Doug & Elizabeth

Our boss got married in Las Vegas around the first of this year.  They had a party Sunday Feb. 17 at their new house.  They hired a photographer for the party and took pictures of everyone.  Here's the one they took of us.  I look a little goofy but I think it's a good picture of us.  Notice Doug is even smiling!

50 Things

I thought this was kind of fun, plus you learn things about your friends you never knew. You simply copy and paste this to your blog then tag the people you think might respond. Here's my list.  (I don't have any friends with blogs, so I didn't tag anyone..)

1. Do you like blue cheese? Yes

2. Have you ever used heroin? NEVER!  I've never even come close to smoking pot either..

3. Do you own a gun? Yes

4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? None-diet coke straight up

5. Do you get nervous before Dr. appts?depends on if I think I might have to get prescriptions
that cost lots of money..

6. What do you think of hot dogs? They're hot dogs-what's to think about?

7.  Favorite Christmas Song?  I Want a Hippopatomus for Christmas & Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Diet coke

9. Can you do push ups?  Define push up..

10. What do you order at Starbucks?
Hot chocolate

11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? All of it...I don't keep what I don't like..

12. Favorite hobby?  Sewing, scrapbooking, reading, Guinea Pigging

13. How do you eat your eggs? Depends on where I'm having them.  I like poached when my brother-in-law Lenny makes them (I can't make them right to save my life), I make omelets and scrambled at home and eat over medium or over hard at restaurants.

14. Do you have A.D.D.? No

16. Middle name? Ankeney

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment...
1. Is it 5 o'clock yet?
2. How much more "work" do I need to do today.
3. Does blogging count as work?

18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday.?
1. Wellness Core dog food for Godiva
2. Wellness Wellbars treats for Godiva ( 2 flavors)
3. 1 Mild and 1 Spicy Jamaican Beef Patties from 7-11 (Spicy was Doug's)

19. three drinks you regularly drink? Diet Coke, Diet Dr. Pepper, Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi

20. Current worry right now? ???  Nothing?

21. Current hate right now? Liars

22. Favorite place to be? At home or at Sharon & Dana's helping with the pigs.

23. How did you bring in the New Years? At home doing Sudoku puzzles

24. Where would you like to go? Germany, Ireland, Canada & lots of places here in the US-but NOT California.

25. Name three people who will complete this?  I didn't tag anyone..

26. Do you own slippers? I think I still do-but I usually go barefoot or socks at most at home.

27. What shirt are you wearing? A red button-up collared short sleeved shirt

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? No-they're too slippery.

29. Can you whistle? Yes

30. Favorite color?(s) Red, black, purple, royal blue, GREEN!!!

31. Would you be a pirate? Yes-especially with Johnny Depp

32. What songs do you sing in the shower? Whatever gets stuck in my head..

33. Favorite pet's name? All of them except Jaws (Blossom) that was our carnivorous gerbil

34. Favorite boy's name? Elijah (my little bitty nephew who's learning to walk)

35. Whats in your pockets right now? A 2005 penny

36. Last thing that made you laugh? Reading Q. 48 below on the blog I found this on-her answer was "Ding dong the witch is dead"

37. Best bed sheets as a child? My Little Pony

38. Worst injury you've ever had? Had to have stitches in my right elbow because Lindsay Filz pushed me and I cut my elbow on a large yellow metal toy car in our sand pile.  No-we're not normal people.  We had a sand pile, not a sand box.. :)  I think I was 10 at the time.  

39. Do you love where you live? Yes I do.

40. How many TV's do you have? 3

41. Who is your loudest friend? ??

42. How many dogs do you have? One, Godiva, but one is enough! 

43. What are you thrilled about right now? It's almost 5 o'clock and I can go home and try my hand at making dinner rolls in my bread maker.

44. Do you have a crush on someone?My hubby!

45. What is your favorite book? No favorite right now..

46. What is your favorite candy? Dark chocolate, Gourmet Jelly Beans, Conversation hearts and ICE CREAM (not candy..I know)

47. What is your favorite sports team?
I do not like green eggs and ham..I do not like them Liz-I-AM.

48. What song do you want played at your funeral? I plan to be cremated, so I don't know that anything will be played.  

49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping (and maybe singing in my sleep)

50. How many secrets are you keeping? None right now.

Ladybugs and Mama

Well, you all know about Mama's love of Ladybugs, so since she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, Ladybugs have seemed to be around when she couldn't be.  There was one that we found the day we celebrated Daddy's birthday in June, at Barry's birthday party last year when Becki announced she was pregnant, Mama was there, but there were lady bugs there also!

So it came as no big surprise when Daddy told Becki that on the day of Elijah's first birthday party that one flew onto the edge of his opened window.  Daddy said he pushed it off the window so it would be caught by the wind and fly away.  Becki said he shouldn't have, because it was Mama trying to get to Eli's birthday party.  

Well, Beverly told everyone in the family, and we've all been joking with Daddy about it.  He told Beverly (joking & not knowing I have a blog) "You may as well put it on the internet."

So, Daddy- you got your wish, here it is!  I love you!

2 Months Yesterday

Yesterday was 2 months since Mama passed away.  It should be a joyous time though because it was also Doug's and my 9th wedding anniversary.  He's been home sick with Bronchitis 5 of the last 6 work days.  I took him to the doctor Monday and he got a prescription, so he's feeling a little bit better and is at work today.  I am so lost without him and I greatly fear losing him.

Most days I'm ok with Mama being gone, but today it has just hit me hard.  So, once again, I'm here crying at work.  I want to be strong about it, but it IS a big deal.  She is gone.  Her mind was mostly gone LONG before her body, but it still hurts..ALOT.  

I think her donating her body to EVMS was a good thing.  She was a teacher in life, and now she is a teacher even in death.  I know that her soul has gone, but it is a bit unnerving to me to know that her body is out there somewhere.  I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to look up the number and say, "Hey-where's my Mama-I just need to hug her."  But, I know that that will no longer be something that I can do.  

Here's my Gratitude journal for the day:

1.  9 wonderful years with my hubby, Doug.
2.  Antibiotics and all the Scientists that create them.
3.  The crooked light post.
4.  Family.
5.  People who love me just the way I am.

Happy 32nd Birthday! & "the gift that keeps on giving"

Beverly picked me up Saturday about 1:30pm.  We went to the La Quinta Inn not far from my house, to spend the night for my birthday (which was yesterday). Beverly was sick all night, we thought it was food poisoning.  

I walked next door and got my dinner at Denny's (I like Denny's).  Beverly felt bad that I had to go get my own dinner, but it REALLY WAS OK!!!  I got a "fried" chicken salad with honey mustard dressing and had half of a Nacho appetizer (which was rather spicy!).  I brought Beverly some toast and had Doug bring some saltine crackers and grape juice (her choice)...I don't like grape juice..  The grape juice helped her and she stopped throwing up.  We watched the movies "Sydney White" and "Good Luck Chuck".  Both were great movies.  I did some sudoku puzzles and went to bed.  

The hotel had a continental breakfast that was better than any I've ever had.  They had 3 kinds of cereal, rye bread and cinnamon raisin bread (no toaster though?), peeled hard boiled eggs, bagels, blueberry muffins, apple juice, orange juice, coffee, milk, yogurt and do-it-yourself waffles.  The waffle thing was pretty neat. You fill a little plastic cup with the mix, pour it in the bottom of the wafflemaker, shut the lid, flip it over and it starts the timer.  After 2 and a half minutes, you have a yummy waffle.  :)  Beverly didn't see anything neat about me having to make my own waffle..but I did!  

She dropped me off at the house around noon and went home. Then 2:30am yesterday, I wake up and realize, SURPRISE!  Beverly didn't have food poisoning...and now I am sick.  Now all my muscles ache.  It's hard to sit up, but it hurts to lay down too.

I haven't been writing in my gratitude journal, so I'll write today.  I am grateful:

1.  That I am feeling better
2.  That I can keep food and liquids down
3.  That Beverly cared enough to "share" the very best...(grin-I love you!)
4.  That I have friends and family I can count on when needed
5.  That I have a great husband!

I have joined several different yahoogroups and on one, someone posted the following link.  It has some neat information on eating cheap and healthy.  Neice M.  I thought you and Jaime would be especially interested in this imformation.

http://casaubonsbook.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-to-eat-cheap.html

Gratitude Journal

Well, I'm having a bad day.  I keep thinking about Mama, and it
makes me cry.  

I promised my friend Barbara (from freebeescafe) that I would start a gratitude journal.  She's starting one so she'll have 
a better outlook on her life, and I think that's a good idea.  So I 
will join her in that.  So for today, here are my 5 things I am 
grateful for.

1.  Mama isn't suffering anymore.
2.  Mama keeps helping me remember her in subtle ways. 
3.  Mama backed into a light post in the Plaza Skating Rink
parking lot 24 years ago. I smile every time I drive by.
4.  That I have a job that pays the bills.
5.  That I have a great husband that understands.

P.S. Neice M.:  Thank you for your kind words both on here and
email.  I love you too!  Love- Aunt B.

First blog

This is my first blog, so I'm learning here.  The simple reason I started this blog is to put down my feelings about my mothers death last month.  I feel that if I "get it all out there" that I can grieve properly.  So...here goes.