My little kitty buddies

A couple of weeks ago we had a stray cat give birth to 8 kittens underneath our son's old Ford then she vanished! Don't know what happened to her but I could not sit by and let the little ones starve. So...I bought milk supplement and started feeding them with a medicine dropper. What a mess! Well, three of them died pretty quickly....I was only able to feed them in the morning and twice in the evening but they had to go all day without. I finally was down to 4 who seemed to be thriving...then one morning...gone! They were all gone... still don't know what happened to them. THey were a lot of trouble but I sure miss the little buggers. :((

God didn't give me feathers!

It's been almost a month since I've blogged but I had forgotten my password and also my laptop has been super slow lately so I just haven't bothered to try because it would have taken too long. Since my last blog posting my husband and I celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary and we celebrated by flying out to see our daughter and her husband in Abilene TX. I'd flown a few times before but only in small planes but David had never flown and he was excited about it. But...our plans didn't quite go smoothly. The day we were scheduled to leave we arrived at LR an hour ahead of time, went through security (not very helpful to newbies I might add) and then we're informed that DFW has been closed because of thunderstorms. We sat at LR for 4 hours before were were able to get a flight out. We finally got to DFW and there were people spread out everywhere, some who had been waiting all day for a flight (it was almost 2pm by this time) We finally left there at 7:30pm! It had taken us 12 hours to get out toAbilene, which was longer than if we had driven it! But, once we got there we enjoyed ourselves and the flight back was much smoother...well at least as far as time goes, the flight from DFW to LR was quite bumpy and I was thanking God for Dramamine by the time we got back to LR. Whew, was I ever glad to get home. God didn't give me feathers so i wasn't meant to fly! David loved it though.

Roses

Our kids gave me a climbing rose bush for Mother's Day several years ago and when our daughter moved to Germany I would always send her a picture of the first bloom of the season. I sent her one this year (she's in Abilene TX now)and I liked the picture so much I thought I might share it with y'all.

Purty ain't it?!! :))

STABLE

What comes to mind when you see or hear the word 'stable'? My first thought was a place you keep livestock, much like the place our Lord and Savior Jesus was born into. Secondly, I was reminded of something or someone you can depend on, reliable, or never-changing.
I went with my husband to see his oncologist last week and the doctor said "stable disease". No, he did not say it had shrunken anymore nor did he say it was gone. Stable. Folks, that was music to our ears. His cancer has been stable now for six months! In the world of cancer, that's a long time, let me tell you! He is still working fulltime and, but for a few chemo side effects, he is doing amazingly well...and with or without cancer, my husband is one of the most reliable, dependable guys you would ever want to know. I love him. he is an inspiration to me.
A few months ago I didn't think he would still be with me...but thankfully...he is.
Remember that baby in the stable? It's all because of him. :))

New Birdie and getting older

Hi y'all! It's been a few days since I blogged so I figured I better post something. I know y'all have been just sittin' on pins an' needles waiting for my news !LOL!

If you recall, in my last post, I mentioned I had seen a new type of sparrow on my last birdwatching outing. I have since found out it was a Swamp Sparrow. Big Deal, right? Well it was to me since it was a Lifer for me. To a diehard birder, a Lifer is a Big Deal! A Lifer simply means the first time you have seen that particular bird in your life. Most of us keep list and check off each species as we ID it. I'm not obsessed with keeping the list as some are but I do get a thrill out of checking off a new bird. I have attached a picture of the Swamp Sparrow just in case your interested. Oh, I almost forgot about the "Getting Older" part of my blog (How could I forget that! HA!) I found out today that I have Gout! I am now officially older! ;((

FYI: My doc just told me that I do not have gout after all. He took more blood to determine what it is but I haven't heard yet. Probably just ol' Arthur Itis

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.