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Saturday, July 4, 2009

End of a great day

We went to see some fireworks over a small lake in San Antonio. Lots of people... The fireworks were really good. Now we're back "home" and resting. I was able to get a short nap, which left me feeling groggy for a long time. Now I feel awake and it's about bed time. A great day and looking forward to more great days this next week. Sign in to see full entry.

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Another Fireworks story

I just read TAPS entry about the safety of fireworks, in the past. In Mexico safety is still not an issue when itcomes to fireworks. My son Gideon almost went blind because he got hit inthe eye by a bottle rocket. He was sitting on top of our van and thensomeone shot off the bottle rocket. Next thing, I heard, "It hitme". I realized then that our kids were the only ones who knewEnglish. I think his eye was shut, but the impact caused it to bleed and itlooked blind. He could only see shapes from... Sign in to see full entry.

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We are in Texas!

I am at my son, David's and daughter-in-law's. We arrived at midnight last night (Texas time). The drive was pretty boring, and took 15 hours actual driving time. I ended up driving the whole way because the 2 other drivers stayed up till midnight the night before and by the time I would have needed them to drive they were tired. But I was fine and we are here! Petra, the younger girls and Zee are going grocery shopping. I tried to get internet on my computer, as they have a low signal, but it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Where I got my nicknames

My first nickname was "given" to me when I was about 16 from my "party" friends. I was sitting in a friends' living room and I asked that someone open the window. There was a guy that kept trying to think of a nickname for me. Then he said that Buckwheat was a good one as I liked the country and fresh air. It stuck, and all those friends knew me by Buckwheat. I am sad to say that at least one of those friends are not alive now, as his life of booze and drugs and heartache drove him to an early... Sign in to see full entry.

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God does not find us dull but endlessly interesting!

I have to get up at 6:00, so decided to write here instead of in my written journal. I don't have time and am tired. I am going to put a quote from a book I have been reading lately. It is by Julia Cameron. It's about writing and art. The quote is amazing and a life changer if a person takes it to heart I think. "Oh, who cares," we sometimes think at our most blue moments. "I am boring and writing about it all is boring too." At times like these we need to imagine that we are writing to someone... Sign in to see full entry.

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I plan on writing about past and present life experiences and what I have learned from them. I also want to tell stories of things in my past, some humourus, some serious and some trivial. I have done some traveling and want to describe those places and people accurately, maybe in some cases changing names if I see it could embarrass someone. I will write out of my heart and hopefully give hope to some of my readers. I do not have all the answers, but have lived long enough to know there are many trials in life and obstacles. I want to examine life, it's simplicities and complexities and share my observation and at times opinions with others.

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