Excitement

Things are winding down in Kauai and my George may be home soon.

I can't wait.



I miss him more than words can say.


Phone conversations are fun and whatever.... but nothing beats being in the same space.


Hurry home GEORGIE!!!!!!!!!!

My baby is so grown up!

Years ago, Mark and I went white water rafting down the Snake River in Wyoming. We did it a couple of summers.

It was fun... but scary for me.

David got to go down the same river a couple weeks ago.... that's him (the highest one on the left). He looks like a pro.

And he had the balls (sorry, I can't think of another word to use that is more appropriate) to go down the river in a KAYAK with his friend.

The kid is brave.

All my kids are brave. All my kids are very active in boating, biking, hiking, playing sports, etc....

They certainly did NOT get that from me.

But I'm glad they get out and live life and have fun. I enjoy watching from the side lines.... where it's safe........... and dry.............. :-)

Who says fish are dumb?

My "April Fools" present (the fish in my cup) is still alive and swimming. I named him "George La Pez" which means "George The Fish" in english. He is no dummy. He gets so excited when I come to work in the morning! He sees me and starts practically jumping out of his tank. And he knows when he is going to get fed... he sees me reach for the food and he goes right up to the top of the tank in anticipation. And he is picky too. I have three different kinds of food for him and he wants what he wants... and if I feed him the wrong one... he won't eat it.

I thought cats and children were finicky!

Also... when I am at my desk.... he hovers on the left side of his tank -- the side closest to me.... he just stays there.... watching me.....

But if I move to the table to do work.... then he hovers over on the right side of his tank.... because that's the side closest to me if I am at the table.

It's so cute!! My little Georgie has personality!!!

Up until recently I wouldn't have cared if I came in and found him dead.... but NOW that I have noticed his excitement to see me.... and his personality.... I have bonded with the little bugger.

I think he needs a companion though. I may find him a girlfriend. :-) It's not good to be alone.

On the Mend....

Well, I have been taking Shaklee Nutriferon for just TWO days and I seriously am feeling better already.

My tonsils are still large, but not AS large. Instead of a golf ball in my throat today it feels more like an avocado pit. And it's weird, my tonsils change size throughout the day.

My energy is coming back little by little.

It's not just the Nutriferon, but I am also eating a lot of antioxident power foods such as onions, garlic, green peppers, blueberries, strawberries.

And I'm excited to see George soon. I think that is the biggest energy booster. :)

I sure have missed that man.

Some sleep walk... I sleep shop!

One time when I was on some medication for my neck... I started sleepwalking. I woke up at 2am outside in the middle of the street once. Another time I bought a Costco membership online... all in my sleep. And I bought something else too... I don't remember what now.

Well, I'm off the medication - have been for a long time. But I "sleep shopped" the other night. Apparently I bought a juicer.

I better be careful what I blog about. I blogged about wanting one.... and my subconcious made it so.

Well... at least I shop cheaply in my sleep.... the juicer was only $30. LOL.

Is she too cute for words?

So this photo of Afton has nothing at all to do with what I am going to rant about.... but looking at it makes me smile.

What is up with stores? I recently went into Costco and to Fresh Market and they have totally REARRANGED their stores. I mean the aisles are all weird. They rotated the shelves so they run the opposite direction. Stuff that used to be on one side of the store has been moved to all different areas. They have weird stuff together... like cleaning products mixed in with the Tylenol.

Why? What? I hate it when stores do this because I like to go in there, know exactly what I'm getting, know EXACTLY where it's located, and just get in, and get out.


This disrupts my routine and causes me major anxiety!! I was beeyatching about it to the clerk at Fresh Market and he said they were getting 500 new items in and that by next week the store will be all rearranged and stocked.

Oh great.... Just what we need.... 500 MORE items.

I don't do well with "many options".

I know stores often do this so people HAVE to walk all around and they hope they will buy more because they will see things they didn't see before.

Well it's going to backfire with me. I'm shopping at Harmons now. I'm trying to buy locally grown produce and Harmons carries that.

I'm seriously not wanting to eat a lot of meat anymore. I just want to try to eat fresh foods as much as possible. I think it will help me to become healthier. I have never been so sick as I have been the past two years. My immune system is shot for some reason. I'm tired of it.

I am sick and tired of being "sick and tired".

Smileys revisited.

Georgie and I have slacked on our smiley gallery lately. Shame on us! That's our symbol... our signature.... OUR THING.

He's been working his butt off lately to get ahead of everybody else. So now he leaves them messages.... the one above says "46 ahead of you".... because he is 46 showers AHEAD of the other workers. Yeehaw!

There is a method to his madness. He's hoping if he finishes way ahead of deadline, the Boss will let him come to Utah for a week or so before being shipped off to Oahu.

So we're keeping fingers crossed. I want him to see Utah in the summer! He's only seen the cold winter. I want him to know Utah is nice in the summer!!

He's going to make Utah his home.... so I want him to know it has its good points and it's not all cold, snow, rain, ice and blowing wind.

OOOOOOOOOOOh I can't wait to see my Georgie again. I miss him terribly.