Happy Tuesday!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!  Christmas was good, just went by too quickly.  New Years was spent alone, as Jeff was werking.  Hospitals never close! 

My job has been going well.  We've been VERY busy, sometimes more than I wish, as I hate getting home and having to literally put my feet up, they hurt so badly from all the standing.  However, it means job security, and there was a short while, right after the beginning of the year, it was questionable.

We went on a cruise in February to Cozumel.  Our 2nd cruise there, my 3rd time overall.  I enjoy Cozumel.  It has a unique feel to it, and the shopping isn't bad, either.    We went with a group of ppl who do work or who have worked with Jeff at the hospital.  There were 16 of us total, and we had a BLAST!  Got some sun, did some dancin' and some singin' (they had karaoke every night.  I went the last 2 and had my own fan club following!  Even got a standing 'O' the last night), and a WHOLE lot of eating.  I think I gained 5 lbs!

We've been doing lots of meals and hanging out with our friends that work with Jeff.  After losing Meg and Cathy last year, we all have realized how fragile and precious life is (well, even more so.  Since we all work in the medical field, we've always been aware, we're just now hyper-aware).  [Just went back and re-read the last few posts in here, and I didn't mention the deaths of Meg, 52, and Cathy, 36!  I can't believe it, 'cause I was so bummed, and I do come here to vent usually.  They both worked with Jeff, and Cathy and Jeff were in the same RT group at RSCC.  Meg had an undiagnosed brain aneurysm, and we're STILL awaiting the results of Cathy's autopsy, and she's been gone since October 10th.  Great gals, and we all miss them a ton.  Another friend, Dave, and his wife Tommi, have moved to Kentucky since Christmas, and Jeff's feeling that majorly, too.  He and Dave are around the same age.]

It was while out to dinner at my favorite local pizza place (Big Ed's), just after we got back from the cruise, something I thought was really cool happened.  We're sitting there, talking about the cruise and what all we did, when Jeff talked about how we went dancing in the onboard club.  He said, "You know who can really dance?", then he pointed at me.  I guess it was kind of shocking that this bigger sized gal could shake it, and they were like, "Really?  You can dance?"  Jeff was telling them, "Yeah, she's really good."  I did something I haven't done in ages.  I blushed. 

Getting comments on my singing happens all the time.  I can admit, yes, I can wail, and yes, it's better than most (God's REALLY blessed me!!!!!).  I'm funny, and have beautiful eyes and great smile.  This is not me being vain, but me knowing my 'assets' as they were.  And I've always loved to dance, but never had any training, just a pretty decent sense of rhythm.  So hearing my husband tell these people that I can dance made me feel amazing.  (Now, don't think he never compliments me, because he does.  More than most husbands do their wives.) 

Now, Jeff and I have had some problems during the past few months.  My husband is a generous, loving man.  I know he loves me with all his heart.  It drives me to the verge of losing it, though, when all these women from the hospital call him, text him, email him, post things on his blog ALL THE TIME.  And many things have been utterly inappropriate for them to send to a married man.  I don't care how good of friends they THINK they are.  And he's too soft hearted to hurt their feelings, but mine aren't always considered. 

Also, we got the DSD this really great ring from Cozumel.  We talked about when we were going to give it to her.  WE.  But guess what happened?  I was at work, DSD was going somewhere, and Jeff was getting ready to go to bed after being up and at werk for 16 hours.  He was SO excited about seeing her reaction, he gave her the ring.  I wasn't here.  Now, some people would think, "She is his kid.  What's the big deal?" 

The big deal is he did the same thing with the 1st car we bought her.  So, I DID lose it.  And HE got pissed at me.    We're still not 'back to normal', and it's been 3 weeks.  Go figure.

Oh, DSD's mom is officially now back in TN.    That makes life SO much more fun.  NOT!!!!!!  She's been looking for her and husband #3 a house.  They are looking in this portion of the state, but I HOPE they don't find anything within 40 minutes of us. *crosses fingers*

Anyway, we still don't have a church.  Haven't even begun to look.  Don't know when we will.  The only time we go is when we go home to visit my family.  And that isn't as often as I'd like.  Just one time since Christmas, and no plans for another visit until April.  My boys will be almost grown by then. 

Oh, we had LOTS of fun (not) around Christmas.  The waterheaters in both houses had to be replaced.  One burst, the other just died.  We had to take DSD to the walk-in clinic in my hometown on Dec. 23rd for stomach pain (stress related), and they are out of network for our insurance, so we have to pay the whole amount.  She also had her wisdom teeth removed a week after that.  So, guess who's broke? 

DSD wants to change her major.  That's another headache, 'cause she's ONLY been at uni for 3 years now.  She'll have to change schools for this major, going to the junior college I wanted her at from the beginning.  So we're also THOUSANDS of dollars in debt to the student loan company AND the federal government for the loans she got from them.    I'll be in debt forever!!!!!

OK, I'm going to shut up and get ready for bed.  Don't forget to set your clocks forward an hour this Saturday night when you go to bed!

Hugs,
April