A DAY OR SO IN MY LIFE! WHO CARES?

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GOES YOU OR I

I wrote two days ago about my women and how they had enjoyed the orientation day. Yesterday was the first day of classes. I was not able to write last night. Confidentiality prevents me from going into any detail about these lovely women. But I tell you one thing I am ashamed of a country like America with money, freedoms, education and all sorts of advantages. People from all over the world want to come here and live. If they only knew! Why on earth do we teach math and science if we can't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 21, 2006

ORIENTATION DAY FOR THE WOMEN

Today we held an opportunity fair for the women in the program I work with. Today we introduced them to the instructors, the subjects available but mostly we introduced them to love, care and the appreciation we have for them making such a step. A local church served lunch. Local Salons left coupons for them to receive free cuts and styles. Women who had been there before were there again to encourage them and let them know you can overcome. People from various businesses came by and spoke with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 18, 2006

I HAVE DONE ALL DAY LONG WHAT I SHOULD NEVER DO

There is a feeling of fall in the air. We have had almost no rain all year. The trees are losing their leaves and I was coveting the blossoms of my Society Garlic as I saw it really was about to give permission for the beautiful blossoms to open despite the dry season. A bedroom that adjoined my master bedroom we turned into a closet. It was a mess and today I have been working in there again like a seasonal sort of revamping. But all the time I worked on it I was wondering am I the crazy one,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

SOUTHERN SQUIRRELS FOR JANE'S AND NAUTIKOS

I have been hearing about all those scampering little squirrels in the yards of my Northern neighbors. Cute as they sound are they really smart ones? A lovely crazy(fabulously crazy) friend of mine sends me animal photos daily. She has sent me pictures of what appeared to be humming birds doing the ballet. Their little wings in such a flurry they look like a tutu. She sent me this one, I don't know if she does anything in the world but take animal photos. That is okay with me she gets better and... Sign in to see full entry.

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JUST HEARD FROM SYMPHONY

I received an e mail from Symphony today and she asked me to let everybody know she was okay but so busy. Her little boy Jamie's particular type of eczema is not curable and has to do with quality of air, dust particles etc.. She also learned he has asthma. She is really busy now but will be back really soon. Symphony really misses everybody and sends her love. She is such a dear Mum to her babies and is doing a great job with them. I think she would love getting e mails from as many as want to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 14, 2006

I AM WELCOMING A WHOLE NEW GROUP OF THROW-AWAYS SOON

Today I am spending time getting ready for the fall session of classes for women to be mainstreamed after a lot of hard knocks. My class is called "This is Your Life". Not very original but it is to them because somebody has been controlling their lives without their any order all their lives. I write my own curriculum since my work is not a specified category such as finance, work-place behavior, parenting, and on and on, six different areas of life that was missed for what ever reason. Mine is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 13, 2006

A NEW BLUE GRAND BABY~THE SMURFS HAVE NOTHING ON ME

I am as bad as the Dummy in the bridge party who keeps getting up and dusting with the new Swiffer Duster on their commercial. Rather than wash a bunch of dust cloths I use the Swiffer Duster. I have more than one. Not that I dust a lot I just don't want to run all over the house to find a duster. Running over the house is one thing but when the duster is following me we have a totally different set of circumstances. I am minding my own business and a duster moves across the living room floor.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 11, 2006

ARE YOU LETTING THESE PEOPLE MESS IN YOUR LIFE?

There are times we see the name of a blog, title of a post and move along. Oh what do we miss? I have been so guilty of this; however, I have found some people who are truly speaking Blessings into so many lives. Rather I should say they are speaking blessing and these will be in your life if you read them. http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BlueJeansandTennies/ This is one of those blogs. She is not cramming Christianity down your throat but showing you how even Christians step off the road... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 7, 2006

If you look closely you can see droplets of water on the Day Lily. I do love these ancient flowers. A man down the street from me grows and shows them and has all colors. I only have the orange ones, those are all I remember from childhood. For some unknown reason I thought any sort of Lily was exotic and from some far away land; they had to be Tropical in origin. It is a silly thing that I remember but I loved fresh butter when I was a little girl. My mother churned her own butter and put it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 6, 2006

SO LONG WITHOUT RAIN EVEN OUR SLEEP WAS RESTLESS~AT LAST REST

It finally rained and all the world is about to sleep for awhile. We have been restless with heat and dry parched air. It felt brittle as fresh ice over a spiderweb outlined for breaking. Nothing to breathe but the dust off the hard dry earth. Now even the lake is drinking in fresh layers of water. Birds fly again and all is well in my day. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 5, 2006

SATURDAY'S BLESSINGS~DO YOU HAVE ANY?

When I awoke today there was a serenity in the air I don't remember feeling for some time. I did not take time to think of what was happening in your world or mine before I simply relaxed and looked around at all I had to be thankful for: I saw on the other side of the bed, actually my loving husband was well into the middle area as he is prone to do. Still I am a blessed woman. My room was cool and I was rested. I had awakened naturally not by an alarm or emergency. In the bath room I wondered... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 4, 2006

THIS WOULD FINALLY BE THE LIMIT FOR ME

My husband called me today and told me about an incident that I am sure I haven't a clue how I would react. I have lost children and parents to death but one at a time. When he called and asked me to pray for Billy and his family a man he works with, I was not so concerned. Billy had a brother with an incurable disease of some sort. He said the whole place was in shock. This man Billy was not at work because his brother died yesterday from that illness. That is normal it happens daily, hourly... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 3, 2006

MOTHERHOOD AT MY AGE, WHAT WAY I THINKING?

I had forgotten what it was even remotely like to have new babies in the house. The youngest one at home was almost 20 and here comes two babies. The older one is slapping the two little ones around like you would not believe. I'll have to call the abuse center if she does not adapt to having more than an only child here. Actually I don't blame her a lot these are some more feisty little ones. I made new curtains, beautiful new curtains for my living room and dinning room this spring. The babies... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 2, 2006

THIS LOOKED LIKE IT MIGHT BE THE ONE~MAYBE EVEN MY LAST ONE!

What a day! I mean like WHAT A DAY! My house was built in 1904 and it is under some large pecan trees and stays relatively cool most summers. You see I only have two air-conditioned rooms. The rest of the house, the down stairs part anyway has fairly high ceilings that were lowered years ago. There is about a three foot space between the ceiling and the upstairs floors. I don't really know what you will want to do with that piece of information but there it is. We live in the kitchen-family room... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2006

DEATH HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE

Women and children have been killed. That is no surprise the first casualties in Israel in this war were two little boys playing outside their homes. Those little boys were Muslims killed by Muslims, I didn't hear much about it, no portests. A rocket filled with steal ball bearings hit and killed them. 79 have already been murdered in New Orleans this year. Avant Garde wrote about two women also Innocent casualties of war were killed in senseless killing by drive by shooting. Two boys arrested... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 30, 2006

REFRESHING IS THE NEWNESS OF A SOFT RAIN

On one hand I could say I have been lazy today; on the other I could say I rested in the Lord. We have been without rain of any noticeable amount for four months. Our grass is dead our plants are drinking up all the water we pour on them still looking droopy. It is strange how the world lives in different adjusted weather conditions. We have not had birds all summer. I put water out and found it was getting to hot even in the shade. The squirrels seemed lazy. Yesterday late it began to rain... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 29, 2006

THIS BLOGGER IS SO GOOD

And I never thought of myself as a writer. To date this week (last seven days) I have found five blogs to me some directly and some indirectly. Also my Religion Blog went from 12 to 5and hasn't a single comment. Wow what courageous people! Is that my fault? One an open letter to me. One with my name in the title and three just more of less putting me in my place. I must say there are dozens of you writing response posts that are connected to specific writings I have; thus you read me and without... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 28, 2006

LIFE IS REALLY AKIN TO TECHNOLOGY

Have you ever tried to get support for your phone service, or your ISP and have them put you on hold and wait and wait and nothing is better when you do get a service tech? Life is a lot like that. Some days you truly need support and where is everybody? They are off getting their own support. Yep they are checking in where they are agreed with and cheered on. It is a strange thing when someone has a point of any sort that makes us uncomfortable we just want to hang the misguided idiot out to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

YOU EVER HAD A BLOGGING BLUE DAY?

Pour yourself a cup, ordinarily I would serve you a cup but today I did well to get my own. You can see it is a small one at that. I am not going to get down, take on negative energy and attitudes just because the world is upside down and I fear gravity may crash. The news media is a journalists competition bowl. The paper news is vying for the options to make political policies. The world's at war. Does anyone believe that if Iran really gets a nuclear bomb they will not use it, regardless of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

IF FRAGRANCE NOTES WERE MUSIC A GARDENIA WOULD BE JAZZ

Raindrops on Gardenias I have posted this before but it is so wonderful in the full concept. The fragrance is so absolutely magnificent, it has some of the sweet floral notes, yet it has a bit of a sharp herbal note then comes an undertone of woods. Together you have a good jazz piece if fragrance notes were music. It's color is pristine and it lets you know that right off. Just put your hands on those fragile petals and they will turn brown. They are to be observed, smelled and enjoyed not man... Sign in to see full entry.

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