Friday evening May 5, 2006

Hi folks,
Glad you stopped by my website. Thanks!

I am going to have my computer guy put some pictures on the website that I take to book signings. The pictures will be from various things in the book, like Chocsun, Caesar, cottage, Ranchero, horse trailer, hammerhead shark I caught, etc. etc.
Hope you enjoy them and can put the story to the pictures!

I have been so busy! Between working at the Victim Assistance Office, Dollar General Market, home stuff, car stuff, flower beds, the pond, mowing the yard, (which takes 2 hours to do), week wacking, etc, etc...spring is here and it is a busy time!

We have had some really bad domestic violence cases in our area. Really sad. I just hope the women can find it in their power to leave, stay away from their abuser, and get a better life. They soooooo deserve it! I will try my best through my W.I.S.H. program, and of course the others at the office to help them do this. I feel so badly for any children involved. What a tragic event in their lives to have to deal with all of it.

I had to run my hubby up to the emergency room this past Monday evening as soon as I got home from work. He got another one of his horrible gut-renching headaces. We went through something very similar back in August of 2005. He has two herniated discs in his neck, and although the second MRI showed one is improved, the other is the same. He really needs surgery, but is terrified to do it. If he does too much, wham...he gets really, really bad. The nausea is non-stop, and the only relief he gets is to get him up to the hospital, get a shot for the nausea and a shot for the pain.

He has only missed maybe five days in 14 years of teaching because of illness. He stayed home on Tuesday, as that evening after we got back around 10 p.m. Monday night, the neausea started up again about 11:30 p.m. His Chiropractor did adjust his neck on Tuesday morning. He had to go back in the afternoon to see if it was still in place. It was. He stopped in to vote in the afternoon. (I was Presiding Judge for a precinct and had to be there at 5:15 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. when the polls closed. We had trouble with the printer on the machines, so alas, I did not get home until 9:50 p.m. What a day! I was tired. Thank goodness I didn't have to be at work until noon on Wednesday! That was a blessing!) He is feeling better now, but also realizes he did too much on Saturday...chopping/sawing up a neighbor's tree, discing the garden, planting five rows of corn, etc.)

I put up the hummingbird feeder a couple weeks ago. I spotted two male hummers yesterday, changed the solution, (I do it about every 3 days anyway), and they were flitting everywhere. I think they are so cute!

Herman, the turtle is doing well. I need to take more fish out of the pond. I lost a Koi the other day. It was by itself over by the edge of the pond. I took it out and put it in a bucket of water, but by the time I left for work, it was history. I noticed it had a lot of scales missing. Probably from spawning. The fish have been very active in that catagory.

I spotted, or rather heard first, a Baltimore Oriole! I think they are so beautiful! I love their bright orange color that blends in with the black. There song is so pretty. They usually nest in our neighbor's huge pine trees. Most of the time in the spring, I usually spot two pairs. Pretty soon we will see more birds. I did hear a meadow lark the other day but I could not spot him. His song is so beautiful too.

Supper is cooking, hubby is downstairs in his sanctuary (basement), and I am trying desperately to get the sequel finished. Hopefully in two weeks or less I can send it in to be published. Check my website about then, and I should have someting on it for a possible release date. I have had many people asking for it. That is so wonderful.

Those I have talked to really want to know the "How and Why" you move from total control someone has over you, to getting your life back!

We are going out to dinner tomorrow night. It will be nice. We are meeting hubby's Dad and his girlfriend. Hubby's birthday is Sunday.

Thanks for visiting!
Until next time! Enjoy the gentle warm breezes, the sounds of spring, then scent of a fresh rain.
Becky :)