This may be the longest I have gone without posing since I began my life on pleonast. Although I don't post very often I am a remarkable lurker. I don't even comment as much as I use to but chances are if you are on my friends list I have read your most recent post.

As it is mid November my thoughts turn to Thanksgiving. In a time of year where it is actually encouraged to remember your blessings and not what you want (that would be the day-after-thanksgiving sales) I realize I am not nearly as thankful as I should be and shame on me! Sometimes it is easy to get mired down in the things that are difficult in the moment, the stresses of daily life, the overall stresses of life, and I forget to look at what I do have that is truly amazing. I have a wonderful husband who loves me unconditionally, treats me like a queen (although I doubt any queen has been so truly loved as me). He has been a beautiful example of living daily in God's will, doing some very difficult things that I admire, not knowing if I could be that strong were it me in his position. I am thankful for my family; the ones here and the ones far. I am truly thankful that I grew up in a happy family and that those ties have carried over into my adult life. That I have two parents who love me and love each other. Two sisters I can count on to be just a phone call away and ready with tears or laughter when I need it. I am thankful that I have my grandparents, most of them living and nearby for me to see and love. I am thankful for Christian fellowship. It is amazing to have friends who you can be around and share a life in the Lord with. I am thankful that some of them are so close our plans can be spontaneous and I'm thankful for the further away ones who can come and stay over night. It really helps to count your blessings to realize that life is good and even the hard things will pass away and life is worth the effort because most of all I'm thankful for the hope of salvation. Looking at this world it is easy to become discouraged or perhaps too contents but there is something more glorious and worth all the trials and sufferings here on earth.

I hope everyone is well and happy. Happy Thanksgiving!

Sort of in correlation to Chelsie's post. Finally started my CNA class. I am truly amazed that some of these things need to be taught. Here, straight from the workbook:

"Under what circumstances may a nursing assistant hit a resident?
a. Anytime a resident becomes combative
b. If the resident threatens to hit the nursing assistant
c. Only if the resident actually hits the nursing assistant
d. Never"

I bet everyone was able to come up with the answer, even without reading the book! Granted not all of it is like that. We have had to learn about different diseases and other things that affect the elderly but most of it is pretty straight forward. Twice a week we go to clinicals and get to put into practice the things we learned in class. Those really make the day go by fast, but I have to get up at 4:45 to make it on time which always leave me debating whether or not I should take a nap in the afternoon...I am think that now! I find: that there is a certain smell in the Long Term Car Center, in our unit. Someone described it as "unwashed hair" I'm not sure what that smells like but there is definitely an odor that lingers. I can still smell it and I have changed all my clothes. Maybe I need to shower. Perhaps it is just stuck in my nose! Well I was so anxious to get into this class and now I want it to be over. I just can't be happy! :) I'm now looking forward to finding a job but trying to remind myself that it will take some time to actually get one. Oh well!

Other than that I got spend 4 hours at Wal-Mart when they changed the oil in my car and accidentally drained my transmission instead....I was not impressed. I didn't get angry because I really couldn't help thinking that it was Wal-Mart and what did I expect? Got a free oil change out of it anyway, and a transmission flush in the bargain!

Mindle has got me to play the WII with him for the last couple of days. It is an absurdly simple game called "Defend Your Castle" the goal to is to keep stick figures from breaking down the walls of your castle by pinching them with bread clips and throwing them into the air. You have to fling them up high enough that they splat onto the ground otherwise they just stand back up and continue the siege. The whole thing looks like a child drew it. It is very addicting! I don't think I have played this much Nintendo since Super Mario 3! It's been fun.

Well I guess that is it for now! Just got to decide if a nap really is worth the possibility of loosing some of my precious sleep tonight! ;)

Sometimes life is still busy in the summer. I'm not complaining, I have found summer to be a great time of year for keeping busy, especially if it keeps one out of the heat. Mine hasn't been crazy but I'm looking forward to the speed picking up a little bit. My darling husband has worked it out so that I'm able to go to Idaho on Saturday! I am so excited that it worked out and to get to see my family for a week before we all drive back down to AZ. It will be great and I will get to get out of said heat! ;)

When we get back we are all going to see WICKED that will be fun! Mindle's Mom and sister will also be here for that. It is the day after I get back from ID so I have been doing lots of cleaning today so that our house will be ready for company when I get home! Then the week following getting home from ID I finally get to start the NA class. I have to read the first four chapters of the textbook and do the corresponding chapters in the workbook. Now that I'm actually working on the book I believe that it will be an easy class, everything so far has been!

Let's see I don't think I have anything more interesting to say...I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!

Got back from Disneyland, it was a lovely trip. My whole family went plus a cousin and Mindle's sister, Carla. It was a blast but busier than I anticipated. Funny, I handle the crowds just find if I'm expecting them and not so well if I'm taken by surprise. We did a lot at any rate, and some things that Carla had never done. I love doing it with people who have never done it before!

We went and saw Disney/Pixar's "Up" at midnight while we were there. It was really cute, at least the parts I saw :) Mindle and I actually went to see it again when we got back. It is adorable, if I trifle sad. "I hid under your porch because I love you."

Tonight is Bible class and it is my turn to teach. I'm getting kind of tired of Moses, although I don't think I have ever known the story so well! I even know all the plagues and the names of Moses's parents! I think maybe we will play a game with the books of the Bible tonight though. We'll see,

I have the most caring, sweet, sensitive husband. I don't know how I got so lucky or why I should be so blessed, but I thank God daily for him. My life is so much richer with him. I didn't know it was dull before! :) Just thought I would throw that out there.

Hope life is going swimmingly for everyone!

Finally! After months and months of putting together the application packet I am signed up for the CNA class! I'm so excited! This might lead to my life being productive once again. It is a six week long class and then I will try and get a job and we can pay off debt and I will have something to do! Yay!

Right now I am watching the Little Mermaid. This movie makes me cry, isn't that silly? It is such a good movie. Not just because it makes me cry ;)

I am going to purchase six tickets for Disneyland on Thursday. Anyone else want one? I'm excited to go do that because 1) I get to go to a Disney Store! and 2) in only three weeks we GO to Disneyland...yay!

Well since I hadn't updated in so long I thought I would put some stuff out there! Hope all is well with everyone!