Time for Demo!

Today I'm going to do a demonstration with Emmy for the Gwinnett Woodworkers Association.
http://www.gwinnettwoodworkers.com/
We were among the early members of GWA, and the Ol' Curmudgeon was the first elected president of GWA.
The members of this club have been wonderful about holding little raffles and holding displays of their work with auctions of the entries - and this is being contributed toward my monetary obligation to PAALS.
http://www.paals.org/gpage.html
Pictures probably will be taken, and I'll download them and place them here.

Friends

What would we do without friends? Now that I'm so immobile, I rely more and more on internet connections to keep up with my friends.

Tomorrow (Sat, Nov 1, 08) Emmy and I plan to attend the Gwinnett Woodworkers Association meeting with the Ol' Curmudgeon. If I am able. If so, I may be able to present a small demo to these people who have been so supportive of my getting Emmy. They have been holding small raffles and doing actions to raise money for my dog. What a wonderful, generous group of people! I believe the LEAST I can do is bring her to be shown off!

New Place!

All those previous entries were imported from my Blogspot (Blogger) account. When Blogger locked me out and said I was "spam," I saw red. Once I could post again, I referred everyone to one of my other blogs and vowed I'd never use Blogger again!

So, now I'm in a new place, and I'm adding a new blog. Don't know what on earth I'll talk about here that I'm not talking about somewhere else:
http://livingwiththewoof.wordpress.com wherein I discuss my service dog, Emmy!
http://turtlemom3.wordpress.com mostly about the church calendar and religion
http://thefunniesetc.wordpress.com Wherein I post silly stuff received via e-mail
http://morningsidedrive.wordpress.com Nostalgia for my growing up years

But I'll think of something!

Blocked - Locked - Mocked and SHOCKED!

This probably will be the last post you will see here.

Catch the NEW BLOG HERE. I'll be gradually posting the old posts from this site as well as adding new posts.

Blogger decided this was a **spam** blog, and locked me out for 5 days!! I wasn't permitted to contact a *real* person, just automatic responders. No explanation of what it was about my blog that was causing the problem.

To top it off, "they" were not even courteous enough to notify me that my blog was active again. I kept checking it, of course, and **finally,** today, I could get into it. But no notification of why my blog was LOCKED for 5 long days, no notification that it was unlocked, and no APOLOGY for locking it - for no real reason - to begin with.

For those reasons I'm doing this. I'm furious about this! This is NO WAY to treat a client - free or not.

So, "farewell," to this site, and "hello," to the new site! Hope to see you there!

5 Things meme

OK - I got this from Meg on Muttonings (which is a great Blog)!

What I was doing 10 years ago:

1. Realizing I was getting too disabled to work any longer, but not wanting to go through the "disability battle"
   
2. Wondering if DD and I would ever have a decent relationship
   
3. Wanting to move into a different house, but not wanting to go through the misery of moving
   
4. Trying to survive my DD's pre-divorce throes of emotional upsets
   
5. Working on developing the Orthodox Women's List and the Choir Cues
   

Five things on my To Do List today:

1. Take a shower and wash hair (major productions, anymore)
   
2. Grocery shopping
   
3. Laundry - 1 load
   
4. Clear off the dining table
   
5. Change out the litter boxes and "do" the downstairs bathroom
   

Five snacks I enjoy:

1. chocolate, in moderation - or not!
   
2. vanilla wafers - one of my ongoing addictions, made more bearable since the Ol' Curmudgeon has started making them.
   
3. krispy treats - love 'em
   
4. fresh cherries
   
5. chocolate dipped anything
   

Five things I would do if I were a billionaire:

1. See my CPA about how to protect as much as possible from the gun-totin' IRS!
   
2. 10% off the top goes to the Church, divvy'd up among various parishes, monastaries, dioceses and Metropolitanates.
   
3. Set up an Educational Trust Fund for our descendants.
   
4. Set up a Retirement Fund and a Medical Fund for us
5. Establish an Orthodox School system K-college in the Atlanta area
   

Five places I have visited:

1. San Francisco CA
   
2. Philadelphia PA
   
3. Boise ID
4. Kalamazoo Mich
5. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
   

Five places I would like to visit:

1. Moscow, Russia
2. St. Petersburg, ditto
3. Kizl Russia
   
4. Vashon Island, Washington (Monastery of the All-Merciful Saviour)
5. Jordanville NY (Holy Trinity Monastery)
   

Five jobs I have had:

1. Temporary typist
   
2. OB nurse
   
3. Nurse Midwife
   
4. Assistant Professor Nursing Clemson University
5. Legal Nurse Consultant
   

Your turn!

What's Your Theme Song??

What's Your Theme Song?
Step in the Focus Theme Song-a-tron, find out & send to your friends.

This is mine! Isn't it a scream??!!

Babies as Punishment?!

Obama Says He Doesn't Want His Daughters Punished with a Baby
March 31, 2008

A lot has been made (by both sides) in this Democratic primary race that "words matter". Well, The Brody File brings you this:

At a town hall meeting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon, Barack Obama told the crowd that he didn't want his daughters, "punished with a baby". [--MORE--]

Look, I'm against abortion, but I don't view babies as "punishment." Babies are a gift from God - and like many other gifts from God, they involve responsibilities, commitment, and self-sacrifice. Is it "punishment" to accept responsibility, to make a commitment, to sacrifice your own wants and druthers for the needs of a helpless baby?

I don't think so!

Where is all the media outrage??