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chronicles of dana
Jan. 5th, 2006
06:06 pm - BeeDoop has a Playdate
BeeDoop is going to Lily's house tonight for playdate! She is currently pawing at the bow in her hair... oooohhhh wait... NOOOOOOOOOOO she got it out. She's eating it!!!!!!!!! BEEDOOP NO!!!!!!!!
Ok. I got the bow out of her mouth. Well, at least she will have her hand-knit sweater to wear.
Dec. 22nd, 2005
09:59 am - home with beedoop
As I arose to check on the BeeDoop after writing my last entry, I noticed that our living room and dining room were covered with snow. Snow? Well at least that is what it looked like to me. After putting the specs back on and crawling on the ground to examine said "snow," I saw BeeDoop, face buried in a hole that she gnawed through her bear. The bear that is 3 times larger than she. Oh yes, Mercy killed the stuffed bear and was redecorating our condo with its fluffy polyfill guts. Oh BeeDoop BeeDoop BeeDoop. What would we do without you?
09:51 am - Home sick
Home sick the week before Christmas. Bah Humbug. BAH HUMBUG.
It started out as a cold, which progressed overnight into a sinus infection (my fam knows that I simply do not get colds, just full blown sinus infections). The gals at work were so kind to try to fix me up with 101 home remedies and homeopathic cures, one of which I believe made me sicker. It's called Zican, and it is this zinc gel on a q tip that you swab your schnoz with. About a half hour later, I threw up. I think it was because I had zinc up my nose and it post nnasal dripped its way to my stomach and wrecked havoc. So I went home sick from work yesterday, and I am home today.
Sadly, I will be missing doggy playtime, Keith will be taking Mercy without me unless by some Christmas miracle, I feel better. I hope and pray that I will be able to go to Syracuse to see my DH's aunt & uncle.
For now, I am home with Beedoop, having a tough time sitting still and resting when there are som many things to do around here...
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sickDec. 6th, 2005
11:32 pm - Mercy graduates from obedience school :)
Oh, little BeeDoop has graduated from Basic Obedience. And at the top of her class, no less.... haha in some ways, not in others. She has her good days and bad days, but in the end, she is just too cute for words.
Take this morning, for example. Mercy nestled underneath our covers and wedged herself bewteen Keith and I as we slept, comfy as could be. Oh, but then my alarm went off at 5 and as I got out of bed, she craned her neck around, and looked at me, as if to say, "Ummm excuse me, but you've moved and now my back side is cold."
Or how she stares out the window and jumps to attack snowflakes that are falling to the ground. Or how she tries to sniff the ground even though it is covered in snow and ends up with a snow covered face. Or the sleepy sounds she makes at night. Or her yawns....
We love having a dog!
Nov. 19th, 2005
09:20 am
"Forgiveness means not merely that I am saved from hell and made right for heaven; forgiveness means that I am forgiven into a re-created relationship, into identification with God in Christ." -Oswald Chambers
Keith went out hunting with the Fancher crew- he left at 4:30 am. I woke up an hour later because I had to go to the DMV- the Cheektowaga branch has Saturday morning hours from 7-1. Here I am thinking that if I leave my house a little before seven I would get there right as it opened and be the first one in, no line, no nothing. WRONG! Apparently I was not the only concerned citizen of Erie County who thought they should get there early. When I arrived, there were at least 40 people there, already in line, complete with bed-head and a cup of coffee. The line was non-stop! More and more people kept coming in. Unbelievable! Finally, I got out at about 8.
After arriving to the homestead, I dressed Mercy in her little harness and purple hoodie and we went on a nice long walk- all the way to Open Door Nursery School. I dropped off some dry cleaning at Reads and slipped and slid all the way home. I guess salting the sidewalks i the winter isn't in Amherst's budget? By the way, we think that Mercy may have a collapsed trachea from constantly pulling on her leash, hence the need for the harness to relieve the pressure on her neck. Silly BeeDoop, if only she would walk nicely on a leash she wouldn't have this problem. Apparently this is common in small dogs and if you stop using the leash on the collar for walks her symptoms will disappear. She hasn't coughed as much since we started using the harness and just yesterday Keith took her for a run without it, and she was doing the wierd cough/snort thing. Poor BeeDoop! On top of that, I think she misses her Uncle Michael. Maybe he will come and visit her soon. We can only hope. :)
My hearing is still poor from the airplane chaos; I am beginning to wonder if I will have this the rest of my life! The doc said that if the new meds don't make them improve by Monday or Tuesday, I will have to have my eardrum slit and the estation tube drained. YUCK! I hope someone will be available to drive me, because I will undoubtedly pass out.
Thanksgiving will be hard this year. And Christmas. Without Papa, everything is different. When I get down, I try to remember and envision where he is now- with the Lord- and it becomes a different kind of sadness combined with a sense of joy. I can just picture him looking around and saying, "Whew! That was close!" and "Holy Toledo" and all the other little catch phrases he ws known for. And then I picture him talking to Lauren, listening to her life story and feeling her enthusiasm. The last thing that Lauren said to me was at church the Sunday before she died. I had just told her about Papa and how he accepted Christ a few weeks before he passed away and she said, "Wow, that's awesome! I never met him here, but it'll be awesome to meet him in Heaven." Those words will stick with me forever. As will the memory of of my beloved Papa.
Lord help us to bear this cross. Help us to do what You want us to do. Show us Your will, help us to honor Papa as well.
Oct. 14th, 2005
07:46 pm - Mercy Bee Doop needs a Diner
So we want to go out to eat. But we want to spend time with our little Mercy BeeDoop. So sad, health regulations prevent restaurants from allowing pets indoors. I suppose it could be chaotic to have rotties or labs in a pizza place, but what about the oh so chic toy dog? What about our little Mercy? She is so cute! And when she is in her little pink faux crocodile carrier with a kong full of PB, she is an happy as could be. Ahh well. I'll leave that legislation to my brother when he gets into office.
Oct. 7th, 2005
05:35 pm
I finished BOTH of my new novels in like, two days. AND the next one in the series does not come out until NEXT SUMMER! AAARG. Whatever will we do?
Anywho, when it rains, it pours, and it seems to be pouring job offers right now. Like Whoa- months of nothing and then everything all at once.
Mercy just got her halloween costume! She has it on right now. If I can figure out how to post a pic, I will. Not like anyone reads my LJ, just Mike occasionally.
Off to celebrate my new job(s)!
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chipperOct. 3rd, 2005
08:17 pm
oh one funny diagnostic code I learned in my temp job that causes Keith and I to have uncontrollable laughter: Flatulence Eruption and Gas Pain 724.2 Hahaha Eruption. haha
amused07:45 pm
Interview tomorrow with a venture capitalist firm at 9 am. I am so excited to say that I am interviewing with a "venture capitalist firm." It has a nice ring to it, I must say. The dress is very professional, which I find somewhat amusing that I have an interview with RedBull later in the week for which I have to dress to express myself- very, very "extremely casual," according to the manager. So, shall I wear my PJ's? Haha.
We're taking Mike to NYC in 2 weeks and 4 days. I have never been there, so it will be a new experience for me. Mercy I believe will be staying at my mom's, not coming with us. Poor beedop. No NYC for her. I'm sure she will be sad to not see two Broadway shows with Mike.
I just started reading some of Charles Spurgeon's sermons on Women of the Old Testament. I also found his autobiography in the library- the actual book that is sitting on our couch was from the 1899. It has this cute little stamp that says "Grosvenor Library, Buffalo, Nov. 17th, 1899." I don't think I have ever read from a volume that was over a hundred years old. Reprints, yes, but not like this!
Off to read my new Karen Kingsbury novel- it just arrived in the mail today.
ecstaticOct. 1st, 2005
09:46 pm - HAHA
Ok. So Mercy Bee doop has never really experience COLD weather before. It's cold. Pretty cold at night on the potty runs. So Keith takes her out to go and her little paw hits the freezing grass and she started shaking and barking like mad!!! Just like she did this morning with me. Ha! She barks at the cold. HAHAHA. I guess I should get started on making her that mink coat, huh?
Mike is SCROOGE! Woo Hoo! Well, it's not really a stretch for him to be grouchy... lol. He learned from the two best- me and Mom!
Aunt Angie and Chazz are in town for another day. We're having the family dinner tomorrow at grams.
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giddySep. 26th, 2005
09:35 pm - Working crazy hours
So God has blessed me with this temp job the past two days and tomorrow as well... crazy hours considering I went from working ZERO hours to 12.5 without a lunch.
Actually the temp job would have been exciting under less stressful circumstances. There is this healthcare company out of Houston that is a call center of sorts, getting MRIs and other disgnostics tests approved. They were evacuated by Hurricane Rita and somehow they ended up in Amherst. So I was hired as a temp along with others to somehow cram a month's worth of training into 20 minutes before the phones started ringing off the hook. It was so chaotic at first. THEN all the news stations showed up. I was ready to be like, "OK Victoria Hong, this is NOT cool to have you and your camera guy in my face as I am struggling to figure out what in the world a neoplasmic nodule of the thoracic cavity and its associated diagnostic code." just hours earlier, I had never even heard of a diagnostic code. ahh well. God is good. I was able to figure out the system better than most and the girls from Houston started calling me the new supervisor. The director said she's taking me back to Texas. HA. I have a supervisor job waiting in TX and yet I can't find a job in Buffalo. HA HA
I had a two minute phone interview today. They told me once again that I lack the specific experience necessary but based on my call center and banking experience I could easily fit in with the phone reps selling banking products. HELLO I WENT TO COLLEGE. I DON"T WANT TO BE A PHONE REP. Oh my gosh. It's like my degree means nothing. UGH. Ughawug ughwawug waaaaaa. So, on top of that the shift was 5 pm to 11 pm. I politely declined, explaining that the hours wouldn't work for my family.
Purpose Driven Life group starts this week. I gotta get going and get praying about that.
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He knows each tear that falls
And hears me when I call
And hears me when I call
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exhaustedSep. 17th, 2005
12:59 pm - What a wonderful world
Keith woke at an hour that people should never ever be awake at. 3:50 am. Because Fancher the hunting guru was picking him up at 4:15. I vaguely remember him saying, "Bye honey. I love you. I'll call on the way home.." annd give me a kiss. I think he also said something about he took Mercy outside to pee.... I was so half asleep!
So I woke up at 7am to Mercy barking incessantly- "hellooooo Mommmmyyyy. I need to go poo poo helloooooo I need to go outside.... waaaake up!!! Araarrrffff aaaarrrfff aaaaaaaarrrffff!" So I got up, took beedoop outside, she laid an egg, hehe... and I got started on my day. I ate breakfast, fed the dog, did devos, cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, and read some of my new book "Rejoice" by Karen Kingsbury, quite a few things before 10 am I must say. Oh, I also made the bed. I have been on a bit of a reading binge lately, I must admit, but I have been loving it! I spent too many years reading boring stuff for school and reading too many nonfiction textbooky things. Now I have found the world of fiction- so much better than TV!
I decided to take Mercy on a walk and to stop by the Crohns and Colitis Foundation Walk at Island Park to see the Gambinos. I got there and the walk hadn't started yet so I decided to stay and walk with the fam. I had a great time walking w/ Uncle Jerry. He couldn't believe that Mercy made it! I couldn't really either. But she's a trooper. She is now sleeping soundly and probably will be all afternoon. Mar & Jer won a weekend trip in Ellicotville. The rest of us didn't win anything. :( Ahh well.
"O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory." Psalm 63:1-2
thankfulSep. 14th, 2005
04:23 pm - Gods ways are mysterious...
Mysterious for sure! I have no idea what the Lord is up to but hopefully it will be a job for me soon!
Beedoop gets her stiches out on Saturday- oh we cannot wait! Hopefully she will get a chance to run around the park Saturday and be the lively dog she is. Keith thinks that I should write childrens stories about Mercy. Hmmm... That would be fun, probably a LONG shot, but fun.
well gtg.
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tiredSep. 7th, 2005
07:46 am
My last week of being a stay at home wife. And to think that years ago that was what women did all the time. Then again, they had to clean all their clothes in the river and grind their own flour, milk the cows, curn their own butter... How thankful we should be for the modern conveniences of life.
From my window I can see a handful of children waiting for the bus for the first day of school with their camera toting parents, trying to capture the excitement of this post Labor day ritual we have all come to know and love and hate. Aww they are so little! I used to love driving to work in the winter and seeing all these minivans parked at the corner, packed with elementary aged kids, trying to escape the wind chill of death. The mom would look exhausted, nursing her cup of coffee like nothing else. Ha! What I have to look forward to. Then again, maybe we could build one of those little bus houses that they have out in the country for the chitlins to wait for the bus in. I had always thought those little huts were outhouses, in case you had to go so bad you couldn't make it up the driveway. I will admit, I thought it was ridiculous, but I like the little bus stop idea...
I have another interview today, even though I accepted a position that is temp and I start next week. The interview is with a placement agency. Extra interview experience is always a good thing, plus I am still looking for a permanent position. I also got a call from another place I sent my resume to. I have to call them back for a phone interview. Oh the excitement of starting a career. More like the stress of starting a career. Oh I pray that I will be good at whatever I do!
Ahhh so much to do... so little time....
"the Lord who created you says... 'I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you.'" Isaiah 43:1-2 NLT
Little Mercy beedoop is bedridden! Well, not really. She's not supposed to run around and has to wear a funny cone on her head. Poor little beedoop. She has stiches for another week. Poor baby. Don't worry, we will be sure to take her to the park or the country where she will be able to sniff and run to her hearts content as soon as the vet says its okay to do so.
refreshedSep. 6th, 2005
01:01 pm
Just got home after a whirlwind of errands. Dropping off anniversary cake to Mom at work, the Gambinos, and yes Mike there should be some for you. No, it's not gross, it is actually very good, considering that it has been in the freezer for a year. Apparently the fat in the buttercream frosting must have preserved the cake. MMMM MMMM. Happy Anniversary to the Hensleys!
Keith and I went to the Corn Maize in Wheatfield last night with three other couples. It was quite exciting and we did break the no running rule. We ran the WHOLE way. It was great. I ran earlier in the day but the Maize was literally an extra workout. Michelle's husband actually had steam coming off of his head!
Poor little Mercy, she can't play, she can't run, she can't go on walks... She was spayed last week and she has to "lay low" for two weeks. That's like a year in doggy time.
"I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me,for I have redeemed you." Isaiah 44:22 Loving the book of Isaiah. LOVING it. Read it sometime.
jubilantAug. 29th, 2005
09:03 am
Hmmm successful sleep- NO. Ugh we need a new mattress I think. Either that or I need to go to a chiropracter.
I have the day off, sort of, if you count searching for a job a day
off. I went to college, I had good grades, I am supposed to get a job
now, right? WRONG. Education doesn't cut it, or so several companies
have told me. They want 3-5 years of experience. So how does one get
experience if nobody will hire you because you have no
experience? Oh Lord, give me a job that you are in!
We found a cache yesterday at a new park in Amherst. We also got a
headache from dinner at mom's because jack doesn't stop talking EVER. I
swear, I think he makes stuff up to sound important.
40 days of purpose starts soon!
Little beedoop is sleeping. She might go and play with the Beilmeir's
dog tonight. Ha! A doggy play date. I must admit though, it is
incredibly amusing to watch.
Aug. 28th, 2005
06:52 am
"prayer is not a normal part of the life of the natural man. We hear it said that a person's life will suffer if he doesn't pray, but I question that. What will suffer is the life of the Son of God in him, which is nourished not by food but by prayer. When a person is born again from above,the life of the Son of God is born in him, and he can either starve or nourish that life..." -Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest (more: 8-28 http://www.rbc.org/utmost) "I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, And like a cloud, your sins. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.” Isaiah 44:22 As I am sure for many others, Lauren's death has truly affect my walk with the Lord. She was so much like Jesus and just wanted to be with Him. Her dedication to prayer was incredible. "In the morning when I rise... give me Jesus... only Jesus..." The Castanzas, Bonifacios, Romanos and Amanda are camping this weekend.... I trust that the Lord is using this time to heal them... healing can be such a long process. My soul still remembers And sinks within me. This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. “ The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “ Therefore I hope in Him!” -Lamentations 20-24 Church at 9, then 40 days training, go visit Mike at work, and then Mom's for dinner with everyone. Time to wake up the sleeping husband! He's so cute.
lovedAug. 27th, 2005
08:01 pm - cache
What a superb day. This morning started out with Keith awaking at 6am to try to be the first to find a new geocache located about half a mile from our house. Apparently Mercy was so tired that he had to carry her to the cache site. I stayed in bed :) Keith met another geocaching family there but they were unable to locate the treasure. Oh well. At least I know that I didn't miss anything by sleeping in!
I've been reading the latter half of Isaiah lately... mmm mmm good stuff.
Keith went off to class for the day and I took Mercy over to Mom's. We took Grandma to the cemetary to visit Papa's grave.......... they go every week.... I am wondering if that is healthy? I suppose we all grieve in different ways, maybe Grandma's is watering the grass and flowers at Papa's grave. Mom cried. Mercy peed.
Keith and I had dinner at Quiznos en route to some caches. We found two before the sky literally opened up and dumped buckets and buckets of rain on us. Our delightful caching excursion ended with a Chai at Starbucks Thank you Shaun & Komiko for the gift card!
A major milestone in the life of Princess Mercy the yorkie today: She actually jumped onto our bed by herself! Pretty impressive. Way to go little bee doop.