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February 25 As you can see from the new pictures...we got a NEW man in our lives...IVAN. He is a one year old PUGGLE. Thats a Pug/Beagle cross. He is the cutest thing! And such a mild mannered "cool" guy. Manda has been wanting a "big" dog for some time now. The one we have, Alex, is just not fun and playful, and being small, you kinda have to be careful when playing with him. Besides, he is pretty much my dog, although we say he is hers. So I gave in. I didn't really want a big dog, knowing the trouble and work thats involved with dogs bigger than Alex. But I knew that she deserved the opportunity to have the companionship of a dog. So when we came across this one, it was like an answer to my prayers. He is already house trained. He gets along with other dogs, and cats and kids. He is still playful like a pup. And best of all...HE ADORES AMANDA and vice versa!!! Things just continue to get better in "terriland"!!!  February 14 Well, haven't been here in ages, so I will apologize to all. And I can't promise that it won't be ages before I return again. But I do want each and everyone of you to know that I think of you each and every day. And I miss you so much....its just hard to sit and take the time to write and read like I want to. I don't know how I ever found the time to keep in touch so much before. So, this will be a brief overview of whats happened and whats going on now.....
After trying and trying, Rog and are nothing more than "friends". And i use the term loosly on my behalf. Its very difficult to be his friend now, but I know he doesn't have to many and he needs me. No other onions in the onion patch. I think my onion picking days are over until after Manda gets grown and out of the house on her own. Now thats not to say that if God sees fit to drop the perfect man on my doorstep I'm gonna send his away....
My mom is doing pretty well, but everyday it gets harder and harder to get her to get out of the house and try to have a life. She now has a lady that comes to her home and helps with the housework and shopping and stuff. That helps me some. Its still worrisome, though. I guess its just hard to see your mom and getting old and sickly. I seem to be in some sort of denial mode there.
Now for the big one.....Manda. OMG that child has changed so much over the past year!! She has become the most beautiful young lady. She will soon be 12, and I have people stop me on the street to ask how old she is. She appears to be much older, and yet she still has that young child innocence about her. At the beginning of the year, we enrolled her in Taekwondo. She is amazing at it. And she loves it!! It is making such a difference in her learning and abilites at school. She is more respectful at home, already. I LOVE TAEKWONDO!! Next saturday, she will be testing for her Orange Belt. She is soo excited. Also, in June, she will be going with some of the other kids and teachers from school to Washington DC. We have had to raise and save the money on our own. Its been a struggle, but we are almost to our goal. This is going to be such an amazing trip for her.
My turn.....I am still massaging. This year, I decided not to return to the tax office. I am working parttime for a man that owns a trucking company. He has a great business, but its not organized and he desperately needs someone to get him organized. I can do that...if he would let me. lol...but being a "man" its hard for him to let go and let me do what I need to do. But slowly its gotting there. I am also selling Avon and doing some tax returns on the side. Most days, I start at 6 am and end finally about 8 pm. But best of all.......I AM HAPPY!! And Manda is HAPPY!! So life is good.
October 19 I regret to inform you that as of 9:07cst., October 18, 2008, Peaches passed away from complications of what appears to be carrot poisioning. While an autopsy will be preformed to determine the exact cause of death, the authorites are saying that the carrots seem to have been the cause. Carrot poisioning is thought to be a long term, slow moving form of strangulation. It can be incurred from too many carrots being dangled in front of the victim by well meaning, lonely men. No charges will be filed in this case if it does turn out to be carrot poisioning. The men who dangle these carrots are often unaware of the dangers of doing so. They use them to pacify said victims, and stall making actual long term commitments. While these commitments would be beneficial to the long term health of said men, they find that they are comfortable with their current situations. But to reduce the lonliness of their circumstances and to keep the the victim coming back and not moving on to other places, they dangle the carrots. While dangling carrots can be deadly to some, they can also cause reactions for the dangler. He can potentially cause serious feelings of guilt. These feelings manifest themselves with varying degrees. The worst degree will cause huge regret for the rest of his life. But most of these men that dangle carrots already have many regrets clouding their views. So authorities don't usually file charges in the case of carrot poisionings, because in the long run, these men usually die of a broken heart. More details to come as the facts become available.
August 01 Well here it is already August 1, or on the other hand...only August 1. Its been a long summer around here. For some reason, Manda didn't want to do anything but be joined to me at the hip all summer long. We got her a membership to the "Y" so she could swim, but she didn't want to go. I offered to take her to her dad's but no, she just wanted to stay with me. And what did we do?? Watched TV and played video games on the computer, and she napped alot while i massaged. Exciting summer.
Not much going on with Sunshine either. He came Memorial Day weekend and it wasn't a very good visit. Left me wondering why I just sit and wait. He came for his birthday in late July. It was a much better trip, even though i really dreaded it before he came. It actually turned out to be a very good trip. I finally was reminded why I fell in love with the man. But since he has returned home, I am back to wondering what my life has become. I actually found myself registering on another dating site, just to kinda look around and see what is out there. As it has turned out, I have met a few very interesting people. No one that I would call it quits with onionboy yet, but its nice to see that there is life out there in the World. I hate to feel like this. But I guess its self preservation. Not putting all my eggs in one basket. The problem being that one too many times he has told me that "he is always there for me". Before, I thought ohhhhh....thats so sweet! Now what i hear is, 'I am always gonna be in Houston for you. As long as you are on the other end of the computer and the phone, i am happy and comfortable.' Now I could be wrong. But nothing ever changes. All the time he complains about his job, his life, the city, everything. Tells me how happy he is when he is here, how he wants and needs me in his life. Agrees that we would have a great life together. And yet, here I sit. More lonely than if i was alone.
So, now you all can see why I have not bothered to write any new blogs. Some things just never change. I have missed everyone so much, but I am tired of hearing, so I know you all must be too. I doubt anyone will even read this. I have been gone way too long and haven't visited anyone in ages. But I do love you all, and have thought of you all constantly!
love to all!!
A Japanese company ( Toyota ) and an American company (Ford) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River . Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.
On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.
The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.
Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person rowing.
Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion.
They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.
Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 3 area steering superintendents, and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.
They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First Program,' with meetings, dinners, and free pens for the rower. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes, and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
Humiliated, the America n management laid off the rower for poor performance, halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses and the next year's racing team was out-sourced to India .
Sadly, The End.
Here's something else to think about:
Ford has spent the last thirty years moving all its factories out of the US , claiming they can't make money paying American wages.
TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years building more than a dozen plants inside the US . The last quarter's results:
TOYOTA makes 4 billion in profits while Ford racked up 9 billion in losses.
Ford folks are still scratching their heads.
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| May 25 HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VETERANS!! PLEASE BE SURE TO REMEMBER ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES SO THAT WE CAN ENJOY OUR FREEDOMS! May 05
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A history lesson for all of us....
Every woman should read this. I learned something I don't remember reading about.
How Women Got the Vote
The women were innocent and defenseless. And by the end of the night,
they were barely alive. Forty prison guards wielding clubs and their
warden's blessing went on a rampage against the 33 women wrongly convicted of
"obstructing sidewalk traffic."
They beat Lucy Burn, chained her hands to the cell bars above her head
and left her hanging for the night, bleeding and gasping for air. They
hurled Dora Lewis into a dark cell, smashed her head against an iron
bed and knocked her out cold. Her cellmate, Alice Cosu, thought Lewis
was dead and suffered a heart attack. Additional affidavits describe
the guards grabbing, dragging, beating, choking, slamming, pinching,
twisting and k icking the women.
Thus unfolded the "Night of Terro r" on Nov. 15, 1917, when the warden
at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia ordered his guards to teach a lesson to
the suffragists imprisoned there because they dared to picket Woodrow
Wilson's White House for the right to vote.
For weeks, the women's only water came from an open pail. Their
food--all of it colorless slop--was infested with worms. When one of the leaders,
Alice Paul, embarked on a hunger strike, they tied her to a chair,
forced a tube down her throat and poured liquid into her until she
vomited. She was tortured like this for weeks until word was smuggled
out to the press.
So, refresh my memory. Some women won't vote this year because--why,
exactly? We have carpool duties? We have to get to work? Our vote
doesn't matter? It's raining?
Last week, I went to a sparsely attended screening of HBO's new movie
"Iron Jawed Angels." It is a graphic depiction of the battle these
women waged so t hat I could pull the curtain at the polling booth and
have my say. I am ashamed to say I needed the reminder.
All these years later, voter registration is still my passion. But the
actual act of voting had become less personal for me, more rote.
Frankly, voting often felt more like an obligation than a privilege.
Sometimes it was inconvenient.
My friend Wendy, who is my age and studied women's history, saw the HBO
movie, too. When she stopped by my desk to talk about it, she looked
angry. She was--with herself. "One thought kept coming back to me as I
watched that movie," she said. "What would those women think of the way
I use--or don't use--my right to vote? All of us take it for granted
now, not just younger women, but those of us who did seek to learn."
The right to vote, she said, had become valuable to her "all over
again." HBO will run the movie periodically b efore releasing it on
video and DVD. I wish all histor y, social studies and government
teachers would include the movie in their curriculum. I want it shown
on Bunko night, too, and anywhere else women gather. I realize this
isn't our usual idea of socializing, but we are not voting in the
numbers that we should be, and I think a little shock therapy is in
order.
It is jarring to watch Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a
psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be
permanently institutionalized. And it is inspiring to watch the doctor
refuse. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn't make
her crazy. The doctor admonished the men: "Courage in women is often
mistaken for insanity."
Please pass this on to all the women you know. We need to get out and
vote and use this right that was fought so hard for by these very
courageous women. |
May 01
I just want to thank all of you for your educational e-mails over the past year.
Thanks to you, I no longer open a public bathroom door without using a paper towel.
I can't use the remote in a hotel room because I don't know what the last
person was doing while flipping through the adult movie channels.
I can't sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what
has happened on it since it w as last washed.
I can't enjoy lemon slices in my tea or on my seafood anymore because
lemon peels have been found to contain all kinds of nasty germs,
including feces.
I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because
the number one pass-time while driving alone is picking your nose
(Although cell phone usage may be taking the number one spot).
Eating a Little Debbie sends me on a guilt trip because I can only
imagine how many gallons of trans-fats I have consumed over the years.
I can't touch any woman's purse for fear she has placed it on the floor
of a public bathroom. Yuck!
I must send my special thanks to whoever sent me the one about poop in
the glue on envelopes because I now have to
use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing.
Also, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same
reason.
I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny
Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.
I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive
the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for
participating in their special e-mail program.
I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out
for me, and St. Theresa's novena has granted my every wish.
I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant
freaks with no eyes or feathers.
I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a
water buffalo on a hot day.
Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I
forward an email to seven of my friends and make a wish within five
minutes.
Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove
toilet stains.
I no longer can buy gasoline without taking someone along to watch the
car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas.
I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr Pepper since the people who make these
products are atheists who refuse to put 'Under God' on their cans.
I no longer use Saran Wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.
And thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup of water in the
microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face...disfiguring me for
life.
I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be
pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.
I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a
perfume sample and rob me.
I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they are actually Al
Qaeda in disguise.
I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our
American troops or the Salvation Army.
I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number
for or which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica, Uganda,
Singapore and Uzbekistan.
I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have
their recipe.
Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown
African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when
it bites my butt.
And thanks to your great advice, I can't ever pick up $5.00 dropped in
the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester
waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.
I can no longer drive my car because I can't buy gas from certain gas
companies!
If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70
minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00pm this
afternoon and the fleas from 12 camels will infest your back, causing you
to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened
to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second
husband's cousin's beautician...
Have a wonderful day...
Oh, by the way...
A German scientist from Argentina, after a lengthy study, has discovered
that people with insufficient brain activity read their e-mail with their
hand on the mouse.
Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late.
April 28 WITH MOTHER'S DAY ON THE WAY...I FOUND THIS AMUSING.
POEM FOR MOM
My son came home from school one day,
With a smirk upon his face.
He decided he was smart enough,
To put me in my place.
'Guess what I learned in Civics Two,
that's taught by Mr. Wright?
It's all about the laws today,
The 'Children's Bill of Rights.'
It says I need not clean my room,
Don't have to cut my hair
No one can tell me what to think,
Or speak, or what to wear.
I have freedom from religion,
And regardless what you say,
I don't have to bow my head,
And I sure don't have to pray.
I can wear earrings if I want,
And pierce my tongue & nose.
I can read & watch just what I like,
Get tattoos from head to toe.
And if you ever spank me,
I'll charge you with a crime.
I'll back up all my charges,
With the marks on my behind.
Don't you ever touch me,
My body's only for my use,
Not for your hugs and kisses,
that's just more child abuse.
Don't preach about your morals,
Like your Mama did to you.
That's nothing more than mind control,
And it's illegal too!
Mom, I have these children's rights,
So you can't influence me,
Or I'll call Children's Services Division,
Better known as C.S.D'
Mom's Reply and Thoughts
Of course my first instinct was
To toss him out the door.
But the chance to teach him a lesson
Made me think a little more.
I mulled it over carefully,
I couldn't let this go.
A smile crept upon my face,
he's messing with a pro.
Next day I took him shopping
At the local Goodwill Store..
I told him, 'Pick out all you want,
there's shirts & pants galore.
I've called and checked with C.S.D .
Who said they didn't care
If I bought you K-Mart shoes
Instead of those Nike Airs.
I've canceled that appointment
To take your driver's test.
The C.S.D. Is unconcerned
So I'll decide what's best.'
I said 'No time to stop and eat,
Or pick up stuff to munch.
And tomorrow you can start to learn
To make your own sack lunch.
Just save the raging appetite,
And wait till dinner time.
We're having liver and onions,
A favorite dish of mine.'
He asked 'Can I please rent a movie,
To watch on my VCR?
''Sorry, but I sold your TV,
For new tires on my car.
I also rented out your room,
You'll take the couch instead.
The C.S.D. Requires
Just a roof over your head.
Your clothing won't be trendy now,
I'll choose what we eat.
That allowance that you used to get,
Will buy me something neat.
I'm selling off your jet ski,
Dirt-bike & roller blades.
Check out the 'Parents Bill of Rights',
It's in effect today!
Hey hot shot, are you crying,
Why are you on your knees?
Are you asking God to help you out,
Instead of C.S.D..?'
MOM
( M ean Old Mother.)
April 18 WELL THE ROLLER COASTER HAS FINALLY RETURNED TO THE STATION AND GONE IN FOR MAINTENANCE. AT THE TOP OF THE BIGGEST MOUNT.....THERE WAS A CRAZY HAIRPIN TURN THAT SENT IT CAREENING OFF INTO NOWHERE LAND!! AFTER FINALLY PICKING UP THE PIECES...IT HAS BEEN DOCKED IN SICK BAY FOR A UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. IN PLAN TERMS...THE DEAL IS OFF. SUNSHINE WILL NOT BE MOVING TO ODESSA...FOR A WHILE ANYWAY. I WAS GONNA GO INTO ALL THE GORY DETAILS...BUT I AM JUST GONNA SAY THAT EGOS TOOK OVER AND IN THE WAKE...IT ALMOST COST US OUR RELATIONSHIP. BUT AS OF THIS EVENING....THINGS ARE OK. ALMOST GREAT AGAIN!! I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD ABOUT WHAT WAS IMPORTANT AND WHAT I WANT AND CAN LIVE WITH...AND ALTHOUGH I STILL DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE, I AM WILLING TO WAIT FOR THE TIME TO BE RIGHT FOR SUNSHINE TO BE WITH ME. AFTER ALL, WHAT KIND OF "FRIEND" WOULD I BE, IF I GAVE UP ON HIM WITH THINGS GOT ROUGH?? AFTER ALL, WE DO TRULY LOVE EACH OTHER!!
THANK YOU PATTY FOR INQUIRING IF I WAS OK. WE ARE EXPERIENCING SUCH DRY WEATHER AND HIGH WINDS...THAT THE WHOLE AREA IS LIKE A TINDERBOX! WE KEEP HAVING WILD FIRES ALL AROUND US. LAST NIGHT THERE WAS ONE JUST NORTH OF TOWN. THEY LOST 6 HOUSES. LUCKLY EVERYONE WAS SAFE. BUT EVERYDAY THE WIND COMES BACK AND MORE FIRES START! THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE ALL STRESSED BEYOND CAPACITY. AND THEY JUST KEEP FORECASTING MORE WIND. ON TOP OF THE FIRES....THE DIRT BLOWING AND THE POLLEN AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE AIR IS KILLING US! I HAVE TERRIBLE PROBLEMS WITH DIRT IN THE AIR. BUT, "KNOCK ON WOOD", I HAVE NOT HAD TOO MANY PROBLEMS YET.
WELL I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH EVERYONE ELSE! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! LOVE TO ALL!!
April 12 I AM SOOO TIRED. I AM WORN DOWN TO A PILE OF NOTHINGNESS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMOTIONS. I FEEL LIKE A HUGE LUMP OF ........(hmmmm....something...i am not sure what) LAYING ON THE FLOOR JUST WAITING ON THE NEXT WAVE TO COME IN AND CARRY ME BACK OUT TO THE OCEAN OF EMOTIONS. DAMN!
ARE YOU READY? OK...LAST WEEKEND SUNSHINE SPENT LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB IN HOUSTON. ON MONDAY, HE WENT TO WORK IN HIS NEW TRUCK. WHILE THERE, HE RECIEVES A CALL FROM THE COMPANY HERE IN ODESSA. YES, THE ONE THAT HAD RECIEVED THE TERRIBLE EMAIL ABOUT HIM. WHAT COULD THEY DO TO INTICE HIM TO COME HERE.....lol!!!! WHAT????!!!!!!!! SO THE MAN SETS UP AN FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW FOR THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE...MANY, MANY PHONE CALLS LATER, HE KNOWS HE HAS TO HAVE ONIONBOY!! SO NOW HE HAS UPPED THE PRICE $10 MORE AN HOUR FROM WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY TALKED ABOUT. AND THEY WILL PAY MOVING EXPENSES.......AND GOSH...YOU NAME IT...THEY WILL DO IT. SO FINALLY.......SATURDAY GETS HERE.
9AM - MEETING WITH POTENTIONAL NEW BOSS...... ALL GOES MARVELOUS!!!! AN EXTRA $5. AN HOUR!!! MOVING EXPENSES. INSURANCE BY THE 1ST OF THE MAY! EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!! ONIONBOY SAYS YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4PM - EXWIFE CALLS.....SCREAMING AND SOBBING!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD NEVER LEAVE ME!! YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE FOR ME!!! YOU PROMISED..YOU PROMISED...YOU PROMISED....hmmmm.....and now he feels terrible. He feels like he is going back on his word. You know he is a man of his word. He has nothing but his word. He promised her he would always be there for her. AND I AM SITTING HERE WONDERING WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE ME?? THEY HAVE BEEN DIVORCED FOR 5 YEARS. IT WAS HIS CHOICE. BECAUSE SHE CHEATED ON HIM. HE SET HER UP A BANK ACCOUNT SO SHE COULD LIVE OFF THE INTEREST THE REST OF HER LIFE AND NEVER WORK. HE PAYED OFF HER JAGUAR. HE PAID FOR HER HOUSE. HE FURNISHES HER INSURANCE. NOW SHE WANTS HIM TO SIT IN HIS APARTMENT ALONE IN HOUSTON, WITH NO LIFE, NO HAPPINESS...BECAUSE SHE IS A "SELFISH B**CH"!!! (my words)
6PM - TERRI SITS IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER....WONDERING WHAT I HAVE DONE IN MY PAST LIFE TO DESERVE ALL OF THIS HEARTACHE. (man am i whining or what....) I ASKED HIM IF IT WAS GOING TO BE THIS WAY ALWAYS?? I ASKED HIM IF THIS MEANT THAT HE WAS NOT COMING? AFTER ALOT OF SILENT TIME...HE FINALLY SAID "NO, I AM STILL COMING. BUT ITS JUST GOING TO BE "HEARTBREAKING" TILL I'M GONE." BUT EVEN THOUGH HE IS "STILL COMING"....I FEEL AS IF M HEART HAS BEEN YANKED OUT OF MY CHEST. YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THIS...I DON'T REALLY. I ONLY WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY. HE DESERVES TO BE HAPPY. FOR ONCE IN HIS LIFE....HE DESERVES FOR SOMEONE TO THINK ABOUT HIM FIRST!!! AND THATS WHAT I FEEL LIKE I OFFER HIM!!! BUT FOR HER TO SO EASILY TAKE A MOMENT FROM HIM THAT HE ALMOST COULD SEE SOME LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, AND FILL IT WITH GUILT AND ILL FEELINGS. IT CRUSHES ME. AM I GOING TO CONSTANTLY HAVE TO PICK UP THE PIECES FROM HER TIRADES??? WILL I CONSTANTLY BE REMINDED THAT HE WILL NEVER TRULY BE MINE, BECAUSE HE "PROMISED" HER SOMETHING A LONG, LONG TIME AGO??? I HAVE KNOWN FROM THE BEGINNING THAT SHE HAD "SOME" CONTROL OVER HIM. I THOUGHT IT WOULD FADE WHEN WE GOT CLOSER. WHEN WE LOVED EACH OTHER SO DEEPLY. BUT FOR HIM TO HAVE TO HESITATE IN ANSWERING IF HE WAS STILL COMING WHEN ALL IS SOOOO GOOD ON THE OTHER SIDE. (ok Millie...this is where you pull out the couch and tell me what a cry baby i am being...and how silly, cuz he loves me...look at all he has done...blah blah blah....) I KNOW HE LOVES ME. HE WOULD NOT BE LEAVING HOUSTON IF HE DIDN'T. BUT WHEN DO YOU JUST CHOOSE NOT TO ANSWER THE PHONE, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON THE OTHER END???? WHY CAN'T HE JUST HANG UP THE PHONE???? I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
6:29PM - I AM GOING TO TAKE A LONG DEEP BREATH AND SAY A PRAYER THAT WHATEVER HAPPENS IS THE BEST THING FOR EVERYONE.  April 10
AS YOU KNOW, PRESIDENT BUSH AND CONGRESS FINALLY PASSED THE BILL THAT ALLOWS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY TO SEND OUT CHECKS TO ALL OF US IN VARYING AMOUNTS. THEY ARE DOING THIS TO "STIMULATE THE ECONOMY" AND TRY TO KEEP US FROM A TERRIBLE RECESSION. THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF CHATTER ABOUT THIS, AND ALOT OF EXCITEMENT. I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS PAYMENT AS LONG AS YOU HAVE FILED SOME SORT OF TAX RETURN FOR TAX YEAR 2007. (WELL EXCEPT TONY AND JIM...SORRY GUYS!!) BE SURE THAT YOU DO THIS...AND PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT RECEIVES ONLY SOCIAL SECURITY...THEY TOO ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE MONEY.
NOW FOR THE FUN PART.....THINKING ABOUT THE MANY OPTIONS THAT ARE AHEAD OF US TO SPEND THE MONEY ON...I HAVE POSTED A FEW OF TME IN MY PHOTO ALBUM. AND HERE ARE A FEW OTHER THOUGHTS....
IF WE SPEND THE MONEY AT WALMART...WE ARE STIMULATING THE CHINESE ECONOMY.
IF WE SPEND IT ON A NEW COMPUTER...MOST OF THE MONEY WILL GO TO KOREA OR INDIA.
IF WE SPEND IT ON GAS FOR YOUR VEHICLE, WE HELP OUT THE ARABS.
SO BASICALLY THERE IS VERY LITTLE THAT YOU CAN DO TO STIMULATE THE AMERICAN ECONOMY EXCEPT......
YOU CAN DRINK MORE BEER OR GAMBLE, OR HIRE A PROSTITUTE.
SAD...THAT SEEMS TO BE JUST A FEW OF THE LAST AMERICAN BUSINESS LEFT.
April 06
This is the best I have ever heard it explained!
Two Wolves
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
I THINK THIS IS AN AWESOME EMAIL THAT I RECEIVED TODAY. i ALSO THINK IT CAME RIGHT WHEN I NEEDED TO HEAR THE WORDS. SO MUCH HAS BEEN HAPPENING. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE TO START, OR EVEN IF I WANT TO. I GUESS I DO, SINCE I AM HERE. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE MISSED Y'ALL SO MUCH. I DON'T KNOW WHY I DON'T HAVE TIME TO BLOG ANYMORE. I GUESS OUT OF THE HABIT..... EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES.....LOL I SURE CAN'T BLAME IT ON THE TAX OFFICE. THEY CUT OUR/MY HOURS TO 10 A WEEK. PERSONALLY I TOOK THAT AS A SLAP IN THE FACE. BUT ITS ALMOST OVER WITH. AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT THIS IS MY LAST YEAR WITH THAT COMPANY. THE STRESS HAS JUST BEEN OVERWHELMING. AND THE STRESS WITH ONIONBOY HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING.
I DO WANT TO SAY ANOTHER THING ABOUT THAT EMAIL.....NOT ONLY DO WE FEED THE WOLVES OURSELVES, BUT WE LET OTHERS FEED THE WOLVES. IN FACT IN MY CASE, I ALLOW OTHERS TO FEED WAY MORE THAN SHOULD BE ALLOWED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING BACK CONTROL OF MY OWN. AGAIN THE WINGS OF THE BUTTERFLY ARE TRYING TO SPREAD OUT AND ALLOW ME TO FLY SOLO. ITS A TERRIBLE HABIT TO BASE YOUR HAPPINESS AND SELF WORTH ON WHAT OTHERS THINK. BUT THE MORE THAT I REALIZE THAT, THE MORE IT EMPOWERS ME TO BECOME SELF SUFFICENT IN ALL ASPECTS OF MY LIFE. I HAVE BEEN A SINGLE MOTHER FOR ALMOST 9 YEARS. I HAVE LIVED ON MY OWN WITH MY DAUGHTER FOR 3 YEARS. AND I HAVE TO SAY WE ARE DOING WELL. I HAVE TO QUIT BEATING MYSELF UP OVER EVERYTHING.
NOW FOR WHAT Y'ALL CAME TO READ ABOUT. WHATS HAPPENING WITH ONIONBOY. WE NEVER REALLY FOUND OUT WHERE THE EMAIL CAME FROM THAT WENT TO HIS PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER. IT HAS BEEN NARROWED DOWN TO 2 PEOPLE. ONE OF THEM BEING HIS EXWIFE. THE OTHER ONE, WHICH HE DOESN'T SEE AS AN OPTION, IS HIS DAUGHTER. I SAY THAT SHE HAS THE MOST TO LOSE AND HAS THE BEST ACCESS TO ALL THE INFORMATION. BUT BELIEVE ME, MY THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT KNOW BETTER THAN TO GO THERE...BUT I SEE HIM BACKING OFF AND NOT FIGHTING ANYTHING ANYMORE. HE HAS DECIDED THAT HE IS HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH HIS JOB AND NOT MAKING ENOUGH MONEY, THAT HE NEEDS TO JUST FIND ANOTHER JOB IN HOUSTON. I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING. ITS NOT MY DECISON TO MAKE. I CAN'T INFLUENCE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER ON WAYS THAT HE LIVES HIS LIFE. I CAN ONLY TAKE CARE OF MYSELF AND MY DAUGTHER. AND I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I AM CRYING MORE AND MORE BECAUSE OF MY UNHAPINESS OVER THE SITUATIONS THAT WE HAVE. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL ONE TIME THAT READ....."NO MAN IS WORTH YOUR TEARS, AND IF HE IS, HE WON'T MAKE YOU CRY." WELL AFTER 2 YEARS OF STANDING BY HIM, SEEING HIM THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN THOROUGH, I AM SEEING THAT I NEED TO START WORRYING MORE ABOUT MYSELF. THIS IS SO HARD. I AM NOT SAYING THAT I AM BACKING AWAY FROM HIM. AND I STILL LOVE HIM MORE THAN ANYTHING. BUT MY EGGS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THAT BASKET HAVE GOT TO BE MOVED INTO OTHER BASKETS. I FEEL THAT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US IS BECOMING MORE THAN JUST THAT 500 MILES BETWEEN US. I KNOW THAT HE FEELS HE DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO MOVE, OR DO ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. BUT THERE ARE WAYS THAT HE CAN DO A JOB SEARCH HERE. I HAVE PROVIDED ALL THE TOOLS HE NEEDS FOR THAT. AND I HAVE EVEN TAKEN IT UPON MYSELF TO SEND OUT RESUMES. BUT THATS ALL I CAN DO. AND THATS ALL THAT I WILL DO. I EVEN OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF HIS TRIP TO COME VISIT. THAT MEANS THAT HE WOULD NEED TO SPEND 100.00. BUT HE WON'T DO IT.
SO, HERE I AM. I DID DO SOMETHING VERY GOOD THE OTHER DAY. IT WAS MANDA'S BIRTHDAY. SHE IS 11 NOW. I WANTED SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL FOR HER. SO I REDID THE ROOM THAT I CALLED ONIONBOY'S ROOM, INTO A SPECIAL PRETEEN ROOM. ITS AWESOME!! I FOUND THE MOST AWESOME WINDOW SHEERS IN RAINBOW COLORS. AND WITH SOME POSTERS AND A NEW BED COMFORTER....WOW!!! AND SHE IS SOO PROUD OF IT. EVERYDAY AFTER SCHOOL, SHE CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME AND RUN TO HER ROOM. SHE IS EVEN KEEPING IT FAIRLY CLEAN. SINCE THEN,I HAVE NOTICED THAT SHE IS TRYING HARDER TO HELP ME AROUND THE HOUSE AND NOT BE SO DIFFICULT TO BE AROUND. SO I THINK I MADE A TGOOD DECISION. IT WAS SILLY OF ME TO LEAVE THE ROOM FOR HIM ANYWAY. SILLY OF ME TO THINK AND PLAN A LIFE WITH HIM ANYWAY. BUT WE WILL SEE. MAYBE IF HE SEES ME STARTING TO MOVE ON, THEN IT WILL CAUSE A SHAKEUP AND HE WILL REALIZE WHAT HE IS GONNA LOSE. AND IF NOT, WE WILL STILL HAVE A GREAT FRIENDSHIP. Y'ALL TAKE CARE. I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO READ SOME BLOGS THIS WEEK. LOVE TO ALL!!
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March 15 WELL, THINGS DID NOT GO AS PLANNED FOR THE INTERVIEW. APPARENTLY THE MAN IS WAY BUSY, SO NO INTERVIEW THIS WEEK . MAYBE NEXT WEEKEND.  OF COURSE, IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE ONGOING SAGA OF PEACHES AND SUNSHINE.....SOMETHING STRANGE AND UNCALLED FOR HAD TO HAPPEN. OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE, THE "PROSPECTIVE" EMPLOYER RECEIVED AN EMAIL SAYING THAT MY ONIONBOY WAS A DRUNK, A DRUG ADDICT, AND A LAZY NO GOOD S.O.B. NOW WHO ON EARTH WOULD DO THAT, AND WHY? LUCKILY THE EMPLOYER DOESN'T PUT ANY STOCK INTO THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT I FOR THE LIFE OF ME CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY SOMEONE WOULD BE SO CHILDISH. ANYWAY, WITH NOTHING TO REPORT...I RECEIVED THIS EMAIL TODAY AND FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING. HAPPY ST. PATTYS DAY TO EVERYONE!! 
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You Think English is Easy???
Can you read these right the first time?
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce .
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse .
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present .
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row .
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
Let's face it - English is a crazy language There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France .. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which, an alarm goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
PS. - Why doesn't "Buick" rhyme with "quick"
You lovers of the English language might enjoy this too .
There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is "UP."
It's easy to understand UP , meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP ? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report ?
We call UP our friends. And we use it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car At other times the little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UPexcuses. To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special .
And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP . We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night.
We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP ! To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP , look the wordUP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will takeUP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP , you may wind UP with a hundred or more. When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP .
When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes things UP
When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP .
One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP , for now my time is UP , so....... Time to shut UP.!
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March 09 OMG.!!! Y'ALL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BELIEVE WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN MY LIFE LATELY! IT HAS BEEN LIKE A MAJOR WHIRLWIND. IT STARTED WITH THE LEAP YEAR WEEKEND. I WENT TO SAN ANTONIO TO MEET UP WITH ROGER. WE HAD THE BEST TIME. JUST LIKE ALL OUR WEEKENDS....WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, BUT THE TIME WE SPENT TOGETHER WAS AWESOME! THE DAY BEFORE I LEFT, A FRIEND OF MINE HERE IN ODESSA HAD TOLD ME ABOUT A PLACE THAT HAD A MACHINE SHOP THAT NEEDED SOMEONE TO RUN IT FOR THEM. I GOT THE INFO AND TOLD ROGER ABOUT IT. WHEN HE GOT HOME MON, HE SENT THEM A RESUME. THEY CALLED HIM LAST THURS. AND ARE FLYING HIM DOWN THIS COMING THURSDAY FOR AN INTERVIEW. THEY HAVE TALKED ON THE PHONE FOR AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME, AND SO FAR, EVERYTHING BETWEEN THEM SEEMS AGREEABLE. I AM SOO EXCITED!! NOT ONLY DO I GET TO SEE SUNSHINE AGAIN, SO SOON, BUT HE MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE FOUND A JOB TO BRING HIM HERE!
WELL, I GOT A HOUSE TO CLEAN UP!! LOVE TO ALL!! February 24
I thought some of you might enjoy this. A 'good ol farm boy from western Oklahoma' writes a column like this each week.
'What's Under My Hat' by Monte Tucker
January 28, 2008
Howdy friends and neighbors. Come on first Tuesday in November! I have already had about all of the Presidential election I can stand. Surely, somewhere out there in this great nation is a 'good ol' boy or gal,' that is worth voting for. You know, someone that has actually done something, not just talked about what they think they have done. It's only the first quarter in the game between the R's and the D's. Both sides keep talking about time for change. Just what are they going to change? They obviously haven't changed the game of politics. Billary and Bama Lama Ding Dong boost the word 'change' every time I see the media put their face on my boob tube.
The first place they could start changing things would be on the Senate floor that they're already on. Just go and look at their voting records for the last several months and you will find they aren't showing up to vote.You know, the job they campaigned so hard to get by promising 'change,' but they just don't have the time. McCain isn't immune from this either.
Let's talk 'change.' What in the world do these hot air compressors think they are going to change and why? Again, I'm just a professional bovine relocation specialist (it's the 21st century, we used to call them cowboys). But the way I see it from Sunny Point , Oklahoma , how are they going to change the greatest nation in the world? All of the candidates are demanding we must change! OK. I wake up a free man every morning and I'm free to do anything that is morally right or I can do nothing. If I choose to do something productive that day, well I can whistle at my dog, start up my ol' tan feed truck that I bought with the help of a free enterprising banking system I chose to use. Plus, there's the fact that other free Americans assembled this truck, and the companies that bought, sold and hauled parts and supplies to make that pickup possible As I turn the key, ol' tans fires up on diesel fuel that a mean, nasty, big oil company conveniently made very accessible and affordable to me. I turn out of my land that I can freely own, onto a county maintained road that leads to any point in North America I would choose to go to that day. Also, in this country, I am free to own livestock and free to care for them so that the livestock will return a profit so I can repay my bank, buy my feed and fuel, and provide for my family. On Sunday Morning (or any other day that ends in 'Y') my family is free to drive from our house on a ribbon of roads that lead to the Church of our choice and worship the real owner of all things we know, God. We can give praise to Him for all and especially for Jesus.
Why can't these hopefuls for the highest-ranking governmental seat see that it is just that simple? Provide me infrastructure and protect me from these knot-headed whack's that think they can take away our freedom. Billary, Bama Mama or McNobrain aren't going to change anything. The foundations of this great country can't be changed by one person, no matter how much they think they can. As Americans, we have the right to succeed or fail and try again as we please. As a free man, I'm getting good at failing but I get smarter when I try again.
When presidential candidates tout change, the only thing I see in this country that needs changing is them. Life in America is good and for those that don't think so, you're free to leave at any time, go to another country of your choice and try to change it.
I'm Monte Tucker, and that is what's under my professional bovine relocation specialist hat. Wait, I'm not changing, that is what's under my COWBOY hat!
Remember our freedom is not free; try to wear a red shirt on Fridays to show support for our troops
February 20 WELL I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE CHILDISH BEHAVIOR THAT I HAVE RECENTLY SEEN DISPLAYED AMONG SOME OF THE "SO CALLED" CHRISTIAN PEOPLE IN MSN SPACES. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON, NOR DO I REALLY CARE. I SEE OUR, AND I SAID OUR SPACES AS AN INVITATION INTO PART OF OUR LIVES. ITS AS CLOSE AS I WILL PROBABLY EVER GET TO HAVING PEOPLE COME IN AND SHARE A CUP OF COFFEE WITH ME EVERY MORNING IN MY HOME. LIFE JUST ISN'T LIKE THAT ANYMORE. WE DON'T KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS, AND NO ONE HAS TIME. SO WHEN I POST AND REVEAL PART OF MY LIFE, ITS BECAUSE I WANT TO SHARE. I WANT TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS OR YOUR INSIGHT OR ADVICE. BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN YOUR CHILDISHNESS. I HAVE AN 11 YR OLD (WELL CLOSE ENOUGH) AND I HAVE ENOUGH OF THIS SHE SAID, HE SAID, SHE DID IT, HE DID IT STUFF AT HOME. SPACES IS MY ADULT REFUGE FROM ALL THAT BS!! AND FOR SOME SO CALLED "CHRISTIAN" TO POST VULGAR COMMENTS IN THE NAME OF ANOTHER, BECAUSE THEY ARE OFFENDED BY THE LANGUAGE THAT THE OTHER USED ON SOMEONE ELSES SPACE....WELL I JUST DON'T GET IT. ARE YOU GUYS 10 YRS OLD?? IS THE ONLY ENJOYMENT YOU GET OUT OF LIFE, POSTING A "DIRTY" WORD ON OTHER FRIENDS' SPACES FOR SOME USELESS POINT??
WELL LEAVE ME OUT OF IT!!
IF YOU CAN'T SIGN YOUR OWN NAME TO SOMETHING, THEN I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD CALL YOURSELF AN ADULT, MUCH LESS A CHRISTIAN.
AND THAT IS ALL I AM GONNA SAY ABOUT IT. AS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE...IT GOES ON. I AM FIGHTING MY DEPRESSION BIG TIME RIGHT NOW. WORK IS GETTING TO ME...PRETTY MUCH ITS THE SAME BS AS AROUND HERE, LATELY. SHE SAID, SHE DID....JUST CHILDISH CRAP. LIFE AT HOME IS ABOUT THE SAME....MANDA NEEDS TO GROW UP TOO. BUT I CAN EXPECT AS MUCH FROM HER, AS SHE IS LEGIMATEL ONLY 10. SUNSHINE IS OK. HE HAS HIS MOMENTS WHEN HE ACTS 10 ALSO. BUT ITS BECAUSE THE MEN HE WORK WITH ARE ALL DOING THE SAME BS....HE SAID, HE DID.....SO ANYWAY, ALL I CAN SAY IS....
I'M GLAD THAT I WOKE UP THIS MORNING.
I AM GLAD THAT ITS GOING TO BE 70 DEGREES TODAY.
I AM GLAD THAT I AM ABLE TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER BIRTHDAY WITH MY DEAR MOMMA TODAY.
I AM GLAD THAT I DO HAVE SOME "HUMAN HEADED" FRIENDS HERE ON SPACES.
AND I AM GLAD THAT I HAVE A LOVING DAUGHTER AND BOYFRIEND WHO ARE WELL AND HEALTHY AND HAPPY.
LOVE TO ALL... February 18 OK...I AM WONDERING WHATS HAPPENED TO TAMMY (SEAPRAYER)? I GOT A COMMENT FROM HER ON MY VALENTINE'S REVISTED THAT WAS TOTALLY NOT LIKE HER. IN FACT I WAS SHOCKED. THEN I GO TO FIND HER SPACE IS NON-EXISTENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. ANYONE??? February 15 THANKS January 21 WELL I KNOW ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I WROTE ABOUT MY ONIONBOY. THINGS ARE STILL GOING STRONG. SINCE HE WAS HERE AT CHRISTMAS, ITS BEEN REALLY HARD FOR HIM TO BE BACK IN HOUSTON. I THINK SOME THINGS THAT HAPPENED DURING HIS CHRISTMAS VISIT REALLY MADE HIM DECIDE THAT THIS IS WHERE HE SHOULD BE. WE HAD AN AWESOME VISIT. BUT WE HAD A TERRIBLE FIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE. IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT I ALMOST LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND WENT TO MY MOM'S HOUSE. HE HAD BEEN DRINKING, AND WAS DOWN BECAUSE HE MISSED HIS MOM AND FAMILY SO MUCH. BUT, I DECIDED THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON HIM THE FIRST TIME. THE NEXT DAY, WHEN HE WOKE UP, I TOLD HIM THAT IF HE EVER TALKED TO ME THE WAY HE HAD THAT NIGHT, THEN THAT WOULD BE THE END OF IT. HE WAS SO SORRY. AND HE APOLOGIZED AND APOLOGIZED. AND IS STILL APOLOGIZING. TO WHICH I HAVE ACCEPTED. BUT, WE HAVE MADE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT US, BECAUSE OF THE FIGHT. FIRST OFF, WHEN, NOT IF, HE MOVES HERE, HE WILL GET HIS OWN PLACE. PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF MANDA, ALSO. BUT THATS PROBABLY A GOOD THING, AS I THINK WE NEED TO BE AROUND EACH OTHER ALOT MORE THAN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AT A TIME, BEFORE WE THINK ABOUT MOVING IN TOGETHER. (AND IF WE DO END UP MOVING IN TOGETHER, IT WILL BE AFTER MANDA LEAVES HOME) WHEN HE CAME FOR THIS VISIT, HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH A COMPANY HERE. BUT THE MAN WAS ON VACATION, AND ALTHOUGH HE PROMISED TO MAKE TIME TO VISIT WITH ONIONBOY, HE DIDN'T EVER CALL. SO WHEN ONIONBOY GOT BACK TO HOUSTON, HE TALKED TO THE MAN, AND WAS ASSURED THAT THEY WERE STILL VERY INTERESTED. SO HIS NEXT TRIP HERE, THEY WILL HAVE THE INTERVIEW. IN THE MEANTIME, THE PLACE WHERE ONIONBOY WORKS NOW IS REALLY GOING DOWNHILL. THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH ANY OF THE PROMISES THAT THEY MADE HIM. AND THINGS ARE ALMOST UNBEARABLE FOR HIM THERE. THIS JUST ADDS FUEL TO THE FIRE FOR HIM TO WANT TO BE HERE MORE. THURSDAY, ANOTHER COMPANY, BASED IN HOUSTON, OFFERED HIM A POSITION FOR AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF MONEY AND BENEFITS. HE TOLD THEM HE WAS NOT INTERSTED IN STAYING IN HOUSTON. THEY THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND ASKED HIM TO COME IN FOR AN INTERVIEW ON SAT. THEY SAID THEY MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING IN THIS AREA! SO SATURDAY AT THE BIG MEETING, THEY OFFERED HIM THE GENERAL MANAGER POSITION OF THE WHOLE AREA HERE. (YES, WHERE I LIVE!!) WOOOHAAAA!! EXCEPT ITS AN OFFICE JOB. AND ONIONBOY DOESN'T DO OFFICE JOBS. BUT HE IS TOTALLY THINKING ABOUT IT, AS HE'S GETTING OLDER AND TIRED OF WORKING SO HARD PHYSICALLY. BUT THIS HAS BEEN CAUSING HIM ALOT OF STRESS, AS ITS SUCH A MAJOR DECISION. AND SO COMPLETLY OUT OF THE BLUE. PLUS I TOLD HIM TO CONTACT THE ORIGINAL COMPANY HERE THAT WAS GONNA INTERVIEW HIM. THEY MAY HAVE SOMETHING EVEN BETTER, MORE TOWARD WHAT HE WANTS FOR SURE! SO IF NOTHING ELSE, THE BALL SEEMS TO BE ROLLING IN MY DIRECTION (FOR REALS, THIS TIME!! lol!) MY WORK HAS JUST BEEN WORK FOR ME. NOTHING TO SPEAK OF, AFTER WE ALL GOT OVER THE INITIAL "NEW" STUFF. THEY SAY THAT FRIDAY IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR "PEAK" SEASON. IT LAST FOR ABOUT3 WEEKS. I WON'T BE HOME MUCH THEN. BUT THATS WHEN WE MAKE MOST OF OUR MONEY, SO IT WILL BE WORTH IT. I AM FIGHTING TO STAY WELL THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME IS WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, SO I MISSED PEAK. THAT REALLY CUT INTO MY PROFITS FOR THE SEASON. BUT ALL IN ALL, THINGS ARE GOOD, SO FAR. MANDA HAS WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE FLU, RIGHT NOW. I HAD TO PICK HER UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, FROM HER DAD'S ON SATURDAY. SHE IS OFF SCHOOL MONDAY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I MIGHT NEED TO TAKE HER TO THE DOCTORS. SHE HAS HAD A FEVER FOR QUITE AWHILE. I AM NEVER REALLY SURE WHEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR, BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME. I KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY NOT MUCH HE CAN DO FOR HER. THE PROBLEM IS IS THAT SHE HAS NEVER REALLY BEEN SICK. SO SHE DOENS'T KNOW ABOUT HAVING A FEVER AND HOW BAD IT MAKES YOU FEEL. SHE THINKS SHE IS DYING (lol). BLESS HER LITTLE HEART...I KEEP TELLING HER SHE'LL FEEL BETTER IN A DAY OR SO, BUT ITS NOT WORKING. SO IF SHE WAKES UP FEELING BAD STILL, I WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE HER. I NEED TO GET THIS NIPPED IN THE BUD, BEFORE I HAVE TO MISS ANYMORE WORK. I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH Y'ALL! CHECK OUT THE FABULOSER'S SPACE (link on the left) TO GET AN UPDATE ON MY WEIGHT LOSS! YOU'LL BE SO PLEASED! TAKE CARE! LOVE YA! Yahoo! Mail - tmrmt2005@yahoo.com
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