Boo!

Tonight, I'm feeling a bit down.  It's hard work trying to stay positive and thankful and keep focusing on the good things, especially in the aftershock of news that really shakes you.  There is so much to be thankful for, it's true.  God is great, He protected them, we have awesome friends who have really pulled through when we need them!  And for all of that, I am extremely grateful.  But right now, my mom is in a hospital bed, hurting, and disappointed to still be there.  And she's really far away and I can't be there to help her or at least stay with her through the night and hand her Carmex or whatever other random thing she might need.  I did that in February, and even though it was miserable and I couldn't sleep well, there is nowhere else I'd have rather been, and nowhere else I'd rather be right now.  I'm comforted by the fact that their hospital staff is far better than Midwest City Hospital, but it still sucks.  

Mom was supposed to be on a flight home tonight, but instead, she has to stay at least one more night as they check for internal bleeding, which is a little scary and sad in itself.  She has 19 stitches in her forehead, and it looks really painful.  Her knee looks even worse.  There will be a permanent scar on her face, and she won't be able to move her right arm very well for a while as that shoulder heals.  She won't be able to help with Christmas decorating (it's not at all about needing the help, but just being sad to miss the tradition of doing that together).  Odds are good I'll invite her over as soon as she feels like it and just have her sit on the couch and hang out and eat brownies with me as I decorate. :)  Anyway, I feel like I'm in limbo because I don't know how she's doing, I don't know if something more serious is wrong, and as far as that goes, there is nothing I can do but wait.  I'm not in the mood to do much of anything besides browse around online and eat Milano cookies right now... because I was supposed to be in OKC hanging out with Rach and getting ready to go to the airport.  I could write more of my book, I could read, I could watch TV, I could eat, I could clean or do laundry, I could call someone... blah.  (Honestly, I will read the Bible later tonight, because I've gotten a couple days behind, and I'm sure that I need it now more than usual.) 

Okay, but the whole point of this post was simply to say that I've found something adorable and silly to cheer myself up... it's "Boo, the World's Cutest Dog!"  He is PRECIOUS!  I saw a book about him as we were in Vegas, and just found his Facebook page. :)  He is (of course) a little Pomeranian with a hilarious haircut that makes me smile!!

Seriously cute!

I love that their face (eyes, nose, mouth) only takes up one-third of their fluffy head!

Purse-size, and ready to travel!

Boo n' Buddy enjoying the sun =)

Kinda reflective of how I feel right now... and Pom puppies and I hardly ever look sad.

The caption on this one: "This face usually gets me whatever I want... but it doesn't make Friday come any faster.  WTF, Friday?"  hahaha, that really made me laugh for some reason!!

"Boo Burrito"

Annnnd good night, world!