The Daisy Field

One of my oldest and dearest friends was in a very very serious car accident two days ago. I found out yesterday at around 2:30 and I am being overrun by so many emotions and feelings and thoughts. First was fear - what will happen? Second was guilt - they had been trying to get a hold of me since earlier in the day. My phone was in my purse on silent because I was at work. Third was fear - what will happen... Fourth was the need to help in some way and then of course back to fear! And this has been going on since yesterday. She was airlifted to Vancouver so that some of the best doctors in the world could work on her! She has sensation in her legs but no movement. The body is an amazing thing and I truly belive her own body is protecting her while the surgeons stabilize her!! She spent most of yesterday in surgery and will be in the hospital for 3 or 4 weeks and then in rehab for several months. Her husband is the strong and silent type. He does his own thi...

So as my loyal readers know (all 3 of you thanks for checking in!) Chris and I are getting fit - emotionally, financially and physically! You will have to scroll to the end if you just want to see the results in numbers! We sat down, paid off all our credit cards and Chris cancelled one of his cards. We have enough credit between us to be able to book any minor travel but not so much we can't pay it off right away if we got in to far! We have a pre paid card as well if we need to charge something more than what would fit on each of our credit cards. That feels pretty good! We have set out our budgets and after making some changes we are both putting away some decent savings and are on track to purchase a new to us car in May (with cash...no payments please!), to take a dream trip to europe in 2013 and to consider purchasing mid 2014!!! So as long as our plan and God's plan is still in line and our money flows stay, we are looking pretty tight financially! This ...

Good Morning Internet..... Did you party hard last night? are you still hung over, do you need me to turn down the volume? First off, I hope that this year treats you with lots of love, joy and health! Chris and I are starting off the new year by dumping all the crap in our house and filling it up with fresh meats, veggies, whole grains and some healthier snack options. We will start with extra walking and get the food in order. I don't think that Chris has ever tracked his food on a daily basis before so should be a fun adventure! Once we get the food under control, then we will continue to up the workouts together! This is the first step in our two year plan to get into the house and family market!! We are not positive the baby thing will happen but we will have fun practicing! So I guess its time to go work on our cupboard emptying project and have a budget meeting! talk to you soon! TW

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Ever thought about this??   When things are going bad we say "when it rains....it pours"   but what do we say when things are going good? That's my gift to you today dear internet...you're welcome! Okay so why is it so shiny?? Its been a stellar week in the daisy field!   Sunday -   My faithful fans (so my mom and tanya LMAO) will remember fondly my status update for sunday...."Hung out with the kids...made Christmas pictures...had Perogies for breakfast (yeah I did)...took a 3 hour nap...finished my paper....ate home made Turkey pot pie for dinner...cuddled with my husband...decorated the Christmas corner....now I am watching Dexter!! yup sounds like a great Sunday to me!!!"   I mean really, that's a good day!  Those perogies by the way were homemade by the polish lady at the deli down the street! YUMMMMY Monday - The work day flew buy, I watched some Sons of Anarchy (season 1..kind of grusome but really good!) at m...

Okay, thats almost a year!!! What a freaking wierd year it has been!   so what, my new readers, you may be asking was 357 days ago? It was the first day I noticed I had a problem with my vision and we started out on this journey with Intercranial Hypertension.    The end seems so close, I have an appointment to go see the specialist in 7 days and it should be when she takes me off the medication!   YAY.... But in the last few days I have been having more headaches (possibly due to sinus infection?), I have needed to wear my glasses WAY more, and have had 1 or 2 days with some wierd vision things. I really, really, really don't want to be taking this medication forever!   Chris and I would really like to stay on the road to good health and start having a family in the next year, but that can't happen until all the meds are out of my system! I am getting older, it could be because of stress, it could be I am not drinking enough water,...

I have heard myself say these exact words...and I am sure you have too!   My friend Ronnie sent this to me and it actually caused me to stop and think.... Have a read....maybe it will make you think...maybe it won't. The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary. My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas trees. It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection nea...