12 Steps

1. I have admitted I am powerless over Samoas and Thin Mints.

2. I have come to believe that the great power of three Samoas at 4:30 PM helps to restore my sanity daily.

3. I have made a decision to turn my willpower off and ignore the Nutrition Facts listed on the box.

4. I have made a searching and fearless inventory of my pantry and freezer to make sure all boxes are accounted for.

5. Admitted to God, to myself and to you the exact nature of my Girl Scout cookie consumption habits.

6. I am entirely ready to have God negate all of the calories and fat I consume in these cookies.

7. I have humbly asked Him to remove all my cellulite.

8. I have made a list of all of the people who really should eat more Girl Scout cookies and am willing to give a cookie to them all.

9. I have made amends to all Girl Scouts I have not yet purchased cookies from.

10. I continue to take personal inventory and when I haven't eaten enough Girl Scout cookies, properly admitted it.

11. Sought through visualization and meditation to consciously be open to other kinds of Girl Scout cookies.

12. Having had a powerful emotional and physiological response to these cookies, I try to communicate the positive message of these cookies to people everywhere.

Recovery

Clearly, he's doing very well

He received a huge "get well" gift from work full of lots of great stuff - a very generous gift

He can't seem to locate his bell? (It may have been destroyed when he was napping)

People Get Ready

Ruler of the Roost is scheduled for his right knee arthroscopy tomorrow. He's been instructed to bring his Living Will and nothing else. He assures me that he has been assured (note to self - make sure he's fully insured) that the procedure is very common and he'll be up and around in a few days.

It's the period between the surgery and "in a few days" that has me concerned.

Over the weekend he made mention of a few things he'd like me to have on hand to facilitate his recovery.

A BELL so that he can "ring me"
Wireless internet service purchased
His favorite sheets on the bed
Edy's Coffee Ice Cream
Hot Fudge
Extra pillows
His soft sweats laundered
Furniture rearranged in family room so he can watch TV
New Plasma TV purchased and mounted in our bedroom
Flexy straws
Coke Zero
Cranberry Juice
Merlot (lots of Merlot)
Cherry Chicken dinner
Cherry jello salad
Sponge bath supplies

I stopped listening when he started talking about sponge baths. I don't think Nurse Ratched gave anybody spongebaths.



I'm taking sign ups to cover the AM and PM shifts here with the patient. No experience required.

Tagged - 123 Book Meme

I got called out to do this one by Mary. Here it is:

1. Find the nearest book.
2. Name the book & the author.
3. Turn to page 123.
4. Go to the fifth sentence on the page. Copy out the next three sentences and post to your blog.
5. Tag three more folks.

All Families Are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland

But then, with her viral diagnosis came a deluge of people from a surprisingly broad and emotional slice of culture. The accelerated perception of death quickly eroded many of the traditional barriers between her and others, and she found she had a talent for organizing group discussion dinners. About a year into her diagnosis, Sarah had phoned and asked her mother what she had been up to lately.

I have just started the book so I'm not sure what I'm in for. I'm interested in it because of what The Miami Herald said about the story. "A powerful, redemptive story... a book about adults, written by a 40 year old who has moved beyond any youthful alienation to an appreciation of the complicated nature of what binds people together."

I'm tagging Jo, Beatrice and Glyn. Now you guys are up!

Accountability

"Mom, you've been to more schools than me."

You're right. I've been to high school and college.

"No mom. You've been to three schools. High school, college school AND traffic school."