Random Thoughts while Sick in Bed

Last night a spontaneous high fever hit out of the blue. The fever broke sometime last night, but it left a horrid headache and extreme fatigue in its wake. Thankfully Chris was home today and took care of the kids while I allowed my body to get the rest it demanded. Though I am feeling much better, I’m still a bit sluggish and weak – so here I am…in bed blogging =)

I thought I would blog some random thoughts…I can’t remember the last time I did that – and my goal for this year was to do a more variety of blogging.

Random Thought 1 - Recovery Service:

The other night, as I was walking through the house to check on the boys, I saw a sad looking dog sitting outside the dining room window….staring in with big sad eyes. I noticed immediately that it had a collar on – and hoped it had a number or some sort of identification attached. It was cold outside, and the poor dog looked quite pathetic. I took the dog and put it in the fenced in backyard and noticed it had a recovery tag, phone number and ID number. PHEW! I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with a stray dog otherwise! So, I called the recovery number who patched me through to the owner (which was a relief, but I felt bad that it was midnight…but I just kept telling myself – “I would want to know where Riley was at ANY time if she were missing.”) The owner was really nice and we were able to meet her and give her back her dog. So, why am I blogging about this? Just to encourage any pet owners out there to register your pets with a recovery service if you can. Though we never like to think of our pet going missing, you never know when they might get away from the house. This isn’t the first stray dog we have come across but it was BY FAR the easiest one to get back home.

Random Thought 2 - Donuts:

Earlier this week, I took Will to his 2 yr well baby check up. I always dread these when I know it’ll end with a vaccination. Will did great! His growth was on track and he checked out healthy (short of a small ear infection which the Dr. prescribed some antibiotics for.) Of course, Will was not excited when they gave him his shots – it’s always hard to see your unsuspecting child get a shot…and they look at you with those tear filled eyes that are screaming, “HOW COULD YOU?!” I promised him a donut after it was all over, and that seemed to smooth it over. Phew! =)

Random Thought 3 - Strangers: To trust or not to trust…

While Will and I were at the store waiting for his prescription and picking up a few groceries – the skies continued to pour out rain. It was miserable yucky weather. The store was practically deserted because no one wanted to be out in such a mess. In fact, the “less than 20 items” check out lady asked me to go down her lane because no one else was there! Anyway, after checking out, Will and I plunged out into the nasty rainstorm. To my surprise, just as I pushed the cart up next to the car, the young man who was gathering up all the carts outside offered to load my trunk for me. (Of course the first thing that comes to mind is “Trust no one…” and it’s unfortunate that has to be a woman’s thought in today’s world…but sadly it’s just not a safe world.) However, I was able to quickly assess the situation. I had seen this young man a million times working at the store and knew in my gut that he sincerely just wanted to help, and there were people walking in and out of the store very close by. So I accepted his help. By the time I had Will buckled in, he had loaded my trunk and taken my cart and was off to gather up more carts in the parking lot. As I drove away, I was thankful for his kindness. But it grieves me greatly that we can’t trust strangers in today’s world. It saddens me that –for a woman- going on a walk alone is dangerous. It scares me that a child can be abducted from the park – or even worse, from their own house. I am humbled that a complete stranger was willing to stand in the rain and load my groceries so I could buckle my little boy in - and that he meant no harm. If only we could trust all such strangers. Unfortunately, crime has proven time and time again that we can't trust just anyone. It's a shame.

Random Thought 4 - The Job Situation:

Ugh. It is a really tough time to be looking for a job...really tough time. So far nothing has panned out. This, of course, is frustrating. We have lived in limbo for such a long time now; it would be nice to be able to settle down. We are eternally grateful to Steve and Judy who continue to open their home to us. I know that God has a plan for us – a path for us to journey. So, as we continue to wait – and to hope – I continue to pray for God’s guidance.

Random Thought 5 - Coffee:

I love Coffee! =)

Random Thought 6 - LOST:

I am SO excited for the final season of LOST! It is, however, bittersweet. Chris and I got into LOST way back in KS. We have enjoyed trying to figure out where everything is going. Now that the final season is upon us, it’s kinda sad to know there won’t be another season. Oh well, I guess all good things must come to an end sometime.

Well, if you’ve made it this far in my Random Thoughts blog, I applaud you! =) Thank You for perusing my random thoughts.