Thankful Thursday

OK so its a bit late in the day to be doing my blog writing for the day, but I've been slow getting going again. Still not 100% after that cold bug the other day.



Today I am thankful:

• For the lovely sunshine outside and cool breeze coming through my back door.
• For the large glass of diet cola I just poured myself.
• For the good report I had when I went to the hospital on Tuesday. It was my first check up with the clinic after getting my CPAP machine back in January. It means I should be able to get my driving licence back.
• For old friends who I thought I'd lost that "connection" with that proved this week it was far from the case.
• For the fact that a friend is finally moving house tomorrow after a year of the stresses of trying to sell, bids made, bids taken back, and on and on!
  
• For a son who enjoys cooking and takes the pressure off me sometimes.
• For at least a few days notice that I won't be able to use my usual room for Sunday's Cool this week. Hopefully the group that are using the room won't get started too early in the morning, because I need to get in there to get some stuff out if I'm doing class in another room.
• For a wonderful husband, who loves me, cares for me and provides for me and the boys.

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Simple Woman's Daybook

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FOR TODAY, Monday 4th May 2009...

Outside my window...
It's a bit chilly and cold and damp. Hubby is working on finishing the garden (yard) clear up and finishing and filling the raised bed today.

I am thinking...
That I am relieved my friend's daughter tested negative for swine flu last Friday after her recent trip to Mexico, or my current cold symptoms would have me freaked out! I spent Wednesday evening with that friend, so I reckon I'd be concerned. As it is this is just another spring cold.

I am thankful for...
My friend's daughter's negative test. For the peace that brought my friend. For CPAP that helps me sleep and means I wake up each morning. For a husband who is determined to make a garden (yard) we can all use.

From the learning rooms...
We don't homeschool and I can't think of much that I'm focusing on learning at the moment.
But eldest son finished with one of his subjects this week, which he's rather pleased about, and youngest son spent a few hours at a Samba drumming workshop with performance in the local town centre. They've been doing samba for a few years and have a fantastic teacher, but the school can't afford to pay for the lessons very often so it's been a while since they've done anything.

From the kitchen...
This week we had friends round to dinner and we ate from the raclette, and I made a fantastic rhubarb dessert. Gorgeous. I have 2 bags of cooking apples in the kitchen which I need to use up. I'll probably just make them into apple sauce for the freezer.

I am wearing...
Black velour trousers, and a red patterned jersey top. I would have my ruby slippers on too, but I only just got in and have forgotten to put them back on.

I am creating...
Yesterday I did quite a bit of jewellery making. I did a few necklaces and a couple of elasticated bracelets. Need to get a couple of items posted off this week to friends and then look at options for selling this stuff.

I am going...
To the hospital tomorrow to see my Sleep Apnoea consultant. Hopefully he will say yes to me reapplying for my driving licence and I can set the wheels in motion for that.

I am remembering....
The lovely weather we've had the last few days and wondering if today's wet weather is timed perfectly to co-incide with the public holiday over here today. It seems like it always rains on public holidays.

I am reading...
Not a lot. I did pick up the shack to start re reading while youngest was in a language workshop earlier in the week, but they made the adults come in and take part in the class as well. So now I can count from zero to ten and greet you and tell you my name in Spanish! Oh, and sing a song too!

I am hoping...
That this cold is just a 24 hour thing and is gone by tomorrow afternoon. I simply cannot miss this appointment at the hospital. It would probably take them another couple of months to give me another and that would be another couple of months without my driving licence.

I am praying....
For some more school assembly bookings to come in. I got some really positive feedback from the last one I did, which was great.

I am hearing...
Top Gear on the TV in the living room.

Around the house...
I haven't done much over the weekend and it's all in danger of beginning to SLIP again. So as long as I am not lying in bed with this stupid cold, I really need to play catch up tomorrow while the others are at work or school or college.

One of my favourite things...
Is to eat toasted white bread with lots of butter! But someone has eaten the last of the white bread. And the new loaf of bread is not defrosted yet.

A few plans for the rest of the week:
Well, there's the hospital tomorrow afternoon, helping a friend prepare to move house tomorrow evening, and then not a lot else for the rest of the week.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...


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Friday Fill Ins

And...here we go!

1. The first rule of working in an office and getting along is NOT WORK IN AN OFFICE (heeheee, sorry, I couldn't resist). The only office I ever worked in, I was on my own most of the time towards the end, with the occasional visit from the caretaker. And BOY that man can talk for England!

2. I have never tasted clams.

3. When I think of carnivals I think of lots of yummy but totally bad for you food! Well unless it's the hippyish story telling festival I went to last year, where there was some really nice healthy food!.

4. Daffodils are my favourite spring flower.

5. Things on my desk include beads, beads, beads, cords, clasps, wires, connectors, head pins, eye pins, wire cutters, other tools, beading magazines, beads, beads and beads!

6. Waking up each day makes me wanna praise god for being alive. Seriously, with a condition like Sleep Apnoea, it's a reason for worship! And hey, I get to see the consultant next week, hopefully he will say yes to me re applying for my driving license, which was revoked medically until I got treatment going properly. Now that will be reason to praise. But it will also make me think of a friend at church who has his drving license revoked due to failing eyesight and has no hope of ever having one again unless God does a miracle and heals him.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to eating a raclette meal with my hubby and kids. Hubby and I had friends round for a racelette meal last night and there is so much left that we can do it again with the kids tonight, tomorrow my plans include tidying up the garden and getting some more rubbish off to the refuse site. Hopefully I can then spend some time sitting in my lounger with a book and Sunday, I want to watch as much as I can of QVC craft day (UK, not USA). I don't necessarily buy anything, but I get all my craft stuff out (this time probably my beads, heehee), and sit in front of the tv with lots of drinks and snacks and I have a jolly good time!

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Friday Funnies

Oh yes, it's that time of the week again, time to LAUGH!

I LOVE vimrod! I absolutely adore vimrod.
Some of my recent favourites have been:

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Go on, make me laugh!

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