Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Random Tuesday

Just some random thoughts today.

A week after my post about post-surgery depression, it's actually gotten worse.  I don't think I've ever been so depressed in my life, even after my father's death.   Well, maybe then, but I don't know.  And it's not just depression from surgery and slow recovery.  There are so many other things going on in the family right now, and I'm just so, so sad.

On a positive note, I have enjoyed some special time with my daughter and son lately.
 My daughter and I watched a movie together.    She took me to the doctor today.  She's taken me shopping a few times.  My son did the grocery shopping with me - that is major - and we cooked dinner together last night.  He also took me to Mardel last weekend since all of their educational items were on sale (it was the last day), and my daughter was working at the time, so we got to see her.

On a completely unrelated note... I have been binge-watching Law and Order.
 I rarely get to control the TV, so I guess that's how this show escaped me, but I love it!  I can watch episode after episode and not get tired of it.  Just not when my husband is home because he thinks the acting is  bad, and he usually determines what we watch most of the time.  So, since I'm home and recovering, I watch TV a lot.  I don't know what I'm going to do when I run out of episodes!

And on another completely unrelated note, I am so sick of the kinds of Facebook posts I'm seeing lately.  There is post after post about gay marriage, the Confederate flag, gun activists and gun controllers, race baiters and race haters, right-to-life groups and abortion proponents, Christian bashers, Muslim bashers, and so on and on and on.  What happened to the Facebook of a couple of years ago, or even just a few months ago?  Where are the cute kitten videos?  Where are the Farmtown and Cafe World requests?  Where are the pokes?  How about the silly quizzes such as "Which Disney Princess are You?"  That's what I want to see on Facebook, not all this hate and controversy.  So I will leave you with this...


 I'm linking up with Stacy Uncorked. Have a great day!
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Saturday, July 18, 2015

Weekly Roundup


Weekly Roundup is sponsored by High-Heeled Love and My So-called Chaos.  Link up your favorite reads from this week.

Organize and Decorate Everything - Spray Painted Wall Art

Spray painting is an easy and economical redecorating tool.  I love the way she totally changed the look of this wall art and how it matches her space better.  You can customize almost any type of art for any room.








Sparkles and Stretchmarks - So You Want to be a Pro-blogger
 Hayley is a mom from the UK, and she's definitely what you would call a professional blogger.  Even if your goal is not to become a pro-blogger, she has many common-sense tips and ideas for managing your blog, even if it's just a hobby.  I really liked the links she included in her section on using tools.  I had no idea these things existed.  Very informative.



Scary Mommy - If My Kid is Being an A**hole, I Want You To Tell Me
As I plan for the upcoming school year, I can't help but wonder what my new students are going to be like... and what their parents will be like because when students start sixth grade, their parents are still very much a part of the educational process.  Susie Johnson, the author of this post, is REAL.  And humorous,  I wish my students' parents could be more like her,  However, they are more likely to deny their angel has done anything questionable.  Not all of them, you understand, but enough of them to matter.  I enjoyed this post.

Salt and Pepper Moms - DIY Painted Lockers
I love these retro lockers!  I believe she has them in her mud room.  Here in Texas, we don't have mud rooms, but I could see this in the garage or even in my classroom.  The hardest part for her was finding them at a decent price, so I should probably start now.









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Thursday, July 16, 2015

Day 197

Today is the 197th day of the year.
What else can we learn about the number 197?




1. This is the 197th day in a row that I have read my Bible. I haven't missed a day this year!

2. 197 is written CXCVII in Roman numerals.

3. 197 is a prime number. In case, like me, you've forgotten what a prime number is, it's one that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.

4. In 197 BC, Ptolemy V was King in Egypt. (credit)

5. On the TV show Revenge,David was falsely accused of being responsible for the crash of Flight 197.

6. 197 KPH is equal to 122.41 MPH.

7. U. S. Route 197, which was established in 1952, spans 69.93 miles in Oregon and Washington. (credit)

8. Gold has an atomic mass of 197, or, to be exact, 196.96657 ± 0.000004 (credit)

9. The 197th Infantry Brigade, also called Sledgehammer, was active as an Organized Reserve Unit from 1921–1942, from 1962–1991 and 2007–2013. (credit)

10. If I lived to be 197, it would be the year 2162. That's not gonna happen! HA HA HA!
11. Episode 197 of Little House on the Prairie aired on January 24, 1983, when I was a senior in high school. Laura writes a book for a book writing contest. Her book is chosen. She travels to Minneapolis to work out a deal with the publisher. However, when the publisher wants her to change some parts in her book, she withdraws from the contest and goes back home. (credit)

12. Number 197 on the Billboard 200 is the album I Will Follow by Jeremy Camp. I've never heard of him! (credit)

13. According to Moz.com, number 197 on the top 500 registered domains on the Internet is... drumroll, please...Vkontakte.ru called VK for short. It is the largest European social network with over 100 million users. It makes the Moz list at one below the website for the U S Environmental Protection Agency. HA HA HA! (credit)

I hope you've had some fun at Forgetfulone today!
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Read This Roundup #42

Check out my review under fiction.
Welcome to Read This, a collection of book reviews and giveaways that were posted in the past week or so from around the web. This is a collection of book reviews & contests from real reviewers. If you want to be included in the next edition start with the guidelines, then use the submission form.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Random Tuesday

I'm joining Stacy Uncorked for Random Tuesday Thoughts.  Come join the fun!

So, yesterday I wrote about my post-surgical depression.  My life is pretty sucky right now, and won't improve as soon as I wish it would.  Even though the sling may come off Monday, I am only able to lift my arm slightly in each direction without severe pain.  I will continue physical therapy until I get my full range of motion back or until insurance cuts me off.  It could take 3-6 months, maybe longer.  It would help if I had more spousal support.
My awesome son is back to looking for another job.  He needed some time off to decompress and be a teenager with a social life after going to school full time and working 35 hours a week, but since his money is running out, it's time to go back to work.  He will start classes again in about five weeks, but he still doesn't know what course of study he's most interested in.
Oh!  Faux Pas!  I just ended a sentence with a preposition, and I'm supposedly the Grammar Queen.  Did you see my post last week about being a grammar nerd?  I mostly fit the criteria.
I was reading my daily Bible verses, and it completely fit with what is happening politically in the United States right now.  Romans 1: 24-27  "Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-who is forever praised.  Amen, Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts.  Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.  In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another.  Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion." NIV.  Now, whether or not you agree, you can see that there is a strong connection between what I read today (that being only a small portion of it) and current events in the US.

And on a happy note, I went to Hobby Lobby with my wonderful daughter yesterday and helped her choose some accents for her dorm this year.  She and her roommate want a white and gold theme, and I think it's going to look spectacular!


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