UPDATE ON JORDAN...

WE HAVE JORDAN!!!

Thank you all so very much for your love and support!

Jordan is safe, Nancy is in jail, and we can all breathe again!

I'll post more later...

Love you all, Kim

Child in Danger!

We have a Yay-Yay who needs us!

This is not a drill...I repeat, this is NOT A DRILL!

Let's do all that we can to get Kim's grandbaby home where he belongs!

Heavenly Father, protect & keep little Jordan safe from ALL harm. In Jesus' name, Amen.

I've linked to her post on my blog....let's create our own Yay-Yay Jordan Alert!

I'm going to send everyone that has ever sent me an email, or even thought about sending me an email, a link to her post......

She's Alive!!

Hello my name is Kat. It's been way too long since I last posted, so I felt it necessary to reintroduce myself. Yes, I have a Dr's note for my long absence....well, it's not really a Dr's note. There was no Dr....nor was there even a note for that matter. Ok, I suck.

The brutal truth is that after working on a computer for 10 hours a day, I have no interest in being on a computer when I get home. My work schedule is only now settling into something resembling a regular schedule. I've been working some overtime. When I'm not at work I'm either eating, reading or sleeping.

My new schedule is: Sundays off, working Mon & Tues 11:30 am - 10 pm, Weds & Thurs off, working 11:30 am - 10 pm on Fri and Sat. Only this Fri I'm going in an hour early....an 11 hour day....I just ain't right! I do love those overtime hours on my check, though! What is sooooo cool is that I still love my job!

Family update: my brother, Bubba, his wife, Dawn, & their 4 gorgeous daughters (I may be a biased Auntie, but they're still gorgeous!) are now living with my parents. They are Katrina Evacuees. They left Mississippi with all their pictures and some clothes. The rest of their items were either sold or given away. Even though their home didn't experience much damage, there was nowhere for them to get food, gas or even money. They went to Wal*Mart to buy food and the shelves were bare....they waited in line for 5 hours for a couple of gallons of gas....there's no electricity, which means no access to cash. No cash access meant they weren't able to rent a trailer.....so they arrived at Mom and Dad's with basically nothing. The Red Cross, FEMA & other Gov't agencies are really stepping up to the plate in helping with their transition. When I call home I'm continuously blessed to hear the stories they have to tell about people hearing about them and doing all they can to help get them settled. They are settling into the Tacoma area....a veterinary hospital in that area has adopted them. Bubba & Dawn are working for the same company.....an elderly in home care agency owned by a friend of theirs.

My 2 older neices are settling into their new school. The school counselor has been incredible with them. He's aware of the trauma these girls are dealing with and he's doing all he can to make their being at a new school a little less traumatic.

I have so much to be thankful for: my family is safe, sound & healthy, I have a job I love, and....I'm part of an incredible group of women that allows me to be away for a time without feeling any pressure to contribute while I'm dealing with life. What more could a gal want? Well, other than more chocolate and a kick ass figure? I know, those 2 don't really mix....for now, I'll be happy with more chocolate!

Pushing the Envelope

Alright, we gotta break this non-posting cycle! I'll type a little somethin'.

I play guitar. Once upon a time, when I lived in San Francisco, I was in a punk band. After that band fell through, just about everyday I've said, "I'm going to join another band." It's like my own personal slogan. All my friends know it, my poor girlfriend knows it, and I wonder how many people roll their eyes at this point when I mention it...because it's all talk. It's one of the many things in life that I love to verbalize, but rarely actually put into physical motion.

But, in a vain attempt to save face, I contacted a band last week. It's an all-gal punk band. Their ad called for a "wild and crazy second guitarist. Please have an exciting look and be between 21-28 years of age. Ability to collaborate on songwriting a plus."

And, I'm terrified. Not only am I sweating bullets because I'm out of practice AND I sold my good equipment for second-rate crap, but because I only fit ONE of the FIVE requirements above...maybe two. I'm pushing the envelope, and I'm pushing my luck.

I don't know whether to ask you all to send me some positive vibes so I get in the band...or, if you can send me positive vibes so that I, like, break a finger or something before 7:45pm tonight.

Either way, I appreciate the thoughts. :)

Not dead!!

It looks like I'm not the only one who has been B U S Y! I hope everyone is doing well!
I have a question for you mommies... how do you make a 3 year old SHUT UP? I have TWO 3 year olds, and I've seriously been taking tylenol and motrin for 2 straight weeks, I know that cannot be healthy! I can't help it though, between a back ache, and the perma-headache from my two babble-asses, I'm going NUTS!! They honestly talk from the moment they wake up until the moment they go to sleep... ALL DAY, EVERY DAY!! My BIL has been staying with us, and even he's tired of hearing them rattle on all the time! Does this phase pass soon? If not I'm resorting to duct tape and earplugs!!
Thanks for letting me vent that, I needed to!

So, what has everyone been up to? I've been working on various crafts, tryingt o keep busy and sane. You can find pictures on my site. I've got the itch for a new tattoo, though we're putting off any ink until we get back to TX, to our friends' shop. I've also got baby fever, so let's hope this is the month! Kepp your fingers crossed for me!!

Two Years And Counting...

I've been married two years today.
Just thought everyone should know, because this is truly my greatest accomplishment.
Of course, I made a game out of it on my own blog, but here I'd just like to make the announcement, because I am blissfully happy.
Thank you for listening.

Life is Happening!

Life Happening proves your alive! I have had some crazy days at work, one of the gals has been out ALOT..no one is very happy w/ that.

Life is crazy at home...school, soccer, kitchen remodel PLUS I have a business trip to Chicago next week.

I haven't been blogging much but kept coming by to read..and it was the same post. We needed a spurt of activity!

I got my hair trimmed and colored last night. Hubby said it's the best I've hade done. Cost $90 bucks..I bought Sexy Shampoo too..lots of money but I feel good!!

Well gotta get to work!

I need a Spanking

Okay admittedly I would like that way to much. hehehehehee (insert evil grin here) But I have been bad about posting here. Hell I've been bad about posting on my own blog too. Sometimes life gets in the way of what we would like to do.

Still struggling with the school, about my son. I think I might have that most the way fixed now.

Stressed out over the job my husband has been trying to get. He's been a reservist for the fire dept for almost 12 years, and they said they wanted to hire from in the department, but they are going out of the dept for the last two positions. My husband has tried for a job there three times now, and has more than qualified. But for some reason they just keep ASS FUCKING him about it. It's really pissing me off. To the point I want to get a lawyer. Because the chief and assistant chief on all three occasions, have "promised" him the job, then they give it to other people. Gigantor doesn't want me to get a lawyer, but I'm so fricken pissed I wanna slap a law suit on them. FUCKTARDS!!!!!!!!

Okay I feel much better now.

Also my mother ended up in the hospital again. Hopefully she will be out on Friday. Pneumonia in her left lung and fluid around her heart this time. I know it's just a matter of time before she goes in the hospital, and doesn't come back out. She has been in 5 times in the past year. She just turned 60 in July too.

Well, with everything that has happened this year. I like to think of it a way like I posted on my blog. You can't stop living life just because bad things happen in it. It's up to you how you live your life. I choose to live mine with a beer in one hand, screaming WHHHHHAAAAAAAAA HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay ladies, I'm outa here, Happy Hump Day All!!!!!!!!!!!

Enough

I have had enough. It is time to get off my ass and do something about this. I should not be wearing two pads, a tampon and a towel over my sheets. I hate periods. And now I've had enough. I know Kat swears by the shot. I don't know that it's the solution to me, but I do know it's time to call a doctor and say, "Let's take care of this". Wish me luck please. Thanks. S

Busy Busy

Hi everyone! I saw Sandi's post this morning and realized how long it's been since I've posted here or visited. School has started, both for my kids and for me, and I have little extra time to even post to my own blog. Besides my classes, I've got thesis hours and I'll be student teaching. Yikes!

I hope everyone is doing well!

IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?

Is everybody just extremely busy or what? Not many are posting anymore. Well I hope all is well with everyone, and have a great day, or week if I don't get time to post anymore this week.

I haven't been able to get out and get any pictures in the last two weeks so you ladies will just have to do with one from the archives.

Hello!

I'm sorry, I am just now posting for my first time, I have been wrapped up in getting divorced and moved and I haven't even been able to keep up in reading, but I plan to start to keep up now. Just wanted to peak in and say hello! Love you all! Have a great week!

Ahh... Helloooo?

Hey ya'll!

It's been a while since I have had the pleasure of posting. I am still so so so busy that my head is spinning in every which way.

Today's question....... Who in the hell gets married on a freakin' Sunday???

So here I sit waiting to get all dressed up for a Sunday evening wedding for a good friend of mine and I keep saying over and over in my head... WHY?

Oh well, I am sure it will be beautiful and I am sure I will have a great time... but SUNDAY?

Ok, I am done bitching!

Hope this finds all my Yay-Yay Sisters well and I really miss seeing the posts come rolling in.

Tootles for now.
xxooxxoo
~C~

Alive

That I am. I've had an incredible month and am still absorbing everything that has happened. Huge life lessons that I don't know if I still see it fully. I will tell you this. Every day is getting better. Even the crappy ones. I just wanted to check in and wish you all the very best in life. Be good to you. S

a loot point

Okay.

I've been, as have we all, very busy with life and, at the same time, very sad about current events. But I have a second and I would like to use it to say this about Hurricane Katrina:

I will not make morality calls about looting.

If I needed diapers, food, drinking water, or first aid, and couldn't get it by going into a store and paying for it, bet your ass I'd break a window and take what I needed.

The question that's been raised is, where do you draw the line? Because some people broke into stores and stole plasma TVs and stuff, too.

I'm not going to make morality calls about them, either.

But I will say this: in a city that's underwater, with no electricity, let alone cable and/or satellite service, how were you planning on watching that bad boy? Huh?

I said I wouldn't make a morality call, but I do think it's a pity the electronics stores didn't have brain cells on the shelf for these people to take, as long as they were in there anyway.

A Brief History of Injury

Ah, feels good to be back on the ol' Blogger saddle again.....
Last weekend I suffered some kind of freak injury to my right shoulder (read: Mouse arm) that prevented me from raising said arm more than a few inches. I was unable to type or click for little more than few minutes before having to hang my arm dead at my side and wander abou the house looking very much like a stroke victim. However, I am very positive that stroke victims have a shiteload more dignity than I did.
Example:
Sunday I went to the bookstore, having depleted the MASSIVE pile of books I had acquired from Amazon about a month ago, and I was a wreck. You see, the bookstore I frequent is a used bookstore, and I have to scan ALL the shelves in the fiction section to see if there' anything new. Three shelves into it I already had a huge pile, cradled precariously in my left arm. My right arm was hanging dead at my side. I couldn't raise my arm to look at books, so every time I saw something interesting I had to crouch down, set the pile on the floor, and use the still-usable appendage to grasp.
It was HOT in that store. I mean CRAZY hot. I was wearing a sweatshirt because it was a wee nippy outside, but inside I was sweating, and my bangs were sticking to my forehead, and my fucking new and improved awesome hairstyle kept slipping into my face and I had a stack of books in the arm I COULD use to brush it out of my face and oh my god WHY did I cut it so SHORT?
The hub-unit, in case you're wondering, was at the far end of the store in the sci-fi section, casually browsing because he for some reason thought I could handle myself with a dead arm and achy shoulder and a growing stack of reading material.
So I'm sweaty, my hair is in my face, and every three seconds I'm setting down this ginormous stack of books so that I can read the back of some shitty seventies horror novel. The books start slipping. The pile I am now carrying and setting down every three seconds is now slipping from my grip every TWO seconds, and books are falling everywhere and making a very irritating noise and I am having to bend my head in a very bizarre manner to pin the pile between my chest and my arm and there are books squirting everywhere and I look like I'm having a seizure and where the FUCK is my husband who could so obviously be helping me? And the little twerp behind the counter? Is just staring at me. Not offering to help. I was seriously debating whether or not to just fall to the floor and start screaming and see if she would still just stand there.
In this store, they have to offer for you to put your books on the counter. If you put them there before someone offers you space? You will be looked at from down their nose. And they will make sure that EVERYONE ELSE in the store has been helped before you while your pile or brain-expanding goodness sits alone and neglected at the head of the line.
Suddenly, a ray of hope! The hub-unit shows up, carrying a duo of books and bug-eyed at my predicament.
HU: Want some help?
Me: No, I got it.
Why? Because it is TOO FUCKING LATE to be offering me help. He just needed to HELP without asking, because my sweaty face full of hair and dead arm and pile of willy-nilly squirting books should have been REASON ENOUGH for him to read my mind and take the pile and I was NOT about to ask for his assistance because he should KNOW, dammit.
So he walks off to fetch me the new Wizard, and I head to the counter because I am hot and jeez I feel like I am going to pass out because I had nothing but soda for breakfast and I dehydrate fast and everything is going grey.
Just at that moment, the hub-unit runds over with the Wizard and a BASKET. A basket? When did this run-down mildewy gift from the used-book god suddenly stock BASKETS?
And of course, it was too little too late.
After that slightly embarrassing experience, I shut myself in the house until I regained the use of my arm. Which means yesterday. Which means that I have to style the CRAP out of my hair, because it has been greasy and tangled since MONDAY and is icky. I also have to make a shopping list for the next week. And work on the Book, because I meant to set aside at least six hours last Saturday, but my arm died. I woke up at FIVE AM to get my chores and hair done and be fully dressed and ready to fucking RAWK by nine so that I could work on the Book, and at 830 AM my arm dies. I got up for nothing but a dead arm.
But damn, my hair did look fabulous that morning.

I just started really exersising today

When I say I just really started I mean that I am exercising like I did when I was a teenager. I am 31. No longer a teenager but, it worked for me back then to loose weight so I am going to be realistic set a realistic weight loss goal and go for it. Wish me luck!
Everyone have a great day!!

Patriot Day 9/11/05

Silence and respect.

Resolve.

Way too many people have forgotten already. Maybe because I'm a born and bred New Yorker, maybe because my husband was on a plane that morning.

But I haven't forgotten.

One image will bring back all of the emotions of that day; the tears come easily, the pain still there.

When he finally called me and told me he was ok, I laughed and I cried. But the surreal images on the television stay in my mind.

They don't play the scenes on television anymore. They say it's too "painful".

I think that they should show them every hour on the hour. They should be broadcast on billboards in every town.

Maybe then people would remember. Remember how they felt that day. Remember how it didn't matter whether you were Republican or Democrat. Liberal or Concervative. Catholic, Baptist, Hindi, Athiest.

We were one as a nation. We had been ambushed and sucker punched, and we circled the wagons.

But it didn't last long.

Please remember how you felt that day. Remember for every single person who died. Remember for every single person who had a friend or family member die. Remember for yourself.

I'll never forget.

Watch this video. Look at the faces of 9/11. Remember how you felt that day.

Thank you Beth at MVRWC. Thank you www.gunstuff.com for the video.

"A great people has been moved to defend a great nation. Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve."
George W. Bush
September 11, 2001

Hellllllll-ooooooooooooo....

Sorry Sisters! I've fallen off the face of the earth, but I'm back and kickin' once again.

I have been sick, sick, and more sick, my bed and I have become one...

But thankfully, I'm finally getting better. I had a lung infection that wouldn't go away and almost landed me in the hospital. I say almost because technically, I probably should have listened to the doc and been admitted, but I have a severe case of hatred for all things medical and couldn't be bothered. Besides, do you have any idea what my fucking house would have looked like when I got home? It would have likely killed me.

Speaking of killing me, MARY PAT... Let me make this perfectly clear.... NO MORE BABIES, REAL, IMAGINED, OR DREAMED. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, TRIPLETS? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? WAS THERE A TALL BRIDGE IN THE WINGS FOR ME TO JUMP OFF OF?

Ugh.

Anyway, thanks for all the well wishes and sorry for not getting back to anyone. Love you all!

Rumor Has It...

So classes have started and I'm already feeling the pressure. When will it end? Prob'ly never, but that's okay. Besides, I have this really cute...okay, really hot instructor that I've had for class before for two of my classes this term, so life is good. At least in that respect. And, as a bonus, he likes to flirt. He's flirted with me before. Of course, I flirt with everyone. I can't help it...it's genetic. I think. At any rate, rumor has it that this instructor was actually seen smooching a former student at a bar one evening. I don't give a rat's ass if she was a current student, so long as he graded her solely on her work not her 'workouts' as it were. My real problem, bad girl at heart that I am, is where do I sign up for this?!

Ok. So, the thought is nice...very nice. I wouldn't really. Well, maybe one smooch. Or four. But nothing out of hand. But, oh man! What a pleasant fantasy! So am I truly horrid or what?

My Dream - Kim has triplets

I have the goofiest dreams, I remember many of them. Last night was the first dream that included a Yay Yay sister. Kim...mother of many was in this one. We've never met but I just read her latest blog yesterday...so I guess she was in my thoughts. This is a dream now..I'm sure a nightmare to Kim.

Aldi's or some discount grocery store was having a contest. Three pregnant woman could go into the store... you could either come back out w/ zero, one, two or three babies. Kim being pregnant..was hoping to come out w/ zero (seeing that she already had 10)..low and behold out comes Kim with all three babies. One though she didn't care for so like the movie "Face Off" Kim changed that babies face. I was holding that baby..it was a girl..2 boys and 1 girl. The face off girl just had a little scar. She was SO cute!

SO...that was my dream, I just had to share... Kim, in my dream you were estactic! You let me hold the one..put the others in a buggie and headed over to the liquor section in the store.
Have a great weekend everyone!

BWTP

For those of you who don't know what the BWTP is you should stop by and say hi. Chase is the manager of the worlds very first Blog World Trailer Park and I must say, being a newly added resident of this fine park, it is a great place to live with skeet n tha kids. You will laugh at some of the posts and/or comments on there. For those of you who don't read HillJack reel gud, yew mabee shud take sum lessuns frum me n kim. We dun lernt et at difrunt skools but et awl meens tha same. An iffin yew stop bi, downt bring yer kritters cuz skeet luvs thim a littul tew much iffin yew node wut i meen.

Onto other news. I haven't stopped by much lately because we have been SO busy at home and at work. Kevin's business has been booming and with trying to hold that down, work my job at the firm, hold down the fort at home and clean out the garage, backyard, shed and finish ripping down the old drywall and hanging the new we haven't had much time to blog.

I hope this finds everyone well. And I want everyone in the Gulf to know that my thoughts and prayers are with you all!

Yay-Yay!!

Cyli!

Have you all been following Cyli's blog since she's been down in New Orleans rescuing the hell out of everyone? Her man David has been keeping things going at her blog, and he's been telling some great stories about her. Go check it out. Right now. Go on. Go.

checking in

hey everybody!!

i just wanted to check in...school has started again...and once again i am feeling overwhelmed....

jonah (my 19 month old) has got to go back into the hospital for some dental work...he has to be hospitalized because he has a heart defect and since they are going to have to put him to sleep...his heart will have to be monitored by his cardiologist...i am pretty scared about that...

i watched the hurricane coverage nonstop all last week...now i just cant watch any more...i have so many mixed feelings...but mostly i just feel incredibly sad...for all of those people...

well..that is about it...i could write pages...but i guess that is what MY blog is for...hehe

just wanted to say to my sisters!

New Kitchen and Bathroom

YAY! I'm so excited. By next Tuesday I'll have a chunk of chage from a refinace on my house and I'll be able to get a NEW kitchen and bathroom. I'm so psyched. I have had dreams about storage space and food prep areas to create my feasts!! YAY!!

Monday... erm... ummm... what?

Ok, so it's Tuesday. I know that INTELLECTUALLY, just not internally. My little internal clock is saying "no! ITS MONDAY YOU TWIT!". Oh well. It has definitely been a Monday type of day. Started out with a vicious, slanderous (libelous) attack on some friends and continued with Oberon tearing apart my desk. Yes, he is feeling better! By Saturday night, only 1 full day on the meds, he was back to being a pain in the patuckus! I was quite pleased, but now.... just kidding. Im glad he's back to being healthy, even if he is throwing pictures all over the office.

Weekend events were great fun. I didn't get 90% of what I wanted to accomplish accomplished, but otherwise was a blast. I was introduced to geocaching on sunday with Queenie and her HubUnit and we had a ton of fun. Scampering around on rocks and sand with my video camera... :-) w00t!

I went to church on Sabbath, and then slept before heading out to see Transporter 2 after sundown. Ignore the reviews, it was a great little movie! Hmmm, what else. Well, on Monday I did nothing of import. Played a video game, read a couple books, watched a movie... the only thing that was of any consequence was loading the dishwasher and sorting the piles to be filed on my floor. :-)

Im not feeling too newsy, as you can tell. Am off to eat lunch, shower, edit a product profile, and run to a salon with Queenie. Have fun.

Too Blessed to be Stressed

Hi there, happy Tuesday that feels like Monday.I got this email today and thought I would share. I like the message.

Someone will always be smarter. Their house will be bigger. They will drive a better car. Their children will do better in school. And their partners will fix more things around the house. So let it go and love you and your circumstances. Think about it. The prettiest woman in the world can havehell in her heart. And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children. The richest woman you know - she's got the car, the house, the clothes - might be heartbreakingly lonely. So, love you. Love whoyou are right now. Tell yourself, "I am too blessed to be stressed."

Handmade Hugs

I'm sorry I haven't been around much. It's been pretty stressful here. The "fiance's ex" thing is part of it, and now the Katrina mess puts a whole new spin on things.

My father is in Hammond, Louisiana:

It was in the "hurricane red zone", but didn't get quite so much damage as most areas did. Problem is, the electricity is out and the phone service is spotty, at best. I haven't heard from my father, and it's driving me a little batty. I started a group to try to get through the frustration, and it's been helping me to know I'm helping others.

I wanted to also let you know there are some projects going on for survivors. One of them is a quilt-making project. If it's ok with the board, I'll post the link.

I was also going to ask all of you gals if you'd want to take it a step further and maybe start our own "Handmade Hugs". We have many talents in this group, and we could pool them for a great cause. Beautiful photographs for the new homes of the survivors' walls, special blankets for traumatized children, handmade stuffed animals or toys, whatever it is you do. Anything that might extend a little love to where it's really needed right now.

Let me know what you think.

Shanna

despite the odd's

uth oh, it timed out? LOL. I was typing and the screen went blank. wtf and revover the post didnt work.

What i was saying was that no one in central georgia really wants to help with the huricane relief effort. There is a lot of controversy over the looting and the people directly affected by the hurricane commiting inhumne acts upon each other. Looting to loot and not looting for food is a major topic here. Also, the rapes and murders to rape and murder. it is horrible.

I am torn between if I feel i neeed to help them or if I neeed to go on with my life and ignore what is going on down there. Right now we are avidly watching CNN and we have red cross donations up however no one is donating because they feel it is pointless. If anyone is intrested I will post some conversations that have happened at work.

Up note. We do have gas. Georgia has wavied the state tax on fuel for the month of september. Not all stations have gas tho.

Living well - the best...

They say, "Living well is the best revenge".
I say, "Living well is simply the BEST. The best thing you can do for you!"
I found (on Maria's blog, The Buzz, ya'll) this link about Rhonda Britten (Lifecoach on NBC's Starting Over).
She has a powerful motto: LIVE THE LIFE YOUR SOUL INTENDED. ... check it out if you got the time.
Hugs all around!
Dorko

Fly Away

Tibby Bird flew home to heaven around 12:10 this afternoon. He allowed me the honor of holding him while he passed away....his broken wing is no longer keeping him earthbound. I sang, "Someday I'll Fly Away" as he tried on his angel wings. I'm so thankful that I was here with him when he died. I usually leave for work at noon....as I passed his cage he was laying on his left side. I held him in his na-night towel & rubbed his little head....His eye is on the sparrow, I'm just grateful that He allowed me the privilege of loving little Tibby. See you over the rainbow bridge Tib-Tib.

Cyli of whynotlaugh?

Cyli is currently somewhere in Louisiana, near the hurricane ravaged area of New Orleans. She received a call Saturday requesting her skills and abilities, and being who she is, she went. She arrived in New Orleans before the storm. When she called after the storm, she said: "Holy Shit, this was a motherfucker of a blow - it was so hairy, even I did not go out in it!" That speaks volumes if you know my best friend.

For those of you who do not know, Cyl has been in the Emergency Services for years. She spent many of those years on Coastal North Carolina. She's weathered 12 hurricanes - this being her 13th.

She is currently unable to check email or her blog. Her husband and I are trying to maintain both. If you email, it will likely go unanswered.

If you have any questions, I am happy to try to answer them, but contact is so infrequent, that I probably won't be much help!

Alive

I'm still alive...I think. Boy was I wrong when I thought adding 3 hours to my work day was going to be no big deal....WAY WRONG!! It's kicking my chubby-bubby-butt! I'm sure after this week I'll be better adjusted...I hope. It helps that this weekend is a 3-day weekend, WOO HOO!!!

Ok...now for an update on the life of Kat:

My brother and his gorgeous family evacuated from outside Jackson, Mississippi to Texas...on Sun night. I didn't know until Tues if they had made it out in time....they did and are staying at my Sister-in-Law's sister's home. Huge relief to know they are safe, sound & dry!

Our little Tibby bird is sick...he lost his song a couple of weeks ago and now is huddled at the bottom of his cage. He lost his song about the same time the sparrows quit coming around our house.....maybe they took it with them. Does anyone know anything about sparrows? He's all puffed up...he let me handle him...I held him and petted the top of his head. I can't see anything wrong...but, I'm in no way, shape or form a sparrow expert. He's still eating....at least he was last night. This is breaking my heart.

Our hearts are breaking for the folks in the south.....for now, all we can do is pray. It definitely puts the pettiness of day-to-day life in a whole new perspective. I'm thankful that I can sit in our dry house, with electricity, running water & all the amenities and give an update to my Sister-Friends. Those of us outside of Katrina's path are so blessed....our hearts are wrapped around each and every one of those that are suddenly homeless.

Hey "Addict"...

Hey "Addict"...what can you tell me about wear and care for wooden plugs? I've only used steel in the past, but got this new set last night. There was talk of lanolin (?) oil and to make sure to take them out in the shower, etc -- seems like a lot of maintenance.

Did I choose poorly?




Hey Everyone else...enjoy your extended holiday weekend! Hope everyone is well and safe.