A Winner...

Cathy B. is the winner of my cookbook giveway.  She gets to choose 3 of the 6 cookbooks I showed.  Congrats, Cathy and I hope you enjoy them.

Stay tuned!  You never know when I'll have another giveaway!!!

Saturday Sunshine

Thank you, Jesus!  The sun is shining brightly even though it's rather chilly outside.  Andrew is here and he brings even more sunshine to my life.    Last night, he got quiet while in the kitchen.  I went to check on him and he had decided to feed the dogs.  As you can see above, some of it didn't make it into the doggie bowl.    It's not scattered just in the area you see, it was scattered all over the kitchen floor.  LOL

We have nothing planned for the weekend.  Dale is in a 12 hour class today.  Jon and Brenda plan to come over today and Greg will be playing with Andrew.   There's always something to pick up or clean up around here, so I'll be doing that.

Hope you all have a great weekend.  I'm going to enjoy my family.

We Are Losing Our Freedom

The text below was forwarded to me today.  Somehow, someway, we have to stop sitting idly by and letting this type thing happen.

 

Ft. Bragg connection!!

Obama stops soldier from speaking

Something you'll want to be aware of: Obama stops soldier from speaking ..Sent by Retired Vice Admiral Bob Scarborough, of Arlington , Va. "I wanted to give you all some disturbing information on our wonderful president. I work with the Catch-A-Dream Foundation, which provides hunting and fishing trips to children with life-threatening illnesses.

 

This past weekend we had our annual banquet/fundraiser event in Starkville . As a part of our program, we had scheduled Sgt. 1st Class Greg Stube to come; he's a highly decorated U.S. Army Green Beret and inspirational speaker who was severely injured while deployed overseas and didn't have much of a chance for survival. Greg is stationed at Ft. Bragg , NC and received permission from his commanding officer to come speak at our function.

 

Everything was on go until Obama made a policy that NO U.S. SERVICEMAN CAN SPEAK AT ANY FAITH-BASED PUBLIC EVENTS ANYMORE. Needless to say, Greg had to cancel his speaking event with us. Didn't know if anyone else was aware of this new policy. You're just starting to see the Obamanation. This is just how the Nazis did it in the 1930s -- slowly, one step at a time.

 

This should be forwarded to everyone regardless of party affiliation! We have lost 50% of our freedom of speech in the last 2 years. The news media is not allowed to print anything negative about this evil Obama.

ARE YOU STILL GOING TO REELECT HIM???????????

--

Robert D. Sinacola

COL (Ret), AVN, USAR

Gotta Post This or Explode...

The United States Constitution was written and guaranteed everyone their rights as citizens of this country.   Our founding fathers had the guts to base these laws on Christian principals so obviously they had common sense, a relationship with God and read The Bible.  Thank God they did.

I am so sick, tired, disgusted, angry and downright fed up with all the different groups of people who keep demanding equal rights.  The idiots already have equal rights.  They have the same rights afforded everyone by The Constitution. 

Want to know why the world is in the mess it is today?  Look at the laws of today that are directly opposite of what The Constitution says and you will see why.   Thousands of years ago, The Bible foretold of how this world would be and what do you know!  It was right and things foretold have happened and continue to happen.  They will keep happening until The Bible is fulfilled.

Our founding fathers would roll over in their graves if they knew how evil our world is today and all the things that have been passed into law.

I can't convince anyone of anything and I know that all too well.  Just because my opinion differs from what some believe doesn't mean I don't love them.  It doesn't mean I agree with things they do either.  I answer to God for what I do and what I believe.  That's what matters.  I don't judge people either.  That right belongs to God.  People who judge others have no idea what others may be going through, have been through and obviously don't care.

Enough about that.

I have to take Hubby to neurologist shortly so I will shut up  for now.  

Don't know where this came from...

Decisions

It's nothing major by any means, but I finally decided what to do with this blog.  Let's face it.  I'm not going to make money with a blog; I'm not a writer.  I re-read my previous posts and realized that I don't know anything to blog about except what's going on in my life and occasionally an opinion I have about something.  Now why was that so hard to figure out?  Because by reading other blogs, I thought maybe no one would read mine.  I have nothing profound to say.  It's more of a journal for me and it doesn't matter if no one reads it.    Sure, it would be nice to have a "following".  In fact, I had hoped to make some new friends here, but if that doesn't happen it's okay.

I think from time to time I will have a giveaway, but I'm not going to drive myself bonkers trying to get followers who only come here for giveaways.  I'd rather people read because they relate to what I may write about.  I'm not eloquent with words, I'm just a simple, down-to-earth person.  I suffer from depression and other ailments and when I'm feeling depressed, hurting or whatever, that's what I will write.  By making this decision, I feel a sort of freedom.  It's because I've never worried about impressing anyone and there's no reason to start now!

Moving on...Hubby has a doctor's appointment shortly for another checkup on the broken arm.  It's healing, but there's a problem with nerve damage which affects his thumb, index and middle finger.  The hand still swells and he still has pain.  The surgeon has referred him to a neurologist to find out what's up with the nerves.  He has an appointment tomorrow for that.  I'm praying no more surgery is necessary.  We have no health insurance and another surgery would just pile on even more medical bills that we don't need.  However, if surgery is necessary, surgery it will be.

Update on the doggie peeing situation:  Giz' diapers have done the trick for him.  The culprit now is Tiffi, so I put her in diapers too.  Being the little prissy dog she is, she's figured out how to wiggle out of her diaper and twice I've caught her going into my dining room to pee.  She'll require a large doggie diaper for her fat little rear.  Just when I'm thinking my grandson will stop wearing diapers and I'll get rid of that expense, I'm having to spend money on doggie diapers.  Go figure.

I have to get dressed now.  If story weather is expected in your area, stay safe and make sure your weather radio has fresh batteries!  If you're going through stormy weather in your personal life, find solace in prayers and The Bible.

Happy Wednesday.

RIP Buddy

I didn't blog yesterday because I didn't want to post a sad one while others were celebrating Valentine's Day.  I spent some of the day in tears because late Monday night, our beloved black lab died.  He was on my kitchen floor.  He died happy, though, because he was inside knowing that those who loved him were nearby.  He refused to stop fighting death until we left the room.  The only comfort I feel right now is knowing that he is not in pain or frustrated because his back legs collapsed again and he couldn't get up. 

Hubby couldn't bury Buddy because his right arm/hand has no strenth; sometimes not enough to pick up a cup of coffee.  I couldn't do it because I physically was not strong enough to undertake digging a grave for him and the fibromyalgia is nearly unbearable right now.  So, my son Greg and a friend of his took care of making Buddy's final resting place and putting him there.  I will mark the site with one of my big rocks and a tree that blooms when I'm better.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, we have a blonde lab also.  Murphy was Buddy's constant companion.  You never saw one without the other very often.  Murphy is sad too.  She keeps looking for Buddy.  We can't get used to the fact that he's not here either.  Needless to say, Murphy is getting lots of love and attention.  We want to make her grieving process as comfortable as we can.   Somehow that helps us with our grief as well.  

Hubby thinks we should get another companion for Murphy.  I don't know what to do about that.  Would you get another one?  I know Buddy can never be replaced and I have mixed emotions about it.

That's it for now.  I'm going to go grab another cup of coffee and try to get something accomplished today because I certainly didn't yesterday. 

Happy Valentine's Day

The older I get, the less important it is to me to make a big deal out of Valentine's Day.  My valentines are just that every day of the year.  Hubby and I decided a few years ago that it was not necessary to go buy cards, candy, flowers or whatever just because February 14th rolled around.   It doesn't mean we don't love each other, it just means we don't need to buy something to prove it.  Personally, I'd rather have a surprise happen on just an ordinary day. 

As a friend of mine posted on FB, there are Valentines other than significant others - my boys, my grandson, my parents, my siblings, other relatives and dear friends.  If I sent valentines to all of them, stamps alone would cost a fortune.  Yes, they're worth it, but I can't afford to do it.  Enough said.

So if you happen to read this, Happy Valentine's Day.  I mean it just as much as if I'd sent a card, candy, flowers or balloons!