Borrowed a book yesterday...
...that I have never read. Believe it or not. "
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" - I'm excited about getting to finally read some of the things I've heard so much about :)
I probably read bits and pieces in literature books in school, but I don't really remember. And probably never anything unabridged.
Another weird dream!
First there was a wedding between Donny and someone. Donny had (at least) a little brother. My mom took pictures of them and put them into frames for gifts to the couple. I vaguely recall some rehearsal bits and a little of the wedding itself, but not much.
We lived in an apartment down the hill from a school that had a square, concrete-lined lake in front. One of the kids (I'm thinking Nate, older) was wanting to show me the school so I finally reluctantly followed him around the lake (he went THROUGH the edge of it, which was quite shallow). The school was having a sale. In one section, they had free stuff, which included a flannelgraph of "Jojo" (supposed to be Jonah but I clearly remember it was labeled "Jojo") of which they had two copies, and construction paper which was torn out of the big package into sections of two colors, and some other things I can't remember.
When I finished picking through the stuff, I wandered around looking for Rachel, and in the process saw on one shelf a frame - empty - from one of the pictures my mom had made for Donny.
I saw Rachel ahead of me and started walking a little faster to catch up. She didn't notice I was there until I got right up behind her. When she turned around, saying, "Oh! I didn't know you were there!" Donny's little brother (slightly older than Rachel) came up behind ME and said, "She's been following you for a while, about as long as I have." He was totally enamored of her, and kept trying to get her to kiss him. She refused. I encouraged her refusal and attempted to encourage HIM to not be so freely-giving of HIS heart.
We got in the car and headed down the hill to home. As we rounded a corner, we had to slow down because a red helicopter was trying to land in the intersection (at which we needed to turn). Robby slowed down, but didn't stop, and when it raised up just a little to move over a smidge, Robby zipped under it, but couldn't turn because the copter was in the way. Another was landing right behind THAT one, and as he went past IT as well, we saw a house, dark and sparkling with inner flames. We looked, fascinated, for a minute or two, then Robby said, "Well, we'll have to go all the way back to the interstate."
Then I woke up.
I refuse to acknowledge Boggy's ending!
She can
end the story however she wants, but I REFUSE to accept that ending!
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
By the time the doctor arrived, he was feeling much better. The doctor did a cursory examination, helped him to his feet (and her to her wheelchair) and told him sternly to make an appointment within the next week for a more thorough examination. Then he left them to their date.
He wheeled her to a table, still feeling a bit embarrassed that he fell out in front of her, but she waved away his apologies. "It could happen to anyone, my dear."
He had prearranged with the nurses to bring them coffee and ice water, and that they did. Both tried to pretend they didn't notice the nurses hovering at the edge of their vision, to make sure nothing ELSE happened. They chatted amiably, the awkwardness of the previous moment quickly dissipating as they enjoyed their drinks and each other's company.
I had a reallllllly weird dream this morning!
I dreamed we lived in a large ... apartment, I believe. It was big - from the back door, which opened into a kitchen, there was a large dining room/computer room, then an open space, then a bathroom, then a small hall that opened into a bedroom, then coming back down the other side there was a medium sized room, a larger nearly-empty room, then the kids' room. The bedroom at the back, which was fairly small, was the 'master bedroom' and we were discussing moving Robby's computer back there for privacy and space in the dining room.
I realized the 'next day' that the larger nearly-empty room would be a much better place for his computer!
I got up that day and went into the bathroom - and was going to do a pregnancy test. Robby was sitting in the corner by the door of the large bathroom. There was still water in the tub from the previous evening's baths. I opened the test and laid it and the packaging on the edge of the tub, then peed in the cup, then picked up the test and packaging. The test had gotten wet and the 'results' area had turned blue. I dipped to the line, and the area quickly became 'un-blue' and the control marks showed up. But nothing else. I told Robby and he said, "So, now what?" and I answered, "Well, I guess a appointment with a doctor. If it's negative, there's something ELSE wrong." and turned to put up the stuff. I picked up the test to throw it away, and gasped. "It's POSITIVE!"
Then there was a shift and I was getting ready to go to a movie with two female friends (neither of which I know IRL). They seemed to be teens, and I seemed to be a teen as well. We sat in the front of the theater, and nobody else was there. When we got up to leave, I looked in the end seat and said, "_____, are these your shoes?" (can't remember the name), and she looked and said, "Yep!" So we pulled them out of the seat, and I looked in the next seat and found my backpack still there, tied to the bottom seat legs, so I untied it and put it on, then behind the next seat was another pair of shoes that didn't belong to any of us. On our way out, we met a girl coming in (who I didn't know IRL OR in the dream) but she was the only one besides us that was there.
Then I woke up.
Weird.
Continuation of my story...
After reading the first part (below), please read part two at
Boggy's Blog... then continue with this installment:
Her tears of grief turned to tears of joy when he suddenly, after a long minute, coughed and began to breathe again. "Nurse!" she called out frantically, "Nurse! I need help!"
The nurse hurried over to see what was wrong. She leaned over him, checking his pulse, scowling slightly at his shallow breathing. "I'm going to get a doctor. Keep him comfortable, and don't let him exert himself if he wakes up." She hurried off down the hall.
The woman looked fondly at the man lying on the floor, and offered up a grateful prayer that he was still alive, after all. She gently brushed the stray lock of hair off his forehead. His eyes fluttered.
He looked up at her, confusion in his eyes. "Wha' hap'n'?" he slurred, not quite fully conscious.
"Shhhh," she whispered, laying her fingertips on his mouth. "The nurse went for the doctor. They'll be back soon." She was startled to realize he was kissing her fingertips, and moved her hand.
Short Story written for a challenge.
"Must use the words: fleece, coffee, medication, blue, wrap, plunge"
"Have you taken your medication yet?" the nurse asked, as she gently rearranged the fleece wrap on the elderly woman's wheelchair. The woman nodded at the nurse and patted her blue hair as she checked her reflection in the mirror over the small vanity. Today she was going to do it - she was going to take the plunge.
The nurse continued, "Are you ready, then?" The woman nodded, and the nurse wheeled her to the dayroom, to her first date in years. She was meeting him for coffee and conversation. She was as excited as a teenager, so excited she could hardly sit still.
As they turned the corner into the spacious dayroom, she felt her heart begin to speed up as she caught sight of him waiting for her. He stood as the nurse wheeled her up to the table, welcoming her with a warm smile.
--by me, today
Got our first FRESH tomato!!!!!!
It's beautiful! :)
And a couple days ago we made sandwiches with FRESH lettuce and FRESH basil on them. . . DELICIOUS!
I LOVE my garden! :)
I'm tired!
We got up at 3:30am today, to drive a little over 3 hours to Walnut, MS, to take my sister-in-law and her children to meet their daddy (who lives 9-10 hours away from us) and to pick up our other nephew who is spending a couple weeks with my inlaws. My dh is taking a nap... I'll probably go to bed early tonight.
My garden is doing pretty well - I have three tomatoes ripening and plenty of green ones... some beans beginning... some nasturtiums blooming... the marigolds are thriving... three green peppers in process... two teeny cantaloupes starting... some nice leaf lettuce getting big enough to eat... and way too many carrots! LOL! Hopefully they'll grow nice and big and not end up too small due to being crowded.
One of my four tomato plants is wilting, though... not SURE why but I think it has to do with the teeny round white things stuck to the stem the other day. I suspect they were eggs of some kind. I buried them, and the next day washed 'em off ... they're gone... but the plant is still wilty. The tomatoes on it seem to be growing fine, though.
That's all for now.
Today was a full day!
We went to a
Scottish Festival in Madison today. That was a lot of fun! They had all kinds of neat stuff to see and do. Our friends Tom & Mara were there (Mara had a
Discovery Toys booth) with their two boys, and Tom's parents were involved in the Scottish Dancing.
After we left there, I got to see my friend Janne & her family in their new (temporary) home for a few minutes.
At 5pm was my church's Mother-Daughter Banquet. The speaker was Linda Hicks (from Chattanooga) and it was a wonderful time of fellowship and learning.
Since Robby had dropped Rachel & me off at the church, someone had to pick us up. I was delighted to find that Tom & Mara & kids had decided to come to our house when they left the Festival! :D Mara picked us up and we went by Wal*Mart for stuff for dinner, then home for some food & fellowship. I thank God often for bringing them into my life!
And now that they are safely home, it's bedtime. Good night!
I added a link --->
Wanted to call your attention to the new link at right -
my brother's blog. He starts off (at the bottom of the page for those of you who are new to blogging) with some basic history of our family.
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Got a new cell phone today. The other one was a certain type of network only, that isn't available everywhere yet. This one covers all kinds of networks, and thus has signal pretty much everywhere. The number is still the same. Email me if you want it. If I gave it to you before and said the last two numbers were 75, I was wrong - they're 57. Fix that in your phone book before you call some guy (who has that other number) ((blush)).
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The kids will be home tomorrow. It's been a pretty short week. I miss 'em. Nate misses 'em. It'll be nice to have 'em home. It's been quiet here with them gone. Too quiet.
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Speaking of which... I'd better get some basic chores done in the morning!
Yay! A/C!
They put a new heat pump out there where the air conditioner was. We now have cold air again! Yay!!
Our A/C is dead.
Woke up to the unit outside SMOKING.
I'm in a mad rush to get the house clean so we can call the landlord. By myself. With a hurting foot. Can I throw myself a pity party? ::sigh::
Weird Spamblocker
I can't figure this out. I have a spamassassinator, that catches a LOT of incoming spam. However, somehow, one of my lists does weird. It's
Joke-of-the-day. The actual joke email nearly always gets sent to SPAM, while the ADS of which they send three or four a day, DON'T! Urgh!!
I met a mom at the park today.
She has three young'uns - the oldest is 6 and the youngest is 3, I think. She's considering homeschooling. She was really nice and we chatted until Robby got there to pick me & Nate up. It was neat.
My foot hurts.
My right foot hurts when I walk on it, and when I move it wrong. It's in the same place that I had a fracture when I was much younger. I don't know if it's a flare-up of that, or if I've done something else to it. It's been this way for about a week now. :sigh:
I'm Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
You're Catch-22!
by Joseph Heller
Incredibly witty and funny, you have a taste for irony in all that you see. It seems that life has put you in perpetually untenable situations, and your sense of humor is all that gets you through them. These experiences have also made you an ardent pacifist, though you present your message with tongue sewn into cheek. You could coin a phrase that replaces the word "paradox" for millions of people.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
I think I need a trip to the library. I need to read this book, since it's now 'tagged' to me :)
I'm Ireland!
You're Ireland!
Mystical and rain-soaked, you remain mysterious to many people, and this makes you intriguing. You also like a good night at the pub, though many are just as worried that you will blow up the pub as drink your beverage of choice. You're good with words, remarkably lucky, and know and enjoy at least fifteen ways of eating a potato. You really don't like snakes.
Take the Country Quiz at the Blue Pyramid
Kind of appropriate, considering I grew up an O'Shaughnessy!
I have an only child.
My older three kids just left for a week of camp. For a week, Nate gets to be a "lonely" child. I miss 'em already.
Good night, my lullaby is playing...
Nothing helps me sleep quite like my husband's snoring. Seriously. When he is snoring, I can get to sleep more easily and I sleep better. He has a touch of sleep apnea, and when he ISN'T snoring, it's potentially a problem. When I go to bed before he does, it takes me forever to get to sleep.
Anyway, I'm tired, and he's snoring, so I'm gone. G'night.
Jewelry
I have an acquaintance who makes beautiful hand-crafted victorian-style jewelry -
Victorian Traditions.
I'm sunburned!
We arrived home this morning about 1:30am.
Yesterday morning, we got up, enjoyed a nice breakfast (indcluded in the price of our room!) and then drove half a block (LOL!) to the location of the customer Robby had to do the work for. My oldest helped his daddy with the work, and the three younger ones and I walked down the main street of downtown (stopping here and there to look inside stores, and bought a stuffed toy & a couple books in goodwill), then stopped back at the car to check in and change shoes (me) and get a drink and drop off our purchases and lay out our wet clothes from the day before around the trailer edge to dry.
Then we walked down the highway road (one block from the main road - it DID have sidewalks!) and went to Dollar General and I got a souvenir (a Florida keychain) and a package of Mentos (fruit-flavored) to share. We stopped back at the car again to check the clothes (flipped 'em over) and get more water.
Since Robby was still not done, we walked over to Burger King (a block away) and got a chocolate milkshake and some water and I let the kids play on their playplace. After a little while, we went back to the car and found they still weren't done (unfortunately, I had no cell signal there, so I had to keep checking in) so we walked down the other direction (right-angles to where we'd been walking) and found a Family Dollar, where I purchased a box that I intended to use to take home beach souvenirs in, along with some junk food.
We got back, didn't see the guys, so set up chairs out of the back of the van by the trailer and I got out my book (currently reading
Eragon) and as soon as I got comfortable, they were done LOL!
We packed everything up and drove down the coast a ways until we found a beach with real waves (the little one we went to the day before was a bay and the water was quite still) and played in the water for a couple hours. Buried a couple of the kids in sand (pictures will be on my website in a day or two), and played in the waves. We ended up losing two floaties and a shirt, because Timmy didn't put them with our stuff so we were back up at the parking lot before we realized we didn't have them. There were no hermit crabs at this beach, so we didn't bring one home after all.
When we were finished swimming, we changed, got back in the car, and headed home. We are so glad we have a GPS!! We ended up coming home via small middle-of-nowhere roads that had no cell signal. Praise the Lord that we didn't have any problems!
And so, here we are :)
We're here!!
We're in Florida! In the beautiful
Port Inn, in a room with a view :) We went to a beach today on the Gulf of Mexico, and swam a bit, and also found several hermit crabs (which we watched crawl back into the water from the sand - one had a round shell on its back the same color as itself, and looked incredibly like a huge tick!), two regular crabs (they look so funny crawling sideways!) and a couple dead starfish. And of course tons of sand and seashells! Now we are in our suite - the children in one room with two double beds and us in a connecting room with a king bed. And high-speed internet access! How much better could it get? LOL!
Miscellany
My sister-in-law and her family arrived in town on Saturday. It has been great having them here! My brother-in-law-in-law (hehehe - he's my husband's sister's husband) preached at our church on Sunday (and we had a man saved in the morning service and he & his wife were baptized in the evening service!) and will be heading home Thursday. The rest of the family will hang out here for a couple weeks. My kids are delighted to have their cousins here!
Tomorrow, my dh has a service call in FLORIDA!! So we are all going with him and the kids will finally get to see the beach! We are planning to stay in a pretty little inn called
Port Inn. It's the only hotel in town, if we understand correctly.
I got a new cell phone - with real coverage and real minutes! If you're interested in the number, email me :)
Had a scary moment today - my youngest son (4) was playing in the yard with us while I worked on decluttering the "storage" stuff in the non-working van in the driveway. I heard a yell, and the driver of a big truck with a low flatbed trailer behind it, who was stopped at the corner (we live on the corner) yelled to me, "HEY! There's a kid that got on my trailer!" and it was NATE that got down from the trailer and came back in the yard!! EEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!! Praise GOD that the driver SAW him!!
Interesting Site
There is a project my brother and I are working on together. It's called
Fictional Realities. The idea is to have personalized stories and penpals for kids. The penpals would be characters from fairy tales or other fictional people, or people from history who are now dead. We are only starting, at the moment.
We're BA-ack!
We went camping! We left Thursday morning about 7am, and got home Tuesday about 9:30pm. It was quite a nice weekend! Thursday, we arrived at camp around 11am, got everything set up, and played in the water a bit. (We camp by a
creek).
Friday we spent most of the day
dredging. We got a little. The water was very cold! Friday night we made a Wal*Mart run (Wal*Mart is 30 minutes away from the campsite) and checked our phone messages.
Saturday about noon, our friends arrived and we helped them set up their tent, and dredged some more.
Sunday morning about 4am, we were rudely awakened by rain, thunder, and lightning... and the overhead tarp coming down. After getting soaked putting it back up, and getting everything back together, we found out that their tent leaked, and their stuff was wet. We sat down to breakfast about 8am or so. We spent most of the 4 hours singing and praying - alternately - as we set stuff back up and got rained on.
Monday morning about 4am, we were rudely awakened by rain, thunder, and lightning... and the overhead tarp coming down. We left it down (since it wasn't leaking and it was draining well) until about 8am. About 6am Robby got up and went to a nearby store to get something stronger to hold it up. It stayed up, then, until we took it down Tuesday morning.
Monday we did some more dredging.
Tuesday we got up and ate a little and packed up. It took us about three hours to get everything taken down and packed up. We left the campsite around 12:30 and stopped at McDonald's in Madisonville, TN for lunch. We caravanned to Chattanooga, then they went on home while we stopped to visit with some other dear friends. They fed us dinner and we played
a neat game, before coming on home.
We haven't unpacked yet, because it was dark when we got home, and Robby had an appointment out of town this morning.
