Friday Fragments

My online friend, Amy, at The 4th Frog Blog, has adopted a weekly blog entry called Friday Fragments (a collection of random thoughts) which almost always makes me laugh. Decided that I would join her ... at least for this week! And just an FYI ... Amy is one of the funniest, and most honest, bloggers I know! Stop by and see her some time! I bet you'll become a fan!

I really wish I had Asian genes. Not that there are no heavy Asian people but they are far more rare than heavy Caucasians! And they're "ageless" to boot! We were sitting at lunch with one of my co-workers one day and she commented on how long she had worked in our office. I responded that she couldn't be that old and she laughed about the "ancient Chinese secret!" I was reminded of that this week when I looked up my doctor on Health-E-Grades and it said he had been practicing for 25 years and was 46 years old. I was truly shocked. I would have guessed he was at least 10 and maybe 15 - 20 years younger than that!

Why does every flat surface in my home become a resting place for junk? It is not any one person. We all contribute to the stuff collection. I put a coffee table in my living room and you can no longer see the top! It is covered by newspapers, tissues, cold medicine, books, tools, an unopened razor that I gave my huband for Christmas, etc. I put it there to look nice and to be a place to set food or drink while watching TV. It's not working!

While we're talking about the coffee table ... I folded up all the blankets, quilts, afghans, etc. that tend to live in our living room (Bert is always hot ... I am always cold) and put them on the bottom shelf on the coffee table. Less than an hour later my pomeranian had found them and made himself at home. That's his new favorite spot. Kinda cute!

I called the doctor's office and told them that I want a referral for an MRI of my knee now. She said she would put a note on my chart for the doctor and call me back. Any bets on whether I get a response and what that response will be?

My external hard drive (connected to my DISH receiver) is still not working correctly and I'm trying to decide whether or not I have sufficient patience to call Customer Support (again)! I don't think so!

I have enjoyed having the extra time to enjoy watching the Olympics this week. It's been nice to be able to stay up late knowing that I can sleep in the next morning. Kind of dread having to put myself back on a more responsible schedule next week.

I don't think my new scale (replacement for one that didn't work) is working right. Argh! I weighed exactly the same (to the tenth of a pound) a few days ago, last night, and this morning. No matter what time of day or what I was wearing. Hopefully that number will drop soon.

I am a scale addict! Seriously! Last paragraph not withstanding I am trying to do better. Last time I was "dieting" I would weigh every time I went in the bathroom (before and after using the toilet). I think that silly number means way too much to me!

I cannot use crutches and I'm a little worried about that since I suspect that I may need to use them for a while. Last time I tried ... I had a sprained ankle and the ER sent me out on crutches. I fell in the parking lot. I'm just not that coordinated! And the problems with my left arm will undoubtedly make that worse!

I want a cat! A friendly, snuggly, little kitty who will sit in my lap and purr. Every cat I have ever owned has been a fiercely independent cuss that did not fit that description. And my husband hates cats. Guess I'll have to teach Copper (pomeranian) to purr! :)

I believe that laughter truly is good medicine! (Proverbs 17:22) Maybe I should send Bert and / or Josiah to Blockbuster to stock up on Romantic Comedies. In the meantime these things always make me laugh: Sesame Street furry monsters (Grover, Elmo, even Oscar ... not such a fan of Bert, Ernie, Kermit, Miss Piggy or Big Bird), Weight Watchers Hungry, Despicable Me movie ads and trailers, funny e-mails, the way my dogs (Pomeranian and German Shepherd) relate to each other, etc.

My family is taking very good care of me and I am grateful! The bring me ice packs and water and whatever else I need (even if they don't stand behind me fanning me with palm fronds and feeding me grapes ... haha) and are taking care of dishes, meals, etc. so that I can stay off my feet. And though I tend to feel sorry for myself and think that no one knows how much I hurt ... I know that they do care! Bert's facebook status is a request that people pray for me. Josiah dug out a cane that we had bought a few years ago at Silver Dollar City for me to use if it will help me. I am grateful for both of them and their love and care for me.

My favorite foods:

• fruit: berries (strawberries and raspberries especially) and pears
• vegetable: romaine lettuce, red onions, broccoli, mushrooms
• meat: prime rib, ribeye, pork steaks, short ribs, chicken thighs
• fish: salmon, shrimp scampi
• eggs: scrambled with cheese, omelets
• starch: pasta, home made rolls
• sweet treats: Mom's Graham Cracker Pie, Mom's Penuche, Key Lime Pie, several of Braum's Ice Cream flavors, SDC hot Apple Dumpling with Cinnamon Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce
• nuts: cashews!
• beverage: water (really), Coke Zero, Sprite Zero, Raspberry (or Strawberry) Lemonade, Raspberry Peach Crystal Light

I still miss Steak and Ale. Not sure I will ever find another steak house that  I like that much although Longhorn is really good and I love the steaks and prime rib at Outback or Texas Roadhouse.

I LOVE cheese and really wish it was a low calorie food! I probably miss cheese (in vast quantities) more than anything else now that I am trying to control calories.

I really enjoy Water Aerobics and I'm excited about getting back to it when I am physically able to do so.

I think the University of Tulsa has an absolutely gorgeous campus and I continue to hope that my knees will heal to the point that I am able to spend my lunch hours walking this spring and summer.

There are hardwood floors under the carpets throughout my house and we keep saying we are going to pull the carpets out. I really want to do that this summer. I love hardwood floors and I am tired of these dingy green carpets.

I also want to paint my living room and dining room in an "autumn colors" palate. I thought the ivy mural in the dining room was pretty when we moved in here but I am way over it!

I live 3 or 4 houses south of a fire station and my German Shepherd howls every time she hears a siren. It's an interesting combination and never fails to make me smile.

I watch too much TV (though that is probably excusable at the moment). Mostly HGTV and Food Network. The other shows that I watch are Survivor, Amazing Race, American Idol, Hell's Kitchen, etc. ... Reality TV. I like watching but I would NEVER go on one of those shows. My testimony would be destroyed too fast if cameras were on me 24/7! I also like to watch news shows like 48 Hours or Primetime so I watch ID channel when I'm home during the day. Josiah thinks it's awful that I find it entertaining to watch hour after hour of the worst of humanity. LOL. The only non-reality series that I watch regularly is LOST. I still think they're making it up as they go along and I am now utterly lost myself!

I like to read but have to be in the mood for it ... or stuck in a car with no other options. Not in the mood right now. I started reading Ted Dekker's Green a few weeks ago. It almost never takes me this long to read a book.

I called the doctor's office at 1:00. They close at 3:00 (must be nice). It's now 3:15 and they haven't called back. Hope you didn't bet that they would. I guess I'll have to call again on Monday. Sigh!

Moving the treadmill from my bedroom to my dining room (which I wanted to do over Christmas break) has not happened yet. Maybe some day soon ...

I love the Dining room set that my husband bought me for Mother's Day a few years ago but most of the chairs have broken and I would really like a smaller set. Maybe some day.

I am a wicked procrastinator! I have to reconcile 2 checking accounts (business and personal) back to about July and enter Credit Card statements for the same period before I can submit our taxes to the accountant. I am very unmotivated to do anything about that even though I know the clock is ticking. I will not be relieved when I have it done because I KNOW it will be bad news and I don't need any more of that!

I'm hungry enough that my stomach is growling but I'm home alone and my knee hurts worse than my stomach so I'm not going to do anything about it ... at least not yet!

I love when I get followers added to my blogs (I have 3 public blogs that I write on fairly often) though I am plagued by wondering whether any one is out there reading and a completely opposite thought ... wondering if I should really be saying some of what I say in public. I know that written thought is easily misinterpretted and I don't want my words to hurt any feelings.

That's probably way too many fragments. :)

Later ...