The new beginning

Ok I've been gone for a very long time and to my faithful audience I'm so sorry!! :(
I've had soooooo much going on and blogging has not been on my mind much!!

My youngest son is all healed and doing wonderful now!! His limp is pretty much gone!!!! Yipppeeee!!! My middle son is also doing wonderful!! These two guys along with John are my shining stars!!! :)

I've been fueding with my sister and her family!! She has never cared about me anyways and I'm so tired of trying with her!!

I've disowned my oldest son...due to drugs and him holding me while his ex-wife beat me!!

My life is sooooo much less fussy without the people who don't care about me out of it. My heart is broken but it will be ok!!! I should not have to live with emotional or physical abuse....and I refuse to any longer!! Oh well like my daddy told me stupid people do stupid things and your best to avoid them!! It just really hurts that my sister and my son hate me that much!!!! Anyways life goes on and when life gives you lemons....throw them at the people who piss you off!!! Heeheehee!!!!

The company John worked for lost the contract at the plant. We were very worried for a couple of months before the new company took over but luckily they hired him on and he actually came out better than before!!! Very surprising due to our current economy!! We are very thankful!!

Well I'm glad to be back and I hope my friends have stayed around to read again!!

Here's to new beginnings....and a little bit of spring!!

Pink Hyacinth

Daffodil

more Daffodils

Jonquil

Grape Hyacinth (yep, they smell like grapes!!)

My garden is coming alive again!! Yippeeeee!!! :)

I'm still here...just busy beyond belief!!

We made it through the Ike ordeal!

We were without power for an entire week!

Whew! I hope that never happens again!!

Sorry it's been awhile...it's been extremely busy around here!

Update on the boy!! Busy, Busy Boy!! ;)

The boy has been recovering very well since the accident. His little girlfriend had her neck brace removed last week and is recovering very well also. The little sister is still having some trouble with her arm. Tomorrow morning I will be taking him back to the doctor for another follow up.... hopefully the last for a while!! He is no longer walking with the crutches but he still has a limp which the doctor is saying will go away with time. It seems like I can see an improvement with his leg almost on a daily basis!



He has a car now so he drives himself to and from school. He is back at work again at one of the local hamburger restaurants. I'm so worried and spooky about another accident!! I guess it's just a Mom's worrying nature!!

His car is real sporty looking.... it's a silver Dodge Stratus. He bought it with his PIP money from the insurance company. We are still in mediation with the hospital and insurance companies over the bills from his accident. I have no idea when that will be resolved!

He has been keeping up his school grades very well!! :) He is taking some honors classes this year and we even got a good student discount on our vehicle insurance because of his good grades!

He received an invitation to attend a meeting to learn about People to People. I don't know much about it but it's a group of students who are invited to travel to different countries to be student ambassadors. I think it is a good thing to receive an invitation to join them!! :) We are to attend a meeting on Oct.13 @ 7:00pm...I'll try to update after the meeting.



He ordered his Senior ring last month and it should be in some time this month. Boy....I tell you this....those things cost a good chunk!! o_0 I can't believe he is already a Junior in High School!! Oh...I just remembered too....we need to pay his Junior dues!!



I'm proud beyond belief over the boy!!! He is a blessing!!! Thank you Lord for such a special soul!!

Bad Bad Ike!!! o_0

Wow!! Ike was a devastating hurricane as I'm sure all of you have heard!! It came on shore just 1 mph shy of a Cat 3 hurricane!! The storm surge was equivalent to a Cat 4 or 5 due to it's immense size!!
We have been without power since 6:00 am Saturday morning(5 days) and don't have any idea when it will be restored! We have borrowed a generator so we have been able to keep our perishable food from spoiling. We have also been able to watch tv and I just happened to think....wait a minute....I can also access the internet!! So here I am on the www!!Thank you generator!!:0 We have a well for water so we don't have running water. We do have bottled water and ice! Thanks to the many volunteers who have donated their time and energy to help others while being in the same situation as the ones they are helping. They have also provided warm meals to anyone who needs them! True heroes to many people in the community!! Thank you to all the people who have helped our community!! :)
Walmart is selling bread, gas cans, batteries, toilet paper and water in their parking lot....cash only. None of the atm or debit machines or working for people to get cash!! Thank goodness we got cash before the storm hit! Since nobody has power the stores are not able to sell gas either. You have to drive to the towns who do have power to get gas. Hubby has been bringing gas home for the generator in gas cans he fills up on his way home from work. The nearby towns are starting to run out of gas now too!!! o_0
We have ran a water hose from the pool pump to the house so we can flush toilets,wash dishes and fill the tub to take baths. Thank goodness we have the pool but there are soooooo many people who don't have that luxury. We have a propane range so I'm able to provide my family with meals and I'm also able to heat the dish water and bath water in big pot on the range. We have learned to use what we can in ways we would have never dreamed of before!!
The schools are closed until Monday. Some parts of the county have started to have power restored today. Hopefully we will have our power restored today or tomorrow!!
As much of an inconvenience and hardship our community is facing I cannot even imagine what people down at the coast are going through!! I have watched on tv the devastation caused by Ike! Most people have not even been able to return to their homes to even see if they have a home left!! They must be out of their minds with all kinds of emotions!! On the Bolivar Peninsula most have lost everything they own!! One community named Gilchrist is completely gone!! I have a soft spot in my heart for the peninsula! Our family has spent countless days and nights on the beaches there!! I'm very saddened by what has happened there!! :(
At least we still have our lives and our home!! For that I'm very thankful to the Lord!! For those of you that do pray please say a prayer for all the people who have lost everything due to Ike....they need it!!!


Hubby says we are definitely buying our own generator when the stores are back open and stocked back up!! Thank you O'neal for letting us borrow yours!! :)

Oh no!! Ike is headed our way!! o_0

Hurricane Ike is making a bee line straight toward us!! I'm very concerned about how he will affect us!! We live a ways from the coast but the weather center is forecasting 65-80 mph winds and 6-8 inches of rain for our area!! That is still hurricane strength winds this far inland...140 miles!! o_0
We have stocked up on the necessary supplies....water, batteries, canned goods, bread, peanut butter, etc. I have also tried to get things that can fly away tied down or brought inside. I still need to bring the hanging plant baskets on the porch inside. Our parrots are inside but they are not very happy!! I tried to explain to them if I leave them out in the storm then they would really be unhappy. Kinda like Dorothy not being in Kansas any longer!! hehe ;) Do you think they would have little birdie ruby slippers? ;p lol
Anyways seriously I hope it won't be as bad as forecasted by the weather people! At least we no longer live near the coast!! o_0 I really feel for the folks living down there! I sure do hope the people who needed to evacute have done so if not it's going to be a rough couple of days for them!!
I'm very concerned about this hurricane!!!
Be safe everyone!!!

Almost back to normal!

The boy went back to school last Monday without a hitch! :) He was excited to be back with all of his friends! I on the other hand had no clue what to do with my day so I spent it cleaning! Ahhhh unadulterated (is that even a word) clean bliss!! No interruptions...no wall banging coming from the boy's room demanding this or that!! Now don't get me wrong I didn't mind doing whatever he needed done but it was nice to not hear that little bang all day long!! :) He asked for a bell to ring when he first came home from the hospital!! I told him that he was pushing his lucky little buddy!!;) But Seriously I miss him while he is at school and if you promise not to tell anyone or laugh I'll tell you what actually happened when I returned home from dropping him off at school!! Ok....I walked into his room, looked at his unmade bed and cried!! :( Yep I boo hooed o_0
I don't know how I will actually react when he goes away to college!! Oh btw I forgot he is in Honors Geometry this year!! Yoooohooooo!! Way to go Buddy!! :)
Oh and he went to the doctor again on Tuesday!! Good news with the knee and ankle!! :) He can now get up without using the brace and we can start physical therapy to get him walking again!! :) Good Good news!! He tried to stand on it when we got home but it is very painful....it's gonna take a while for him to be able to actually walk but hey it's a start!! The doctor said he still has to take it very easy because the growth plates in his knee and ankle or still mending. The knee plate still has a visible gap so it is a tad bit scary for Mama here! He can finally get in the swimming pool...they said that it would be great for his physical therapy!
Oh another thing...He orders his class ring on Friday!! I can not believe my baby is already a Junior in High School!! Yes I've gone through this with two other sons but he is the baby....the last one....the I'll never do this again one!! It is soooooo sad!!:( But I'm excited for him...really I am!! He wants to start looking for a car to buy now too!! o_0 He is one busy busy guy!!
Well I guess I'm rambling now so I guess that's about it for now!! :0

Mushrooms

These have popped up all over our yard due to the recent rains we've had!! I always like mushrooms or toad stools as I call them. I can imagine a little fairy seeking shelter from the rain or sun under them!! :) The are truly amazing things to me!! ;) These remind of little Chinese people with their big hats!! :) Too cute!! :)
This is the view the fairies would see when standing under the mushroom cap! Isn't this photo amazing?!!! I love it!!

I used my hand as a reference to show how big these mushrooms are!! They are huge!! o_0

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