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Feeling Heartbroken & Exhausted

When a family member has a life threatening illness, it's time to come together as a family, not increase family drama. It's a time to help each other, not make a commitment & then back out. It's not a time to cut off communication because you're having a stressful time in your life. Think of how stressful it is for the family members directly involved in the care of the loved one fighting for their lives. It's not a time to punish the innocent in this fight, it's time to support them. It's not a time to say if you do the treatment the family members says they're going to & die as a result, I'm never speaking to a different family member again. I don't have the energy to fight 2 fronts right now.

Do you like being controlled?

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Greetings! It's been awhile since I've posted but it's past time. I'm sure you are wondering about my title. Do you like being controlled? Your government is trying to control you. It's trying to control where you go, where you go shopping, where you go to eat, if & when you can see your family. Telling you how & when you can see your friends. Telling you have to restrict your breathing in the form of a mask or 2. Telling you that for the greater good you have to be injected in order to protect grandma. Telling us if we can go to church or not. Telling bars if they can open or not. I'm a grandma......I'm not getting the vaccine & I chose to go without a mask as often as I can. If a woman was in a relationship & this was happening to her, she would be told to leave....that she deserved better. That she was in an abusive relationship. Our government is in abusive relationship with us. We are being controlled just like Naz...

It's been 33 years.......GROW UP!!

Greetings, Time for a rant....... On the 23rd I traveled up to NE Iowa for a steam power show.  My cousins were there & also an aunt & uncle who have held a vendetta against me for 33 years. 33 years!!!  This is beyond ridiculous!! Let me give you the background on this vendetta. I was about 12 years old & my aunt, uncle & their 3 boys came down to my grandmothers house for the day.  I was already dreading this visit as I knew the bullying would start as soon as they walked in the door. As soon as one cousin walked into the living room, he flipped me out of my bean bag chair & flipped the TV from the Olympics I was watching to his game that he needed to watch. The other cousins just laughed.  I went upstairs to my room.  My uncle came upstairs & literally dragged me down the stairs telling me "you need to be sociable & not selfish." I sat down on the couch & started crying from the pain that he had caused.  My...

Happy National Lighthouse day!

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Happy National Lighthouse Day! What.......you've never heard of it?   I'm not surprised. Aug. 7th, 1789 - Congress approved an act to support the building, maintenance & support for lighthouses around the country. Many lighthouse people celebrate this day even tho its not recognized nationally. These beacons led ships to safe ports & warned them of dangers of impending rocks & shoals. Do you have a love of lighthouses?  There is a magazine for you. Lighthouse Digest Magazine Here are 2 of my favorites - This is the one I visit every fall when its lit on Nov. 10th. Learn the history behind these magnificent beacons.  Its an interesting story. Later, L http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/museum/natllighthouseday_info.htm

A bit about me

Hello! First off, let me tell you a little bit about myself.   I'm a mom & a grandmother.  I'm also a recent college graduate.   Oh.....one more thing......I'm very outspoken. Growing up, I was told to be quiet.....a lot.   My grandparents told me that children should be seen & not heard.  The woman who called herself my mother rarely had time for me.  My dad died at a young age.  My uncle shushed me constantly when I was trying to explain things to him. I was in a shell until I turned 16.   I slowly came out.   Once I graduated from high school, I started teaching. Once I became a mom, I became more outspoken.  As the years have passed, I've become more outspoken. I've offended some people with how up front I am.  I don't hold any punches.  If you don't like what I say, then you know where the door is or in this case, close the tab or window. So, the opinions & 2 cents will start soon. Later, L