Weekend ramblings

It's been a busy weekend!! Started out with a wedding for a co-worker Friday night. Not to be too judgemental but if an invite says Black Tie Optional....it means no jeans. I'd say it means a suit at a minimum but that's just me. I had a good time only thing that it was just outside G.ettysburg PA....and I had to drive back to Fairfax. And I went as the date of another co-worker. It was the first wedding I can remember that I didn't go to with Mr H.

Saturday I slept most of the afternoon, caught up on some TiVo. We met some friends for dinner and then went to see K.ingdom. WOW! It was intense. Much better than I thought it was going to be...gets you thinking.

Today we spent some quality time in Lowes getting ready to redo our kitchen and then headed off to the outlets. About $300 dollars and I have clothes that fit!! Is it bad that I'm secretly hoping it was all spent in vain and we'll bet pregnant on this IUI??

On that front I'm starting to have some PMS symptoms, mainly sore boobs. Since I didn't temp or use my CBEFM I'm not sure exactly when I O'd. Hopefully my period will start (HA! Haven't hoped for that in a few years!!) by next weekend and we can start!!!

What to watch??

Good TV is tonight (that is what I've called Thursday night TV since college) AND my Traveling DVD arrived in the mail yesterday...what's a girl to do?

TGI Tivo is all I can say

Ellis Paul/God's Promise-with interview

Song of the Week

More like Song of the Fortnight or something.

I've been thinking quite a bit about faith and my old views of religion and God. I promise this won't get too heavy. This is another E.llis Paul song. It is actually Woody G.uthrie's lyrics set to music by Ellis.


G.od's P.romise
from the album
I DIDN'T PROMISE YOU
SKIES PAINTED BLUE
ALL COLOR'D FLOWERS ALL Y'R DAYS THRU
I DIDN'T PROMISE YOU SUN WITH NO RAIN
JOYS WITHOUT SORROWS
PEACE WITHOUT PAIN

ALL TH'T I PROMISE
IS STRENGTH FOR THIS DAY
REST FOR MY WORKER AND LIGHT ON Y'R WAY
I GIVE YOU TRUTH WHEN YOU NEED IT
MY HELP FR'M ABOVE
MY UNDYING FRIENDSHIP
MY UNFAILING LOVE

I NEVER DID PROMISE YOU
CROWNS WITHOUT TRIALS
FOOD WITH NO HARD SWEAT Y'R TEARS WITHOUT SMILES
HOT SUNNY DAYS
WITHOUT COLD WINTRY SNOWS
NO VICT'RY WI'THOUT FIGHTIN
NO LAUGHS WITHOUT WOES

ALL TH'T I PROMISE
IS STRENGTH FOR THIS DAY
REST FOR MY WORKER MY LITE ON Y'R WAY
I GIVE YOU TRUTH WHEN YOU NEED IT
MY HELP FR'M ABOVE
UNDYING FRIENDSHIP
MY UNFAILING LOVE

I SURE DIDN'T SAY I'D GIVE YOU
HEAVEN ON EARTH
A LIFE WITH NO LABOR NO STRUGGLES NO DEARTHS
NO EARTHQUAKES NO DRYSPELLS
NO FIREFLAMES NO DROUGHTS
NO SLAVING NO HUNGERS NO BLIZZARDS NO BLIGHTS

ALL TH'T I PROMISE
IS STRENGTH FOR THIS DAY
REST FOR MY WORKER MY LITE ON Y'R WAY
I GIVE YOU TRUTH WHEN YOU NEED IT
MY HELP FR'M ABOVE
UNDYING FRIENDSHIP
MY UNFAILING LOVE

I PROMISE YOU POWER
THIS MINUTE THIS HOUR
THE POWER YOU NEED
WHEN YOU FALL DOWN TO BLEED
I GIVE YOU MY PEACE AND MY STRENGTH TA PULL HOME

MY LOVE FOR ALL RACES ALL CREEDS AND ALL KINDS
MY FLAVORS MY SAVOURES MY CREEDS OF ALL KINDS
MY L O V E FOR MY RACES ALL COLORS ALL KINDS
MY L O V E FOR MY RACES ALL CREEDERS ALL KINDS
MY SAVOURES MY FLAVOURES MY DANCERS ALL KINDS
MY DANCERS MY PRANCERS MY SINGERS ALL KINDS
MY FLAVOURES MY SAVOURES MY DANCERS ALL KINDS
Words by Woody G.uthrie, 1955 Copyright 2002 Woody G.uthrie Publications, BMI (This version edited by Ellis P.aul from a longer piece.)

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Sorry for the all caps

I need this is a little spiritual reality check...I'm not promised anything, only the power to make it through this minute. 'The power I need when I fall down to bleed'...maybe it's the part about falling down (or more likely bleeding) but I listen to this song on repeat far too often. If this was back in the day of tapes or records it'd be worn thing but I gain such strength it. They'll be 'no victory without fighting'...but I will fight!

Here's a video of the song if anyone is interested. Starts with an interview, the song starts at 1:42.
Ok... so I can't figure out how to do the video in this post...it'll follow

the things we do for family

My poor mom had outpatient surgery on her foot yesterday and is so sick today. My dad had to go out of town this afternoon so she's stuck being sick into bowls and leaving them (she's has crutches but isn't supposed to be upright at all the first 3 days). So I left work around 10:30 and came over to help take care of her. Got some S.altines and G.atorade and she's a new woman (I think it was really the anti-nausea meds that did it).

In her drug induced state she kept saying what a great mom I'd be...I just want to cry...

good morning to me

Love waking up to this email from my cousin...

Hello Everyone!

As most of you know K & S had pictures taken at G.lamour Shots a while back. Those photos were entered into a contest & the grand prize is a $3000 savings bond, however Glamour Shots did not tell us that it was based on outside votes! If you get a chance to get on the website & give the gals a vote it would be greatly appreciated! J Go to www.g.lamourshots.com click on the “contests” tab, then click on Kids Portrait Contest/ browse & vote, then go to 0-1 & search by first name “S” & vote, & then go to 2-4 & search by first name “K” & vote! Pass this on to everyone you know! THANKS, Casie! J

Nothing I wanted to do more this morning then scan through hundreds of pages of adorable little babies. Being a good cousin, I did but it sucked.

**and I am SOOOO not sending this out so other people can vote...that's why I took their names out :-)

Meds arrived this morning

and it's put me in a really weird place. I've gone back and forth between being sad, scared, nervous, excited, anxious, impatient. Seriously, you pick the emotion and I've felt in the last 9 hours. Poor Mr H, he doesn't know what to make of me.

Looking forward to seeing the DC ladies tomorrow! I promise to be in a better mood by then