Family

This week has been a blessed week in many ways.

Mom and Dad came back from Mexico... I mean their winter home down in Texas. It was so great to see them! They stopped as they drove by and had a few beers with me.

On Thursday night Wade (Brother) and myself drove out to the lake house to spend a little family time together, enjoy Mom's cooking and a few card games. When we got "home" there was no parents to be found. While I waited I sat and looked at this view ..There is a calmness out there this time of year, hardly anyone around, everything around you coming to life. No screaming kids swimming. I forgot how much I missed being at the lake house and the peace that it brings me.

It turns out Dad was at the neighbor Bill's house enjoying a few beers and Mary the Mother of Tonia was at Dave and Jane's house enjoying wine and cheese. About 15min. later both parents arrived home a bit buzzed and happy to see their children.

Dinner conversation consisted of a few dirty jokes, hearing about Wades trip to Florida and about the upcoming summer and next winter plans. As of right now Ray and Mary the Mother of Tonia will be coming home for Christmas in Iowa hosted by yours truly. The menu is already being worked on, I will be cooking the pork that my good friend Andy talks about in this blog.... This leaves Maggie about 8 months to help me come up with some good sides to try out with it. Also, wife, I don't think I told you but my family will be staying with us for a few days over Christmas so you most likely will need 8 months to get ready for this (I know I will). This will also mean that Seth and I will be taking my winter trip down south sometime in February or early March to see the Unites, let me know if you would like to come with us.

I kicked some ass in rummy! It was great to be back together playing cards as a family. This pic. is a bit blurry but you get the idea.

In other news, Thursday April 15th was a day of great sadness b/c it marked the one year anniversary of a very good friends death. (please see this blog for more information.) Mikey, I love and miss you everyday. I think and pray for you every morning and each evening. When I see a "V" shaped bird formation I can't help but think of you. Know you are loved and missed. Please join me in keeping all of Mikey's family and friends in your prayers.

God Bless

Turning Old

My body is falling apart. I have known this for some time now. The newest part of my body that is falling apart is my teeth. It's time for a monologue so sit back and enjoy...

Monday I drank my lunch with my girlfriends at El Redo, the best Mexican restaurant in Des Moines Iowa. (I had Easter Monday off.) Hey, $1.50 drinks, what more do ladies need?

Dinner Monday night was popcorn. As I was eating my popcorn watching the basketball game I noticed that it felt like there was popcorn stuck to my back tooth. Not so much. In fact half of my tooth was no longer in my mouth. I thought oh great a cavity fell off....(back upper left) Called the dentist first thing in the morning and since I was in no pain I had a Wednesday morning appointment.

After a fast x-ray the Doctor came in to chat with me. In fact it was not a cavity that fell off but half of my tooth, the cavity is still there. My tooth has a large crack in it. Solution = tomorrow morning (Friday April 9th) they will be pulling OUT my tooth. Replacing it with NOTHING! After a large flip out attack in the dentist office I was able to leave after being hooked up to air b/c I could not breath. If I find that I miss my tooth they then will DRILL a rod into my jaw and attach a tooth to it at the cost of $1,500 if not more (and that is with dental insurance).

They say the whole thing will take about 2 min. to pull out. They are not putting me to sleep, I find that surprising since he seen how I acted about just the idea of this...

And people question why it takes me 5min. each night to clean my teeth, it's b/c much like my family I was blessed with bad expensive teeth that cause me pain.

I think Mitch Hedburg had the right idea when he talks about the need for spaces between teeth, really we should just all have two big U shaped teeth.

Anyways this will most likely be me tomorrow morning but since I am driving myself I just hope to make it home safe and sound.

Nesting...

I suck at blogging, I am amazing at having an online journal that no one sees. So many great post in the saved setting. However today it came to me about something I should write about that post....here goes I hope it does not suck!!

When Lacy and I moved into our townhouse last August I have two small rooms and Lacy has the gym. One room is a guest room/my office. The other room is my "sleeping room" I have my dresser, bed, prayer chair and bedside table/prayer table. I put my bed at an angle, and truly that is the best location for my bed giving the size vs. window placement vs. air vent. Problem with my bed at an angle is that my head is kinda "floating" with nothing to hold the pillows on the bed and with all the moving I do b/c I can't sleep like an adult the pillows fall on the floor. Also, my head is by the window and now that the sun is coming up earlier and earlier that is just not working. I tried to move things around and I hate it... please see pic.

This is the prayer chair...the prayer table needs to be by it along with the lamp...

This is the other side of the room, it has to much furniture on one wall... the air vent sits dead in the middle under the window..LAME!

Another view...

Now to a "normal" person this would not be a problem..however my OCD/clean person who likes to nest at night for prayer time with my prayer table, lamp and prayer chair this room does NOT work. I could not even go to bed last night b/c I did not know how to pray before bed without being "nested" before bed. I like the bed not against the wall is nice. Really the problem is the prayer area... anyone has any ideas I would like that. Last night I was up till after midnight b/c I just did not know what to do. When I came home from work and walked into my room I did not like that there was no nesting prayer area. Also, to much stuff on one wall. Please see this post for more information about prayer time....

Maybe what I need to do is move it back, buy a headboard and curtains and move on.

In other prayer news I am learning morning prayer with Ligurgy of the Hours. It is going well and I am able to spend an extra 15 min. each morning nested in bed...

Talk to you all in 5 months...