Jordynn and I are doing well in NC, it is getting hotter here and we spend a lot of time at our pool. Jordynn has one more week of school and then she is done until August 25, when she will start Middle School. I'm excited for her, but shocked that she will be 12 years old soon! Time really goes so fast.
Last night Sasha (the dog in the picture I posted) was very sick. It continued all morning. I've never seen him so sick, and he has been having health problems so I called the vet and they said I should take him to the animal hospital because he would probably need overnight care. They took blood and did an x-ray but didn't find anything. They did say he was extremely dehydrated, and I knew that because I've never seen him be so lethargic. They wanted to keep him overnight, but I don't have an extra $800-$1000, so I chose to bring him home. They gave me fluids and showed me how to inject them. I have to just keep giving him fluids and we will see what the next 24 hours brings. If he doesn't get better in the next 24 hours, I will have to take him back and put him to sleep :-( Since I brought Sasha home from the hospital, he hasn't thrown up, but he also hasn't gotten up. He is just laying on the floor, poor puppy.
Sasha is actually a female, but I call him "he" because it would irritate Caleb that I called his dog "he". After doing it for so long, Caleb started doing it too! Caleb had asked Jordynn to take care of Sasha after he was gone, so I know that when the time comes, it will be very hard on her.
Caleb's parents received the quilt I sent them, and I think they really liked it. Sorry I didn't take a picture of it to post on here, but maybe the next one I will.
Work is going ok. The budget is really bad for the State of NC, so they are trying to cut funds and programs left and right. So far my job hasn't been talked about as being cut, but you never know. If it happens, I will deal with it.
Someone recently sent me an e-mail that I found so profound that I thought I would post it below. I think they are worth reading, and I've highlighted the ones that were my favorites.
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and
parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7... Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their
journeyis all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God
never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is
upto you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no
foran answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.
Don'tsave it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years,
willthis matter?".
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did
ordidn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd
grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
