Thursday, November 27, 2008

Three Angels Sent to Me

There comes a responsibly
When you are best friends
The right to be totally
Honest with each other
To tell secrets and know
That is as far as they will go
Respond to a friend in need
Love, respect and care for each other
Be able to laugh and cry together
Enjoying and listening to there joys
Heart ache and sadness
Being supportive when needed
To talk freely of your own life
About your own life and fears
To just be able to put it all out there
And know there is no judgement
I have never found these things
Until my three best friends
Came back around a second
Time in our lives
Priceless, love and joy

Saturday, November 15, 2008

My Birthday October 25. 2008 51 years old

Oh my gosh! I had such a surprise on my birthday this year. Three dear friends remembered me on my day. They all got together and sent me gift cards to Walmart. I had a Walmart Fest, it was the best time I've ever had shopping in my life. I went three days in a row, I got a chance to look around and buy a lot of things I really needed. My heart is full of love from this experience. What wonderful friends I have. In this life and time it's not often that you can say you have three best friends and I truly do. How lucky am I. I love all of you, you fill my soul with joy. Thank you so much for being in my life. We have truly saved the best for last. What wonderful years we have to share together our lives and friendship and families.

Thank you

Jude xoxoxoxoxo

Thursday, October 2, 2008

ME MYSELF AND I

HELLO ALL. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW:

I JOINED THE YMCA LAST WEEK. I'M SO SORE, IT HURTS. LOLOLOL BUT THAT'S OK, CAUSE IT FEELS GOOD. I'M WORKING OUT WITH THE WEIGHTS MACHINES AND SWIMMING. I WENT FOR MY FIRST LESSON ON THE WT'S TUES. I WENT SOLO TODAY. OF COURSE I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE COMPUTERS, IT'S ALL COMPUTERIZES ALL THE MACHINES. SO I GOT ON THE FIRST MACHINE TONIGHT AND IT KEPT SAYING "GO TO KIOTO". I'M THINKING WHAT LANGUAGE IS THAT IN. SO I FINLAY WENT OVER TO THE TRAINER AND ASKED WHAT THAT MEANT, AND IS THAT A CODE WORD I SHOULD KNOW? SHE JUST STARTED LAUGHING, SHE SAYS EVERYONE SAYS THAT, YOU JUST HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOG IN AGAIN. SO I DID, ALL SYSTEMS WERE A GO THEN. I WENT SWIMMING AFTER THAT, SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR THERE. JUST BY CHANCE I MADE AN APPT A MONTH AGO AT MY CHIROPRACTORS OFFICE FOR A MASSAGE FOR TOMORROW, OH I CANT WAIT, I'M TELLING HER TO RUB EVERYTHING! !@#$%^&*()_+=-{}[]:";',./<>?
WHAT WERE THE CHANCES OF THAT HAPPENING? THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING. I ASKED MY TRAINER IF I COULD LOSE 40LB BY THE END OF THE YEAR, HE SAID 20LB WOULD BE MORE DOABLE. SO 20 IT IS, HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE. I REALLY LOOKED FORWARD TO WORKING OUT TODAY. WE WILL SE WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS. I FEEL GOOD.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Shadow

I found a puppy today at the bottom of my stairs. She just crawled up in my arms, I just turned right around and brought he into my apartment. I was on the way to Physical Therapy, I called Dr Melissa and told her I'm calling in Dog Sick. She just laughed and understood totally why I wasn't coming in.
I named her Shadow because she would not leave my side, she is black with white and tan on her chest. She must be about 6 months old. I left her in the apartment while I went to Fry's, which is our grocery store. I bought her dog food, a collar (red), some bones, begging strips and that's it. She just gobbled up the food, I had to keep picking the food up so she wouldn't chock, of course she didn't understand why I was doing that. She drank water, had to put that up too, she was just staving I guess. I tried to put a rope around her neck to take her out and she was having none of that. So I took her out with the rope as if we where playing and she stayed by my side the whole time we where outside, she loves playing with the rope, all the cat toys and I gave a blue bunny, she just drags that around the house.
Buddy and Angel are not sure what to think. Buddy likes her, they sit together and touch noses but then Buddy runs into the bedroom, and Shadow just chases her. Angel on the other hand, has not left the bed. Shadow has gotten on the bed with Angel, and Angel lets Shadow how close she can come, and then Shadow just backs off.
We have been up since 1:30am, playing, going out side, cleaning up dog accidents (thank goodness she goes on the tile), I mean I wish she wouldn't go in the house at all, but if she has to go, I'm glad it's on the tile. My floors sure are clean now !
lololololol
So now I'm up and everyone has been asleep for about 30 min, thank goodness.
I love her so much, but I have deiced it's just not the right time for a dog for me, she barks and I can't jeopardize my job with that. I'm still decluttering my house there really isn't room for her to romp and play. I won't be able to last being up and down all night, that will just put me into the ground. There is many more things, but more importantly, Angel is the boss of me and Buddy, and what she says goes. I can't have her not getting off the bed, I mean that is just not fair to her. I'm taking Shadow to the Shelter, this is the first time I have ever had to do this. Having an animal is a responsibility, not only for the new animal but with you the one's you have had for a long time. My heart aches, she is just a love. I'm taking all of her stuff I bought for her, a towel I sit on at my computer so she can still smell me, and there you have it. A sad day for me, but I know she will have no trouble being adopted out. " I'll let them know that she gets along with cats, needs alot of toys, she is not house broken, you need to take her out when she gets up from her nap and she loves to chase her rope. She will follow you when you go out side when you have the rope."
So were in overtime this week, toady's my day off so I work 4 hr from 6am - 10:30am. Then to the shelter we go.
I just needed to share my emotions with you about Shadow. I know it doesn't campier to any of you all's problems, but this is my issue I have to deal with today.
Thanks for listening.
9/23/08

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

A RESTED SOUL

A RESTED SOUL I MET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY I WOULD GO AND TALK TO HER, AND WHEN SHE WOULD LEAVE WORK, I WOULD STAND IN HER OFFICE AND JUST LOOK AT ALL HER THINGS, THE SENSE OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY WAS STILL THERE. IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. AND THEN LIKE A WAVE, IT JUST ENGULFED MY BODY. THE HOLE THING WAS SHOWN TO ME IN A WAY I COULD UNDERSTAND. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO TALK TO ANYONE IN HER POSITION, AND SHE MADE IT SO EASY FOR ME. JUST SO CALM, WHEN ALL AROUND HER WAS CHANGING. SHE TOOK THE TIME OUT OF HER BUSY SCHEDULE, AND TALKED TO ME, ACTUALLY STOP WHAT SHE WAS DOING AND LOOKED AT ME. SHE MADE ME FEEL LIKE A PERSON. I WOULD GO TO HER OFFICE AND I WOULD SAY"IT'S JUST ME", "IF YOUR BUSY I'LL COMEBACK" AND SHE WOULD SAY NO HAVE A SEAT. ( I WAS AN UN CONFIDENT PERSON AT THAT TIME.) AND WE WOULD TALK. AND SO THIS WENT ON, AND THEN IT CAME TO ME I'M STARTING TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT MYSELF. I DIDN'T KNOW I FELT BAD ABOUT MYSELF, SO MY SELF IMAGE STARTED TO CHANGE. I BEGAN TO TALK TO MORE PEOPLE, IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SHOULD NOT TALK, THE MORE YOU WORK THE MORE MONEY YOU MADE. NOT ME BLAH...BLAH....BLAH. I DON'T KNOW HOW SOMEONE CAN TALK ON THE PHONE ALL DAY, GO TO WORK AT NIGHT AND WON'T SHUT UP. THERE WERE THERE WONDERFUL YOUNG LADIES THAT WALK BY ALL THE DESK, OH NO THERE NOT HAVING THAT, SO I WOULD TO SAY PART OF A SENTENCE WHEN THEY WENT BY THE FIRST TIME AND THE LAST PART OF THE SENTENCE WHEN THEY WENT BY AGAIN. YES THEY WOULD STOP FOR 3 SEC FROM TIME TO TIME. AM I NEW IN THE PROOF DEPARTMENT!!HELL NO MY 2ND JOB WAS PROOF IN 1975, THIS WAS ALWAYS THE JOB I WOULD HAVE TO HELP MAKE ENDS MEET. I FOUND OUT I CAN'T KEY WORTH A CRAP!!! I MOST PEOPLE THAT WOULD CRUSH, BUT I HAVE TAKEN AWAY SO MUCH MORE FROM THAT JOB THAN I CAME WITH. IT WAS A SELF WAKENING EXPERIENCE, SURROUNDED BY ANGELS.ONE OF THEM IS JUST A GEM. THANK YOU FROM MY HEART.
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A RESTED SOUL

I MET A RESTED SOUL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY I WOULD GO AND TALK TO HER, AND WHEN SHE WOULD LEAVE WORK, I WOULD STAND IN HER OFFICE AND JUST LOOK AT ALL HER THINGS, THE SENSE OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY WAS STILL THERE. IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT AS GOING ON. AND THEN LIKE A WAVE, IT JUST ENGULFED MY BODY AS TO WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO TALK TO ANYONE IN HER POSITION, AND SHE MADE IT SO EASY FOR ME. JUST SO CALM, WHEN ALL AROUND HER WAS CHANGING. SHE TOOK THE TIME OUT OF HER BUSY SCHEDULE, AND TALKED TO ME, ACTUALLY STOP WHAT SHE WAS DOING AND LOOKED AT ME. SHE MADE ME FEEL LIKE A PERSON. I WOULD GO TO HER OFFICE AND I WOULD SAY

"IT'S JUST ME", "IF YOUR BUSY I'LL COMEBACK" AND SHE WOULD SAY NO HAVE A SEAT. ( I WAS AN UN CONFIDENT PERSON AT THAT TIME.) AND WE WOULD TALK. AND SO THIS WENT ON, AND THEN IT CAME TO ME I'M STARTING TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT MYSELF. I DIDN'T KNOW I FELT BAD ABOUT MYSELF, SO MY SELF IMAGE STARTED TO CHANGE. I BEGAN TO TALK TO MORE PEOPLE, IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SHOULD NOT TALK, THE MORE YOU WORK THE MORE MONEY YOU MADE. NOT ME BLAH...BLAH....BLAH. I DON'T KNOW HOW SOMEONE CAN TALK ON THE PHONE ALL DAY, GO TO WORK AT NIGHT AND WON'T SHUT UP. THERE WERE THERE WONDERFUL YOUNG LADIES THAT WALK BY ALL THE DESK, OH NO THERE NOT HAVING THAT, SO I WOULD TO SAY PART OF A SENTENCE WHEN THEY WENT BY THE FIRST TIME AND THE LAST PART OF THE SENTENCE WHEN THEY WENT BY AGAIN. YES THEY WOULD STOP FOR 3 SEC FROM TIME TO TIME. AM I NEW IN THE PROOF DEPARTMENT!!

HELL NO MY 2ND JOB WAS PROOF IN 1975, THIS WAS ALWAYS THE JOB I WOULD HAVE TO HELP MAKE ENDS MEET. I FOUND OUT I CAN'T KEY WORTH A CRAP!!! I MOST PEOPLE THAT WOULD CRUSH, BUT I HAVE TAKEN AWAY SO MUCH MORE FROM THAT JOB THAN I CAME WITH. IT WAS A SELF WAKENING EXPERIENCE, SURROUNDED BY ANGELS.

ONE OF THEM IS JUST A GEM. THANK YOU FROM MY HEART.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

9-13-08

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, I'M 14YRS CLEAN AND SOBER TODAY..

New Revelation

My work at Chase Bank was much more than that. I met for the first time a Rested soul. A person I have great respect for. We connected
and found out we both believe in Angels. Although my work there was intended to make my out of pocket cost for my Insurance, it was much more than that I found out. What a wonderful revelation that took place in my life. By watching these three people work together, which is something I have witness at a bank, they taught me the meaning of work ethics and self confidence. I took away with much more than I came with. This self confidence has help me to deal with my past and realize I need to live for now, right now, not the past, not with what people have done to me, forgive them all. Take a deep breath, blow it out and let go. I have, the pain is gone. A break threw in my life, and there is me, myself and I. I now work on myself. After working on my self image, I am looking forward to a relationship, it will be the first one that is a healthy one. What a wonderful feeling that brings me. My reward to myself with my new body image, is to sky dive naked. That will shed all my shield I used for so long to hide my body. So I in fact left the Bank with far more in which I came. What a wonderful thing, I'm so glad I could see this. Now I go on with my life, so much to look forward too. I'm glad to be alive.
09-13-08

Sunday, August 3, 2008

MY SISTER SANDRA SUE

My sister gave me her chair from where she works at Uhaul. It's wonderful, it is so nice, my chair I had was shot! I didn't know how bad my chair was till I got this new one. Oh it's great to have a good chair to work on.
My sister is so nice to me, she helps me all the time. It might be the littlest thing that she will do, but it means so much to me. I hope she knows. It seems once again I have left the best for last. My relationship with my sister, watching my great nephew Mason grow up, seeing my nephew Robbie and Kim doing so well in there life, I'm clean and sober trying to enjoy every moment, my friend Barb watches out for me as well and last but not least reuniting with my best friends from high school. All these things are wonderful in my life, and it is in fact the best for last. What a way to live the last part of your life, I will cherish every moment.
What a wonderful life, my life.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Old friends, new memories

What a dream come true to go meet 3 of my best friends again after 28 years of so. I finaly understand what "seeing old friends are good for the soul" means. We all have learned how to enjoy each other and the moment. When your living for the moment, your life becomes very much enjoyable. There is love in our hearts for each other. It's as if we picked up right where we left off, what a wonderful thing. The laughter and love we felt will not be forgotten, and will remain in our hearts forever. Thank you for loving me for who I am. What a big step this is in my life. I still have to take this all in, my heart and soul is full of love, I've never felt anything like this before. There is a peace inside me. And now my life can move on.

Thank you so much to all of you.

Much love, always

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Drams Do Come True

Hello all. The time is now for all good friends of the past to come together! Only 2 more days, we all are freaking out to say the least. To have Kaye and Trudy there to meet me at the airport is beyond belief, and then all of us to meet Terri when she gets off the plan just doesn't even sound real. Then we are all together again! What a dream come true.
All of us have been talking about all the things we used to do together, all the places we went to hang out and last but not least, where we went to eat. The whole experience has brought so many fond memories, just what I needed at this time in my life. It's wonderful how God works in our lives, He has it all planed for us. Everything as it should be.
I've been looking at the weather for Poky, it's going to be in the 90*'s, I guess I'm going to bring Arizona weather with me. To have it snow just 3 weeks ago there, and now in the 90*'s for the weekend. That just doesn't seem right.
To our next experience together, and may there be many more!

Monday, June 23, 2008

Sandy's Birthday 6/22/08

It was Sandy's Birthday on June 22, 2008. We went and bar b q and Brian and Barb's house, Sandy brought the food. We had steak, salad
vegetables and french bread. It was wonderful. We had a fun time, as
always Sandy, Barb and I sat around the kitchen table and we just laughed all night long. That is what happens every time Sandy, Barb,
and I get together. We laugh till we are crying. We had 3 pies for Sandy at Marie Calenders, banana, chocolate, and key lime pie. We
put candles on all the pies, I still don't think that those pies had enough candles on it! lololol But it did look as though we needed to call the fire department, we had flames.
My mom used to call Sandy on June 21, and sing Happy Birthday to her on the phone. Sandy would say, "mom my birthday is tomorrow" and my mom would say "are you sure"? They would just laugh. And then my mom would call on June 22 and do the same thing, sing Happy Birthday to her on the phone, so Sandy and I have kept the tradition in the family. Who's ever birthday it is, we call them and sing to them over the phone. I sang like Marylin Monroe to Sandy this year, "Happy birthday Mr President, Happy birthday to you". sang it all sexy, well as sexy as I could get. Then Sandy played ti for people at work, they just roared.
Well another Birthday come and gone, with a year of many memories
and many more to come. We learned how to support each other in any situation going on in our lives, threw all the bad things we have always had each other. What a nice way to go threw our older years together.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANDY! I LOVE YOU.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

JUNE 18, 2008

Today in Terry Alyward Lynch's birthday. Her 50th, what a wonderful mile stone and to be so happy. Her husband gave her a wonderful gift, but not just her, to all of us, Trudy, Kaye and myself (Jude), and last but not least Cindy. God called on Cindy early in her life, I just think HE needed her for a special assignment. She will be there with us as well. We all get to meet in Salt Lake City, Utah, Terri and I are flying in. I will get there at 3:30pm and then Terri gets in at 3:45pm, I don't know but I think we will all just keel over when we see each other. It's going to be so much fun, my heart is bursting with joy and love for all of you. SPECIAL THANKS TO RANDY FOR ARRANGING THIS FOR ALL OF US, THANK YOU FROM THE AND TOP AND BOTTOM OF MY HEART. So the first thing we have is a road trip, from SLC to Poky about 3 or 4 hours, oh my gosh and no one will shut up the whole way, I don't know I thing we should tape that, well maybe not!!!! lolololol Ok boys are on point, that's Randy,
Gary and Monti. If the ph rings at an unusual time, you 2:34am, answer it, believe me it's us and we are in trouble! If you get a prerecorded collect call, were in jail, please answer the phone and accept the charges. If the highway patrol calls and says we have 4 women down here, with needles, prescriptions drugs, and some kind of inhalant machine, it looks like they have been inhaling green paint, that's us, don't believe a word we say, believe the hwy patrol officer at that time. If we swerve and we will while driving from SLC to Poky, who ever is driving will be laughing so hard they won't be able to see, there you go, a swerve on the white line, oh no, we all have to perform the sobriety test, well I don't know how to tell you officer, I've (jude) been taking all those drugs you found, legal by the way, I've been using the needles too, and the stuff you think is green paint, is just gel, I need a new mask, and my leg is numb from the knee down and my feet are numb, I'll never pass the test, "WELL YOUNG LADY YOUR DOING IT ANYWAY" (it's my story i can say young lady) Oh yah, were going to jail, I can see it now!!!!!!!! wowowo Let the jail house rock!! Oh we are going to have so much fun, probably 4 days is all we can stand. NO SLEEP, TALK TALK TALK...EAT, NO SLEEP, TALK, EAT. and life goes on.
I love all of you
xoxoxoxxo

Saturday, June 7, 2008

SATURDAY JUNE 6 2008

WHAT A WONDERFUL TODAY WAS AND STILL IS. I HAD THE DAY OFF FROM BOTH JOBS, I DID GET UP PRETTY EARLY AND GOT RIGHT ON THE COMPUTER TO GO INTO MY "ING" ACCOUNT. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO ROLL OVER MY 401K ACCOUNT FROM UHAUL TO MY "ING" ROTH IRA ACCOUNT. FINALLY AT 50 I'M BEING RESPONSIBLE.

I DID SOME DISHES, CALLED CAREMARK ABOUT MY INSULIN, MAKING SURE THERE NOT GOING TO CHARGE $283.00 LIKE THEY DID 3 MONTHS AGO BECAUSE I HAD NOT MET MY $1300 DEDUCTIBLE. THANK GOODNESS I MET THAT DEDUCTIBLE NOW, A LOT OF IT IS FREE FOR ME NOW, I TOLD SANDY I'M GOING TO EVERY DOCTOR THEY HAVE, I'LL SHOW THEM WITH THERE $1300 DEDUCTIBLE, HAVE THEY LOST THERE MINDS?? I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD $1300 DOLLARS, I GUESS I DID, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT. SO I'M GOING TO GO TO THE ALLERGIST, THE PERSON THAT DOES BULGING DISC, I HAVE 2, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT DOCTOR TO GO TO FOR THAT, AND I'M GOING TO THE SKIN DOCTOR TO CHECK MY MOLES ON MY BACK,
AND JUST ANY THING ELSE I CAN THINK OF. JUST SIGH ME UP. I'M GOING TO GET MY $1300 DOLLARS WORTH. AREN'T I JUST TERRIBLE. IT'S AWFUL THINKING LIKE THIS, BUT DO, SO I AM!

AROUND 11AM I LAID BACK DOWN FOR A FEW HOURS. I GOT OFF WORK LAST NIGHT AT 1:45AM, I WOKE UP TOO EARLY. I LOVE TAKING NAPS, HOW DID GOD INVENT THOSE? WHAT A GOOD IDEA GOD! I WENT TO THE POOL WHEN I WOKE UP, I SWAM TO GET MY MUSCLES, MUSCLES WHO AM I FOOLING, MY FAT STRETCHED OUT, IT FELT WONDERFUL TO SWIM. I GOT OUT OF THE POOL AND FELL A SLEEP IN THE LOUNGE CHAIR, I WOKE A LITTLE RED. I GUESS I NEEDED SOME COLOR BECAUSE I HAVE IT NOW THAT'S FOR SURE.

I CAME UP TO MY APARTMENT, I HAVE OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY YOU KNOW, AND ANYWAY, SANDY STOPPED BY. SHE BOUGHT ME SOME NEW SHORTS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS NICE OF HER, SHE IS SO NICE TO ME, SHE REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF MY MOM IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY. SHE IS LIKE MOM'S RECREATION. I WASN'T ABLE TO ENJOY MY MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS LIVING ON EARTH, BUT I GOT A SECOND CHANGE, BECAUSE MY SISTER IS MY MOM ALL OVER AGAIN. THAN IS HOW GOD WORKS IN MY LIFE. HE GIVE ME SPECIAL LITTLE BLESSING HERE AND THERE, AND THEY AREN'T THAT LITTLE REALLY EITHER. GOD HAS MADE A BIG IN PACK IN MY LIFE, HE HAS GIVEN ME A SECOND CHANCE WITH MY MOM, WITH MY SISTER AND WITH MYSELF. GOD SAVED MY LIFE.

I'M GETTING READY TO GO WATCH A MOVIE BEFORE I GO TO BED. I GO INTO THE OFFICE AT UHAUL TOMORROW, IT WILL BE NICE SEEING EVERYONE, I STAYED HOME THE LAST 2 SUNDAYS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SO BUSY AT UHAUL. AFTER I GET DONE, SANDY IS COMING OVER TO SWIM, THEN BACK TO HER HOUSE TO HELP HER CLEAN UP A LITTLE.

I HAVE WED'S OFF THIS NEXT WEEK, I GO TO THE DENTIST AND THE DIABETIC DOCTOR AND CHIROPRACTOR. THAT WILL BE A FULL DAY OFF, BUT I GO IN AT CHASE AT 8PM THAT NIGHT, I HOPE I GET TO TAKE A NAP. I'M ALREADY WORRIED ABOUT MY NAP...LOLOLOLOL....GOSH AM I 50 YEARS OLD OR WHAT? HAHA

THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE SOME STORIES AND MY DAY WITH YOU.

HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL DAY ALSO.

TALK TO EVERYONE SOON.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Home Today

What a wonderful day it is today. I have off from both Uhaul and Chase Bank, I'm just hanging around the house. My goal is to spend about 4 hours on my house today, I have to do dishes, laundry, clean living room, take the trash out, vacuum and take a few things to the store the store room I have here at the apartment. I hope to get a lot done. I'm going to start later this afternoon. I'm actually looking forward to it. I don't know how one person can make such a mess, but I do, all by myself. I'll feel better when I get it done. Then I can pinsole my floors in the bathroom and kitchen, it makes it smell so nice and clean. I love my pinsole. I finally have to throw away my crock pot, it bit the dust, it is 20 years old, so I got a lot of miles on it. I'm looking forward to see all the new styles they have out now, that will be fun, I guess I'll see if Sandy wants to go with me, she is a good shopper. She looks and read everything!!

Well I have not received my refund from Caremark yet, they said they sent it threw. I call the bank they say talk to Caremark, I call Caremark, and they say talk to your bank. Now if it was there money that would be and unacceptable answer. My rent is due next Monday, I sure hope I get it by then. Are they going to pay for late charges, I think not, have they paid for my 2 overdraft fees of $34.00 each-no. You know I always say to myself, what is the right thing to do? I mean the people you talk to on the phone act like it's coming out of there own pocket, this is Caremark for gosh sakes, I'm just a little person, help me! I don't know what to do. What a mess.

IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING!

I had to turn on the a/c on last week, and this week I had to turn on the heater, I don't know what is going on. Our weather is 14* below normal, boy are we thankful, the 110* are on there way I'm sure.

Hope all is well with everyone these days. Hope life is treating you well, and know your going down the road you should be right at this time. God has a plan for all of us. He talks so softly, you really have to learn how to listen. I think of all the people in the world that go threw life and miss God talking to them. It's such a beautiful thing when I hear him talk, or show me the way. What a wonderful person.

Keep in touch

much love, jude xoxoxoxo

Sunday, May 18, 2008

My Heart Aches

My heart aches today for a good friend, Terri, her father just passed away on Thursday. I just found out today, and my heart and love goes out to her and her family. It immediately brings back memories of my mother and fathers passing and the shock of it all. You think you will be ready, but you never are. Just know he will always be in your heart and the memories will never leave you. And then the time will come when you can live your life knowing you did the best you could do at that time, and just knowing that gets you threw. What a wonderful thing you did to take care of your father like you did, he must of been so proud of you and your family you have. We are all here if you need us, if even just to listen.
Much love, always

Jude xoxoxoxo

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Car Repair

5/10/08
5:04 pm

I had AAA come and change my tire this morning, to my spare that I have. Went over to Discount Tires to get my tire repaired, and came out of there with 2 new tires, a rotation and a balance for $150. Why is it you can never leave a car shop for under $150? That is crazy! Of course I need the other 2 tires replaced, so I go in 2 weeks when I get paid again. One thing for sure, I won't have to worry about my tires anymore for a while, thank goodness for that. So another life and times of my life, now we have it on paper...lololol

I'm coming down with something. My throat and ears hurt, I keep sneezing
and I ach all over, not too bad yet, but I feel it coming. I haven't been getting a lot of sleep lately, my sleep apnea machine is down. I just ordered one part for it, I still need a few more, but at least I can 1/2 way use it when this 1st part comes. It's funny, I can't ever seem to get everything together at one time. I can't test my blood because Walmart is out of my strips, they will be in Monday! I ordered them a week ago. Of course I'm supposed to be monitoring my blood very closely this month for the diabetic nutritionist. Ha, so much for that. But I did get my teeth fixed on the bottom right, 2 teeth actually. So that is a good thing. I pick up my diabetic shoes yesterday, and they are wonderful. I'm so glad I got them.
It never seems I can get it all together at once, some of this, some of that, not all of everything.......WHATEVER...I'm trying believe it or not. What a mess. You know, I can only do what I can do, and I'm doing that.

I'm just going to sit back and wait for the next good or bad thing. I don't even worry anymore, because I know something is coming my way. The good, the bad or the ugly. What is a person to do?

I'm going to go take some Alieve and hope it Alieves everything I have.

I'll catch up with you all later.

May this note find you happy and healthy.

much love
jude xoxoxoxox

Walmart

5/10/08
8:44 am

Couldn't sleep, so I just got up. I'm on my way to walmart to get some of my diabetes supplies and cat litter. I'm going early to beat the crowd. This walmart is like you crossed the border into Mexico! We call it Cross the border walmart...We are not being predigest, just speaking the truth, sometimes had to take, but true.

Oh I can't go, I have a flat tire, I forgot. Well I guess I'll call AAA, or try to get that stuff that goes in the tire to inflate it.

Ok I'll be back

jude xoxoxo

Week is finally over

5/10/08
3:57 am

It's finally Saturday, I thought the week would never end. I just got off work at the Bank around 2:30 am, trying to wind down, I think it's working! I'm trying to get some of my medical bills paid off and then try to get some money saved. I'll be glad when I can go back to one job. I just work Mon, Wed and Fri so it's not that bad. It's pretty simple, if I can't handle it, I quit the Bank job. I really like working there, I've always been able to fall back on a Proof Operator job when I needed to. I'm thankful for that.

Well I got my BIG ASS DIABETIC shoes today, they are so comfortable
it's just amazing. I have a black lace up and a white tennis shoe, it's like walking on air. My legs feel much better now, I go back to the foot doctor next Tue. I'm looking forward to giving her some good news. I'll let you know what her next plan of action is.

Sandy and I are going to the movies today on Sat, I'm taking her out for mothers day, we work on Sunday, so we are going out tomorrow. We were going to take Mason to the IMAX but that fell threw. Hopefully another time. I really wanted to see the dolphins and the whales. At the IMAX it would feel as if you are in the water with all the fish. Cool....

I still haven't had to turn on my air conditioning yet, it does get a little hot in the afternoon, I just start taking off cloths. So that is sight to behold, a customer service agent working for Uhaul at home with half her cloths on! lololol Just imagine that if you can...hahahahaha

Tonight when I got about 1/2 mile from my house, I heard this noise,
it kept getting louder and louder, next thing I realized I had a flat tire, thank goodness it didn't blow on the freeway!!! Thank my lucky stars. God just watches out for me all the time. So I'll have to get up today and figure out what to do. I hope I can inflate the tire enough to get it to the tire store. I have been meaning to get my tires check anyway, I guess now is a good time!!

I'm on my way to bed.

I hope everyone is well. I wish you peace and love.

Jude xoxoxoxo

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Can't sleep

5/7/08
3:52 am

Well I can't sleep, so here I am at my computer. I was hungry and I ate some sugar free brown sugar oatmeal. I don't get it, how can it be sugar free with brown sugar in it, I guess it's just flavoring, I hope.

For breakfast I've been making with all organic ingredients, a smoothie. Milk, vanilla plan yogurt, banana, apple and strawberries.
Blend it and add a cup of ice, blend some more, it's wonderful. I have that in the morning and then there is enough for me to have it as a snack in the afternoon. I tell you organic taste so much better. Try it, just buy the milk first and taste it, you'll notice the difference right away. It seems to be a cleaner taste to it. Well that's my organic sales pitch. Hope you try it and I hope you like it.

I've had to log my food I eat during the day to keep track of all the carbs I eat, I find out all I eat is carbs! So I have to mix it up a little.
It's been a wonderful thing this class for diabetes, it has helped me a lot only in 2 classes.

Sandy and I are going to take Mason to the IMAX this weekend on Saturday, the 6:45 pm showing of Dolphin and Whales, I'm so excited
and it should be so much fun. In the IMAX it's so real, it will be as if
we are right there in the water with them. I think it's 3D what ever that means. I guess I better look that up so I will know what I'm talking about should Mason as me "what is 3D". You have to be one step ahead of these kids when ever you can be. OK I'm going to be smarter than a 3rd grader for once. YAH!!!!

There has been a cat that has been crying out side my window at night. She starts around 11pm, so I go out with a can a food and she eats it and then she is fine. For the last two nights I have taken out food, last night she actually came up to me. I couldn't pet her, but she ran up to me. I watch her eat the can of food, to make sure no other cat comes over to start stuff, she seems to be the only one out there.
When I came back in and laid down in bed I prayed to God for him to send someone to help her, then I realized HE sent me! My prayer came true before I even prayed it, God is amazing!

Well I'm going to try to get some more sleep, I have to get up at 7:30am.

Hope you all are doing well.

much love, always
jude xoxoxoxo

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Me and my Diabetes

5/6/08

I had my diabetes class today, it was my second one. I've lost 3 lbs, I'm so happy. I learned today how important it is to keep track of my food intake, it's all up to me if I would like to feel better. I honestly went in for my diabetes ck up a few weeks ago, and I flat out told them I felt as though I was going to die, that's how bad I felt. I seem to be doing better now that my blood sugars are under control. I got my "deal a meal" out that Sandy got me 20 years ago, so I can keep track of my food much easier. You know Richard Simmons... I knew that thing would come in handy. I have 2 more classes to go to, and the instructor Sandra is teaching me a lot. I'm really glad I went. They also put me in compressed hose, you know the kind your grandmother
wheres....lol...and I go get my 2 pair of diabetic shoes next Friday.
This will give you a laugh, I'll look just like my grandmother, compressed hose on to my knees and big ass black shoes!!!!! I told everyone I was going to were my house coat to bring my point across.
Me and Sandy can't quit laughing about it. So first I was may mother about 4 months ago when I went down the electronics isle and all knew was the calculators, had no clue what anything else was. It gets better, now I'm my grandmother who had diabetes also, I see her in the kitchen making biscuits with her house coat on, hose to her knees and big ass black shoes.....hahahahahahahahaha That is too funny. But the funny thing is my left leg hurts alot less with the compressed hose on, I don't know how it work, I know it just works. I'm am really thank full to my Dr's, they are really trying to help me out, and they really care. So that is the latest in my medical portfolio.
I go back to the foot doctor next week and the dentist, I'll let you know how that goes.

Hope all is well in your world.

much love
jude xoxoxo

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Me and the start of my Blog

5/4/08

This is the start of my own Blog! I thought I could share with you what is happening in my life, the good, the bad and the ugly. lol
I'm sure there will be more good than anything else. The start of a new beginning.

May this note find you happy, well and at peace.

much love,
Jude xoxox