just being thankful

i woke up this morning having so much on my mind. i am extremely thankful today.

leaving rhode island was tough. we loved it, but it did not work out. we are so glad we are home, even though this unemployment thing for me is really really hard. so...i wrote down a few things to be grateful for instead of thinking about the hard times.

i am grateful that shelly is feeling much better, with her medication and that she has a dr. who really cares.

i am grateful that this coming november it will be two years cancer free for me.

i am grateful for all of the family who support my emotionally and also shelly's family. they have been awesome through the last several years.

i am thankful for finn. wow, it is like having a baby! i love him even though he smells sometimes. :)

i am thankful for my friends. i know that we do not see each other as much as i would like, but please know, i appreciate all of you.

michelle, mom, and gmom! three way cool chicks!

i am grateful for shelly. she has supported me in good times and bad. we are a team, and we work like a team. we are the BEST team.

i am grateful for this unemployment. at least right now i am! ha ha. under such bad circumstances, this crazy thing has allowed me to become closer to family. realize what i really want to do. become closer to Shell's family, and appreciate the small things. we may not be able to buy anything we want, but there is so much more than that. i have learned to appreciate small things, like learning how to use pots and pans...

last but not least, i am thankful for my belief in god. that god will always look out for us. i pray every night, but lately it seems every hour. i know we are being watched after, and we will not be given any thing that we can not handle. thank you. i believe god keeps his promises. :)

bring it on

so, shelly has been sick. she was getting electric like shocks in her face when she was eating and it progressively got worse. it was all of the time. we thought it was her teeth, but it wasn't. after many doctor visits plus one emergency visit and a visit with the dumbest neurologist possibly in the world, we found out she has Trigeminal neuralgia. yay for us.
she has been in so much pain that she has not been able to eat, sleep, or really do anything. she is now on medication and we are trying to figure out WHY she has this painful disorder.
i tell you, she had something to eat today and a little the other day, and i have never seen anything more beautiful than her eating.
shelly and i have lived through cancer, moving, loss of jobs, and we will get through this with flying colors. i will not let this get to us. she will be amazing!!!!! she is possibly one of the most amazing people i have ever met.
i want to say thank you to all of our family. our moms have been awesome. we have two pretty great families. we love all of you. thanks for your continued support. keep us in your thoughts.
on a brighter note, we love her primary dr. dr white. lillian white to be exact. she is AWESOME!!!!!

a lil thought for this monday

i have been wrong in the past, and will be wrong in the future. we are all just people living our lives and trying to be the best that we can.

we are just beautiful people walking on this earth this one time. lets be kind.

the fridge is full!

i am not one to enjoy clutter. i do however like my fridge cluttered with magnets, pictures, things that i love. even barry manilow tickets, yes i am a fanilow. shelly did make me take those down...

i personally feel the more clutter you have on your fridge, the happier you are. i like to have my loved ones splayed all over our fridge.

i was looking at it the other day, and thought to myself, " is it too much", absolutely not. i added more.

Pet Ownership; Do We Dare????

I say yes! Two mid to semi, :), late thirty year old women are wanting to start a family. We happen to think a pet is the natural progression of our steps toward this goal. I mean, if we can't take care of a pet, then we most certainly can not take care of a human. We are quite wonderful with plants...

I have learned how to nurture them, talk to them, and give them just enough water without drowning them. They are healthy and happy and I know that we are the reason why! :)

I am thinking a cocker spaniel, hence the cutest pic in the world above. Shelly on the other hand, is wanting something along the lines of a sporting canine. A Dalmatian if you will.

We still live an apartment and have to remind ourselves of our space limitations. It IS a big apartment, with lots of room for us and something to roam happily about.

Also...as much as I have tried to be amongst you working individuals, I am still unemployed. It seems to be good for the up and coming pet we will have. I will have some time to potty train if we are to get a pup. Shelly might freak out if the dog pees on the Cindy Crawford. ha.

For those of you who know we have tried this in the past, and NO it did not work. We were not ready. We did not think it through. We picked out the cutest dog on the side of the road and then found out it was possessed and then gave it to my mom! It was cute, but the dog WAS possessed and my mom gave it to a couple of guys who love to groom it and take care of it like it was a child. All that being said...my mom found out how much that mutt was worth, and wishes she had kept it. :)

We will not go jumping into this. We are going to wait for the right one, but we are doing this.

SOOOOOO...here we go.

Any input from anyone would be great. Anything on adoption processes, whether we should get a pup, or just a dog who needs us. Wish us well and hope for the best. Sincerely, Sherry and Shelly.

chillin with a few friends.

i do not post very often. sometimes i actually forget about it.
i saw a few good friends today and just wanted them to know how nice it was to see them. no judgements or opinions...just friends being friendly. hmmmm......

i opened up an email yesterday morning and had a smile on my face all day after i read it.

it made me think of all of the amazing beautiful people in my life. i have so many things to be grateful for and my friends and family are one of them. i am not close to all of my family anymore, but the ones that i am...are truly the best. i love you guys. i love you for always supporting me. through the new york basement apartment to today. :) i thank you.

i will forever be grateful for your love and support.

thanks d'lee...