Sunday morning, Father's Day June 18, 2006

Good morning everyone!

Happy Father's Day to all you men out there that are DADs!

This morning, at 5:15 a.m., I am listening to the birds singing their beautiful songs. It is a very pleasant morning, but the heat of the day will soon be upon us. I will probably turn on the air-conditioning shortly, so the cat's are comfortable anyway.

I have my first Sunday off today, since March. Whew! Father-in-law is bringing rib-eye steaks and I will make pasta salad. I bought a chocolate cake and vanilla ice-cream as a special treat for him (and of course for me because I love chocolate!)

I received my second proof book back of the first book. It is okay except there are about 6 pages that have large spaces between words on some of the pages. Not sure what happened there, but Infinity is checking it out and I will call them on Tuesday to see what is up with that. Otherwise, hopefully after correcting the problem, the first book will be available without so many grammatical mistakes. Boy, if I only knew then what I know now, it would have saved a lot of time, effort, and money!

I am doing a presentation Tuesday night with my supervisor, Karin, from the Victim Assistance Office at the local Friendship Center. We will be talking about the V.A. office, it's purpose, and my W.I.S.H. program. The more education we can get out there to the public on Domestic Violence and abuse, the more can be aware. Far to often the stigmas of Domestic Violence and abuse are put away in a closet or not talked about. "If it doesn't effect me, I really don't want to hear about it. Those women should just leave. I would never put up with that kind of treatment...on and on." It is a sad reality that has to be delt with in today's world. Did you know that now, statistically, ONE out of FOUR women suffer from abuse and Domestic Violence in their lives? Yes, it is getting so bad out there!

We talk about bird flu, and other diseases that affect our society, but isn't this an epidemic in our society as a whole too?

I am waiting patiently for the proof book of my sequel, A BETTER DAY DAWNING. I am getting anxious for it to arrive. Hopefully with in a few weeks.

If you know of a library that I could donate my first book too, please let me know by contacting me through my email on this website. I will start out by donating 10 books to any library with in the United States. As more books are sold, I will donate more. Please include a link to the library and a contact person's name, please. Thank you.

Today I will get down into the pond and remove some plants that have taken up a lot of space. Plus clean out the filter mechanism and some debris on the bottom. It is suppose to be over 90 degrees again today. It will be a hot one!

It is hard to believe we are half-way through June already. Time sure seems to be flying by.

I found out from my sister that her son's identity was one of the millions of war veterns whose identity was stolen. To me this is just insane. Why would that worker take the stuff home, and how did it happen that he was robbed, etc, etc.? Something fishy going on there, I think. As if all the war veterns don't have enough grief to live with and deal with, they need this on top of it all. What a mess.

I received an email regarding "Tom." He is doing much better and is walking and talking, slowly but surely. Praise God! Keep him in your prayers please? He is making progress. So good to hear about it!

Hubby has his first week in at Kent State, in Kent, as of Friday. Whew! He drives 93 miles a day for the next week too, and then he is down to four days in the week. He is relieved regarding his teaching status at the High School because he is going to teach Chemistry (5-classes) and Physics (2-classes), starting in August. Yeah! He is thrilled! No more FRESHMAN to deal with! Praise God, again! This is an answer to prayer, believe me. I think I might get my husband back. He may even laugh again!

Little Herman is doing well. He has grown considerably. He suns himself on the log a lot. He is so cute.

Well dear fans and friends, I hope you are enjoying your lazy-crazy summer days. Isn't life wonderful?! I cherish it everyday. If I wake up in the morning, it is a good day!

Be blessed, laugh often, and enjoy!
My best regards,
Becky :)