U.P.D.A.T.E.S.

First of all, Happy Belated Easter!  We had a great day yesterday with Boon's family and it was nice to get out of town for a night.  I hope all of you had a very blessed Easter as well!

I wanted to give you a quick update on two of my earlier posts:

1)   Late February I posted a quick blurb on my possible heart defect (see Hypochondriac? Possibly.)  Well, good news - totally clean bill of health here!!  I went to the cardiologist last month, had my echocardiogram and just had a follow-up today - no hole for this girl!! 

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2)  Now that Lent is over I thought I'd give you my final tally on how all of my Lenten sacrifices panned out (see Goodbye, Vanilla Chai. Hello, Lent. for a recap).  Considering I was failing miserably when I first started out, I ended up finishing strong!

• Giving up swearing:   Besides a few minor slip-ups, I really improved in this area.  Now to keep the change permanent...that will be the true test!  I'm considering this one a success!   
  Tally: Lent 0, Failure 1     New Tally: Lent 1, Failure 0

• Giving up texting and checking facebook while driving:  I am proud to report that I ended up doing really good on this one!  It was hard and took true dedication, but I did it!!  Another success for me!!  (PS - This one I will keep doing...it makes me feel better about myself!)
  Tally: Lent 0, Failure 1     New Tally: Lent 2, Failure 0

• Giving up being negative at work:  Oops...I forgot about this one.  We won't talk about it....
  Tally: Lent 0, Failure 1     New Tally: Lent 2, Failure 1

• Giving up my all-so-cherished vanilla chai lattes from Starbucks:  I just want to remind you that this sacrifice was by far the hardest one for me, but....drum roll, please....I DID IT!!!!  Yep, that's right....go me....I'm a rockstar!!  (Overboard?  Nah!)
  Tally: Lent 0, Failure 1     New Tally: Lent 3, Failure 1

• Joining a bible study:  I just finished last week - great bible study!  Count this as another success! 
  Tally: Lent 0, Failure 1    New Tally: Lent 4, Failure 1

So, all in all, I consider this a pretty good update!  I feel a celebration is in order...if only it were Friday at 4:00...bummer!