A Few Things

A FEW THINGS I wasn't sure what to write about this week. As some of you know--we were a part of a massive blizzard last week. Our area was lucky to get snow--and a ton of wind. Others were victims of massive flooding that has not stopped. I ask that everyone who can help our Nebraska neighbors by sending supplies, money, or just plain volunteering to please do so. People have lost their homes, their livestock--their lives are flipped upside down. I can't imagine what they are going through. My family was lucky. We had plenty of food, we had electricity, and we were all under the same roof. I was so thankful that my husband was home and not stranded somewhere in his truck. Once the blizzard was over it was time to clean up and dig out. Our horse had took shelter by the barn and was drifted in pretty good. My husband had to use our skid steer to dig a path for the horse to get water and food. He then plowed our road--headed to his parents house to plow them out and a few ...

A FEW THINGS Earlier this month our community lost an amazing woman. She was a true pillar of the community. An amazing Mom, and amazing Grandmother. She was involved in every thing when it came to the community. She ran the score board at sporting events, worked with local committees to make our community better and she was a devoted Catholic. She was also my mom's best friend. She died way to young after a fight with Cancer. In the last few years my mother has lost two of her closest friends to Cancer. I have always felt death is a part of life but as I get older and my kids get older I feel we are all getting the shaft by not living to be a healthy 100. These women will not see their Grandchildren grow up. They will miss out on amazing school events, college graduations, weddings, and all of the memories in between. This is so unfair. This is wrong. On my way home from the family service I informed God that my mother needs to live forever. I mean is that to much to ask??? ...

A FEW THINGS-- After writing about "The Wife" last week I was feeling pretty raw. This movie seemed to open up a lot of senses I have been ignoring for quite awhile. I began to pay attention to how I interact with people and really paid attention to how people interacted with me and it was quite eye opening. I realized I was "talked at" instead of "talked to". I found that many told me about their day--but never asked me how my day was. I found that I was the scapegoat for a lot of issues that had really had nothing to do with me. I found that when I was talking--the person/people I was talking to were looking at their phone or watching TV. This was the majority of my week. Yes--I did have some great conversations but it seemed like a rarity. By the end of the week I thought I should just stop talking all together. Would anyone seriously notice? I am sure they would still tell me about their day without asking about mine. I am sure the continuous bla...