MERRY CHRISTMAS

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT SANTA BEING QUESTIONED ON THE WITNESS STAND BY A LAWYER? Lawyer: Is it correct Santa that you called this woman a Ho, not once but 3 times???

GREAT

Now that I have updated this blogger as suggested my the master of bloggerland, I can't upload any pictures! GRRRRRRRR... Why do we get these darn updates when they just seem to give us grief. I kick myself everytime I accept an update on a program.

A LITTLE OF THIS AND A LITTLE OF THAT

Haven't posted any thing for awhile that was very meaningful, so thought I would just put some of my musings of this last week down.

First off, Dell is on my baddy list. I helped my brother order a Dell desktop computer and by day 2 of ownership it is working like a snail, I mean 5 minutes to get a screen up. Got on the phone last nite with "India" tech support. Spent 1 1/2 hr of my cell phone air time while she kept walking us thru steps to help her identify the problem. Finally the cell phone went dead. When I called back on the reg. phone, of course I got a different person, but at least they have us with a case number and I am to call them this evening and he promised he would help fix it. Going to do a restore back to factory settings and start over. Maybe they will just have to send another computer, because this is sure not acceptable.

We are siting eagles. Have seen a beautiful bald eagle flying over, there is alot of timber in our area and bluffs down by the creek about 1/2 mile from us. Today I saw a golden eagle in the pasture, it was spotting some skinned creatures that someone dumped out by the stop at the end of our road, which is also the end of our pasture line. I looked at them yesterday, they are 3 skinned raccoons. Only way you can tell is by their feet. Uck. I told hubby he needed to go down and scoop them up and at least throw them out in the field {across the road, of course} so that a coyote can have dinner, instead of waiting for the vultures to start landing.

Business has been slow this month. I had thought that winter would bring in more folks wanting to buy books. I seem to have regular customer who come in every couple weeks. The county newspaper was supposed to run an article about the store, they did the interview the end of Oct. and took pictures but still haven't run the article. I have a call in to ask them if they lost me.

I did something I said I would NOT do. I sent in and renewed my Mo. RN license. Ohhhhhhh, I don't want to go back to a real job...... But am thinking of doing a little PRN work for a local home health agency on Mondays, when the store is closed. The little extra might help me from dipping into savings. So I have the application sitting here on my desk and procrastinating on filling it out.

Also have been doing some researching on selling books on line. I have looked at Amazon and Ebay so far. Anyone with experience in this it would be awesome to get some input. I have bought a couple books and a CD on Amazon recently and it went so smooth, I was impressed. I am not an on line shopper.

Having daughter and grand daughter come spend a few hours Sat in the store with me. That will be fun. Hubby out buying a "fresh" turkey today for me to bake for Xmas. Want to stay home that day. Feel sorry for all the folks in Denver area!

Well if you have made it this far, I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. The picture I am attaching is our house with the lights at nite. dc

Hillbilly, ME?

Because of the climate of political correctness now pervading America, those of us in Arkansas and Missouri will no longer be referred to as HILLBILLIES.We ask that you now refer to us as OZARK-AMERICANS.


Thank you!Now if you'll excuse me, I got possums to fry.

New Blogger?

OK I have my update done, now will see what all the fuss is about.

Switching to new version of Blogger?

Well hope I have not messed up, but I clicked on switching to new new updated version of Blogger, so we will see if it works OK and all my stuff got switched too. See I am a big chicken when it comes to changing stuff. I sort of like my stuff left alone, but don't want to get in the headlong rush to keep up with technology and end up loosing my STUFF.

A FAVORITE JOKE

This joke really captures a sick sense of humor. But I love it. I have saved this clipping for years.

Take a deep breath and enjoy the holiday season. Take time to slow down and enjoy your blessings. 

This is a site to go to for a beautiful christmas message

http://www.asilentnightmovie.com/ the pictures, music, and message is inspiring. Please check it out. Sit back and be quiet and let it into your soul.

Sunday Morning Book Club

Sunday Morning Book Club

I noticed that this site has been unused for almost a year, Does anyone want to help reserect it? It was an interesting idea when we started it, but not sure it was very user friendly, Maybe we could find some help to revamp it a little. What say out there? I will post this site on my blog and see if there is any interest from my readers. Thanks DC

THIS IS A RATHER LONG POEM BUT IT HAS TO TOUCH ALL OUR HEARTS, PLEASE READ.


A crabby old man

When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital near Tampa,
Florida, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value.

Later, when the nurses were going through his meager possessions, they found
this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were
made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital.

One nurse took her copy to Missouri. The old man's sole bequest to posterity
has since appeared in the Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the St
Louis Association for Mental Health. A slide presentation has also been made
based on his simple, but eloquent, poem.

And this little old man, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the
author of this "anonymous" poem
winging across the Internet:


Crabby Old Man

What do you see, nurses. What do you see?
What are you thinking..……....... When you're looking at me?
A crabby old man .........……….. Not very wise,
Uncertain of habit, ...………....... With faraway eyes?

Who dribbles his food. And makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice, .. "I do wish you'd try!"
Who seems not to
notice .......... The things that you do,
And forever is losing ...........….. A sock or shoe?

Who, resisting or not, ........….... Lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding, ……... The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking? …... Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse,…....You're not looking at me.

I'll tell you who I am .....……....... As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, ..…….... As I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of ten . With a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters ...........……. Who love one another

A young boy of sixteen .......….....With wings on his feet
Dreaming that soon now. ….........A lover he'll meet
A groom soon at twenty ............. My heart gives a leap,
Remembering the
vows. That I promised to keep.
At twenty-five now, ...........…….. I have young of my own,
Who need me to guide ...…….... And a secure happy home.
A man of thirty, .......………....... My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other .....……..... With ties that should last.

At forty, my young sons ..…….... Have grown and are gone,
But my woman's beside me. To see I don't mourn
At fifty once more, .......……....... Babies play 'round my knee,
Again we know children, .…....... My loved one and me
Dark days are upon me, ...…..... My wife is dead,
I look at the future, ....………....... I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing. Young of their own ,
And I think of the years……….... And the
love that I've known.

I'm now an old man.......……....... And nature is cruel;
Tis jest to make old age ....…......Look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles, .......…..... Grace and vigor depart,
There is now a stone. Where I once had a heart
But inside this old carcass ..…….. A young guy still dwells,
And now and again, ...……..........My battered heart swells
I remember the joys, .................. I remember the pain,
And I'm loving and living.....…...... Life over again.

I think of the years ...……........... All too few, gone too fast,
And accept the stark fact. That nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people, ........ Open and see,
Not a crabby old man; ………......
Look closer... see, ME!!

Remember this poem when you next meet an older person who you might brush
aside without looking at the young soul within.....we will all, one day, be
there, too! PLEASE SHARE THIS POEM

3 # BRAIN?

A fellow blogger posted, no, bragged, that she had lost 3 pounds last week, then mentioned that she had also lost her mind and that probably her mind weighed 3 pounds.

WELL GUESS WHAT??

The brain does weigh about 3 pounds, but I just found {synchronicity?} in my reading Carl Sagan's book while on the treadmill this morning that the average brain does weigh 3 #. But what was the most interesting was that if all the fluids were removed, you know like dehydrated, your total mass would be about the size of your NAVEL!!!! Now isn't that just a hoot? Oh, I think I sprained my brain!

THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW YOU EXCELLERATED TO FAST

Thought this was a funny picture, of course it came to me with a joke attached. But you get the jist.

Well what is the book store owner reading now. Seems I have 2 or 3 books going at a time. Just finished Johathat Livingston Seagull. What a great little book. Now I am collecting all of Richard Bach's books. Just started his book "One". Also I have started a Carl Sagan book and am finishing up Dean Koontz's, From the Corner of His Eye, Great book. I think my daughter has finally got me hooked on his books. Of course I still have a pile that I keep putting aside to read.

We are finally starting to thaw out. Got about 2 in. of ice and sleet then 8 in of snow on top last week. Had to stay home Thurs, and Fri. along with most everyone else in the area. But it has been melting and roads are clear. Put another log on the fire!! 

Fluffy Critters

Well we got snow. About 8 inches of it, on top of a freezing rain. Am thankful that we could just stay home and keep the fire going and keep warm. Of course these guys needed a little TLC. Sampson, the big guy here says "Where the heck did my grass go?" Now if we could just find that darn tank heater. But guess we will have to buy a new one today. Got to go to town and stock up of grub. 

Take time for a Laugh

You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a > >'drop off' (The ground is 18-20 inches below the level you are traveling > >on), and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as > >you. In front of you is a galloping horse which is the same size as your > >car and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is another galloping horse. > >Both horses are also traveling at the same speed as you . What must you do > >to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?> >> >> >








ANSWER:

> >> > * Get your drunk ass off the merry-go-round

Shed a little tear for the puppy

Coming into town this morning I saw something that made me a little sad. I saw a dog on the highway that had been killed by a car probably this morning, but what caught my eye was the rest of the family sitting off to the side on a little rise about 15 ft from the highway. It looked like the Momma dog and the rest of the litter, all sitting exactly the same and looking at the dead pup. Made me get a little catch in my throat just seeing them like that, like they knew. I have seen this "pack" of dogs for several weeks, and think they belong to a home back in the trees. This is the 2nd on to get hit in this area. They are just mixed breed mongrels. In this part of the country people let their dogs run loose, or they will confine them in small pens. Don't know which is worse. Well this was a site that I won't forget, wonder how long they will sit there??

Aspire to inspire before you Expire

Please READ

http://billoreilly.com/currentarticle Please go to this site and read this weeks article, believe me your mouth will drop open. I am not a huge O'reilly fan, but if what he says is true, we are really headed down the slippery slope.

God must love stupid people, he made so many of them

Does anyone else hate the Sonic commercials besides me?? How ignorant do they think we are out here. I could barely tolerate the woman and man, and now there are 2 men and it is so stupid, I hit the mute every time I can reach the remote. While I am at it the other comercials I truely hate is Carl Juniors, with their piggy eating styles. THATS supposed to intice me to come eat there. I think not. That was one reason we refused to eat there. OK there is my complaint for the day. Maybe I can find their web sites and tell them what I think, hmmm think they will care? Doubt it.

Jewlery for Flossy

Flossy has a bright new red halter!! A little different putting a halter on a long eared donkey than on a horse. She is getting to be so sweet. Loves to have her cheeks rubbed and her butt. She is about 4 months old now. Got to start teaching her to lead.

Well we did our first "senior" bus trip Sat. Can't believe we did. Went to Branson and saw Shoji Tabochi's christmas show. He does a wonderful show. Have to tell about the bus ride though. It was quit plush and would have been fun, except we got this old gal behind us who NEVER shutup the whole trip!! She had a loud enough voice that at least 2 seats all around her had to hear the same stuff. I now know all her family history, where all she lived, and medical history. Oh, and learned how to make cream puffs!! Now it wasn't all a waste. Not sure we would do this again for awhile. We like our own transportation and to be able to go where we want to. But it was an experience for sure. 

What makes us who we are?

Have you ever thought about what it is that makes us who we are? I mean really what is IT? You see people born into the same family that turn out so different. Why?
Is it Nature or Nuture? Is it the genes, DNA, that we inherit or the influence of how you are raised, combined with exposure to outside factors that mold us? I guess I tend to think it is a mix of both, but then I like to throw in the free choice that we have going for us. And what about predestination, I still believe that we chose the paths that we follow. I think that explains why some of us have such hard lives and some have easy times. There is Karma thrown in there. So this is a long explaination for why I am going to post this thing that I wrote over a year ago and had posted on my old blog site. I liked it then and still like it. I would love to see other think of what it is that makes them who they are and write something similar. Thanks for listening....

I am me.

I am the little girl collecting McMcall paper dolls.

I am the tears cried as mom read Lassie and Big Red to us by kerosene lamp.

I am the kid who caught grasshoppers to feed to the chickens.

I am a country girl first and always.

I am the 16 year old who ran crying in the rain when my first love moved away.

I am the 12 year old who got an ear jerked as punishment by a father who never once spanked me.

I am an old farm house made of brick with huge pine trees in the yard and a big apricot tree.

I am the girl who's best friend was a little brother.

I am home canned green beans.

I am the teenager who locked herself in the bathroom so Mom couldn't hit me with the yard stick.

I am the smell and taste of moms raised doughnuts rolled in sugar.

I am the high school drop out.

I am the 17 year old being married far to soon.

I am the nursing student who worked every weekend for gas money to get to class.

I am the nursing grad who was 2nd in her class at age 27.

I am the first baby I delivered with my own hands.

I am bleach blond hair.

I am the mother of 2 babies of my own.

I am the child who played in the pond and haymow for fun.

I am the smell of cows breath, while sitting in the hay bunk while they ate.

I am the woman who's heart has been broken, to be mended again and again.

I am music that makes me feel melancholy.

I am books that make me think of all the possibilities.

I am the keeper of the secrets.

I am a grandmother.

I am the seeker of spiritual thruth.

I am a blogger.

I am me.

Who are you?