Spring Break DID arrive....but, I'm sad to say, it will be gone in less than 48 hours! Where did the week go? In typical fashion, it definitely flew by, but, I've thoroughly enjoyed my break. However, I'm a little upset I didn't get my housecleaning goals, and many other projects completed this week. Why do I always think I'm going to get it all done over these short breaks? My "to do" list is a mile long.
I did get to spend time with good friends in Tulsa for a few days. We did a little Spring Break shopping, and decided to hang around Tulsa, instead of our usual road trip. With Morgan out of the country, I really just wanted to stay close to home, just in case something, heaven forbid, were to happen. I'm most excited about my new pair of tennis shoes! I'm ready to get back into my gym/workout routine, and back into good eating habits. I think I did a little "stress eating" after my dad passed, and the 'ol waistband is just a little too snug for comfort. Instead of only have twenty pounds to go, I now have thirty pounds to go before I meet that particular goal! Our third annual "Class of 77 Girls Weekend Retreat" has given me the motivation I need to get back on track. Plus, I know I just felt way better ten pounds ago!
Morgan catches her flight from Guadalajara at 11:00 this morning. From there, they fly to Houston, have a layover, then, fly to Dallas and supposed to arrive there at 5:40 this evening. From Dallas, they will drive to Stillwater. My heart will be calm when she calls me in Houston, then, Dallas, and finally, from Stillwater. It's been a long week, but at the same time, it has gone by quickly. I have enjoyed looking at the pictures of their trip on facebook. Getting daily texts has also helped. International texting for $10.00 + international calling minutes for $30.00 = PRICELESS peace of mind, to say the least. Best $40.00 EVER spent by this moma!
Weekend agenda:
1. Pray for Morgan's safe return to America.
2. Do some last-ditch house-cleaning.
3. Clean out pantry; donate anything that is not a veggie or healthy to neighbor!
4. P90x; Zumba; elliptical air walker; etc.
5. Laundry.
6. Water plants.
7. Find remainder of needed items to complete income taxes.
8. Enjoy last weekend of Spring Break.
9. Clean out truck.
10. Read or write!
Wow! I had better get busy. I have lots to do in a very little time. Only nine weeks of school left until summer break! I have a feeling this summer will bring lots of changes!
Vaya con Dios!
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
My long awaited Spring Break is finally here this week! Even though it's just Monday, I already know it's going by WAY too fast! Yet, at the same time, it is actually dragging by (which NEVER happens). I suppose my daughter being in Guadalajara, Mexico, has something to do with that. She left on Friday, at 5:00 p.m. I spent the night with her the night before in her dorm room. We were up until 3:00 a.m. the night before trying to get all of her packing done, last minute shopping at Wal-Mart (at 1:30 a.m.), and trying to mark everything off her to-do list. We finally fell into bed with an early wake-up call headed our way. She had classes to attend; I had to walk a couple of blocks down the street before 8:00 a.m., to get my temporary university parking permit, to avoid a costly parking ticket.
While she attended her last two or three classes before Spring Break and her trip to Mexico, I continued to clean and organize her room, ran for a quick breakfast and coffee, and returned before she finished classes. When she did return, we still had more last minute shopping, mainly just for an across-the-body backpack, which continued to elude us store after store after store. We finally found a suitable substitute, and a few more last minute items, and a few snacks for her trip. By few, I mean THREE sacks full. She bought enough to feed the whole mission team, plus, everyone on the airplane, I'm sure. She had two large boxes of Little Debbies, one large container of beef jerky ($28.00 worth), two or three different kinds of chips, at least six large packages of Reece's cups(with four regular size Reece's cups in each package), a case of water, and two packages of gum, just to mention a few items. Morgan is 5'8 &1/2" tall, and probably weighs 138 pounds soaking wet, so, I doubt if she'll even eat many of those snacks, except the beef jerky. She loves beef jerky and she loves to share and help others.
Letting my daughter leave on a trip to a foreign country when she only just recently went out of state without her mother, was the hardest thing I've ever done. Her last two trips out of state, (for livestock judging competitions) which just occurred during the last month and a half, resulted in her leaving her purse at her dorm when she was on her way to Mississippi, and leaving it at a hotel in Fort Worth, on her way to San Antonio! So, imagine how worried I am about her losing her passport, purse, or medicine. It just makes me sick to think that she could lose her passport and not be able to board the airplane to come back to America. I'm wondering if God was trying to teach her a lesson when she left her purse behind twice within three weeks?? I'm sure hoping she took heed and will hang onto her belongings.
Thank goodness I discovered that I could buy fifty international texts and eighty international talking minutes for only $40.00! This was probably my best purchase EVER! Best money ever spent to give me a huge sense of relief and safety, just knowing she can text or call me anytime. The plan is for her to text me one night; text her dad one night; text her boyfriend one night, then, we all share the texts with each other. Then, if she hasn't had to use as many texts, by the end of the week, she can text more often. Phone calls are reserved for dire emergencies only, i.e., medical emergencies. She has already had one migraine; praying she doesn't have any more the rest of the week. Praying nothing happens with her heart, but, her heart doctor examined her a few weeks ago and assured me she would probably be fine, since she would only be gone for a week. I pray he is right.
Okay, I am waiting for my text. It is my turn and it is getting late. I did text her to see if she was okay. We can send her as many texts as we want and it doesn't count against her fifty. She texted me back and said they had just finished eating supper, and were heading back to the hotel. That was exactly forty-five minutes ago. Tap, tap, tap.....I'm waiting, Morgy. Oh, I guess I could go check facebook to see if there are any new pictures posted by the adult sponsors of this mission trip! Thank goodness for technology. I would REALLY be a basketcase without that little connection provided by texts and facebook pictures!
While she attended her last two or three classes before Spring Break and her trip to Mexico, I continued to clean and organize her room, ran for a quick breakfast and coffee, and returned before she finished classes. When she did return, we still had more last minute shopping, mainly just for an across-the-body backpack, which continued to elude us store after store after store. We finally found a suitable substitute, and a few more last minute items, and a few snacks for her trip. By few, I mean THREE sacks full. She bought enough to feed the whole mission team, plus, everyone on the airplane, I'm sure. She had two large boxes of Little Debbies, one large container of beef jerky ($28.00 worth), two or three different kinds of chips, at least six large packages of Reece's cups(with four regular size Reece's cups in each package), a case of water, and two packages of gum, just to mention a few items. Morgan is 5'8 &1/2" tall, and probably weighs 138 pounds soaking wet, so, I doubt if she'll even eat many of those snacks, except the beef jerky. She loves beef jerky and she loves to share and help others.
Letting my daughter leave on a trip to a foreign country when she only just recently went out of state without her mother, was the hardest thing I've ever done. Her last two trips out of state, (for livestock judging competitions) which just occurred during the last month and a half, resulted in her leaving her purse at her dorm when she was on her way to Mississippi, and leaving it at a hotel in Fort Worth, on her way to San Antonio! So, imagine how worried I am about her losing her passport, purse, or medicine. It just makes me sick to think that she could lose her passport and not be able to board the airplane to come back to America. I'm wondering if God was trying to teach her a lesson when she left her purse behind twice within three weeks?? I'm sure hoping she took heed and will hang onto her belongings.
Thank goodness I discovered that I could buy fifty international texts and eighty international talking minutes for only $40.00! This was probably my best purchase EVER! Best money ever spent to give me a huge sense of relief and safety, just knowing she can text or call me anytime. The plan is for her to text me one night; text her dad one night; text her boyfriend one night, then, we all share the texts with each other. Then, if she hasn't had to use as many texts, by the end of the week, she can text more often. Phone calls are reserved for dire emergencies only, i.e., medical emergencies. She has already had one migraine; praying she doesn't have any more the rest of the week. Praying nothing happens with her heart, but, her heart doctor examined her a few weeks ago and assured me she would probably be fine, since she would only be gone for a week. I pray he is right.
Okay, I am waiting for my text. It is my turn and it is getting late. I did text her to see if she was okay. We can send her as many texts as we want and it doesn't count against her fifty. She texted me back and said they had just finished eating supper, and were heading back to the hotel. That was exactly forty-five minutes ago. Tap, tap, tap.....I'm waiting, Morgy. Oh, I guess I could go check facebook to see if there are any new pictures posted by the adult sponsors of this mission trip! Thank goodness for technology. I would REALLY be a basketcase without that little connection provided by texts and facebook pictures!
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