Super Bowl Sunday February 7, 2010

Well, here is an old post I found in Blogger Heaven ;o) 

This was from the weekend of Superbowl Sunday, Lord knows when that was, because I sure don't remember the date.  I could look it up but it really isn't that important in the scheme of things.  Aah, the date is in my title, Feb 7, 2010.

Us Wheeler's as in Judd, Myself and of course our dogie had a fairly nice weekend with Friends and Family.  Saturday morning Judd had a Pallet Building Fiesta at the warehouse, preparing food pallets for the very poor and needy for pick up. 

After that we did a little shopping and then we were off to our dear friends Jitka & Bob's for dinner.  The company was good and so was the food!  After dinner we got a little crazy and climbed the walls in their house (by the way I wanted to buy this house before our friends purchased it, on the bright side, we don't have to maintain this house or very large property, yet we still get to enjoy it!)  Just thinking out loud ;o)

then went to their pool house and did Karaoke!

Even our Baby Girl enjoyed the evening!  Her Auntie Jitka loves to spoil her! 

Then today our neighbors had their traditional Super Bowl Party, that was fun too. Most of our neighborhood, our families and extended friends of our hood attend this big event...the kids love it too!  We have great food, bonding, laughs and prizes...

   
 
 

This year we even Skyped in Sam and his Family from Japan to join the festivities...

Pretty cool, huh?

For me, the events of this weekend were a good distraction!
 
I've been dealing with terrible side effects of having a Thyroid Disorder. If anyone out there has suffered with a thyroid disorder/disease I'm sure you can relate! I say Thyroid Disorder vs. Thyroid Disease because I don't have a thyroid. I had 95% of my thyroid first removed in 1973 but it grew back, go figure.  Then I developed a rare Hurthle Cell Tumor in my thyroid gland which caused  my thyroid to be completely removed a few years back.

So, how does one suffer from thyroid disease if you don't have thyroid glands?  I don't quite understand all this myself!

Anyway, having a thyroid disorder can be so draining to one's body and mind. I can't wait to get this medical condition under control! I'm hot, I'm cold, I'm itchy, I'm swelling, I don't sleep very much, I sleep too much, I've gained weight, my skin is extremely dry, my limbs are very tired and so am I!  Hey, it could be worse... (I have to remember this when I'm feeling so crummy)
 
Anyway, this was the highs and lows for the Wheelers the weekend of Superbowl Sunday, 2010. 

We have a Loving Family, Fabulous Friends and Neighbors, we're Blessed ... Life is pretty good.

 

And By the way...

 

 

 

Just for a chuckle, BLONDE JOKES...

I said in a previous post that I would from time to time post emails from friends or at least bits and pieces of e-mails I have received. 

Now that I have given this a little more thought, I also think I should give credit where credit is due ;o)  So be careful of what you e-mail me... 

Anyway the following "Blonde Jokes" were compliments of my dear friend Maureen who lives in PA.  (Thanks for the Chuckle Maureen!)

Please don't be offended if you're Blonde, I was a Blonde myself before my hair turned gray/platinum, so I feel it's ok to post this.  There's nothing like Blonde Humor (if it's good.)

Enjoy!
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Two Blondes With Hammers...
Carol and Donna, were doing some carpenter work on a Habitat for Humanity house. Carol, who was nailing down house siding, would reach into her nail pouch, pull out a nail and either toss it over her shoulder or nail it in.

Donna, figuring this was worth looking into, asked, 'Why are you throwing those nails away?'

Carol explained, 'When I pull a nail out of my pouch, about half of them have the head on the wrong end and I throw them away.'

Donna got completely upset and yelled, 'You moron! Those nails aren't defective! They're for the other side of the house!'
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Did you hear about the two blondes who froze to death in a drive-in movie?

They had gone to see 'Closed for the Winter.'

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You might have to think twice about this one.

A blonde hurried into the emergency room late one night with the tip of her index finger shot off. 'How did this happen?' the emergency room doctor asked her.

'Well, I was trying to commit suicide,' the blonde replied.

'What?' sputtered the doctor. 'You tried to commit suicide by shooting off your finger?'

'No, Silly' the blonde said. 'First I put the gun to my chest, and then I thought, 'I just paid $6,000.00 for these implants. I'm not shooting myself in the chest.'

'So then?' asked the doctor.

'Then I put the gun in my mouth, and I thought, 'I just paid $3,000.00 to get my teeth straightened. I'm not shooting myself in the mouth.'

'Then I put the gun to my ear, and I thought: 'This is going to make a loud noise. So I put my finger in my other ear before I pulled the trigger.

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A blonde was driving home after a game...

A blonde was driving home after a game and got caught in a really bad hailstorm. Her car was covered with dents, so the next day she took it to a repair shop.

The shop owner saw that she was a blonde, so he decided to have some fun. He told her to go home and blow into the tail pipe really hard, and all the dents would pop out.

So, the blonde went home, got down on her hands and knees and started blowing into her tailpipe. Nothing happened. So she blew a little harder, and still nothing happened.

Her blonde roommate saw her and asked, 'What are you doing?'

The first blonde told her how the repairman had instructed her to blow into the tail pipe in order to get all the  dents to pop out.

The roommate rolled her eyes and said, 'Uh, like hello! You need to roll up the windows first.'
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Blonde Shops at Target...

A blonde was shopping at Target and came across a shiny silver thermos. She was quite fascinated by it, so she picked it up and took it to the clerk to ask what it was..

The clerk said, 'Why, that's a thermos..... It keeps hot things hot, and cold things cold.'

'Wow, said the blonde, 'that's amazing.....I'm going to buy it!' So she bought the thermos and took it to work the next day.

Her boss saw it on her desk. 'What's that,' he asked?

'Why, that's a thermos..... It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold,' she replied...

Her boss inquired, 'What do you have in it?'

The blond replied... .... ...'Two popsicles and some coffee.'
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AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST...

A blonde goes into work one morning crying...

A blonde goes into work one morning crying her eyes out. Her boss asked sympathetically, 'What's the matter?'

The blonde replies, 'Early this morning I got a phone call saying that my mother had passed away.'

The boss, feeling sorry for her, says, 'Why don't you go home for the day? Take the day off to relax and rest.'

'Thanks, but I'd be better off here. I need to keep my mind off it and I have the best chance of doing that here.'

The boss agrees and allows the blonde to work as usual. A couple of hours pass and the boss decides to check on the blonde.. He looks out from his office and sees the blonde crying hysterically.

'What's so bad now? Are you gonna be okay?' he asks.

'No!' exclaims the blonde. 'I just received a horrible call from my sister. Her mother died, too!'
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Oh to be Blonde ;o)  

United Airline...a Bitter Sweet Experience

Well, I've been home two and a half weeks from New York and still can't believe the ordeal I went through with United Airlines. 


Just to recap, if you have been following my blog (IF)... you are then aware of how I tried to use my frequent flyer miles in a bereavement situation last month. I needed to get a flight from California to Long Island, NY on Friday April 9th.  I had more than enough frequent flyer miles but United would not honor my miles for a Berveavement Fare.  

I spoke with several supervisors at United Airlines trying to book a bereavement flight to say my goodbye to a Dear Friend/Big Brother, Uncle Mike whos life as I knew it was coming to an end. His wife, a dear friend, Nancy (aka:Aunt Nancy) had called me Friday, April 9th to let me know that her Husband, my Dear Friend would be crossing over Rainbows Bridge sometime within the next 24 hours.

was not accommodating at all!  Of course if I wanted to pay the full fare for a last minute ticket then and only then would they book me a seat. 

Needless to say Uncle Mike passed the following day, Saturday,  April 10, 2010.  He in New York and me still in California :o(    Unfortunately, because United Airlines would not honor my frequent flyer miles in a time of bereavement  I was not able to get back to NY in time to see Mike before his passing. 

The following day (Sunday) I went to church (as I usually do on Sundays) and when I returned home from church I had made peace with the fact that Mike passed away and was in a better place. I knew in my heart, what was most important, Mike was finally at rest,  he was no longer suffering. 

At that point I very calmly picked up the phone (again), called United Airlines and asked to speak with a Supervisor (again.)  Finally, I got a Supervisor who was very sympathetic and apologetic for his predecessors attitudes.  He offered to book me a seat using my frequent flyer miles in order to get me back east in time for the Memorial Services.  

   

pulled through!

It was a Bitter Sweet moment when the supervisor booked me the flight to New York.

I finally made it back to New York and said my good-byes for now.  RIP, Uncle Mike, you may not be here physically, but you're spirit lives on and you will always be in our hearts.