We are Thankful as can be in Sharing # 473

[Chseeads]

Then my friend Krissy had her baby girl today. Natural labor, no complications, and the baby is completely perfect and healthy. So far she has not been given a name. We are just calling her Lil Toe cause their last name is Toehay.

....and she looks like Murrell Ewing.

[Lynx]

About a tenth of a mile from home, going a good 40 mph, I hit a deer.  Do they watch for you to come and intentionally run out in the road?  Took out a turn signal, but the bumper has no dents, nothing but a bit of fur and a dirty deer smell (at least I assume that's what it is.) 

Second deer I've hit on the road I live on.  Apparently it's true what they say about Fords being tough.

[Heather]

Up heading to work. Glad I don't have to see these people for 2 whole days after. I think they full moon has just made them worse this week. I work evening kennels on Sunday but thankfully I'm there alone for that shift.

Praying for Jolene.

[Melody]

Went and cleaned that apartment building for my sister today.  I like the money, but the place makes my nose snotty.....it's not very dirty per se...  Just seems like something in there that messes with my sinuses....  Or something. 

probably black mold or carbon dioxide... 

Since when does carbon dioxide inhabit a building and make your nose snotty?   

I was being onrey.  I shoulda put a smiley after that.  Allergies does seem logical though. 

[Melody]

School lunches are an irritation for me.  It costs $2.15/day for Andrew to eat lunch at school.  I can make him lunch for FAR cheaper but not necessarily a cold lunch he can take to school.  Bread, cheese, lunch meat and whatever else to actually put enough in a growing 14 yr. old's tummy is a challenge.  But man oh man.  About $43/mo on just his school lunch is ridiculous.

[mini]

ladyshep:  That sounds almost exactly like what I was saying to someone on a forum a while ago. 

And it's amazing how people can build up a mental image of a person they know only from a forum, and it can be totally wrong. 

Can only know what we see/read.  We're not all psychic.  If they want people to know them, then be more open.  Otherwise they can't complain that people don't know the "real" them.       

Makes sense to me. Like even though Chel hides her face from the online world...the rest of her we know or causes us to want to know....which thus intrigues a visit...and then you know her face!

Mini's humor and his family make me wanna meet him.
I wanna meet him and Roscoe together, so I can see how short Roscoe is.

Roscoe is shorter in real life than he is on the forum.  Trust me.

Im uglier in person than I am on here.  Also with more hair on my ears than I have on here.   Im also smarter on here than I am in real life.

Man, I think I may just stay online.

[mini]

School lunches are an irritation for me.  It costs $2.15/day for Andrew to eat lunch at school.  I can make him lunch for FAR cheaper but not necessarily a cold lunch he can take to school.  Bread, cheese, lunch meat and whatever else to actually put enough in a growing 14 yr. old's tummy is a challenge.  But man oh man.  About $43/mo on just his school lunch is ridiculous.

Yes, but the real question is can Andrew survive on your cooking?!?

[Chseeads]

Dreamed like a nutbox.

[mini]

For those that don't know...my friend Jolene who I went to see yesterday, lost the baby last night. She had her in the morning, and because of a birth defect, she didn't live very long. Please say a prayer for the Gould family. Baby Hope was precious.

Then my friend Krissy had her baby girl today. Natural labor, no complications, and the baby is completely perfect and healthy. So far she has not been given a name. We are just calling her Lil Toe cause their last name is Toehay.

The contrast between the experiences I have had the past two days is really hard to swallow. Two sweet baby girls. Two lives. So innocent. But one gone and the other spared. My whole world has seemed to slam into fast forward, and I'm riding a roller coaster of emotions. It's been crazy.

I'm happy for my friends who have their child. And my heart is ripped in pieces over the loss of the other child. Such pain and joy doesn't seem possible to feel at the same time, but that's where I am finding myself at.


So anyway. Here I am. Trying to get back into my normal routine. Without breaking down or losing it.

The Lord giveth and He taketh away. BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD.

Mel, my heart breaks for the family that lost that precious little one.  And like you, I rejoice with the family that welcomed a new life.

I wish I knew why God allowed somethings to happen the way he does.  I do believe that we will know at some point, until then, its like waiting for a present.  We know we got something, but we are not allowed to peek.  Then one day, it falls in place and we see the picture.

I guess what I am saying is this:  Ill pray for not just peace and comfort for the family that's reeling from the loss, but for understanding.

-mini

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Dreamed like a nutbox.

You ARE a nutbox. hehehe

[Chseeads]

Dreamed like a nutbox.

You ARE a nutbox. hehehe

Guess that's why I dreamed like one.

[Melody]

I'm so sorry Mel.  What an emotional roller coaster to be in the middle of.

Yes, but the real question is can Andrew survive on your cooking?!?

He's NEVER complained about my brownies.   

[MsJennJenn]

I'm so sorry Mel.  What an emotional roller coaster to be in the middle of.

Yes, but the real question is can Andrew survive on your cooking?!?

He's NEVER complained about my brownies.   

Who would once the high takes over?

And I wish I could have school lunch for 2.15 a day again. I LOVED school lunches.
Best food EVER. lol especially in jr high and hs school!

[Melody]

YOu must have had a nice school.   Andrew has chicken nearly every day.  They rarely ever have beef, the "fresh" produces is always soft/brown and the salads are basically lettuce w/ a random tomato.  Not cool.  They don't have the yucky cliché school foods though of unidentifiable slop.  Some days though, it's worthless.  Like nachos.  Literally, cheese and chips.

[MsJennJenn]

In 6-7 grade, I went to an old country school where the Elementary/Middle/High schools were all one BIG school. The food there was fresh and yummy every day.

Once we moved to DFW - the JR high and HS food wasn't the "best" health wise but it was yummy! lol
Chicken basket w/fries and gravy....the biscuit and gravy for breakfast in the morning....YUM.
In HS, you had a "chicken" line which had chicken nuggets/fries/gravy, or spicy chicken bites/fries/gravy...
you had a "Mexican" line which had these taquito type deals with beans and rice SO GOOD...
you had a "sandwich" line - for subs/chips etc.
then you had an "Italian" line for pizza, mozzarella sticks and something else I can't remember....
then you had a "random" food line - for like I guess the daily special lol

Been out of HS almost 10 years and I still remember all that...sad LOL

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Too many restrictions on what they can serve now.  I've heard that lots of kids are still hungry after school lunches.

[Melody]

They are.  The things they count for food now.  My friend who works in the school system said a popcycle counts as a serving of fruit. 

I remember always being hungry after school but Andrew is starving.  But he's growing too.  I can give him a snack after school and he's still ready for dinner 2 hrs later.

[MsJennJenn]

It's just about how cheap they can serve that many kids nowadays.

[Roscoe]

Roscoe is shorter in real life than he is on the forum.  Trust me. I AM NOT!!! Ya galoot. I am of perfectly normal height. You are overgrown.

Im uglier in person than I am on here.  Also with more hair on my ears than I have on here.   Im also smarter on here than I am in real life.
Finally, something we can agree on. 
Man, I think I may just stay online.

Now- stop talking about food, ya nuts. At the library. Gotta run by the store and pick up a few groceries, then go clean the house. The kitchen is so bad, if any of you came to see me, I'd make you stand outside. It's a result of my successful expermient of making homemade hotpockets/breakfast calzones/whatever ya want to call them.
And to make the day great- I drove the antique, of course.

[Melody]

From FB:

JP: "I just realized Roscoe would be shorter than both of the girls....ROFLOL"

I'm am 5'5-5'6ish.

If nothing else, you'll feel good next to Hannah when we all meet.  Right now she's 4'10" w/o shoes.  So you'll be taller than somebody, we won't mention the fact that it's a 10yr old girl.   

I agree though, I really want to meet ya Roscoe.  And so does Nathan and the kids.  It's not just me on the computer, I often relay the funny happenings on GP.  Sometimes Nathan or the kids are right there laughing with me.  They loved your PoPo stories.  Speaking of which.  I heard the new ghetto word for police is now "The Fuzz" and will be yelled promptly "The Fuzz are comin'" right before your arrival. 

[Heather]

Y'all stop talking about food. I'm hungry and all we got around here at work is crackers.....

[Roscoe]

He said you are shorter than ChelleBelle and I both.  I'm am 5'5-5'6ish. 

If nothing else, you'll feel good next to Hannah when we all meet.  Right now she's 4'10" w/o shoes.  So you'll be taller than somebody, we won't mention the fact that it's a 10yr old girl.   

I agree though, I really want to meet ya Roscoe.  And so does Nathan and the kids.  It's not just me on the computer, I often relay the funny happenings on GP.  Sometimes Nathan or the kids are right there laughing with me.  They loved your PoPo stories.  Speaking of which.  I heard the new ghetto word for police is now "The Fuzz" and will be yelled promptly "The Fuzz are comin'" right before your arrival.

Bah. Minnie lies.  He's just jealous because I can walk into a normal size building without hitting my head.    Lou and I'd both like to meet you guys, and it will happen one day....I'd love to write some more PO-Po stories, but most of the ones I have are of the rougher side of life...
And because I am "The Fuzz", I am good at sneaking, therefore you never know when I may be arriving- in your case, probably with a swat team and a warrant given your "herbal garden". 

[The Purple Fuzzy]

The fuzz is an old term for police, did it have a resurgance?

[Melody]

Bah. Minnie lies.  He's just jealous because I can walk into a normal size building without hitting my head.    Lou and I'd both like to meet you guys, and it will happen one day....I'd love to write some more PO-Po stories, but most of the ones I have are of the rougher side of life...
And because I am "The Fuzz", I am good at sneaking, therefore you never know when I may be arriving- in your case, probably with a swat team and a warrant given your "herbal garden". 

Now you have said it.  You ARE "The Fuzz."  What gets said now is not my fault!!! 

PF, it must have.  Nothing is really ever "new" anymore is it? 

[The Purple Fuzzy]

There is nothing new under the sun.