tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14821583637172039422024-02-20T17:52:42.041-08:00My Bytchen BlogI am a mother of 3 almost adult children & in a committed relationship I have fibromyalgia & a benign brain tumor.
I am on a personal journey to discover who I am since I have recently become disabled. I originally started my blog as a place for me to come to vent. It can be traumatizing to lose your independence. As time has gone on it is evolving with me. It will feature my original photographs on a daily basis as well as observations as I continue on this journey called life. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-57574096434419499902016-04-14T09:31:00.001-07:002016-04-14T09:31:13.727-07:00Imagine if this was you......<div><br></div><div>Imagine if you will for a moment, for one reason or another you need to use a sperm donor in order to start your family….You sign the contracts & do everything right. You and your wife are blessed with an amazing, beautiful , intelligent, sweet baby girl…..You & your wife make amazing parents! Your daughter is amazingly happy beyond your wildest imaginations when this whole process started…….She takes after both you and your wife. She loves music, she loves to dance, she loves to sing , she loves you and she loves your wife!….Some time passes & now she’s three & going to preschool & having play dates with her friends. She Knows she can do anything she sets her mind to because her parents taught her that! </div><div>Out of the blue, you get a phone call. Who could it possibly be and what could they want???Well, it’s your sperm donor! Apparently, he had an arrangement with another couple that he was a part of that baby’s life…..And now, three years later, he has decided that he wants to be the father to your daughter. The answer is no, no ty but have a nice day! But OMG, that is not the end of it! The sperm donor is now taking you to court to fight for parental rights & visitation with YOUR daughter! </div><div>The New York family court could not possibly grant him this, RIGHT????Well, As of the time of this writing, you would be wrong!!!! The judge even goes so far as to order that you are removed off of the birth certificate to make room for the sperm donor being added!!</div><div>How could this be?? There are contracts in place! He is a DONOR with a capital D! </div><div>This is the true story of what is happening right now to two wonderful amazing parents right here in Orange County, NY! </div><div>Please share this message, donate if you can, get the word out! They need our help! No one should ever have to go through this! </div><div>https://de.gofund.me/barbourfamily&rcid=f6d48d24e67d11e5834ebc764e05901c</div><div>#spermdonornightmare #saveourfamily</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-63419513786562782472016-04-13T11:03:00.001-07:002016-04-13T11:03:40.481-07:00Ok So I lied.....<div>Happy Hump Day Everyone! Ok. So I lied, I'm going to talk about grocery savings now instead of what I said I would. I'll get there eventually! Lol</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>As a lot of you know I have recently started using different apps to get money back when I go grocery shopping. One of those app is called Ibotta. What it does is when you go grocery shopping you check the app to see what items that you have purchased on the list. You can either do it while you're shopping, before or after. If there is an item that you're purchasing, for example milk (there is usually a rebate for bananas or apples or milk generic any doesn't matter), you click on it and you watch a short little video 30 seconds or so or answer a question, and then you scan the item(or if it's something like bananas you skip this step) and take a picture of your receipt with the app ,uploading it, and they give you money back. Think of it like extra coupons. I currently have over $20 in my account that I can get deposit it into my PayPal account or put into a gift card basically of my choice. If this sounds interesting to you, click the link and check it out. I do believe for this app, you have to have a smart phone. https://ibotta.com/r/ovwwlqw</div><div><br></div><div>Another way to save money with Ibotta is by having your friends join and link their accounts through Facebook account. They don't even need to click a link. If your friends link their accounts to Facebook and you are friends on Facebook, they automatically become a part of the team. So when your friends use the app and you use the app you get bonus dollars for reaching certain milestones. For example, the first bonus in April is as follows: 1. You redeem 10 separate rebates 2 your team redeems $15 in rebates(collectively not individual) You receive an additional $1. </div><div>At that point, another milestone will become available. </div><div><br></div><div>Most of the apps that I use you can also get money back from different types of stores, like clothing or online retailers. </div><div><br></div><div>Some months I get more back then others but truth be told, I do my shopping as I normally would and if there is a rebate great, if not, I don't sweat it. </div><div><br></div><div>Ibotta is one of the first ones that I started using but then I had discovered the KrazyCouponLady website. At that point had never thought of using more than one app but it makes sense. Some of them you just scan your receipt and no matter what it is, you get money back. Others are just like Ibotta. Now before I go shopping I check out my apps to see what it is that I need that's in the app. I also go to coupons.com and print out coupons for items that I need. My last shopping order I saved over $40 between the apps, the coupons & the digital coupons directly from the store! My body wash alone I saved $4.50 on by stacking all of these together. Three dollars came off at the register because there was a digital coupon, I had a physical coupon and there was also an additional digital coupon that I upload it onto my price plus card from one of my apps. </div><div><br></div><div>I don't have a car at this moment so I only go to the one store because they deliver. I know my cousin takes advantage of coupons , stacking coupons and going to specific stores. She actually sometimes comes back with cashback on items. The Krazycouponlady website and newsletter will actually alert you as to what items you can do this with,where to get the coupons and what store is it works in. I can't take it that far at this point but I definitely get a lot of money back just by taking a couple of minutes before and after shopping and getting rebates. . At this time I use: Ibotta, Shopmium, Mobisave, Checkout 51, Receipt Hog ,Yaarlo & last but certainly not least, Ebates(another fantastic one!) </div><div><br></div><div>Something to think about and consider; You are already buying food(we all do, nothing to be ashamed of) why not get some of that money back? </div><div><br></div><div>Most of these have apps for both Android & IPhone. Ebates can be used directly from your computer also! They even have an extension to remind you when it's available to use :) </div><div><br></div><div>Ibotta : https://ibotta.com/r/ovwwlqw</div><div><br></div><div>Shopmium (You get a free Lindt Chocolate bar by using my code): </div><div>http://shopmium.com/en/app </div><div>my referral code during sign up: KMGEUKKE </div><div><br></div><div>Mobisave: www.mobisave.com</div><div><br></div><div>Checkout51: www.checkout51.com</div><div><br></div><div>Receipt Hog: www.receipthog.com</div><div><br></div><div>Yaarlo: Earn more if you join with my code: CATHERIN332 Www.Yaarlo.com</div><div><br></div><div>Ebates: </div><div>http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=aB3%2FE8PpBCNEQLnviZFZ%2BQ%3D%3D&eeid=29773</div><div><br></div><div>Good luck & happy shopping! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-78052219677994175952015-08-03T19:54:00.001-07:002015-08-03T19:54:05.981-07:00Once in a Blue Moon<p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><i>Bare with me here a few moments. I know the article posted below is a long one but there is a very good reason for me sharing it! </i></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u><br></u></span></p><div class="entry_author_image" style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 50px; height: auto; min-height: 50px; float: left;"><img src="http://www.elephantjournal.com/wp-content/authors/Kate%20Rose-2314.jpg" alt="Kate Rose" scale="0" style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; display: block; width: auto !important; height: auto !important;"></div><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u><span style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: block; float: left; width: 145px; max-width: 500px;">Via <a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/author/kate-rose/" title="Posts by Kate Rose" rel="author" style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Kate Rose</a></span><span style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: block; float: left; width: 145px; max-width: 500px;">on Jul 26, 2015</span><span style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: block; float: left; width: 145px; max-width: 500px;"><br></span><span style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: block; float: left; width: 145px; max-width: 500px;"><br></span></u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u><br></u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u><br></u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u><br></u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>“Once in a blue moon someone comes along that you’ll never forget.” ~ Unknown </u></span></p><h3 style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;"><u>On Friday, July 31<sup style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">st</sup> we will have a Full Blue Moon in the sign of Aquarius.</u></span></h3><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>A blue moon is the term for the second full moon in the same month. The first full moon of the month was in Capricorn on July 1<sup style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">st</sup>, and now we are saying good-bye to this month of change with a special blue moon.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>These full moons have been the bookends to the important lessons learned over the past month.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>One of the most special aspects of this moon is that we won’t have another blue moon month until 2018. For many of us, we will be receiving our last bits of a long awaited wake-up call that actually began back in 2012, far before most of us were aware of the changes that were developing.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>The energies of this moon are only being magnified by Venus turning retrograde on the 25<sup style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">th</sup>, which is just one of seven planets slowing and turning retrograde the week prior to this lunar event.</u></span></p><p apd-bannercontent="<style>.writebin{apd-id}{margin:10px auto 0px auto !important; border-top: 1px solid #dbdbdb !important; border-bottom: 1px solid #dbdbdb !important; width:100% !important;text-align: center;height:auto !important;} #writebin{apd-id}{height:250px !important;}</style><script type='text/javascript'>var ctoZoneID = 260001;document.MAX_ct0 ='';var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https://cas.criteo.com/delivery/ajs.php?':'http://cas.criteo.com/delivery/ajs.php?');var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);document.write ("<scr"+"ipt type='text/javascript' src='"+m3_u+"zoneid=" + ctoZoneID + "&amp;nodis=1"+'&amp;cb=' + m3_r + "&amp;loc=" + escape(window.location)+"&amp;ct0=" + escape(document.MAX_ct0)+"'></scr"+"ipt>");</script>" apd-shown="0" appendedad="true" style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>This cosmic event is unprecedented—it’s truly a month of transitions.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>The skies have collided to physically slow all of us down. It seems that it is so easy for most of us to get caught up in our daily lives that we often feel we can push aside issues or decisions because it seems like there will always be more time—more chances.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>This moon we are being asked to stop, look around and to see the bigger picture.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>We are being asked to notice where in our lives we have been neglecting the truth, or what situations we have been putting off. It’s not easy to deal with life head on—but this moon isn’t only encouraging it, it is making it a requirement.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>There is so much happening around this moon in terms of once-in-a-lifetime type chances. It’s as if we are all on the edge of something so big and we have to make the decision to take the path we’ve always taken—or to jump into the territory of new possibilities.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>Because of Venus, the planet of love, going retrograde a week prior to this moon, there will be a heavy connection to romantic relationships. This isn’t about just any sort of love though—it’s about the kind of love that comes around only <span style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">once in a blue moon</span>.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>The full moon will be shining a decadent light of truth deep within our hearts.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>This will give us the opportunity to get a good grasp on what is in our heart of hearts—if we don’t have our soulmate or twin flame as our lover, then there is a good chance we are aware of who they are, or may start to recognize them around this time.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>Sometimes the most wonderful aspects of our lives can be the most terrifying—and that is okay, no one ever said greatness and easiness were one and the same. The thing we all have to remember, though, is that if it doesn’t scare us even a little bit, then it lacks the ability to be that once in a lifetime opportunity to change our lives for the better.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>Nothing amazing ever comes from us staying in our comfort zones.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>This is about opening our eyes to what is right in front of us—and knowing that some chances don’t come around every day.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>Sometimes situations come down to now or never—this blue moon is showing us exactly what we are afraid of losing the most, and it’s challenging us to make the big moves necessary now.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>While it is true that those people that are meant for us, that they won’t ever leave us—sometimes humans make the wrong decisions. We make choices based on fear, or try to do what we think is right instead of listening to our hearts.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>It seems that so many of us the past few years have been making as many wrong decisions as possible, and while it has seemed difficult, and even painful at times—know that it was necessary, and all part of the divine plan.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>Sometimes we really do need to experience everything that is wrong to know what is right.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>As amazing as this moon will be, and necessary—it’s going to be one that challenges us on every single level. In the build up to this lunar event we may have been feeling restless, or have had an excess of nervous energy. Our pulses may have been racing, and it may have been harder for us to relax or fall asleep at night.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><u><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Our souls can sense that we are on the verge of something big—but it’s up to us to initiate change.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We are on the threshold of having massive pieces of the puzzle collide. There may be big changes or upsets in the status quo during the next several weeks. We may find ourselves acting in ways that only a few weeks ago we never thought possible, but Aquarius is lighting a fire inside of our hearts and daring us to break the boundaries that have held us back for far too long.</span></u></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>We can only deny ourselves of what we want the most for so long.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>While we may feel anxious at all of the possible changes being presented to ourselves—know that the universe won’t bring us anything we aren’t ready for.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>The truth of it is there is no such thing as the perfect time—so now is as good a time as any.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>Everything that we have been going through the past year has been leading up to this moon. It’s the time of infinite possibilities, of desires bubbling over and manifesting themselves in our lives in ways we never thought possible.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>No matter what has come in or out of our lives in the past few years, once in a while we are given the chance to have everything we’ve always wanted—we just have to make the choice now to not let it go.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u>Because certain chances only come around once in a blue moon.</u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u> </u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u><br></u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I<u> </u>shared this article with Greg on July 27, 2015. It was our 8 year anniversary since our first date. I shared it for several reasons : 1. I thought it was extremely interesting and cool. 2. We are in the midst of some very big changes and he tends to shy away from changes. My hope was to encourage him that we are on the right path with our plans for our home & lift his spirits about annupcoming change in employment that has now become a necessity not just something we want. </span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Unbeknownst to me, he had plans of his own. We were going to go out to dinner but neither one of us felt very well for a couple of nights. As it turned out, we went on the night of the blue moon. Seeing as it was our anniversary, I had bought a new dress at a great price($10) that is a little sexier than I've worn in a while. I put on a little makeup and some jewelry. During dinner my ring began to hurt me as my hands have been swelling lately. I gave him my ring to hold till we got home. Upon arriving home, we walked in as usual and I went to let the dogs out when I realized that the alarm hadn't been shut off and was still beeping. He had put in the wrong code and when he tried to fix it, he put the wrong one in again. Well I have to tell you that the noise that system emits is ear drum shattering. I took the dogs out while he tried to sort it out. As it turns out, he had changed not only the alarm code but the pw so when he spoke to the alarm company they couldn't do anything other than dispatch the police. We sat on the stoop waiting for them laughing so hard tears rolled down our faces. We joked about the response time and how if we really needed help we would be dead before they arrived as it took almost 25 minutes for their arrival(turns out they were short handed that night and the responding officer was across town). After he left, we headed inside and as I walked away Greg handed me my ring "before he forgets". It took a moment for me to realize that the ring he gave me was not the ring I gave him. The first thing I noticed was the weight. Then I realized that it was THE ring! The one I picked out of a magazine over 10 years ago. I literally said to him "This isn't the ring Ingave you". He told me later he purposely didn't say anything and he will always cherish watching the realization was over my face. He hugged me and said"Will you marry me?" </span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Well........</span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNIpQQKKQXI3CAClOSEmNxnv0CgLltuMnJH9SrVSj3lqGMg-niRXUmywqbDlaxPA_peua0W7RTtD0uDw2VQ608mi5gFlb8ZgrL5VQ1mGqEfXXTLod8B5zS9GjW1oPzyJML-h3hNkj1E8b/s640/blogger-image--740404054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNIpQQKKQXI3CAClOSEmNxnv0CgLltuMnJH9SrVSj3lqGMg-niRXUmywqbDlaxPA_peua0W7RTtD0uDw2VQ608mi5gFlb8ZgrL5VQ1mGqEfXXTLod8B5zS9GjW1oPzyJML-h3hNkj1E8b/s640/blogger-image--740404054.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><i>Once in a blue moon, someone comes along who means the world to you & if you are very blessed, you mean the world to them! We are so very blessed! </i></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u><br></u></span></p><p style="border: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-51784749321327952362015-05-14T09:06:00.001-07:002015-05-14T09:12:58.545-07:00This Day In History. AKA Why I've been quiet this last year<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Warning : Explicit Descriptions of Medical Issues Will be discussed here .....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAuVXsM4Ftmbwrz_Ga3feQCDNnigsneQW9BY-NS4DCx0PDH0oAD8SfDdJ669TVvYJDKzGTQ5HHkm-Q8dcgbHvSlT9aO4VZvhJMNQs5Uv3KgtMDrru5X9pZs6U0iT3eglrX8Mjty44Ve_W/s640/blogger-image--1516937674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAuVXsM4Ftmbwrz_Ga3feQCDNnigsneQW9BY-NS4DCx0PDH0oAD8SfDdJ669TVvYJDKzGTQ5HHkm-Q8dcgbHvSlT9aO4VZvhJMNQs5Uv3KgtMDrru5X9pZs6U0iT3eglrX8Mjty44Ve_W/s640/blogger-image--1516937674.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On May 10, 2015, I discovered that I had a bloody discharge coming from one of my nipples. With my medical background, I knew immediately that since I was not breastfeeding & hadn't given birth in just over 18 years at this point, it was very likely some form of cancer. I handled all that came from that point forward very clinically. Knowledge is power when it comes to your health. In order to make an intelligent decision about your choices, you have to know everything! </div><div>I had put off my mammogram 4 years as I was dealing with my fibromyalgia and diagnosis of it, not to mention the discovery of a benign brain tumor. The ironic thing was not even 2 weeks before I had told one of my best friends that I felt stable enough and the weather was improving so I was ready to go for my mammogram. Monday morning arrived and I called the hospital to schedule my mammogram since my gyno had already given me a prescription. The scheduler was very nice and handled everything like a consummate professional. I explained the situation and she explained to me that I would need a diagnostic mammogram but she could call my doctors office and get the necessary prescription. Unfortunately, my doctors staff was anything other than professional. It seemed as though they were angry that I was knowledgable and they refused to issue the prescription. The hospital would have done my mammogram that day at noon and then I would have had the results to take with me to the doctor that afternoon. The scheduler went ahead and put me in for the next day and the staff member got very nasty telling us that should the doctor decide that I needed an ultrasound that the hospital wasn't going to be able to accommodate. To which the scheduler responded telling her that if I need if they will make sure I get it because they understand his important this all is. It was crazy! So, it was pushed back a day so I could go in to the office and have the doctor tell me that I needed a diagnostic mammogram. </div><div>I went in to have the mammogram and we discovered that I have dense breasts and needed an ultrasound. The hospital called the doctors office and got a prescription to perform it from another doctor in the practice since my doctor was off that day. At this point, the results came in of my testing. They were inconclusive. Basically, they said if I kept bleeding that they recommended further testing. </div><div>I tried to get a hold of my doctors office to discuss what the next step was & I couldn't get anyone to call me back. I tried for a couple of days when she finally returned my call. She responded by asking me why I was calling her since she had called in the prescription for an ultrasound the day before. I quickly explained to her that I had had the ultrasound 3 days before. Immediately, her tone changed. She hadn't been informed and had only been given part of the results by her staff. I explained the results and asked her what the next step would be, she said she would find the results and call me back but get most likely, she would be referring me to a specialist. </div><div>While she looked for my results, I called Sloan-Kettering and was scheduled with a high risk breast specialist that took my insurance got the following Monday. </div><div>The lesson of this story, which will be repeated several times as I tell it, is be your own advocate, even good doctors can have bad staff, listen to your body, normal results or inconclusive results do not always guarantee that everything is fine......To Be Continued .....</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Words of Advice</div><div>Listen to your body, be your own advocate, doctors don't know everything, seek out all the information you can from reliable sources so you can make educated decisions! </div></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-89109406847784377612015-01-24T23:01:00.000-08:002015-03-29T09:53:15.245-07:00Miss me? Yea I did too! <br />
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Hey faithful readers,<br />
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I know it's been a very long time since my last post. I am just writing today to let you know that I will be back shortly & I promise all will be explained....then it will be up to you to forgive or hold a grudge. C u soon!<br />
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Keep it Kind ,<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-52235611854333210892014-05-12T12:29:00.000-07:002014-05-12T12:29:49.953-07:00Fibromyalgia Awareness Day! What the heck is that??? Today is National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. <br />
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For those of you that don't know what it is & are interested in learning a little about it...Here I go to the best of my ability <br />
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Fibromyalgia is a musculoskeletal disease that affects the nervous system. The best way I have found to describe it is that basically your entire nervous system goes into overdrive and becomes hypersensitive. So much so that even the touch of fabric upon the skin can cause great pain. It is not fully understood nor is there a cure at this time. It can present differently in each individual person but most people that have fibro have had some sort of physical trauma in the past, be it a car accident, chemotherapy or abuse to name a few. <br />
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There are numerous symptoms that are associated with fibromyalgia. . Its characteristics include widespread muscle and joint pain and fatigue, as well as other symptoms. Fibromyalgia can lead to depression and social isolation.Some patients with fibromyalgia have pain and achiness around the joints in the neck, shoulder, back, and hips. This makes it difficult for them to sleep or exercise. Other fibromyalgia symptoms include:<br />
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Abdominal pain<br />
Chronic headaches<br />
Dryness in mouth, nose, and eyes<br />
Hypersensitivity to cold and/or heat<br />
Inability to concentrate (called "fibro fog")<br />
Incontinence<br />
Irritable bowel syndrome<br />
Numbness or tingling in the fingers and feet<br />
Stiffness<br />
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The disease can range from mild to severe and everything in between. Some people are fine most of the time unless they are having a flare while others(like me) find that the symptoms never go away but sometimes are a little less than others. <br />
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Treatment for the disease can include one or any combination of all of the following: Medication, lifestyle changes, medical marijuana, gentle exercise, alternative therapies, massage therapy and/or physical therapy.<br />
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Results vary by patient just as the disease varies by each patient. <br />
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People don't always know what to say or what they can do if they know someone and/or are friends with someone who has fibromyalgia. The best advice I can give is to treat them as you would want to be treated(as you should always anyway throughout life). Don't judge. Be kind. Be a true friend. Be open to the information that is readily available to learn more about the disease. Don't forget that they are still the same person you always knew....they just may not be able to do the things they did before. Be patient with them, in most cases, their entire lives have changed and their bodies have betrayed them. And last but not least, ask them what they need or want. <br />
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Thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about a not fully understood disease. Please share this ...you never know who you may be helping. A little awareness can go a long way! :) Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-60041622718863963102014-04-07T07:36:00.003-07:002014-04-07T07:39:53.151-07:00ATTN: FIBROMYALGIA FRIENDS, FAMILY, LOVED ONES & CARETAKERS TAKE NOTE, YOU CAN HELP! <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
On March 26, 20I4, I had the opportunity to actively participate in a webinar/meeting with the FDA. The subject of the meeting was " Fibromyalgia Public Meeting on Patient Focused Drug Development" The purpose of this meeting was to discover, from the patient's point of view, what the FDA/researchers/drug companies can most do for patients to help alleviate symptoms. The information from this meeting will be publicly shared with not only drug companies but also researchers. It is our chance to be heard. </div>
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I am going to post the link that the FDA provided as they are encouraging patients, caregivers, and other stakeholders to comment upon the meeting and the questions that were posted that were the basic guideline for the meeting. In OTHER words, they want to hear from you too. </div>
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I feel strongly that as a patient, of a disease that there is no cure for and they aren't even sure of exactly why we have this disease, that we have a responsibility to ourselves to try to help researchers & doctors to find the answers we need so that maybe we can play even a small part in finding a cure for our disease and gaining back some semblance of our former selves. </div>
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When commenting, as a patient, we can answer the questions listed and provide any other information that we feel is pertinant and helpful. They welcome comments though from anyone who is effected in any way by this disease so please share this link with your loved ones so they may comment also. Here is what the FDA had to say after the meeting: </div>
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"We know that not everyone who wanted to come to this meeting was able to attend. For anyone who missed the meeting or is interested in what was discussed, we have posted a full recording of the meeting on our website: </div>
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In addition to the input we gathered at the March 26 meeting, we encourage fibromyalgia patients, caregivers, and other stakeholders to submit written comments to the online public docket. </div>
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<b>The comment period closes on May 26, 2014. </b></div>
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Submit your comments through this website:</div>
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FDA is particularly interested in hearing patients’ perspectives on the questions outlined in the Federal Register Notice that announced this meeting. These questions are pasted below for your reference, and the Federal Register Notice can be found here: </div>
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The focus was truly on the following questions (as provided by the FDA): </div>
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<b>Discussion Questions</b><br />
<b>Topic 1: Disease symptoms and daily impacts that matter most to</b><br />
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1) Of all the symptoms that you experience because of your condition,<br />
which 1-3 symptoms have the most significant impact on your life?<br />
(Examples may include chronic pain, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, sleep<br />
disorders, etc.)<br />
2) Are there specific activities that are important to you but that you cannot do at all or as fully as you would like because of your condition? (Examples of<br />
activities may include sleeping through the night, daily hygiene, driving,<br />
household chores, etc.)<br />
a) How do your symptoms and their negative impacts affect your daily<br />
life on the best days? On the worst days?<br />
3) How have your condition and its symptoms changed over time?<br />
a) Do your symptoms come and go? If so, do you know of anything<br />
that makes your symptoms better? Worse?<br />
4) What worries you most about your condition?<br />
<b>Topic 2: Patients’ perspectives on current approaches to treating</b><br />
<b>fibromyalgia</b><br />
1) What are you currently doing to help treat your condition or its<br />
symptoms? (Examples may include prescription medicines,<br />
over-the-counter products, and other therapies including non-drug<br />
therapies such as exercise.)<br />
a) What specific symptoms do your treatments address?<br />
b) How has your treatment regimen changed over time, and why?<br />
2) How well does your current treatment regimen treat the most<br />
significant symptoms of your disease?<br />
a) How well do these treatments improve your ability to do specific<br />
activities that are important to you in your daily life?<br />
b) How well have these treatments worked for you as your condition<br />
has changed over time?<br />
3) What are the most significant downsides to your current treatments<br />
, and how do they affect your daily life? (Examples of downsides may<br />
include bothersome side effects, going to the hospital for treatment,<br />
restrictions on driving, etc.)<br />
4) What specific things would you look for in an ideal treatment for<br />
your condition?<br />
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My hope is that this post has been helpful and informative. Additionally, I hope for relief of our symptoms to be in our near future! (((((((((Gentle hugs))))))))) </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-60796581397739516202014-03-17T18:51:00.001-07:002014-03-17T18:51:40.576-07:00@project365 Week of 3-9 through 3-15 Enjoy! I hope you enjoy this week's selection! Enjoy! I am looking forward to spring and hoping & praying that it gets here quickly!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-6643484586786184542014-03-09T18:32:00.000-07:002014-03-09T18:34:18.414-07:00Week of March 2-8 #project365<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This weeks photos range from pets to landscape to an accidental interesting photograph. I hope you enjoy perusing them as much as I enjoyed taking them ! I've included a couple of extras this week just for the heck of it! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roxie has been on a new diet due to her pancreatitis. She is doing well but she is getting used to being fed around certain times. Just in case I forget, she brings me her bowl. I've been trying to catch her on film but she's been so darn fast & quiet about it that it took 2 months to catch her...but I finally have :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Lulu's spot on the couch. On this particular day, it was a little chilly in the living room. <br />
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Lulu having a staring contest with an elephant!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-73635484960181538982014-03-01T21:46:00.000-08:002014-03-01T21:48:34.313-08:00#project365 February 23 through March 1st. Enjoy!I Please enjoy this weeks photos for #project365. <br>
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<br>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-16669489988456373052014-02-26T15:01:00.001-08:002014-02-26T15:01:39.407-08:00Change in Photo Posting Format. I just wanted to post a quick note to let everyone know that I have decided to change the format in which I post my #project365 photos. Be rest assured that I am still taking photographs daily. As a matter of fact, that is exactly why I am going to be posting weekly from now on. I tend to take photographs throughout my day, but the truth is that I am always looking for the next best photo. So I find myself, not wanting to post anything until my day is done, just in case I come across a better photo for the day. So rather than stress myself at bedtime, I've decided to do what's best for my body and post weekly to avoid the nightly stress. I do want to encourage everyone to please share my photos with your friends if you like them. <div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-40987629926880469422014-02-25T11:33:00.000-08:002014-02-25T11:33:13.065-08:00 Abraham de Lacy Giuseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley<div style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Almost 7 years ago, I moved into a teeny tiny little cabin with my kids. Shortly after moving in, I discovered a mouse. I don't do well with mice. Have you seen the cartoon that shows the woman in the apron jump on top of the table screaming because there is a mouse.....yeah well that's me...literally, I jumped on the table. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So now I have a dilemma, I can't stand the thought of using the typical mouse trap and since I just scream and jump, how would I release a mouse from a humane trap. At that point, I decided to get a kitten. Mice hate cats. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I found my Thomas in the Butler area. He was only a tiny guy. This is his story as told to me by the shelter. Thomas began his life as a feral cat. His mother, sibling and him would show up at a house that was putting food out for them every day....until one day, it was only Thomas. His mother and sibling were gone and this teeny tiny kitten was left on his own. The person who had been feeding them could not keep him so she contacted the shelter. They put him with a foster home. The foster mother fostered a lot of cats apparently. She kept the cages in the garage and once a day would open the door to let sunlight in while she took the cats each out of their cage to clean it and feed and water the cats. For the couple of minutes a day that he was held, there was also a large dog that would bark while she was doing this. He had been with the woman a couple of weeks when I found him and adopted him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thomas was scared. He had only been held a couple of minutes a day while a dog barked at him. His trust needed to be earned. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I first brought him home, I kept him in my room & the little storage sun room off the back of the house. I slowly earned his trust and then for very small time, introduced my dog, Bagel(the dog love of my life but that's another story). Bagel loved to bark. He was a beagle. Thomas slowly trusted Bagel. Greg was the next human he trusted because for a while there, I didn't let the kids in my room so that Thomas would have time to adjust. Slowly, each of the children earned his trust. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thomas is amazing. After everything he has gone through, he has become an integral part of our family. He trusts us. Bagel & Thomas became extremely close. So close in fact that my son, Jeremy and his friend Tyler tried to rename Thomas..... Croissant LOL. Eventually, our family changed as Roxie joined the family. Roxie was a puppy so Thomas instinctively knew to avoid her. Eventually, Bagel passed away. It wasn't until then that in their grief, Roxie & Thomas soothed each other and became so close that he will climb into her bed and sleep with her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thomas' fear of strangers & dogs has not changed. Thomas will hide if someone comes over unless he has gotten to know them because they are here often. There was one time when a co-worker of mine came by with her mother in law's dog. When Thomas realized there was a strange dog in the house, he ran from room to room trying to get out. He banged his face into the glass doors upstairs and downstairs, even ran into the bathroom and hit the shower wall where I was able to shut the door behind him and slowly calm him down while my co-worker removed her dog from the house. It was horrible. He gave himself a bloody nose and a panic attack. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ironically, he was able to get out of the house a couple of times when we lived in the condos.(that's an odd story...creepy neighbor didn't tell me that Bagel started suffering from separation anxiety in his old age and howled while I was at work...but they figured out that my back downstairs slider didn't lock...so they opened the door and let my pets out...happened twice before I figured out what was going on and I put a pole to lock the door in place). There was a large feral community of cats that lived on the mountain side. Thomas went right to it, claimed a space and woman(even though he's neutered) and moved right in for a coupe of days till I got him back in with food. He's tough in that environment. But in our home, he's precious and loved and coddled. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When we moved from on our own to the family we have become, there was some adjusting to be done by all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lulu was the Queen of the castle here prior to our arrival. I had gotten Lulu for Greg a couple years ago. Greg taught her how to fetch. He doted on her. She is a fresh little thing. But this is Thomas' story so I digress. Needless to say, Lulu didn't want to share her castle with anyone. She didn't have exposure to any other animals prior to this(see Lulu's story when I write it ;) ) So it took a while to say the least. As a matter of fact, it's still in the works. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Turns out that because Thomas doesn't trust easily and Lulu considers him competition for her castle and all that includes, they needed a facilitator cat. What's a facilitator cat you ask? Cats can live together in a colony(whether small or large is invalid) but they need to share scent. If they don't share scent, they would be considered competition. In nature, a facilitator cat would assist in the sharing of scent. The cat would rub on each cat creating a unique combo scent that becomes the colony scent. In nature, Thomas & Lulu would probably never be in the same colony because of their personalities unless there was someone who facilitates the scent making. I became that cat by petting one and then the other. Since then, there has been a lot of progress made. They play now more often. There have been occasions where they have sat together on the bed(they are still a little tense because each of them of tried to chase the other off the bed either by direct attack or growling.....but they are getting better). They have each chosen a side of the couch so they share that. We provided them with scratching posts & towers. More and more of the house have become neutral territory. I still have work to do...lol </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thomas has the softest belly fur it reminds me of a bunny's fur, and he will roll over and expose his belly to be pet. We have come so far. His life story mimics Greg & my relationship. Because of how I had been treated in the past, I came into this scared to death and slowly over time, I am trusting more and more. Occasionally, I will even roll over and expose my soft belly to Greg for him to love. </span><br />
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I am struggling with what words can I write that will convey why I am sharing this...And the only word that is appropriate is Inspirational! I hope you enjoy this story about a boy and his dog as much as I did. <br /><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZIXoYHYEnkg" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-14539989583814928272014-02-22T21:15:00.001-08:002014-02-22T21:15:40.420-08:00Enjoy photos for February 20,21 & 22! #project365<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSkkT-PH0VVqIaLzbvf1SHUr541bc08LPbGh3HDw8Xeq6hbiEQ2_gPX8LNyVzlV9qHqEIIjZi6_b3-LQjUu8A4NzHOUoDctTS32oYxxlL50pYqW4bAleu8QvQhwkXghAaiEDS4yW84j3X/s640/blogger-image-804791478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSkkT-PH0VVqIaLzbvf1SHUr541bc08LPbGh3HDw8Xeq6hbiEQ2_gPX8LNyVzlV9qHqEIIjZi6_b3-LQjUu8A4NzHOUoDctTS32oYxxlL50pYqW4bAleu8QvQhwkXghAaiEDS4yW84j3X/s640/blogger-image-804791478.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjV6D3kzDIkg1GoLbnvmqEnJbAxxSsfKkk3-vk64EAYPHR1x7_qzEYAWDgMuL0UCi5KeUhzkcbSw9IpWn9GBvS3CTLd6JeoTmC3H7LHhX89vDURxiaMxVBB9l2KnxOrkVLqHBmbu28XFB0/s640/blogger-image--2091570600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjV6D3kzDIkg1GoLbnvmqEnJbAxxSsfKkk3-vk64EAYPHR1x7_qzEYAWDgMuL0UCi5KeUhzkcbSw9IpWn9GBvS3CTLd6JeoTmC3H7LHhX89vDURxiaMxVBB9l2KnxOrkVLqHBmbu28XFB0/s640/blogger-image--2091570600.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUICGLj7fTCMOI0zP9YVEFTZeEM5hwU0sq33N2hY4-fjxmseeP5vYkH_DJlh9ZXzXBW4S8nnyL_a5bVPMRpWGrLzbyrQ2ZLDMhi8_L24QlJSqJgqgUph6gfv3MzMnNVXZX6W2GRD_iHrTo/s640/blogger-image--1708783754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUICGLj7fTCMOI0zP9YVEFTZeEM5hwU0sq33N2hY4-fjxmseeP5vYkH_DJlh9ZXzXBW4S8nnyL_a5bVPMRpWGrLzbyrQ2ZLDMhi8_L24QlJSqJgqgUph6gfv3MzMnNVXZX6W2GRD_iHrTo/s640/blogger-image--1708783754.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-82343778137398606832014-02-19T21:46:00.001-08:002014-02-19T21:46:38.587-08:00Posting Delay #project365I've been making sure to take the photographs I've committed to but as you can tell, I'm running a bit behind posting them. That being said, I present to you the last 3 days photographs and I hope you enjoy them! <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkesAiswkM6R3JIodzgc2RD6e33JCBjKtlHi5s8griHlkMKht4qJqihDpzSVj3_TUD3ejeurlB2tU5YqFkGny8YwRPvP8o_7WKtGpkypO2E1Jx8ZQgDgseATE5dHbWbdwOD9NJwyQ726qR/s640/blogger-image--1844966673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkesAiswkM6R3JIodzgc2RD6e33JCBjKtlHi5s8griHlkMKht4qJqihDpzSVj3_TUD3ejeurlB2tU5YqFkGny8YwRPvP8o_7WKtGpkypO2E1Jx8ZQgDgseATE5dHbWbdwOD9NJwyQ726qR/s640/blogger-image--1844966673.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj6BLrekridtpbGLM03NtEAcQWJawYbGJQ5txagSv6E5AvSEixHLNsvewtNArx8dHID8U70Y0MwqM_TFutv2FrT5nwY3MRQCCBDCBt0hVHKeWwrRjN8l04vGjWZy8KXbz9p1X0McEqxaU/s640/blogger-image-1612922147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj6BLrekridtpbGLM03NtEAcQWJawYbGJQ5txagSv6E5AvSEixHLNsvewtNArx8dHID8U70Y0MwqM_TFutv2FrT5nwY3MRQCCBDCBt0hVHKeWwrRjN8l04vGjWZy8KXbz9p1X0McEqxaU/s640/blogger-image-1612922147.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ru6KWim8IYAawYeEPge9RoB722KcwQmR995ThB3IY6VT69UMegGu4RprXXOReuk4bRaABxSZX9UW4WHxjVOI0fiOvRBJ6EAzEG7GGIC271qjEdKgDYdyW3sUpF6qKgFeSw-pLDx24vCd/s640/blogger-image-659809237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ru6KWim8IYAawYeEPge9RoB722KcwQmR995ThB3IY6VT69UMegGu4RprXXOReuk4bRaABxSZX9UW4WHxjVOI0fiOvRBJ6EAzEG7GGIC271qjEdKgDYdyW3sUpF6qKgFeSw-pLDx24vCd/s640/blogger-image-659809237.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-29668983307431683762014-02-16T19:24:00.001-08:002014-02-16T19:24:06.724-08:00February 15 & 16 Project365I love the filter that I used on this photograph from yesterday. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Pf5Vteu8-S4cRENEgKayDS0qT9jAAC_me2XBBuoHF0M_haiqi6xlTHXP0X6YBdAPz_37NYk1-55WhdJvinj9kxHG8D7sSoF0f3lSqM_ndZ87qTpyZlI_y1V2NowKgP0QH7-npQ6uf-N/s640/blogger-image--1038905034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Pf5Vteu8-S4cRENEgKayDS0qT9jAAC_me2XBBuoHF0M_haiqi6xlTHXP0X6YBdAPz_37NYk1-55WhdJvinj9kxHG8D7sSoF0f3lSqM_ndZ87qTpyZlI_y1V2NowKgP0QH7-npQ6uf-N/s640/blogger-image--1038905034.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And I enjoyed bringing out my honey's natural handsomeness for today's photo. He took us out to a very nice dinner tonight to spend some time with my daughter & her boyfriend. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZYzS1IKOUKNKfYBNXlJf9J-pX-4EJxi9XHLnmnpbB37TCNVe6PQfp0X4e_gsiNLGUu-Sh8OEw7K8MyeaO6fwIrAzkSh3FB6foNGQdo6W7watm0vNMCb9GVx_OxUY2jDjJSmb8EdWq45d/s640/blogger-image-125339742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZYzS1IKOUKNKfYBNXlJf9J-pX-4EJxi9XHLnmnpbB37TCNVe6PQfp0X4e_gsiNLGUu-Sh8OEw7K8MyeaO6fwIrAzkSh3FB6foNGQdo6W7watm0vNMCb9GVx_OxUY2jDjJSmb8EdWq45d/s640/blogger-image-125339742.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-67035595139111133632014-02-14T20:45:00.001-08:002014-02-14T20:45:04.117-08:00Valentine's SnowThe storm finally arrived and left us absolutely buried. In some areas, the snow is up to my hip. Roxie had a tough time going out until Greg cleaned out some space for her. I had a doctor appointment today. I got up, took a shower and asked my daughter for some help to clean off the car. Well I was more than pleasantly surprised that not only did she clean off the car but she did the majority of the work for the next hour to shovel me out of the driveway to get me there. I can not express how thankful I am to her for helping me. I would have had to reschedule my appointment otherwise. Please enjoy the beauty just outside my back door. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBitS5jyskP4uEscmeU8h2jD8-UAEU6aHfd0uRMIcLkC7KUM9ZhfPC9vUj-DMe61D3OvPCdLG18ZhB2XurBj-zKyxB-28E-9_KX4f0oSyyyB19q0iVowDLQH39X0v4X3bgjlHXbjZ4IY81/s640/blogger-image--320351792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBitS5jyskP4uEscmeU8h2jD8-UAEU6aHfd0uRMIcLkC7KUM9ZhfPC9vUj-DMe61D3OvPCdLG18ZhB2XurBj-zKyxB-28E-9_KX4f0oSyyyB19q0iVowDLQH39X0v4X3bgjlHXbjZ4IY81/s640/blogger-image--320351792.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-30965568935475036792014-02-13T21:20:00.001-08:002014-02-13T21:20:35.128-08:00"Invisible"<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm posting yesterday's photo a little late. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today is the 4th day of pain from the storm that arrived today. The thing with this invisible illness is that it always reminds me whose in control. I was sitting resting watching tv to distract myself from how horrible I've been feeling when I noticed that my cheeks are covered in tears that I had no part in creating. They were just there. My body's way of acknowledging that no matter how hard I try to ignore how bad it is, my body can not ignore it......I think I need to move somewhere warm </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlHTJ6qXe_XRqnmwqIMO1EvoKGTF9szAoBgw-9QGx2En7mV6-VifuA_tzb_eMbnJCNm1Qps1_tvbN7qC_3-YCLXo2lhoxJQepBfIggqb4sVDQjQb-lhUidTIXhoFBG5r1URZngjMXKXW9/s640/blogger-image--1590012128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlHTJ6qXe_XRqnmwqIMO1EvoKGTF9szAoBgw-9QGx2En7mV6-VifuA_tzb_eMbnJCNm1Qps1_tvbN7qC_3-YCLXo2lhoxJQepBfIggqb4sVDQjQb-lhUidTIXhoFBG5r1URZngjMXKXW9/s640/blogger-image--1590012128.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-34814439098476334692014-02-13T20:59:00.001-08:002014-02-13T20:59:17.316-08:00February 13,2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So much snow! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hlQXhw9-_ehBaF_zP7dmP5TN-C5N3yYsgcKf-F6aUEpi2Y94UEWwN3k6QuSxhC4xPK90NmV2BrLqDubNaFShfwMpdH9_KUnqjDg6_tzLkLMdE_YxuNUb45FYRX3-Ahuv9qabW_8TdkYC/s640/blogger-image-341268244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hlQXhw9-_ehBaF_zP7dmP5TN-C5N3yYsgcKf-F6aUEpi2Y94UEWwN3k6QuSxhC4xPK90NmV2BrLqDubNaFShfwMpdH9_KUnqjDg6_tzLkLMdE_YxuNUb45FYRX3-Ahuv9qabW_8TdkYC/s640/blogger-image-341268244.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-14061642600170183202014-02-11T20:34:00.001-08:002014-02-11T20:34:40.757-08:00Summer Olympics<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">When I saw Thomas diving it blew my mind! He has decided to start practicing his diving for</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"> the Summer Olympics! </p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">:). </p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0f5mZeFa8Oveq7t71223opVt8VUENF_fBT-Z1dtY5O8Egq-NqOy97VBEwCm6ECZ2fm4_WHBS_oa0ZMPCTXU6jTkBQ9BF5tJ2PHEzufVaYtPokX6Ae9gcgOVIC-KIX9XM1t-YjMNcBdl8_/s640/blogger-image--69229166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0f5mZeFa8Oveq7t71223opVt8VUENF_fBT-Z1dtY5O8Egq-NqOy97VBEwCm6ECZ2fm4_WHBS_oa0ZMPCTXU6jTkBQ9BF5tJ2PHEzufVaYtPokX6Ae9gcgOVIC-KIX9XM1t-YjMNcBdl8_/s640/blogger-image--69229166.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-87903250405224891412014-02-09T20:55:00.001-08:002014-02-09T20:55:29.549-08:00"Here It Comes Again"Sometimes it just keeps coming and coming......<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga04NPSj-RbCXmdvts_Fx0CamAGw9gGtpqTB99FUEhhKqFevg-GhyVgGn9_-QbtgE_AOR76JI8XJMpyOyVUwC9PjaqnbC5j_DdpQnXVDGcXDfr6Edsu7g_qWZ-fp_nVOaui4hjUuCOZIQh/s640/blogger-image-1343793553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga04NPSj-RbCXmdvts_Fx0CamAGw9gGtpqTB99FUEhhKqFevg-GhyVgGn9_-QbtgE_AOR76JI8XJMpyOyVUwC9PjaqnbC5j_DdpQnXVDGcXDfr6Edsu7g_qWZ-fp_nVOaui4hjUuCOZIQh/s640/blogger-image-1343793553.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-28930876767554411262014-02-08T21:10:00.001-08:002014-02-08T21:10:15.917-08:002 for the price of 1I wasn't feeling well at all yesterday. Now today, I started a new medication for my exhaustion and I was more awake than I've been in months. Hopefully, this is the start of at least 14 hour days rather than 10 :). <div><br></div><div>Enjoy my photos for today and yesterday </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraYDX0uv9P9qi7tjY2uwfdE3jXHEtKyhP6_gy0YvSIBfFDQDHQ9Gt_Vcw7XeetzS0dSI1_4rPlaFlzjtXqmIQlOcYxcvvEBmoymy5Fb9fkLtcNpKN2G0Mvg-A67UB_GMlz0406BIXwltW/s640/blogger-image--1690022955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraYDX0uv9P9qi7tjY2uwfdE3jXHEtKyhP6_gy0YvSIBfFDQDHQ9Gt_Vcw7XeetzS0dSI1_4rPlaFlzjtXqmIQlOcYxcvvEBmoymy5Fb9fkLtcNpKN2G0Mvg-A67UB_GMlz0406BIXwltW/s640/blogger-image--1690022955.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKH3VWj5OT5eRb-Xm6h-Wap4lhZVeuYZ227vWZhsVE6ydTOQNW_gqRj0mFk3w1L_qmCO_PEzKhY1mR8uFD5WEyhCPT7IKpCZQYlBd6O6iX-_XQh7HjnFfHN7HemBCSd6FE2vLm2-wEXGMB/s640/blogger-image-1337910522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKH3VWj5OT5eRb-Xm6h-Wap4lhZVeuYZ227vWZhsVE6ydTOQNW_gqRj0mFk3w1L_qmCO_PEzKhY1mR8uFD5WEyhCPT7IKpCZQYlBd6O6iX-_XQh7HjnFfHN7HemBCSd6FE2vLm2-wEXGMB/s640/blogger-image-1337910522.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-21596651158996741952014-02-06T20:15:00.001-08:002014-02-06T20:15:52.089-08:00Is it a beach? Or is it a mountain?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love how the blue sky pops against the winterized trees. It reminds me of a winter beach. But that could also be because I am dreaming of a beautiful beach in a temperate climate to help take away my pains....Ahhh what dreams I have....maybe in a couple of years....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CCAL92pbciLCM0_j0YJ-TAFlmD2gTfdB9hbOzWEatRY4fb4lrOZcbMesgi1WxV7mwrdAo5f4lau8wGSkzNluF-EcX6l298Rw1-EXNsmH8jZkf8iuW2_AyqkymcyLkWA0OTMTNx70PWYf/s640/blogger-image--1963194599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CCAL92pbciLCM0_j0YJ-TAFlmD2gTfdB9hbOzWEatRY4fb4lrOZcbMesgi1WxV7mwrdAo5f4lau8wGSkzNluF-EcX6l298Rw1-EXNsmH8jZkf8iuW2_AyqkymcyLkWA0OTMTNx70PWYf/s640/blogger-image--1963194599.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482158363717203942.post-79259023416851796252014-02-05T21:10:00.001-08:002014-02-05T21:10:57.033-08:00"Frosted"I've Always been fascinated by icicles. As a kid, we would take our lives in our hands and pull/ knock them off the house and take the chance that they would fall and land in our eye(at least that's the danger I always pictured) just so we could suck on an icicle and drink the ice cold water. Later in life, I feared for my children's eyes. Even later, I just love watching the ight glistening on them. So many beautiful things are delicate and strong at the same time. Icicles are one. So when these huge icicles showed up overnight in the middle of the snow storm....I couldn't wait to photograph them.....enjoy "Frosted"! <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRax6SsdWOwkKvIDz6BTfLKIz_3TmPffJRwAGMts-rsa0coLHkxSRbBGHrf4eTQAgIXFhF79h21s4wbEbCv1Tb79WaJ5OjSwoyqAE12LCoi3bQfMsFo-A-hsJhgE9zjhoEXgtjrGNKt4EE/s640/blogger-image--2116474219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRax6SsdWOwkKvIDz6BTfLKIz_3TmPffJRwAGMts-rsa0coLHkxSRbBGHrf4eTQAgIXFhF79h21s4wbEbCv1Tb79WaJ5OjSwoyqAE12LCoi3bQfMsFo-A-hsJhgE9zjhoEXgtjrGNKt4EE/s640/blogger-image--2116474219.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635176141548057944noreply@blogger.com0