I don't know how many of you have heard this story but I read it and felt sick to my stomach...sure, it sucks that your kid died...but HE was the one drinking and HE was the one using a cell phone and HE was the one speeding and HE was not wearing a seatbelt... (not to mention the weed found in the car)
I understand in the wake of tragedy you look for someone to blame (believe me, I understand that) - to make you feel better. But I say SHAME ON YOU for suing others... sure, the bartender should not have given him more drinks, but HE should have known not to drink and drive...and sure the tow truck driver was in the middle of the road, but had HE not been speeding and using a cell phone he would have time to react...
had your son been obeying the laws he likely would not have been killed...stop passing the buck and just accept what has happened...or you could just add a few more defendants to the suit...like the manufacturer of the cell phone, for making a 'dangerous' weapon...or how about the sun - for not being around and making it light so HE could see...
sheesh
Friday, May 25, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
How does your garden grow?
I planted a TON of bulbs and flowers this spring and some have come up (some haven't) but I'm thinking it is starting to look really good...next year will be better when they spread a bit.
The front bed - you can see the corner of the new patio around the corner. The rock in the middle of the bed is to catch the rain coming off the roof - just in case you were wondering...The bird feeder is a John Deere - given to us by some great friends back in RI.
The fire colored lilies
Close-up of one of the Alliums (a little blurry)
The front bed - you can see the corner of the new patio around the corner. The rock in the middle of the bed is to catch the rain coming off the roof - just in case you were wondering...The bird feeder is a John Deere - given to us by some great friends back in RI.
The fire colored lilies
Close-up of one of the Alliums (a little blurry)Absence makes the heart....
So I am finished with my hiatus...things are ok...a little rough with Mother's Day and all, but overall - ok.
I spent some time in the yard with my parents, hubby and brother on Saturday. Nathan and I have wanted a deck/patio but it is a little tricky because of how our house is situated in the cul-de-sac. Our backyard is virtually non-existant, but we have a large side-yard so we decided to put it there. We were going to pour concrete (I could get a good deal with my connections at work) but then my dad found a whole mess fo brick at a yard sale for $15 so we decided to go that route instead. We had to get some other stones too to make it as large as we wanted, but overall it looks really good...
I spent some time in the yard with my parents, hubby and brother on Saturday. Nathan and I have wanted a deck/patio but it is a little tricky because of how our house is situated in the cul-de-sac. Our backyard is virtually non-existant, but we have a large side-yard so we decided to put it there. We were going to pour concrete (I could get a good deal with my connections at work) but then my dad found a whole mess fo brick at a yard sale for $15 so we decided to go that route instead. We had to get some other stones too to make it as large as we wanted, but overall it looks really good...
The grey stones weigh 36lbs each and my mom and I moved 62 of them...THREE times. (From the pallet to the push-cart thing to the truck to the yard) The doggie 'helped' and got pretty tuckered out too. Here are a few pics:
The Finished Patio - we are still going to add posts and an arbor but this is a good start.
Brad and Besta all tuckered out (look at that green grass!!)
Dad - supervising from the shade.
The Finished Patio - we are still going to add posts and an arbor but this is a good start.
Brad and Besta all tuckered out (look at that green grass!!)
Dad - supervising from the shade.Tuesday, April 17, 2007
...blue...
So I have to first apologize for not updating sooner...but TRUST ME...you would not have wanted to know what horrible dark thoughts were swimming around in my head. I have been dealing with some deamons off and on for a few years, and they are trying with all their might to surface lately...scary things...scary, dark things...
Also, my little heart is broken, again......I am pretty sure we lost another baby just over a week ago..in fact I would bet my life on it. ...I had a hunch I might have been pregnant...especially after passing out and falling in my closet. But it was not until it 'ended' that I was pretty sure...the way it happened mimicked almost exactly the way the first one went...it would actually explain a lot...I had been extremely tired, moody, my face broke out something terrible and I was a little bit of a Bee-otch to all around me...more so than I EVER get with PMS...I just don't know how much more I can handle...I got an invitation to a baby shower for a friend in the mail and this is the friend who let me find out she was pregnant in a mass e-mail...after a very deep heart-to-heart (or so I thought) about infertility...(it took her like 6 months to get pregnant)...and it is being hosted by the friend that I think is pregnant again...the one who won't return my calls or e-mails...the only real friend I have made here is pregnant too...on their first try. A few in my family are also pregnant or have just had babies...It just seems to be EVERYWHERE, and it makes it hard to do even the simplest of things, like go to church...family gatherings...grocery shop...
Just when I feel like I have the whole thing under control and I can deal with it...something else pops up and kicks me in the stomach...and it is never one at a time...that I could maybe deal with but this 1-2 sucker punch stuff is really knocking the wind - and life - out of me...
Also, my little heart is broken, again......I am pretty sure we lost another baby just over a week ago..in fact I would bet my life on it. ...I had a hunch I might have been pregnant...especially after passing out and falling in my closet. But it was not until it 'ended' that I was pretty sure...the way it happened mimicked almost exactly the way the first one went...it would actually explain a lot...I had been extremely tired, moody, my face broke out something terrible and I was a little bit of a Bee-otch to all around me...more so than I EVER get with PMS...I just don't know how much more I can handle...I got an invitation to a baby shower for a friend in the mail and this is the friend who let me find out she was pregnant in a mass e-mail...after a very deep heart-to-heart (or so I thought) about infertility...(it took her like 6 months to get pregnant)...and it is being hosted by the friend that I think is pregnant again...the one who won't return my calls or e-mails...the only real friend I have made here is pregnant too...on their first try. A few in my family are also pregnant or have just had babies...It just seems to be EVERYWHERE, and it makes it hard to do even the simplest of things, like go to church...family gatherings...grocery shop...
Just when I feel like I have the whole thing under control and I can deal with it...something else pops up and kicks me in the stomach...and it is never one at a time...that I could maybe deal with but this 1-2 sucker punch stuff is really knocking the wind - and life - out of me...
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
It better not
The weather here today - and supposedly for the next two days is supposed to be nasty...like 12+ inches of snow nasty...and it had better not be - my Aliums are coming up and it will kill them :(
In other 'news' - hehe, I said that like I am so important...chuckle. Nathan's brother flew in for a couple days and that's always good - but the happier news is that he's coming back this summer and bringing the whole fam! I haven't seen all those nieces and nephews in a while and it will be SO fun to see/hang out with them! :) Its hard because Nathan's got siblings spread all over the world...and some we don't see very often. In fact, we have 1 niece and 2 nephews that we have never seen :(
I have been seriously contemplating buying a sports car...I like them but so far I have seen it as totally unpractical...afterall...you can't put a car seat in a 2-seat convertible...but I think it might be good for me...having a car that won't 'allow' for children can give my mind (and heart) a break from thinking about it all the time. Plus, driving around in a sports car would be a little more motivation to lose some weight - cause I don't want to be the fat girl in the hot car...
In other 'news' - hehe, I said that like I am so important...chuckle. Nathan's brother flew in for a couple days and that's always good - but the happier news is that he's coming back this summer and bringing the whole fam! I haven't seen all those nieces and nephews in a while and it will be SO fun to see/hang out with them! :) Its hard because Nathan's got siblings spread all over the world...and some we don't see very often. In fact, we have 1 niece and 2 nephews that we have never seen :(
I have been seriously contemplating buying a sports car...I like them but so far I have seen it as totally unpractical...afterall...you can't put a car seat in a 2-seat convertible...but I think it might be good for me...having a car that won't 'allow' for children can give my mind (and heart) a break from thinking about it all the time. Plus, driving around in a sports car would be a little more motivation to lose some weight - cause I don't want to be the fat girl in the hot car...
Friday, March 23, 2007
The legend lives on...
Remember a while back I mentioned all those stories about tripping...and how my nickname on the Drumline was trip?
This morning I was getting ready...I went into the closet and put one shoe on, reached for the other, and then WHAM...I fell. I smacked my left shoulder blade and back of my head against the wall, my right leg shot out, hitting the legs of my 4' tall jewelry case and it then tipped over onto me hitting the front of my stupid skull, my left leg got smashed up against the little set of stairs I have in the closet to reach the top shelf, and it is scraped and bleeding...
Still not sure how it happened...I think I rolled my ankle...the bummer is that I got new shoes last night...they are super cute but they have a narrow wedge heel...I fear only more accidents are to come... :(
This morning I was getting ready...I went into the closet and put one shoe on, reached for the other, and then WHAM...I fell. I smacked my left shoulder blade and back of my head against the wall, my right leg shot out, hitting the legs of my 4' tall jewelry case and it then tipped over onto me hitting the front of my stupid skull, my left leg got smashed up against the little set of stairs I have in the closet to reach the top shelf, and it is scraped and bleeding...
Still not sure how it happened...I think I rolled my ankle...the bummer is that I got new shoes last night...they are super cute but they have a narrow wedge heel...I fear only more accidents are to come... :(
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
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