I will be gone until next week

[JAVISI]

To all my wonderful Friends!
What therapy I got this week! From all of the care and loving support! I will be back on Tuesday. Cyberhugs to all of you!

Dream Big, Laurie;)

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i hope you will be away for something "plesant". in any case we'll be watching for your return. later..

[JAVISI]

Joy,
I would love to talk to you daily but right now I am moving out into the country with a friend. I will have to get internet access set up out there. I am in town frequently yet for all of my endless Dr's appointments. And unfortunatly to get caught up on my bills. I also am here twice a week to visit my son in jail!

You are a great friend. I always feel better after reading your posts!
Dream Big, Laurie;)

[Buttons2]

Laurie, well from what I recall about your family I'm glad to hear that you are moving in with a friend.....maybe you can have a little doggie to give you lots of love??

Is the tube a permanent thing? I would hope not!

Spring's around the corner......chin up!

Bit hug,Buttons

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well laurie the move sounds great and i hope it is a fast move with lots of help to get the job done easier. having to be almost home bound is not so bad for me as i have a large lot to live on. since i was a country girl most of my life at least i still get to see birds and squirrels. just yesterday we went back to my homeplace to bring more of my stuff we have stored at mother's old place and i missed seeing a deer that was just by the window. i miss seeing all the good stuff when i visit there now as i'm so busy trying to gather all my stuff up to bring it back to my house. that hardwood floor sure is nice but i think it will take a long time to get all my junk back home. hubby just boxed it up and moved everything to mother's house and used it for storage. i am still finding family pictures and things i do treasure or i'd just let it all stay boxed for whoever inherits it the old house and land, lol.

i look forward to hearing from you when you do get a chance to catch us all up. it was good to hear that you were still around so now i won't be wondering like i was, lol. BTwas down for so long and it did not really bother me like it did effect some people. then i started remembering all the familiar names i was used to seeing and started wondering if anything had happened to them. so it is nice to finally hear after all this time that you are still alive and kicking, lol. see what your little angels and hearts and dream big did. made people remember you more than you ever realised!

[JAVISI]

Joy,
I love the contry, it is so peaceful and I too love to look at the wild live. Their are many deer and wild Turkey's, Pheshants. Their are many cats at the farm and yes a dog. The cats like to get under my feet but they are loveable. and they keep the mice away.

It is so nice to hear from you again. I have lost a lot of my friends but have also been able to meet so many new ones. I am in town to see my son at the jail. I hate going there, yet as a mom I feel like I need to go when ever visiting hours are. I miss him and love him so much! I just hope he really knows that:confused: !

Time to go will be back soon!
Dream Big, Laurie:)

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you are a good mother laurie. my son does not realise just how much i love him at the moment but i know that he will realise that i did love him someday. does not do much for my spirit just now but i know once he has been a dad long enough he will realise it is not as easy as he thinks it is, lol.

oh your surrounding sound so lovely. just what you need to help you heal. i wish we could move onto our 20 acres so bad but the only way hubby will agree is for me to move back into a mobile home. no thanks. i was living in one when we had to move into a bigger house to adopt the second child. i have problerms with the stuff they put in the wood etc and i also remember just how hard those things are to heat and cool. i'd rather put the money into a smaller house. but hubby and i just do not see eye to eye on that so for now it's just beautiful land that tugs at my heart strings when i visit mother's old house to retrieve things we have stored there. but do i ever remember the peace i got from just waking up and staring at the line of trees etc. on the property. i think hubby thinks we'll just habg onto it and pass it along to the two children. the two that does not get along anyway because of one's stuborness. so yeah, having to divy up land will raeally make them get along just fine, lol. but enough of that for now, my spirits is low enough. so i'm trying to not push things as i know i do have my limits.

so good to hear from you again and keep us updated when you have an oppurtunity.

later new friend

[JAVISI]

Joy,
I do love it in the country, The peacefulness is something that is so therapeutic to me. The house has a basement that goes outdoors through the sliding doors and the main floor has deck, I love to go sit on the deck and listen to nothing but the nature:) .

My room is on the main floor, their are 3 bedrooms upstairs but I do not do stairs well so I stay on the main floor. It is an older but beautiful hose with suck nice trees. The road is rarely traveled on so I don't see to many cars. I do come into town fequently to see my parents , brother and his family and my grandma. Of course I come to see my kids and grandkids too. I try to do that when their dad is at work so I don't have to run into him, he still scares me:o.

I got my own car, although I am not supposed to drive, it is cheap on gas and I don't have to depend on others driving their cars. It does give me a little sense of independance. I sure do miss the freedom that I used to have as far as driving and going to work ect. but I am making the most of the hand that I was dealt, some days are harder than others:( .

We hope to get to calves and raise them. I also would like to try my hand at gardening. I can sit on the ground and pull weeds. I have to have things to do to occupy my time. Itend to sleep a lot. This illness and the pills make me tired. Somedays I feel like I am sleeping my life away but if I don't get enough rest my symptoms get worse:rolleyes: .

I hope things are well with you. My son's ex grlfriend brought his daughter up to see him. She is 3 and wouldn't even look at him. He was very sad. After she left he said "I think she is mad at me, she hasn't seen me in a month". I really didn't really have any words to console him, I could see the hurt and pain in his eyes. He understands the pain I am going through to a certain extent, but not completely:confused: .
That day will come soon enough. Hope all is well with you!
Dream Big, with lots of hope for Inner Peace, Laurie:)

[Cry Tears]

Hi Laurie...I absolutly love the country big time love it!
I detest going into town...hate traffic, noise and humdrum of big city living.
Give me the smells of country....cow poop n all!
Its hard for us here in the Northwest...we tend to get as weepy as the skies are....
a constant drip, drip and gray overcast skies ALL the time.
I haven't seen the sun in weeks...leterally have NOT seen even a peep, that if you don't count the 20 seconds the clouds parted one day...teasing everyone here in Oregon!
But the trees and evergreens need the rain. Look at Saudi Arabia...only sprigs of green are artificial or in a pot...it never rains there.
So I'll take our gray skies cuz it means we'll have greener grass and waters the huge trees seen everywhere.
I love going down to our barn...we're boarding a pregnant mare, due the 13th of this month...exciting days ahead!
We're now into counting the days...maybe this weekend? I'll take lots of photos and post them.
I can feel the foal kicking around inside her huge tummy.
Molly appretiates my rubbing her head and ears...she nuzzels me whenever I do this.
She's standing there with a look on her face....and groans long groans...there's an understanding between us.
I know how uncomfortable she is...the last few days are hard. She has no idea whats inside her or perhaps instinct tells her something is coming?
At the same time we're all afraid things won't go just right...that something terrible will happen to the foal and Molly the mommy.
But then theres millions of foals born in the wild with no one around.
I used to have lots of chickens....50 at the most. Even had phesants that ate from my hand while our Golden Retreiver, Kyall, waited patiently for them to leave the area so he could eat the grains I'd scattered.
Too funny...a bird dog laying there while the pheasants pecked around him. I'll have to scan that picture in and post it.
I even had a flock of guinea hens...husband hated them...too ugly! Made weird sounds...they tore our landscaping to shreds...but ate all the slugs.
I had a pet rooster, name Chanticlair...he was my "baby" as I always cuddled him and diddled with his waddles...he'd close his eyes lay his head on my shoulder when I did this. Here he was this humungous rooster, 3 inch tallons sharp enough to kill...and he was my baby! I used to put a leash on him, take him to kids classes...even to church one time...Holy Chicken! People cracking up as he walked up the isle with the leash...I was giving the childrens story in front of 400 people that day. Couldn't beleive how tame this guy was.
What was really funny was when I put him down he'd ruffle his feathers, find one of his girls...climb on top...give 'em 2 seconds of some of his manliness,
then ruffle his feathers then crow'ed loudly! Any attempt by the other rooster, we called "Mr Pantywaist" for good reason...he never tried anything as long as Chanticlare was watching...he knew better than to mess with his flock of "girls"!
I sold eggs to our neighbors...would always include a few green and blue eggs made by the Araconda chickens who give these colored eggs.
Its all in how much copper content at time eggs are layed.
The eggs come out squishy/jelly feeling...not hard like most think. They harden instantly after being layed. Once in awhile you'd find one that was "soft".
The Silkies always tried laying on anyones eggs. I'd give them a few to sit on whenever I wanted a few chicks. Sometimes I'd give them those fake plastic eggs...that made them happy!
I had black Silkies and White ones too. The white ones have black skin under neath the white feathers. Their head plums made them look so silly.
It takes 21 days for the eggs to hatch. The chickens lay a few eggs...when they feel the nest is full...they sit on it...when they sit on them for the 21 days they all hatch on same time/day. I've had some very tiny English Banty chicks...spendy! But sooo cute! Small grape sized eggs. When hatched they're so tiny....they were my favorites beside the funny looking Silkies.
I've posted a few pics from off the internet...all my photos are on hard copy before digital cameras were so popular.
So stay posted for pictures I'll be posting of the foals birth.
I'm hoping its next weekend when grand daughter Madi is here to see this.
I hope you're all doing well...anticipating spring blooms!
Gardening sounds good.
Blessings...cheryl

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hello laurie, cheryl, buttons and anyone else visiting with us.

hope everyone has a nice weekend. it has to be better than our day was today as hubby's heart was out of rhythum. we got the huge bill from when he went to ER and they did nothing so that has not helped matters.

and i had to have the first part of a root canal. i hate those things. i don't have but just a few of my original teeth left. most have crowns or at the least they have fillings. my latest crowns are so much lighter than my own teeth i think my dentist is going to give me a fair deal on the mouth and tray for my few teeth to try and bleach the teeth some. it is awfully noticable when the fake teeth are whiter than the real ones, lol.

i also went to our local beauty school and was a guinea pig for the new students. the perm did not turn out too bad. at least i have not gone and gotten something to remove all the curl like i did last time. and that was regular price for the perm plus the cost of the remover so i'm ahead so far. my hair is getting longer and i'm trying everything i can think of to try and curl it. i have so much shoulder pain raising my arms so i was determined to not have such short hair. i don't know, i may have to have it cut some anyway as it is harder to dry also. so far i am still blessed with thick hair. so even when it is short it takes some time for me to get it dry. whew. men have it awfully easy with just shaving and a quick hair cut. don't you women agree?

ah i hear the birdies singing. they are enjoying the nice weather we have been having. and yes, cheryl, we have had sunshine. and tornado watches. and i've pretty much kept inside since i don't feel up to par but it has been nice to know the sun is shining and flowers are popping up everywhere.

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hi laurie. it's been a long three weeks seems like. i was just checking and hoping things are well with you and yours.

i check up on others sometimes as well, lol. most everyone on this thread as a matter of fact, lol. my mind is still in a deep fog and i don't have much to say but i still wonder how others are doing.

i'm hopeful everyone is doing ok and things will improve for us all.

[JAVISI]

Joy, I have been trying to get on line for several days! It has been frustrating. My computer is junk! I think Monday we will be ordering a new one! Yea! And we have been having storms almost daily. It is good sleeping weather but a little depressing. Things have been going okay in my life. My grandma got out of the hospital and we brought her back to our hometown to the hospital for swing bed care. She has had 2 major operations in 2 weeks, but she has a strong will and is going to make it through this. I am so happy for that! The ntube in my nose is still driving me crazy! I am really burnt out from going to the jail to see my son. That place is a joke, with so many problems! But I will continue to go for as long as my health lets me. I really miss him. Life just isn't the same. I will be glad when his sentencing is all over! He goes to court again on July 18th. By then he will have been in jail for 6 months. That is a long time! Thanks for checking on me I will write again soon as soo as this computer lets me again. I hyope things are going okay with you! Thanks for being such a good friend, Javisi