Oh so surprising

Well, I have to say that I have been oh so pleasantly surprised!!

I assumed (silly me) that not many people read my blog... I thought that, well, I blog and then one or two people comment - so maybe one or two people read my blog. CLEARLY the amount of comments I receive bears no indication to the number of people who read my blog.

I blogged my last blog about being ill and have had soooo many people contact me (txting mainly) sending me love and prayers!

So, I would like to say 'Thanks - for caring' I love you all sooo much! Thank you for your prayers and your love!!

You have inspired me to keep blogging!

We are (incidentally) both much better - altho Phil is still not back up to full health!

Love you ALL XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Vomiting

I just felt the need to make this blog - I apologise to everyone who is about to/just had their dinner...

Phil and I have both been unwell and vomiting... just wanted to share that!

I hate vomiting - It makes me want to cry. I sat on the edge of the bed and prayed 'Lord, if it is bad, get it out - but please help me - cos I hate it sooooo much.' I promptly vomited, but you know my theory is - if it's bad then its better out than in!

It is now Tuesday evening and my tummy is still sore - I have still eaten hardly anything and feel like a big pile of 'yuckyness'.

Thumbs up that the body gets rid of the bad stuff! Thumbs down to the way that it happens!

For some people its all about sex!

Well, someone who shall remain nameless told me that sex should have been listed as one of the 5 things that makes me the happiest. ( I love you btw)

Can I just say to u all - what I said to them -

Sex does not make me 'happy'. I know you will all be wondering lots of things now and I can't help that.

Sex, with the right person, will make you feel something very different to 'happy'. It will take you to another place entirely. It is a wonderful thing...

However...

it's important that its not all about sex. ;)

There you see an entire blog of its own!

Make a comment ...you know you want to!

It didn't work

Sorry babe,

I tried to blog about the thing you want me to blog about ....

It didn't work - so I took it as a sign from the Lord that I should not be making that blog.

Love u XXXXXXXXXXXX

Today is great!

Some days are better than others aren't they?

I mean it's just a fact of life. We look forward to some more than others.

BUT, God reminded me - as I was struggling through my day today....

Today is great. Why? This is what he said.....

Today is great - because you are in it and I am in it.

Remember whatever today has brought you -
It is still a great day -
cos He is in it and you are in it and that means you are both in it together.

5 things that make me the happiest

1) Jesus. Well he has to be first simply because I am happier with him than with anyone else in the whole wide world. He always makes me laugh - even when no-one else can. He always knows exactly how I am feeling and loves me even when I am 'crazy girl'. He's the tops!

2) Loving someone. Being able to love someone and just look at them and smile is great. Taking the time to examine their eyes so that you can remember them when you are not with them. Working out exactly how they like their tea so you can make it to perfection. Ah love is bliss.

3) Being loved! Having some one smile at you and see love in their eyes. Someone who lets you tuck your cold feet under them even though they are really not loving it! To be loved. What an honour.

4) Friends. People - people who are there for me. Friends who know how to make me laugh and smile. Friends who notice if I seem quiet and txt me to check I am Ok. Friends who do mad things like dress up in strange hats and walk around the town!! Friends who even if I don't see them for a while slip into a comfortableness as if they were my old slippers! (no offense)

5) Laughing!! I love to laugh. I really love smiling and most days I look in the mirror and smile at myself. It is not hard to think of something that will make me smile - For example, I look in the mirror and I notice that I (NOT a beauty expert) recently tried to pluck my eyebrows and if you look really closely you can see that they are uneven. Spock could be my middle name! I def. need to steer clear of the beauty stuff - I just can't get it!!

Anything that makes me laugh is great - esp. a loud from the gut type laugh. You know it starts as a giggle, grows into a sort of snuffle and then suddenly it's like you can't hold back and it is a similar feeling to vomiting (except in a nice way) it just spills out everywhere and overtakes you. It is great to laugh.

5 things that scare me the most...

1) Wasps - my friend once had one go down his shirt and it stung him three times! It was scary.

2) Human nature. It really scares me that 'people' have the capacity to kill, to injure and abuse in the way that they do.

3) Letting others down. Sometimes this can give me sleepless nights - I really really hate letting others down, esp God.

4) Letting myself down. Let's just not go there!

5) Having to swim under water. Ok. this may be a bit silly, but I have had an awful inner ear problem and I am not supposed to get my ears wet - so if I get my head under water I get scared that maybe I will get ill again. Being unable to tie my own shoelaces is so depressing!

I want to say...

Thanks, Thankyou a thousand times, because of you I'm me,
I'm so in love with you, it's because of you I'm free.

Yes! To all the things that you long for me to do,
I'm crazy crazy crazy, so crazy about you.

Sorry for the things I do, and all the things I don't,
I'd like to say I'll stop, but I can't, so I won't.

Love ya, without you I just know I wouldn't cope,
You are my sweet Lord Jesus, my only solid hope.

'oops'

So, we are playing the name in the hat game - do you know it?

Everyone writes down as many famous people or characters as they can (around 20 each) then they go in a hat and you have to describe the person you pick out - without mentioning their name. Everyone else has to guess who you are describing. So this is a true narrative of the delightful game. Hilarious...

Andy: Ok, ok it's the face of Walt disney

Bruce: um, ah, Bugs Bunny!

*Laughter* Andy looks at Bruce blankly!

Then it's my go...

Katie: Oh, he's an american president, um,

Cat: (starts naming loads of actual american presidents)

Katie: No, no his first name is the same as Darren's dad's dog!

*crazy expressions*

Katie: oh, you probably don't know that do you?

Tom: Winston Churchill was not an american president, Kate!

Katie: Ah, yes - that's him, sorry.

Well it was very funny at the time!

Sorry to anyone who has already read this - but have to add to it after reading Tom's blog!

Have you ever been to Bruce and Cat's? They live in a top floor apartment that looks out onto the street where if u r lucky u can park your car. Enabling you to look out are large glass doors. When Tom was there on Sunday this is what happened.

Tom: Hi Kate, alright?

Kate: Yep, good thanks

Tom walks over to glass doors

Tom: I parked really well - a good parallel park if I do say so myself

Kate looks out glass doors

Tom: Yeah, just there - see my car?

Tom walks into glass doors - head first

Tom: Doh!

Kate and Mark - laugh a lot

Kate: I'm gonna blog this

Smiles

My job is great. I mean most days I find that I enjoy it while I am there and forget about it immediately after I leave - for me that is the perfect kind of job...there are so many other things in my life I don't want my job to invade my life outside of my work time.

Today, however, my job was fantastic. I was looking after a boy who was having teeth out under general anaesthetic and this is a summary of our meeting - for the sake of his privacy we'll call him Billy...

I met Billy and began to prepare him for his anaesthetic. I put 'special' cream on him, gave him calpol and chatted to him. I could tell that Billy was quite scared so I did what I do when a child is scared - I smiled - a big wide smile and told him, 'Billy don't worry, everyone here is very nice and we will look after you'.

Billy smiled back at me - the kind of smile that makes you want to smile even more. His face lit up and he said to me in a confidential whisper 'Katie, I'm a bit tired and bored'. I smiled even more and replied 'I know, but soon it will all be finished and we will give you a nice drink, ok'. He nodded and gave me a huge grin all over again.

Then Billy went off to sleep and when he woke up another nurse was looking after him. Billy woke up very frightened and was struggling on the bed and crying out. I swiftly moved over to the bed and called his name - 'Billy' He turned his head, looked at me and I smiled, a big wide smile. 'It's me' I said, He smiled back at me the hugest smile and his face was full of peace instantly. 'Do you remember Katie?' the other nurse asked him. Billy just carried on looking at me, smiling and nodded his head. My spirit soared and I realised that I am so blessed. He knew that there was nothing to be afraid of and that makes me so happy.

What a priviledge it is to do my job.

I love curry...

Every week we have some new taste sensation - this week it's curry.

I love curry!

Not the after effects but I love the moment!

Yum yum.

Faithful Friend

You always listen, you lift me up,
You know just what to say,
When I am feeling weak and tired,
You brighten up my day.

When fear begins to take a grip,
and guilt knocks at my door,
you hold me close and whisper,
My sweet girl, fear no more,

Without you, I would give up,
I would just slip and fall,
I feel like I'm surrounded,
with brick wall to brick wall,

But then you call my name out loud,
and pull me from the mist,
you set my mind at peace again,
with just one gentle kiss,

The pain and hurt don't go away,
but from beginning, till the end,
you'll hold my hand and stand with me,
My ever faithful friend.

To make or not to make

So people what do we think????

Those for making the bed.......

Those against...........

State your reasons please.

Before I met Phil I was a student and therefore - against - my reasons (cough)

-No one sees it
-It's my bed I can do as I please
-I am just going to mess it up again - (soon hopefully)
-It takes energy - I need all the energy I can get!

Phil's reasons for

-It looks nice
-It feels better when you get into a made bed
-It takes no energy - it is a duvet for crying out loud!
-It is OUR bed and plenty of people see it

So people, make your vote - to make or not to make??

It's up to you...