Thursday, November 29, 2007
1\2 a Bag of Cookies
Had an unfortunate incident with 1/2 a bag of cookies last night. Was watching "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" - the original cartoon - and it just reminded me of being a kid and my mom and how she just isn't how she was. So I sat and cried and ate 1/2 a bag of cookies - I probably had a good 15 - 20 points worth - even found the Gideon's Bible in the nightstand of my hotel room and looked up passages of when you are filled with sorrow and something else I can't quite remember right now - but wrote down a couple of passages I found helpful. The hotel also had a Book of Morman in it - the only other time I've found something other than the Bible in a hotel room was in Hawaii and there was a Book of Buddism. Fascinating. I was staying in La Jolla - near the LDS Temple - I figure that's why it had the Book of Morman. Anyway - enough rambling for now - one of these days I might even spend a little time and tell a couple of stories from Las Vegas - but for now - this is it.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Happy Day After Thanksgiving
Happy Day After Thanksgiving wishes! Am in Big Bear today - where it has been COLD! Wanted to wish everyone a nice holiday weekend - and at this time of year when we remember what we are thankful for - I just want to say that I'm thankful for each and every one of you! I am tremendously blessed to have the support and friendship of all of you! Have a wonderful rest of your weekend and God Bless All of You!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Sure Feels Like Winter To Me
A few random thoughts...
So I'm driving home the other night - from somewhere - and I'm on Moulton - stopped at the light at Aliso Viejo Parkway (I think that's the name) - and I look up on the hill toward Aliso Viejo - and I can't believe it... someone already has Christmas lights up - in the shape of a Christmas Tree - don't they know the rules - nothing until after Thanksgiving - can't we get through one holiday first?!
While I've been listening to the radio this week - the Mammoth Mountain ads have amused me - all about winter and the snow pack and opening the ski slopes - yeah - and it's been in the 80's the last couple of days - sure feels like winter to me!
One more gripe - so my favorite flavor at Bath and Body is Freesia - or course now it's called Sheer Freesia - anywho - I've been out of the body spray for a while and am almost out of the lotion - so I stopped in a Bath and Body yesterday to purchase more spray - only to find out that since it is a 'classic' scent - it's only available in January and June. When they discountinued it for a while several years back everyone in the stores I talked to said it was so popular - so they brought it back - with a new name - and now it's only available twice a year - what is up with that - so I'm sorry to say - you'll have to excuse me if I stink between now and January. :)
One last thought - thanks for the continued prayers for the music ministry - choir practice with the first candidate tonight went well. But am looking forward to it all being over.
So I'm driving home the other night - from somewhere - and I'm on Moulton - stopped at the light at Aliso Viejo Parkway (I think that's the name) - and I look up on the hill toward Aliso Viejo - and I can't believe it... someone already has Christmas lights up - in the shape of a Christmas Tree - don't they know the rules - nothing until after Thanksgiving - can't we get through one holiday first?!
While I've been listening to the radio this week - the Mammoth Mountain ads have amused me - all about winter and the snow pack and opening the ski slopes - yeah - and it's been in the 80's the last couple of days - sure feels like winter to me!
One more gripe - so my favorite flavor at Bath and Body is Freesia - or course now it's called Sheer Freesia - anywho - I've been out of the body spray for a while and am almost out of the lotion - so I stopped in a Bath and Body yesterday to purchase more spray - only to find out that since it is a 'classic' scent - it's only available in January and June. When they discountinued it for a while several years back everyone in the stores I talked to said it was so popular - so they brought it back - with a new name - and now it's only available twice a year - what is up with that - so I'm sorry to say - you'll have to excuse me if I stink between now and January. :)
One last thought - thanks for the continued prayers for the music ministry - choir practice with the first candidate tonight went well. But am looking forward to it all being over.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
A Bowl of Cereal
So about a week ago I picked up some mail from my mom and in the stack was an invitation to attend an orientation meeting for CalOptima - which is the public agency that governs Medi-Cal in Orange County. The invitation said the meeting was for tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am - so I called to make sure that I could attend for my mom and sign up. The woman told me that the meeting wasn't on Thursday, but on Tuesday at 1pm - I kept telling her that the info I had said Thursday - I explained I was coming in for my mom - the whole bit - she insisted that Tuesday was the last meeting I could attend for the year. Ok... so I show up yesterday - I check in on one floor - then send me to a second floor and then when the woman starts the presentation she wants to make sure there isn't anyone with medicare in the room - I'm the only one that raises a hand - so I get sent back downstairs again - and when I get downstairs - I see the board that says the medicare meeting is - believe it or not - Thursday at 10am - what a shock! At this point I figure I'm going to have to come back - but at least I haven't missed it. Oh no - my customer service experiences must be looking up - they showed me to a conference room and when they came back in - I asked if I was there on the wrong day - they told me not to worry about it - that they would take care of explaining everything to me so I wouldn't have to come back - I almost fell out of my chair from shock! They took an hour and a half to explain it all and answer my questions one on one! WOW! Prayer does work :) and God is definitely good - all the time!
So last night on my way home from work, I called my mom just to see how she was doing and she said she was making dinner - so to make conversation, I asked her what she was having and she told me - a bowl of cereal. So I asked her what else - and she said that was it. So I told her - as she used to tell me as a kid - that she couldn't just have a bowl of cereal - she had to have some protein also - so she needed to have a scoop of peanut butter or half a peanut butter sandwich - and all the while I thought - I HAVE become my mother! I wasn't completely convinced when I hung up the phone that she was going to actually have more than cereal - but when I got home there was a message from her - she said that she broke down and took a TV dinner out to have for dinner! God Bless Her!
So last night on my way home from work, I called my mom just to see how she was doing and she said she was making dinner - so to make conversation, I asked her what she was having and she told me - a bowl of cereal. So I asked her what else - and she said that was it. So I told her - as she used to tell me as a kid - that she couldn't just have a bowl of cereal - she had to have some protein also - so she needed to have a scoop of peanut butter or half a peanut butter sandwich - and all the while I thought - I HAVE become my mother! I wasn't completely convinced when I hung up the phone that she was going to actually have more than cereal - but when I got home there was a message from her - she said that she broke down and took a TV dinner out to have for dinner! God Bless Her!
Monday, November 12, 2007
All About Celebrations
So a few things tonight...
One thing that I wanted to talk about - on Sunday, the choir stood up by the alter to sing the Navy Hymn during the offertory and I wasn't too sure about doing it - hadn't been feeling well on Thursday night and just wasn't convinced about it all - but what a moving experience to be able to look out and share it with the service people in the congregation - some of which were singing along. I spoke to one service person later in the day and he said it was a very moving experience for him also since he was in the Navy and it brought back so many memories. On this day that we observe the Veteran's - God Bless Them and those still serving.
One more Weight Watcher's story - when you go to the meetings - at least for the first 10 weeks, you get a little pamphlet about a different subject - sometimes it's motivational, sometimes it different tips or recipes or exercises. Well, I finally took a look at the one that I received on Saturday - and it was all about Celebrations! In big bold letters in the inside it says "These celebrations are important, because celebration helps with inspiration" - yeah, whatever! I will get my celebration - it won't be until December when I get back to my regular meeting - but I will get my celebration. Of course I have a bit of a celebration to recognize this evening - checked my account and they have finally charged my credit card and I'm good for another month. Yippee!
And finally - I don't usually do prayer requests on the blog - but I know I've done at least one or two previously - please pray for the music ministry at Shepherd - we are starting the process of interviewing candidates for the director position - and I know for at least me - I'm still struggling with the devestation of the summer. So if you would just keep the entire situation in your prayers, that would be lovely - because God it good - all the time.
One thing that I wanted to talk about - on Sunday, the choir stood up by the alter to sing the Navy Hymn during the offertory and I wasn't too sure about doing it - hadn't been feeling well on Thursday night and just wasn't convinced about it all - but what a moving experience to be able to look out and share it with the service people in the congregation - some of which were singing along. I spoke to one service person later in the day and he said it was a very moving experience for him also since he was in the Navy and it brought back so many memories. On this day that we observe the Veteran's - God Bless Them and those still serving.
One more Weight Watcher's story - when you go to the meetings - at least for the first 10 weeks, you get a little pamphlet about a different subject - sometimes it's motivational, sometimes it different tips or recipes or exercises. Well, I finally took a look at the one that I received on Saturday - and it was all about Celebrations! In big bold letters in the inside it says "These celebrations are important, because celebration helps with inspiration" - yeah, whatever! I will get my celebration - it won't be until December when I get back to my regular meeting - but I will get my celebration. Of course I have a bit of a celebration to recognize this evening - checked my account and they have finally charged my credit card and I'm good for another month. Yippee!
And finally - I don't usually do prayer requests on the blog - but I know I've done at least one or two previously - please pray for the music ministry at Shepherd - we are starting the process of interviewing candidates for the director position - and I know for at least me - I'm still struggling with the devestation of the summer. So if you would just keep the entire situation in your prayers, that would be lovely - because God it good - all the time.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
You Can't Sleep Either
Just a quick post tonight - didn't sleep much at all last night so am tired - hopefully that will help tonight! Back to last night - so I'm laying in bed - not sleeping and I hear this weird heavy breathing and I'm trying to figure out where it's coming from - and then I realize that the cat - who sleeps on the bed - is asleep and she is the one doing all the heavy breathing (just like me when I sleep - or so I've been told). All I could think was - oh no - if I'm not able to sleep, then you can't sleep either. So I promptly woke her up - I had to wake her several times - she can sleep all day if she wants - so if I'm going to be up at night - then so is she. God Bless Her!
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Long Tomorrow
Wow - it's been a long tomorrow! So the puppet festival was fun - Lynne and I have decided that we are going to quit everything and go into puppet ministry full time! We had the opportunity to watch various puppet skits, go to workshops and do a bit of shopping also - so one of these days we will get our act together and start something at Shepherd - but want to make sure we do it right!
So let's see - what has happened since I last posted... was the vicitm of credit card fraud - which has led to a nightmare experience with Weight Watcher's online customer service (or lack there of) - was thrown out of Coldstone Creamery - and then lied to by their manager - and have had several bad experiences at restaurants... I told my supervisor it was her fault because I was put on a special project at work to put together something about customer service and when she sent the email to the group to introduce me - she called me the 'customer service expert' - at least now I have lots of stories to tell on what not to do!
And Weight Watchers - frustrating - it's a long story - but suffice it to say that I was cancelled from the program because I had to close my credit card account and when they tried to charge - I didn't have the new one yet - so this morning - I went to what might be my last meeting - and I had reached my 10% goal - have lost 22 pounds overall (yeah for me). And of course to add insult to injury - the woman that weighed me in - either didn't know or didn't think about recognizing me in the meeting for reaching that goal - figures - what a way to end a bit of a crappy week! In hindsight - I should have stood up in the meeting and just said that I wanted a pat on the back - at least I had two of my peeps there to celebrate with me. Stewed a bit about it on the way to my next event of the day - went ot South County Outreach to sort and put away food that is given out to the homeless. Went with one of the women's groups from church - and what a surprise to see the youth group from our church there also! It was a lot of fun - and truly made me forget all my frustration with WW and the meeting.
In the afternoon I had the opportunity to lay down for a few minutes and little miss Sadie kitty came up on the couch and cuddled next to me - we had a nice afternoon catnap. And then this evening was the Family Fun Night at church - and it is so much fun to get together with all of the kids. There was one little girl - maybe two or three - that was following me after Cal and I played our guitars and sang and I kneeled down to talk to her and she just walked up and gave me a big hug - what a sweetheart - and just what I needed. God is good.
So let's see - what has happened since I last posted... was the vicitm of credit card fraud - which has led to a nightmare experience with Weight Watcher's online customer service (or lack there of) - was thrown out of Coldstone Creamery - and then lied to by their manager - and have had several bad experiences at restaurants... I told my supervisor it was her fault because I was put on a special project at work to put together something about customer service and when she sent the email to the group to introduce me - she called me the 'customer service expert' - at least now I have lots of stories to tell on what not to do!
And Weight Watchers - frustrating - it's a long story - but suffice it to say that I was cancelled from the program because I had to close my credit card account and when they tried to charge - I didn't have the new one yet - so this morning - I went to what might be my last meeting - and I had reached my 10% goal - have lost 22 pounds overall (yeah for me). And of course to add insult to injury - the woman that weighed me in - either didn't know or didn't think about recognizing me in the meeting for reaching that goal - figures - what a way to end a bit of a crappy week! In hindsight - I should have stood up in the meeting and just said that I wanted a pat on the back - at least I had two of my peeps there to celebrate with me. Stewed a bit about it on the way to my next event of the day - went ot South County Outreach to sort and put away food that is given out to the homeless. Went with one of the women's groups from church - and what a surprise to see the youth group from our church there also! It was a lot of fun - and truly made me forget all my frustration with WW and the meeting.
In the afternoon I had the opportunity to lay down for a few minutes and little miss Sadie kitty came up on the couch and cuddled next to me - we had a nice afternoon catnap. And then this evening was the Family Fun Night at church - and it is so much fun to get together with all of the kids. There was one little girl - maybe two or three - that was following me after Cal and I played our guitars and sang and I kneeled down to talk to her and she just walked up and gave me a big hug - what a sweetheart - and just what I needed. God is good.
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