Bad phone day

We all have bad days every now and again. What makes the bad day can even determine just how bad the bad day is. If´, for example, you are having a mildly bad day, you might call it a bad hair day- slightly irritating, somewhat embarassing, but able to cope with the most of whatever comes. If, on the other hand, you are having a really bad day, it might be refered to as a bad migrane day. This would entail that the events of the day can not be coped with at all, and the best solution is to simply stay home, under the covers (maybe even under the bed!) in a dark room. Don't answer the phone. Don't answer the door. Seclution is the best recorse!
But there are a whole berrage of possibilities in between those two options, and even a few possibilities on either side. Let me explain. Today was a mixture of two days. I was having a bad phone day. For me, that ment that I didn't want to talk on the phone. Why? I have a really bad cold with one of those gut- wrentching coughs that leave your throat feeling like you swollowed the knuckle buster. My voice was gone, my stomache and ribs hurt from coughing and I just wasn't feeling too sociable. (And my hair was a mess too!) To make matters worse, Hubby forgot to take his phone with him to work, and my daughter never even turned hers on- battery was dead. Not much help when she missed the bus home! So, I had to answer hubby's phone (until I got smart and turned it off!!), trying to talk to the insurance company was a real treat! Then there were the calls from church... and around 3:30, Katrina calling to get a ride home. She got frustrated because she couldn't hear me and hung up. I tried to send her a SMS, but since her battery was dead, she never got the message. I was so glad when Bjorn came home and could be my interpreter/voice. But of course, there was only one call since then- and it was for him! Figures!
Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. I am supose to teach on Thursday at younge believers, and we are going on a retreat with the same group on Friday till Sunday. So, I really hope and pray that this cold will warm up till then.
Till next time, I wish you all a warm smile day! ;P

Take two

Today I got my car back from the shop- fixed after some vandals took my stereo and broke the lights. I was on my way home when I saw Bjorn on his way to a friends house. His mom had just got a new job, so I went to congradulate her. We chatted a while. Then it was time to go get Kris. He had so generously let me use his car while mine was in the shop. So, at 4:30 I was on my way to get him. There were some kids on their way home walking on the road. I swung out to pass them and got caught in the deep ruts in the road. Quicker than you could say "Gimminie Crickets!" I was on my way into the ditch. I prayed a quick prayer to ask for protection, and it was over. The plastic bumper and the fog lights are gone, and the hose to the wind shield washer is off as well. But I drove the care (VERY SLOWLY) home and put it into the garage. Tomorrow morning I have to call the insurance company again. They are going to have a hard time believing this! But I am thankful for so many things! I was not hurt, nor were the 3 kids that were walking along the road! The car was not totoaled. (I guess I am thankful for that. We will just fix it and move on! I will wait a little longer for a new car) I was not driving Kris' Lexus! (Really thankful for that!!) I was thinking of not having fog lights- they are just a nusience and expensive to fix, abd break easily because they are so low in the bumper.

Hawaii Party and big headaches

I can hardly believe it has been almost 2 weeks since I wrote last. Worse, I have continued to have really bad headaches ever since that fall on the ice. It didn't help that I smacked my skull good and proper 3 times on the stairs either! Getting a bit clumsy in my old age!

I had a belated 40th birthday party on the 21st, theme- Hawaii! We had a lot of fun! There were lots of fruit drinks, fruit and nuts and Hawaii music in the background. We took in lawn chairs and cranked the heat. Everyone got a lei as they came in. It was a fun time with a few speeches and a lot of laughs.

After the party we had juice and fruit for the next week! A nice change that I have decided to

I soon need to leave for young believers class, so enjoy the Hawaii pix!

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