me $5 to rent. Not a bright Idea Mr. Blockbuster CEO. Charge ME $5 to rent old movies? I don't think so...

knowing there are good cops out there. Even if I happen to be harboring a grudge against one. OK, two.

This is after the clean-up.

You can't see the smashed SUV

embeded into the front of the bus.