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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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~ A Family Thing ~
Soooooo it's been a bit since I wrote anything... just nothing to say really. Tid bits here and there.... All is well.. work is work.. the house is the house.... except for maybe my bathroom sink. GRRRR it started draining a bit slow so we plunged last night. Big mistake. HUGE mistake!!! Completely clogged now. LOL I think we plunged everything for blocks around into our pipes. This morning my sister took the trap off and we emptied what we could. OMG freaking gross!! The plumbing in this house sucks as it is. Everything has to go up hill to the main sewer. Well, now it's not completely clogged but it is slow. Will have my landlord/cousin snake when he gets home from Texas. In the meantime it will be the kitchen sink for any extended running of water. Could be worse, could be the toilet.
Tomorrow will be a family thing. Going to my sisters for Mother's Day dinner. Not sure what her husband has in store. He did the shopping. We thought, keep it quick and easy... do burgers and dogs on the grill. If you knew my brother-in-law you'd know that isn't gonna happen. He is going to buy way too much and it will be steaks or something of that nature. I'll let you know. LOL My son will be working 7am-7pm so he will be over when he is done, if we are still hanging out. Otherwise we will do dinner during the week. I already know part of my gift. I mentioned weeks ago I wanted a set of frames to put my pictures in the hallway. He called last weekend to verify. LOL He keeps asking what else I want, 'time with you.' We'll see. My nieces and brother-in-law are thinking they will stay at home. Can't say I blame them. It's going to be a very tough day. The month of May is tough. Wedding anniversary on the 1st and then Mother's Day. If you think about it, could you send them some good vibes?
Wednesday evening we went to Roswell Cancer Institute. They had a remembrance/memorial. It was so emotional. So many folks touched by cancer. So many deaths. They started out with a picture slide show of all those being honored. I looked at my brother-in-law and he shook his head yes. Without a word he knew I was asking if he sent in a picture. Tears immediately flowed. The service was beautiful and covered so many religions. The songs, tear jerker's. It was so hard. Yes, there was a peace, but I miss my sister. When all was said and done we stood to leave. As I looked down I could see wet spots on my shirt. The tears missed by the Kleenex. Oh I could only imagine what my eyes and face looked like. Looking at the other folks there gave me an idea. I don't think there was a dry eye in the house.
Not much planned for today. I have to run to the store for a few things and get my laundry done. I thought about taking a ride to get pictures but with the price of gas these days I wonder..... Not that I'm so poor I can't afford it. It just seems so wasteful in a time when so many can't. Gas here is almost $4 dollars a gallon. I've seen stations with prices as high as $3.94 and that is for regular. OUCH!!!
::giggle:: I've been so addicted to the bird feeder I went and bought another. So far the squirrels have stayed away. Maybe it's because it's a little harder to get to so they are taking the easy route. LOL Just like us humans most of the time. I had to laugh when I saw what appeared to be some what of a family at the feeder this morning, perfect for my 'family thing' entry. :)
Are you a mother? LMAO!! Sorry couldn't resist. Just want to wish all the Mother's out there a very happy day. May the sun shine for you and may love fill the air. For those who have left us to soon I send a prayer and strength to your families. Enjoy my friends, you WILL be thought about.
Hugs
d
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I hope you enjoyed your Mother's Day.....the above graphics is very pretty, were those birds in your back yard?? you get such beautiful birds up there...Ü
Marie -
Hi Donna, I'm just now being able to read this entry. How touching that must have been to attend the memorial at the Cancer Institute. I think it's wonderful that you're there for your brother in law, If it's hard on you I can only imagine how it must be for him and his children! I'll be sending vibes full of love, hope and strength for them as well as my prayers!
June is the hard month for me, my dad will be gone 2 years on the 9th and then fathers day..a time of sadness for my family, so I know all too well, how the effects of death can be during holidays or any day for that matter.
Ok, so as for the bird feeders, those dang squirrells! We had to buy one of those guards that look like an upside down bowl to stop them from getting the bird seed..
Keep up the good work!
Have a wonderful week hon..
Darlene -
hello donna, hope your "family thing" went well and the sink gets fixed soon, take care mrs t xx
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Hope you had a good time with your family and you got to see your son xx The cancer memorial sounds like a lovely thing, I'm not surprised you were crying ((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))
Jenny
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