Hi Y'all!

Oh, Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Thank you sooooo much God! THANK YOU!

Obviously, everything went more than fine this morning; in surgery.....NO stint, NO problems, no nothin'! I'm on antibiotics and my kidney's a little swollen, but nothing else! THANK GOD! I didn't like being there, but it was by far the EASIEST procedure EVER! Don't ever wanna go back though, I've really had ENOUGH of that shit! Thanks anyway!

My doctor and team of nurses were really great and knew their stuff and took great care of me! I was only out for 15 mins, that's not even a cat nap! LOL! I'm SO lucky and happy and grateful, I worried for nothin'!

Thanks everyone for ALL your prayers! I so appreciate it and I KNOW they helped! I feel really uplifted and embraced and that's just awesome!

God got me through it! Yay!

So, on a different note, instead of being all deep and philisophical today, I'd like to do things a little lighter and just answer random questions...here goes! Read the last one at the end of the entry #50, it says it all! :)

-SL

1. What is your favourite playground equipment?
I love the swings and the sides! Luckily, I'm still small enough to fit on all of them! It's so much fun, always remain a kid at heart!

2. What is under your bed?
Nothing, my bed is two mattresses on the floor! It's very comfy though, and when I had things under my bed it was mostly magazines, photos and my cat, Nellie! LOL!

3. What is the cruelest thing anybody ever said to you?
Mmm, my mom's boyfriend once stood over me and called me a piece of shit repeatedly, told me I was the biggest piece of f****'in shit he's ever seen. He couldn't be more wrong! Usually, when someone is mean, and says something nasty, they're only doing b/c they feel shitty about themselves, so you know, consider the source, move on and forgive! My dad once told me my mother doesn't love me, which is complete BS! I know damn well she loves me more than anything or anyone! AND, once, I had a guy tell me he was sorry he ever met me, slept with me and knew me. That was hard! But, thankfully, we move on! I've forgiven all of them!

4. Whose thoughts would you most like to read?
Mmm, I think maybe my mother, Linda's, or my boyfriends or maybe one of my exes just to see how they really felt about me. Or actually, the President's, God only knows that man has to hide a lot. It must be very hard to run the world and not be able to talk about it and have that much security around all the time. But, I definately wouldn't wanna be able to read everyboyd's thoughts, that would get really annoying and very scary!

5. What is the most disgusting thing you ever had to do?
Actually, when I was 17, and I had a surgery for some female stuff, they sanded over my gastrostomy (feeding tube) scar. Well, one night I was watching a comedy on TV and laughed too hard and then coughed and POOF, the scar just opened. At first, it was just the size of a smaller dime, it ended up being the size of a half dollar and in the inside of my stomach, acid, bial and all, came pouring out 24/7 until they were able to close it up about five days later. It was really, really, really VERY nasty! GROSS!

6. What have you lost that you would most like to retrieve?
I think some of the innocense I lost that I had as a child. My world through the eyes of my childhood! But, other than that, I guess the emerald/diamond ring that belonged to my mom that I lost when I was seven years old. I'm 21 now, and I STILL hear about that one! Although, I do kidna think it's her fault for letting a SEVEN year old play with an actual, real emerald, diamond ring or ANY jewerly! DUH!

7. What is your guilt book?
I think wasting too much time on being angry at people, I wasted a lot of time and energy and good life on that. Not forgiving people sooner. And I guess, eating too much popcorn! LOL! At least that's what my boyfriemd tells me!

8. Can you twist your tongue upside down?
No way!

9. What is the one thing you know the most about?
I think my own personal beliefs in God, although I still have SO much to learn! Modern country music, and I seem to know my boyfriend and mother better than they know themselves! I guess that's love!

10. Where would you most hate to be pierced?
Eww, I hate peircings, anything but the ears is too much! I guess my nipples or my really private parts! I've had 27 surgeries, but THAT would hurt! Ouch!

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1. Your name spelled backwards.
Haras, like Harrah's or Sahara! LOL!

2. Where were your parents born? Mom was born in Tazewell TN and Dad in
My mom was born in Denver, CO. raised in Reno, NV. My dad Joe was born in Honolulu, HI., raised there and Fallon, NV.

3. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
A really cool email called "Miracle," from my grama it was wonderful! Very inspirational and moving, exactly what I needed!

4. What's your favorite restaurant?
Mmm, Macaroni Grill, Olive Garden, they make the BEST Tiramisu! Oh YUM! I like Chili's too! I also love In N' Out Burgers-but I can't eat them anymore! :(

5. Last time you swam in a pool?
I can't actually swim, nor do I float! Honestly! But, last time I was IN a pool was February, with my grama when we went swimming and hot tubbing while she was here from Reno! It was great!

6. Have you ever been in a school play?
Yes, many times! In 2nd grade, I played an elf in the end of the year play and in 7th grade I played a gypsy psychic for a drama play, it was fun! I've been in others too but can't remember! LOL!

7. How many kids do you want?
Um, I'm not sure yet if I do. There's lot of reasons I do and don't! But it's an oximoron to say you don't. I can't actually have them myself so I'd have to adopt or have a surrogate. But, I guess, growing up and only child, I really relish that. I think only children are way more creative and independent. But, anymore than that, I'd have to have three, that way the older one could watch the younger two! LOL! Two girls and one boy!

8. Type of music you dislike most?
I HATE rap and heavy metal-it's NOT music! It's crappy noise!

9. Are you registered to vote?
Yes, and I voted in the 2004 Presidential Election! It's a great freedom we have to cherrish!

10. Do you have cable?
Of course!

11. Have you ever ridden on a moped?
No. I'm not a thrill seeker! Everyday life is dangerous enough!

12. Ever prank call anybody?
No, I'm a goody two shoes! A good girl I am!

13. Ever get a parking ticket?
Yes, ONCE, I mistakenly parked the WRONG way on a one way street in downtown Reno in the middle of the night! LOL! The street was totally empty so I didn't know! It was a $35 stupidity mistake! LOL!

14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
Neither, NO WAY! I HATE heights; that snakes and water are my worst fears!

15. Furthest place you ever traveled?
Nashville, TN.

16. Do you have a garden?
No, I wish I had a garden nd a gardner though! I really miss FRESH veggies! I grew up with a 1,500 sqft garden, those were the days!

17. What's your favorite comic strip?
I don't really read them, but I guess Blondie, Dennis the Menice, Cathy and Yes Dear!

18. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
Yes! But no one around me does! LOL!

19. Bath or Shower, morning or night?
Showers, I think baths are relaxing, but I always shower after them, I don't feel clean after a bath! You just sit in your own philth, ewe!

20. Best movie you've seen in the past month?
Million Dollar Baby-very moving and amazing! I can totally see why it won Movie of the Year at the Oscars! Brilliant Acting!

21. Favorite pizza topping?
Mmm, lots of extra cheese OR, green bell peppers and onions. I also like pineapple, but no ham! Eeck! I LOVE PIZZA! YUM!

22. Chips or popcorn?
Oh, POPCORN ALL THE WAY! I'm a total popcorn FREAK-it's my most favoritist food on earth-soooooooo yummy and delicious! Fiber and iron too! :)

23. What color lipstick do you usually wear?
Wines, Plums, Berries, I have WAY too many tubes-it's my favorite cosmetic, well, that and mascara! I collect them all! LOL!

24. Have you ever smoked peanut shells?
No, I've never even heard of this, and I've NEVER smoked anything, my lungs are bad enough, thanks anyhow!

25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?
No, never was a beauty queen, but I CAN be a queen of beauty when I clean up nice with my hair styled and make up all done up well!

26. Orange or Apple juice?
Eww, ORANGE, totally, orange, I HATE apple juice, too much of it in the hospital-gross!

32. Are you a good cook?
YES! I'm a WONDERFUL cook, my mother, grandmother and I should really open a restraunt! Everything I learned in the kitchen I learned from them, and TV Food Network-that station rocks! I LOVE to cook and I'm quite good at it!

40. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Absolutely! But that love at first sight doesn't exactly lead to lasting love!

41. Ever call a 1-900 number?
As in a sex hotline? No, never!

42. Can exes be friends?
Yes, totally. I really beleive that some people are better off as just friends rather than friends and lovers. It's hard at first, you gotta let time pass and hurts go away. But, as long as you remember the good things about the person and why you were friends to begin with and forgive the actual shit that went on in the romantic relationship, yes, it's totally possible to be good and caring friends!

45. What message is on your answering machine?
"Hi, this is Sarah, at ***-****, if you're calling about Avon, I no longer sell it. If you're a Doctor, PLEASE leave your name and number, and anyone else, you know what to do. Thanks for calling and have a wonderful, miracle day!"

46. What's your all time favorite Saturday Night Live Character?
It's a toss-up between the Church Lady (Dana Carvey) and Debbie Downer (Rachel Dratch), they're both really funny!

47. What was the name of your first pet?
Puddy, she was a wild cat that we adopted and fed. She was a beatiful calico cat, an angel really!

48. What is in your purse?
LOTS of lipstick, lipgloss, liner and chapstick. My Alberteroul inhaler, licence, debit card, insurance card, compact, Alka-Seltzer, a hair tie, a lighter, keys and crystals!

49. Favorite thing to do before bedtime?
Um, LOL! I ALWAYS wash my face, moisturize and brush/floss my teeth. I enjoy doing that! Other than those things, I like to meditate, pray and or, I like to have sex! LOL! Sorry, but it's true!

50. What is one thing you are grateful for today?
That I'm ALIVE! That my surgery went well and that I have loving, caring, supportive people in my life like my mom, grama and boyfriend and that I got a really great knowledgeable doctor who knew what he was doing and saying in surgery today! AWESOME!

Life is really grand, I'm so blessed!

Thank you GOD!

Thanks for listening!

Many Blessings,
-SL