finally arriving

It seemed like forever but eventually we arrived in Rome!!!! It is nice to finally be at our destination! We were able to take a tour of the Vatican....well, we went to Vatican city anyway and had mass there. That was cool.

I am looking forward to getting into some clean clothes.

a good night's sleep

Last night I did not sleep at all!!!

I seriously mean I did not sleep at all!!!!!! I am so tired right now and my brain is completely fried! I seriously mean my brain is completely fried!!!!

Where am I again?

being excited!!

It took a long time but I think I am finally getting excited? I still don't think I am overwhelmingly excited or anything....


but I am excited to be going on a trip...

losing 1.2

Apparently I lost 1.2 lbs this week. That is not bad considering...

Considering I was not trying all that hard!!!

Which reminds me....I am hungry!

'biking' with my niece

Okay, biking with my niece consists of me running behind her while she bikes.

It is fun?

:-)

I enjoyed it anyway!!

Man am I hungry!

getting it over with!!

Tonight I had a meeting that I had been dreading. It was a meeting with a 16 year old girl with her mother to discuss the girl's behaviour.

It went quite well!!

I think that what we discussed was worthwhile and taken okay.

I am so glad it is done!!!

Now I can get back to living my life without this in the back of my mind!!!



(YAY!!!!!!)

pop

Today I was extremely tired from the weekend and needed something to help me get through the day.

I ended up having a pepsi.

Normally I do not drink pop in the morning but MAN did I ever need it!!

I was falling asleep at my desk...(and apparently that is not a good thing!!!)

a safe camp

We made it home safely in one piece!!! (That is always a bonus!)

I found out Friday afternoon that I was going to be the only adult at camp! I am so glad that everything worked out the way it was supposed to!!!

(YAY us!!!!!)


I am very much relieved!!!!

and happy......

:-)

a nice warm day at camp!!

Last year when we went camping it rained the whole weekend! (And it sucked!!)

This year, it was very nice (except for the cold weather Friday night but oh well). It was about 29 or 30 degrees Celcius. AND it did not rain!!!

What wonderful weather!!!

We could just stay outside all weekend and not get wet!!!

AWESOME!!!!

being prepared for camp

Tonight I went to camp prepared!!!

(Or at least I felt prepared. When I got to camp I realized that I had neglected to bring a sweater to sleep in. As the tempature cooled to below freezing overnight, it was very cold. I ended up wearing my jacket to bed. I eventually warmed up and was able to sleep like a baby!!!)

It is a good thing I was prepared!!

:-)

And we were able to get camp all set up too!

YAY!!!

grocery shopping for camp with someone

Tomorrow I am going to camp.

Tonight I went shopping.

I actually took someone shopping with me who is going to camp and has some say into what she would like to eat at camp. So that is awesome!!!!

It is always nice to know what other people would like to eat while at camp!!!!

A fan...in the bathroom

I like having a good working fan in the bathroom (which might sound bizarre). I like to take my shower and know I can turn on the fan if the mirrors fog up.

I usually turn on the fan and wait awhile before shutting it off. It works quite well!!

Perception

Every day at work there is a daily question we can answer. Today's question was:

What is the secret to success in life?
Answers (to choose from): hard work, talent, intelligence, luck, money, good looks, sense of humour

My answer was none of the above. I think that it is all in your perception of what success is. If your idea of success is to be a celebrity (for instance) and you never become one, you have not succeeded. Or even if your idea of success is a mansion with lots of money, and you never earn more than 5 digits, you have not succeeded.

My question then is: what is success? How do you define it? And then I ask myself - have I succeeded?

As soon as I figure out what my definition of success is, I will let you know.

LOL

cleaning

Today I cleaned my condo...(almost).

I am almost finished. I think that if you were to enter my condo, you would not be able to tell but I sure can!!!

(I am also in the process of cleaning it so that would make a difference as well.)

I feel like I was very productive today!!! (Even though my house is still a mess.)

I got a lot accomplished. I have started to pack for my vacation as well as for camp next weekend!!

YAY!!!!!

shopping - for no reason?

Actually I do have a reason...I am going on vacation soon!!

I went shopping today and I bought out the store!!!!!

(okay, not really but I came close?)

It was really nice because I went shopping by myself and could just meander around the store and look, and shop, and try on, and look, and shop, etc.

It was awesome and I am very excited about my purchases...

and guess what?

I bought some shoes!!!

Barbeques

Tonight we had a barbeque!!!!

The problem with barbeques is that I am not a huge fan of hamburgers or hot dogs...but the BBQs are still fun:-)

I had a chicken burger so yay me!!

:-)

My family invited my uncles family over and it was nice to see people and visit.

It was also nice because although it was a bit chilly it was still fairly decent and it was not snowing.

(It snowed 3 days this week.......)

musings (from Hank)

(sorry - the title is actually referring to an episode of Corner Gas because my title reminded me of the episode where Hank blogs about his musings...but this post has nothing to do with that.)

Did anyone watch Farrah's Story tonight? I watched a little bit. It made me think...

Why?

Why do some people get cancer and some people don't? And why do they get it when they do? Some people get it when they are young and some people get it when they are older. Why is that? Some people fight cancer a few times throughout their life, and live....others get it once and die. Why?

I often wonder (because I am paranoid?) if I have cancer right now but don't know it. I feel like walking up to my dr and asking him to give me a scan just for my own peace of mind. (Okay, I am not that paranoid...?)

My sister just recently went through cancer and I wonder why she got it? How did she get it? Why? Why? Why?

Cancer is not quite the diagnosis for death it used to be. I think that when people hear they have cancer, their first thought nowadays is that of hope. Hope that they will be able to fight it...because some cancers can be fought.....and won.

I wonder if there ever will be a cure for cancer. There are so many types of cancer and cancer seems to be so unpredictable that the hope of a cure is distant. But there is still hope.

Is it something that we can honestly prevent? My grandma spent her whole life on the farm where everything (basically) was organic. She made everything from scratch (but those materials were bought in a store...ie. flour, sugar, salt, etc). She grew her own vegetables, canned fruit, baked fresh bread, cured her own meat, had her own eggs, etc, etc, etc. Yet, she had stomach cancer. By the time we found her cancer, it was too late and she died.

What made her have cancer? What was the culprit? I guess we will never know?

I think the solution to the problem though is just that. Finding out the reason why.....

Maybe then we will know....

and find a cure!!

Cold medication

I grew up in a family where taking medication was a last resort...I am not sure why but it was. I still do not take medication until I feel that I need to.

Today I took some cold medication and MAN do I ever feel better!!!

I could actually breathe all day!!!

My nose is stuffed up again but I am not sure if I am going to take more cold medication. I do not want to go to extremes:-)

It might just sleep beside me tonight though;-)

Conversation...with someone

Today I stayed home from work sick. I phoned my work first thing in the morning to tell them I would not be in, and that was the last conversation I had.

Until my mom phoned at about 9pm. I TALKED TO SOMEONE!!!!

Maybe it is because I grew up in a big family and always seemed to have someone around to talk to, all I know is that I sure enjoy talking to someone at least once a day:-)

Although it is also nice having the day to yourself and not having to talk to anyone:-)

Either way it was a great day!!!

Seeing

If you asked me to name the gifts in my life, would I name my sight? Most likely not. (Depending on my mood.) Sight is one of those things you take advantage of. I know it is there and that it is not going anywhere.....for now?

I need glasses. I cannot see without my glasses. Yet...I can still see.

Sometimes I wonder if I will be able to see for the rest of my life. Will my sight leave me when I grow old? Will I ever have to be concerned about my eyes...or my sight?

I guess you will never know...until you get old that is. For now, I am just going to live my life grateful that I can see!!!

the last day....

Tonight was my last meeting for the year. I am excited that it is over but sad too:-(

Oh well, the summer will go by fast and before I know it, it will be starting up again:-)

It really was a great year:-)

Mother's Day

Every day should be Mother's Day - don't you think?

Be nice to your mother and give her some flowers, and a smile (at least).

I am very grateful to still have my mother in my life. I hope she is in my life for many more years:-)

playing with babies

Today I got to play with a baby (he will be one year old in May).

It is fun to play with babies!!!!

Especially when they are smiling and happy :-)

Right Bell?

free shirts

Today I went somewhere and came back with 13 free t-shirts (actually 14). Now that is a good deal!!! If only this happened more often :-)

thinking back

Sometimes you go through life so fast that you forget to think about the days that have gone by. Tonight I have the opportunity to do that as I try to think about what I did a couple of days ago.

It never hurts to reflect....

It is amazing to me how fast things change. One minute you can totally stressed about something and the next minute you are perfectly fine.....

It is awesome.

hair cuts

My mom cut my hair on Saturday. It is very short now. All week I have heard compliments on my hair from others (I guess it is noticeable?). I am excited that my hair is short for summer. Not only will I be cooler in the heat but it will be easier to look for ticks.

How exciting is that?

lol

compliments

Sometimes you do not know how people see you so it is always nice to know they see you in a positive way.

Late night talks

Tonight I talked (and talked and talked.....) to someone about all the things that happening in my life right now and causing stress. It was really nice to talk to someone to see what their perspective is.

I feel much better now and I think I may know how to handle it. I do not feel so AHHHHHH.

So that is good.

Prayer

There are some days when you need prayer....today was one of them!!!

It is always hard confronting people....and I hate it!!!

balancing my books

So I had everything figured out last night, and then when I went to get it ready - I was out $50.

Long story short...I miscalculated.

feeling relieved!!

So anyway, I was doing my books (you may be wondering what books?) and I thought I realized that I did not have one cheque accounted for. I thought I forgot to deposit it which made me do a frantic search to see if I could find it. I could not. I then realized I was missing my deposit book so that I could check to see if I had cashed the cheque. I then searched frantically for my deposit book.

Long story short...........

I found the deposit book and I had cashed my cheque!!!!