Happy Valentine's Day

Good morning everyone, and a Happy Valentine's Day to you all. I know today is the day you are supposed to show those you love how you feel, but wouldn't it be better to do that everyday? You shouldn't take it for granted that everyone you love is going to be there the next day. Make every day special in some way. It doesn't have to involve buying gifts, or giving cards. Give them an extra hug, an extra kiss, or leave a note for them to find. But make sure they know you love them. You never know if it might be the last chance to let them know how you feel. I'm sure the families of those lost in the plane crash yesterday, or the tornado disasters earlier in the week, didn't think that the last time they saw their loved ones, would be the LAST time they saw their loved ones. Take that extra few seconds out of your busy day to love a little more. Thank God everyday for those in your life that you love, and pray for those in your life that need love. It doesn't cost anything, and in many ways...it's priceless. Have a great day!

Storms

In light of the bad storms in the midwest, I would like to send out my thoughts and prayers to those that have suffered losses. My friend Lesa lives in OK City, and I emailed her yesterday to see if she was ok. She said that one of the tornadoes formed over her office building, then hit the building behind them. How scary is that? I am so glad she is safe. Having been born just a little southeast of OKC, and living there until I was 4 years old, I can still remember those storms. We didn't have a cellar, so we had to go to a neighbor's house down the street. One vivid memory is of being pulled by the hand, running down the street to the neighbor's house, looking behind me, and seeing the tornado in the sky behind us. Needless to say, I still get real nervous when I hear tornado warnings. When I lived in California, my living room windows faced the south, and I used to sit and watch the funnel clouds moving from west to east. I know, alot of people don't think California has anything but earthquakes, but they are wrong. They have alot of tornadoes there, you just don't hear about them because they rarely touch down. And now I am living in New York. YES, they have them here too! I have been here for 10 years, and since I moved here, there's been several. Luckily, none have touched down near us, but that doesn't mean that I am any less terrified. We had a tornado warning one afternoon, and Rob tried to call his dad. No answer. So, he jumped in the car and headed over there. As he was driving over, he could see a funnel form and travel from west to east near where his dad lived. He sped up and about 2 miles from his dad's house he saw his father's car on the side of the road, with his dad sitting in it. Everything bad went through his mind as he pulled over. He ran to the car and his dad was sitting there looking at the sky. Rob asked what he was doing, and Dad answered..."I'm watching." It was a relief that he was okay. Rob told his dad to follow him to our house, and he could "watch" from somewhere a little safer than the side of the road! That day, the tornado touched down in 2 small towns about 5 miles from us and did some damage. It sure makes you respect Mother Nature and her wrath. It also pulls you closer to your faith. So, whether is storming or clear, rainy or sunny, hot or cold, count your blessings that you are safe and that there is a higher power looking out for you, whatever form you believe it to be. Now, I have to drive 50 miles while it's snowing to have my car worked on. So, say a prayer that I get there and back safely. Have a great day!!

Here I am!

Hi All, it's me, Mava. I have gotten several emails from friends that miss my posts in Myspace. So I thought...hmmm. I can still give them their daily dose of my thoughts, and NOT have to go into Myspace to do it. ( Thanks, Katie for the idea!) So here I am. I hope you enjoy it! Ok, I out did myself yesterday in being a ditz. I had this terrific idea for dinner. A french-mexican-italian pasta dish. It really was a good idea. I cut the onions & celery, chopped the garlic and parsley, sliced the boneless chicken breasts. I mixed a can of cream of chicken soup with a can of green enchilada sauce. Oh man, it already smelled good. I stirred everything together, and poured it into the crock pot, then set the dial on high. I then set about doing my daily chores. About an hour later, I checked it, turned it down to low, and went about my business. It was going to be a busy day and then at 5 pm, we had to go to the hospital for Rob to get a CAT scan. (He'd had a severe sinus infection, and the Dr wanted to check on the healing progress) After we went to that, we stopped by Walmart on the way home, to get some printer ink. Now mind you, all this time I'm thinking about how great dinner was going to be, and all I had to do was cook some linguine, and make a salad. Ahhh, I love crock pots! We get home. I set the table. I made the salad. I checked the crock pot. It was COLD. The chicken was RAW. When I turned it down in the morning....I TURNED IT OFF! I felt like an idiot. Rob, bless his heart, settled for salad and sandwiches, then spent the rest of the evening teasing me about cooking chicken. The one bright spot in all this...it smells really good cooking RIGHT NOW, and we are going to have a great dinner tonight. So how was your day???