Pizza!

I got home from work today so tired and stressed out that even though I was hungry, I considered going straight to bed. So I did something I've never done before: ordered pizza and had it delivered. I found out that for folks who live in an apartment complex, this is a task left only to the bravest souls who don't mind talking to the pizza guy four times within a half an hour! Ten minutes after I ordered the pizza I received a phone call asking where I lived. I was sort of wondering if this was going to happen, but figured that, living in the age of technology, they could figure it out. I mean, they could've even mapquested it and gotten the play by play. So after I explained it to the guy on the phone, I hung up, turned away from the phone, and it rang again! This time it was someone else from the pizza place asking me where I lived! Immediately I sensed a severe lack of communication and told him I just spoke with someone and gave that person directions. Ten minutes later, the driver called me and asked me to direct him, as he was now in the parking lot. This baffles me, as I have had out of town friends find the complex without four phone calls. Thankfully, the pizza is tasting pretty decent. In conclusion, think multiple times before ordering pizza from an apartment complex!

The End is Near...

There is a light at the end of the tunnel!!! Eastman wise, that is. After writing like crazy for two weeks, I have completed writing another chapter for my paper and on Dec. 10th I will be presenting the final product. By this Saturday I pretty much need to be finished writing so that I can meet with my adviser next Monday. My meeting today went very well and I am thrilled to say so! Anyways, that's the good news update, and now I must do some revising.

Oops

I forgot I was going to post a "real post" last week. I'm not going to, because it would be pretty depressing and I will spare you that. So, yeah...

Saturday...

10:00 Saturday morning. The last thing I want to do is work on my paper, but if I don't, I will be up a creek so to speak. But before I start I do need to do my ankle exercises and read my Bible, so I suppose I should get started. Perhaps I'll post a real post later.

Family Fun

So I'm at my parents working on my paper. My grandmother has so many different kinds of the 100 calorie snack packs that she probably could open up a small shop. As I went into her closest to get a snack I heard her singing, "Many calories to you, many calories to you..."

Last night at dinner I was telling them how my students reacted to the new oak cello boards my dad had made. There were many cries of "oooh, how smooth and shiny!" To that my grandma replies, "did you tell them they were as smooth as a baby's ass?" As I was sitting there in shock, my mom says, "of course not, they're 4th & 5th graders!"

Nothing is ever dull around here!

You Know You're Tired When (part 2)...

you put shampoo on your loofah instead of soap!

Someday...

I'm going to learn my lesson and not check my work e-mail at home...especially an hour before I want to go to bed. Yeah. Got an e-mail from a parent saying that her child was quitting...a child who shouldn't be quitting, and there was no sign of this coming! I wish they would let me know when the child is first thinking of quitting so that we can talk through it together. Once the parent's mind is made up, there is usually very little I can do to change or help the situation. Oh well, have a goodnight.

You Know You're Tired When....

you are trying to open a can of soup and instead you get gravy.

Enough said!

Ugh!

As I woke up this morning feeling like I hadn't slept all night, I walked into the kitchen and realized that it hasn't been cleaned in over a month--before I hurt my ankle. It is normally my responsibility to do the kitchen, but under the circumstances I have not been able to. There really is no excuse why it shouldn't be clean, it's quite easy to do if someone gives it at least a once over after cooking. Anyways, I just had to get this out of my system. I'm about to read my Bible, so I may be convicted about this attitude in approximately five minutes. Oh yeah, and I have to do report cards today.

Good Morning Sunshine!

Today's verse that I received in my e-mail was:

"It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes." Psalm 119:71

Sure makes me think!

As hard as this past month has been, I know that the Lord has a purpose in it. Even though I don't know what it is, I become more convinced of this every day. He has caused me to literally just stop, slow down, and think. I find myself listening more, speaking less, and pondering what I say before I say it.

As I continue physical therapy my overall pain level continues to decrease--a huge blessing. Tuesday I went and got a pair of compression stockings/socks. When I am wearing it with my brace, I can actually fit my foot into one of my regular shoes. For two days this week I was able to wear matching shoes to work. As small and insignificant a thing it is, it's nice not to have to wear mismatched sneakers and dress pants at the same time. The stocking/sock is nice because it compresses the leg on all sides and as a result, the pain and pressure feeling is distributed throughout my leg instead of gathering in my foot. I'm also walking better and tolerating longer distances (2 more praises!).

I met with my project adviser today after a month of not being able to really get to Eastman. It was a huge blessing as she was pleased with what I've been able to accomplish. Even though the injury has set me back, she seems optimistic about me being able to finish in the next month. Of course I am going to have to buckle down and spend most of my "free" time working on writing my paper. But it will sure pay off in January when I am done with my master's degree.

It has been a blessed day in many ways, and I'm praying that the caffeinated beverage I had at 7:30 doesn't keep me awake too late tonight!

Time for a Break

Sometimes I really just need to stop, get out my guitar and have a private worship session to get myself out of a funk. One of my favorite hymns is How Great Thou Art. I've known it for as long as I can remember and I was thrilled when I found the guitar chords. I was rehearsing once with a worship leader who had How Great Thou Art on the list of songs we were going to do, but changed his mind because he said it was, "too hard to put together." This still puzzles me to this day because I just don't understand what was so challenging about the song. It's in 3/4 and there are some jumps in the melody.....but I still don't understand what the problem is. It is interesting what we associate with different things--now whenever I sing that song that memory is brought to mind as I wonder why that person found it to be a challenge.

A Good Verse

The Lord says:

I will instruct you and teach you in the way
you should go; I will guide you with My eye.

Do not be like the horse or like the mule,
Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near you.

Psalms 32:8-9

This is a verse I surely need to be reminded of!

Phone Conversations

Last night I was talking to my mom on the phone. I'm in the middle of a sentence and all of a sudden I hear, "do you want me to help you with your teeth?" Was my mom talking to me? No, of course not...I mean, I was only trying to carry on a conversation with her, and in the middle of it she is talking to my grandma about her teeth! Some days you just wonder....