A Blessing

It’s Christmas Eve. We’ll hopefully be headed towards home soon, and I’ve been reflecting. Remembering the ups and downs of the last year, the tears and thankfully, the laughter. The blessings that have been showered down upon my life - my husband, my sons and my crazy dogs. Woven between all those strands of the tapestry that is Mi Vida Loca are each of you, my bloggy friends.

I have laughed with you, travailed for you, and cried with you. I’ve celebrated with you, and for you. I’ve prayed with you, and sometimes, have screamed out your name to the Heavenlies because I didn't know what else to do and thought the good Lord might need a little reminder that you needed a miracle. (I know, He gets a kick out of me, He has to - he designed me!)

And you, my friends? You’ve been with me, every step of the way. Traveling with me on my many trips across this nation, making calls with me. Having adventures beyond compare. Never will I forget the support you showed me when I experienced the layoff, or the the way you celebrated when I took another job. Or how you support me when ThatManILove is working away from town. Or how you encouraged me to go away with ThatManILove and take much needed time for ourselves - time that changed us and melded us.

I have been greatly blessed by the gifts I’ve received. Never could have I imagined making friends like you - some of you, I’ve not even met in real life - but God, The Lord Almighty, is good. He gives great gifts...and you are a such gift to me.

Merry Christmas to you and yours. May you be blessed beyond compare in this next year. As for me? I bless you. I bless you with love, life, health, friends - and laughter.

May you hear the music specifically designed for your life...and dance. Baby, dance!!

Much love. Much much love,

Yummy...

Y'all know the definition of a friend?

A friend is one, when her dad is in the hospital in ICU, who remembers that the hospital deli makes awesome homemade apple dumplings and, with all she has on her mind, brings one home to you. Thanks, Connie!

Want a bite? Yummmmm.

I've been a wee bit busy - please forgive me for my lack of reading/blogging. I'll be back!

Neighbor Update

My neighbor, Jeanine, returned home from the emergency room at midnight Tuesday night. All her vital signs had stabilized, and the E.R. had her return to her normal doctor Wednesday.

Her doctor has done a total body scan, MRI, blood work, EKG, the entire drill. They can find nothing, but this doctor isn't stopping until she finds out what's going on, which I think is cool! Our neighbor is fit as a fiddle, or has been until this happened. Doctor put her on a monitor to see if she'll have another episode (she's been having them every three days or so, and then Tuesday night was her second in two days). Like Bob said on my comments yesterday, the doctor's even checking to see if it's an inner ear problem, or what. What's really worrying everyone is the dizziness, headache following, and also, a form of sweating and clamminess immediately after each episode.

Thanks for your prayers, and please continue. I'll keep you updated. Jeanine's a sweetie, and we wanna keep her around for a while!