Wednesday, January 16, 2008
So the other day, I walked into our local "ethnic" market to do some shopping. Upon entering the store, I saw a rack of "today's special" on display.
Mmmm, nothing like some juicy, delicious
Cok to start the day!
(Thank you to whomever invented the cameraphone; I stealthily snapped this pic because I knew I just had to share it!)
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Considering he had my parish, various friends, plus most of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia praying for him,I wasn't completely surprised when I got a phone call today indicating that baby Mark was discharged from the hospital after the EEG and MRI's indicated NO UNUSUAL events/issues with his brain. He is fine!
The two "events" that were witnessed are now being attributed to "acid reflux" (!)
I am 1.) thankful to everyone for their prayers and well-wishing 2.) so glad everything is ok 3.) exhaling now.
:)
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Sunday, January 13, 2008
I receieved some bad news today:
My newborn baby nephew, Mark, had a series of strokes last night. Initial radiology reports show some issues with his temporal lobes. He is being transferred to
CHOP for further evaluation.
Some good news: he is stable, eating, good vital signs, etc.
Prayers are much appreciated at this time.
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Friday, January 11, 2008
I receieved a notice in the mail today that I am GUARANTEED TO RECEIVE A WINNING ENTRY TO THE PCH SWEEPSTAKES WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK!
I, for one, am pumped.
Now, where is that d*mn mailman?
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
My baby sister had her second son today.
His name is Mark Mitchell (Mitchell was my grandfather's name) and weighed in at 8 lbs even.
Apparently mom and baby are doing fine.
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008
I have gotten into online gaming lately. What with my bouts of stomach pain and all, I've found myself clambering into bed, laptop in tow, and engaging in online versions of...
No, not The Sims, Halo, Resident Evil, or anything remotely related to fantasy/violent/sexy gaming.
My games of choice are Scrabble and Boggle.
(you can stop laughing...NOW.)
I'm not all that good at either but I'm working on sharpening my skillz (which is not a legal word in either game, btw.)
Did you know that "Doh" (minus exclamation point) is a legal word in the version of Boggle I play? Well, now you do...
You can thank me later for imparting that shred of
strategerie.
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Sunday, January 06, 2008
Easy, Breezy, Beautiful Cover Swirl
Today it is an uncharacteristic 50+degrees outside so of course I am thinking about how terrible the landscaping looks in my yard. I never realized how great a blanket of snow is for hiding imperfections, like piles of rotting leaves, kid's broken and faded plastic sandbox toys, and patchy pebble-strewn lawn.
Snow: nature's lil' cover-up. Zit-cream for ugly yards. A wig for balding lawns.
I'll not be b*tching about the frozen white stuff anytime soon...unless of course its up to me to shovel it...
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Saturday, January 05, 2008
For the past 6 weeks or so I have been having randomly-occuring episodes of intense and long-lasting abdominal pain. My GI docs think its
duodenal ulcers; I am having an endoscopy next weekend.
Tonight I am in bed again, with just a heating pad to help a bit with the cramping pain. There is no Rx to help with this. It completely sucks, mostly because it is so random and disruptive and there is nothing I can do about it.
So, if I don't happen to "visit" often, its likely because I'm either resting or trying to catch up on the things I need to do when I am feeling ok.
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Found inside my New Year's Day fortune cookie from the local Chinese take-out:
Enhance your karma by being kind to everyone you encounter.
As it turns out, my personal faith system offers similar advice; we just don't use the term "karma" (well "
we" don't but I do!)
Namaste, everyone!
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Saturday, December 29, 2007
Dateline: Morning of December 26th, 2007
My 7-yr old Daughter to her grandmother: "Gambaba, the holiday celebrations aren't over yet! Today is Kwanzaa!"
Gambaba: "But honey, our family doesn't celebrate Kwanzaa."
7-year old: "Yeah, you're right. We're not Jewish."
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