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Exhaling


 And so on....
 

 
So...I figure you realized that I was upset the other day...Yeap...
They did the test on my uncle....and test shows lung cancer...left lower side lung...Know for sure Tuesday exactly what kind and what kind of treatment...You know what the shit is..he quit smoking 6 yrs ago...My Mom is so broken hearted...She just cried....her words...were so sad...She just buried her baby sister a few months back....and now her big brother has cancer...
I am worried about her...she already has a bad heart...and she has been under a dr. care for a hurt back for over a month now..And yes..I am there for her...and for my uncle...
 
Before he had the final test done..it was as though he knew..and he was telling me the songs he wanted me to do in sign language at his funeral...What a big lump in my throat....
 
As I walked out the hospital..to my truck..got in..silently...put my music on..and all that numbness came back...my wall raised up a lil more...I didn't want to think...I didn't want to feel...
 
I even jump down one of my close friends throats when all he said was the normal things that you say..when something like this happens...but..I felt as though..he knew me better..and not to use that usually sorry stuff..but then I realized..how horrible I was..and apologized to him...he so understood..and just kept talking to me over the puter..which really helped...sometimes it's not the words you use..but just the chat that helps...
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I am feeling better today...I spent time with my family...my boys were so wonderful this weekend...they got my truck all cleaned up..outside and inside..and even cleaned out my pantry which is like wow...I can actually walk in it...lol..Hubby even joined in..he got our yard so looking good...with the rain our grass had grown lots..So..I figured..lets top it off...Last nite I said lets go to the movies...They were all for it...We almost had a big blow out..because of running late..but then..my 6yr old said...hey momma...that is the devil trying to hurt our family...and omg..it made everyone stop and realize...everyone started apologizing to each...it was beautiful...I so love that lil guy...I knew he was special..I knew he was the stitches that would bring our quilt back together..."Out of the Mouth of Babes"...And you know what..it is not even the idea of the work that was done..it is the idea of our family working together for the right reasons...
 
So..now I just keep praying...for my uncle..for my mom..for my self..I just don't want to loose all that I've gained thus far...I don't want to fall back into that anger..that hate...It may not be a huge change..but I see a change in my kids..and I don't want to loose that either...
 
So..Now..I pray...
God...I am begging you...to give me the strength..the faith to fight these feelings that want to take over me again...Show me Lord...the reasons why all these trials are on our steps...I don't want to loose my soul..I don't want to push my kids to loosing their souls...I need you Lord...to stay with me..help me..not to be blinded by stupidy...not to be fooled into thinking you don't love me...I know it is your will to be done...either way..but..I do so pray that my uncle be healed...or not suffer...to please Lord not let this break my Mom...I am not ready for her to leave me...I know it is selfish..but...I do plead with you for this...
I thank you my Lord for listening to me...for all the good things in my life that I know come from you...I love you God..from the day of my dreams till the day I die...I love you...In Jesus your son's name..I make this pray to you..
Amen...........
Posted by SammyJo at 1:38 PM - 8 Comments   Add a Comment  
 

 A Thousand Marbles..........
 

Here is a story that may help get priorities in
order......


The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings.
Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with
being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded
joy of not having to be at work.  Either way, the
first few hours of a Saturday morning are most
enjoyable.

A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage
with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the
morning paper in the other  What began as a typical
Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons
that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let
me tell you about it:

I turned the dial up into the
phone portion of the
band on my ham radio in order to listen to a
Saturday morning swap net.  Along the way, I came
across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous
signal and a golden voice. You know the kind; he
sounded like he should be in the broadcasting
business..  He was telling whom-ever he was talking
with something about "a thousand marbles." I was
intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to
say.

"Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with
your job. I'm sure they pay you well but it's a
shame you have to be away from home and your family
so much.  Hard to believe a young fellow should have
to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends
meet.  It's too bad you missed your daughter's
"dance recital" he continued.  "Let me tell you
something that has helped me keep my own
priorities."
And that's when he began to explain his theory of a
"thousand marbles."

"You see, I sat down one day and did a little
arithmetic.  The average person lives about
seventy-five years. I know, so! me live more and some
live less, but on average, folks live about
seventy-five years.

"Now then,  I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up
with 3900, which is t he number of  Saturdays that
the average person has in their entire lifetime.
Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the important
part.

It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think
about all this in any detail", he went on, "and by
that time I had lived through over twenty-eight
hundred Saturdays." "I got to thinking that if I
lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a
thousand of them left to enjoy.  So I went to a toy
store and
bought every single marble they had.  I
ended up having to visit three toy stores to round
up 1000 marbles. I took them home and put them
inside a large, clear plastic container right here
in the shack next to my gear."

"Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble
out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the
marbles diminish, I focused more on the really
important things in life.

There is nothing like watching your time here on
this earth run out to help get your priorities
straight."

"Now let me tell you one last thing before I
sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for
breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble
out of the container. I figure that if I make it
until next Saturday then I have been given a little
extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a
little more
time."

"It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope you spend more
time with your family, and I hope to meet you again
here on the band.  This is a 75 Year old Man, K9NZQ,
clear and going QRT, good morning!"
                          
You could have heard a pin drop on the band when
this fellow signed off. I guess he gave us all a! lot
to think about. I had planned to work on the antenna
that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a
few hams to work on the next club newsletter.

Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a
kiss. "C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to
breakfast" "What brought this on?" she asked with a
smile. "Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long
time since we spent a
Saturday together with the
kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store wh ile
we're out? I need to buy some marbles.

My Mom sent this to me, so I to you, my friends.

And so, as one smart bear once said.."If you live
to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred
minus one day, so I never have to live without you."
- Winnie the Pooh.


Posted by SammyJo at 6:55 PM - 10 Comments   Add a Comment  
 

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Aint life just grand......................................NOT!!!!!!!!!!!........................
 
Am I upset...................Am I worried.....................................................
 
Well..................................Just maybe a little.........................................
 
When will it be enough.......................When will the break happen...............
 
I know............When we finally break.............................
 
I saw my Mom's heart break again again again again again again again again again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by SammyJo at 3:09 AM - 4 Comments   Add a Comment  
 

 Just hanging out
 

 
Good Morning!!!
 
The sun is shining brightly thru my window today...wonder how long that will last...lol...
 
I sit here thinking..what do I have to do today...ummm..no big plans.wow..just few errands to the bank...figure out my bill collector's share...and just normal routine..yeap..sounds good to me...
 
Yesterday...my Mom and I spent the whole morning with my uncle...He had his test done..he had a scan done of his chest...we are waiting to see the results...we pray it shows what is going on..and that all is good news...that way no more test no scope down the throat...we thought he was having that test done..but we were mistaken...
 
My uncle is such a comedian..He makes us laugh so much...it is so funny..as a child I didn't see much of him..they lived farther away....but yet..these past few years getting to know him...it amazes me how much I am like him..with my nutty self...LOL..I love sitting and listening to the stories of their younger days..and did they tell me some..My Mom and my uncle...I just loved it...it tells me where I came from..
 
As we talked...at a moment my Mom called me by her sister's name...the one who passed away a few months back...it was like wow...but then get this...later on..as we continued to talk...I was having a blast with my uncle and out of the blue...I called him by my other uncle's name..(Their Brother) whom had died over 20 years ago...it just came out...we had not said his name in a long long time..at least not together...it just like blew our minds...their 2 siblings who had passed away..and both names mention...we felt as though they had to have been there for that to happen..I got worried that my uncle would think of it in a negative way..that they were there to bring him home...so I said..yeap..they are here telling you all will be ok..that they are watching over you...But..It does kind of scare me..I didn't say that..but..with all that has been happening in our family for over the past 5 years...it seems every year..we loose someone...and I want that chain to break.....
 
Ok..enough..I don't want my mind to wander there...only positive thoughts..only positive..yeap...I will say however..it has been really nice spending some time with my Mom...we talk yes..but..lately we have been doing a lil more together..from the smallest of things like a garage sale...to just sitting with my uncle....it is really nice to share that time with her...
 
So..there you have it...more of my laundry being hung out..LOL...I hope you all have a wonderful day....May God watch over each and every one of you...Lots of love and smiles ....
 
SammyJo
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 Highs and Lows...
 

Let me tell ya...been some interesting days for me...
 
First...I decided to give it a try with the hubby and go on a date to celebrate our 22 years being married...this was on Sunday...well..I was hesitate about it..but..I did go..lets give it a try...we headed to eat out...and then a movie...well the date it self was wonderful..great food and good movie..but..gots to tell ya..never have I felt so lonely in all my life.....No conversation at all..sitting at that table with him sitting right in front of me..and if I hadn't said a word..nothing would have been said...well with the exception of him asking if all was good..and if I needed something...other than that..I just ate and looked around the room...ummmm..You know..I know most men don't carry conversation like we women..but this was so ridiculous...On our ride home he asked if I enjoyed myself..and I said yea..but then of course I did let him know how I felt...so Lonely...and I just cried...You know at that moment..I really realized how much I missed a few ppl...who I could actually talk with and would talk back with me..
 
On another note...I did get out and have a great time with my Mom...yesterday on Tuesday...we headed to the Casino..yeap...with a lil money in our pockets..we headed out at 9am...I've been to the casino maybe 4 or 5 times...We picked ourselves some 5cent machines...and let me tell ya..I sat there all day...I had a blast!!!!!!!!!...If they had cameras watching..well I am sure they got the biggest kick out of me lol lol...mom headed off to other machines and I sat there playing 2 machines lol..and let me tell ya..I didn't care that I wasn't winning big bucks..just as long as I was winning to keep playing..and that I was...It was so fun.....I started out with 40bucks..and guess what...when it was time to go..I left with 56bucks..yeap..that is right...got my money back and  a few more ..LOL..yea..I know doesn't seem like much to ya..but..for me..I am so unlucky with things like that...and for me to come home with some extra..wow..it surely made my day even better..but ya know what made it so good...Well..just being away with my mom..and not thinking of anything..no worries..nothing...all day...it was a treat...
 
But..then of course...Reality came rushing back to us....as we were arriving into town...Mom got a call ...her brother is in the hospital...he has been coughing up blood..so the DR put him in...so we went straight there...he seemed in good spirits..but..tonight..mom called me..and told me he is having a scope test down his throat tom...they found a spot on his lungs...and he is really scared...so my Mom is going..and I am going with her...Their Mom died of lung cancer years ago...and it started this way..so he is really scared..and I know my Mom is scared...they just lost their baby sister a few months back...Of a brain tumor...
 
Man...and just the other day...I was thinking of loosing my Mom...I really worry about her...this is too much for her...I know she is strong..but..OMG...how much can one person deal with...well..then again that is why I am here...I am going to be her strength while she is being theirs......Yeap..I just answered my own self...
 
And there you have..my mixed up nutty life...but yet...I am blessed...even with the saddness..I know I have much joy also...I just need to keep reminding myself every once in a while...
 
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