Priorities and happiness

Should priorities and happiness go hand and hand? Evan Almighty is a very good movie that addresses priorities. I have been thinking about priorities a lot. Do values and priorities go hand and hand? A lot of questions I have been thinking about.

speechless

My four year old came to me at the table and said " Daddy I have a serious question for you?" I said "What is it?" She said " How did you and mommy make me?" I was speechless. The only thing I could think of was "I will tell you when you are in fifth grade". She then said "What is fifth grade? Which I answered!

She was called "Chappell"

My grandmother who was 87 years old passed away Monday morning. My mom was talking about what she had learned from Chappell. I thought I would do a Top Ten list things I have learned from Chappell.

10. You do not need to try your food before putting salt on it.
9. The importance of walking. Till she was 82 she would walked 2 miles a day.

8. Some great sayings like "My soul Miss Agnes"

7. Traditions like eating over at her house after church and playing the "Bible card game"
6. Stubbornness (in a good way most of the time)

5. My love of cabbage and vegetables

4. That when you are our over 80 you can but in lines.

3. That prunes are good for your digestive system

2. Love of Family

1. Independence

You will be missed but you lived a great life.

Relationships matter

Katina has been going to the same hairdresser for 10 years. I thought that was silly. I was so wrong this week. I needed a haircut and a shave. For the past four years I have gone to a salon (once). Katina wanted me to. I hated it. I went to a local barber near the house. When they would give me a shave. The man would bring out the electric trimmers. I never really liked that. In the early 90's Mike Fortune and I would get our haircuts at a place called Flower Barber Shop. It is on Flower Ave in a multicultural section of town. Mike moved away and I would still go there. They would say when I walked in "Do you want the usual?" They knew me. When we shaved they used a straight edge. It was like the "old fashion way" My face felt like a babies butt. It was so smooth and soft. It was a classic shave. Last Monday I went back. When I walked in the man said long time no see. He remembered me. While I was getting the shave. He asked me where I had been. I saw the straight edge in his name and I did not want to tell him I was "dating around". I just said I moved. Which was true. Flower Barber Shop sorry about the four year break but I am back.

Golf Lesson

On Sunday Mike Herbert gave me a two and a half hour FREE golf lesson. I made contact with about 124 balls out of 135. Some day I will have that form.

The doctor wants to see you (part 2)

I have been sitting in the waiting room for about an hour when the nurse comes out and says the doctor wants to see you. I am thinking why? Are you going to say sorry for not holding the door. I walk into the room where Katina is lying down "out of it". The doctor says "She is stable now but she was having some complications with the anesthetic (drugs) so we stopped the surgery. The complications could have been FATAL. I am shocked. I am thinking you did just say fatal. The anesthesiologist when to the great details about everything. They want us to see if she has Malignant Hypothermia.
http://www.mhaus.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Content.Display/PagePK/Home.cfm After three hours she was stable enough to go home. He said they were siding on the side of precaution. I said THANK YOU. I have tears in my eyes and my hands still shake right now still thinking. What would I tell my girls? If they did not side on the side of precaution. Thank you anesthesiologist and doctor for doing that. It is not an inconvenience.

PS I am not mad at the doctor anymore.

Tonsils and Fire (part 1)

Today was the day Katina was going to have her tonsils RE taken out. Her surgery was going to take place at 9am. I drop off the girls and got to the building where the procedure was going to take place. I was sitting for about 5 minutes when the fire alarm went off. I was thinking what are they going to do with Katina if this was a real fire. Would they make me leave? I was having a thousand thoughts go through my head. When I saw her come out with her robe on and an IV bag in her hand. The nurse said to walk her down the stairwell with her IV bag. The whole time I am thinking where is my camera. The alarm was nothing and we were back in the building in about 20 minutes. On the way in the doctor who was going to do the procedure did not hold the door for me. I did not say anything but I was mad.

Oprah put me to sleep

Today I did something I have never done before and I hope I never do again. I was at a red light and I fell asleep. I woke when the car behind me honked the horn. I made it home safe. I turned on the TV and it was on ABC. Oprah was talking to a lady that fell asleep at the wheel and killed three of her kids. I turned the TV off and went upstairs to take a nap. Thanks Oprah!