Do It Myself Blog - Glenda Watson Hyatt

Last Friday my husband was rushed to the hospital with what we thought was a severe case of stomach flu. It turned out to be a gall stone attack.

Darrell had his gall bladder removed this Friday, after three hours on the OR table. He is recovering in hospital and his parents are here to help him.

Right now my mind is too scattered to blog, although there is much to blog about. Regular blog posts will resume once chaos returns to normal.

Thanks to my friends who have kept me relatively sane over the past week!

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I shot this brief video clip from my deck this afternoon. Why? Because I can! Enjoy the sunshine.

There’s no captioning because there’s only background noise: traffic, crows cawing and such.

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Using my new toy, the Flip, from my dear husband, I am happy to share of my Christmas memories with you. Please excuse the tremors - that is life with cerebral palsy!

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(Photo credit: Maare Liiv)

Dear Santa,

I have tried to be a good girl this year. Sometimes, at this age, the rules can be somewhat hazy; doing right by one can be seen as wrong by others. But, I have tried my best. And, really, isn’t that all anyone can ask of me? Perhaps doing my best is more important than being good or bad, right or wrong?

Anyway, I have given much thought to what I would like to ask you for Christmas and nothing really came to mind. I already have so much. I have a loving and caring husband, a great home (if a few elves could come by during the off-season to do some painting, that’d be awesome), and wonderful friends, blog readers and supporters, for which I am thankful and grateful. What else do I need?

Although, there is one thing I really would like; something that I haven’t seen in any store or on any website despite all of the amazing advances in technology. But, I am certain that your clever, creative elves can build one: a Left Thumb 2.0 that types 50-60 words per minutes with the bonus feature of an endless supply of inspiring, motivating and insightful words. This way I can continue doing what I do, more effectively, for another year.

I would also like to ask that every boy and girl, young and old, around the world, receive the one gift they truly need on Christmas morning.

Merry Christmas to you and yours! And all of the best in 2008!

With much love,
Glenda

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For my young-at-heart readers:

Right in the middle of the produce aisle, Frosty gets caught picking his nose.

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On My Christening Day

On a personal note, I would like to acknowledge one of my loyal readers, my Mom. She is a fairly new computer user, having sworn she would never have a need for one. She has taught herself how to surf the web and to send email. I’m so proud of her!

When I was on my “40 Blogs in 40 (Business) Days” virtual book tour, she came along to every stop, making the experience extra special for me. She frequently goes back through previous posts to see if there are any new comments. (I still need to find and install the ‘Recent Posts’ and ‘Recent Comments’ plugins.) She understands what I am talking about when I mention words like blogging, podcasting and Technorati ranking. How cool is that!

Mom recently sold her house in Alberta and is moving to a destination still to be determined; it may be Prince Edward Island, it could be Saskatchewan or it might be somewhere else. She is spending some time camping in her fifth wheel trailer before deciding where she is headed to next. Meanwhile I’ll miss being connected in this way. Besides, who will point out the typos in my blog posts?

To you, Mom, on beginning the next the chapter in your life’s journey. May it be a safe yet fulfilling one!

I hope you are back online in time to join me for my “Summer Sojourn” virtual book tour!

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The votes for the Best of Blog Awards have been tallied and…in the Inspirational Blog category…Do It Myself Blog is 1st runner-up! Only 34 votes short of first place. Drat!

Congratulations to first place winner Christine from the Abbey of the Arts blog, and 2nd runner-up Graciel from the Evenstar Art blog! May your blogging experiences continue to be rewarding.

Thank you to everyone who voted for my blog. And, more importantly, thank you for continuing to stop by to read my blog, to leave comments and to email me. You have already made this blog a winner!

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I excitedly announce that Do It Myself Blog is a finalist for the Best of Blog Award, under the Best Inspirational Blog category. Winners will be determined by the number of votes received until Friday, April 13, at midnight EDT. The Grand Prize winner for this category will be announced in Las Vegas at Blog World Expo in November, and will receive free exhibits registration at the expo. Darrell and I have been talking about going to Las Vegas with friends, so Vegas for my birthday would be a blast! Let’s see if the Law of Attraction works here!

I was not aware that I was a finalist until last night and, apparently, voting has been open for a while. I would like to request your assistance in making up for lost time by helping to spread the word, please. And, voting is “American Idol” style — you can vote once per day (cookies must be enabled on your computer for your vote to be counted each day).

Thanks to Wendy Piersall for nominating Do It Myself Blog for this award!

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Welcome to my new blog. Here I plan to promote and discuss my autobiography I’ll Do It Myself, as well as other related topics.

As this blog is still being developed and will be launched very shortly, be sure to use the subscription form in the upper right corner to receive blog posts right in your email. How awesome is that!

Thanks for stopping by!

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