March 31, 2009 (again)
So I typed the blogs-to-date and posted them. Then went to pay three bills at three locations. Home, and uploaded another set of pictures while writing another long family story on M-Word… then did the edit-copy thing, went to the family story site, clicked on edit-paste – and what “pasted” was a “copy” I’d done hours earlier. I went back to my story document – and it had disappeared as if it never existed! I can’t believe it! Well, I still have the pictures, but where did the doc go?? Even if I didn’t save it (possible… oh dear), and accidentally clicked the X button, I should have received a “do you really want to close this doc without saving?” message… which I didn’t. Oh sure, I can redo it, but what a waste of time… Hope I’m not infected with an April Fools worm or something! Yikes….
…. Later…. So I rewrote the story. And uploaded some of the photos to fb… and now I’m making mashed potatoes and carrots (yep, mashed together…. yummmm), and beef and gravy, for a real supper. Feeling quite a lot better. Thinking that sleeping on my back with lots of pillows under my knees last night may have been a good idea? TY!
April 1, 2009
Other than watching 3 more House episodes today, I have cleaned house and gotten ready for my daughter and her family to come for a visit. Yay!
April 2, 2009
It’s SNOWING this morning! Good grief! I made strawberry crepes for breakfast. When with hubby to Wally World to get my grandson some new clothes – the store is doing inventory, and they have some excellent clearance prices.
My daughter brought me a copy of their church bulletin, with the ad for the job opening for a French teacher. And I have been tempted – thinking if I got that job we could get busy and move, and then hubby could look for work from there. Then, while the kids were out and about I was finally able to access ___’s other blogs – and read one called “Our Choice”… and I realized I really want to choose You rather than a job or a place to live or even a church to be part of.
My aunt phoned, concerned about my church questionings… I told her a bit about some “problems” I’ve experienced church-wise…. And it seemed to me, as we talked, that maybe it is like another church I attended a few years back in another community… maybe there is a small core group that doesn’t want to let the past go… really there are so few “oldtimers” left… and yet the troubles seem to go on… Lord?
On the other hand, I’ve been getting emails from friends I haven’t heard from for years and years… lost track of them… and now they seem to all be living on Vancouver Island! One of them was telling me that she is “attending” church but is no longer “actively involved”… She finds the pastor’s messages helpful, but beyond that seems to be finding her, well, service to others, in relationships with believers outside the formal “local church structure,” as well as in meeting in small groups like with moms of older kids/ large families who need support… That makes me want to move even more…. Lord???
April 4, 2009
Went to the Doctor yesterday. He gave me painkillers and I have to get x-rays. Went for a walk with my daughter once the painkillers kicked it. And they’re making it easier to enjoy my grandson! He’s keeping me very occupied and amused.
I played 3 rounds of Scrabble with my daughter. She won two out of three… I’m losing my touch!
It’s supposed to be sunny and warmer over the next few days. Well, it’s sunny already. Yay!
We’ve been eating well (or at least tasty!) … crepes, chocolate-chip chocolate muffins (a new recipe – tastes like brownies!), etc. Want to make fried bread too.
April 5, 2009
Don’t remember much about yesterday… did catch up with a few emails. Oh yes, went for a walk with my daughter and son-in-law and grandson. Took lots of pictures – having fun trying out different things with hubby’s great digital SLR!
Woke up with a very sore back… but made fried bread and a loaf of homemade bread anyway. Read an article or two from Edgenet. Played with my grandson in the morning so his parents could sleep in.
Too much in painfor church. Feeling depressed about it anyway. Went through old church phone books – from the past couple years. So few long-time members anymore. My daughter kind of got after me about not going to church… and said if I don’t like the church we’ve been attending, I should just find another one (which is what my aunt also advised when she phoned)… Hmmm…. It really isn’t about not liking this particular church….
Looked at Vancouver Island job-hunting sites on-line – and local ones too.
I am feeling really down again. I don’t even know how to talk to YOU anymore…
