I had over two weeks off of work.
It made me crazy.  Good thing I am back this week... I have to work a double today... and then nights tomorrow.  It's okay though... I was bored out of my mind.

The other day when I was working evenings... I went to the gift shop on my break to look around shop for christmas presents.
When I went in there was a couple ladies talking about politics, one was the lady that works there, and the other was the lady was visiting someone.  They were both of the older retiree age, late 60's early 70's.
As I was checking out the lady that didn't work there asked me point blank who I was going to vote for.   I kinda grimaced and said I didn't know, I didn't like any of the candidates.  She immediately got a very worried look on her face and said that it is VERY important that I vote because this affects my generation the most.  I agreed with her, but said I just wasn't that impressed with anyone, I just knew that I wanted the current president out of office.  She was very happy that I said that.  "You need to be praying about who to vote for, and pray for getting this guy out of office."  I again agreed with her... and kinda looked away so she would get that I was ready for this conversation to end... And then she goes, "are you a born again Christian?"  I whipped my head around and said yes right away, because I was thinking holy crap... look at the cahones on this old bird!  She nodded her head and said "yes, I could see the light of God sparkling in your eyes."  Then she kept talking about praying and that being a believer was the most important thing... and how the female candidate was a fellow believer.
What a sweet old lady!
But I have been pondering this conversation since then.
How do I be more vocal about my beliefs?  I am constantly afraid of persecution, especially where I work.  How do I be like the old lady, willing to talk to anyone about what I strongly believe in?
I know I don't have the answers right now... I will just have to keep thinking on them!

Thanksgiving

This is only a few days late... Like almost a week... But happy thanksgiving!

You don't appreciate your knees until your without one

So yesterday I was walking to human resources at work to interview for another position. As I was walking I tripped on a rock and fell on another rock on my knee. I honestly didn't think much of my knee and wad more worried that my pants were dirty and I scuffed my favorite shoes. When I got there I went to the bathroom and checked my knee out... It was a little bloody, but I wasn't that worried.
I went into HR and asked for some tape... And told the girl why... And she wanted me to see the nurse quick. So I was just like ok no big deal. The nurse came in a looked at my knee and said"oh you need to have that checked out.". I still didn't think it was that big of a deal... And I didn't want to go to the ER and have to pay a huge deductible so I tried to get into my doctors office which was just a block away. Turned out they were all still at lunch... So I had to go to the ER anyway.
I got checked in any everything no problem... The nurse comes in to clean it and it HURT. Like I thought I was just a scrape up until that point, but when she put water on it I wanted to cry. She was just like we can wait till the doctor gets here and numbs it up and then clean it.

So I started writing this almost a week ago... I would have finished it but it is harder than I thought to type on my phone and try to finish a post.

Anyway.
Long story short I have been in a leg immobilizer for the last week. It is super annoying to have that thing in my leg and not be able to walk prppey. It takes me forever to get anywhere, an I have to put the seat almost flat in my car to get in and out.

Did I mention that there are only three stitches? Yeah.
All that for three stitches.
Anyway... I glad to have this posted finally... I don't know why it has been weighing on me so much, but it has.
On the craptastic upside, I haven't worked all week because of the potential to get hurt at work... So now I won't get to go on a ten day vacation in January like I thought, if at all.
Anyway...
Hopefully I will be able to pictures in... And if not... Too bad!

I got a new phone...

And I am posting from it right now!!!
Seriously... iPhones are amazing!

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I strongly dislike sitting in a chair that someone has just vacated, and the chair is still warm. 
Seriously.  There are few things that gross me out more than butt heat.

I was going to write a post last night... but I couldn't get blogger to work on my iPod... so I decided it wasn't worth it.
Sorry.
So of course today that means that I cannot remember what yesterday's blog post was about.
Oh well.
I do want to petition whomever reads this for prayer for my SIL, Autumn, she went to the ER on Saturday night in extreme pain and it turned out she had a Pulmonary Embolism.  She's only 19.
Oh, I guess if you don't speak medical-ese like I do all the time, a pulmonary embolism is a blood clot in the lungs.
Scary stuff.
Anyway.
Happy November!

Photo Dump

 Esther and I at the fair

 Still at the fair at The Band Perry concert... that guy was sitting down the row from us and when my mom went to take the picture he jumped in

 This is my friend from work, Jerrie, and her husband

 THE BAND PERRY!!!

 Esther, mom and dad

 At the Omaha zoo Labor day weekened

 Yet another skyride pick :)

 Yup.  We're on a rhino... not a real one though

This is just a picture from Esther's freshman homecoming...  Isn't she gorgeous?