thankful

"Ordinary riches can be stolen: real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you". -Oscar Wilde

 

what are the real riches in a persons life?   in my life they are my family and my friends.  those are things i cannot live without.  each day is a gift, each day should be cherished as best as it can be.  i am so thankful to be part of the often crazy, unpredictable, and delightfully fun family that i have.

my parents are great, though we have often not seen eye to eye, they stand by me, and we get through any of the tough stuff.  my brother is brilliant, i couldn't be prouder to be his sister.  we've had our fair share of tough breaks, but we have managed to come out with a better understanding of one another (though there are times we both probably still scratch our heads at one another). 

my husband, i love him. truly feel like he and i can do anything.  we battle also (gee, see a theme here?) but we always come out trying to find the best in one another.  we've gone through a lot and we probably still have more to go through, but together we can get through it.  my daughter, how fortunate, grateful, dare i use the word blessed i am in being her mommy.  she has shaped me in ways i am still figuring out.  teaching me things on a daily basis, seeing the world through a new set of eyes.  she embraced me as her own and for that i am forever grateful.

i try to do my best by her, by all my family and each day i get a chance to make things better than the last. i'm still learning, i'm still trying.  i love them all so much though and i just hope they know how much they all mean to me.

and so it goes

if a day didn't contain at least one headache, i would think i had died.  still dealing with sinus issues even after my big surgery in the spring.  things aren't as bad as they were last fall, but i'm still semi-miserable on a daily basis.  if its not headache, its face pain and really i could go without either.  today i have a sinus-ct schedule and tomorrow i get to find out how bad things have gotten again.  the polyps are growing back, more on the right now than the left.  possibility of another surgery. i'm freaked out of my mind but not really sharing that with anyone.  most of its due to money and the other part is i hate coming out of anesthesia. its awful.  oh then there is the recovery time when i had to blow my nose after a sinus rinse and i thought my brain was coming out.  yeah, pretty gross.  we'll find out tomorrow what the future holds.  i also have to start a prescription of cipro to help with whatever infection may still be lingering.  fun times, let me tell you.

so it goes, another day.. another headache (currently going on for hours), teeth pain, and a meeting in 20 minutes...

however, despite all of this crap.. there is one amazing thing that happened today..  my husband got a well deserved promotion at work!!!!  i'm so unbelievably happy for him.  he deserved this so much, he's worked so hard for this company for the last 5 years, and he will truly kick butt at it.  i know it will mean more work for him but i'll support him like i always have and cheer him on!  congrats, my love!!!