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(Warning...NOT for the fainthearted) Yesterday, the kids and I were driving around the corner to go pay some bills in another town. We went down the hill and around the curve. There was this yellow corvette in front of us, stopped in the road. I realized he stopped because there was a small doe sitting in the road. She apparently had been hit by a car. Her mouth was bleeding and she wouldn't move. The yellow corvette guy finally went around her and then I slowly passed. I called my dh and asked him who I needed to call-the local police? They have an Animal Control. The doe needed to be moved out of the road so she wouldn't get ran over and make a mess. (That part of the road is rather ddifficult to see, so the possibility of someone hitting her was very likely) I call the police explain who I am and the situation. The dispatcher said Animal Control had gone home for the day, but they'll send an officer out. Sometime during this whole situation, my youngest dd, broke down and just started crying...."Mommy, I don't want that deer to die" awww bless her little, precious heart...she's so tenderhearted. I could understand this coming form a 4 or 5 year old, but my dd is now 10. I explained after we had turned around to make sure the doe didn't get hit, while waiting for the police that sometimes it's better for the deer to die than to suffer. Glad I did...when we wnet back the doe had got up and she was hobbling bad. Her hoof was kinda just hanging on. It was rather yucky...(thank goodness I told my dd not to look) She had hobbled into the woods next to the road. I got out of the car to keep an eye on her. The policeman came and I showed him where she was. I was hoping he'd put her down instead of making her suffer and continue in pain. I think she had blood coming out of her nose too. We left... My dd was still crying...which then I started crying. I tried to explain to dd well at least it wasn't a person...it would be better if the policeman put her down than for her to suffer...this wasn't going well...I was still crying..."How do you think Mommy felt when she ran over the birds?"...not helping!!! Then I thought of my friend ~C...and how she would be laughing over us crying over a deer... (if you go see ~C's blog, you'll know what I mean...) and that sorta cheered us both up...at least for a little while... then there was before bed again... that girl will NEVER be able to work as a vet or a medical person...she'd break down too often! |
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Okay, so it really wasn't 30 years ago today...but when I think about my dh graduating and having his 30th class reunion it makes me want to break out singing "Sgt. Pepper"... We went to dh's class reunion this past weekend. I was surprised by the fact not many people were out of shape, gray, or wrinkled. I don't know why this surprised me, but it did...maybe cause I remember seeing my grandparents when they were around 50ish and they seemed so old...gray hair, funny cat glasses...perhaps it was the style of clothes and hair dos...or maybe WE look younger because of hair dyes, wrinkle creams, hip clothes, etc??? I suppose a few people probably worked on looking great, but overall I think that society has molded us and "shaped us". I couldn't believe that there was a room full of almost 50 year olds...that's how old my dad was when I had my oldest (course my dad still doesn't look old and he's 70 now)...they didn't appreciate that when I told them-lol-can't understand why? |
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It's really hard for me to blog day to day...although most people might think travelling is an exciting adventure (and I think it is...)it's hard to have something thrilling and exciting to take about day after day, without putting someone to sleep or to keep them interested in reading my blog day after day... Here's what's new for this week... My dh took a job in Houston again, so after travelling up to Seattle, then to Chicago over the summer, he's decided to go back to Houston and we might even buy a house there. (Not that we'll sell this one, because dh loves this one. I like it too) I spent last night hunting for decent tickets to the Astros game on Sunday...for those of you that don't know, my oldest dd is THE biggest Astros baseball fan on the earth-and I think that is no lie...the girl lives and breathes Astro baseball...other than Jesus, baseball is her life...anyhow her beloved team did not make the playoffs this year and we've lost several favorite players due to retirements and trades...Sunday is Craig Biggio's last game and by golly we'll be there...after several attempts to buy tickets on ebay!!! $200/5 tickets...tickets that normally sell for $10 a seat...okay so some day my kids can tell their grandkids they were at the last Craig Biggio game....and hopefully at least one of them will know who he was/is....and if not at least I get to see that priceless look on my dd's face and those tears of joy and sorrow of her beloved Craig Biggio one last time up to the plate! He use to hold her when she was a baby and we would go to many games...no wonder she loves baseball...I turned her into this!!! I also spent almost $100 to take my ds to the Newsboy's concert on Oct 20th! Two tickets....and do you know why I was willing to do this??? well one reason is we had planned to see the King Tut exhibit in Philly, but since that didn't work out...I told him I would take him to the Newsboys instead...because he loves the Newsboys! (and I gotta admit, I really like them too!!!) |
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Not that my dh will probably ever see or read my blog, but we've been married for 21 years today. Now I have been married for 1/2 my life! That's really hard to believe!!! We've had a lot of ups and more downs...but I still consider it a blessing to be his wife. A few things that I love about him... his ever growing relationship with the LORD his sense of humor his scent the way he has a desire to fix things and when he can't do it right away it makes him miserable his work ethic the way he reassures me things will be all right, when I think it's the "end or the world" the way he snuggles with me when we watch tv the way he cooks my steak Happy 21st Anniversary, HIM!!! |
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I can't believe this day has arrived! Not that I wanted or didn't want it to...it just came so fast!!! Today is my oldest dd's 20th birthday! Ackkk!!!! So in honor of her birthday...a poem that I cross stitched (or at least started Cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow
Happy Birthday, Sweetie!!! I love you very, very much!!! |
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In honor of my son's birthday...I thought I would share this...several months ago I asked the LORD why do our kids grow up so fast? It makes me sad LORD...can't they stay little just a little longer? Then the LORD showed me that the reason kids don't stay little very long is the same reason we are not suppose to stay immature Christians for long. We need to be growing and constantly stretching. Learning and growing in FAITH. No longer drinking milk but the meat of the WORD of GOD. So as sad as it is to see them grow so fast, it's reflective of our spiritual growth. |