"Operation Zip tie"

I'm a lifetime member of the chub club. I've fought and given up. I've settled and I've come to terms, but always thinking about what life could be if I was just a member of "life".

So I took a chance on me and the rest of my life and had gastric banding surgery.
I started the process in January and May 28th I had surgery. I'm recovering at home with a day left of the school year, and whole lot of ambitious ideas and thoughts for the future.



God's grace and mercy never cease to amaze me. When I wasn't sure he nudged me along, and allowed everything to go well and is so good to me. I'm looking forward to living a new life.

Exhale!!

So I discover mouse doo-doo last night.
DECON to the rescue. I set up the decon with some cheese and when I get up this morning bamo the cheese is gone and hopefully we won't have anymore issue.

*YUCK*

So I bust out the bleach and through down with some seirous deep cleaning.
I even pull every kitchen drawer out and scrub-a-dubba, that's when I find a momma mouse and her walmart sack full of babies. Good times

SOOOOO I wrangle the babies into another bag and decide that I should move the decon to this area since I thought the chances of momma coming to look for her babies there was pretty high. I strategically place some laughing cow cheese in the middle and slowly easy it into the drawer-less area. I end up dropping the tiny poison box in the area I had hoped to place it. I flip the box over and some is spilled and some isn't but I decide the sprinkled bits won't ever be touched by anyone but the darling mouse that I'm after in the first place.

I realize that the wiggling bag of mouse babies needs to be tended to and I run to my bedroom closet to get my shoes. When I return to the kitchen my baby boy Pete is inside the drawer-less area EATING THE FREAKING DECON. After I scream and get his attention, and he's licking his chops.
I look to see the damage. a small area where he had been licking, not to big, but the terror and understanding that I had walked off and let Pete lap up DECON was slapping my in the face. Called my vet and they said bring him in. Two jugs of peroxide and five minutes later he threw up all the way to his toes.

My poor baby. Pete and his grateful mom are at home now well and recovering.

Thank You Lockwood Vet team.
Be Well
A

Sing your Praise to the Lord!

Whenever you sing praises to the Lord, He hears only hears perfect pitch!

Soundz of Spring

From the moment I stepped outside this morning I could smell the spring coming. It's as if it's a million miles away and yet somehow has sent ahead of it a soft scent of what is to come.

A distinct flavor of newness, moist earth and certain lightness in the air that drifts by you as you move through time rather than the heavy, overhanging cling of winter.

I said aloud to know one but the spring "I smell you spring" and smiled.

In spite of the gray clouds and the 5 minutes of sparse rain, the afternoon glided into perfection. Bright wonderful sunshine. So warm and tender to the skin. For a moment I heard birds, for the first time in months.

Thank You Dear Father in Heaven, you are so so perfect. Another Blessing.

A few of my favorite things...

White Flowers I buy myself as much as I can.

Saturday quiet time alone with a chick flick and a bottle of Late Harvest Riesling.

Happy Day

Presidents Day @ The Morgan house means happy babies content that mom is home for the whole day with them.

Life is good-GOD IS GREAT!

Happy Birthday Dad!

It's hard to believe that you've been gone for 1 year, harder still to believe that today is your birthday and death day combined, but then again that was your way. Your way all the way. I miss you all the time, with every breathe, every thought of you, and every moment still. I miss everything about what we shared together, everything that was just me and you. Thank you dad for all that I got from you, all that you left me with, all the encouragement I still keep with me. Thank you for trying many times as hard as you could. I wish I had tried harder, and more so I wish I had understood how I could have been more of a help to you. I love you so much.


* Bill Murphy Clark


A year ago I could not imagine my life without either of my parents, it was incomprehensible. There was simply no way to wrap my head around it. In a blink of eye my father was gone, and although the pain of having lost him in just a seconds time is severe, I am truly thankful for the love and mercy of GOD that it was quick for him, painless and without the drawn out measure of approaching the end. It was just as he would have wanted it. No more, no less. He always said, "I am what I am." Even though my earthly father has left me, I will always have my heavenly father. How great is GOD that he will never leave me? Love your parents every moment you have!

Be Well A