a work in progress

Jessica Simpson Moment

Yesterday the gals and I ventured over from work to Spicy Pickle to grab lunch and I had, well...a "Jessica Simpson" moment if you will. I do know chicken of the sea is tuna not chicken, however, I got so excited I just blurted out the most ridiculous thing. As we waited for our food to come out Colleen's attention was diverted to a small television set over head, it was a news show and the title running across the screen read something like"new pill used to erase phobias."  According to Colleen this pill has been linked to erasing all bad memories/phobias. If any of you know me you know I am almost 30 years of age and cannot swallow a pill, not even the tiniest of tic tacs. All of a sudden the lightbulb went off in my head and I blurt out, "So does this mean I could take this and I could get over my fear of swallowing pills!!!!" Anyone see a problem with this statement...doh, to be able to take the pill I would have to be able to swallow one, right. I said it with such enthusiasm too! Well, I guess that rules out that brilliant idea.

Totally Worth It

For Valentine's Day I sent my grandmother who recently turned 92 a little package to brighten her day. I haven't spoken to her for some time as she was moved into a care center back home in South Dakota and now it is just too hard for her to hear me making communication very difficult. I miss talking to her because we always had such great talks. In my package was a stuffed dog that sang a Valentine's Day rendition of Shout  while flapping his ears up and down. I felt this was perfect as she always got a kick out of these singing animals and my purpose of it all was to put a smile on her face. I finally got a hold of her last night and we only spoke for a brief 5 minutes...again too hard for her to hear me.  Sadly she mentioned she has been under the weather all week and has not gotten out of bed, however, my package did indeed lift her spirits. The dog sits on the end of her bed and has been named "Arfie." She also mentioned how it brought a lot of smiles to the care center, exactly what I hoped for. I miss her so much and I can't thank my cousin Tracey enough for being in Yankton and helping take care of her as well as my Uncle Roger and Aunt Peg.  My plan is to try and call her more often even if it is just for a few minutes...but also, to send her frequent letters like she did when I was in college. I have been truly blessed with a loving Grandmother who has always loved her family unconditionally no matter the distance. I miss you grams and hopefully we will be home to see you soon!
xoxo