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I am really tired today. My youngest son, Daniel, had a fever yesterday of 102.5. I gave him Tylenol and in about an hour it went down to 101.5. I keep checking it off and on and it stayed about the same. Then in the evening it spiked back up to 102.5. I called the doctor and she said just give him Tylenol and make sure he drinks alot. She said to call her if it went up any higher. Of course being that he was sick, he wanted to cling to me and noone else. I felt so bad for him I wanted to cry. He kept saying that it hurt. He was pointing to all over his body so I figured it was the aching from the fever. This morning he woke up and he is down to 99.7. I took it again a little while ago and it is still low. He is sleeping now and I figure he will sleep alot today. I am not used to it being so quiet during the day. The other two are at school. We were all sick here but none of us had a fever of any kind. I dont know exactly what he has.

I woke up this morning. My joints hurt me so bad. I have been tryingo to get some housework finished while my son is sleeping. When he wakes up , I wont be able to get anything finished. He was saying all day yesterday " I love you mommy" over and over again all day. He is such a sweet little boy. I hope he feels better later today. I hate to see my babies sick.

Here are some pictures from over the summer.

my daughter Emily and my son Daniel

Daniel playing on the slip and slide at my mother's house downstate

Daniel and Emily when we went to knoebles in Danville, Pa. My mother took us on the way to her house to visit.

My oldest daughter Tiffany and Daniel

my angel sleeping

Emily on the slip and slide

my oldest son , Carl (CJ) and Emily getting ready to ride a ride

My three babies : )

Daniel and Tiffany

Tiffany and Emily riding the log flume ride

My three brats lol

The tea cup ride . Emily might look calm now but she screamed alot lol

That is my family. I dont have many pictures on the computer. Tiffany sent those to me. I hope everyone has a great monday.

blessings

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God created children

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GOD CREATED CHILDREN (AND IN THE PROCESS GRANDCHILDREN)

To those of us who have children in our lives, 
whether they are our own, grandchildren, 
nieces, nephews or students... 
here is something to make you chuckle. 

Whenever your children are out of control, 
you can take comfort from the thought that 
even God's omnipotence did not extend 
to His own children. 

After creating heaven and earth, 
God created Adam and Eve. 

And the first thing he said was 
' DON'T !' 

'Don 't what ? ' 
Adam replied. 

'Don't eat the forbidden fruit.' 
God said. 

'Forbidden fruit ? 
We have forbidden fruit ? 
Hey Eve..we have forbidden fruit ! ' 

' No Way ! ' 
'Yes way ! ' 

'Do NOT eat the fruit ! ' 
said God. 
'Why ? ' 

'Because I am your Father and I said so ! ' 
God replied, 
wondering why He hadn't stopped 
creation after making the elephants 

A few minutes later, 
God saw His children having an apple break 
and He was ticked ! 
'Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit ? ' 
God asked. 

'Uh huh,' 
Adam replied. 

'Then why did you ? ' 
said the Father. 

'I don't know,' 
said Eve. 
'She started it! ' 
Adam said. 

'Did not ! ' 
'Did too ! ' 
'DID NOT ! ' 

Having had it with the two of them, 
God's punishment was that Adam and Eve 
should have children of their own. 
Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed. 

If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it, 
don't be hard on yourself. 

If God had trouble raising children, 
what makes you think it would be 
a piece of cake for you ? 

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT !

1. You spend the first two years of their life 
teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend 
the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up. 

2. Grandchildren are God's reward 
for not killing your own children. 

3. Mothers of teens now know why 
some animals eat their young. 

4. Children seldom misquote you. 
In fact, 
they usually repeat word for word 
what you shouldn't have said 

5. The main purpose of holding children's parties 
is to remind yourself that there are children 
more awful than your own 

6. We childproofed our homes, 
but they are still getting in. 

ADVICE FOR THEDAY: 

Be nice to your kids. 
They will choose your 
nursing home one day 

AND FINALLY: 

IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION 
AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, 
DO WHAT IT SAYS 
ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE: 

'TAKE TWO ASPIRIN' 
AND 'KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN'!!!!! 

Have a great Sunday!!

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Striving for peace

I am actually doing alot better even though my tooth hurts real bad today. I am kind of lazy today but i will eventually get things going.My husband now gets 6 hours a day instead of 4.  My brother in law has found a great job. He said he is going to stay with us until the place is paid off. We are going to make it. I know there are a million things that could go wrong but in my heart I know that we are going to make it. In the next twomonths we are going to get the taxes paid up on and get insurance on the house. We sat down and figured out that we can easliy do this financially. Then after 5 months have past, we are going to call legal aide and get this whole things figured out. At that time, she wont have anything to hold over our heads. She knows this will be paid off then.I know she does. This is wonderful and i can now take a breath. Everything will be ok for awhile. I know that it might not last but i can at least try to find some peace now. I am a worrier so  this will be hard.

I am going to go now and take a hot bath. I might do some straightening up today in my house. And then I am going to get a nice hot cup of hot chocolate and sit and read my next book. I am excited about that. Thank you all for listening to me. I hope that everyone is having a great weekend. Stay safe everyone.

Blessings

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Lily Dale

I read a book that I ended up being quite emotional about. It is called Lily Dale : The true story of the town that talks to the dead

Lily Dale is 60 miles south of Buffalo New York near inner state 90. It is a peaceful Victorian town. From the pictures I saw it is run down but still very beautiful .I call them little Ginger bread houses. The people there are very different but seem so accepting. It seems to be the place to go to eliminate the grief from trying to fit in. People seem to accept you for who you are. It is a very old town founded in 1879.

There are healers, spiritualists and physics who live there. I believe in such things sometimes. I know there are Charlatans out there who will do or say anything for money even if it means hurting someone. Whether these people are real or fake, they bring hope to others who are suffering. I don't know if I am a believer of psychics or healers etc. But I do believe in the power of the mind. This is why good attitude is important. I believe your mind is so powerful that it can heal. In some cases if you believe it to be true, then it becomes true.

I don't consider myself a true spiritualists but I do believe in the after life. I do believe in spirits. I have seen it for myself. I have been reading into it and I believe in some of it. I don't believe in tarot cards or runes or anything like that. But I do believe in herbal medicine and the power of the mind.

I have been reading alot about religions and things lately to keep my mind busy. It has been quite informative. My favorite is this book. It was well written and kept my attention.

Mae West visited the town in her day quite often. She went to see a medium there. Houdini went there often, they say. But he was a critic who went there to debunk them. Sir Arthur Conin Doyle visited there often. John Edwards did a speech there.

I am planning to visit there this summer.The town is within an hour or so from me.I love old historic towns. I have to admit that I am a bit curious to see what they do there. The town seems so peaceful and serine. I need some Peace in my life right now.

The book was really good. It was written in a skeptics tone. I enjoyed the stories and description of the town lost in time. It was very interesting. I thought I would share it with everyone. I hop everyone is having a safe and happy weekend.

Blessings to all

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I dont know what happened to my last entry. I know it was there because I have comments on it. BUt it isnt here. That's Aol for you.

Almost there!!!

I went in to take my second part of my pre GED test today. It was the one with Mathematics and literature which included an essay. I scored 720 on my literatature and a 520 on my mathematics. I needed to get a 410 to pass so I did better on math than I expected. Lorretta asked if i was ready to take my GED test right after I handed in my second half. I knew i must have scored good. When i heard my scores I was just ecstatic. I am going in to see her on wednesday morning to get help with some math while I am waiting to take the test. She is going to schedule me to take my GED test that day as well. She said that I could maybe get into college by January but I dont want to think about that yet. I am so proud of myself. Those words I dont say to myself often.

I got my test results back today from the doctor. Everything came out normal except for my SED levals. I am not sure exactly what that means but it has to do with my joints. He said it was a little high but nothing to worry about at this time. He has me scheduled fopr a pulmanary test to see if i might have asthma. He thinks that might be the cause of my labored breathing off and on. He said if so then he will give me some Albuteral and that should help. He said I have the go ahead to take my walks again. That maked me happy as pie.

I have to get supper started now. We have to eat early because we are going to my oldest son's football game. I am so proud of him. I dont get to see many games because of where we are. The away games are so far away. With gas prices so high (although I am glad they dropped here a bit) we cant really afford to go to away games. I am excited about tonight's game!! I hope he wins.

I hope everyone is well..Hugs to everyone. (((HUGS)))

 

Monkey on my back

May the mind of Christ, my Savior, live in me from day to day.
By His love and power controlling all I do and say.

May the word of God dwell richly in my heart from hour to hour.
So that all may see I triumph only through His pow'r.

May the peace of God my Father rule my life in ev'rything.
That I may be calm to comfort, sick and sorrowing.

Kate B. Wilkinson (1859-1928)

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I call this feeling that I have The Monkey on my back. I was cleaning the trailer and decorating it. I really have it looking nice. I finally feel like it is home. This is a sad feeling for me. I don't know if I want to be so comfortable here. With my so called mortgage holder so unpredictable, I could lose it at any time.When I think of her i feel so intimidated.  She likes to make things hard. She will say that she is working with me. But in all reality she wants me to fail so that she can resale this place.She is waiting for something bad to happen to us so that we mess up one payment. She makes it impossible to get government help because she refuses to fill out the necessary paper work to get it paid. I have been paying her what she has wanted every month for almost a year now. We will own this place in 6 months. But she doesnt see it that way. She will try to take it from me. I am not a paranoid person but she is out to get me for sure. If I get too comfortable with my home and it gets taken for me(especailly after all the money I have been paying her and getting things for the house), I will be devastated. If I make myself believe that I dont like it here, maybe it wont hurt so bad when and if I have to leave. All my bills are all paid up on. She is the only worry that I have because she wants me out of here. I dont think she is thinking straight. This trailor and property has the value of 15,000. That is all. Most cars are worth more than that. Yet she is after it just to make more money for the second time. She did this before to someone else I am told. I just pray that everything works out for my family when it comes to our home. It isnt much but it is our home. Enough of that.

In spite of all those feelings, I am trying to keep my good attitude. If I find peace with myself , noone can take that from me not even the mortgage holder. That is what I need to find, that inner peace. Maybe I will stop worrying about her so much then.

I am sorry about all the rambling. I have uneasy feelings that are torture for me. I need to resolve these somehow. With God on my side, how could I lose? That is what I keep telling myself. If I knew what i was getting into I wouldnt feel this insecurity. If she would just work with me and tell me what I have to do to keep this and how much she thinks we owe, I would feel better. She refuses.

On a brighter note Here is a fun recipe that someone sent me.

MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

1  Coffee Mug
4  tablespoons flour(that's plain flour, not self-rising)
4   tablespoons sugar
2   tablespoons baking cocoa
1   egg
3  tablespoons milk
3  tablespoons oil
3  tablespoons chocolate chips  (optional)
Small splash of vanilla
 
Add dry  ingredients to mug, and mix well .  Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in  the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and  vanilla, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3  minutes at 1000 watts. might put on a plate just in case.   

        The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be  alarmed!    it will settle down
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to share!)

 

And why is this the most dangerous  cake recipe in the world?  Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from  chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

God Bless

 

 

 

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