This was supposed to be posted yesterday with my other post, but life conspired against me. OK.....truthfully....I was too tired. One day I'll get caught up....I think.
Surprisingly, I reconnected with one of my freinds from high school. I haven't talked to him in about 18 years! Oddly enough, even after so much time, it's very easy to talk to him. The first day we spoke we spent MANY hours on the phone. It's great to catch up with him.
Earlier in the week Barbara, one of the ladies I work with, showed me a few items her grandson bought for her at the circus. It made me think of my grandfather and the time when the Russian circus was in Orlando. He took me to see it and we had a great time. There was also a huge exhibit at the Omni Hotel and he took me there and bought me a white horse figurine. I still have that horse.
I'm home sick today! Yuck! My doctor said it was a good thing I came in today instead of waiting until Monday. She said by Monday, if I even would have made it that long, she would have had to send me to the hospital. Double yuck!
I don't really have much to say for this post because honestly all I've been doing is working. Tuesday we had a church function with our Sunday School class but honestly that's about the only thing we've been up to. Having been sick all week, I didn't have any energy to do anything this week. But at least those that follow only the blog know I'm still alive LOL
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Starting Over
Last year I didn't keep up with this blog well at all! It seemed as though one overwhelming thing after anther come my way. As many of you know, I've been at my job for three years now. This is the first of the three years that I've not been persecuted by other "Christians" trying to get me fired. I suppose it isn't fair to put Christian in quotes like that.... Even Christians can be led by the flesh; I know I have many times. Thankfully this year seems to be going better. Sure, there are up and downs, that's inevitable. Regardless, things really are going better.
Anyway...
To restart this blog from the fitful starts and stops of the last year, I've decided to keep the most popular entry from last year and move forward from there. I know I won't be able to update every day, but I'd like to try to do so at the very least once a week.
And now I'll try to catch you up on the last year. To be honest, it's mostly a blur. I was busy with church and my son and family. Over the summer I had both bathrooms remodeled. My bathroom had the most work done. I'll chronicle that whole process in my Floridian Oasis blog. (Link at left.)
My son, of course, is maturing into a fine young man. I do believe he has a heart for God. He is struggling right now with church attendance, and I hope that can be corrected. However, I hesitate to make too much of a fuss for fear of completely driving him away.
He has a life plan for which I am unbelievably thankful. At his age I had no such plan and look at where my drifting got me! I regret often that my early years were wasted so.
However, I digress...
My son has decided to let the marines pay for his education since he plans to make a career of the military. I am ever so thankful he has chosen to throw his lot with the Marine Corps. He has decided he will go the Crops of Cadets route at either UF or Texas A&M. After graduation he wants to be a sniper in Force Recon. Now I don't know enough about all that to know exactly how he's going to make that happen, but I trust that he will.
Speaking of the Marines, Amanda graduated Texas A&M and is now in TBS. She has met a man who seems to really love her and I look for them to be married within the year. I'm very happy for her.
What is left of my family is doing OK. Health problems and the like plague us, but I suppose that is a result of hard living. You know how it goes. My dad's back is terrible, but I think he's waiting for retirement before doing more surgery. My only surviving uncle seems to be dealing with his leukemia but with Russ you never know. I'm often amazed at how he seems to blithely plow through life seemingly without a care in the world.
And my mom? There's another one that amazes me. Somehow, despite all the garbage she is forced to deal with, she holds up and keeps going. I truly don't know how.
As for me, there isn't a whole lot to report. My life is pretty much all wrapped up in my son. Of course that's as it should be and I LOVE it!
I suppose the highlight of my year was purchasing my car. It pained me, but the Blazer just had become too costly to keep on the road. I picked out a silver Chevy Malibu. It's a 2010 and I LOVE it! I've named it Edward because it reminds me of a chunkier version of Edward Cullen's car. And let me be clear here: I am NOT a "Twilight" fan. You can see how I really feel about the "Twilight" series by reading my book reviews in my Well-Read Floridian blog. (Link at left.)
I believe this has gone on long enough. You're about as caught up as you need to be!
PS: This should have been posted Sunday, but I never got around to it. Story of my life! LOL So today will be a two for one. Later I will post yesterday's post.
Anyway...
To restart this blog from the fitful starts and stops of the last year, I've decided to keep the most popular entry from last year and move forward from there. I know I won't be able to update every day, but I'd like to try to do so at the very least once a week.
And now I'll try to catch you up on the last year. To be honest, it's mostly a blur. I was busy with church and my son and family. Over the summer I had both bathrooms remodeled. My bathroom had the most work done. I'll chronicle that whole process in my Floridian Oasis blog. (Link at left.)
My son, of course, is maturing into a fine young man. I do believe he has a heart for God. He is struggling right now with church attendance, and I hope that can be corrected. However, I hesitate to make too much of a fuss for fear of completely driving him away.
He has a life plan for which I am unbelievably thankful. At his age I had no such plan and look at where my drifting got me! I regret often that my early years were wasted so.
However, I digress...
My son has decided to let the marines pay for his education since he plans to make a career of the military. I am ever so thankful he has chosen to throw his lot with the Marine Corps. He has decided he will go the Crops of Cadets route at either UF or Texas A&M. After graduation he wants to be a sniper in Force Recon. Now I don't know enough about all that to know exactly how he's going to make that happen, but I trust that he will.
Speaking of the Marines, Amanda graduated Texas A&M and is now in TBS. She has met a man who seems to really love her and I look for them to be married within the year. I'm very happy for her.
What is left of my family is doing OK. Health problems and the like plague us, but I suppose that is a result of hard living. You know how it goes. My dad's back is terrible, but I think he's waiting for retirement before doing more surgery. My only surviving uncle seems to be dealing with his leukemia but with Russ you never know. I'm often amazed at how he seems to blithely plow through life seemingly without a care in the world.
And my mom? There's another one that amazes me. Somehow, despite all the garbage she is forced to deal with, she holds up and keeps going. I truly don't know how.
As for me, there isn't a whole lot to report. My life is pretty much all wrapped up in my son. Of course that's as it should be and I LOVE it!
I suppose the highlight of my year was purchasing my car. It pained me, but the Blazer just had become too costly to keep on the road. I picked out a silver Chevy Malibu. It's a 2010 and I LOVE it! I've named it Edward because it reminds me of a chunkier version of Edward Cullen's car. And let me be clear here: I am NOT a "Twilight" fan. You can see how I really feel about the "Twilight" series by reading my book reviews in my Well-Read Floridian blog. (Link at left.)
I believe this has gone on long enough. You're about as caught up as you need to be!
PS: This should have been posted Sunday, but I never got around to it. Story of my life! LOL So today will be a two for one. Later I will post yesterday's post.
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