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Friday November 27, 2009

Inspirational

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  • Easter Cats...er...Bunnies...

    Sunday, March 23, 2008

     Easter Cats
    So, I have this really gorgeous flame point himalayan (that would be a cat for those of you who are not ailurophiles, aka cat lovers) and I had this great (ok, stupid) idea to dress him up as an Easter Bunny to take a picture and post on here for all my DS friends.  I mean what could be cuter than a cat dressed up as a bunny?  hmmm, the first thing that comes to mind wo...

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    26 Comments

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    Ok this journal may not be for everyone, but I just have to write about it, so here we go...
    Fun with Femine Hygiene
    I went to our house in Rock Hill this past weekend and because my husband wasn't expecting me I went by the grocery store to grab something for dinner.  I didn't know what he had to eat at the house, so I was going to call him when I got into the store.  ...


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    25 Comments

  • Hard times...regular folks are amazing

    Thursday, September 18, 2008 | A Positive story

    As I watch our stock market tumbling I find myself feeling cynical, how did these folks get us IN to this mess!  I then remember one of the the coolest coolest things about my job....THE PEOPLE...I get inspired all over again and I have to think we will all be ok.  When I do talks in schools or community groups I tell kids about the long haul medicine entails&nb...

    4 Recommendations

    23 Comments

  • Sunny and Cool

    Sunday, May 25, 2008

    Hey All
    Well Its been a long week. I spent Sunday doing homework and Monday doing homework. Had appt on Tuesday with dentist and I have 8 cavities.  Then later on went to Physical Therapy which was interesting then came homw and turn around later and went back to Maryville with mom to a meeting. It was family night and Mom always goes. So I was tired but we went to wal-mart and got lots of fl...

    2 Recommendations

    22 Comments

  • My SSDI Appeal

    Thursday, November 6, 2008 | A Happy story

    My hearing on the 28th of October, 2008 in Boise, Idaho, was one of the most sttressful and humiliating days of my life. To set before the Judge and tell him why I am unable to work and how my illness has changed my life was really hard for me and on me.  I was very nervous because I had been warned by my Attorney that we were before a DIFFICULT Judge.  Before we went into the hearing s...

    1 Recommendation

    18 Comments

  • How to move with 24 cats!

    Tuesday, May 6, 2008 | A Funny story

    How to Move when you have 24 cats...
    1.  get a box
    2.  open a closet or drawer
    3.  remove cat from box
    4.  remove cat from closet or drawer
    5.  place items in closet or drawer on the head of cat in box
    6.  dig down into box and remove cat
    7.  close lid of box
    8.  hear meows emanating from box
    9.  open box and remove cat
    10.  close box really fast
    1...










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    18 Comments

  • Hey All
    I'm feeling better the last two days. I told myself maybe if I told myself I had a better attitude I would feel better so I pray for a better attitude and its working so far. I'm feeling almost  100% better enough to do school work and get it in before its due at 12 midnight Sunday. Mom help me yesterday and my friends on DS help to. So between all you and mom I probably will ...

    2 Recommendations

    14 Comments

  • Hey All
    Well Joey got his money on July 27 th for 2 months and on the 1st of August he got another one for a month so he got a lot. He gave us money to fix the van. We needed new rotars and brakes and a new tire bad and a oil change it cost 400 hundred dollars. Got a back light order and a side mirror order. We getting the van ready for Nikki to drive. We getting behind in bills after paying them ...

    2 Recommendations

    12 Comments

  • Revelations Pt 19

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | A Funny story

    Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive
    -- the risk to be alive and express what we really are.
    Don Miguel Ruiz
    I am a guy. As I get a bit older I see other guys that are older than me and it is scaring the shit out of me.
    When I was a little kid I didn't care what I looked like. I was dressed to play. Who cares if I wore black rubber boots with...



    1 Recommendation

    13 Comments

  • AAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH

    Thursday, April 2, 2009 | A Funny story

    So many titles to choose from but a low gutteral scream can also suffice.
    I am about to break what seems like the unspoken rules of the club I just joined. I know why they lie. Since only men can get to be in this club, it seems like a cruel joke and they laugh about it when you find out the truth. The first thing that would come to mind is, they must be some tough for this to not bother them.
    I am...

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    12 Comments


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