Issues with work stuff...

 I did not get much done for work yesterday, although my intent was to do so.  Microsoft had (or still has) problems and even though they did two 'quick fixes', whatever is wrong didn't get fixed.  I tried to schedule appointments and end some series and start new ones - and it started doubling the meetings and wouldn't end the series.  So I quit doing that project.  With my male boss out yesterday, and only receiving one meeting from my favorite boss, I just didn't do much else.  I could have done the minutes from the board meeting, I'm thinking, but I can't remember why I put it off.  I think I started to, then got involved in a conversation with my sister, who had called me.  I got the distinct feeling that if I have anything to do with her feud with her 'former' friend (daughter of her best friend), it would end our 'friendship'.  No I haven't reached out to this person, but she sent me a text yesterday with a photo and said she had made these things for my sister, and now all the leftover supplies are missing.  That's all she said.  I know she has accused (per my super sensitive sister) my sister of taking things from her house and other things to where my sister has blocked her.  I'm not involved in that nor do I plan to be.  Some things don't add up, but I'll leave that there.  Anyway - after getting that photo and the text.... I just typed 'I'm sorry'.  What else could I say?  What the ex-friend did not realize is that she had chosen a text that had my little sister attached to it.  Do we say 'oops'?   I never noticed; but because she was blocked on my sister's phone, and I wasn't (yet), the post came up on her phone that I posted 'I'm sorry'.  My sister txt'd me, and I didn't read it so she called me and demanded to know what I was telling this person I was sorry about.  And then got to hear some of the issues again.  I'm not involved in that. And I told her that I am sorry this person is missing things - regardless of who she is accusing.   

Hubby survived his first training session with my trainer and has another one at 7:30AM this morning. Morgan said he started in on that he couldn't do squats, etc. and she told him she has a master's degree in whatever it is she needs to do this, and she had notes from his trainer, plus I had told her of his issues, so he settled down.  She did legs.  Tee hee.  She made him push the sled.  But she also complimented him that at 87 he has a lot of strength (and he does) and he is stronger that many men his age.  That boosted his ego some, as it does mine when she tells me 'for my age' I am pretty strong.  

I suppose I need to physically check what I have on hand to make everything for Thursday.  My oldest son has supplied everything they are contributing - which is nearly everything.  I need to double check to make sure I have what I need for my part.  I need to make dressing today for my daughter to take home tonight so that it can go on their trip in the morning to New Mexico, and I plan to cut up everything (my contribution) but they need to put together and add the turkey broth to it.  As I do that, I can see what else I need to have, at least for that and the gravy.  My son said he was doing a run to the store this morning so if I needed anything, he would get it for me.  Grateful.  

It's hard to believe this is the end of November (this week).  I have Thursday and Friday off, then I'm taking Monday and Tuesday off next week, working Wednesday, have a company Christmas luncheon on Thursday (for which I need to take a couple gifts and cookies for the potluck) so that day is a non-work type day, and then I'm off on Friday to go to the Christmas Idea House with my favorite boss. It's an annual thing (about six years now!) and she considers it part of my Christmas gift as she buys the tickets for us to have brunch (about $60 each!) and then we shop.  Sunday starts December - time is still flying by! and Monday I'm having lunch with my 'oldest best' friend Melonie, and will take her some bread and jam for Christmas, plus a gift I have for her.  Tuesday I have an early appointment with the dermatologist to do a biopsy on the back of my neck.  It's so little I hope he can find it.  A busy week, but most will be play.  Then the mad rush to get everything done as time that has flown by all year will continue to fly by.   I still have so many gifts to purchase!  Most of the adults don't have anything yet - I know they don't care, but I do.  

I didn't sleep well last night.  Talk about imagining weird things.  Remember the bug bites I got back in October?  The redness went away, the itching stopped, the pain stopped.  I don't normally look at the inside of my leg but I felt something there a few days ago so looked at it - and discovered the 'bite bumps' are still there.  They have never faded into the skin.  Is that odd?  I think so.  Anyway, over the past week, there have been a couple times that I have felt a 'pin prick' in that are.  I shrug it off.  But it woke me (again) during the night last night with that 'pin prick' that I felt when I got bit.  This morning it is burning somewhat.  But anyway, during the dark night, because I refused to open my eyes and turn on a light to check, weird thoughts came to my mind.  Did the bug that bit me numerous times bury eggs in my skin and the eggs are 'hatching' their way out?  I told you it was weird!!  All these stupid, crazy thoughts ran through my head and kept me awake last night - and I still refused to get up and look! I will check it out this morning as it is still feeling weird in that area.  Could be I'm overthinking it, you think?  I have been thinking that I may go to my medical doctor and have her check it.  That was thought last week because I have been awakened with sharp left him pain and pain radiating down my thigh - and one night in to the calf muscles.  That left hip pain and the pain radiating down my thigh was what started the night I got bit and woke me up, besides the bites I mean.  Is there a connection?  I don't know.  But with the bites not going away and the hip/thigh pain continuing on occasion, it does make me wonder if I need to have a medical doctor take a look.  Urgent care doctor said scorpion bites and didn't do anything but give me a 10 day prescription.  The dermatologist looked at it; took photos; and gave me a 7 day prescription to take along with the first one, giving me instructions if infection spread to go to ER.  The follow-up visit he gave me another 5 day prescription and a cream to help with itching.  But what happens now?  It's six weeks later and some things are still happening. Is it time to go to my PCP and break my once a year visit?  Could be.  I may stall a bit yet.  All of this is weird, right?

I finished the one quilt I was making, and got started on another last night.  I tried to calculate that if I work on it steadily for the next week, I should get this one finished, and then there are two small ones for the new great-grandbabies... but since neither will come until next year, I am not beating myself up to get them finished as well before Christmas.  I'd like to get one of them done, but it isn't critical. What I wanted to get done is finished.  I goofed on it and make the trim on it wrong, but when I discovered it, I just couldn't take it out and do it over.  I never have made anything perfectly perfect... I try to, don't get me wrong.  But, alas, the mistakes are my trademarks, I think.  Sigh.

I Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV):  in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

In everything give thanks.  Do you ever think to give thanks for the difficult times in your life?  Probably not.  It's difficult to be grateful for things that cause grief or problems.  But we need to take our eyes off the circumstances, off the inconveniences, off the problems, and thank God for bringing them, for through them we can change things; perhaps the way we think or do things; and see His big picture in all of this.  It's difficult, I will admit, to thank God when I'm upset with hubby over something he did - or didn't do.  But, truly, is it really something that I want to hold a grudge against?  Even when things said or done to me are true, I still learn from what others think and feel.  Does that make sense?  Life is hard, and none of us are perfect, by any means.  No, not even you - nor me.  We all allow our 'feelings' to overtake our senses at times.  That's why many of us get into trouble with the words we say or the actions we take.  In everything give thanks.  God allows things to happen because He wants our attention on Him, not on our surroundings, our feelings, or on other people.  We may love our families, our spouses, grandchildren - and great grandchildren.  Well, not may, we do, but if we put them before God, they have become an idol.  We should never worship anyone or anything other than God.  Not our children; our grandchildren; or even generations after.  No one and nothing comes before God.  Not our feelings, not our emotions.  God must be first in all things; not just when we think about Him.  

Maybe this season of thankfulness we should sit back and think about what we have put before God and relinquish that 'worship' and give it back to Him.  Everything else is 'second place'.  Jesus is always first.  Remember the Joy saying?

Jesus First.  Others second.  Yourself last.  J.O.Y.

Thank Jesus first. He is the author and perfector of our faith.  

Blessings!

We are scheduled for vacation!

 I probably should have checked my work calendar first - but didn't - after all, I am entitled to a vacation, right?  As long as I have PTO days, that is.  I'll put in for my time off this morning sometime.  I still need to put in my time for Jailbreak too.  I am so ready to getaway and have some 'down' time.

Hubby wanted me to get our vacation location scheduled and said it a few times yesterday so last night I got the computer out and went through some Airbnbs in the area I had mentioned to him before.  I found the one that I had showed him (it had a large tub in the master bath that I can't wait to soak in!) and a jacuzzi on the back porch.  I found a couple others that I thought could also work.  I narrowed it down to three and showed the pictures to hubby.  He went with the one I had showed him before.  We also discussed the days.... I wanted to limit it to 3 nights and 4 days... but he insisted on 5 nights and 6 days.  It's easier to give in - especially when he says he will pay for it.  So I began the process of reserving the house.  Yes, we get an entire house.  It's two bedroom because we wanted to have extra room to move in.  A one bedroom doesn't allow that much.  We went ahead and paid for our stay, our reservation was accepted, and we are ready to go.  It's nice to have a location set and now we can just look forward to the dates.  

Now my job is going to be thinking of menus and what food we will need.  I prefer to take our food rather than trying to find a store for what is needed.  Oh yeah.... I don't get a vacation from cooking.  But that's ok too.  Maybe I'll look for some crock-pot recipies to make so that I don't have a lot of preparation.  I love the smell of food cooking.   LOL  Which reminds me, I haven't had to cook the last two nights!  Hubby had the burrito bowl the other night.  He took me to lunch yesterday and we both had a salad.  I worked until nearly 5PM, then was talking to my little sissy for awhile.  When I came out, he wanted to look at the Airbnbs so it ws nearly 7PM and I started to get up to find something to fix - and he said he'd just fix the spaghetti TV dinner.  That worked for me!  I fixed myself half of a ham/cheese sandwich!  Thought about cooking fries in my air fryer, but decided I could do without them - I wasn't that hungry either.

This morning I have a dentist appointment and am dreading it.  Remember the silver fillings they used to put in our teeth?  Well, I'm told they are 'old' and need to be replaced.  Of course.  So today I will have two silver fillings removed and this other stuff put in.  In my mind it's 'why bother'?  It isn't bothering me.  I've had them probably 40 years.  But I've heard too how sometimes the silver in the teeth can cause problems.  I know years ago my older sister had all her silver fillings removed because - true or not - the doctor told her it was causing her rheumatoid arthritis.  After she had them removed, and received 3 gold injections, her RA went away.  That's why I don't understand why the RA came back and she has wallowed in it for several years now.  It's her excuse not to do anything.  She gets the infusions, she does the pain pills - and still chooses to lay in bed and let people wait on her.  I have a friend who has had RA for years too.  She works out every more very hard, or walks 6-10 miles in the mornings - and gets infusions - just so she can keep moving.  I guess it is one's priorities... choose to live or choose to let others wait on you.  I would never want to be like that.

My Fitbit just buzzed and said that it wasn't getting enough power to charge.  I checked the plugs and it's possible it may have been loose a bit.  I made sure the plug was in, took it off the charger and put it back on.  It seems to be fine now.

Makes me think abour our lives.  When our lives are not plugged in to our Power Source; when we don't keep our connections clean and plugged securely, we cannot charge or get recharged for life.  Our Power Source is Jesus.  When we keep our plugs secure and attached to Him, we have power to get through each and every day, regardless of what the devil throws at us.  Or the mistakes we make.  Or the weaknesses we give in to.  Jesus is our Power Source and He will give us all the power we need - providing we seek Him to get it.  We can't take it for granted; after awhile it will fade away as we move Him to the background.  But when we keep Jesus front and center, He will supply all that we need.  

Philippians 4:19 (NKJV)  "And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV)  "And you will find me, when you search for me with all of your heart."

There is nothing better than seeking the One whom loves you the most, and ask Him to supply what you need.  Trust Him.  He loves you more than anyone else, and will supply all your need.  It may not be in your timeframe, but keep trusting.  He always provides the NEED (not always the want).

Take a moment and just think about all that you have.  Look about your room.  So.Much.Stuff.  (I'm talking to myself here).  He sometimes supplies all our wants too.  You probably didn't ask Him for it.  But what if there was something you really wanted?  A better marriage?  Children that would seek Jesus and live for Him?  A better job?  Retirement security?

What better way to seek it - than to seek Jesus first, and allow Him to meet your needs - and your wants.

It's all about Jesus first.  The rest falls into place.

Blessings!