Is It Really Winter?

We are at the end of February but it feels like May. I'm thinking the ground hog messed up.

We had a little snow day in January. We also had a couple days that dipped below 35 degrees. I don't even have a coat. However, February has been rather warm. I have been itching to start my afternoon walks again and the weather is perfect.

The past two weeks, I have been able to start those walks again since the days are giving us more daylight now and its warming up. I get home from work around 5:30 each day and my husband usually has my dinner ready. Though I eat Nutrisystem meals most of the time, he will still have me a side of veggies to go along with it. Its always a surprise and I can usually smell the aroma as soon as I park the car.

He will be standing there at the door with a smile on his face welcoming me home (bet you didn't think old married couples still do that did ya?), We embrace, I lay my work bag down, wash up and head to the dinner table. After dinner we will change into our walking gear and head out to the street. We will walk about 2 or 3 miles depending on how much water I drank throughout the day. Ha.

The weather has been in the 70s almost every day this month. Is it really still Winter? I really hope Mother nature does not decide to throw us a cold snap until December. The flowers are budding, the trees are blooming and the birds are getting a head start on nesting. We plan to visit our beach place in a couple weeks. I can hardly wait!

How is the weather where you are?

Are You A Donor?

Its been five years since I have renewed my license. I have until May to do it but I decided to get it out of the way and made the dreaded appointment to the license bureau . I could have easily just went online and renewed it to save me the trouble but I wanted a new photo. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.

I had an apppointment for 8:30 am. When I pulled into the parking lot I noticed there was no line.
I parked and went inside. I walked down the hall and to the left. The waiting room was empty. I was the only one in there. I had a look of confusion on my face as I looked inside the testing room.
"Can I help you?" ask officer Drab. "Yes, I have an appointment for a renewal" I replied. "Step on in here and we can go ahead and get started" he said.

All I had to do was varify may information. Then I had to step over to the camera. They gave me three seconds to make another five year photo impression. I got one chance! "Smile".
Next I had to read the top line of the eye chart. Because of the way the eye rest was tilted, I read the bottom line by accident. "You read the wrong line. Now read the top line this time" said officer Smartypants".
Now, think a minute. Wouldn't you think the bottom line which is smaller would have been acceptable?

Then the question..."Are you still a donor?" She asked. "Yes Maam, I am", I said with no hesitation.
I was all done and back to work in no time. It took all of 10 minutes to get my license renewed. Thats a first!!! I also think that was quicker than If I had done it online.

My new licnese came in the mail with in a week. As my husband examined them, we get into this little argument over being a donor. "So, your still a donor?!?!" He asked. As he saw the little red heart next to my photo. I replied, " Yes! I have always been a donor and im proud of it".

This is something we disagree on. He does not like the idea of being a donor and chooses never to be one. He has this idea that if im in serious condition in the hospital and the person down the hall needs my heart, the doctors will let me die if the money is right. I have often thought about this but I would think my family would fight to the end to make sure the doctors do all they can to save me first.

I love the idea that the death of me might save another. That way I can live on. My soul will be in heaven but my body parts will be free game to the ones that need it. How selfish it would be to put it all in the ground and not share life.

Being a donor is something Im sure of. Something im proud of. If my husband is right, so be it. I would probably even sign off on it.

Are you a donor? Do you feel like my husband does about this issue? Just curious. It will not change my mind though.