As we all ready ourselves for our Christmas and other Holiday celebrations, lets try to keep in mind to take care of ourselves as we make plans and shop, and cook, and do all the extra things we think are necessary.
Santa is going to help us now after all, now isn't he, Seqkat? And if we don't get things quite all done, the world is not going to end.
Peace and Love and Beauty all Around Us,
Aly
Well so that we wouldn't be totally tree-less we purchased a small fiber optic tree to sit on top of a corner table for the holiday. It is really adorable and will add a bit of ambience and Jordan can't climb it, lol. We also picked up a beautiful table runner for our kitchen table :).
I will see what else I have to put out on the entertainment center and some lights over the window frames. I will get in the spirit, yes I will!
Hubby is still suffering with this cold. He is so glad tomorrow is Thursday as he has Fridays and Saturdays off. Well it is late.
Manana all,
Aly
Mood: hopeful
Well I managed to sleep through a night and it sure does help one's outlook overall. I am going to do my best today to STRESS _ LESS and be more in the spirit of hope and love as possible. I will reach out to a friend of mine who is going through so many health conditions she is seriously in trouble. She now has to see a vascular surgeon on top of all her other evaluations to go through. She is sleeping alot during the day, up at night, and just generally not well. Her family is not interested in her health issues at least not as far as we can see. They didn't help her last year after her car accident either. They let us take all the responsiblity and we haven't spoken to them since as it seriously injured my shoulders :(. I wonder how families can live with themselves when they behave in such a manner, but then go to church and teach Sunday school? While that looks good to folks at church they don't know what they are NOT doing for a sister who is in dire straights. I guess I need to pray for them for help, not just for her.
Well I need to buy hubby's Christmas gift without him knowing it so I guess I have to order from a catalog or use cash or he'll be checking out our checking account to see what I am buying, lol. He did go into work this morning and is hoping he can make it through the day. He is still coughing quite a bit. It really took a toll on him this time. He did get a good night's sleep so hopefully that will help him. Jordan didn't come in at 4 am making noise to wake us up, lol!
If we try closing the door he jumps and swings from the doorknob trying to get in and makes a helluva lot of noise, baddddddddd kitty! He use to succeed at this where we use to live as he could get the doorknob to twist and open. So far he hasn't been able to do it here.. lol.
Well I'm off for a bit.
S T R E S S - L E S S!
Aly
Mood: horrified
A mother was arrested on suspicion of murdering her newborn daughter by microwaving the baby in an oven. China Arnold, 26, was jailed Monday on a charge of aggravated murder, more than a year after she brought her dead month-old baby to a hospital. Bail was set Tuesday at $1 million.
"We have reason to believe, and we have some forensic evidence that is consistent with our belief, that a microwave oven was used in this death," said Ken Betz, director of the Montgomery County coroner's office.
He said the evidence included high-heat internal injuries and the absence of external burn marks on the baby, Paris Talley.
Arnold was arrested soon after the baby's death in August 2005, then was released while authorities investigated further. Betz said the case was difficult because "there is not a lot of scientific research and data on the effect of microwaves on human beings."
The death was ruled homicide by hyperthermia, or high body temperature. The absence of external burns ruled out an open flame, scalding water or a heating pad as the cause, Betz said.
Well as I mentioned earlier hubby was feeling horrid yesterday but got up and went into work this morning anyways trying to overcome it and not lose time from work. However after half the day passed he became more and more tired and his coughing was quite bad. I'm sure the other people there were glad when he left. Of course he caught the cold at work as most people don't have the luxury of staying home when they are sick. They just have to work through many illness in order to make ends meet, and especially during the holidays.
Well he did manage to get a nap in and he seemed a tiny bit better after that and his voice didn't sound so tired. I did mention the vinegar concoction Seqkat, but he didn't think he could handle that right now. Maybe sometime he will try it. I simply can't handle vinegar at all with my stomach troubles.
I imagine it will be a quiet night and early to bed hoping he'll be feeling better tomorrow as he has a presentation he and another manager are suppose to present to the other managers.
Jordan is happily sleeping in hubby's part of the bed at the moment. He hopped right up there as soon as hubby got up, lol. He also decided at 4 am today that he had needed to knead my throat. I just love it when he gets so 'kneady' at ungodly hours of the night. Nothing deters him when he wants to knead. A leftover kitten behavior it seems.
Well while I was surfing around earlier I stumbled upon a few cute and slightly 'naughty' christmas images, lol. Nothing pornographic mind you as things like that will not be posted here but funny and mature pics can be found here on occasions among the angels and fairies, lol.
Well anyways, here is what I found!
Well as the Christmas holiday approaches I know Mister Jordan cat will get more excited as he gets to see new things put out for decorations to play with, and maybe even a present or two for him 
.
Since we are not putting up a tree this year he won't be batting the ornaments off the tree and I'm sure that will be a minor disappointment to him but due to space restraints we think we will just put out our other decorations and maybe some lights around our windows.
Well I'm not sure how many of you out there that visit my page shop at EToys, but since I do frequently, I thought I would post my link as I'm trying to earn a free $250 Gift Card from them. You can too!
Just use my link when shopping and away we go!!! Thanks all.
Aly
Well if you like to buy customized gifts for Christmas or would like to design one of your own then check out this site I found surfing earlier today. It has some nifty and fun options to choose from at a reasonable price. I also found another reasonably priced store online while looking for things myself so I've just added here.
Happy Shopping!
http://www.customglamgirl.com/?gclid=CK2Qjcq16ogCFQjqYAod5AmVkQ
http://www.theparagon.com/
Well I am trying to get the focus off myself and onto Christmas. So I will be off surfing for something that I hope will work for here. First if I can find something and then get it uploaded for a background. That is my challenge for this morning.
I also need to order a gift for my son and his family. He has learned his asthma has come back due to smoking so his doctor has told him he HAS to stop. He has tried several times and it is so hard to quit as they put so much addictive crap in cigarettes. I will pray he can do it. I watched both my parents suffer from emphysema (sp?) over the years. My dad gasping for air and on oxygen all the time. Those images never leave us it seems.
Mood: sad
I can't hold back the tears today as my eyes just won't quit leaking on the sides. I hate it when this happens. I've cried enough for more than a lifetime over the years. Over decisions I didn't think I could make, but finally did. I think fear has been my worst enemy in my life. Overcoming it and taking the necessary actions I needed to move on in my life, no matter what the outcome.
Hubby went to work sick today and I worry about him when I see he is not well enough to go, but feels he has to. No more sick time left this calendar year at work, sigh. I can stand being sick myself more than I can bear seeing him hurt. Crazy, huh? Crazy in love with him for sure.
Well I will try to do something to change my outlook and post again later.
Thanks for the support all,
Aly
Well after we waited over two hours to see the doctor, first I was x-rayed and then he came in the room and had me describle what was going on and then did an exam on my shoulder. He said I had degenerative arthritis in my right shoulder and that coupled with the pain I've had since taking Levaquin he thinks it best to get an MRI done. After that then they will x-ray both my knees and most likely an MRI. I only need a body replacement at this point. Poor hubby was with me waiting all that time feeling so sick :(.
We finally got out of there and went for a quick bite to eat at a family diner. It is ok food and quick service with a smile. Now it is time to watch 'Heroes' as this is the last show before they take a few months break.
Have a good nite folks,
Aly
Well it took me over a month to get in to see this specialist so I guess I better go even though I'd much rather just stay home and take care of hubby. His cold has bloomed unfortunately so he's hacking away and all stuffed up. He's not good at not feeling well as is the case with most men.... but he's wonderful to me when I am not well!
Of course the morning he could sleep in because he took the day off to go with me, the phone rang at 8:30 and woke us both up. He did manage to go back to sleep even though I couldn't.
I guess I also have to take another look at my Xmas list and get to finishing that task and also determine what I'm going to do about decorating the house.
Until later all,
Aly
Mood: mixed
There is so much hype around the holidays that we sometimes don't know how to decompress from it all. Sometimes we just keep buying one more thing we think someone is going to like and pretty soon our finances are pinched. How much is too much to spend on someone? Besides all the decorating and gift buying, there are the grab bag parties to buy a gift for and the parties to attend and it feels like there is never enough time to get those things done.
For some, myself included, the 'holidays' can be a source of more depression. Being a childhood sexual abuse survivor, it seems that every year around this time through New Years I fight depression more. I do believe more of my abuse around the holidays are part of the reason why. I think I dreaded having to be near my uncle.. and of course being a holiday, all the families were together. I pray that someday this dread and depression will erode as I do so love Christmas caroling and concerts and the spirit of giving.
It is also a time when I think we think more about those who have passed and miss them even more than usual. We remember the good times and wish they were still with us celebrating.
Well my youngest granddaughter has been bugging her mom for 3 weeks to start decorating so they started that process yesterday. Her gift arrived from us and they managed to get it into the house and hidden right away as she thinks all packages that arrive are for her of course, lol. I also miss not being near my sons around the holidays. It seems that only seeing them once a year is just not enough. Oh well, they live in the Northeast and that is just too cold for me to live there, so we do the best we can.
Hubby finally on the way home. Talk to you later all!
Aly
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