Bike To Work Day!

Livestrong Ride 2004

Tomorrow - May 18 - is Bike to Work Day!!! 

It's time to get back on the road!

 

Almost One Month Later

2011 Cycle Oregon Weekend Ride

It has been 4 weeks since Tom's accident (in terms of weeks and not the date). He was admitted to the hospital, had surgery 5 days later and was released after a total of 9 days in the hospital. He has been home almost 3 weeks and has settled into a routine of convalescing.

On April 30th, he was back at the Rebound office to get his stitches out and have a visit with Dr. Kahn...all was well, except there was some concern about his swelled up leg. The doc decided that he should get a ultrasound to make sure that there wasn't a blood clot. That bought us some extra time at Southwest and a trip to Imaging! Some Fun! Good news is that his leg is just plump and there are no blood clots.

We have had meals delivered and that is one less thing that I have had to think about the past couple of weeks. Our neighbor came over to let us know that he would mow our lawn once a week until Tom is able to do it again - what a great neighbor! The one big thing that needs to be done is the field. It is getting BAD. So, maybe sooner than later one of the guys from work will bring by their BIG mower and get that taken care of for us. Once the first mowing has been done, it's easy enough for us to keep on top it it. Tom goes back to the doctor the 29th and will have X-Rays taken and another visit with Dr. K. Hoping that he will be able to switch to using a cane or crutches and we can put the walker in storage!

Other than that - life is GOOD. There are good days and days that could be better, but each day he feels better and does a little extra something around the house to see what he can do without too much trouble. Most evenings we have been running errands or doing tasks, which is good because it gives Tom an opportunity to be away from the house for a little while and actually interact with other people.

Now that I have become the doer of most things, this girl is a little weary. In addition to all that I have had to think about and/or do for Tom, I get to have a 2nd MRI on May 15. I had my follow-up appointment with my neurosurgeon on the 30th for my MRI that was done earlier in April. Dr. Rokosz told me that scan looked good where I had the tumor, but the radiologist seemed to think that there was something in the vicinity of my pituitary. Oh that's just fine. Really, I don't have enough to be concerned about...let's pile more stuff on!

Besides EVERYTHING that has been our life these past few weeks, we have been blessed with really great friends and feel loved.

GOD IS GOOD!


2 Corinthians 4:16-19


Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not see; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

More Pretty Stuff

Personalize your own photo collage

A few weeks ago Mary & I hosted a Premier Designs Party and we had some fun people come over to "play" dress up with some really pretty stuff!

It seems that accessorizing has become a fun thing for me. I have not been one to wear much in the way of jewelry and really for quite a few years I would usually wear my wedding ring, a watch and earrings.

A few years ago, I attended my first Premier Designs party (hosted by Mary) and I bought one necklace, which I only wore a few times, it mostly just sat on the shelf in the box it came in. The whole accessorizing thing was still quite a mystery to me. Now that I'm 3 parties into this jewelry stuff, I'm having loads of fun! So, now that I have had a couple of parties and have a few necklaces to choose from and even some new earrings!

NOW the problem I have is how to store them. Right now I pick out whichever piece I want to wear, take it out of the box then return it to the box at the end of the day.

I googled some pictures of DIY Jewelry Racks and found this nice little number...

http://www.colormebluefashion.com/2011/12/diy-jewelry-organizer.html

Looks like a fun project!  This is made from a silverware organizer and some hooks and a little Krylon. I'm looking forward to getting creative and making a new cubby for my pretty things. SO FUN!

Here's to pretty things!

Fancy Talkin'

Once again...going through some really old email at work...

A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation.   "Where there's a will, I want to be in it," is a type of paraprosdokian.

1. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.

3. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

8. Evening news is where they begin with 'Good Evening,' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.

9. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

10. A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.

11. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.

12. Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says, 'In case of emergency, notify:' I put 'DOCTOR.'

13. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

15. Behind every successful man is a woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

16. A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.

17. I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

18. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

19. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.

20. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure. 

21. You're never too old to learn something stupid. 

22. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

23. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

24. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

25. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

26. A diplomat is someone who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip.

27. Hospitality is making your guests feel at home even when you wish they were.

28 I always take life with a grain of salt. Plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.

29. When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

Vacuum Coffee

We've had this handy coffee brewer for a few years, but it had been sitting up on the shelf for a long time. This week we (I) decided that we should get it out and use it. The video was my research on how to use the darn thing...it had been THAT long ago! Once we got it set up and on the stove, Tom and I set up a couple of chairs  around the stove and we watched it go to work.

It's a sad little life, but it seems to work for us!