Sunshine, Boots, 'n' Birds

Hello everybodee! I vowed to myself that my next post would be a happy one...so today my post will be about the time I spent outdoors in the sunshine tromping through the woods. It was so beautiful Sunday afternoon that I put by rubber boots on (it's still a little damp in places), grabbed my camera, binoculars and some extra batteries and set off to find some lovely birdies. I saw several Ruby-crowned Kinglets, a Downy Woodpecker, some sparrows, a Brown Thrasher, and a Snipe. I took some pics and I may try attaching one to this post if I can figure it out. If I can't I know who to call "GINGER!" LOL!

Of course after I got back home there were the usual Cardinals, Titmice, Chickadees, Brown-headed Cowbirds (yuck), Chipping Sparrows, Juncos, and White-throated sparrows. Some of the sparrows I took pics of my little junket I will need some assistance with ID'ing so I will head off to WhatBird.com for some expert ID'ng assitance.

OK, I'm gonna try attaching a pic of a Great Blue Heron that I took a pic of on the way to town Saturday that was sitting in someones pond

What's a person to do?

Some of you know about my DH having pancreatic cancer. He has been working ever since his diagnosis, even when he was too sick to go in. You know, men need to feel needed, they need to work and be the breadwinner for the family. I always knew my guy was a hard worker but never more so until he became ill. He has been such an inspiration to me and my family. But it turns out this faithful dedication is not going to help him any when it comes to filing for disability. They look at his employment record and think "if he's able to work he's not disabled." There's also that little matter of needing health insurance to pay for chemo treatments, prescriptions, and doctor visits. Recently his ability to hold out to work a whole day has become more difficulty and it appears that he may have to stop sooner than he wants to. What is he to do in the meantime? How do we pay for everything we've worked so hard for all these years? I'm not sure how but we're about to find out.
I believe the Lord has a plan but I'm not liking it so far. Forgive me Lord but just saying what I feel.

THEY WON'T LET YOU SLEEP!

Had to take my DH to the hospital Monday night. His fever had spiked to almost 102 and his being a cancer patient we have to nip it in the bud ASAP. I called his oncologist who suggested we go straight to the ER for blood work and IV antibiotics. So we took a flying trip and they ended up admitting him for the IV antibiotics. The ER doc gave him 400mg of Motrin, which brought the fever down very quickly so by the time we got in a room at 11pm he was fever free. They put him in a room with 2 beds so I was able to use one of them but there was certainly no sleeping to be done! We were on the main hall, which is like Grand Central Station all night long. I know, it's not a hotel so what can you expect. David received great care and thankfully the antibiotics did the trick and he was released to come home last night on the condition that he stay home from work one more day. He willingly complied. My DH used to be really stubborn about stuff like that but I guess he's learning that sometimes you just have to slow down and take care of yourself. We both slept much better after we got home!
Thanks DMH for such great care.

Rainy Day Dreamin'

Been watching it ran all day and wondering what it's gonna be like tomorrow when we have to drive up to see my DH's oncologist. Hope it's not raining too hard. I don't like to drive in the rain.
I received an invitation from the Three Rivers Audubon Society to meet at Delta Rivers State Park in Pine Bluff and go birding with a group from Pulaski County but looks like the weather is not gonna be good for any birds except ducks! Quack Quack!
I don't enjoy being out in the rain but love to curl up inside under a blanket with a good book and a cup of hot cocoa or cappuccino and maybe drop off to sleep...ZZZZ, whoops, I snore! If I muster up enough energy to get up maybe I'll walk to the window and watch the birdies from inside where it's nice and dry. I know, I'm a wimp! LOL

At the speedway w/o Daddy

Last Fri/Sat nights were the first time I'd been back since Daddy died. Boy, was it tough. It felt so weird to stand in "our spot" without him next to me. My son Jason and nephew Brandon both were allowed to carry the flag during the anthem and then Sean Densmore (thanks Sean!) gave a beautiful tribute to Daddy then the boys raced around the track with engines roaring and I stood there pumpin' my fist and just a squallin'! Daddy has the best seat in the house now.

As that old hymn says "I'll Meet You In The Morning", Daddy.

Here is a picture of Daddy and Momma with Jason and his 2007 Hobby Stock Championship trophy.

Dunce, Death, Dancing

Thanks Ginger!! Boy, do I feel like a dunce! I tried for days to write a new post and just couldn't figure it out. I ended up sending Joe Burgess an email and he had Ginger call me. "Did you sign in?", says Ginger. Uh, no I didn't. Like I said, I really feel stupid but I'm in now!

This has been a sad week for me. My dear daddy died this past Saturday. 81 yrs old. He had been going down for awhile but we certainly didn't see this coming. Our lives...my life, will never be the same. He was a big fan of watching my son race on the local dirt track. The season will be starting soon and it just won't be the same without him there. He would stand at the fence and pump that fist and holler "Pour it to 'em, Pour it to 'em!" My nephew races too so now they both have an extra incentive to win this year. So, all street stock and cruiser cars, this is fair warning. The Wide Open Racing Team will be racing for Papaw this year!
Thank you God for taking him quickly and without suffering. Daddy is showing all the angels how to do the two-step and waltz now. I'll always miss you daddy and don't worry about momma...all us kids will take care of her.