sad news, birthday, chinese food, double exercise

A little after midnight this mornign wegot a phone call and just about anytime we get a late phone call we always think the worse.  So far it has always some drunk  saying somehting in a hugly slurred phone like thessi my thessi Ilove you let me come to you-me saying in my most angry voice, sleep it off buddy, don't drive, get in your car lock the doors and sleep it off-no thessi you know I love you we can work this out.  Usually I just hang up.  BUT this time we got bad news.  Hubbys brother died and it was just so sad. he died before midnight and that means that he died on my hubbys birthday.  His wife came in from working late and she kissed him on the forhead and he was dead.  Visitation tomorrow night funeral Sunday afternoon. DH is destraught over it.  This brother was only two years older that dh, and dh  just turned 60 yesterday.

My daughter took dh out for a late lunch today to celebrate his birthday, grandson was there along with our son in law.  The baby was at his cutest, he kept saying Happy birthday granddaddy over and over, people were wishing dh happy birthday-people that he did not even know.   It was just a cute time with the baby and I am glad because it took his mind off of his brother.

Chinese food always puts so muchg weight on me and it takes me days to get it off so I did double exercise today,  I know that exercise speeds up your metabolism  so I exercised this morning and then I went to eat with the family and then dh and I went to his brothers house and visited with that family.  That was a very sad time;.   When we left I came home and exercised again to keep the metabolism speeded up.  I hope that it will negate some of the damage I did today.  I really did not eat much of their food.  I kept it to broccoli, sesame seed green beans, sugared sweet potatoes, mushrooms in some kind of sauce, and just a few pieces of meat.  But even though I ate moderately it does not take much to accumalate calories when it is chinese food..   

I must remember that I do not do this often and it was a special occasion and tomorrow is a new day to get it done right.

Father God, how your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, must have suffered for us!
Yet here we are with our petty complaints about life, not realizing that
we could have it much worse. Today I would like to pray for the inner peace
that only you can give and for the well being of others.  I'm grateful to know
that I can overcome anything with your love, God, but now I would like
to assure others of that some love, which is available to them anytime
they go to you and ask for it.  May they be brought back home to you in faith.
AMEN

Sleep well everyone
I love you
God bless