Spring truly started on March 20, 2009. I received my first call yesterday on a nest of cottontails that were found as someone was cleaning up their yard. Thankfully it was just an advice call, like most, but so it begins. With the weekend supposed to be fair, I am figuring on receiving more calls. Sometimes I don't like spring.
2 days ago we attended a funeral for a very dear friend of my husbands. Hollis was killed when a 17 year old girl pulled out in front of him, he was on his Harley "Loosey". He was only 47, he is the one that lost a grandchild at the end of last year (the baby was only 3 months old). I know they are in heaven playing together. And I pray for this young girl that hit him. What an awful accident that she will have to live with the rest of her live, but that is precisely what it was an accident, and I am pretty certain that Hollis would forgive her, I pray that she can forgive herself.
I am gathering up the energy to go out and work on my yard. My bulbs are starting to show and the grass is a tint greener, but it sure does look yucky in my yard. Mark is out cutting branches and I am going to be hauling them to the burn pile. However here I sit in front of the computer.
I am supposed to be in Florida right now, but I had no one to cover my shift, and we most likely would have just come back for the funeral. So Jade is to be going down with my sister, brother-in-law and 4 year old nephew on Thursday and will be coming back with my parents in the middle of April. This may be the reason I don't want to do anything as I was looking so forward to spending some time with my parents for a week in a more sunny and warm clement and I am stuck here in my dreary yard.
I better just get up, put on my windbreaker and find some gloves.
......
I really should......
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
I am pretending to be a groundhog?
Okay so I am a little bit late to actually do my prediction with Punxsutawney Phil, but I do have a spring prediction. This weekend we may see our tempratures getting close to 60degres and I think everyone is going to welcome it (even if it will make my road almost impassable). It is supposed to say warm for a few days.
My prediction is that on April 3rd I will start recieving baby bunny calls. Of course it will, our beginners meeting is being held on the 4th and that will just add to the hecktic weekend.
I have started getting calls on injuried rabbits for a couple of weeks and that always happens during mating season.
I look forward to spring, however it is a very stressful time. As this is the busiest time of year for me, both with rabbit calls (which is done on a volenteer basis) and my husbands lawn sprinkler company starts back up.
It is an odd thing with baby calls. I will get nothing, then BOOM one day I will start getting them and it can be up to 30-35 phone calls a day.
I love helping with these little ones, but within a couple of weeks I long for rainy weekends where people will be indoors.
My prediction is that on April 3rd I will start recieving baby bunny calls. Of course it will, our beginners meeting is being held on the 4th and that will just add to the hecktic weekend.
I have started getting calls on injuried rabbits for a couple of weeks and that always happens during mating season.
I look forward to spring, however it is a very stressful time. As this is the busiest time of year for me, both with rabbit calls (which is done on a volenteer basis) and my husbands lawn sprinkler company starts back up.
It is an odd thing with baby calls. I will get nothing, then BOOM one day I will start getting them and it can be up to 30-35 phone calls a day.
I love helping with these little ones, but within a couple of weeks I long for rainy weekends where people will be indoors.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
It's almost March?
Wow does the days seem to fly by. Febuary may be the shortest month, but it has been a very busy one too.
My 8 year old nephew Nick had kidney surgery last week and is doing very well. Although they were able to fix his reflux (the tube that went to/from kidney to bladder was not working) he is still going to be prone to getting kidney stones.
The day before his surgery my daughter wasn't paying attention and rear-ended someone. Thank God no one was seriously hurt. However is this going to cost. It is so fustrating right now. She isn't working. I know she has tried DOZENS of places, but no one is hiring. So it is up to her dad and I to pay the ticket, $120.00 and then the price hike of the insurance premiums. She will be of course be doing more around the house. I have no idea where we will come up with this money. Things are so tight right now, I can't even see straight.
Jade turned 19 on the 20th. Jades middle name is Stephania, after her great grandma, who's birthday was the 21st. I really would have loved for her to be born on Grandmas Birthday, but after 36 hours of labor, I really did not want to wait another 6 hours.
Mom and Dads anniversary is today the 26th it is their 43rd. 10 months to the day I was welcomed into the world. How's that for fast? Mom and Dad started going to Florida last year. It was only about 2 months last year, this year they left just after the first of January came back for Nicks surgery and will be going back next week, till the middle of April. Jade may be going with them to help mom out with dad. And maybe go to see her Uncle Fred in Tampa. It would be good for everyone I think since she won't be going back to school until April.
Ash Wednesday was yesterday. I got off work alittle early to take a nap, then headed over to my parents as they were watching my 4 year old nephew. I love hanging out with him. Our church has been hosting a community dinner the last year or so on Wednesdays before church, so my parents, nephew and I go there to meet up with my sister and brother in law for dinner then to the service.
After 13 years of not smoking I started back up after Shane died. Though I really never smoked more then a pack a day, it really depressed me that I would take up this stupid habit again. I competely stopped yesterday. Not for Lent, but for me. For Lent I need to do some forgiving, it may be harder to do then quitting the smoking. I am taking out time everday to deal with this, some quite time that I can ask God for help. I hope I can find this forgivness and have it last longer then the Lenten Season.
My 8 year old nephew Nick had kidney surgery last week and is doing very well. Although they were able to fix his reflux (the tube that went to/from kidney to bladder was not working) he is still going to be prone to getting kidney stones.
The day before his surgery my daughter wasn't paying attention and rear-ended someone. Thank God no one was seriously hurt. However is this going to cost. It is so fustrating right now. She isn't working. I know she has tried DOZENS of places, but no one is hiring. So it is up to her dad and I to pay the ticket, $120.00 and then the price hike of the insurance premiums. She will be of course be doing more around the house. I have no idea where we will come up with this money. Things are so tight right now, I can't even see straight.
Jade turned 19 on the 20th. Jades middle name is Stephania, after her great grandma, who's birthday was the 21st. I really would have loved for her to be born on Grandmas Birthday, but after 36 hours of labor, I really did not want to wait another 6 hours.
Mom and Dads anniversary is today the 26th it is their 43rd. 10 months to the day I was welcomed into the world. How's that for fast? Mom and Dad started going to Florida last year. It was only about 2 months last year, this year they left just after the first of January came back for Nicks surgery and will be going back next week, till the middle of April. Jade may be going with them to help mom out with dad. And maybe go to see her Uncle Fred in Tampa. It would be good for everyone I think since she won't be going back to school until April.
Ash Wednesday was yesterday. I got off work alittle early to take a nap, then headed over to my parents as they were watching my 4 year old nephew. I love hanging out with him. Our church has been hosting a community dinner the last year or so on Wednesdays before church, so my parents, nephew and I go there to meet up with my sister and brother in law for dinner then to the service.
After 13 years of not smoking I started back up after Shane died. Though I really never smoked more then a pack a day, it really depressed me that I would take up this stupid habit again. I competely stopped yesterday. Not for Lent, but for me. For Lent I need to do some forgiving, it may be harder to do then quitting the smoking. I am taking out time everday to deal with this, some quite time that I can ask God for help. I hope I can find this forgivness and have it last longer then the Lenten Season.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Time heals all wounds?
Well Jan. 25 was the one year mark of Shane's overdose, well the one that he died from....
Jade and I have been having more in depth heart to heart talks. Some of the things we talk about I know she couldn't have before with me. I am pretty conservative and she (like alot of young people) isn't. I don't agree with alot of her ideals, and to be honest she doesn't agree with mine either. But at least we are talking and now she isn't afraid to talk to me about things either even if I tell her exactly how I feel and I don't agree with it.
She was invited to a couple of friends houses over the weekend. Parties for Shane. She didn't go to any of them. She stayed at home and her reason was that she wanted to be with her mom. That lumps up my throat like you wouldn't believe, even writing this I am tearing up.
We talked alot, but hugged and held each other even more. Sometimes there just isn't any words to say.
Saturday was the worst day. As Jade explained to me that the day before he died they got into a huge fight and she was so mad at him for being high. I came home in the middle of it and ended up taking his keys away from him and calling his grandfather and his mother to let them know he was so messed up.
It's hard being a mom sometimes, we are the ones that are supposed to kiss the booboo's and make bad things go away.
This was taken Thanksgiving of 2006 and it doesn't show completely how cute they looked. She is only 5foot and he was 6ft7inches.
Jade and I have been having more in depth heart to heart talks. Some of the things we talk about I know she couldn't have before with me. I am pretty conservative and she (like alot of young people) isn't. I don't agree with alot of her ideals, and to be honest she doesn't agree with mine either. But at least we are talking and now she isn't afraid to talk to me about things either even if I tell her exactly how I feel and I don't agree with it.
She was invited to a couple of friends houses over the weekend. Parties for Shane. She didn't go to any of them. She stayed at home and her reason was that she wanted to be with her mom. That lumps up my throat like you wouldn't believe, even writing this I am tearing up.
We talked alot, but hugged and held each other even more. Sometimes there just isn't any words to say.
Saturday was the worst day. As Jade explained to me that the day before he died they got into a huge fight and she was so mad at him for being high. I came home in the middle of it and ended up taking his keys away from him and calling his grandfather and his mother to let them know he was so messed up.
It's hard being a mom sometimes, we are the ones that are supposed to kiss the booboo's and make bad things go away.
This was taken Thanksgiving of 2006 and it doesn't show completely how cute they looked. She is only 5foot and he was 6ft7inches.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Cold
I usually don't mind the cold, but this year has been just terrible!! The last few years at least the snow has melted in between storms. Not this year we haven't seen the ground since before Christmas.
Mom and Dad are in Pensacola Florida, they will be coming back the end of Feb. for my 8 year old nephews surgery. Then they will head back and stay till April. I don't like talking to them right now. Why? They call and say "It's chilly here too" IT IS IN THE 50's!!!! :D They did get a cold snap last week one night did get down to 19. OUCH!!!
I really miss them. They have traveled all over the world. The Holy Land (mom twice and dad three times) About 6 countries in Europe and 2 times to South Africa. I hate it every time. We are a pretty close family and I don't like having them far away.
Within the last few years their traveling has been a little easier because of cell phones. We all have to same carrier so it doesn't cost us anything.
Dad's health isn't the greatest, and that scares me too. He has already had one trip to the ER in Florida. The warmer weather does seem to help him and he doesn't seem to fall as much at least it isn't daily like it was before he left.
Jade doesn't start back up with school till April and she has offers to go see her grandparents and an uncle in Florida and some friends in Texas. I think she is going to take up the friends offer and head out to the Lonestar State for awhile and I don't like that either.
I LIKE MY FAMILY NEAR ME!
But I guess that if it were me I would go.
I just want them all to be safe and near me. Or I want April to hurry up.
Mom and Dad are in Pensacola Florida, they will be coming back the end of Feb. for my 8 year old nephews surgery. Then they will head back and stay till April. I don't like talking to them right now. Why? They call and say "It's chilly here too" IT IS IN THE 50's!!!! :D They did get a cold snap last week one night did get down to 19. OUCH!!!
I really miss them. They have traveled all over the world. The Holy Land (mom twice and dad three times) About 6 countries in Europe and 2 times to South Africa. I hate it every time. We are a pretty close family and I don't like having them far away.
Within the last few years their traveling has been a little easier because of cell phones. We all have to same carrier so it doesn't cost us anything.
Dad's health isn't the greatest, and that scares me too. He has already had one trip to the ER in Florida. The warmer weather does seem to help him and he doesn't seem to fall as much at least it isn't daily like it was before he left.
Jade doesn't start back up with school till April and she has offers to go see her grandparents and an uncle in Florida and some friends in Texas. I think she is going to take up the friends offer and head out to the Lonestar State for awhile and I don't like that either.
I LIKE MY FAMILY NEAR ME!
But I guess that if it were me I would go.
I just want them all to be safe and near me. Or I want April to hurry up.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Good Bye 2008, Good Bye to those I knew.
Well it is the end of another year. A sorrow filled year. I know that part of life is death. I know that, but it doesn't make it any easier when it happens to the people that we love. 2008 started with deaths and ended with deaths of people that I have been close to.
It started early last year. January 4th my one of my oldest and dearest friends Karin lost her father. He battled and lost a hard fight with cancer and the last few months of his life he was in horrible pain. This truly was one of the kindest men I ever knew. He never and I do mean never raised his voice. Even raising 4 girls, some of whom (even Karin) would at times make any parent scream, he never did. Called everyone "kiddo". At his funeral they asked if anyone had any words they would like to say. I hate talking in public, but this man treated me like his own child, he always told me how beautiful I was and he made me feel that way. That is what I said when I stood up to tell of this wonderful man. Good bye Dale I Love You!
January 25th Shane lost his battle with addiction. A prelude to that was when we had gotten a call from his younger brothers Dec. 19 and said he couldn't wake him up. Jade and I got there and immediately told them to call 911. He wasn't breathing. It was so frightening I have taken about 12 CPR classes in my life never had I had to use it (and in all honesty I hope I never will have to again). It seemed like I forgot everything. Thank God for the 911 operator.
We knew Shane had a problem, but we didn't know how horrible it really was, his last month with us here was a roller coaster. I know he didn't want to be addicted, he was not a bad or evil kid. He was sweet, he did tell us things we wanted to hear at times, what kid doesn't. He didn't want to disappoint people. The day he left us he actually went to rehab. I don't know nor will I till I can see him again, but I truly think he wanted to get high just one more time. It bothers yet comforts me knowing he was holding a guardian angel when he died. That is my question, I don't think he meant to die, I think he got scared. I love you Shane so much!
April 7th I lost an old classmate of mine. Angie she lived just down the street from me and we met in kindergarten. We always either walked to and from school. Or get driven by her mom ever day till we graduated. After graduation we parted ways like alot of people do, but I seen her about 6 months before she passed. Diabetes made walking difficult. And that disease was too strong for her to overcome. She was only 40 years old. I missed her so much through the years, and now I will always miss her till I see her again.
The mother of one of my parents oldest and dearest friends past away this fall.
A grandchild of a friends died at 3 months of age. What can you say about a terrible thing like this?
My ex-sister in laws father died Dec. 10. Mr. Hurley's wife helped raise Jade as she was our day care provider for years.
Pets are often members of the family and my little Boston Terrier Peggy was no exception. She was killed by a car in July (she shared the same birthday as my niece Stephanie who died in March of 2007), and I so blame myself for her death. I am the one that opened the door. The only time she went into the road was chasing after animals, I did not look out that morning. She was a great little dog. I'm sorry Peggy.
Some of the many famous people that left us this year:
Paul Newman
Heath Ledger
Charlton Heston
George Carlin
Bernie Mac
Issac Hayes
Eartha Kitt (I seen her in the Wizard of Oz, at the Fox Theatre)
Michael Crichton
Estelle Getty
Larry Harmon
Tim Russert
Bo Diddley
Harvey Korman
Sydney Pollack
Dick Martin
Arthur C. Clarke
Roy Scheider
Suzanne Pleshette
Sir Edmund Hillary
Good Bye 2008, I hope 2009 brings more happiness then sorrow.
It started early last year. January 4th my one of my oldest and dearest friends Karin lost her father. He battled and lost a hard fight with cancer and the last few months of his life he was in horrible pain. This truly was one of the kindest men I ever knew. He never and I do mean never raised his voice. Even raising 4 girls, some of whom (even Karin) would at times make any parent scream, he never did. Called everyone "kiddo". At his funeral they asked if anyone had any words they would like to say. I hate talking in public, but this man treated me like his own child, he always told me how beautiful I was and he made me feel that way. That is what I said when I stood up to tell of this wonderful man. Good bye Dale I Love You!
January 25th Shane lost his battle with addiction. A prelude to that was when we had gotten a call from his younger brothers Dec. 19 and said he couldn't wake him up. Jade and I got there and immediately told them to call 911. He wasn't breathing. It was so frightening I have taken about 12 CPR classes in my life never had I had to use it (and in all honesty I hope I never will have to again). It seemed like I forgot everything. Thank God for the 911 operator.
We knew Shane had a problem, but we didn't know how horrible it really was, his last month with us here was a roller coaster. I know he didn't want to be addicted, he was not a bad or evil kid. He was sweet, he did tell us things we wanted to hear at times, what kid doesn't. He didn't want to disappoint people. The day he left us he actually went to rehab. I don't know nor will I till I can see him again, but I truly think he wanted to get high just one more time. It bothers yet comforts me knowing he was holding a guardian angel when he died. That is my question, I don't think he meant to die, I think he got scared. I love you Shane so much!
April 7th I lost an old classmate of mine. Angie she lived just down the street from me and we met in kindergarten. We always either walked to and from school. Or get driven by her mom ever day till we graduated. After graduation we parted ways like alot of people do, but I seen her about 6 months before she passed. Diabetes made walking difficult. And that disease was too strong for her to overcome. She was only 40 years old. I missed her so much through the years, and now I will always miss her till I see her again.
The mother of one of my parents oldest and dearest friends past away this fall.
A grandchild of a friends died at 3 months of age. What can you say about a terrible thing like this?
My ex-sister in laws father died Dec. 10. Mr. Hurley's wife helped raise Jade as she was our day care provider for years.
Pets are often members of the family and my little Boston Terrier Peggy was no exception. She was killed by a car in July (she shared the same birthday as my niece Stephanie who died in March of 2007), and I so blame myself for her death. I am the one that opened the door. The only time she went into the road was chasing after animals, I did not look out that morning. She was a great little dog. I'm sorry Peggy.
Some of the many famous people that left us this year:
Paul Newman
Heath Ledger
Charlton Heston
George Carlin
Bernie Mac
Issac Hayes
Eartha Kitt (I seen her in the Wizard of Oz, at the Fox Theatre)
Michael Crichton
Estelle Getty
Larry Harmon
Tim Russert
Bo Diddley
Harvey Korman
Sydney Pollack
Dick Martin
Arthur C. Clarke
Roy Scheider
Suzanne Pleshette
Sir Edmund Hillary
Good Bye 2008, I hope 2009 brings more happiness then sorrow.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Can't wait for Epiphany?
Well as always Christmas always comes and goes quickly around here. I love my Christmas decorations and I hate taking them down every year. This year has to be a little different as we have finally broken down and have bought a new mattress!! I am so excited about this. For years I have been putting more and more padding between the springs that are poking through and the fitted sheets. When Mark wasn't living at home it wasn't too bad as I would sleep in the middle of the bed. But it is sad watching him wake up in the morning in as much pain if not more then he went to sleep with. It is a little weird going shopping for a mattress as the only way to really see if you like it is to try it out. With the sales man making his spiel as we go from one bed to another. We found one that offers both the support he needs and the comfyness (sp) I want. The prices are crazy, but as someone stated you spend a 1/3 of your life in bed and if he has a bad back, and it isn't something you shop for every year or two you really need to get one that is of good quality. The company offers free delivery and free hauling away of the old one.
But now that means I have to take down Christmas decorations or there will not be any room to get it in next Monday. Without crashing into everything. I will leave my little nativity up till the 6th, but all else must come down.
But taking it down is not as simple as putting it away. On Christmas eve I thought I would have time for a very short nap before all the fun and excitement. I was already curled up dozing when I heard Mark come in. He walks upstairs and said the kitchen ceiling is leaking!!! NO WAY! We just put nearly $10,000 in a new roof year before last! HOW CAN IT BE LEAKING!!! We have 4 attics in our house. Above the kitchen is the one I put decorations in so to see where the leak was we had to take out all the boxes. 1 nail, 1 crumby stinkin' nail was poking through in a corner where there was snow and ice build up. With the snow, rain and now wind Mark couldn't get up on the roof to fix it. Well Scott (our roofer) will be doing it, but knowing Mark he will help out. I just reminded him that maybe he can do it today. So every box of all the decorations for all the seasons are in the middle room upstairs. sigh.....
Happy New Year.
But now that means I have to take down Christmas decorations or there will not be any room to get it in next Monday. Without crashing into everything. I will leave my little nativity up till the 6th, but all else must come down.
But taking it down is not as simple as putting it away. On Christmas eve I thought I would have time for a very short nap before all the fun and excitement. I was already curled up dozing when I heard Mark come in. He walks upstairs and said the kitchen ceiling is leaking!!! NO WAY! We just put nearly $10,000 in a new roof year before last! HOW CAN IT BE LEAKING!!! We have 4 attics in our house. Above the kitchen is the one I put decorations in so to see where the leak was we had to take out all the boxes. 1 nail, 1 crumby stinkin' nail was poking through in a corner where there was snow and ice build up. With the snow, rain and now wind Mark couldn't get up on the roof to fix it. Well Scott (our roofer) will be doing it, but knowing Mark he will help out. I just reminded him that maybe he can do it today. So every box of all the decorations for all the seasons are in the middle room upstairs. sigh.....
Happy New Year.
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