This week I am thankful for:

1. Safe travels
2. Support, love and hugs for those who need it.
3. Sleep? I think I got some.
4. Another holiday bazaar on my schedule!
5. A paycheck until the end of December (i think, LOL).
6. Making it through the past 3 weeks
7. Start up of holiday_wishes
8. Not having macular degeneration or a detached retina
9. Mucinex and the ever battle against sinus infections
10. Living! Breathing! Existing!

What are you thankful for?

Life Goes On - Terri Clark
My mama always said they'll be lesson that you learn
But you don't need to know 'em all right now
And I'm learning as I go, And the more I learn I know
The less I want to know anyhow

Oh, but life goes on
And before too long
You figure out you're right where you belong
It's sad and it's sweet
But if you're lucky it keeps going on and on and on

I will not be participating this year, but if any of you on my list are doing holiday_wishes this year please link me to your list so I can take a look. While I won't be doing a list per say I will be trying to grant a few wishes that are out there. If you don't know what it is,check it out. It's agreat way to get into the true spirit of the Holidays.

Transiberian Orchestra - Remnants of A Lullaby

There was a time, now far away
that belongs, to yesterday
but late at night, if you believe
there are still parts, you can retrieve
beyond our memories, past where the eyes can see

well disguised, waiting there dreams devised
safe from times endless reach
everything a child can teach
what to keep, what to save
when to dare an ocean's wave

there among life's memories
remnants of a lullaby and thee

there was a time ,now long before
we found a way to close each door
but in our minds through labryrinths deep
late in our lives, those doors we seek
and in our fantasies we try to find the keys

reach the stairs follow them each to where
scattered there on the ground everything lost is found
wishing on coins, childhood wings, carousels still turning
waiting there patiently
remnants of a lullaby and thee.

This week I am thankful for:

1. Healing
2. Prayers hope and support for those suffering.
3. Family
4. Coffe, advil, vit c, and zinc
5. Unexpected day off
6. Scentsy Start Up
7. Working wallett!
8. Good days and bad days
9. Today
10. Empathy

What are you thankful for?

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Blogthings: Cheaper Than a Therapist

You Are a Girl or Guy Next Door

You are as all American as apple pie, and you're so normal that you belong in a TV sitcom. And really, that's a pretty great thing. You're a solid person, and you pride yourself on being quite down to earth. You value your friends and family, and you don't need much in life to be content. You feel grateful for what you have. You are honest and you have a great work ethic. You believe in giving back as much as you can.

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This week I am thankful for:

1. Dad coming home! Just in time for Halloween too!  :D
2. Dawn, a cup of coffee, city view from the 19th floor and a fuzzy shawl.
3. A loving, supportive and outstanding husband.  I couldn't dream of better! (Elves don't count) 
4. TSO and Tinker Bell.
5. A perfect! 3 year old from 1-4 am after only 2 hours of sleep. Not to mention PERFECT! after geting up 9:30 am for the rest of the day.
6. Friends, family, support and babysitting.  Thank you!
7. Good news for simple_blueand swingthevote
8. Finding my card!
9. Rosary and old prayers.
10. Scentsy catch up.
11. A potential third show for Scentsy on 11/14.
12. Comfort for those suffering near and far, including smiles for those who we shared a waiting room with.
13. Healing, time and answers for those who need them.
14. Make up sex.
15. Life, even if it is only for now . . .
16. Mischief night, that holy Jersey tradition.  (Heh just cause I'm not in Jersey . . . )

Thanks to TSO and their new album, Night Castle.   Although, rugrat's infatuation with the Sugarland song "Mean Girls" is a close second!

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In my next life, I am just going to focus on swordplay and leave living to the experts.

You Are Black

You are a serious and thoughtful person. You spend a lot of time in quiet reflection. You are a friend of the honesty, and you don't sugar coat anything. You prefer the truth in all its complexity. While you may relate to the color black, it doesn't necessarily mean you're a dark person. You just don't hide from the dark side of life. If anything, you tend to be sophisticated and classic. You don't follow trends, and you have your own style of doing things.

well the good news is they want to send dad home tomorrow.  it feels too soon - but i guess you are supposed to leave it to the experts.  i know he will do better at home in his own bed anyway - and not constantly complaining that his butt hurts or is numb ;-).  it's going to make for a crazy day for me tomorrow but it should be worth it overall.  :D  they have him doing PT, and he got yelled at for doing too much already so hopefully he'll listen now.  it's been a stressing week but things are looking great and so is the pops!  lets just pray it stays that way for a long time if not forever!

Dad's upgraded to purée foods. Try turkey and tomatoe mush. It's interesting. He sounds alot better so things are still progressing slowly. Still on telemetry. Off telelmetry**  Slow progress is still progress. :D He's sounding and looking great now that he is on actual foodstuffs and not liquid IV.

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**Edited 10:11 pm

dad's out of ICU.  they transferred him yesterday afternoon.  he's still on oxygen.  he can't eat or drink anything yet due to irritation of the esophagus from the emergency intubation after surgery.  he's cranky about that of course.  he seems stronger today.  he's sugar is back up and they want to monitor him on telemetry.   we really don't have any answers except that the doctors don't want to send him home until they try and figure out what happened and why he "turned blue."  of course dad wants to know why we didn't take a picture of him when he was a smurf.  typical dad.  he's sitting himself up and not using te pain pump as much so hopefully  these are steps in the right direction.

Another quick update.  Dad did well overnight.  he's in pain of course.  Mom is just getting to the hospital and I will be making a trip over shortly to check up on him.  He's had some additional tests today and is still in ICU.  Hopefully we'll have more answers later.