Life As I See It

It will work out sweetie! It sucks having them out of town......but for right now, it's what has to be! And you'll be able to start scheduling things around his weekends home! Don't worry, I'll be here, and of course we have Bud and Sass to keep him company!!
Hugs from your mommy!

These are good. I can't ever stay up late enough at night to ever catch any of these shows!!

Volunteers make the world go 'round! I haven't looked into any in our new town.....but spent almost 8 years as a "volunteer EMT" in the small town I grew up in. It was such a rewarding thing! I'll find something when the time is right! Hats off to ya!!!

I love to read about Kota! Thanks for sharing him with all of us!
I hope hubby can find some peace...and maybe just talking to him, heart to heart, will help him too. Hugs to ya'll!

You still deserve to go to NYC and just roam, any time you want! You just tell Edward that sometimes with things like that....it is not whether you can afford to go....but whether you can afford NOT to go! The mental health is well deserving of the time and money!!!

Great answers Beabs! I do love to read what people say on these things!!!

Those are cool! When I went home for the weekend to see my family...the small town I grew up in was having their 3rd annual "Chalk the Walk" affair. Have you ever heard of such an event? A large box area is marked off in the middle of the main street, divided into squares. You sign up to "chalk" one of the boxes. When it is all said and done, it will be a tapestry of chalk boxes, creating a famous painting. This year it was "The Big Bluff" - more commonly known as the Dogs playing poker. So awesome to see. And not an easy thing to do the chalking - according to my sister who did one of the boxes. There were also other areas around the street of individual chalk drawings. I took a few pics of them....maybe I'll get around to writing a post about it and adding the pics to it.

What a horrible way to wake up in the night. I'm sorry to hear about it. Hugs to ya and to GF.

great post! I love reading what people write.....and as for the drinks...I'm with you.....COFFEE and more COFFEE and more coffee and more coffee............

The end of one relationship and the start of another......I have been there and done that. It is difficult....but I am glad for you that at least for now, your ex - or soon to be ex can be a friend and can move on. I do hope that continues. Regardless, you need to look forward and aim high! Trust yourself and move in the direction your heart leads you.

A beautiful prayer.....my love and prayers to and for you as well!

So glad to hear that Bisbee is feeling better! And I read on a couple blogs that today is the day this world was truly blessed by your birth.
So with extra hugs to you and all the warmth in my heart....HAPPY BIRTHDAY JON!!!

I'm not a "mexican food eater"....or at least I wasn't....until recently. I do have to be careful, as spicy food and I don't always get along very well. And I am an admitted "wimp" when it comes to scalding my tastebuds.....but I can handle chicken fajitas and even chicken quesadillas.....just leave the spicy stuff off. And forget the refried beans (I won't even tell you what we used to call them in school!) and the guacamole and the hot peppers and the "cheese sauce" that has spice in it.
Gotta keep it pretty mild for me. So, I think I shall pass on this...but will pass on the info to my sweetie and my son-in-law.....both love mouth-blistering spicy food. (Okay - well it's mouth blistering in my mind anyway!!)

I didn't mean to imply that our moral fiber/fabric is created by anyone other than each individual person, with lives intertwining and creating the "fabric"....it just seems that in so many families there is not any nurturing of the heart as you and I see it should be done, rather leading by poor example, the heart gets left behind in far too many people. So many people have no "conscience"....and although the heart is there, they are a stranger to it. That is truly sad!
But (uh-oh - there is that word that I've heard you are not in favor of....) ..you bring up great points and I applaud your willingness to bring this subject to the table. I hope others will join in and give their fifty cents worth on the subject. (Note, it ain't "two-cents" worth anymore......many won't be motivated by two cents, nor even by fifty cents)
Thanks for being my friend too! We'll have to get to know each other a little better.

Whew! Now that was a long one. But I will say, it was rather interesting. I personally do not feel that surveys are true indicators of "what is". It is the same way I feel about pretty much any survey. The answers and analysis are colored by who chooses to respond.
I do find the concept very interesting. I don't know that it would be for me, but maybe with the right partner going into it (you know what I mean here!!) then it could be a beautiful experience. On the other hand, it also wreaks of sexual immorality, and that is something I am against. It continues to fray the moral fabric of our country...our world.
Ahhhh, such a double edged sword this topic can be.
But food for thought and I thank you for that. It is a topic we can discuss in further detail at another time
Will continue to remain a bit more anonymous for the time being.....so you can just know what else I would write after this!!