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SERENITY...

I am free.  My mind is clear.  I am safe.  I accept things just as they are.  I accept me just as I am.  I turn it over.  My life is a life of choice.  I surrender.  I walk in serenity.  I live for today.  I stay in the moment.  I am perfect just the way I am.  I let go.  Today I am content with my life.  Gratitude is my attitude.  Easy does it...I am confident.  Today I keep it simple.  I have wings to fly.  I am in perfect harmony.  I live in the solution.  I am willing.  I live one day at a time.  I am open minded.  I meet all situations with poise.  I live and let live.  Today I live life on life's terms.  Acceptance is the answer.  I am not alone.  I am OK.  I embrace the journey...

it's cold outside...

 Happy New Year everybody!    Hope your new year is better than years long ago.....it's freakin' cold here this morn    it's only 5 degrees outside   brrrrr......

 

very unusual

well it's saturday   snowbound saturday   it's still snowing and i bet we have 2ft of snow here in the city    this is very unusual   i went out to buy my son some thermal shirts this morn so i could get them in the mail   got the shirts, but the post office is closed    this hasn't happened in 15yrs or so   Goodness    the truckers were all lined up along the interstate in two roads east bound I-40   others were in the parking lots of Target and Walmart   the city is dead   even with my 4x4 it's too much snow to get around in    i wanted sooo much to get these shirts out to my son and his buddy Josh   plus i found out the p.o. is closed tuesday due to Pres. Ford's honor   so it won't be til wednesday before these shirts get in the mail   i talked to my son yesterday   he called 3-4times last week   it's cold in Iraq   well life doesn't always go as planned   i'm not sure when this snow will clear   hopefully soon    this is very unusual, pretty, but strange...

i'm back....

well i made it home   beat the next snow storm that came in last nite   it's currently snowing here on the mountain anyways   it's beautiful   my kids are sleeping right beside me    they haven't left my side since i got home yesterday    ....anyways, the above pics are all of family except the very first one   that pic is my childhood friend and her parents   we hung out ALL the time and i spent a lot of time over at her house   it was great to see them, but i didn't realize until i was there it's been 30yrs or so since i had seen them ..goodness     so now let me see if i can sort out the rest of the pics   2. is Jason, a son of my niece Jorjeanna  3.  Rory, 2months old, Jorje's new addition   4. Madison, 3yrs old   Becca's lil' girl, Jorjeanna's sister  5.  Arlene, my older sister and Jorje's and Becca's mom  6. Jorjeanna  7. Mark, Jorje's husband   8. Ava Louise, 6weeks old, my niece Kris' new daughter  9. Aunt Betty, my mom's sis  10. My mom  11.  Me with mom & aunt betty  12.  My sis Clarine  13. my cousin JoAnn, Aunt Betty's daughter 14.  My dad, stepmother JoAnn and all the great grandkids  15.  all the grandkids with their kids with dad and JoAnn   16.  the whole damn family,  me included in there somewhere  17. Jacob, Jorjeanna's other son  18. Maechala, 4yrs old, Felicia's kid, Felicia is Kris' sis  19. Felician, Maechala, & Ava Louise  20.  Matthew, my nephew, Arlene's youngest  21. Clarine,& 2 of her grandkids Kameron & Ava Louise  22. Aunt Betty with her gag gift, a thong-she even put it on for us  23. Me with Ava Louise  24.  Maechala again  25. Felicia  26. JoAnn  27. Kameron  28. Kris with her fiance, Brenon...30. Becca, my niece  31.  the kids at a movie in the living room  32. Ava Louise  33.  Kameron as Santa Claus  35.  Aunt Pauline, another sis of my mom's  36.  Mike, Aunt Pauline's son  37 & 38.   Jaydin at karate

the trip went well    i got to visit my old hometown, Mooresville, Indiana   i also got to see my birthplace in Ft Thomas, KY    i also saw other places i lived as akid in Kentucky   it was a very busy, noisy, trip with all the commotion at Christmas, but it was good to visit after 15yrs or more   but you know, there's no place like home here in New Mexico    it's great to be back....cya soon

flight delay

we got a snow storm yesterday and this morn    the city was all but shut down    flights were still coming and going, but some delayed    my flight delayed so much i would have missed my connecting flight   so i've been rebooked for tomorrow with a direct flight from here to Cincinnati    hopefully it'll be a go for i've heard there's another storm coming in    so let's see....Now for some great news    my son called me today from Iraq   God it was sooo good to hear him   he sounds good and he's going to call again saturday while i'm in Ohio to talk to my mom   he sounded more like himself today than he did on the dvd the other day    he told me where he's located exactly so now i just need a map   will hit the library in Ohio asap   life is pretty good....if you don't hear from me in awhile, i made it to Ohio...

happy holidays

Merry Christmas!

i'm headed to Ohio in a couple days and much to do before then ....so i wish everyone a Merry Christmas....cya when i get back!    Hugz!

heard from kyle

heard from my son today    received a dvd with him on it   he was in kuwait   he looked a bit different in his demeanor that is   i noticed the change about 3weeks or so before he left during our phone conversations   he says he's fine, not to worry   he did admit he was a little nervous   maybe a lot by my view   he's gotten really serious in the last month not that i blame him   he usually is cutting up like a clown all the time    but it was good to see his face and hear from him    he requested i get a copy to my mom and i'll hand carry that this next week when i get to Ohio    she's the one to finish raising him the last 8yrs or so before he went into the army   Goodness, i need to watch it again    i know he's really growing up fast now in Iraq   God i keep him and all our troops in my prayers    he said he'll be home in august, let's hope the govt keeps it that way or bring 'em home sooner....