Heartbroken

A week ago today, Pearl wandered off and hasn't been found yet.  I still don't know how she got past me and Aunt Ernestine.  The last time I saw her she was rooting around in the laundry room looking for the dog food I had tossed on the floor to get her to go in there.  I shut the door and put a chair against it.  When I got home she was gone.  Carolyn Davis' grandson had played with her and then chased her back this way.  No one has seen her since.  I have called all of the neighbors and everyone is keeping and eye out for her.  I called both Dr. Bob and the other vet, the shelter here and asked that a girl I know that volunteers at the one in Natchitoches keep an eye out for her.  I posted it on FB.  I just wish I knew how she managed to get out w/o me knowing it and what has happened to her.  I miss her so much it hurts.

Disappointments

Life can sure throw a kink in your plans.  Holly won't be able to do the booth which means I can't do it.  Thinking about what to do now.  Frustrated beyond words!  Might put some in my Etsy shop.  We will see!

A little of this. A lot of that!

It has been way too long since I have posted anything.
I am in the process of adding new pieces to my jewelry collection.  Jeanette gave me a large bag of beads and other "jewelry-making" stuff.  It has given me a renewed desire to work with beads and such.  I am planning on having a booth at Fisher Sawmill Days in May.  I have never done one there and hope it works out for me.  Holly and I are planning on having one together.  I hope she doesn't back out.  Annette has also said she will help me.  I also hope to have a booth at the Fair Grounds a couple of times this Summer.  I need to try to make some cards, too.  I hope to order some card sleeves for the cards.  I want to get the kind that lets the buyer see the complete card w/o taking it out of the sleeve.  I think that it will make the cards look more professional and hopefully generate more sales!  Here are some pieces I have made so far.

Sharon & Doug gave me a $50 e-card from Amazon for my birthday.  I had a blast shopping and deciding what to buy.  I ended up buying the DVD "Courageous"(awesome), Robin Cook's book Intervention, and a candle making kit I have been wanting.  I haven't made any candles yet, but plan on trying to have some to sell @ Fisher.  We will see!

I just finished reading John Grisham's book; Rainmaker.  I could really relate to it more than any other of his books that I have read so far.  It is about health insurance and how they rip people off.  I am always having "issues" with Medicaid.  I wish I could afford my own health insurance ( better yet, pay out of pocket), but that isn't an option.  I doubt any other insurance would even take me.  I have started Robin Cook's book  Intervention.  Haven't read enough to get a good grasp on what is going to happen.  I love his books, but some of them have "scared" me because I know they can and probably have taken place in real life.

I am so looking forward to church Sunday!  We are having a preacher come in view of a call.  This is the first one since Bro. Wayne resigned almost 2 years ago.  I will always love and miss Bro. Wayne and Kathy, but it is time for our church to move forward.  Bro. Bill and Mrs. Jeanette have been wonderful and have helped our church to heal.  But, they are tired and ready to have a break from us.  I am glad we will have a chance to hear Bro. Marvin 3x's before voting.  He is a "Cajun" from south Louisiana.  Right now, he is associate pastor at a huge church in Lafayette.  His wife (Mona) teaches Special Ed.  They say they are "country people" that happen to be in a large church.  She has already been promised a job here if they move here.  He will be a "full time pastor".  I am ok with him not being bi-vocational since he has actually worked in the public before and in fact, retired from the DOTD where he was over some part of it.  I think a pastor makes a better one when he has done something else to earn a living before that. 

Books Books & More Books

I finished Angels Fall this evening.  The story and plot line were good and kept me guessing almost to the end.  I would have enjoyed it more if the author hadn't felt it necessary to use so much profanity, even when it served no real purpose to the story line.  I have started reading Ruth Bell Graham and Ruth Graham's books ( 2 volumes in 1).  I can't remember the exact titles right now, but I am looking forward to reading them.  Maybe it will give me a new perspective on an issue I am dealing with right now.
I am enjoying rediscovering reading.  Nice change of pace.  Might even inspire to write that book I have thought about over the years.

Road Kill

I went to see my Jack last Thursday afternoon, suspecting I had pneumonia.  It turns out I have Bronchitis.  In his words; "Not pneumonia, yet."  Got a strong antibiotic, Tessalon Perles for the cough, otc Mussinex to break the crud up and a shot of steroid to help my arthritis and lungs.  I still feel like road kill.  So tired of being sick!
Also, tired of feeling like my family is treating me like last week's garbage.  Ready to trade them for a new family.  I am just tire of feeling left out.

Family and life

I don't know if it is just because my back and TMJ are really hurting and have been for a few days is the reason I am feeling used and taken advantage of my a family member.  I don't like people to ignore me like I don't exist.  It's bad enough when I am not included in holiday gatherings or major milestones in their life.  But, when they don't return phone calls or FB messages I get really ticked!  That's ok, though.  One day they will look back and see who was really in their corner and wish they hadn't treated me like crap!

I know one thing for sure and that is God loves me!  I also know Pearl does too!  She is the best listener I know!
My two new fur babies are settling in fine.  I just wish they would start getting rid of the mice.

New Family Members

I have been fighting a mice epidemic for several weeks now.  I have tried different types of traps with no real success.  So, a friend brought 2 cats.  They are brothers and beautiful cats.  They have been here for a day now and haven't made an effort to catch a mouse yet.  I am hoping they will settle in and start catching them soon.  I haven't seen a mouse since they got here, but I hear one every once in a while.  I am so sick of cleaning up after them.  Washing dishes only to have them poop on them is getting old fast!

Check out my "boys"!