HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY

A SONG FOR YOU TODAY

http://www.singsnap.com/snap/watchAndListen/play/c51e759c

 

Thirty Questions

I found this on Robins journal which she found on Lindas.  So I decided to do it too.

But before I do I know all of you have been praying for my family.  I can feel the prayer around me. Don't stop!

Quick up date:

Eric is looking for a new job.  Was talking about trying to find a cheaper place to live.  I suggested he move back home until he got on his feet instead of throwing every penny he makes towards his apartment.  He likes being on his own.  I completely understand, but he could live here for free.

And it isn't that we are not close because we are.  I would let him do what he wanted to, he is an adult now.  All of 23 years old and all.

Anyway please pray for him that he will seek God's will and that whichever way it works out that is will be easy for him.

Ok

Now my Mom celebrated her birthday yesterday.  She has had one chemo treatment so far.  Her hair is already falling out.  She went with Dad yesterday to look at wigs.  If anyone knows how I can get ahold of those people who call themselves Chemo Angels please email me.

She is in good spirits and a fighter.  She worrys more about those around her than she does herself.

I think the Chemo Angels make these hats you can wear to keep your head warm.  So if anyone knows about this please let me know.

Ok now I know my Mom likes me best when I am a little silly so on to the thirty questions dedicated to Mom who taught me to have a sense of humor......

Thirty Questions

 

 

1. What is your nationality? Itallian on my Moms side and Irish on my Dads.

2. Do you believe in angels? Yes

3. Can you cook? Yes, and according to Eric the best in the whole wide world.  He is my son and a chef.  And yet when I go to visit him, or he comes here, he just wants me to make him some of my home cookin, so I guess I will say yes

4. What part of your body is the most attractive? My heart-Beauty is on the inside

5. Name 1 thing you regret? Not asking my grandparents more questions before they went to Heaven.  I also regret eating that pizza for supper as I now have heart burn.

6. Do you sing in the shower? Those of you who know me....what do you think LOL I love the acostics in there!

7. What is your sign? The cross which tells me that Jesus died for my sins and I will go to Heaven one day

8. What is your favorite t. v. show? Survivor and Big Brother

9. Are you afraid of the dark? only when the light is off

10. Do you believe everyone has a soul mate? I believe that when God creates us he creates the perfect person for us as well, and that he decides when we will meet.

11. What time do u go to bed? this varys on what I will be working the next day.  Tomorrow I have to be at work by 5am so it will be early tonight.  Now if I don't have to work I could stay up til around 3am

12. If you had one wish what would it be? That they would find a cure for Cancer

 13. What's the last thing you do before you go to bed? take my eyes out, and then squint to set my phone alarm...now why do I do it in that order????

  14. Do you think your psychic? no, but sometimes I can tell what I am thinking

15. Name one person that makes you smile. Eric, my son

16. What is your favorite clothing store?   What is that?  Oh you mean at the mall....um does the Dollar Store count?

17. Who's the last person who called you? Rick from Del Rio where he is working right now.

18. love or lust? love

19. What's the last thing you purchased? A mighty kids meal from McDonalds...I am collecting the kid prizes...I already have 2!

 

 20. Do you like candles? Yes!

21. How many computer's do you own? 1

22. What's your favorite room in the house? The new room, hey guess what I got Rick for his birthday and Fathers day!!!  Two windows for the new room!!!

24. Do you save or spend? save

25. Are you picture happy? No I don't like pictures of me, but I do like taking pictures

26. What's your favorite number? 7

27. Are you happy with your name? Yes I was named after George Washington ( he was born before me so I couldn't have been named before him LOL)

28. Have you ever called someone the wrong name? Yes

29. What's the first thing you do when you wake up?  get my balance and go put in my contacts

30. What is a good policy? Don't Do Drugs

 

ok there you have it folks.  try it yourself i would love to read your answers!

 

well i'll be

THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY! We Must Stop This Immediately! Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper .  Groceries are heavier .  And, everything is farther  away.  Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover how long   our street had become!     And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones.  They speak in whispers  all the time!  If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they're red in the face!  What do they think I am, a lip reader?   I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age.  On the other hand, people my own age are so much older  than I am.  I ran into an old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn't even recognize me.   I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own reflection .. . well, REALLY NOW - even mirrors are not made the way they used to be!   Another thing, everyone drives so fast these days!  You're risking life and limb if you happen to pull onto the freeway in front of them.  All I can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear view mirror.   Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days.  Why else would they suddenly start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20?  Do they think no one notices? The people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank.  Do they think I actually "believe" the number I see on that dial?  HA!  I would never let myself weigh that much!  Just who do these people think they're fooling?   I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on -- but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printed the phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a number in there! All I can do is pass along this warning: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK! Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon everyone will have to suffer these awful indignities. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET THIS CONSPIRACY STOPPED! PS: I am sending this to you in a larger font size, because something has happened to my computer's fonts - they are smaller than they once were.

Happy Fathers Day!

My Dad teaching Eric about God

 

My Dad has many friends

 

 

 

http://www.singsnap.com/index.cfm?wheels=/watchAndListen/play/668504

 

 

 

You Raise Me Up dedicated to my Dad

 

Here is the poem I wrote for him. 

 

                     Happy Fathers Day Daddy

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On this special Fathers Day I’d like to say to you.

I remember all the fun times, they were never few

 

The mornings when we got up early, went to play some golf.

The early mornings of breakfast, sausage and biscuits you bought.

 

Asking you on Sundays what we were going to do that day.

You said we were going to relax, on the special day God made.

I remember playing the piano for you, at your special church.

How you showed me kindness by all the lives you touched.

 

Not a holiday went by that you did not make so special.

You even made up a few, just to make us feel your love.

Like the first day of school, when you told me I would be just fine.

And visiting my apartment, even though you knew I was alright.

 

Some things you did, because you love me so.

I would just like to tell you, of this I really know.

You showed me that to be a good person I should always be true.

Your love showed me the way to go in all I say and do.

 

I know sometimes I do not do all the things you taught me.

But never once have you said to me you did not do this well.

You let me make my own mistakes and learn a thing or two.

But you were always there to pick me up and to see things through.

 

So on this special day, I’d like to say to you

I love you my sweet Daddy and all that you say and do.

Just remember all the fun times, the special days we shared

And know that my special love for you will always be right here.

 

Thank you for being the father of my dreams

 

 

 

I would just like to say Happy Fathers Day to all you guys in Jland!

xoxBarbara

Happy Birthday Rick

Today is Ricks birthday!  It is also flag day.  When he was a little boy he used to think people put out all the flags for his birthday . Isn't that the cutest?

Here is my poem for him today:

Happy Birthday Rick

And know how much I care

People stop and wonder

People stop and stare

You have made my life complete.

 

Because you love me so

I know you will always be there

Regardless of where I go

Time has shown me that you care

Happiness you bring

Do you know that I love you so

And always will be true\

You are the reason for my love

 

Realize that this is real

I love you just as much

Can you see that in my eyes?

Kindness is all I have to give, and you get it all/

 

I know it doesn't ryhme

I am blonde...remember?

 

Update

I know it has been awhile and to all my friends here I would just like to say thanks for your prayers and patience.

I have not written in a while because I was going through some hard times.

I like to keep my journal upbeat.

I will now explain some of what has happened.

Let's get the bad news over with first and then I will try to look on the bright side.

I guess I should start with the news I recieved from my Mom.  As you all know, my mom and I are very close.

She has always been there for me. 

She found out a couple of weeks ago that she has liver cancer.  I could not write of this sooner because all of the family didn't know yet.

She is going through chemo now and is having a hard time with it, but as always is a rock.

Her strength amazes me.  I ask for your prayers for her.

Her name is Shirley

The second thing that happened was that my son was let go of his job at his restaurant.  The place where he was working expanded and built a new club house.  It was then decided that there were too many chefs, so two got cut and Eric was one of them.

He is now working at a restaurant closer to his apartment.  He is working the night shift 11:00pm to 7 am.  Then on the days he is off there he is working at another restaurant.

Tomorrow is going to be a long one for him.  He is working job A from 11-7 and then the restaurant B from 2 in the afternoon to close...whatever that is.

Please keep him in your prayers too.

I lost one of my contacts down the drain and still have not been able to get my back tooth which broke fixed.

I was waiting on my insurance at work, but something happened there too and I will not be ableto get the insurance until 2008.

So I am dealing with all of this and trying to keep my spirits up.

I know that you are all here for me, I do appreciate that.

I am sorry that I have not been to many journals lately.

I will have to catch up somehow.....

Please keep my family in your prayers and I will be back to this as soon as I can.

xoxBarbara

Im Here

Sorry I haven't been around much....Mostly bad news so I will wait until things improve.....until then here is a fun survey for ya!

Summertime survey..

 

I got this from Dawn.... ;-)

 

It is time for the Summer Survey... you know the drill... after you read mine, copy and paste and do it yourself!

S U M M E R S U R V E Y

Pool OR Jacuzzi : I don't have either one:(  But when I go to visit Eric he has a pool!  I love swimming in a pool of cool water....Jacuzzis are good for aching feet, but I don't really like to soak my whole body in one....All I can think of the whole time is who was in it before me....now if I had my own......that would be different....

Ocean OR Pool : Ocean if there is no seaweed....but I love swimming in a pool better.

Ice cream OR popsicles : popsicles for summertime
Lemonade OR iced tea : I like green tea..is that allowed?
Tennis shoes OR flip flops: Rope sandals!

Fans OR Air conditioning : Air conditioning is an essential here
Sprinklers OR slip n slide : Slip n slide baby!

Water Balloon fight OR Water gun fight : Both!  What a blast!

Y O U R F A V O R I T E S U M M E R . . .

Drink : diet pepsi and green tea

Food : roasted corn on the cob, fried chicken and potato salad...hey this sounds like a picnic!
Song : All of them
Hang out : Our house with all our friends

Camp: Camp!  Man do I miss those days!

Holiday : the 4th july...
Vacation: Port Aransas....but not this year I don't think

L A S T S U M M E R :

Where did you go :  Port Aransas
Who did you hang with? Rick and Tiny

Did you do anything illegal : no

Did you go to a concert? No...
What was your best memory : Early mornings reading outside with a cup of fresh coffee and no mesquitos which the ocean breezes....man I am so ready for a vacation

 

T H I S S U M M E R :

Where are you going : probably no where

Name five things you're most looking forward to this summer :

Not looking forward to anything until all the mess gets straightened out.

I am trying to stay upbeat...I swear! 

Ok I am going to try and list 5 blessings

1.  The kittens are really cute and growing.

2.  I still have people who love and care for me

3.  I have a good job

4.  I am in good health

5.  The car is running fine.

Ok..... until later I love you all. Please do not think I am ignoring any of you. You are all special to me.

xoxBarbara