March 24, 2009

The blog path?  No.  The blog journey!  Yes!  That’s much better.  The blog journey.  I’ve blogged since 2005.  Not this one though.  This is my 3rd blog.  My first blog is still in the blogosphere.  I’d actually have to look it up to remember the domain.  I think it’s www.standingongrace.blogspot.com.  But that’s not what it started out to be.  Anyway that’s not the point.  The point is I like writing down my thoughts.  But after nearly 3 1/2 years of blogging I’m thinking I don’t love having an audience…or lack of (I just mean writing knowing someone—anyone—may read it.

I don’t mind people reading my blogs… it’s just the pressure.  The pressure that says, “I must write really good so lots of people will read and comment.”  When really I’d rather just write down my thoughts and not think about the reader.  But should I think about the reader?  And my answer is YES!  Because… well this is a public site..  What I can and say will be held against me…

Who knows.  Maybe I should go back to pen and paper and private.  Just between me.  Me and God.  Me and whom ever may read it in the future when I’m dead or in the now when they are breaching my privacy.  My mom once did that in high school.  I think she still regrets it…I know I still regret every word I wrote down.  What a day that was…

So.  I think I’m calling my blogging days to an end.  I like blogging but I think it’s run it’s course.  I know this is the right decision because I feel good.  So good I can’t wait till I’m done with this post.  To be done with blogging forever.

Forever.

bye.

Sickness March 6, 2009

What’s new in our house?  Last week my son had a runny nose—the entire week.  But no other symptoms.  My husband came down with something for a few days.  Then Friday my daughter gets sick.  Saturday night she’s running a temperature that lasts till Sunday night.  I keep her home from school on Monday.  All day Monday she’s fine.  She goes to school Tuesday and Wednesday.  

Wednesday I’m fine but by Wednesday night I’m down for the count.  All night I have chills one moment sweating the next.  On top of that my daughter starts coughing every 20 seconds it seemed.  Thursday day we spend on the couch watching Disney movies and sleeping.  Thursday night, late, my daughter starts crying with ear pain.  (Husband and son are doing better by the way…for now).  For the second night in a row me and her sleep in my bed while the boys sleep in another room.  I down some night time meds and give her some ibuprofen and a hot pad for her ear.  

 

It’s now Friday morning.  After sweating every last drop of fluid out of my body last night I’m feeling a little better.  No fever, no chills, and even better no body or head aches.  My daughter’s ear hurts still but only when she coughs.  I’m really hoping I’m actually doing better.  If so I can get back on my running schedule in no time.  :)  But we’ll see.  I’m hoping that me and my daughter are better and that my son and husband don’t get what we got…  or maybe  we got what they had… who knows.  

 

In other news, God willing, if all goes well, my husband and I are running in our first 5K next weekend.  Oh and my mom and dad are coming home early from Arizona!!