Happy Thanksgiving!

"Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done."

Psalm 105:1

Saturday Random Play

I love listening to my girls play.  They are so creative and hilarious with some of the stuff they come up with.  Their favorite things to play are drive-thru (now that it is cool enough they play through the open window), dentist, beauty pageant, and now that I am in physical therapy, they play physical therapists. 

Some of the things they come up with you now are things they hear from us as parents.  Miss G and Little Miss A were playing Barbie’s and this is what I heard:

G:  Let’s go on a ride (in the Barbie car).

A:  Ok, I want to sit up front.

G:  No, You and your husband sit in the backseat and me and my husband will sit in the front.  That way we can each have some quality time with our husbands.

 

We were also talking in the car the other day and Miss E tells me that she doesn’t want to marry a tall man (because she is going to be short).  And Little Miss A blurts out “I want a husband that will carry my boxes!”

Boy, I just love these 3 girls the Lord has brought me!

Thanksgiving vs. Christmas

I absolutely love Thanksgiving.  I get upset when so many people and stores forget Thanksgiving and go straight to Christmas.  We have so much to be thankful for and it’s like people just forget all about it.  It’s sad that we need to force ourselves to remember to be thankful for stuff and even then people want to pass over this day/month. (ok, off my soap box.)

Well, with that said, I messed up this month.  We accidentally as a family (including ML) stumbled upon the Christmas Hallmark channel this weekend.  We are now ALL addicted.  Every weekend from now on they are playing Christmas movies.  So I am torn because I am now in the mood for Christmas.  I still want Thanksgiving, but I kinda want to put my tree up.  (some one told me about a thanksgiving tree, maybe I will try that next year.)

I know, I know, I am a hypocrite this year.  I feel so bad.  Why is there not more time between Thanksgiving and Christmas?????  Then we could celebrate Christmas longer and wouldn’t be on a time crunch to put everything up in a few days right after Thanksgiving.  Maybe we should start a Nationwide petition to move Thanksgiving to earlier in November.  Anyone with me???

Shift in Alliances

There has been a shift in alliances in our house.  For years it has been, Miss E and Miss G that have always been together non-stop, ganging up against Little Miss A.  They shared the room, they wore the same outfits, watched the same shows, etc.

Well, now the shift has changed and Miss G and Little Miss A are best of friends.  Since Miss G is in the middle, she can fit in with the older kids and the younger.  So she is so friendly and willing to watch "baby" shows with Little Miss E.  The clothes are moving down children, so now Miss G and Little Miss A have matching outfits.  They now share rooms and Miss E has her own.  They like to play with each other and keep Miss E out of their games. 

It's just so interesting to see how the relationships of sisters work.  And I know there will be another shift again at some point.  I just love that they still play with each other and care for each other (for the most part).  May they grow up staying close to each other. 

Fibro Friday: PT Test Results

Well, I had a few takers on my little experiment.  Thanks for all who tried it out.  Most people that tried it just ended up standing there and nothing happened.  For me, in less than 7 seconds I was over like a ton of bricks.  My physical therapist had to catch me.  And when I showed my family and my oldest, she just kept saying “do it again!”  She thought it was so funny.

So what does it all mean????  It has to do with your sense of balance and your core strength.  Now, I have always known that my equilibrium has been off and my core strength is horrible.  Interestingly, my therapist also asked about ear infections and sinus infections growing up and said that would affect my inner balance also.  And in these last few weeks I have actually been fighting a sinus infection.  So that’s what the test explains.  My therapist also said the more you do it the better you would become at it.  So guess I’ll have to keep practicing. 

R.I.P. Grandpa DiVito

 

Dominic Charles “Pop” DiVito.

4/17/1923 – 10/21/2011

Father of Frank, Robert and Margaret (McGuire)

Husband of Polly

 

DiVito, Dominic Charles 88, of Surprise AZ went peacefully to the Lord on Friday, October 21, 2011.  He was born on April 17, 1923 in Boston, MA to Italian Immigrant parents Antonio Vincente DiVito and Margaret Cenci. He was a Veteran of the WWII Army Air Corp and retired as a Civil Service employee from Luke Air Force Base in April of 1985. He was a Third Degree Mason and a member of Chalcedony Lodge #6 F. & A.M. in Holbrook, AZ for over 50 years. Dominic is survived by his wife of 66 years, Polly; his sons Frank (wife Dixie) and Robert (wife Cathey); daughter Margaret McGuire (husband Mike); half brother Anthony DiVito of York Harbor, ME; 11 grandchildren, Beckey Clow, Claire DiVito, Daniel DiVito, Sarah DiVito, Tim DiVito, Kara Gentry, Erin Holland, Conlin McGuire, Shauna Ross, Mike Stone, & Nathan Stone; and 16 great grandchildren. His favorite term of endearment to us all was "Dopey Kiddo" which will forever remain in our hearts. His hobbies were to tinker in his shed and collect old or rare reference books. We kindly appreciate and thank Hospice of the Valley for all their help and support during his last days. In lieu of flowers we ask for donations to be made in Dominic's memory to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ. 85014.

PT Test

Yesterday I started PT (physical therapy) for the 2nd time (different doctor, new insurance).  It’s to deal with my major back and leg pain I have going on and my  newly diagnosed bulging disk.  Just by the little stretching my PT therapist did with me, I feel an improvement already.  But what I was so interested in was this little test he gave me. 

As soon as I came home, I started asking everyone to try it to see what their response was to it.  So…I want you to try it.  Here’s what you do -   BEWARE DO THIS NEXT TO SOMEONE OR NEXT TO YOUR BED/COUCH…I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES INCURRED WHILE TRYING THIS OUT---YOU ARE FOREWARNED!!!!

1.  Put your feet together and stand straight up

2.  Cross your arms over your shoulders and put your elbows up a little

3.  Get ready to start counting by seconds

4.  Clothes your eyes

 

So what happened?  Anything?  Did you fall over?  How fast did you fall over?  How long did it take for you to fall over?  Or were you able to just stand there with no problem?  I want to know how other people responded.  The only problem is I forgot to ask what all it means LOL.  I think it has to do with my equilibrium, which I have always known was off, but I will ask when I go next week.  But PLEASE let me know your results.  I am just SO curious.