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Thank Goodness Its Monday

Friday I worked an hour past and went home to Dad and Steve and 7 others, cooked supper for the masses and spent the rest of the evening outside with Dad.

I suppose we sat up and talked until well past midnight, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Until Saturday morning when I slept two hours later than I intended.

My sister and I put on a shindig for mom's 65th birthday. We had quite the turnout.

After the birthday party Saturday evening I went home completely exhausted and ankles swollen, only to cook again only this time for 16 more people, and kept the grandkids. Sunday morning I set my alarm EARLY and Dad and I got up and drank coffee, watched the horses and he was off to southern Arkansas. I miss him already.

August 2010

Bart and Shane, Echo and Bre

Mr Duke is growing !

Steve getting Bart ready for Shane to ride.

Focus On One Object

After a very hectic and very stressful weekend AGAIN, it feels good to be back at work and focus on something other than situations that keep bringing me down. I have done as I said and spent extra time with Duke, and he is doing great. I am almost ready start training him more complex commands and soon he will be old enough to be let off of his leash and hang out with me a little more. That is what I'm excited for. My dad should be here next week, so I am going to spend tonight again working on small projects to get a few things more organized. I worked on three areas last night, and decided that one small piece at a time is best, as there is always company in and out and the larger projects tend to be partially completed and before long its right where it was before I began to tackle it. Anyway, I'm rambling I suppose. I am really looking forward to his visit, although I believe the surgery will fall in the middle of it, but hoping that this will be a speedy recovery. You just never know, but surely it won't be any worse than what I've already been through. I'm still looking at properties, I just feel like the right one will come along one day, and I don't think I'm quite ready for the change in that direction yet. I have lots of "housecleaning" that needs to be done (meaning people and situations) - before I am willing to commit to a solid foundation again.