Nique's Life: January 2010

B90, Day 28: Backwards!

>> Sunday, January 31, 2010

Scripture: 2 Kings 20:11

The the prophet Isaiah called upon the Lord and the Lord made the shadow go back the ten steps it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.

Observation: Hezekiah needs a sign so definitive he wants the shadow to go backwards. So God makes it happen.

Application: Once again, God can work amazing miracles. He made the shadows move backward. If he can do that, he can do anything I may ask of him.

Prayer: Lord, the miracles you have worked are absolutely amazing. I will work on believing more that you are always listening to me.

B90, Day 27: Humor in the Bible

Scripture: 2 Kings 10:27

They demolished the sacred stone of Baal and tore down the temple of Baal, and people have used it as a latrine to this day.

Observation: At last a king takes care of the Baal situation.

Application: Okay, so there is no application in my life really, but to remember that not honoring God will be punished, eventually.

But this verse just made me absolutely laugh. The fact that they used the Baal temple as a latrine!

Prayer: Father in Heaven, Thank you for helping me to find humor in your Word. And using it as a tool to remind me to honor you always.

Reading Challenge Book Reviews January 24, 2010-January 30, 2010

>> Saturday, January 30, 2010

currently working on The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

B90, Day 26: Up Up and Away!

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:11

As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

Observation: Wow! God doesn't let Elijah die, he just lifts him straight up into Heaven. It's certainly no everyday that something like THAT happens!!

Application: God works incredible miracles. Some are big and obvious, like this. Some are smaller and more subtle, like giving a person the money they need, to the dime, to help a friend. If you watch with an open heart, you'll see the miracles all around you.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you so much for the awesome miracles you have worked in my life. Big and small, they are all incredible and worthy of praising your name!!

Additional Notes: Sometimes I think that as a newer Christian who is really not that familiar with the Bible that I may be picking the more obvious or cliche verses within the reading. But then I remember that really, I'm just picking the ones that reach out to me.

B90, Day 25: Don't turn your back on me, please

>> Thursday, January 28, 2010

Scripture: 1 Kings 8:57

May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our fathers; may her never leave or forsake us.

Observation: They are asking for God to reign over them and not turn His back on them.

Application: What an awesome though. God, reign over me and please, don't turn away! I want that too.

Prayer: Lord, please reign over me and don't turn your back on me!!!

More thoughts on Peanut's Eye's

>> Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Well, after more thoughts and considerations and events of today, I have reaffirmed one thing, I most DEFINITELY want that second opinion.

The longer I think about how yesterday's appointment went, the LESS comfortable I become with letting my baby be operated on. The more I think about WHAT the doctor said versus HOW my daughter acts, what I SEE her eyes doing, etc., the less comfortable I become with letting her be operated on.

Peanut's pediatrician called this evening, I spoke with her for about 10 minutes about it. She read over some of the notes from the eye doctor, and even she says she does NOT understand why they eye doctor is wanting to operate on both eyes.

So, my plan is to call the insurance tomorrow and ask if this facility the pediatrician recommended is acceptable for a second opinion. And if so, make an appointment and get the referral. Next I will call Peanut's REGULAR ophthalmologist back and request another appointment, one where she will take her time on Peanut. No rushing this time. I feel this appointment was MUCH too rushed. I want her re-examined and I want EVERYTHING explained to me. WHY we should operate, why we should operate now instead of later, why we should operate over other non-surgical therapies, why we should continue to patch her right eye when there has been significant degradation of the left eye since we started patching, and why we need to operate on BOTH eyes when everything I've heard (or her pediatrician read in the notes) says the problem is in the LEFT eye only, also, why are we jumping into surgery for an "intermittent" problem (per the doctor's own notes as read to me by the pediatrician). Yes, LOTS of questions that I want answers to.

Peanut is so young, and her eye sight is too precious to me. I took her to be seen to PROTECT her eye sight, and my concern is that if we operate right now that we are NOT doing what is BEST for PEANUT, we are doing what is most convenient for the doctor.

If I get the answers I want, and am comfortable with all of them, and the second opinion yields the same basic answers (namely, yes, we should operate, and what eye(s) we should operate on, and basically WHY we should), then we will go forward with it.

I was a little irritated too when BFF told me that the eye doctor's surgical assistant called today. She had told me it would be a few weeks. She knows Peanut MUST be seen by her Pulmonologist FIRST. So I will call the assistant back, and tell them that I will be seeing the doctor again before making a decision about surgery, and that I will also be getting a second opinion before making a decision, and finally, we will be seeing and being cleared by her Pulmonologist before making a final decision about surgery. THEN when I clear all three of those hurdles, I'll be happy to call the assistant back. The assistant probably won't be happy, but this momma is NOT going to let anyone else tell me what is best for MY daughter.

My claws are out, I do NOT feel right about this course of action. Something just is not right here. It may be that surgery is the best choice, but something doesn't feel right, I haven't been given a thorough explanation. And until I get that explanation and this feeling goes away NO ONE touches my baby girl with a scalpel!!!

K, I feel a LITTLE better now...

Peanut's Eye Appointment

>> Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Well... Let's see if I can sum this up shortly...

Arrived to her appointment ON TIME. Finally got called back more than 45 minutes later. Now this was scheduled as a follow up. But the last follow up was more than 2 hours long. This time we were in and out in 30 minutes.

But in that 30 minutes the doctor informed me that Peanut needed surgery. I was shocked, stunned, sick to my stomach. I didn't know what to do other than nod and listen to the doctor explain the risks of the surgery.

I feel that it's a bit rushed. I question it. I am getting a second opinion.

I WANT and NEED to do what's best for her, but I'm not totally sure that surgery is the best option RIGHT NOW. As soon as I am CERTAIN that surgery is, then we'll go there.

My issue is that this is the ONLY set of eyes she'll ever get. Eyes are not the same as other body parts. A scar isn't just a mark that looks different. It affects her SIGHT. And therefore her quality of life.

I'm praying to God to give my the wisdom and strength to make the right choices for Miss Peanut.

B90, Day 24: Perfection

>> Monday, January 25, 2010

Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:31

As for God his was is perfect;
the word of the Lord is flawless.
His is a shield,
for all who take refuge in him.

Observation: I just like what it says. God is perfect and flawless. He is a shield and place of refuge.

Application: Sometimes I forget that God is perfect and I am so very far from perfection. But I also forget that He can be my place to seek shelter.

Prayer: Lord, Help me to remember.

Bug's MRI

AT LAST

We FINALLY got to do her MRI. In October when Bug was first diagnosed with Epilepsy the neurologist told us she needed an MRI, but it had to wait... She had to get medically cleared. What held us up for SO long was her heart murmur. "It's mild, it's benign, it's nothing" is what I was told for most of her life. It would come and go and for over a year I would be told "we'll do more testing if we hear it next time" but then it wouldn't be there... Then it'd come back. For so long I let it go thinking she's healthy, she's acting healthy, if she had a heart issue she wouldn't seem so healthy. The epilepsy diagnosis and then being told she had to be sedated for this MRI changed that.

So, we had to get this murmur issue cleared up. That resulted in us seeing a cardiologist in November and FINALLY putting all the heart murmur issues to rest. She had a full workup, and EKG and an ECHO. And in just over 1 hour, an awesome doctor told us that what we'd been told all along really was true, it's benign. Eventually she will outgrow it, but NO ONE can say when. It will probably come and go for years. She is a skinny kid which makes it easier to hear. And that unless there seemed to be a dramatic change in it, there was no need for her to continue to see a cardiologist regarding it. Just to be aware that it's there.

So FINALLY we scheduled the MRI, for about a month later, first available appointment, and 2 days before Christmas. Right when EVERYONE was visiting. There was a list of rules though... including what would cause me to have to CANCEL the MRI, such as an illness. Because she had to be sedated, even a MINOR illness would cause her to be unfit for it. So we waited...

And a couple days before the MRI she got sick. NO!!! Sure enough, the day before I knew she would NOT be given the green light for it, so I called and cancelled it. We re-scheduled it, but it was over a month away!!! *sigh* She had plenty of time to get healthy! LOL

And she did and stayed healthy. And then I got sick about 5 days ago... and started to worry. She HAD to stay healthy. If I had to cancel this again it'd be another month. But she stayed healthy, and we went. I figured that she appeared healthy enough to me, that at this point, THEY would have to say no!

But they didn't. She was cleared!! And we did it!! She was pretty unhappy about the IV being put in, but once it was in, she was okay. She knocked out pretty easy and BFF and I were allowed to remain in the room with the MRI, with ear plugs! And BOY was I glad for the ear plugs, that sucker was L-O-U-D!!!! Even with the ear plugs!

After the 1 hour or so in the MRI we went to recovery. They were great there. The nurse said they wouldn't even try to wake her for 20 minutes or so if we wanted to get a bite to eat and bring it back. We took advantage of it, we were STARVING!! I was so impressed with how slow and gentle she woke Bug up. Just going for a quick eye opening the first time, a little more the second time, sat her up after that and got her to make eye contact with me and BFF. Each of those times she let Bug go back to sleep. But the next time she sat the bed up more and convinced her that she wanted some juice. We had a very groggy Bug, but and awake Bug! The nurse later described the medication they used for sedation as giving you a similar feeling as drinking quite a bit of alcohol. Shoot, I'd wanna go back to sleep too! LOL

So we got her to drink some juice and eat some Goldfish and then go to the bathroom and we were ready to go! We left and headed for Au Bon Pain in the mall. There's one in the Hospital, but the nurse advised against giving her the soup she was requesting due to the distance of our drive. She was concerned that it would give Bug and upset tummy. So we went to the mall instead, so she didn't have such a long drive home. Then we went to my work to pick up a few things and then finally, to her relief I'm sure, home.

Once I got her all changed and ready she was HAPPY to get into her bed!! The nurse warned me she may wake up all refreshed at 3 am wanting to watch a movie. I hope not. Bug is usually a little more likely to happily take some extra sleep, but if she does, I'll come down to the couch, pop in a movie and let her watch it! LOL

Glad to be home, and heading to bed soon!

B90, Monday Morning Check-in, Day 25

Wow... So this time last week I was WAAAY behind. Even though I had a clear plan for catching up, silently, internally, I wondered if I'd be able to do it. I was NOT going to give up no matter what though. As of Day 23 I was TOTALLY CAUGHT UP!!!!!

Yesterday though I was sick with a head cold. Between work in the morning, an AWESOME Saints game in the evening, and that cold knocking me upside my head, I didn't quite finish Day 24. And today I had to take Bug to Children's Hospital for an MRI today. I did bring my Bible and get SOME reading done, but still haven't finished Day 24 or started 25. No worries.

After catching up as much last week as I did, I am NOT stressing!!! :) I will finish Day 24 tonight, and at least get started on Day 25. But I need to get to bed before too long.

I want to thank everyone who was praying for me last week, I know it helped.

B90, Day 23: No Secrets

>> Saturday, January 23, 2010

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:12

You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.

Observation: Davide does something he knows is wrong, but commits this wrong in secret. Well, from man's eyes anyway. God sees all and know it anyway. God is promising to "return the favor" in broad daylight in front of the entire nation!

Application: Just because we do it in secret from man doesn't mean it's a secret. It's a lie that will taint our hearts and consciousness because we know God saw it.

Prayer: Lord, I am so glad my hear, soul, and life are an open book to you. Help me to learn to be as honest with everyone as I am with you.

B90, Day 22: Listen

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:2

He said to Nathan the Prophet, "Here I am, living in a palace of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent."

2 Samuel 7:7

Wherever I have moved with the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their rules whom I commanded to shepard my people Israel, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"

Observation: David feels that God's house should be better. He is living in a grand palace and God's house is a tent. Yet God says to Nathan, I never asked for more.

Application: It's not always about what we think God wants. We have to stop and listen to what He is telling us. Sometimes it is very obvious, sometimes very subtle.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you for speaking to me. Help me to open my heart and mind to hear you more clearly so I can follow your intentions more fully.

Reading Challenge Book Reviews January 17, 2010-January 23, 2010

I have completed the following books and am reviewing them this week:

Nursing America: One Year Behind the Nursing Stations of an Inner-City Hospital, by Sandy Balfour:
Challenges: 100+ Books, Support Your Library
An easy non-fiction read. Balfour spends a year following and interviewing various nurses and other personnel of a major hospital in Memphis, TN. I chose this book as I am considering entering a career in Nursing. I wanted a book about nursing but was unwilling to spend money on it! So off to the library I went! :) I really enjoyed the book, though it jumped around a bit. I liked how it followed the calender format of the authors time in Memphis. Overall, a good book, easy to read.

What a Girl Wants, by Kristin Billerbeck:
Challenges: 100+ Books, Buy One and Read It, New-to-Me Christian Author
A delightful Christian fiction book about a thirty-one year old woman in the Silicon Valley who is desperately looking for the right man and wondering what God's reason is for making her wait. Suddenly there's two men both vying for her attention. As she juggles them both, as well as her high profile job that includes too many trips abroad for her taste, and looking for a new apartment with too little notice, will she find her true love?? Ahhh... I don't want to give away the ending!!! LOL This is one of three in a series, I THINK it's the first, but I am not totally sure. I really enjoyed it and devoured it in barely a day. I also loved that I paid less than $5 for it on the discount rack at Barnes and Noble. :)

B90, Day 21: How do I want to be treated?

>> Friday, January 22, 2010

Scripture: 1 Samuel 26:24

As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all trouble.

Observation: David is saying the Lord will basically reward him for not taking Saul's life.

Application: I see this as a version of the Golden Rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Prayer: Lord, Help me to continue to treat other people the way I want to be treated. To remember that what I say and do, or don't do, can help or hurt those around me.

And with this reading I am officially "caught up" until I go to bed shortly. I'm not going to be doing Day 22 though until tomorrow. I have quite a bad cold and I need my rest. But I have all day tomorrow to do Day 22 and Day 23, especially since I believe I'll end up staying home from church. :(

B90, Day 20: God is ALWAYS there

>> Thursday, January 21, 2010

Scripture: 1 Samuel 12:12 (partial)

"... you said to me, 'No, we want a king to rule over us'-even though the Lord your God was King."

Observation: The people doubt God's power as a Heavenly King and ask for an Earthly King.

Application: Never doubt God just because you can't see him!!

Prayer: Lord, I know you are there! I know you have the power and the control. I will try to remember that all the time!

B90, Day 19: Taking Care of Others

Scripture: Ruth 2:12

May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.

Observation: Boaz is telling Ruth that God will repay her for her kindness to Naomi.

Application: Kindness to those around us is noticed and will be repaid. God sees all.

Prayer: Lord, Thank you for taking notice of everything we do, and finding ways of repaying us for our kindness to others.

B90, Day 18: Who Rules?

Scripture: Judges 8:23

But Gideon told them, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule over you."

Observation: Gideon refuses to take over over these people because he recognizes the Lord as the true authority.

Application: We should remember that the Lord is the true holder of power.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you for being a caring God who uses your power for good.

Thankful Tuesday

I missed Tuesday in a Whirlwind of Life... But late is better than never so here we go:

I am Thankful for:

-My Father in Heaven
-My BFF
-My Beautiful Daughters
-My Friends

Simple and sweet, the way life is.

B90: Where I am at...

This post is written in direct response to Mom's Toolbox-Please Don't Give Up Post.

Am I behind, Yes. How far behind?? Well, when I went to bed last night I could no longer keep my eyes open and was in the middle of reading Day 18. Today is officially Day 21. I was much further behind on Monday! My plan of reading 2 days worth a day in order to catch up by Friday is working. I will need to read 2 1/2 days today since I did not finish Day 18 last night, but that's okay.

I had to really recommit myself this past Monday. I had to stop and remember WHY I wanted to do this. I had to remember that I felt God speaking strongly to me that this was something I needed to do. I have started and stopped reading the Bible so many times. But I've already made it farther than ever before.

So I am committed to finding a way to make it work. Rarely are the days when I truly cannot find the time AT ALL to read the Bible. I may not get my journaling/blogging done about it til the next day, but I can get the reading itself done. And for me, I find the journaling to be a VERY important aspect, because it allows me to draw something OUT of the reading and apply it to my life.

Thank you to Amy at Mom's Toolbox for putting the Challenge out there and planting the seed for me, and Thank You to all the ladies this week who've prayed for me and posted comments to me that they were, it HAS helped!! :)

B90, Day 17: Symbols

>> Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Scripture: Joshua 22:34

And the Reubenites and the Gadites gave the altar this name: a Witness Between Us that the Lord is God.

Observation: These tribes built this altar to ensure their brethren on the other side of the river would not forget that they too were part of Israel.

Application: We all use symbols between each oher that tell us we remember the Lord is God. Maybe we need to let our behavior show it more.

Prayer: Lord, please help me behave in a manner more pleasing to you. In a manner that shows the world the Lord is my God.

Powerless

>> Tuesday, January 19, 2010

So, we have no power. We have apparently been without power since approximately 7 pm tonight. They are working on it. They had to wait for a plow to arrive. It had not been plowed to the point where the damage was.

The real problem here is it is below freezing outside. We've had no power for close to 4 hours now and everything about this house is electric. and I mean everything. Including the heater. And its starting to get cold inside. We are heading upstairs in a moment. All 7 kids are sleeping in one room tonight, keep the body heat in one place, and all the adults will sleep in another. Aand we'll pray for power soon.

Blogging from my phone:

B90, Day 16: Believe

Scripture: Joshua 1:9 (partial)

...Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

Observation: God wants the Isrealites to stand firm in their belief and know he is with them always.

Application: I could do better to remember God is with me always!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you for being there for me always. For watching over me, and guiding me.

Additional Scripture and thoughts: Joshua 10:13

So the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on its enemies,
as it is written in the Book of Jashar.
The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.

WOW!! What awesome power!!! God certainly makes it known who he will stand behind, those who believe and follow him!!

B90, Day 15: Help Each Other

Scripture: Deuteronomy 24:19

When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do no go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Observation: God wants them to leave some behind for the less fortunate, and promises to bless them for doing so.

Application: We should remember to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Sometimes it takes so little to help.

Prayer: Father, thank you for watching out for me, and giving others the kind heart to help me when I have been in need. Help me to be as kind and to return that favor by finding ways to help, whatever they may be.

B90, Day 14: Worship

>> Monday, January 18, 2010

Scripture: Deuteronomy 12:4

You must not worship the Lord your God in their way.

Observation: God does not want to be worshipped the way other people worship their gods.

Application: God gave the Israelites, and us, clear rus on what to do, and not to do. We need to obey them.

Prayer: Lord, help me to obey your rules and worship you in a manner that pleases you.

B90, Day 13: Love the Lord your God

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:5

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and with all your strength.

Observation: Moses is telling the Israelites to love God with their entire being.

Application: The best way to show our love for God is to do it with everything we have, every fiber of our very existence. Not half-way, but all the way.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for leading me to this passage today. I want to show you my love with everything I have. Help me to be the kind of person you want me to be.

B90, Monday Morning Check-in, Day 18

Confession: I haven't done my reading since day 12. :(

Life has seemed insane this week, but mostly I've just gotten lazy. I keep saying I'm going to catch up, but I'm not doing it. I need to really re commit myself to it.

One of the biggest problems I'm finding is that I can't seem to get to it until later in the day. I WANT to do it first thing in the morning, but the mornings are just so busy. I also find it harder to absorb what I am reading when the kids are running around and interrupting me. I can read a "fun" book, but I find the Bible to be a definite challenge. Or maybe it's just that I truly WANT to understand it all, so I want to be able to concentrate. I typically take a book with me to work, I've got a unique ability to read in between customers when I am at one of my positions. But it's the same idea as having the kids around, I do not like being interrupted. Also, BFF expressed some concerns about what people will think about me, and what kind of image it presents of me if I have my Bible at work all the time. I see her point. I HOPE I am presenting a good Christian image to my co-workers and customers, but if I somehow fail at that, will the ongoing presence of my Bible for the next 2 1/2 months hamper me. Will it make my failures look even worse? So I think I will leave my Bible at home for the most part. Maybe a few times I will take it, but for the most part I will leave it.

My plan for now to catch up is to read 2 days worth in one day. So...

Monday, January 18: Day 13 & Day 14
Tuesday, January 19: Day 15 & Day 16
Wednesday, January 20: Day 17 & Day 18
Thursday, January 21: Day 19 & Day 20
Friday, January 22: Day 21 & Day 22

So, it'll basically take me all week to catch up, but it's do-able. :) I hope it works. If not, I will NOT get too upset at myself. My end goal is to read the Bible.

Bible Tabbies??

>> Sunday, January 17, 2010

Okay, so this one may be odd, but please chime in with your thoughts.

I am trying to decide whether or not to get tabbies for my bible. I DO know the order of the books of the bible. When I was young and participated in a VBS, we learned them in a song. I still remember the song and can find the books in order. HOWEVER, when I am trying to find a particular book quickly, I think it really helps me to have the tabs and not be guessing at the distance through the Bible. Especially with my new Bible BFF bought me. It's a 4 translation parallel Bible and I find myself REALLY looking around to find things.

Part of me is ITCHING to put the tabbies in (no, I do not already have them, I'd still have to buy them). And a part of me doesn't want to do it. Part of me feels like it'll help during church to find verses faster.

I am torn. I think it CAN be a great help, but I'm just not sure I should...

PLEASE, chime in. Do you think I should??

Reading Challenge

>> Saturday, January 16, 2010

**FUTURE UPDATES WILL BE IN THE PAGE AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN MARKED READING CHALLENGE 2010**

I have been inspired!! LOL

One of the blogs I started following that I found because of the Bible in 90 Days Challenge (see link on the side of my blog), I'll insert blog if I get permission from owner, is participating in a rather impressive list of reading challenges.

I have decided to follow suit! Here's the challenges I have decided to participate in:

The 2010 Support Your Local Library Challenge
As I JUST got my library card this week for my local library I think it rather fitting that I participate! LOL My plan is to aim for 50.

Books from the Library:
1. Nursing America: One Year Behind the Nursing Stations of an Inner-City Hospital, by Sandy Balfour
2. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
3. 1984, by George Orwell
4. Summer, by Karen Kingsbury
5. Someday, by Karen Kingsbury
6. Sunrise, by Karen Kingsbury
7. Soldier Dead, by Michael Sledge
8. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
9. Redemption, by Gary Smalley and Karen Kingsbury
10. Sunset, by Karen Kingsbury
11. Remember, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
12. Return, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
13. Rejoice, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
14. Reunion, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
15. Shades of Blue, by Karen Kingsbury
16. A Company of Swans, by Eva Ibbotson
17. The Yada Yada Prayer Group, by Neta Jackson
18. Divine, by Karen Kingsbury
19. The Parting: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
20. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
21. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down, by Neta Jackson
22. The Forbidden: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
23. Fame, by Karen Kingsbury

Christian Non-Fiction Challenge
For this challenge I need to read 10 Christian Non-Fiction books by the end of the year.

***6 March 2010: I am considering not doing this challenge at this point. I have become VERY intrigued in a couple different Christian fiction series that I am so interested in completing that I am not sure I have time to do this. BUT, I am not removing the challenge from my list, I still may be able to finish it!***

Christian Non-Fiction:
1.

The Colorful Reading Challenge
For this challenge I will read 9 different books with 9 different colors in the title.

Colorful Books:
1. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
2. Shades of Blue, by Karen Kingsbury

Black Beauty (Proposed)

The Chunkster Challenge
CHALLENGE COMPLETED
This one will probably be my biggest actual challenge. Chunksters are books that are at least 450 pages long (525 pages if Large Print books are used). THIS challenge runs February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011. I am aiming for the level of 3 books.

Chunkster Books-:
1. Remember, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley, 593 pages Large Print
2. Rejoice, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley, 530 pages Large Print
3. Reunion, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley, 575 pages Large Print
4. American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld 550 pages Regular Print

100+ Reading Challenge
This sounds hard, but it isn't! LOL Since literally ANYTHING counts. I know I can do this one!! Even my Bible reading counts!! :)

100+ Reading Books:
1. Bible (In Progress)
2. Nursing America: One Year Behind the Nursing Stations of an Inner-City Hospital, by Sandy Balfour
3. What a Girl Wants, by Kristin Billerbeck
4. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
5. 1984, by George Orwell
6. How Starbucks Saved My Life, by Michael Gates Gill
7. Summer, by Karen Kingsbury
8. Someday, by Karen Kingsbury
9. Sunrise, by Karen Kingsbury
10. Soldier Dead, by Michael Sledge
11. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
12. Redemption, by Gary Smalley and Karen Kingsbury
13. Sunset, by Karen Kingsbury
14. Remember, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
15. Return, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
16. Rejoice, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
17. Reunion, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
18. Shades of Blue, by Karen Kingsbury
19. A Company of Swans, by Eva Ibbotson
20. American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld
21. The Yada Yada Prayer Group, by Neta Jackson
22. Divine, by Karen Kingsbury
23. The Parting: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
24. Rebecca's Promise (Adam's County Trilogy Series #1), by Jerry Eicher
25. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
26. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down, by Neta Jackson
27. The Forbidden: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
28. Fame, by Karen Kingsbury

Buy One and Read it in 2010
This challenge is different because I MUST purchase the books for this challenge. They must be both bought and read in 2010. My goal is 12 books, one a month.

Buy One and Read It in 2010 Books:
1. What a Girl Wants, by Kristin Billerbeck
2. How Starbucks Saved My Life, by Michael Gates Gill
3. American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld
4. Rebecca's Promise (Adam's County Trilogy Series #1), by Jerry Eicher

Just when I thought I'd found enough...

New-To-Me Christian Author Challenge

I must read 20 books by 20 different Christian Authors I have not read from before. For me this is good because I'm such a new Christian and should expand my authors list.

New-To-Me Christian Authors Books:
1. What a Girl Wants, by Kristin Billerbeck
2. Summer, by Karen Kingsbury
3. Redemption, by Gary Smalley (and Karen Kingsbury who is not new to me anymore)
4. The Yada Yada Prayer Group, by Neta Jackson
5. The Parting: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
6. Rebecca's Promise (Adam's County Trilogy Series #1), by Jerry Eicher

Max Lucado (Proposed)

451 Challenge
Read 7 books from the master list on the link above. Several books on here I've been wanting to read or re-read!

451 Challenge Books:
1. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
2. 1984 - George Orwell
3. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

4. Charlotte's Web - E.B. White (Proposed)
5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling (Proposed)
6. Little Women - Louise May Alcott (Proposed)
7. The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (Proposed)
8. Black Beauty - Anna Sewall

Now this time I really am done!! LOL

April 25, 2010: Okay, so since I have recently become virtually ADDICTED to some series' of books I thought it might be good to add these challenges too! LOL

First In A Series Challenge
CHALLENGE COMPLETED
To qualify, a book must be the first book in a series. There are 4 levels to the challenge, I am going to try to achieve the second level, 6 books.

First in a Series books:
1. What a Girl Wants, by Kristin Billerbeck
2. Sunrise, by Karen Kingsbury
3. Redemption, by Gary Smalley and Karen Kingsbury
4. The Yada Yada Prayer Group, by Neta Jackson
5. The Parting: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
6. Rebecca's Promise (Adam's County Trilogy Series #1), by Jerry Eicher
7. Fame, by Karen Kingsbury (Firstborn Series)

The 2nd Challenge
CHALLENGE COMPLETED
To qualify, a book must either be second in a series or the second book you have read by a particular author. Again, since I've REALLY gotten into series, or particular authors, this should be easy for me! This also has four levels and I am aiming for the second level of 6 books.

The 2nd Books:
1. Summer, by Karen Kingsbury 2nd in a series
2. Animal Farm, by George Orwell 2nd book by George Orwell
3. Return, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley 2nd in a series
4. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury 2nd read by Ray Bradbury (been a LOOOONG time, not on this list)
5. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down, by Neta Jackson 2nd in a series
6. The Forbidden: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis 2nd in a series

Finish That Series Challenge
To qualify, there is no number of BOOKS I must read, it is simply a matter of how many SERIES I finish. For the sake of simplicity I will list the book that COMPLETED the series however and then in parenthesis what the series title is if there is one. I'm pretty excited about this challenge and am shooting for the third level of FIVE series.

Finish That Series Challenge Books:

1. Sunset, by Karen Kingsbury (Karen Kingsbury's Sunrise Series, 4 books)
2. Reunion, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley (Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley's Redemption Series, 5 books)

Feeling a little hmmmm...

>> Friday, January 15, 2010

First off let me just say HAPPY SABBATH to all my friends and family. I truly hope it is a blessed day for all of you. I'm looking forward to a peaceful day (well, as peaceful as it gets with the kids!), and a beautiful Sabbath. We are having Communion at church in the morning, my first since I've been baptized.

I'm now sitting at being three days behind in the Bible in 90 Days readings again. Today is day 15 and I've begun reading day 13. I will not even make an attempt to finish it today before going to bed as I am already quite tired and I want to be refreshed and recharged for church. I will catch up tomorrow though. During the girls sabbath school class I will read some and then after church I will do some and then if I have time before the game tomorrow I will do a third. Then on Sunday I'll either do 2 or 3 depending on what I accomplished yesterday. But no matter what I will catch up. :)

Speaking of tomorrow, I am looking forward to the Saints game in the evening. :) :) :) Got my black and gold shirt ready and my voice is ready and my "WHO DAT??" is ready. :)

Lately I've been really taking stock of my life, who I am and what I want to do. Making some choices about the what I want to do in particular. Nothing Earth shattering on the surface necessarily, and I'm not sure I'm quite ready to share all of it with everyone out there. But some of the process has left me feeling more tired, more off than normal. I know I haven't been such a joy to be around lately, but BFF has been pretty good to me anyway. :) I just pray that I am listening to God's will in and that the choices I make are the ones that put me on HIS path.

Happy Sabbath everyone

B90, Day 12: Obey

>> Thursday, January 14, 2010

Scripture: Numbers 27:12-14

¹² Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go up this mountain in the Abarim range and see the land I have given the Israelites. ¹³ After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, ¹⁴ for when the community rebelled at the waters in the Desert of Zin, both of you disobeyed my command to honor me as holy before their eyes." (These were the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)

Observation: Moses is being shown the promised land but denied entrance due to his disobedience of the Lord.

Application: God knows and he does keep record. Thankfully Jesus died for our sins. But we still need to obey God.

Prayer: Father, help me to learn to obey you. I want to obey you.

Behind

Hey all,

So I am a tiny bit behind again. I am one day behind on reading. I never got yesterday's reading done. It was a busy today, unfortunately so is today. Fortunately though, my BFF found YouVersion which happens to have the Bible in 90 Days Reading Plan on it and is available for download onto Blackberry phones (among others) for free! (how I LOVE free). So I can simply read a little whenever I have time to pull out my phone today! I MUCH MUCH prefer reading from my actual Bible, but in a pinch my phone will do. It's still God's Word!

I am behind in my blogging as well, as I have not blogged for Day 12 yet. The reading is done, my verse is picked, I just haven't written it out yet. I will do that momentarily!

I will get caught up soon, promise.

Thursday To Do:

K, so NONE of this happened on Monday, LOL, so I'm going to try to do as much of it as I can today before going out on my appointment/work.

-DONE Call the Peds office and make girls appointment.

-DONE Call the coffee company about redeeming my free coffee points I have earned.

-DONE Cancel coffee delivery account (it's too much of a drain on my finances. I can buy coffee MUCH less expensively locally, and it's just as good as the supposedly "gourmet" coffee).

-finish calling all the necessary people and getting my name changed.

-Mail the "other" bank the documents about my name change.

-DONE Order new checks for "main" bank account.

-fill out state health care paperwork.

That's probably all I'll have time for. :)

Thankful Tuesday

>> Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Today I am Thankful for:

-My God in Heaven who loves me SO much.
-Daughters who know when I need a kiss, and who's smiles you can't help but smile back at.
-A best friend who listens, and then tells it how it is, even when it's NOT what I want to hear, but what I NEED to hear. And then gives me a big hug so I know it's alright.
-Friends who know when things just aren't right.
-A life that is flexible and fluid and allows for changes. Even really BIG changes. :)

B90, Day 11:God will provide for me

>> Monday, January 11, 2010

Scripture: Numbers 20:8

"Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink."

Observation: God is giving Moses the ability to perform a miracle in His name o provide water to the thirsty community.

Application: Trust in God and He will provide.

Prayer: God, help me to trust that you will provide for me. Help me to believe that you will show me the way to your path.

B90, Day 10: God's Peace

Scripture: Numbers 6:26

"the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace."

Observation: This is part of a blessing the Lord is directing Moses to have Aaron and his sons give the Israelites. God wants them to have peace.

Application: If we look for God, He will look back at us, and when that happens we will have a sense of peace.

Prayer: Lord, Thank you for showing me the path to peace.

B90, Monday Morning Check-in

Okay, so today is Day 11, I've completed Day 9's reading.

Yes, I am technically 2 days behind. I'm not overly concerned. I was keeping up okay for the first 5 days or so. Then real life got in the way. I got this sinus infection, children had to be tended to, and I had to go to work. All my energy was poured into that and I had little left for anything else. The times I THOUGHT I'd be able to read I found myself breaking up arguments, trying to clean princess DVD's, or too distracted by the other people at the social security office.

In the last 2 days I have been able to catch up on much of my reading. When I went to work yesterday afternoon I was done with Day 9, and had planned to read Day 10 when I came home. But I didn't. I know the plan comes with 2 grace days, I just don't want to use one so early one. I want to catch up. I will catch up.

B90, Day 9: Treat others fairly

>> Sunday, January 10, 2010

Scripture: Leviticus 19:14

"Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord."

Observation: God does not want the Israelites to treat those less fortunate people poorly by using their handicaps against them.

Application: Although we as a society are more accepting of differently abled people on the surface, I still see a lot of fear and uncertainty. This verse made me think of it. We must treat people fairly!

Prayer: Dearest Father, Thank you for giving me an open heart to love everyone. I hope I am living up to your desires in how I treat all people. Help me to raise my children to treat people equally while still being sensitive to them.

B90, Day 8: I am a reflection of God

Scripture: Leviticus 5:17

"If a person sins and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord's commands, even though he does not know it, he is guilty and will be held responsible."

Observation: God is holding His people to a strict standard of responsibility for their actions and behaviors.

Application: I must remember that I am a child of God and He is hold me to a high standard. My actions and behaviors need to emulate those things that God expects.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I know I don't always live up to your expectations. Please help guide me toward those actions and behaviors that are a good reflection of you.

B90, Day 7: What God saw as important enough to write Himself

>> Saturday, January 9, 2010

It may be two days late, but I got it done:

Scripture: Exodus 31:18

When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he game him the two tablets of the Testimony, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

Observation: The Ten Commandments are so important to God that he takes the time to write them for us with his own finger!

Application: These laws should be taken very seriously, why else would God have written them himself?

Prayer: Lord, Thank you so very much for taking the time to care about us enough to make thoughtful laws for us and to write the most important ones yourself. What an awesome gift you gave us.

Behind on my reading

So I'd been doing really good til life and a sinus infection got in my way. Now I am two days behind. According to my daily reading plan I am supposed to be on Day 9 today. I am in the middle of Day 7. *sigh* But it's okay. Today is Sabbath. The wonderful day of rest. No work to worry about today. I should have some reading time while the kids are in Sabbath school, since I can't wander too far from them. And then after church I should have some quality reading time. I can get it all caught up today. :)

Off to make coffee and start waking kids :)

How I spent my Thursday (and why my Bible reading did not get done...)

>> Friday, January 8, 2010

Okay, right off the bat I will admit, my Bible in 90 Days reading for Day 7 did not get done yesterday. I will do it this morning as soon as I finish this blog!

I got up fairly early yesterday to head out to one of the cities about 30 minutes away that has both a Social Security Office and an RMV. Both of these agencies have offices closer to home, but NOT as close to each other. The beauty of going out to this particular city to do this was that I literally was able to walk ONE BLOCK from SS to RMV.

So I got into SS and got my little number from the machine, and waited. I was C22. They had B numbers, 60's, and C's. Of the C's they were on C11. I still waited over an hour. I really didn't think I was going to have time for RMV. Now, as I'm sitting there I can feel my sinuses getting worse and worse. It's become a lovely sinus infection. No big deal just gotta get through it. But I'm in a public building ya know??

So finally I get called, I take my paperwork to the window, and the gal was great, no hassle, she even found a spelling error I hadn't noticed! Got it all done and I check the wait time at RMV on their website through my cell phone. Only 32 minutes for a license. And I have an hour til I have to leave the city. I'm GOOD!

So I walk to the RMV. I get my number there. Now they are PLOWING through the numbers. I fill out my application, and get all my paperwork together to make this easy on myself and I wait. And half an hour passes, 45 minutes passes... I'm getting real close to the one hour mark, but they also are only ONE number away from me. Tough call ya know?

I make the decision to wait it out. I'm running a risk of being late to work, but I DO need to get this done and I'm FINALLY front of the line. I get called. I get there and the guy is so confused. Half my documentation is my "married" name, half is my "maiden" now restored last name. I explain it and he says we have to put me in the system under the "married" name and clear homeland security, and driving record, THEN go back, change my name, clear me AGAIN, and then I am good. Oh my. He works quickly, but it takes 20 minutes.

I text BFF's DH and ask him to get the kids ready and get my work stuff ready too so WHEN I finally get there we are ready to go. I finally get all my stuff from RMV guy, including my little temporary paper license, I pay him the $100 (OUCH) and practically run out the door. I get to the car (meter ALMOST ran out) and get going.

Like a GOOD girl I had put the GPS in my bag, but hadn't shut it off right away. At some point all the stuff in there had reset it to walking route!! So as I drive off it's not putting me on the freeway! I pull over and change the GPS to driving routes and finally get on the freeway. At this point I know I can't POSSIBLY make it to work on time, and I want to cry. So I calmly call work and ask to speak to the manager. I had mentioned to that manager that I was going this week to do this, and so when I told her why I was running late she kind of understood. Plus we were only talking 15-20 minutes.

It's at this point that I realize I have not eaten a BITE of food all day, I have NONE in the car, and there's no time to get any before work. Drats. Oh well, Gotta make it til break. And I did but boy was I hungry.

So I did get to work, just about the full 20 minutes late I anticipated, and started working, and started feeling worse and worse. This darn head sinus thing was just making me miserable. I was (am) totally stuffed up. I was getting a sinus headache from being so stuffed up. I just wanted to quit. Finally i got my break and ate some food. YAY for nourishment. :)

Then back to work until 8 when BFF picked me up and we went to Walgreens to get prescriptions and then WalMart for juice and then home where I didn't even LOOK a my computer, I just went upstairs. I watched some of the 'Bama/Texas game and fell asleep and then BFF woke me up so I wasn't sleeping in my jeans! LOL

So THAT was my Thursday, and no where in there did I manage to get my reading done. I was too on edge while at SS and RMV to read. I had my Bible and notebook with me. And I got a LITTLE bit of the reading done, but not much... So sometime today I will do the rest of yesterdays and all of today's :) No biggie, just catch up :)

B90, Day 6: Keep the Sabbath

>> Wednesday, January 6, 2010

This is the first time in doing the readings that I actually had multiple passages to choose from for my scripture. But one stood out above the others. All had to do with the same subject though. It's something so dear to my heart.

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11 (The Fourth Commandment)

⁸ "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. ⁹ Six days you shall labor and do all your work, ¹⁰ but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. ¹¹ For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy."

Observation: God is setting the standard for His day of rest. He is making it one of His laws.

Application: I truly believe in the keeping of the Sabbath. This commandment stuck with me so strongly since childhood that it made finding the right church quite difficult for me. God said "Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy" and that is what I need to do.

Prayer: Father in Heaven, Thank you so very much for giving us the Sabbath. An entire day each week to honor and glorify you. Please help me to remember to keep your Sabbath day holy. Help me to set a good example to the children in my life, so that they may honor and glorify you too.

POUT... NOT FAIR

In preparing to go to SS and the JOYOUS RMV to get my license this week (RMV MIGHT have to wait til next week) I went to the website to get location, requirements, and fee information.

I just have to say NOT FAIR.

I've had a driver's license in California, never paid more than $25 for a 5-year license.
I've have a driver's license in Tennessee, I paid $22 for a 5-year license.

If I were getting a first time or renewed Massachusetts driver's license I'd pay $75 for a 5-year license. But since I am converting an out-of-state driver's license (bye bye Tennessee) I have to pay $125!!!! OUCH, SO not fair!

That's like HALF a weeks pay thank you very much state of TAX-achusetts. But it is totally necessary. *sigh*

Oh well, bye bye hard earned money.

Thankful Tuesday, a day late

I'm a little late, but here goes anyway

I'm thankful for:

-My Heavenly Father above who shared His Word that I could read it and learn from it.
-My daughters.
-My BFF.
-My BFF's Family who call me their own.
-My awesome co-workers.

crossing my fingers...

I know this is an odd post, but if all goes well, this is the last full calendar day that I will fully, legally, be known by my "married" last name. Hopefully tomorrow my name will be changed at Social Security, and if there is time, at RMV also. :)

Worn out

>> Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Oh boy it's been a long couple of days. I am feeling worn out. I have a cold that is trying to kick my tail, but I'm not letting it!

Yesterday morning I got quite a bit accomplished, all by phone. Then I worked a 6 hour shift. I came home and did my Bible in 90 Days reading, talked with BFF for a bit and went to bed.

Today I watched the kids while BFF went to an appointment. The boys were cleaning their room and I set the girls up with a movie. I was then able to accomplish some reading for myself. Then when BFF came home we only had a short amount of time before we had to leave to take a friend to her work. Then we had a quick lunch out before they dropped me off at work. I made some copies and then dropped off some mail at the post office and got a drink before heading in for my 5 hour shift. After work, BFF picked me up, we went to Starbucks for a drink and a shared cupcake before coming home. I have done my Bible in 90 days reading and now I am TOTALLY ready for bed.

On tap for tomorrow is a 6 hour morning shift at work followed by sitting on my backside at Starbucks waiting to be picked up (bad timing on the part of my boss, *sigh*) and then our King's Day Celebration. I'm very excited about this! :)

Thursday... BFF has to take Duck to an appointment, her DH is taking the day off work to watch all the kids. He has an appointment early in the morning, when he gets home I am leaving to go to Social Security and get my name changed, WOOHOO. Then I have a 6 hour shift at work. IF, and it's a HUGE if, somehow I manage to get through SS FAST, I will try to head to motor vehicles and see about doing my Driver's License too, but I am SO not holding my breath! LOL

So that is about it for today! Hope you are all having a good week too!

B90, Day 5: Let Go, Let God

Scripture Exodus 4:11

The Lord said to him, "Who game man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the Lord?"

Observation Moses doubts his ability to speak successfully to the Pharaoh of Egypt, and God is reminding Moses that God gives him that ability.

Application Doubt less, trust in God more. This is such a recurring theme for me. I really struggle to put my full faith in God. I have spent too many years relying on myself. It's time to put it in HIS hands.

Prayer Heavenly Father, you alone give me my abilities. I will work harder on letting go and letting it go to you. I will try to doubt myself, and thereby you, less often. Please help me succeed at these small goals.

B90, Day 4: God's Plan

>> Monday, January 4, 2010

Scripture: Genesis 50:20

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

Observation: Joseph's brother's wanted him out of the picture, God wanted to use him for greatness. It was all part of God's plan.

Application: Just because the going gets rough doesn't mean God isn't there or it isn't part of God's plan. Sometimes God needs us to go through the hard stuff in order to "get' the good stuff later for Him.

Prayer: God, I know you have a plan for me. I hope that I am making the choices you want me to make and am following the path you desire. I try to listen for your subtle cues. Please help me to understand that it is all in your way and your time.

My TO DO for today:

So I don't exactly have a LONG to do list, but I HAVE to get certain things done today.. So maybe if I put them out here for the world to see I'll hold MYSELF more accountable because I'll know I need to come back and report to you all! So here goes:

-DONE call the court in the state where my divorce and custody was done and ask how to get more certified copies of said documents. As of 11:02 am DONE. It took 2 calls to the Family Court to get the correct phone number to call the Clerks office and 3 tries to get through to the clerks office. It's going to cost me quite a bit of money per copy to get it but now I know where and how! YAY!

-DONE send for more copies of said documents As of 2:45 pm Jan. 5th DONE!

-DONE find most local WIC office (hopefully closer than the LAST one I went to!) As of 11:02 am DONE. I mapped the distances while I was trying to get through to the courts! LOL LOVE multi-tasking. Unfortunately, it's true that the same office as last time is the closest office. Boo. My concern is that it took a LONG time last time. But I will get on them about needing to get going.

-DONE call and make an appointment for WIC As of 11:15 am DONE. I called, swallowed my pride, and made the appointment. Money has seemed a little tighter lately and I know that WIC is only available to us until the girls turn 5. So, much as I hate to do it, I have made the appointment to put them back on WIC. WIC really is a great program. My philosophy on it has always been that I didn't want to use it if I didn't NEED it. But I seem to need it now. I do not believe in using it JUST because I qualify.

-DONE find out where nearest social security office is As of 11:30 am DONE. There's 2 that are about the same distance away, so whichever one has the first available appointment that works with MY schedule will be the winner. Preferably the one that does NOT have metered parking!!

-DONE call and make an appointment with social security to go change last name post divorce As of 12:00 pm as DONE as it gets. ARG... The first available appointment is FEBRUARY 1st. So I did NOT make an appointment. I will be doing a walk in tomorrow. Which means that I cannot make an appointment for motor vehicles because I don't ACTUALLY know that my name change will be DONE tomorrow. *sigh* and woe is me. Pity party over. Please pray that Social Security gets done easy and fast tomorrow!

Well, Social Security is waiting until Thursday, it works better with everyone's schedule if I wait until Thursday.

-DONE find out where nearest motor vehicle office is As of Jan. 7th

-DONE call and make an appointment to FINALLY get a local driver's license after my last name is changed ($$$) As of Jan 7th, did as a walk in

-moving to my next to do list fill out state insurance paperwork and send in.

Okay, so since I have to go to work this afternoon, some of this may not happen today, I will go in order and get what I can done.

And away I go!!!

*** Final Edit for today ***
For the little time I gave to myself to get this all accomplished I'm actually pretty proud of myself. I got through to the courts and will get the money order at work today and am writing the letter now for them. I called and made my appointment with WIC. I called SS and found out that I have to do a walk in to get it done this week. And that is where I stalled. During that I also got a billing statement for my water cooler which has been a thorn in my side, it's supposed to be on auto billing but every time I turn around something happens and it mysteriously "gets rejected" when there is MORE than enough money. So I also called and took care of that. YAY.

Now I'm off to make a 2nd cup of coffee and relax a bit before heading off to work for the evening. :)

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