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My Life Thus Far
2006-10-30 23:43:37 (UTC)

For All Three Days

**** (for all three days)

Saturday:
"By maintaining sharp awareness of the function of
religion as expressed in the actuality of all teachings,
we can escape the ruinous error of sectarian
discrimination and partisanship, and we can avoid the
grave sin of casting aside any religious teaching."

Sorry I haven't written in so long! Saturday was a little
busy for me. I worked the closing shift, so I had the day
open, which we used to pick up the girls' Halloween
costumes. Annie is going to be Princess Guinevere (because
she's got a long, flowing dress, not because she knows who
Princess Guinevere is anything) and Kiki is going to be a
pink Care Bear (she picked the Care Bear costume over the
unicorn with wings, Elmo AND Winnie the Pooh). Both of
them will look really cute tomorrow!

Work was crazy. I was only supposed to be there until
9:30pm, but the store was a complete mess. Panty tables
looked like huge piles of laundry, instead of the usual
neat little stacks and rows. So, I stayed with the other
closers to help straighten up. I only got 5 cards, but
that was still 4 more than anyone else. I don't try to do
better than others, I just try to do my best and I'm
satisfied with whatever I get. Credit is really the only
gauge I have to tell me whether I'm doing a good job or
not.

Sunday:
"If there is love, there is hope to have real families,
real brotherhood, real equinamity, real peace. If the love
within your mind is lost, if you continue to see other
beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or
education you have, no matter how much material progress
is made, only suffering and confusion will ensue.

Human beings will continue to deceive and overpower one
another. Basically, everyone exists in the very nature of
suffering, so to abuse or mistreat each other is futile.
The foundation of all spiritual practice is love. That you
practice this well is my only request."

Sunday was a lazy day. Gen came over and spent the day
with us. Having her and Snookums here was great, because I
really needed motivation getting through the laundry! we
hung out, watched tv, did laundry and had Chinese food for
dinner. That's really all that happened on Sunday.

Monday:
"When a day seems to be long, idle gossip makes our days
seem shorter. But it is one of the worst ways in which we
waste our time. If a tailor just holds the needle in his
hand and goes on talking to a customer, the tailoring does
not get finished. Besides, the needle might prick his
finger. In short, meaningless gossip prevents us from
doing any kind of work."

It's actually still pretty early in the day. Only 3:23pm.
I'm writing now, just in case I don't get around to it
tonight. Helena is coming tomorrow morning and I still
need to get the house in order. I'm not doing a lot of
cleaning, but I will sweep and mop the floors, because
when the floor is dirty, the whole house feels dirty. I'll
also get all the little people prints off the mirrors and
windows, wipe down the bathroom. The basics.

We got back an hour ago from Snookums' appointment at
Madigan (Army Hospital). He saw a Podiatrist about his
ingrown toenail (on the big toe of his left foot). They
didn't have time to do much about it today, it was just a
consult appointment, but when he gets back from this next
underway he'll get it fixed. Today the doctor examined it,
cut a portion of the nail away (to give him some relief)
and had x-rays taken (to check for a bone infection). He
got some medication to help keep his feet dry and he'll
just have to hold on until December. The 8th he'll have
the entire toenail removed and the nail bed killed, so it
won't grow back. I wish he didn't have to do that, but
there doesn't appear to be any other way to keep it from
happening again. I suggested Snookums get some kind of
cool tattoo on his nailess toe just to embrace it's new
appearance and he kind of likes that idea. He's thinking
about what he wants to get.

My period started yesterday morning. It was about damn
time. I hate it when PMS drags on longer than necessary.
One or two days notice is all I really need. Not damn near
two weeks. I was going through PMS before Snookums even
got home, I told him that, but he was still disappointed
that he didn't get me pregnant. I'm pretty sure the timing
is off right now. The only chance we'll have is December,
maybe early January. He'll be gone 3 weeks of November. He
leaves for six months on January 16th. Unless he gets
really lucky, it looks like our last baby will have to
wait until he gets back next summer. I'm okay with that.
I'm still kind of feeling like Kiki needs most of my
attention right now. She's still so young and more clingy
than every. Annie was chomping at the bit for a little
brother or sister, but she was old enough to understand.
Kiki is just a baby herself, how will she react to another
little baby? I can't help but think about it once in
awhile. Kiki will be over two by the time I have it
(hypothetically speaking), she'll be older and more
independent by then. Right? I don't have to worry about
this right now. My period is on, I'm not having a baby
right now. I'll think about it when I have to.

Okay, I'd better get to work. The house won't clean
itself! Ciao.




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