TOGETHER WE HAVE IT ALL

What's up Chuck?

2009-08-13T20:33:00.003-06:00

This evening my dog started barking at something on our back deck. I looked out to find a cat laying on the deck looking at me. I haven't seen this cat before. It looked like the cat was missing an ear.

Being the animal lover I am I went out to see the kitty. I open the door and my inside dog Kassie starts barking again and the cat runs up the willow tree. I go back in and get treats and return outside on my hunt for the cat. I part the willow branches and go up under the tree, which is a really cool place by the way-if I were still a kid, get the cat out of the tree and bring him up on the deck. By now I have noticed that the cat did indeed have two ears but one was stuck back by dried blood. Here comes my outside dog, Sabrina, to chase the cat back up the willow tree! I went inside to get a wet towel to use on the cat's ear, go outside and pin Sabrina up on the deck and go back in the tree to once again retrieve the cat. Everytime I approach the cat he started meowing nicely and wanted me to pet him. I then carried the cat to the front porch and start to clean his ear and he runs under my husband's car. I proceed to speak cat, yes I said speak cat, and finally coax him out and grab him again. I then have hubby put Kassie up so I can come in and go into the bathroom to put my amature veterinary skills to work.

Here is where I start saying aloud, "bad idea Melissa, BAD IDEA". The cat jumps on the bathroom counter, knocks a jar candle and hubby's glasses on the floor, this scares the cat so he climbs up the shelves and jumps to the shower curtain with his front paws hanging on the shower rod. I get him off the shower curtain and he then goes to the towel racks and climbs up the towels. He isn't successful hanging on the towels and jumps back up on the counter and settles in the sink with a leaky faucet slowly dripping on his back! I'm not letting this cat get the best of me! Plus, I have veterinary work to do! I then got a towel and put it around the cat and had to peel him out of the sink. I have no idea how the cat was so hard to pick up out of the sink but somehow he was hanging on. I proceed to hold him wrapped in the towel and patting his bottom like a baby. He calmed down and I was able to put him back on the counter and doctor on his ears with iodine and antibiotic ointment for atleast five minutes. The poor guy had sores behind each ear with the left one much worse. It looked like he had been scratching too much and opened the skin. He wasn't skinny and was loveable. I assume he belongs to someone. I then took him back outside and watched him run off into the pasture.

What I like the most about this story is that even with all the chaos it was the best part of my day! I should have been a vet! Oh, and by the way I named him Chuck.

This is not Chuck but it looks very similar to him.

Am I crazy?

2009-08-10T21:51:00.003-06:00

Today I took on a second job! I have decided to make some extra money since I can't find a money tree to plant in my yard. Knowing that about a year from now we will be paying for college has put some pep in my step!

I'll be doing the same thing I'm doing now but just at a different nursing home. This position has presented itself to me twice now without me looking for it. That makes me stop and think maybe someone more knowledgeable than me has a plan. I'm trying to do more letting go and letting God. If this job doesn't work out then maybe I'll at least learn something from it.

Take me out to the ball game...

2009-07-26T17:49:00.003-06:00

Last week was my second trip to the Bowling Green Ballpark but my first time to see the Hot Rods play. The first trip ended in a rain out. I was afraid the second trip would end the same way since it had been raining almost non stop all day! Shortly before game time the rain stopped and the Hot Rods got to play ball.

We got to enjoy great food, great views and great fun with new friends in the Citizens First suite. I also got up close and personal with Axle, the Hot Rods mascot.

It was Hannah Montana and High School Musical night at the ballpark. Little kids were so cute dressed up like the different characters. We had the best "Miley" in our group and she didn't even have to dress up.

Sadly the Hot Rods lost but we did get to see them hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 9th inning. So neat to have a minor league baseball team in town!

This blog's for you...

2009-07-24T22:38:00.004-06:00

Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there. ~Amy Li

I love you!

The Grass is Always Greener...

2008-08-04T18:01:00.003-06:00

Greg mowed today and the cows came to eat at Skaggs Buffet!

Birds of Summer

2008-07-01T20:07:00.003-06:00

These birds have come to visit. There are a lot of them. Probably over 100. They flew very close to me as I was taking pictures. I could even hear their wings flap. I think they are pretty amazing! I could sit for hours looking up at them if I weren't afraid of getting poop in my face!!!

Tick tock...

2008-06-27T15:35:00.005-06:00

Oh, this looks too close to a Senior picture!

Time does fly by. He will be a Junior in August. Will I be ready for the empty nest at the age of 38?

I've found a new toy...

2008-05-02T15:32:00.002-06:00

David

Kassie

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo

With this program I can do all sorts of neat stuff with photos.

Another way to kill time and avoid doing laundry!

Potato Bar

2008-04-21T20:07:00.005-06:00

At the Meet the Authors Reception they had the neatest thing. A potato bar! They served a scoop of mashed potatoes in a martini glass and then you could choose your toppings. Above is a picture of the potato bar. Greg and I are 5th and 6th in line to have our potato experience.

Southern Kentucky Bookfest

2008-04-19T22:51:00.002-06:00

This weekend was the SOKY Bookfest. Greg and I got the opportunity to go to a reception for the authors attending the Bookfest on Friday night. We had a nice evening tasting all the good food and chatting with several authors. Greg got the privilege of meeting his favorite author, Harlan Coben. I got the pleasure of meeting Virginia Smith. She is an author from Kentucky who writes fiction for the Christian market. On Saturday, while I got my hair done, Greg went and met with the authors again and was able to get three signed books by Harlan Coben for him and a signed copy of Virginia Smith's new book Stuck in the Middle for me. Stay tuned to see my opinion of the book.

SPRING!

2008-04-17T18:51:00.003-06:00

New leaves on the willow tree.

Bird house ready for new residents.

The cows have returned to the field behind our house.
Looking at the bull reminded me of one time when my nephew was visiting. We have a pasture behind our house and in front of our house. It was a sunny spring day and there was a bull in the back pasture and a bull in the front pasture. The two bulls spotted each other and started acting as bulls do snorting and kicking up dirt. My nephew, who was probably 4 at the time, saw the encounter between the bulls and said, "boy that cow sure is hungry". Greg and I had a good laugh at that and were reminded of the innocence of a child. We still talk about that frequently.

I miss the South.

2008-04-11T20:00:00.007-06:00

I'm not sure if it is true for every person or just us Southerners. I feel a real attachment to where I spent a lot of my life, Mississippi. I live in a beautiful area of the country now but I still miss things of the south.

Magnolia trees

Not the little ones that grow up here in KY. The ones that have been around for years whose limbs reach out with a strong gracefulness.

Pear salad

This used to be a staple at the supper table when I was growing up. I have to admit I haven't fixed it for my family. I did describe it to my husband once and it took a while for the confused look to leave his face.

Scenes like this

Been a while...

2008-04-11T19:47:00.002-06:00

Well, it's been quite a while since my last post!
My cold I had during my last post turned into a respiratory infection. While on antibiotics for my RI my loving husband decided to re-gift something he got at work to me. The full blown FLU! Yikes! We were two sickly people. Luckily our son didn't get it. We have since fully recovered and now Spring Fever has set in!

I have been reinspired to blog by Camille. Read her blog. It will crack you up.

So, more posts to come soon!

Ugh! To be cold and have a cold.

2008-01-24T19:49:00.000-06:00

In honor of the cold weather I thought I would post some of my "artistic" pictures from 2004.

Leaving comments.

2008-01-22T19:31:00.000-06:00

Click on the word comment below a post to leave a comment. You can comment underneath this post to respond to the 2 dog 1 cat night post. I had the comment option turned off when I previously posted.

It's gonna be a 2 dog, 1 cat night around here!

2008-01-22T19:10:00.001-06:00

Burrr! Here we go with another round of COLD weather and still NO SNOW!

How's the weather at your house? Leave me a comment.

Still images taken from old family movies.

2008-01-21T18:38:00.001-06:00

We may not have it all together...

2008-01-12T21:09:00.000-06:00

but together we have it all!
This is my first blog entry ever. I decided to create this blog as a way of keeping in touch with friends and family as well as new friends I may gain through blogging.
One of my favorite sayings is "we may not have it all together, but together we have it all". That sums up my family. We are such goof nuts who don't always have it all together. When we come together as a family unit we definitely have it ALL- love, honor and commitment! I'm truly blessed to have a wonderful husband who is my second best savior next to Jesus Christ, a wonderful son, and the best extended family in the world!