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Birkleigh, Office Doors and Camp...Oh My!

I had to take my Shih Tzu Birkleigh to the vet yesterday. She thinks he has an intestinal infection. She ran all the tests, parasites, heartworm, lyme disease etc. Of course all of those were negative. My dogs are kept up to date on all vaccines and such. So she concluded that it is an intestinal infection probably from something he either dug up and ate or from a "bad" bug that he ate (her words). So he is very mopey and sleeps a lot. That is how you know he doesn't feel well. He is a very active dog. I feel so bad for him. He is on Antibiotics and a mild muscle relaxer to help with the tummy cramps. If he is not improved by tomorrow we have to go back and see her.

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Parents Outraged...You think???

Teachers Stage Fake Gun Attack on Kids

Tenn. Teachers Stage Fake Gunman Attack on Sixth-Graders During School Trip
The Associated Press
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. May 13, 2007 (AP)

Staff members of an elementary school staged a fictitious gun attack on students during a class trip, telling them it was not a drill as the children cried and hid under tables.
The mock attack Thursday night was intended as a learning experience and lasted five minutes during the weeklong trip to a state park, said Scales Elementary School Assistant Principal Don Bartch, who led the trip.
"We got together and discussed what we would have done in a real situation," he said.
But parents of the sixth-grade students were outraged.
"The children were in that room in the dark, begging for their lives, because they thought there was someone with a gun after them," said Brandy Cole, whose son went on the trip.
Some parents said they were upset by the staff's poor judgment in light of the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech that left 33 students and professors dead, including the gunman.
During the last night of the trip, staff members convinced the 69 students that there was a gunman on the loose. They were told to lie on the floor or hide underneath tables and stay quiet. A teacher, disguised in a hooded sweat shirt, even pulled on locked door.
After the lights went out, about 20 kids started to cry, 11-year-old Shay Naylor said.
"I was like, 'Oh My God,' " she said. "At first I thought I was going to die. We flipped out."
Principal Catherine Stephens declined to say whether the staff members involved would face disciplinary action, but said the situation "involved poor judgment

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3170381



I am speechless. I can't believe a school would do such a thing. Can you say lawsuit? Someones head would be on a platter when I was finished with them. Tell me what you think.

Deep fried what???

You know me and my quest for the unusual well I had to share what I stumbled on today. This is true. It can be verified on Snopes.

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Branson, Faith and Friends

Over the past few months, I have been on a journey of discovery. I have been thinking about my Faith and what I think and believe in contrast to what my Church thinks and believes. I have been raised Baptist but I have always been sort of a free thinker and not bound by tradition. Most of you know I believe in the unknown including the paranormal and psychics. In saying that, I want to make it clear that a lot of it is just plain Hooey!! However, I believe many things have an origin in truth. My quest has been to get past the hooey down to the truth. Not an easy task when you are surrounded by traditional thinking. However, through much prayer and faith I know it will be revealed.

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Checking in...

It seems like forever since I sat down to actually write a post for my blog. However, I don’t think anyone reads my blogs anyway!! It has been a busy few weeks. We have begun the process of painting our living room and kitchen. It is quite a large space with high ceiling in the living room. When the temperature first dropped down it was perfect, there was no rain just cold air. So we opened up the windows and painted away. That was 2 weeks ago. Last week the weather was wonderful it was very cold and rainy (even a little snow). I loved it, however; you can not paint with all that humidity. So I sewed some and cleaned. I also had a bit of a cold so I spent one cold rainy day on the couch. Before we began the painting project I had finished my work at home training for my second contractor job. It was some tough training and took several days. I enjoy my other certification, but this one may be too much for me. I love my work at home job. I get to pick my own hours and work when I feel like it. It gives me a way to earn a little extra money all in the comfort of my basement office.

This weekend I went to a local quilt show. It turned out to be bigger than I expected. There were some wonderful quilts shown. I went for 2 hours on Saturday with my oldest daughter and then I went back on Sunday to take my youngest. Both of them seemed to enjoy it. My best friend from Oklahoma City has a 12 year old daughter that entered her first quilt in the show. She did a great job!!

J (my 12 year old) went to Solo and Ensemble on Friday and she came in first and got a medal for her trumpet playing. She had also entered a story in a writing contest for the state of Arkansas and was in the top 105 of 56,000. She will get some type of award for that too. Way to go J!! Last week we had parent teacher conferences. Both girls are doing very well in school we are proud of them. They both seem to enjoy school. I am glad because I did not like school it was 12 grades of misery for me!! LOL

I have a pretty busy week ahead of me. It is supposed to be warmer (not too happy about that) but I will be able to paint some more. I am ready to get my house back together. Home Improvement projects really get me out of sorts. I like order and tranquility and when things get out of place, it makes me a little uneasy. I am also going to have lunch with a couple of different people this week. It is funny because I can spends days sometimes weeks just piddling around the house alone. No one calls me or e-mails then suddenly I have several invitations. I guess it is feast or famine.

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Goodbye dear friend.

Four Feet in Heaven

Your favorite chair is vacant now...

No eager purrs to greet me.

No softly padded paws to run

Ecstatically to meet me.

No coaxing rubs, no plaintive cry

Will say it's time for feeding.

I've put away your bowl, and all

The things you won't be needing;

But I will miss you little friend,

For I could never measure

The happiness you brought me,

The comfort and the pleasure.

And since God put you here to share

In earthly joy and sorrow;

I'm sure there'll be a place for you

In Heaven's bright tomorrow...

by Alice E. Chase

Spenser
October, 1989 – March 5, 2007

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