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I'm going to do this and then tag more of you, so here goes:  Chris tagged me at http://journals.aol.com/jeroldssis/ItsAllAboutMeIthink/

 

*I AM: looking for myself

*I WANT: to find happiness like I look for a pair of matching socks

*I HAVE: faith and hope that God is working in my life

*I WISH: I would have spent more time with my Papa.

*I HATE: fear and the devil.

*I MISS: My grandparents.

*I FEAR: heartache

*I HEAR: a yawn from Mike laying on the couch.

*I WONDER: Why life has so many lessons?

*I LOVE: therefore I am

*I ALWAYS: think way to much 

*I AM NOT:  someone who gives up.

*I AM NOT ALWAYS: right but I think I am most of the time.

*I NEED: a quiet space for myself just to be with my thoughts

*I SHOULD: go give Mike a hug and tell him I love him.

Tuesday thoughts

When I was in high school and college, I worked every summer as a lifeguard at a waterpark with those huge waterslides, it was called "Crystal Lake".  There was a man that worked there named George he was an older man that always seemed to be working, he was the fix it man, and always carried an oil can, fixing gates, oiling chains.  His hands always reminded me of a mechanic.  Some of the girls called him a dirty old man.  But he did make sure the rides were safe and those who rode these rides could thank him for that.

Seems every day we encounter people whose lives creak with many problems.  In these cases we have two choices, either to aggravate their problems with criticism or try to oil their lives with a good spirit.

I think about all the people I know, family and friends, and people at work.  Some carry unbearable burdens and long for the oil of a sympathetic word.   Others are defeated and feel like giving up.  Just one drop of encouragement could restore their hope.  Still others are just mean.  I'm sorry Mike if I havn't been like the tinman and keeping you oiled.  Sometimes I get so caught up in the "what if's" that I forget about the now.  I wish for you new hope.

Critter: Monday Photo shoot

Your Monday Photo Shoot: Critters!

 

Early fall seems like a good time to capture these guys in pictures, because they're out and about storing up for the winter:

Your Monday Photo Shoot: Catch a critter in a picture! For the purposes of this photo shoot, a "critter" is a creature that is not a pet, so no dogs or cats, but mice, squirrels, pigeons, badgers, hedgehogs, wolverines, deer, dragons, sasquatch or any other sort of ambulatory thing is acceptable (as are bugs).

 

I remember my mom loved putting those little fake squirrels on the trees in the back yard, this real squirrel made me think of that.  I'm a little anxious tonight.  Mike lost his job on Friday, so keep him in your prayers.  Keep me in them too.  I'm feeling like an ill ass lately.

Saturday 6 Episode 77

Saturday Six - Episode 77

Okay...it's my first time at this and I'm joinin' in.  You think I'll pass up a chance to talk about myself?  Heck no!  Remember, like the journal name, It's All About Me!  So, here I go....

 

1. How many AOL J-landers have you actually met in person?  Five, four I met befre we started in Jland, my family.

2. How many photos that you have taken yourself are hanging on display in your home in a size of 8x10 or larger?  (The print, not the frame!)

Sadly none, what's wrong with me. Although I do have one bigger of some of my artwork.
3. How far do you live from your job?  What is your commute time like?  Has the distance prompted you to consider alternative transportation because of gas prices?

I live 10 miles away, commute is about 15 minutes in traffic
4. Take this quiz: http://www.ladyinterference.com/assorteds/quiz.html   What decade does your personality live in?  It says I still need to grow up, imagine that.

5. READER'S CHOICE QUESTION #70 from Kris:  What is the funniest, most original Halloween costume you've ever seen?  I was a Hershey's kiss one year.  I've seen some wild ones that's for sure.  I'll have to post some one day.

6. READER'S CHOICE QUESTION #71 from Courtenay: What is your favorite paragraph in a literary work?  Have to think about this one, my mindis blank.  I've had a day.  I've thought and thought, but the only quote that comes to my mind is from "The Diary of Anne Frank"

"Upon returning to the attic where he and his family were in hiding for over two years before they were caught, Otto Frank found Anne's diary. It chronicled her own thoughts, feelings, fears, and hopes of this two year period in hiding from the Nazis. As he read the diary, Otto Frank wept as her voice seemed to come alive once again, "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart."

This was one of the first books I read that really touched me, the first book that made me cry.  And this one sentence helped me be the person I am.

 

Photo collage of Roneisha

I'm back

Got some wonderful shots.  The girl was very nice, and I think she was as nervous as I was.  Well actually the nervousness disappeared when I got there. I was happy with it, I think she will like the as well. 

 

Ready for another photoshoot

I'm up and rareing to go! Hope this goes well.  This is so new to me it's exciting like the first time I kissed in a way, nervous too.  It's all good.  We're going to see  the new Jodi Foster movie later on today,  I think  it should be pretty good.  I'll be back.