sad story for me.............

Someone told me once that children are our most valued resources and we should treat them with love and kindness. Gently guide them thru life. I believe that. I think most sane people do but I wonder why we allow our children to be treated so horrendously?

I opened the newspaper today and read this story. I cried. http://www.butlereagle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060227/NEWS03/602270386
Ricky Holland's decomposed body was recovered from a roadside ditch in late January, his adoptive parents, the ones chosen by the foster care agency in their area are accused of his murder. Apparently they beat him to death with a hammer.


I could not have children and when I read about people like this having a child, whether it is thru adoption or natural, I want to scream out to God, "Why?" Why in hell do they have kids or are even allowed near them without being struck dead? I am pro life in all issues but when I read stuff Iike this, I can see how people can reach out and kill someone over such an act for just a second.

I just broke down and cried to the point where my husband told me he would take me out to dinner. Of course it was snowing so bad by the time we got ready, we just decided to order out but it has been such a horrible thought to me that anyone can do things to a child like that. I know I should not go off the deep end but part of the writing showed how he went to neighbors and asked them for food because he was hungry and he asked one neighbor if he could live with her cause she gave him a peanut butter sandwich.

Why do we allow this to happen? Why are the foster care systems in this country run so poorly then they are so secretive about many of their cases? They should be held accountable for this boys death just as those parents are.

A story that is not a story.....

Did you ever know someone who seemed to have so much in life and yet when the truth was known, she had nothing at all?

I had a foster cousin whose was one of those beautiful kids. She was pretty from the day she was born. People would look at her and remark how lovely she was. I did not dislike her but I envied her. She was so pretty boys would look at her then say to me, 'How can someone as ugly as you be related to her?' She really did have that kind of beauty.

The girl had been spoiled rotten by her parents. They bought her everything money could buy and I envied her so for it all. On her sixteeenth birthday they got her a car, a mink, and a poodle cause she wanted all three. (I hated the ugly stole. It looked much better on the mink.)

She had parents who loved her and she thought they loved each other til on her twenty first birthday her dad moved out cause he made a deal with her mom that he would only live in the house with them til this girl turned twenty one. He then moved in with another family this girl knew nothing about but they did.

But that did not matter. She still had the good looking body, the hunk for a husband, and the lovely daughter who was just as perfect as her mother.

Imagine my surprise one day when this lovely creature told me she was jealous of me. Moi? I asked. Why? "Because you had my grandmother and she loved you."

"Your grandmother loved you too," I said. "And you had your parents."

"I had their money and what it could buy,"she said. "Not their time."

I would like to give a happy ending to this story but it is not a story and I can't give it happy ending yet. This girl turned into the type of parent her mother was. Her husband left her for a younger model when she in her forties and she inherited alot of money from her father and her mother but she spent most of her time traveling while her daughter was in boarding school and she and her daughter are estranged from each other. She has become very bitter towards everyone in the family because of some imagined injustices supposedly done to her in the past. She is not bitter towards me but towards others who will not bend to her will.

Or, it seems that way.

But I really think she is a sad, lonely creature who never learned how to love anyone. After all, she learned it all from her parents....

dog diary vs cat diary

The dog's diary:



7 am - Oh boy! A walk! My favorite!

8 am - Oh boy! Dog food! My favorite!

9 am - Oh boy! The kids! My favorite!

Noon - Oh boy! The yard! My favorite!

1 pm - Oh boy! My poop! My favorite!

2 pm - Oh boy! A car ride! My favorite!

3 pm - Oh boy! Sniffing butts! My favorite!

4 pm - Oh boy! Playing ball! My favorite!

6 pm - Oh boy! Welcome home Mom! My favorite!

7 pm - Oh boy! Welcome home Dad! My favorite!

8 pm - Oh boy! Dog food! My favorite!

9 pm - Oh boy! Tummy rubs! My favorite!

11 pm - Oh boy! Sleeping! My favorite!





The cat's diary:



Day 183 of my captivity... My captors continued to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on

fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild

satisfaction I get from clawing the furniture.

Tomorrow I may eat another house plant. Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded - must try this at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair - must try this on their bed. Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body in an attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear in their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was. Hmmm, not working according to plan. There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise

and smell the food. More important, I overheard that my

confinement was due to my powers of inducing "allergies." Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage.

I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The bird, on the other hand, has got to be an informant and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move. Due to his current placement in the metal room, his safety is assured. But I can wait; it is only a matter of time.

How many of you feed your dogs greenie treats? There have been several reports of dogs getting sick and, in some cases dying while eating these treats.

this is an article from a paper in kansas city. We have also had some deaths here in Pa.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (CNN) -- At least 13 dogs have died after being fed the top-selling pet treat in the country, owners and veterinarians have told CNN.
The problem comes because the treats, called Greenies, become lodged in a dog's esophagus or intestine and then some veterinarians say they don't break down.
"I know they are marketed in saying that they do digest. Certainly the ones that we've taken out, esophageal or intestinal, that have been in for days are still very hard," Brendan McKiernan, a board-certified veterinary internal medicine specialist from Denver, Colorado, told CNN. (Watch a vet retrieve a two-day old, undigested Greenie from a dog -- 7:40)
Greenies recommends owners check that the treats are chewed and Joe Roetheli - who launched the brand as a treat that can freshen a dog's breath and clean its teeth - said it was important to pick the correct chew for a particular dog. There are 7 different sizes to choose from depending on the size of the dog.
But most of the dog owners CNN talked to say they did follow package instructions and they still had a problem.
Mike Eastwood and his wife, Jenny Reiff, recently filed a $5 million lawsuit in New York, blaming Greenies for the intestinal blockage that caused the death of their dog Burt.
"I'm mad that their packaging states that the product is 100 percent edible, highly digestible and veterinarian approved, yet our dog died of it," Eastwood told CNN.
S&M NuTec, which manufactures the toothbrush-shaped chew, won't comment on the case but in court papers denied the allegations.
Roetheli said the focus should be on the dental benefits and Greenies are saving dogs' lives by lowering the risk of periodontal disease.
He says feeding Greenies is far safer than putting a dog under anesthesia to clean teeth.
"Dogs really love the product!" he said. "They do a very effective job of cleaning teeth and freshening breath."
Any suggestion that Greenies are defective was rejected by Roetheli, who developed Greenies with his wife, Judy.
"Our product is safe. It is used every day by thousands of dogs, millions a week and it is basically a very safe product."
A CNN investigation uncovered 40 cases since 2003 where a veterinarian had to extract a Greenie from a dog after the treat became lodged either in the animal's esophagus or intestine. In 13 of those cases, the pet died.
One of those was Tyson, Josh Glass and Leah Falls' 8-month-old boxer, who was taken to Brent-Air Animal Hospital in Los Angeles, California, where vet Dr. Kevin Schlanger found the animal had a blocked intestine.
"It was very clear that it was something dense and firm that had caused the obstruction," Schlanger said. He removed a Greenie from the intestine.
McKiernan's says his Denver clinic has seen at least seven cases in the past five years, which he says is an unusually high number. That prompted him to start researching and writing a paper to warn other veterinarians of the problem.
He says his research, which he hopes to get published in a veterinary journal, shows compressed vegetable chew treats, of which Greenies is the most popular, are now the third biggest cause of esophageal obstruction in dogs behind bones and fish hooks.
The federal Food and Drug Administration says it's looking into eight consumer complaints about Greenies but has no formal investigation.
The issue has also been the topic of news reports across the country.
The chews are made of digestible products like wheat gluten and fiber, experts say, but the molding process makes the treat very firm and hard.
Roetheli, who runs S&M NuTec from Kansas City, Missouri, says Greenies do break down when properly chewed and swallowed by a dog.
He told CNN that any product has the potential to cause an obstruction in a dog and that Greenies packaging warns dog owners to monitor their dog to ensure the treat is adequately chewed. "Gulping any item can be harmful or even fatal to a dog," the package says.
The company's Web site addresses the issue in its FAQ section with the question "When giving an animal Greenies, does it affect their digestive system?" The answer "The only time dogs would be unable to digest anything would be if they didn't chew it up before they swallowed it. Canine and Feline Greenies are highly digestible when chewed."
The company says the number of complaints it has received is very low in relation to the vast numbers of treats sold, and CNN spoke with several vets who recommended Greenies.
Introduced in 1998, we found Greenies now selling for about $16 a pound. Last year, 325 million individual treats were sold around the world, nearly three times the sales of its nearest competitor Milk Bone, according to the marketing company Euromonitor International.
"At the end of the day ... literally millions of Greenies are enjoyed by dogs on a weekly basis with absolutely no incidentsKANSAS CITY, Missouri (CNN) -- At least 13 dogs have died after being fed the top-selling pet treat in the country, owners and veterinarians have told CNN.
The problem comes because the treats, called Greenies, become lodged in a dog's esophagus or intestine and then some veterinarians say they don't break down.
"I know they are marketed in saying that they do digest. Certainly the ones that we've taken out, esophageal or intestinal, that have been in for days are still very hard," Brendan McKiernan, a board-certified veterinary internal medicine specialist from Denver, Colorado, told CNN. (Watch a vet retrieve a two-day old, undigested Greenie from a dog -- 7:40)
Greenies recommends owners check that the treats are chewed and Joe Roetheli - who launched the brand as a treat that can freshen a dog's breath and clean its teeth - said it was important to pick the correct chew for a particular dog. There are 7 different sizes to choose from depending on the size of the dog.
But most of the dog owners CNN talked to say they did follow package instructions and they still had a problem.
Mike Eastwood and his wife, Jenny Reiff, recently filed a $5 million lawsuit in New York, blaming Greenies for the intestinal blockage that caused the death of their dog Burt.
"I'm mad that their packaging states that the product is 100 percent edible, highly digestible and veterinarian approved, yet our dog died of it," Eastwood told CNN.
S&M NuTec, which manufactures the toothbrush-shaped chew, won't comment on the case but in court papers denied the allegations.
Roetheli said the focus should be on the dental benefits and Greenies are saving dogs' lives by lowering the risk of periodontal disease.
He says feeding Greenies is far safer than putting a dog under anesthesia to clean teeth.
"Dogs really love the product!" he said. "They do a very effective job of cleaning teeth and freshening breath."
Any suggestion that Greenies are defective was rejected by Roetheli, who developed Greenies with his wife, Judy.
"Our product is safe. It is used every day by thousands of dogs, millions a week and it is basically a very safe product."
A CNN investigation uncovered 40 cases since 2003 where a veterinarian had to extract a Greenie from a dog after the treat became lodged either in the animal's esophagus or intestine. In 13 of those cases, the pet died.
One of those was Tyson, Josh Glass and Leah Falls' 8-month-old boxer, who was taken to Brent-Air Animal Hospital in Los Angeles, California, where vet Dr. Kevin Schlanger found the animal had a blocked intestine.
"It was very clear that it was something dense and firm that had caused the obstruction," Schlanger said. He removed a Greenie from the intestine.
McKiernan's says his Denver clinic has seen at least seven cases in the past five years, which he says is an unusually high number. That prompted him to start researching and writing a paper to warn other veterinarians of the problem.
He says his research, which he hopes to get published in a veterinary journal, shows compressed vegetable chew treats, of which Greenies is the most popular, are now the third biggest cause of esophageal obstruction in dogs behind bones and fish hooks.
The federal Food and Drug Administration says it's looking into eight consumer complaints about Greenies but has no formal investigation.
The issue has also been the topic of news reports across the country.
The chews are made of digestible products like wheat gluten and fiber, experts say, but the molding process makes the treat very firm and hard.
Roetheli, who runs S&M NuTec from Kansas City, Missouri, says Greenies do break down when properly chewed and swallowed by a dog.
He told CNN that any product has the potential to cause an obstruction in a dog and that Greenies packaging warns dog owners to monitor their dog to ensure the treat is adequately chewed. "Gulping any item can be harmful or even fatal to a dog," the package says.
The company's Web site addresses the issue in its FAQ section with the question "When giving an animal Greenies, does it affect their digestive system?" The answer "The only time dogs would be unable to digest anything would be if they didn't chew it up before they swallowed it. Canine and Feline Greenies are highly digestible when chewed."
The company says the number of complaints it has received is very low in relation to the vast numbers of treats sold, and CNN spoke with several vets who recommended Greenies.
Introduced in 1998, we found Greenies now selling for about $16 a pound. Last year, 325 million individual treats were sold around the world, nearly three times the sales of its nearest competitor Milk Bone, according to the marketing company Euromonitor International.
"At the end of the day ... literally millions of Greenies are enjoyed by dogs on a weekly basis with absolutely no incidents

Now as a responsible pet owner, I would never dream of giving my dogs something like that and leaving them alone. I give my dogs treats every day but I am in the room with them so if something should happen, I can help them. I did have to take a rawhide chewy out of one of my dogs throat once as he decided he had chewed it enough and he tried to swallow it. I would have lost him if I had left him alone. Luckily he is fine. So be responsible and treat your dog as you would one of your children. You would not leave a small child alone to eat so why leave your dog alone.

The vigina monologue....................

Okay. I saw it and I have to say I was a bit disappointed in it. Yes, it had a great message but I wonder why it had to be so out right vulgar in some places. I mean, I did not really need to hear all the various ways of saying vigina and how how to shout cunt was just out of the question for me. It is not my idea of the proper way to handle such things. But there was some great parts in in too. The most important one for me was this little poem.....
MY SHORT SKIRT
My short skirtis not an invitationa provocationan indicationthat I want it or give i t
or that I hook.
My short skirtis not begging for it it does not want you to rip it off me or pull it down.
My short skirt is not a legal reasonfor raping me although it has been before
it will not hold up in the new court.
My short skirt, believe it or not
has nothing to do with you.
My short skirtis about discoveringthe power of my lower calvesabout cool autumn air travelingup my inner thighs
about allowing everything I seeor pass or feel to live inside.
My short skirt is not proof that I am stupidor undecidedor a malleable little girl.
My short skirt is my defiance
I will not let you make me afraid
My short skirt is not showing off this is who I am before you made me cover it
or tone it down.Get used to it.
My short skirt is happinessI can feel myself on the ground
I am here. I am hot.
My short skirt is a liberationflag in the women’s armyI declare these streets, any streetsmy vagina’s country.
My short skirtis turquoise waterwith swimming colored fisha summer festival
in the starry dark a bird callinga train arriving in a foreign townmy short skirt is a wild spin
a full breath a tango dipmy short skirt is initiation appreciation excitation.
But mainly my short skirt and everything under itis Mine.Mine.Mine.

The idea that a girl is inviting anyone to rape her cause of the clothes she wears is stupid. I used to wear very short skirts and short shorts because I felt good in them. I liked the feel of the wind whipping around my legs as I walked. My body belongs to me and no matter how I dress, no man has a right to touch it unless I tell him he can. I felt it was an important part of the monologue. The other one is about the burqa which is worn by muslin women. I do not have the words for it but It is very moving. It touched me in so many ways.

It describes how being hidden under all that clothe makes them feel invisible and it makes my heart sad for them.

Best Buds...

There is an old song that goes..Let me tell you about my best friend...It comes from a sitcom way back when. I thought of it tonight when I was my dog and cat together tonight. Ollie is the kind of dog that loves everyone, including cats and nicholas is the royalty of the house. Well, one of them any way. He struts his stuff but is really a marshmallow in side. I caught this pic of the two of them a few minutes ago........................

How well do we know our neighbors...

I grew up in a small town where everyone knew everyone else. Oh, they knew our business whe did not always want them to know it but we also knew that most of the folks in our town would give the shirts off their backs to help us out if they thought we needed. And, of course we were always too proud to let anyone know we needed anything.

My foster mom did not drink but when the bar next door caught fire, she was one of the firt ones out there helping serve doughnuts and coffee to the firemen who were figthing the blaze.
She often served the drunks who were too drunk to drive home, coffee. She was well known for offering coffee, pie and the bible to anyone who was willing to listen and believe it or not, many of those drunks did. Just for the taste of her homemade pie, I think.

When anyone was sick they could knock on our door and she would go out to help whoever needed it. There were times too when we were sick and we would find Mrs. Frampton or another lady helping mom take care of us. It was just something that neighbors did. What people called the neighborly thing to do. If one of them needed a sitter, I was ther to watch their kids for them and most of the time it was free of charge cause Mom would remind me that the time might come when I would need one of them to help me.

In the summer time we did not watch much t.v but we would all gather out on the front porch to play and have fun while the grownups talked about what was going on in the world. In the winter time we would be out sledding or building a snow man.

I walk through our small town now in the summer and rarely see a soul sitting out talking to their neighbors. All I see is the light of the t.v. in the window. they are busy watching t.v. or on the computer. Very few are out walking. I was happy when my daughter wrote a poem for her school one year about all the walks her and I take on a summer evening. I hope she does the same with her daughter. But, I digress...(I have been waiting ages to use that expression.)

I was talking about neighbors and how they all seem to be in their own little cubby holes, hidden behind the curtains in their home.
In the winter time I rarely see kids out playing in the snow. They are all in front of the t.v. or at the computer, much like their parents. I can't help but wonder how this can be helping them to live a long happy life. I loved making snow angels and sledding when I was a kid. They don't know what they are missing.

The town looks empty and lost sometimes. I know there is life there but it is hidden behind closed doors. I wish they would open them and step out into the sunshine again. Even the rain is wonderful to walk in when you have a friend to stop and chat with along the way.

What a great day.........

Hubby is making this valentines day very special for all of us it seems. Yesterday we went and took our eldest daughter to dinner and had flowers sent to her. Today we took the youngest out to dinner and gave candy to her since she is not on a diet and could stand to gain a few pounds.

I told him I did not want candy or flowers. I hate flowers for a gift. A waste of money for me. They just die anyway and I cannot eat regular chocolate unless my sugar is low so that was out. He says I am the lucky one cause he is taking me out to dinner at our favorite italian restaurant and that will be my fourth day in a row for going out. (His mother took me out Saturday.) Anyway it has been a great week. I hope all of you have a wonderful valentines day!!!

Owners approval

Often I am surfing blogs and I see a post that interest me and I respond only to be told my post is being saved so the owner can approve it. I don't think I would want mine done that way. I guess I like the idea of people posting whatever they feel on my blog. I do not mind people disagreeing with me. I welcome it at times. Disagreement can be wholesome if it is done in the proper manner. It all part of life, I think. Nobody likes everything I say or do and I welcome the thoughts of those who do not agree.

32 questions

1. Who's the first person you thought about today? Bill
2 . Are you happy with everyone in your life right now? NO
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The New harry potter film
4. What is your favorite TV show? (plural... Any of the csi programs, Without a Trace, Close to Home, The law and order series just to name a few)
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? coffee and toast
6. Who is your funniest friend? Mona
7. What is your middle name? Marie
8. What food do you dislike? spinach
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? I like the ones with a variety of singers on.
Would share island with anyone for a weekend? My friends mona or bonnie
12. How many times did you check your email today? 3
113. Favorite item(s) of clothing? Pair of black slacks that are wearing thin.
14. If you could have any celebrity's body? Camron diaz
15. What color are your sheets? Lt tan with print
16. what the funniest thing you've ever done? Too many to mention...lol
17. Where would you retire to? Right here in Pa.
r favorite thing to do? enjoy the company of friends
19. Favorite sport to watch? Football
20. Furthest place you are sending this? Don't know 22.
Who is your best male friend.. Doyle
22. Birthday is 3-26
23The most beers you've ever drank at one time? don't think I've ever counted but drank beer by pitcher a lot
24 What's the last thing you ate? sausage and egg burrito
25Whois the most fascinating Person you know.My foster mom
you want when you were young? ANY as long as it had 4 wheels, gas and ran!!;
26How are your today? feel ok but back hurts.
27What is your favorite candy? Hershey bars.
favorite cd? Hmmm... too many to name just one.
28. What day are you looking forward to this year? The first day of summer!!
29..Do you hate answering questions. No. I like doing this.
30. Are you happy with yourself. I am not sad but I could feel better about things.
31..who will be there when you are really old. Hopefully, Bill and my kids.
32. What do you and your spouse fight about? Little things like who should pick up the floor or wash the dishes that are left in the sink over night.

It''s been awhile but...

It has been awhile since I have been around here. A few days anyway. First, my daughter had a relapse and she called to tell me she was going to kill herself again. I tried to talk to her but she hang up on me. I live 30 miles away... I called the lady where she lives and the woman said my daughther was very distraught and after hanging up she ran out of the house. Her husband was in his car looking for her. He found her about a half hour later and we had her committed so she could get her meds regulated. She is doing better and the woman she is staying with really is good to her and is trying to help her in every way she can.

But I have not felt well for some time. I was diagnosed with osteo arthritus yesterday and they are going to do all kinds of tests. I have had a bleeding issue that needs to be looked at. For some reason my leg started bleeding a few days ago and I had trouble getting it stopped. Very small scratch but the dr says certain types of arthritus will cause bleeding. So we shall see.

I am not allowed to walk anywhere without a cane. It really makes me mad but I am able to walk, thank God. I may not be able to some day but for right now, I can.

What is in a word?

My daughter called to see if I wanted to see her announce and perform in the play, Vigina Monologue. I told her I would think about it. I did not know alot about it. I was not thrilled about the title of it though. Perhaps it was because of the title that had the word, 'vigina' in it.

Oh, that is a nasty word, isn't it? I put my cell phone back in my purse and headed for the local walmart. While browsing for a few things I needed I walked over to where three college students were standing. They were talking about the play. I listened to what they were saying. One of the girls said the same thing I was thinking. A young man with them spoke up and said, "Why does the word vagina bother so many people. It is just a body part so get over it already! People are complaining about that play and they have not even taken the time to figure it out. I'm going to see it." With that he walked away.

And as I watched him walk away, I thought of how right he was. It was just a body part. Just a word. So, why do we let such words hold such power over us at times? There are words that I would not use in my every day speaking but I do hear others use them and I have felt insulted or shamed by them. But I am learning to start to look at what they are saying and realizing words cannot hurt or offend you unless you let them.

And for those of you who do not know what the Vagina Monologue is about it is about women who have been abused and in some cases murdered by the men they loved. It is their thoughts and feelings so there is going to be bitterness in anger as well as 'nasty words' in it. It is a series of scenes written by Eve Ensler and she does a great job of letting those of you who do not know what it is it like to be abused.

I know what it is like. I had a boyfriend who beat the crap out of me for loaning his mother a can of peas for dinner. I gave it to her without asking him. Oh, I thought he would change. After all he apologized and told me he still loved me and he would change. I was 19 and in love and I just knew he loved me enough to change his ways. After that, it was just a little love tap every now and then but nothing big til the day he came to where I worked and caught me talking to a man who worked there. He beat me that night. I ended up going to the hospital.

I left and never went back to him but I had the luxery of having a family that lived across the united states that I could go to. With their help I was able to pick up the peices of my life and move on. Many women can not do that for various reasons.

I applaud Eve Ensler for speaking out for the women who can't because they are too afraid or dead.

Day Vs NIght

One thing my husband has learned not to do thru the years is to argue with me about what time I go to bed.

He is a day person. He is up bright and early. Seven o'clock comes around and if he is in bed, he has slept in. He bounces out of bed, showers, shaves and it out in the kitchen fixing coffee by seven thirty.

While he is doing that, I am burying my head in the covers, cursing him for being so cheerful and waking me out of my wonderful deep dark slumber. I am a night person. I come alive when the sun goes down. My whole family is like that. At least my foster family is and I found out all my cousins, except one lonely odd ball that goes to bed a ten and gets up at six, are night people. I can remember my foster mother reading and writing letters to her other daughters at two and three in the morning. She would often do her housework at night. (I do too. I was running the sweeper at 1:30 am the other night.)

I do much of my blogging and writing at night. It is now 1:22 a.m. I am wide awake. I hope I can fall asleep when I go to bed at two and force myself to try and sleep. I have morning appointments this week and would really like to get there on time. But every time I think of turning off the computer, I think of a blog that I have not seen or worked on.

My jobs have always been afternoon and night jobs. I worked as a waitress on the three to eleven shift at about four different restaruants. My only day job was for a home for the aged and it did not last long. I was back working the night shift again at another nursing home.

I think some people are just meant to be night people. I told my foster sister that the time I missed mom the most was when it was after midnight and I had no one to call. She called me the other night after midnight to remind me she was there and had no one to talk to at that time of the day either.

You might wonder if you can live with a day person and you are a night person. You can. You just have to work out a system. I will go in and lay down and talk to hubby and curl up next to him til he goes to sleep then get up and go about my business. We both have adjusted to each others schedule and it has worked very well for us for a number of years.

I am happy and he is happy. That is all that matters. Good night.

Oh, when I had the kids to get up for I got up and got them off to school then went back to bed.

what kind are you?

Candy Cigarettes

You're a total badass, but you don't taste very good.

What Kind of Candy Are You?