Tuesday, June 27, 2006

A Tuesday

A Tuesday

Today was a good day. I don’t know why exactly it was a good day, but in my mind it was a good day.

I woke up late this morning for no good reason other than I was so tired from being sick the last week or so. I don’t know why I can’t seem to get over this summer cold I have. I think it has to do with the fact that my office is sub-zero cold and then hot and then cold again throughout the day. That means that I am constantly turning my mini-heater under my desk on and off to make it a decent temperature.

The weather here has grown dark and cloudy, but I know that there will probably be no chance of rain. I wish it would rain so I could see a thunderstorm. The thunder and lighting would do me good. I love the way that rain can wash away the blues and make things seem happier and not as bleak. That is a funny thing about weather....it can really change your moods.

I have been working hard on my other blogs. Bookworms has the first book up and posted. However, I have not gotten any comments from readers of the blog as to whether or not they want to participate in reading this book together. It is one of my favorites for a summer time read. I hope that at least a few people will decide to pick it up with me.

Also, the Connections blog is almost ready to go. I have gotten about three days worth of postings ready to go and am excited to see what comes of it in the next week or so.

Ex-Rays is doing good. Go here to read about my latest child support rant. I should have it up by the end of the night.

Hope all is well in blogger land.

Take care!

Blessings,
Lisa

Monday, June 26, 2006

Dentist Day


Today was the day that I dread twice a year. The day that I go to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. To be honest, most of the other years in my life I would have found a reason not to go. I would have postponed it until I was unable to handle the incessant calling from the dentist office and then finally go in.

However, these last couple of years of being married to my new DH has taught me a few things and one is that you can not neglect your teeth forever and still expect to have them when you are older. Therefore, I have really tried these last couple of years to get my kids and I on a routine where we go to the dentist every six months come he** or high water. Well, for me today was that day.

I woke up with this knot in the pit of my stomach because I knew that today’s cleaning was going to be more difficult. You see in February of this year my oldest daughter and I did something crazy. We got braces together. Now, grated I am almost thirty - **** years old, but I wanted nice straight teeth. I had braces when I was younger, but did not wear my retainer nor did I have my wisdom teeth pulled when I should have. Therefore, my teeth moved and all the $$$ my parents spent on braces went down the drain. Not completely, I mean my teeth aren’t horrible, but I wanted that straight, white, bright smile that you see on all those commercials.

I get to the office today and I am already mentally preparing myself for pain. I know that cleaning teeth with braces takes more time and energy and also can be more painful. I have to say that it was painful because I had just had my wires changed about a week ago and my teeth are still reeling from that, but to have someone in there scrapping and clawing at bits of stuff on my teeth and in between the brackets makes for some really ugly noises inside my head.

An hour later I was done. I was told that my teeth look pretty good, but I needed to brush a little better in a couple of places. All said, it wasn’t as bad as I made it out to be, but in my head it sounded awful.

Blessings,
Lisa

5 Things

I got this from Pink Lucy - I played along and so should you!!!
5 Things in My Fridge~

Two bottles of spicy mustard – don’t know why

Milk for all the cereal that my family eats

Bing Cherries….my favorite fruit.

Diet Rootbeer for my girls so that they don’t have to drink regular soda

Left over chicken from dinner

5 Things in My Closet~

A large box of Christmas bows and ribbon

5 suits I bought when I graduated college and thought I would get that killer job that I would need to wear them everyday…I have worn each of them once.

Several pairs of black sandals that my hubby says all look alike and which I can tell they are all different

A shoe rack with no shoes on it

My wedding dress and the dresses my girls wore to the wedding in which I married my DH.

5 Things in My Handbag~

A black wallet with colored Ladybugs that I got from eBay…no cash in it.. :-(

A black coin purse with 15 pennies

Rubberbands for my braces - EEWWW

About three different types of chapstick

A bottle of Advil

5 Things in My Car~

A bottle of water from workout on Firday

My girls badges for day camp

Harry Potter Book Five that I read when DH is driving

Akeellah and the Bee Sound Track

Jumper Cables.

OK play along....I want to see how many of you bloggers do a 5 things list too

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Saturday

Another day is here and my kids are off to my parent's house. It is hard to put them on the plane, but I know they will have a great time.

For those of you interested I have picked out the first book for the Book Worms blog that I have started. Please click on the link above and leave a comment on the first or second post if you would like to be involved. What I would like to do is to have all of those who would like read the book to be contributors for that month/weeks that we are reading that book. Then when it is time to start a new book we can have others join/drop off as needed. This is all a work in progress and I am new at this, so hopefully it will workout well.

In addition, the Connections blog will be up and running in a few days. I have decided rather than coming up with my own devotional I am going to use a daily devotional that I am following right now. I got it from K-Love radio when I donated funds this last year. I will give credit and it will be word for word, but it will not be plagiarized I would also like this to be an open type forum. So if you are interested, please let me know by leaving a comment on the blog's first post which you can find here or here.

Lastly, I am fighting some kind of nasty cold or flu. I don't know what it is, but I am hoping it ends soon.

Hope you all have a blessed weekend.

Lisa

Friday, June 23, 2006

Couple of Ideas!

I will probably have a few more posts than usual this next week. With my kids being gone for a week of vacation.

Also, I have been reading a few blogs and want to comment/respond/put my thoughts out here for others to read. I don't think I will mention the blogs specifially, but I really have a lot of thoughts going on right now.

In addition, I want to invite everyone to my new blog it is called EX-Ray's. It is my place where everything and anything related to my ex and our relationship (or lack thereof) is discussed. You may find it interesting or you may not. However, remember these are my thoughts and feelings and while comments are welcome and encouraged, this is only my side of the story.

I will also be starting a couple more blogs in the next few weeks. One will be where I post a daily devotional for those of you interested. It will mostly just be my thoughts on what I have read in the Bible that day and my observations. Again, comments are welcome and encouraged and I hope this becomes a place that others can get inspriation to write about their sprirtual journey. This blog is called Connections. I will have devotionals starting July 1st.

The last blog that I want to start is a book club type of blog. Mostly, just fiction which is what I mostly read. I'm thinking of starting this group because I love fiction and I love to read and I think sharing this with others would be a good thing. In addtion, I would love suggestions on what books to start with. I'm thinking that depending on the length of the book I would like to read a book a month. I would like those who are interested to let me know and then the discussions can center around what everyone likes. This blog is called Book Worms. I hope to have the first book pick out and ready to go by July 15th.

Please let me know what you guys think about these ideas. Each of these blogs are already set up, but are empty shells waiting to be filled. However, if you think it is silly or insane...please do not hesitate to let me know!

Well, that is about all for now. I need to get out of here and get home.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Blessings,
Lisa

Party of One

Why oh why are the weekends so short and our weekdays so long? I long for the days when I was in college and I could just sleep in and not worry about getting up for anyone other than myself. However, I am now a two time mother and a wife (twice removed, because the divorce). My days are spent slaving away at my job and my nights and weekends are spent being a Mom to my two great kids and a wife to my husband. While I love each and every one of them, I sometimes wish for the days when I only had myself to think about and get ready. For just a glimpse this morning I had that life once again.

My children spend several days a week with their Dad, per our visitation agreement. However, of late our youngest child has been having issues at her Dad’s house because of her step-mother and has not been following the same visitation schedule as our oldest daughter. This is at the request of my ex-husband and his wife, not by my request. In addition, I have been taking our youngest to see a counselor about once every two weeks in order to try and figure out what has happened over there at his house between her and his wife. Alas, we have not gotten very far in solving this problem.

However, this weekend the girls are leaving for a week long vacation at my folk’s house out of state. They have done this each and every year since our youngest daughter was about 6 months old. It is a great time for them and other than my ex-husband complaining about them being gone and being a jerk about letting them go the last couple of years, it is a great time for them to bond with their extended family.

Since the ex-husband knew that they would be going out of town and that he would not get to see them over the next week he decided to take both of them even knowing how our youngest behaves when she is there. That means for one blessed morning I was able to get up and get myself ready and not have to keep repeating “Brush your hair, brush your teeth, where are your shoes, you can not wear that outfit it doesn’t match, stop fighting, get out of the tub, eat breakfast, blow your nose…etc” All moms reading this blog entry will probably understand. Getting yourself ready in the morning is one thing, trying to get you and two other beings ready is WAR.

Granted most mornings the kids are up and doing exactly what they are supposed to do, but for some reason since summer has come they have decided that means we don’t have a routine. During the school year we have a routine, get up, get dressed, eat breakfast, brush teeth, brush hair, out the door. For the most part the summer is the same, however, during the summer they go to a day camp. This day camp is great and I was turned onto it by my ex and his new wife….one of the few things we have agreed on for the five years we have been divorced. Anyway, all the kids go there, our kids and her kids from her first two marriages. It makes it easier on he and his wife if all the kids are in the same place, which I could care less about and am more concerned about whether my kids like being there. They love it, they are safe and entertained all day long. There are field trips and swimming (which is good considering each of my children is 1/3 fish).

Back to the story, the kids will be gone for the next week starting tomorrow afternoon until the 4th of July. Therefore, they both went to their Dad’s house last night and I was able to just get myself ready and I was able to do so in complete silence. For those of you out there that have your kids 24/7, you really need to have a day where you can wake up and not have any children to take care of or get ready. It is really nice.

When my alarm went off this morning, I got up and went to the kitchen and started the coffee. Out of sheer habit I went to my youngest room to wake her up and to my surprise she wasn’t there. I think I panicked for like 1/2 a second and then realized she was not supposed to be there. OK, so now what. I don’t have to get them ready, I don’t have to spend by maybe 30 minutes on myself. So I was able to drink my coffee, take a shower, shave my legs, and relax before my workday started. I even had time to get muffins for the office, which was GREAT.

Now, to be honest while it was great to not have to get anyone but myself ready. I really did miss having them there a bit. There was no Fairly Odd parents in the background while I was doing my hair, no calling from the kitchen for help with the toaster because it ate the Pop Tarts before they could. No asking for a few extra dollars for the vending machine at daycamp. I did miss them and I am ready for them to come home tomorrow even if it is only to put them on a plane to my parent’s.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Another Day Another Blog Entry

I had good intentions of blogging this weekend. I had intentions of telling about what my DH and I did on Friday night. I had intentions of posting something for Father’s Day so that I could say a lot of wonderful things about my Dad and my DH. Alas, I did not do either of these things. I did not post about Friday Night Date Night. I did not post about the wonderful things I remember about my Dad growing up. So, what did I do you ask? Nothing, I did absolutely nothing all weekend. I am sure that if I were to sum up my weekend most of you would say …well you did do something, but nothing of notable importance. I didn’t do anything that will change the world. I sat and watched movies, I read part of a book, I watched more movies, I slept, I waited on pins and needles for my kids to come home from their Dad’s house…and I did nothing.

Sometimes I wonder if I should still blog. Is there any reason to it? Does anybody out there find my writings of interest? Especially when I am depressed as I am now. I don’t know why I am depressed, but I just am. I think that I may be going into some sort of down swing. I just don’t feel like myself and even if I did, I’m not sure that I could explain exactly what is up with me not wanting to connect with people.

I guess it comes down to I am out here on Blogger everyday. I read the great things that people write about. I read about what others are doing with their life and I look at mine and say…”So What!” What is so great about this life that I would actually have something to say that people want to read? I am addicted to reading about other people’s lives. I love going out on the blogs and just reading about what others have done that day or that week.

I like to read about their lives they are leading and what they are doing. It reminds me of when I was little and I used to walk around my grandparents neighborhood at night. For just a moment in passing each house you get a glimpse of their kitchen, living room or family room. You see for a second what their life is like for a moment. You get images in your head of what it would be like to sit in that chair or eat at that table.

Then you eventually go back to your life and know that when someone walks by your window they are not going to see anything interesting. They will see the TV on or the kids playing in the living room and you staring blankly at them while feeling guilty that you are not a good enough mother. You need to take more time to be with them. You walk by your kids’ rooms to realize that they fell asleep while you were taking a shower. The feeling of guilt when you see them getting ready in the morning and realize that one day they are going to leave and you will miss them terribly. Did you teach them all that you could teach them? Are they ready to make the right decisions? Did you take enough pictures to remind you of the special things that will be important in the years to come? Do you have the stories of the things they did in your mind so that you can re-tell them when they want to know?

Maybe depression is not the right word for what I am feeling right now. Maybe guilt is more of the right way to express what I am going through.

It has been almost a week since my last blog entry and do you know what the best time of the last seven days has been? It wasn’t the great date night on Friday with DH, nor was it the great nap I took on Sunday. It was yesterday when my oldest daughter and I went to the gym and played Dance Dance Revolution for 45 minutes. We laughed and high fived each other and had a great time. For 45 minutes she and I connected in a way that I don’t think we have since her Dad and I got divorced almost 5 years ago.

We connected. Tonight she wants to do the same thing. I have said yes!!!

I am grateful for this insight for it has made me realize that all the money in the world, all the power, or all the worry is not what is important. What is important is that I connect with these two angels that have been put in my life and do my best to ensure that they know I love them and that they grow up with the memories of their childhood that are grand.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

A new toy....

I came across a website the other day via a blog that I was reading. It was a website that counts the number of hits for your site in a day, week, month.

It is www.statcounter.com. If you are interested in seeing how often your blog gets hit go sign up.

It's free.

Blessings,
Lisa

A Wednesday

I came home last night to a older child with a hurting ear. Every time someone touched her ear she would scream in pain. So I stayed home with her today and got her a doctor appointment for this afternoon. Needless to say she has an inner and outer infection. So she is now on antibiotics and at her Dad's house until Sunday morning. I hate that she is away from me when she is not feeling well, but I know that she needs to see her Dad as she has said that she wishes he would spend more time with her. However, it still sucks to be away from her.

My youngest is also not feeling well, but I think it has more to do with her diet than anything. I think she fills up on junk during the day and then when she comes home and doesn't want to eat what I make for dinner. I guess I need to get a better handle on that. I guess that I am just really not good at making sure that they eat right while at day camp, but it is hard when they are away from you all day long.

My youngest has also started asking questions about her real dad. She has been asking who her real dad is and who how come her Daddy Neil (my husband) doesn't have the same hair, face, or skin as her. It is a hard thing to answer questions like this in regards to a step-parent and also trying to put on a happy face and not bring my negative feelings about my ex into the relationship he is trying to build with her. However, I'm sure some of my left over anger and resentment is still evident. I know that my oldest daughter has asked questions like why I hate her dad or why don't I like her dad's wife. It is so hard not to lay it all out and tell them that he cheated on me and wanted out. However, he didn't have the guts to go through with the divorce, but he also didn't want to give her up. So, I did it...I started the ball rolling on the divorce, I gave him another chance and then when I found them together again...I decided that was it. I filed the final paperwork and that was that. Now, I think I am still going through some of the stages of acceptance. I think that almost 4 1/2 years after being divorced I am still trying to figure out why he chose her over me...what she had that I didn't.

In the process of all of this, my kids and I have both seen counselors and in the process of all of this my ex has been involved in the kids counseling just once. In that one time he has determined that none of what and I or the kids go through is his fault. That we chose to feel this way and he has in NO way contributed to this feeling of hurt or abandonment. I guess that is what you get when you marry and then divorce a selfish jerk.

Sorry....I didn't mean to get on a rant. However, I guess just having to see him today trying to be a Dad to this older child that he was just putting on a show for the world to see. I hate that.

Hope you all had a better day than I did.

Blessings,
Lisa

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

A few ramblings....on a boring day!

Another week is here and started and I am already counting the hours until Friday/Saturday is here. I don’t know why, but I can’t seem to get myself motivated to do anything other than watch TV and play with my kids. I have a kitchen that needs to be cleaned, a bathroom (or two) that need scrubbing and laundry piled to the Heavens waiting to be done. However, when I get home from work and the gym at night all I want to do is sit and play or watch TV. Here’s hoping that I can get something done soon. I am going to try and take Friday off from work as I do not have any kids on Friday mornings because they spend Thursday and Friday nights at their Dad’s house. I figure if I take that day off of work and don’t have to drive anyone anywhere in the morning I may be motivated enough to get something done. In addition, my car is a mess and there is a strange smell emitting from it which I have no idea where it came from….see this is why I need a mental health day!

I have been doing a lot of Blogger surfing lately. I am trying to find new blogs to read and am finding so much interesting stuff. How do you search for new blogs? I hope that a few of the new blogs to the right here strike an interest for some of you and you will go and read what is being written there. I have read about everything from drug addicts that are fighting for recovery, to a lady who has dedicated her life to serving Christ, to a man who is trying to find purpose in life to a stay at home Mom with 5 kids. I mean the possibilities of what you are able to find in blogger-land are amazing. In addition, there are some really good writers out there (as I have said before). I have to say that lately my two favorite blogs (which are not linked to the right as I am not sure I should list them) are of a woman who just recently made a huge life changing decision to give up drugs and a bad relationship and of a homeless crack addict who is struggling to find a way out of the situation they are in. Both blogs are great and I am so grateful and inspired by reading each of these blogs because I can feel the despair and fear, but can also feel the hope and passion in the words of these blogs. To be honest, they inspire me to want to really write about what I’m passionate about, but I don’t know if anyone would want to read that…LOL.

Onto other subjects…today was a workout day with the trainer and it was good. I needed a good pounding of weights and cardio to get my head clear. Work today is kind of blah. Not a whole lot going on here. I just need to find some things to do to keep myself occupied.

I do have a warning to women out there……the new shave-less cream called Veet is evil. I bought it for my daughter and I the other day and we sat down on the side of the tub to get nice smooth skin. It burned so badly that my daughter has sores on her legs from it. In addition, my ankles are so swollen from the burns I got that it is hard to wear tennis shoes at the gym. So just a word of warning….stay away from the Veet…it may seem like a good idea…but NO.

Well, that is about all for now. Hope all is have a blessed week and I’ll be back soon.

Blessings,
Lisa

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Thanks so much





Thanks to all of you out there that read my blog on a daily basis or when ever you can. In addition I have to say Thanks so much for the great thoughts and prayers that have been sent my way. I have felt a great sense of peace the last week in regards to making some major decisions and I know that it is because of the great prayer warriors that I have out there...YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!

A big THANK YOU to Crystal over at Pink Lucy for the new Ladybug Blinkies. I love them.

Another big THANK YOU to Beth at Simple Blog for the link to the new ladybug layout that I am now using. She found it somewhere on the internet and after a bit of tweaking it looks great.

Lastly, thanks to Nicki at Living in My Mind for sending me emails to check up on me.

All three of you ladies are amazing and I enjoy your posts and writing so much.

Thanks again.

Lisa

I have a confession....

I was one of the millions (perhaps billions worldwide) that bought the new People Magazine with the Angelina and Brad pics of their new baby. I have to say after going through the whole magazine and seeing the pics they make pretty babies. However, I just fear that this child will suffer the effects of a broken home like most babies in Hollywood.

The one thing I can say is I completed the crossword that is located in the back on my own...LOL

Guilty pleasures are GREAT!

Another weekend.....

Well, another weekend is here. Man am I glad that we get two days a week off. I wish that there were more days in the weekend, but at least I get 48 hours of total bliss away from the stress of the day in day out life I live during the week.

I can't really pinpoint what was the turning point this week, but by Wednesday morning I was ready for the week to be OVER. There was nothing at work, home or with my ex that really stands out to make me feel like the weekend couldn't get here soon enough. However, I really just needed a break.

Luckily for me I am without kids or husband tonight and am planning on dinner and drinks with two really good friends. My oldest DD (dear daughter) is at a birthday party sleep over. My youngest DD and husband are at a company BBQ for his work that he told me I didn't have to go to. I am so glad, because the way that my DH (dear husband) talks about his co-workers I am not sure I could be there and not have an opinion to share...you know.

I also went to my therapist this week with my husband. It was great because we were able to really get down to some issues that we are dealing with right now with both the girls. In addition, I was able to let him know that I really do appreciate him as a husband and father. We were able to lay out the issues we have with the ex right now and hopefully are on the same page as to what needs to happen next.

I ended up canceling the appointment with the lawyer because I was able to come to the decision that I am going to ask the court to order mediation. If they allow it, then the ex has to come to a room and listen to my issues and I have to listen to his, but at least we have a neutral third party to let us both know that we have valid points. Other than that, I just don't know that I am ready to take on the decision to pursue court action.

Lately, I have been spending a lot of time surfing through several different blogs on Blogger and a few other sites. What amazes me is how well some people write and how raw the emotions can be in regards to their lives. What amazes me even more is the fact that many of these people are so open about the different issues that they have been going through and are open to comments and the comments that they get are also so raw. I really appreciate those out there that are able to really open up and show their soul. It gives me encouragement to keep coming here and keep writing and keep posting....even when I don't feel like it.

Well, that is about it. I need to get up and moving to get out the door.

Have a blessed weekend!

Lisa

Saturday, June 03, 2006

The Weekend so far!!!

Well, it’s Saturday and I am so glad that it is the weekend. I love the weekend. Albeit this one didn’t start out that well…nor has it gotten better. I woke up with about 20 minutes to make it to my training session at the gym this morning.

Then once I was done there I came home ate some lunch and proceeded to shower and change. Sometime in the middle of all of this my ex calls and tells me that if I want the kids back I have to come get them. This leads to a series of several phone calls back and forth where he ends up yelling/screaming/berating me and I end up hanging up on him. Needless to say, three phone calls and three text messages later…he wins. I give in again to going to his house to get the kids. Oh well!!!

All this is not something that I really want to deal with right now because I am fighting getting a cold. I have been fighting it since Monday. I just feel worn out and run down. Hopefully after a quick rest tonight and tomorrow I will feel better. I am going to take the kids swimming tomorrow at the local pool, so that will be relaxing.

In addition, I have submitted the paperwork for mediation with my ex. I am hoping to get that in the mail this next week. I was not able to meet with a lawyer like I wanted to this last week, but I am hoping that he and I can grow up a bit and work out these issues together. If not, then I will meet with a lawyer and see what my options are. As always, I ask for prayers in this regard because I am really stressed about this whole issue. In addition, I think that is part of the reason I am not feeling well.

Tonight at church we are having a franks and flick night. I am not sure what movie they are showing, but we are going to take the kids just for the fun of it. Hopefully it won’t be too hot to watch the movie outside like they want to do.

I am also thinking of staring a ladybug website. Not sure what it would consist of or anything, but I think that it may consist of some images of ladybugs and things. Not sure how this project will go, but maybe it will be OK.

Well, hope all is well in blogger land for others. I enjoy so many of the blogs out there. Keep the writing coming.

Thursday, June 01, 2006

I'm back with an update...

I guess I owe you all an update as to what is going on as it has been two weeks since my last blog entry and the most I said was that I was dealing with family/personal issues. I do want to apologize to those who have come here looking for an update with nothing to read. I’ll try to explain in the simplest form what has been going on with me and my life lately.

First of all, about two weeks ago my ex called to talk about a few things concerning our children (two girls ages 10 and 6). One thing led to another and the discussion got out of control and ended with him basically telling me that he is just buying time until our oldest daughter is 14-16 to make the decision to live with him. I have always been scared that she would make the decision to live with him and leave me. I don’t know why, but I just hate that he still has this hold over me. Add to this stress, the stress of money issues we are having and my world is turned upside down. Not to mention the fact that I want to go see a lawyer about what to do about some issues that we are having with our youngest daughter and her going to her step-mothers’ house.

I have decided on two things so far in this situation. One, that I am going to see a lawyer to just see what my rights are in regards to the visitation/custody situation. Two, which I am going to go see my therapist again because I need someone to unload on that, is not my husband or my parents. They love me and mean well, but sometimes you just have to have an objective third parties input. I just need a place to put all of these emotions and right now placing them on my husband/parents is not a good thing.

Also, my work is going well, but I’m starting to realize that I am over-qualified for my job. They really need someone here who is entry level and I am not that. So, I have a decision to make here as to whether or not I really want to stay at my job or if I should just move on. I have been here almost a year and I do love the people I work with, but I just wish it was more challenging.

I don’t know why I feel so stressed right now about these things, but I really do. I know that I am stronger than I think I am and I do know that going for legal action is the best choice right now. I just need the insanity to stop. I need the threatening phone calls and name calling to stop. I need to know that I have rights at the mother of these two children and that I am doing the right thing for them.

Other than these few things, which is a very simplified explanation of what is going on, there is not a whole lot more going on in my life.

I would ask those of you that read my blog to pray for me and my family. Pray for strength for me to do what is right and to know what is right. I would also ask that you pray for protection for my girls as they will still have to go to their Dad’s until this whole issue is figured out.

I am hoping to get back into blogging on a regular basis here pretty soon. I like having a place to put all my thoughts and also it is a fun place to come and read what is going on in others lives.

Thanks & Blessings,

Latibug