Fun Friday

For some reason this didn't post yesterday, so Fun Friday is appearing on Saturday. 

The Harvest Blast at Julia's school was fun!  Julia had the opportunity to wear her costume (pink power ranger) and we walked around her school, participating in different carnival type games.  She won a couple of prizes and got some candy.  She loved it!

Thankful Thursday

Today (and everyday) I am thankful for my husband, and not just because he brought sugar home the other day when I thought we had none (which would have meant no coffee and well, that would have just been tragic).  

We have been maried for 15 years, together for 17.  I can honestly say we have been through a lot...some great, some good, some bad and some just plain awful.  There have been things that might have driven others apart.  We have our issues but one thing we have along with those issues is a true commitment to the vows we took before God, our family and friends.  Through good times and bad, in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer.  We have had it all in some form or another and here we stand.  Still together, still strong.

Wordless Wednesday

TV Tuesday

I want to be a part of the Braverman family. Yes...that Braverman family.  There aren't words to describe how much I love the show Parenthood or how much about their son Max reminds me of my Julia.  When he said during the last episode that he was going to support his mother's campaign until he did further research on the other candidates, my first thought was that I could totally see Julia saying something similar.  Max isn't the only thing I love about the Bravermans.  I love their whole dynamic...how they interact, what they stand for and how they support each other through thick and thin.  I am very lucky to have that in my "real life" with my own family.  Not everyone does.

Motivational Monday

"When you feel like quitting, remember why you started."


I love this quote.  For me, remembering why I started this journey is not that hard to do.  It is also a glaring and painful reminder of why I can't go back...why I won't quit.  As painful as it is to remember, the reminder serves as a constant motivating factor to keep on keeping on.

Small Town Sunday

In an effort to update this blog once a day, I am going to try something new...everyday will be a new theme.  Here are some of the themes you will see here:

Small Town Sunday
Sentimental Sunday
Motivational Monday
Manic Monday
Music Monday
Travel Tuesday
TV Tuesday
Wacky Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Thankful Thursday
Fun Friday
Silly Saturday
Society Saturday

On Saturday morning I was out in Carver, running errands with my sister.  We went out to breakfast at a restaurant that has been in Carver since we were kids...D's Omelet Shop.  After breakfast we had a bunch of errands to run and every where we went, we saw someone we knew.  Some people might find that annoying.  I love it.  It is so "small town"  and a big part of why I love Carver. 

Changes On the Horizon

Yesterday, I had a follow up appointment with my primary care physician.  Not surprisingly, my blood pressure over the past five months had been through the roof.  Seriously...one reading was so high I wondered how I was still alive.  Anyway, with the help of one medication, a much more peaceful frame of mind, and my life becoming much less worrisome, my blood pressure appears to be back to normal. 

Due to current circumstances I have an immense amount of time on my hands now.  For the past month, the alone time has been fine...and I have been keeping myself busy doing things I enjoy...reading, scrapping, crafting, and photography.  I have every intention of keeping up with those things but the truth is...I need to get out and "rejoin" civilization.  It's not like I have been a hermit but for someone who is used to being out and busy everyday, this being at home thing is just weird.  Anyway, I have been coming up with ideas to get me out of the house.  After my doctor's appointment yesterday, the most obvious place I should be visiting is the gym.  Honestly, besides complete lack of motivation and no desire to go, I have no excuse anymore...or at least not the excuse of not having time.  Coincidently, when I took Julia to the orthopedic surgeon, he recommended that she swim a few times a week to build her muscle tone and "tighten things up." 

So we are joining the Y in Wareham.  Middleboro would be more convenient but the pool is nicer in Wareham and there are other reasons I can't go the location right down the street...at least not yet.  I am hoping that the candid discussion I had with the doctor yesterday, combined with the need for Julia to go will be just enough motivation to tip the scales in my favor, so to speak.