I'm alive......just not kickin yet!

I'm alive.........and my mouth is sore, but everyday the fire that is in my mouth seems to be less and less fire....ry, to which I'm grateful, I'm grateful for many things, which at the top-o-the-list, I'm grateful that little procedure is over.......it was very nice to be sedated and not remember anything and to "sleep through the whole thing" but kind-of weird to "go to sleep" and "wake up" and be different and not remember going through the process of getting there!

All the same, sign me up for sedation again!

It's been a rough last three days due to the fact that there was a miscommunication understanding at work, but not on my part, I didn't miscommunicate the fact that I was having surgery and needed the next day off........but.....so.....I ended up working!!!!!

and so my recovery has just taken a little longer....

but it's caused me to think a little deeper about my situation at work...

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I've been so appreciative of friends and ward members, it's really touched my heart, at a time when my heart needed to be touched.

One day, a while back, my mom and I were talking about some crazy lady on t.v.,

and my mom said to me

"she's not someone I'd want in my wagon train if I had to cross the plains"

that statement made me laugh and then it got me thinkin'......

about qualities and what qualities are important.

I love the pioneers and am so overwhelmed at the things they went through for themselves,

f0r us and for the Lord and for the love of the gospel....

Doesn't it make ya wonder when you get to heaven and you get a chance to meet them?

anyway, so, that little statement from my mother has stuck with me, for different reasons,

#1- I want to be the kind of women that could be strong enough physically, spiritually, and emotional to make the long haul, and not be complaining the whole time, I want to be able to "carry" others instead of being the one that needs to be "carried".

#2- I want to be surrounded by women/people who "could be on my wagon team.......

So, the joke is, Could They Make My Team?

There is so many women I know that I'd want to be walking along side of me, they inspire me to want to be better......isn't that what life is all about?

Jessica is one of those girls......

I asked her if she could drive me to my appt. on Tuesday,

not only did she "drive miss daisy"

(that's what I felt like!)

but

she went the extra mile,

she probably thought they were little things, and she probably just rolled her eyes,

but, huge things to me, that made my eyes water....

She is definitely going on my wagon train with me!

heck, she could even be "the leader" she is that amazing!

but, I've know how wonderful Jessica has been for a long time, ,

we were camp women this past year, one of the reasons it was my favorite camping times...

Us at camp,

Jessica don't hate me cuz I posted a picture......

I promise I made it as small as I could,

you know, I just love ya!

thank you...