I know that some friends have linked my xanga to theirs and it doesn't bother me anymore...though I have put most of the pics on private---and even though I don't know many who are still on xanga...I thought I'd post some thoughts.
I want to be more of an open book and just share what is on my heart with friends and loved ones. Sometimes, I think that I am- and that what you see is pretty much what you get...but I think that I am also a pretty private person.
Anyway, just wanted to send my love to my sis and buddy. Your daddy was very blessed to have you. He must have been so proud to have you as his daughter. He always knew that you loved him. Praying for you and your family during this time.
I love bento-box-making blogs! I'll have to upload some of my favorite links later...some insane crazy intricate HELLO KITTY designs... I'll upload some of the ones that I've made another time too!! However, as much as I admire these cool blogs...WHO IN THE WORLD HAS TIME TO COOK AND DECORATE AND TAKE PICTURES to upload?!!! Where does everyone get the time?!! It took me forever to cook and decorate them all cutesy, and even longer to "pose" the food, and take pictures!! Seriously...
Making bento boxes or just bringing a plain lunch in general has helped me save so much money! It's also healthier (and cleaner) because I know exactly what I'm putting in my food.
Oh, here's a simple video from this amazing 91 year-old grandmother who lived through the Great Depression... Even though this food isn't the healthiest, (hot dogs, potatoes, and lots of oil), she made do with what was cheap and plentiful. I also like that she gives little snippets of life during the Depression.
I was wondering when I would finally get this cold- I've been excited all year because my co-workers keep dropping like flies, catching all the kids "diseases" (heehee) and getting various ailments from working with these precious incubators... but now it's my turn.
I'm bored and sick today! :D Well, not really bored...there is a lot that I SHOULD be doing now, but I'm just feeling lazy...and really sick...so I'll add some pics! I have a bad cough and laryngitis...It got worse the past couple of days. I really should have taken the last two days off...but I thought I'd suck it up, and now I'm officially sick. What's left of my voice is so strained that people can barely understand even my whispers!! My poor dad, who already has what my mom calls "selective hearing" (haha) totally just smiles when I attempt to talk to him because he can't hear me at all!!!
I'm forcing myself to rest and not talk this weekend. I'm not always that talkative anyway but it's so weird being in complete silence...makes me realize my need to take time to be in complete silence before our heavenly Father and just listen to Him. I'm having a hard time, wanting to fill the silence with my own desires, worries, random thoughts...
edit: Took my dad out to get his newspaper and for lunch today, and I felt so bad for him because he could not understand ANYTHING I was trying to whisper...I had to wait till we got home so my mom could translate! I know that my voice is usually pretty soft, but it's crazy that no one can understand even my whispers (except for my mommy...)
Alka-Seltzer cold tablets are back!! I hope that these aren't bad for you...cuz I could quite possibly get addicted to them!
Some pics:
My aunt's (and mommy's) birthday dinner: OCTOBER 2008