Tonight is Tuesday night!

I think. I have been stuck all day that today is Wednesday but I know it's Tuesday and I took my Tuesday books to school (different classes Tuesday than Wednesday). I made myself a lunch because on Tuesday I am at school from 9am until 2:50pm so I need foooooods ;) However, I still had issues. It must have been contagious because my one instructor sent me an email telling me to have a good Wednesday...at 8am this morning....*giggle*

So Tuesday evening I am working on schoolwork and just wanted to blog about my confusion.

Just another Manic Monday....

Yup....the posting time on this one is when I'm actually writing and posting this. I started back on my meds on Saturday morning (been off them a couple months, especially during the whole surgery thing because my bipolar meds make everything twice as strong...the pain pills are enough on their own...) and now Sunday night couldn't sleep, mania overtook, so here I sit at 1:45 typing to you people...is there even anyone out there anymore reading? I've neglected you all for so long, no one is probably even reading anymore!!!

Pray for me, I have class later today that is hard enough to stay awake through without having been up all night!!!

Sunday Thoughts....

Be like Jesus - He had a relationship with God and with the people around him. The Church is supposed to be the same way...a relationship with people and a relationship with God. Yes, we are not perfect, no we will most likely never attain perfection, it's a process though and we should all work on it. Jesus was not religious, he was relational. He ate dinner with people, He walked with people, He fished with people and He loved them. He wants that same relationship with you that Jesus had with Him when He walked the Earth.

In order to obtain that relationship you need to pursue God, you need to go after what you want, things don't just fall into your lap. If you want a candy bar you have to go to the store to get one, it doesn't just show up. The best reasons for pursuing a relationship with God are that you obtain something positive and you eliminate something negative. You gain a Father who will never leave you nor forsake you and you eliminate bad habits, sin, etc.

However, just like New Year's Resolutions, if you make a plan to pursue this relationship sometimes things come along to derail you. You get overtaken by events, you get sick, you get busy at work, someone else is in need, etc. The best way to avoid this is by taking things simply. Focus on one thing to get yourself closer to God...your prayer life, your daily reading, you need to ask God what you should work on and He will help you along the way. You should also surround yourself with like-minded individuals who will pick you up and help you out.

Of Pain Pills and Plenty of Things Going On....

So let's see...December 23 I had knee surgery. A lateral release and scope to put my right knee cap back in it's intended space and to clean up the joint and put off a knee replacement for as many years as possible.

January 12th I started my new and final semester at the tech school for my associate's degree. I am taking five classes, and will graduate in May! However, these are five of the hardest classes I've ever taken, so yeah...

My knee is slowly healing, by the time I started back to school January 12th I was already able to drive again and was using a cane because I hate crutches. I was given the go-ahead to put what weight on it I could and to take it easy if I needed to. My physical therapist's mantra is we don't want any pain. She pushes me really hard but she doesn't want me hurting while we are working and so far so good.....except that I'mm dog tired and hurting by the time she's done with me.

Today: Saturday February 6th, I have had tests in four of my five classes, the fifth I'm not worried about because it's Accounting 4 and the same teacher as Accounting 3, so I know what to expect and it's a take home, excel based assignment, but I digress, of those 4 exams, I felt very comfortable with all but one. However, the one I felt least comfortable with I got an "A" on it and only had two wrong, but he gave us extra credit points so I got those back. The one I felt the most comfortable with I got a low B, getting 10 wrong out of 30....so I am having to work even harder this semester in order to keep my grades at the level they should be at especially given that once I graduate I will be going to a undergrad college to get my bachelor's and eventually a grad school for my master's.

My PT person said that she thinks I'll be 100% by the end of February, I'm agreeing because the only things I can't do now are things like squatting down and stairs. We are working on stairs and I am really doing well. However, Friday I went to the doc with my coughing, hacking husband...the buffet for lunch....Menards(kind of like home depot) to pick up flooring and a few other things...then home to go to PT....then back to Rapids last night for piano lessons for Ciara which also included grocery shopping - walmart and copps...I also had to run into Home Depot to pick up paint and walgreens to pick up a prescription for my coughing, hacking husband. So, needless to say after I got all the groceries put away I dragged my butt and my computer back to my bedroom and crawled up on the bed...took a pain pill and once that started kicking in, I was falling asleep typing!!!

So many things going on, pictures have been taken of things like our bedroom makeover, the kids have been bowling every weekend in league bowling, we got a Wii for Christmas, my parents and I had to put down my puppy, and I think a dear friend and I are going to really start a band...so I will slowly start trying to blog daily again. No guarantees and honestly it'll probably get done on Fridays so that there's a new post each day of the week for you but I don't know how *fresh* they'll be!!!

It's the thought that counts tho, right?

SOOC Saturday - Three

three....such an easy topic to get me back into this....for more straight out of the camera shots head over and visit Melody and her beautiful boys at Slurping Life

Here's my *three* one year ago:




And more recently:





Sorry for the blurry, I need to upload some pics and take some pics...I also need to upload the pics that the girls have been taking with their cameras that they got for Christmas...I think I have a cohort in picture taking for sure in Shyann...she's been snapping left and right.

Church

Church...a body of believers coming together for the edification of each other and glorification of God, right? Am I wrong? And all church bodies across the world who share the same belief system that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Saviour are part of the main body of Christ, right?


Yeah....needing some prayers, people, needing some prayers. I'm just not sure right now. I'm just thankful that my insecurity and unknowing won't knock God off His Throne!

New Year is here and yeah....

I'm here now, I had a lateral release and a scope done on my right knee the Wednesday before Christmas. I am feeling pretty good and will begin physical therapy on Tuesday.

The kids go back to school on Monday and I have taken on a project. I was asked to attend a meeting at the beginning of December regarding ending childhood poverty in our county. I was very interested and went to it. I learned a lot and am very excited about working with this committee to end childhood poverty by 2020. Click here for more information on the statewide program.

I also have taken a stance on getting back to the Word. I've wandered off the path of reading daily and I believe my life has taken a toil because of that. Expect to see me a bit more with some scripture and study as well as a few updates into the project I will be working on.

Of Nerves and Knees

I go tomorrow to have a lateral release done on my right knee. I know I haven't been around to tell anyone this but yeah...that's where I'm gonna be.

I will have a lot of free time after that ;) Not moving too fast anytime soon!

Yay!

I have a new option - I can text in blog posts...granted they'll have to be short but it's something right? I'm trying to figure out if I can blog on my new phone.

oh that's right you don't know about that do you?

Well, a week ago my cell phone decided it hated me. It would tell me that it was unable to charge or it would say it was charging but when I unplugged it, it would continue to say 'charging' but I'd never actually get it charged!!! So I bought a new phone. It's an LG Triton. Has a touch screen and a keypad!! YAY!!!

So yeah, I'm playing with that a lot ;)

This week!!!

So today I have no classes! Our teacher has canceled for this week, both today and Thursday. He is my teacher for two of my three classes which means I will only have one class this week! This means that today I can finish up doing schedules for everyone and planning out our menu stuff. Speaking of which, I have to tell you about this:

I have already made a dinner menu for the rest of the month! I will be doing schedules for everyone for the rest of the month as well, even though they will be subject to change depending on if events come up that weren't planned for way in advance!

Today I am going to work on that and scrapbooking! I have to finish a book for Kris' dad and I have to finish my mom's calendar for school, *blush* I'm a little late on that one! I am also going to work on laundry and all that good stuff, I will be back tomorrow with a good story for you about people in my class!