Wordless Wednesday....Math geniuses at work

There's no failure in trying

Today I was thinking back to January when my thoughts were overwhelmed with thoughts of The Amazing Race. Aaron and I had made the decision that we were going to do this. We were so excited about why it was our mission to get on this show and how important our cause felt to us.

We were doing this for Leslie. We were doing it because of one sentence we find posted on Leslie's Facebook page: "I want to travel the world.....in heels".

This one sentence captures how she was. She was loud, adventureous, spontaneous, and not afraid to take chances and live to the fullest......but, she was also a girlie-girl who took pride in the way she looked.

Aaron and I wanted this to be a big secret and we didn't want to reveal it to anyone until we found out we got picked for the show. But our excitement took over and we felt like we needed more people out there thinking positive thoughts for us.....so we began to tell people.

We took on the task of completing the CBS requirements for applying for this amazing journey.....which included getting our passports, each of us completing a 13-page application, and filming a video of why we wanted to be on the show. We did it.....and mailed it express mail on the day before the deadline.

Ever since then we've had our fingers crossed, watched out voice mails, and listened to countless people ask us if we've heard from The Amazing Race yet.

Well sorry to say.....it's been almost 5 months since we sent in our material and we haven't heard from them. Paul and I were discussing this other day and discussed how disappointing it was that we hadn't heard and how much fun it would have been travelling all over -- and then I thought of something. I told him that Aaron and I should still feel proud. Proud that instead of just "saying" we were going to do something, we did it. We applied for the show -- but haven't made it as of yet! How many people don't step outside of that comfort box and go for something that might be fun and challenging?

We did it and we should be proud that we did it. Who knows.....there was a part of the contract that we signed that said they would keep our submission on file and might be used on a further adventure! :)

Today's Menu

We've got a full feast planned for our menu today.

Appetizer: Getting bank deposits ready and going to the bank

Soup de Jour: Updating e-mail list

Salad: Designing monthly marketing e-mail and setting it up to mail itself automatically tomorrow morning.

Main Course: Designing signs, updating website, posting instructions for staff on preparation, changing boxtoppers to this month's Pizza of the Month

And don't forget to save some room for your dessert --

Dessert: Paying bills and printing marketing letters

I think I'll pass on this menu and just have myself a big juicy hamburger instead!

Ha Ha......looks like I have a full day ahead of myself!
Happy Saturday

The final insult

It's not bad enough that I've been sick for 9 days (I am starting to feel better)

It's not bad enough that I have gone through 3 boxes of Kleenex; 1 roll of toilet paper (cause I ran out of Kleenex; and 1 bottle of Nyquil to try and battle this coughing, runny nose, and just feeling crappy.



And now.....just when I think I might be on the end of all this madness.....my lip is now in the beginning stages of sprouting a BIG fever blister. I'm not talking one either -- OH NO -- we're going for the double siamese twin kind that takes up 1/4of my bottom lip! I should have known it was coming -- usually happens after I've been sick like this for awhile. And of course it's trying to be the "big daddy" of all cold sores and feeling very tender and huge on my lip. (I'll spare you the details and not take a picture)

But I'm not giving up -- I've started vigorously applying the Abreva and will try and conquer this new enemy who is trying to invade my body.



The worse: I haven't been able to kiss my husband for over a week now because I was trying to spare him this illness. Now I have to wait a little longer until I can get rid of this little monster!

Wordless Wednesday.......Dreaming

Screaming

My ribs are screaming: "please don't cough any more.....you're killing us"

My nose is screaming: "please don't blow any more.....I are red, dry, and it hurts for you to rub me"

My head is screaming: "please go take some more Advil.....I am hurting again"

My skin is screaming: "why is it when you get sick this itchy psoriasis just flares up all over me?"

My body is screaming: "why am I hot and then I am cold and then I am hot again?"

I am screaming: "I am tired of being sick! I want to be well again"

Okay.....get the picture?

Now I've blown it

In fact, I've blown it so many times that I'm tired of it.

What you ask? My nose, of course.

This little case of laryngitis erupted into a full blown illness. You know the kind - runny nose, headache, sore throat, general all over feeling of "crap". First you're hot, then you're cold, and then you can't hold an upright position for very long without running for the kleenex. And we won't even talk about how your nose feels after blowing it at least 100 times.



I don't like being sick. In fact, it really disrupts my day. I seriously have no time in my life for being sick.......there's too much to do.



So today in addition to all the other things I have to get done......nursing myself back to wellness will be my top priority!