RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

February 8-14, 2009 I have always just thought that the "Random Acts of Kindness Week" was just something that the public affairs people in our small community came up with, so I thought I would look for a cute graphic to add to my blog as I told you about this great little week we celebrate.

and guess what

http://www.actsofkindness.org/

Yep, it is a world wide thing!

So, go visit the site and get some great ideas to make this a special week!

"Kindness--Pass It On!"

GO RED!

Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, American Heart Association Go Red For Women My Pins

My Maternal Grandmother passed away at the age of 38, from heart failure.
My Mother passed away at the age of 52, from congestive heart failure.
I had my first heart attack at the age of 42, and now have congestive heart failure.

What does a heart attack feel like?
I can't tell you.
I didn't have the symptoms that you "hear" about....because well, those are symptoms that men usually have, tingling hands, tightness of chest...
by the time I "found out" I had had a heart attack, I had been in ICU for 7 days, and had been transported to another hospital. They woke me up enough to explain that something really bad had happen. With the damage to my heart also came a gang-green spleen, and Gal-bladder and they were going to have to go into my heart and make sure it was strong enough to handle the surgery that was required to get the damaged organs removed both were also full of clots that had passed through my heart.
I never did go to the hospital because of chest pains, but because of the terrible pain in my gut.
Looking back, I can pin point my first heart attack...
I kept a journal and my entries changed from everything is great to ...something is wrong, I haven't been feeling "right" I am so tired, I don't want to get out of bed or do anything.
My skin looked different and I was filling up with fluids.
When I had my second heart attack in November 2007, I knew something was wrong, I immediatly called my cardiologist, he is 3 hours away, and I told him what was going on, he said to come down to the hospital and they would check me out. Sure enough I had had another heart attack. Thankgoodness for the pacemaker that I was already wearing.
I think the greatest thing I have learned through all of this is KNOW YOUR BODY.
I am grateful for modern medicine, for great doctors and for those who educated about the heart.
I Choose to Live not Die
I Choose to WEAR RED in support.
I Choose to BEAT the #1 Killer of Women

Our Hearts. Our Choice.

I know this is a long post, but maybe, just maybe it will help someone in our blogging world

Put On The Red

Friday, Feb 6th is "Go Red For Women"

So start finding all the red you can!

Be a heart smart women.

More to follow....

GREAT NEWS!

Josh and Ali celebrated their 3 months of dating yesterday, February 3rd.

So, he got her 2 dozen roses...

Oh yes, and THIS....

and she said, YES! Congratulations! Josh and Ali we love you!

(they are talking about a wedding the end of May..I will keep you posted)

(I also asked them if it was ok if I "blogged" about it...they were like SURE!)

SPT

I love it when......You hold my hand.

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY

Rob and Kayleen invited us to their home for the Super Bowl.
I think this is only 3rd time in the 20+ years that I have been married that I did not

"Host" a Super Bowl Party.

And this my friends is why...

Yep! that is the ENTIRE WALL!! (I think our TV is a 24 inch screen where NOBODY can really see it that well)

We had so much fun and everyone seem to have a great seat for the game! Miss Whit, even had a front row seat with snack table and all!

Josh and Ali came! Ali LOVES football! Got to love her!

George stuck his head up to say hi to the camera and Heather and Kirk agreed the food was AWESOME.
Mind you...Kayleen knows little to nothing about Football, but she can throw one mean Super Bowl Party.
We have already invited ourselves to their home next year.
I think that is a yes?!

WHATHE...

Punxsutawney Phil

On February 2, Phil comes out of his burrow on Gobbler's Knob - in front of thousands of followers from all over the world - to predict the weather for the rest of winter.
According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring.
The celebration of Groundhog Day began with Pennsylvania's earliest settlers. They brought with them the legend of Candlemas Day, which states, "For as the sun shines on Candlemas Day, so far will the snow swirl in May..."
Punxsutawney held its first Groundhog Day in the 1800s. The first official trek to Gobbler's Knob was made on February 2, 1887.
So the story goes, Punxsutawney Phil was named after King Phillip. Prior to being called Phil, he was called Br'er Groundhog.

Whathe...I am ready for winter to be over...6 more weeks of winter? That would be until until March 16th add that I live in Idaho and well, it really could still be trying to snow in MAY or June!

COME ON SPRING!