Concerned Parent

I love my father to death- but he worries too much! He had my mom call me today to warn me that the roads are closed clear to the Kansas border because of the blizzard. Don't get me wrong- it's nice that he's concerned, but we aren't leaving until Saturday morning for our drive east. And it is supposed to get into the forties here tomorrow. Translation- major melting! The Highway is already pretty melted in places, so by tomorrow afternoon it will be clear. I understand that we are his kids, but he overdoes it, and has actually made himself sick by all the worrying he does. What to do? Love him and smile! :-)

SNOW!!!

It snowed here a whole lot yesterday- and now its snowing again! I'm sure we got a foot or more of snow yesterday. Colorado blizzards are like that! At least I only live a few blocks from work, so I don't have far to drive. Hopefully there won't be any more accumulation with the snow that's falling now, I want to get to Kansas for Christmas! (we are celebrating with my fiance's family who lives near Wichita). We are hopefully leaving Saturday morning to drive the six hours to get there. I am thankful it is not more than that, but I can't wait!!! :-)

My Mom

Update on my mom. Docotr called Thursday to say she thinks she got all the cancer- it hadn't spread and was non-invasive. She still wants my mom to go through the radiation as a precaution, but no chemo! Thank GOD! He blessed us with catching this so early, and now it will be just a small blip in the road of life instead of a huge road block. I am all for yearly screenings, and will continue to go for all of mine. It helps to catch things early!

Be Bold

Be Bold...
What things have you done? Feel free to try this one yourself. Just BOLD the items you've done before, and post it to your own blog, or email it to everyone you know... or...on my blog it's really hard to tell if it's bold or not, so I'm going to put an * before the items I've done...

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink

02. Swam with wild dolphins

03. Climbed a mountain

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive

05. Been inside the Great Pyramid

*06. Held a tarantula

07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone

*08. Said “I love you” and meant it

*09. Hugged a tree

10. Bungee jumped

11. Visited Paris

12. Watched a lightning storm at sea

*13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise

14. Seen the Northern Lights

*15. Gone to a huge sports game

16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa

*17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

18. Touched an iceberg

*19. Slept under the stars

*20. Changed a baby’s diaper

21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon

22. Watched a meteor shower

23. Gotten drunk on champagne

*24. Given more than you can afford to charity

*25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope

*26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment

*27. Had a food fight

28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger

*30. Had a snowball fight

*31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can

*32. Held a lamb

*33. Seen a total eclipse

*34. Ridden a roller coaster

35. Hit a home run

*36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking

37. Adopted an accent for an entire day

*m38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment

39. Had two hard drives for your computer

40. Visited all 50 states

41. Taken care of someone who was drunk

*42. Had/Have amazing friends

43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country

*44. Watched whales

45. Stolen a sign

46. Backpacked in Europe

*47. Taken a road-trip

48. Gone rock climbing

49. Midnight walk on the beach

50. Gone sky diving

51. Visited Ireland

*52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love

53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them

54. Visited Japan

*55. Milked a cow

*56. Alphabetized your cds

*57. Pretended to be a superhero

*58. Sung karaoke

*59. Lounged around in bed all day

*60. Played touch football

61. Gone scuba diving

*62. Kissed in the rain

*63. Played in the mud

*64. Played in the rain

*65. Gone to a drive-in theater

66. Visited the Great Wall of China

*67. Started a business

*68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken

69. Toured ancient sites

70. Taken a martial arts class

71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours

*72. Gotten married- (as of 4-14-07!!)

73. Been in a movie

*74. Crashed a party

75. Gotten divorced

76. Gone without food for 5 days

*77. Made cookies from scratch

78. Won first prize in a costume contest

79. Ridden a gondola in Venice

80. Gotten a tattoo

81. Rafted the snake river

82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”

*83. Gotten flowers for no reason

*84. Performed on stage

*85. Been to Las Vegas

*86. Recorded music

87. Eaten shark

88. Kissed on the first date

89. Gone to Thailand

90. Bought a house

91. Been in a combat zone

92. Buried one/both of your parents

93. Been on a cruise ship

94. Spoken more than one language fluently

95. Performed in a Rocky Horror Picture Show

96. Raised children

97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour

98. Passed out cold

99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country

*100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over

101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge

*102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking

103. Had plastic surgery

104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived

105. Wrote articles for a large publication

*106. Lost over 100 pounds.

107. Held someone while they were having a flashback

108. Piloted an airplane

*109. Touched a stingray

110. Broken someone’s heart

*111. Helped an animal give birth

112. Won money on a TV game show

*113. Broken a bone

114. Gone on an African photo safari

115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears

*116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol

117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild

* 118. Ridden a horse

*119. Had major surgery

120. Had a snake as a pet

121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

*122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours

123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states

124. Visited all 7 continents

125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

126. Eaten kangaroo meat

127. Eaten sushi

*128. Had your picture in the newspaper

*129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about

130. Gone back to school

131. Parasailed

*132. Touched a cockroach

*133. Eaten fried green tomatoes

*134. Read “The Iliad”

*135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read

136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

137. Skipped all your school reunions

138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

139. Been elected to public office

140. Written your own computer language

*141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream

*142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

143. Built your own PC from parts

144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you

145. Had a booth at a street fair

*146. Dyed your hair

147. Been a DJ

148. Shaved your head

149. Caused a car accident

150. Saved someone’s life

Cancer

Cancer is such a scary word. My mom had to have a lumpectomy yesterday for the starting of Breast Cancer. The doctor is very optimistic that they caught it very early, the only way we caught it so early was through her yearly mamogram. None of the doctors she has seen since the diagnosis have been able to feel it in her breast- they just saw it on the films. They are pretty sure they got all the cancer out between the biopsy and the surgery yesterday, but as a precaution, she is going to have to have 5 1/2 weeks of radiation starting sometime in January. I pray it doesn't totally wipe her out- she is still going to work, and still wants to help me with making my wedding dress. (I am getting married April 14,2007) The Lord is good- He'll work it out.

Title Explain

Let me explain my title. I chose 'I love "bugs"' because both of my neices have nickmanes with the word "bug" in them, Bug-a-boo and Tater-Bug, and I LOVE my neices- so I love "Bugs"! We are teasing that the next one (which will be here in April/May) has to have a nickname with bug in it too. We wanted a "June bug" but a month too early-we still have time to think of something!