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Since my accident and surgery I'm not allowed to shower without 'supervision' and I really didn't want to frighten anyone a la' a bad Rosie O'Donnell imitation, so I didn't participate this time. Besides, I'm just too vain until my black eye is completely gone. But DO go visit Linda ...the musical extravaganza at the end is amazing!!! And there are great links posted there for the blog party....

This is WFMW for Shannon : I have a hard time “letting go” of clothing I should get rid of or no longer wear. To help identify what is no longer worn, about once every 6 months I turn all my hangers around backwards in my closet. As I wear things, I return the hangers to the ‘right’ way. At the end of the season anything still on a backwards hanger hasn’t been worn and it gets sent to Goodwill. On another note I will be having wrist surgery this week. Please keep me in your prayers!

I’m a Christian so I don’t do karma, but apparently I’ve sown and reaped a little. While participating on the fringe of a tp’ing adventure Sunday at the home of the other youth leader I stepped off his driveway and fell…breaking my 1. Nose 2. Wrist (“shattered” and “looks like gravel” in there were 2 things I overheard the dr. say) 3. Foot I also have lots of beautiful road rash. When I can type more with my left hand I’ll post more…but until then please keep me in your prayers. Sidebar: Tanner broke his thumb at school on Tuesday, too. And the big Glorieta retreat is this weekend. I’m trying to keep my sense of humor. This is funny, right?

...but you really can't have it all. And I believe that God designed it this way so that we would truly long for heaven where we really can "have it all." But as long as we are earth-bound, I don't think it's possible to have it all. (See Gen 3:18 ...note that the thistles and thorns are FOR us...I think this is so we won't get so attached to and fond of this world that we will ache for a better place). I'm talking about Sarah Palin. She's 44. Wife, mother, apparent vp nominee, governor, pro-life advocate, huntress and fisherwoman, self-described hockey mom and former beauty pageant winner. She appears to have it all. But my heart is sore for her. She is a mom to 5 beautiful children. The youngest, just several months old, was born with Down's Syndrome. Apparently this was diagnosed in utero , and I am happy that she holds the view that all life is precious and did not elect to terminate her pregnancy. Google her name and one of the nastier rumors ...