Do we look...

like we've been working?

Do you notice who has the beer in her hand?? ~LOL~


Guess she deserved the beer - she really DID do some work.


Here's me and my Blainer!

This is a picture of Terry's home as you would be walking in the front door:


We accomplished a lot yesterday, but there is still tons to do. He's really gotten a good jump by getting the sheet rock off, insulation out, and professional cleaners in to get rid of the river muck. He is talking about trying to take the sandbags down next weekend. Guess he'll have to find out what the Corps says in their meeting on Thursday night. The river is coming down from around his house and headed back to it's banks, but it's still a little scary to look at how much water there still is. They say that the river levels will be sustained for at least 3 weeks - assuming we don't get any more precipitation.

We are all choosing to stay on the positive side. We had our moments of despair, now it's all about getting down to business and getting things done so we can get Terry and Marna back in their home as soon as possible. What did I say in earlier posts? You can bend us, but you can't break us! :-)

Kleenex Please....

I hate being sick...absolutely HATE it! My get all nasaly, my eyes look like I'm squinting all the time, and my voice sounds like a bullfrog in heat. (Ok, I really don't know what that sounds like, but I bet it isn't the prettiest sound in the world.)

I started coming down with this stuff on Thursday night. I had to apologize to my soccer athletes as my voice kept cutting out during class, which wasn't what I wanted to happen for my last class with them. They were super nice though and understood. I hated to say goodbye to them at the end of class. I thanked them all for the enjoyable journey they allowed me to take with them and wished them all a safe and relaxing summer. A great bunch of men and women!

Friday was a day of being in the right place at the right time. Although I didn't feel worth a hoot, I still went to work and taught my CPR class to co-workers. As it was my 1/2 day and the class went 4 hours, I got to cut out of there at noon. Rock on!

Here is where it gets a little freaky.

Co-inkydink #1 - I filled my tank with gas and figured that I would stop in at the new tanning salon and say "hi" and congratulations to Tara. When I walked in, she said "I'm so glad you stopped, I have a few questions to ask you." She proceeded to ask me if I would be willing to do some yoga at her salon as part of her "wellness promotion" to her patrons. Well, Duh! Of course! I'm always looking for a way to get my name out there and to promote the health benefits of yoga. We exchanged cards and will be working something out soon, I hope. I was put there for a reason, I guess...

Co-inkydink #2 - I had some bloodwork that needed to be drawn at the clinic. So, as I'm registering I hear "Sherry Bo-Berry." I turned around and saw a really good friend of mine. It turns out she wasn't feeling so well and had come in for some tests also. She's battled a major illness in the past (and won)and was quite distressed at the thought that it may be returning. I gave her a hug, wiped away her tears, and told her that it would be alright. Human nature is to fear the worst, but it generally turns out to be something simple. As she went in for her tests, I told her to call me when she was finished and I'd be there if she needed anything. The good Lord put me in her path for a reason - I was there to help comfort her fears. (PS: I was right, it was something that antibiotics could clear up).

Co-inkydink #3 - I needed some things from Wallyworld so drove up on the other side of town and low and behold who do I run in to? Yep! My main man, Blaine! Well, not only did I run in to him, I was promptly told that I could give him a ride home because (as he so delicately put it) "Mom said I had to find my own way home (she was at a funeral) and I don't want to pay $2.50 for the bus." The good Lord knew Blaine didn't have the $2.50 for the bus and put me in Blaine's path so that I could help him out. Cool, huh?

Those types of things have been happening more and more to me recently and I just have to smile.

Today was a fun filled day in town. I went to a charity luncheon with my sister, picked my mother-in-law up for some flood touring (hey! the big thing in town is to see the water almost to the top of the "glory hole"), then home. I'm gonna take some OTC medication and see if I can't kick this. I'm supposed to go help my brother again tomorrow. It is going to be a long day if I feel like this.

A good night...

Well, I went to the new gym last night and it went very well.  I did 30min on the treadmill (interval training) and another 20 minutes on the elliptical machine.  I was dying! (ha)  It felt good though.  I sweat more than the average bear however, so I was very conscious of that fact as I didn't have a towel with me.  (They don't provide them either).  So, I made sure that my gym bag was packed with one for next time.   I did some weights, but I am unsure of the proper use of the machines, so I guess I'll just have to wait for the scheduled appointment with my personal trainer Levi.   The regional manager walked by me at one point and said very loudly "you go girl...looks like you are getting a good workout."  That made me feel good.  I figure if I'm spending my time and money, why just go through the motions of working out.  I'm going to work out hard so that I know that I did something.  

 

I went home and cooked a really good hotdish (although in my husband's eyes, there is no such thing as a "good hotdish"!) ~L~  Oh well, too bad for him!  I happened to like it.  It was something different than meat, potatoes and a vegetable.   I felt bad for hubster though.  We were finishing up with supper and his brother calls - a calving case was in process at the main farm.  I could just see his shoulders slump - he was soooo tired and wanting to go to bed.  So, he dressed back in to work clothes and took off for the main farm.  I really do not know what time he came home as I fell asleep around 10:30pm and he wasn't home yet when I woke up around 1:00 am.  Spring sucks for him, especially this year since everything seems to be going wrong. 

 

I didn't want to tell him this morning that they are predicting a 70% chance of snow and rain this weekend.   NO ONE wants to hear that "S" word at the end of April.  We really do not need a ton or rain either - especially with the flood fight going on.    Terry's home is still hanging in there with the increased releases from the dams.   (We're keeping our fingers crossed for him!).

 

Tonight is yoga night and it's my last night of teaching to my college soccer teams.   I'm going to miss their energy and enthusiasm!  They keep me on my toes, that's for sure.  

 

Have a great day everyone! 

 

Namaste'

 

 

Things are looking up

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood folks!  The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and we are 1/2 way through the week.  Yeah!

 

Members of my family spent all day Sunday helping my brother Terry with some cleanup efforts at his home.  We moved some remaining items from 1st floor up to 2nd floor, swept the river muck out of 1st floor, removed sandbags from the inside of the garage and placed them outside the garage, removed the river muck (as much as we could) from the garage, righted a tipped gas tank (to stop leakage), tore down a sandbag dike at Kathy's home (right off Beaver Creek) put them on pallets and transported them to Adrian (to have on hand in case they are needed)  and had lots of beers while doing it. 

 

I made a scrumptious hot dish of sauerkraut, knephfla and hamburger to help fuel our cleanup efforts, Peggy made delicious scotcheroos, Marna made sandwiches, chips and pickles.  Did I mention we had many beers?  ~L~  

 

Terry was optimistic and it was good to hear him laugh a little as we were working.  Although we are a little nervous about what the dam releases (expected to be at 4000 cfs today) will do downstream (Adrian), Terry is cautiously optimistic that his home will not be affected.   We have a forecast of rain (and snow!) for this weekend.  Hopefully not measurable amounts of either - as that could just take this flood fight to a whole new level.  

 

I joined a new gym this week.  As much as I hated to leave the wellness center at the hospital, I feel this will be a good move for me.  I have been at the wellness center since 07/2001.  Everyone there has been good to me - almost like family. However I was finding more difficulty in getting there recently; my yoga teaching schedule and the hours that the wellness center was open weren't meshing well.  The hours that I found myself available to work out were not coinciding with the hours the wellness center was open.   I will try the new facility as it is open 24 hours a day.  There should NOT be an excuse for me now!    Of course, the tried and true adage of "customer service" will always win out.  If I find that I do not like the atmosphere, I will not hesitate to head back to the wellness center at the hospital.   The main thing is to get my butt back in to the workout mode and lose some of these added poundage I find myself carrying around.  Not healthy!

 

Well, that is my update on things for this day.  Will write more as I find time. 

 

Namaste'