Shalai CLUB FAR Sisters 4 LifeFamily Me...'s blog: "Misc."

OMG! It's April in Kansas and we are still getting cold, rain, and snow. I can't hardly beleive it. I'm ready for the sun and 70* temps. Hopefully this won't last but a couple of days more. I'm tired of the wet and the cold. It's time for the sun and the warmth. We lost our fruit. We had lots of apricots and they all froze. We also had the pear tree in bloom and the apple tree full bloom. Some of the apples my yet survive. But it looks like we are going to have below freezing temps again for the next two or three days so they may be a complete loss as well. We just got some more snow yesterday. So we may lose all of our apples. Oh well. Can always try again next year I guess. Hopefully if I'm in my new house by then I can plant some more fruit trees and have a little bigger orchard there. Well thats all for now.

THIS SAYS IT ALL: Time passes. Life happens. Distance separates. Children grow up. Jobs come and go. Love waxes and wanes. Men don't do what they're supposed to do. Hearts break. Parents die. Colleagues forget favors. Careers end. BUT - Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girlfriend is never farther away than needing her. When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end. Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you, or come in and carry you out. Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, mothers, grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins and extended family all bless our life. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead, nor did we know how much we would need each other. Every day, we need each other still. Pass this on to all the women who help make your life meaningful. I just did. There are more than 20 angels in this world; 10 are peacefully sleeping on clouds, nine are playing, and one is reading her email at this moment! Author: Unknown

Hello everyone! Well, we finally did it! We got another dog after 9 months or so without one. Her name is Starla, she is a 1 1/2 year old Black Lab mix. She is very active and loves to be outside or with me and the kids. She has some bad habits we are going to try and break her off. Like chasing cats and our neighbors' cows. She is also very loving. She sleeps in the kids' room at night. Sometimes on their floor or in their beds. During the day she likes to take her naps anywhere she feels comfortable sometimes the kitchen floor sometimes the living room floor. It took her a couple of days but she will play with her toys on her own. We think she has buried her "squeaky" bones somewhere in the house. Probably a closet or in the laundry room! LOL. Overall she is a really great dog! I'll try to get some pictures of her up here soon. We got her from the Humane Society last Tuesday afternoon. I wasn't planning on coming home with a dog that day it just sort of worked out that way. We have a long road ahead of us as far as breaking her bad habits but hopefull by the summer we will have most of it all worked out. I'll post more as things come up . Have a great week everybody! This is a picture of our new girl. Miss Starla, and she's posing for the camera. LOL.

Aaarrgghhh! Gotta vent. This blog was originally titled something else but my husband got upset because I told a family member about what I spoke about in this blog previously when according to him: "I specifically asked you not to tell anybody about ....." so I got rid of the posting here. So now I'm just venting. If for some reason my marriage doesn't last 'till death do us part' I am not doing it again! It is so frustrating. We actually talked earlier today and I thought we made some good progress about my expectations and his. So now that I have done this thing he asked me not to do I just feel like all that progress made has gone to hell in a handbasket! Mostly, the family member I told this thing to doesn't TALK TO ANYONE ELSE so the 'secret' won't get out to the wrong people. I tried to explain that to him but he just got stuck on the idea that I did this thing he asked me not to do. I understood, when he asked me to keep quiet about the event, that it was mostly so I wouldn't talk to people here locally about it. I know if I talk to people locally about it it will get to the ears we don't want it to get to. I haven't even told my children about the event for that reason and my daughter is going to be an integral part of the event. So do you get why I'm frustrated? I have friends that tell me if my marriage doesn't last 'till death do us part' that there is definitely someone else out there that would be better suited to me and they tell me to not give up on a life partner based on my experience with my current one. But you know what, I don't care IF there is someone else out there better suited to me, I'm not gonna go looking, and I'm not gonna do this relationship thing. I'll be just fine with access to my kids and my pets and my nice big house that I want! I don't need/want any partner in my life! Okay, I'm done venting. Maybe I am overreacting, maybe there is something hormonal/chemical going on that this has got me so frustrated. It is nice to have this available to me so I can get this s**** out. I do feel better. Sorry to any of you that may read this and catch the backlash. Okay a couple of deep breaths and I'm good. 'Night all!

I'm so tired of the rain. It seems like it has been raining for weeks when it has actually just been days. Everything is so supersaturated I can't step anywhere outside without water coming up through the ground. It's a real pain because we've got to take the dog out on the lead. So we have to be out there with her. Lately she's been more interested in just sniffing then taking care of business. Oh well. The sun is supposed to start shining tomorrow for about 4 days. That will be nice. Have a great day! Shalai