High School Revisited

I just love those questionnaires that go around on e-mail. I don't always respond, but I really like reading others' responses. Sometimes you really learn something about someone you thought you knew. Anyway, here is one I got this week that was a little different so I decided to post it here.

1. Who was your best friend?Angela Ussery, Amy Miller, Michelle Wilcox
2. What kind of car did you drive? 1966 Mustang
3. It's Friday night, where were you? Playing in band at a Devil Dog football or basketball game or riding around town from Sonic to McDonalds with my friends
4. Were you a party animal?nope.
5. Were you considered a flirt? not even
6. Ever skip school? I don’t think so
7. Were you a nerd? big time – still am
8. Did you get suspended/expelled? no
9. Can you sing the fight song? No – don’t know the alma mater either – wasn’t necessary to learn the words when you played in band
10. Who was your Favorite teacher? Mrs. Cavender
11. Favorite class? GT Seminar or French – did we ever learn anything in Mrs. Conley’s classes?
12. One of your best memories of high school? Hanging out with my friends – we always laughed so much
13. School mascot? Devil Dog
14. Did you go to Prom? Yes
15. If you could go back and do it over, would you?Probably not, but knowing what I know now I would be more outgoing
16. What do you remember most about graduation? speaking in front of everyone and being scared to death
17. Who was your high school sweetheart? do we have to go there?
18. Where were you on senior day? we had a senior day?
19. Did you have a job your Senior year? If you count babysitting
20. Where did you go most often for lunch? To Mr. Anderson room to get some chips and then on the courtyard with everybody. I think I ate in the cafeteria once in 3 years
21. Have you gained weight since then? lots – but thankfully I have lost it all
22. What did you do after graduation? spent 4 years at ATU getting my degree in business administration and got married, worked, had two wonderful kids
23. When did you graduate? 1992
24. Who was your Senior prom date? Jason Dickey
25. Are you going to your 15yr class reunion? probably….this year
26. Who was your home room teacher? Mrs Cavender
27. What grade of High School was you favorite? Tough one – there are special memories from them all

1/2 Pound at a Time

So I guess a 1/2 pound loss is better than nothing but it is a little discouraging. I will take it and move ahead. Next week WILL be better. Not that last week was bad but it was a rough week with sick kids and sick husbands. Maybe now everyone is on the mend and we can all start to feel better. I know attitude can play a big part in this and mine has been bad the last week. It is just really hard to stay positive when everyone around you is negative.

Fun and Informative

Ok - I think I have found a new favorite website to explore - http://www.hungry-girl.com/
This is a great site with lots of recipes, food finds and food comparisons. It has weight watcher points calculations and even food reviews. I have signed up for her newsletter and will be visiting the site often.

Spreading it Around

Well now Stephen is sick. He came home from school early yesterday with a headache which progressed to a fever by the evening. He is feeling better now but is staying home anyway. I sure hope Skylar doesn't get it, but the chances are good she will. At least it doesn't last long.

Too Much to Bear?

We had a rough night last night. Brian got to feeling really bad. He had a fever and his heart rate was around 120 for several hours. We ended up in the emergency room for a couple of hours. With his heart history, we just can't ignore any problems he has in that area.

They told him he has a virus that is causing all of it. They told him to double his heart medicine for a few days and to call his regular doctor. So we got home at 11:30 last night, and I was up at 5 to get ready for work. Needless to say my head just isn't in the game today.

I have done a lot of praying since last night. It is hard to understand why we have to go through the trials and sufferings that we do. Is seems unfair that a young (yes early 30's is young) family should have to endure heart problems, but nothing about this life is fair, right?

I have always heard that God will not give you more than you can bear. It is one of those things you are told all of your Christian life, so you assume it is in the Bible. Well I got to looking for it this morning, and was a little amazed to find that those words aren't there. I found this article though that did give me some comfort.

Too Much to Bear?

When life’s difficulties seem unbearable God’s grace and comfort will be equal to your need. His presence will bear you up, Christian friend, and his supernatural help will be sufficient. Our hardships may be quite different from Paul’s but we can certainly identify with him when we face seemingly overwhelming trials in this fallen world. God hasn’t promised us an easy path, but he has promised to be with us. “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear…” (Heb.13:5-6 NKJ).

So I continue to pray for Brian's health and comfort from the Lord, because without Him to lean on this truly would be too much to bear.