A New Marathon In Green Bay Wi And Christmas Thoughts..

Hi all I have been talking to Richard Brodsky again about his marathon in New York. Well he runs the World's Aid's Marathon in New York and in Kenya Africa. Well he would like to spread the word that people that are HIV Postive can still have healthy lives.

Anyway he would like me to have one here in Green Bay Wi. I am not sure where to go with this. I would love to stand by the finish line and go with it. I would love to be the one handing out the first prize for the first person hitting the finish line. But where to start. We have another Marathon here in Green Bay called the Bellin Run.

Where to start and how to go about it?? Any suggestions would be great really. Or if any one thinks this a good idea. The only thing I can do is try right but I am at a loss of where to start. I have talked to one person and that is the dr that Ruth was staying with while she was here and he thinks its a great idea.

I was hoping to be able to maybe contact the Hospital here or the Brown County Health Department and find out how many AIDs cases come through in a year. I dont want names or addresses but I just want people to know that they can still have a healthy life with doing what they enjoy.

Like I have said before Richard has been HIV Postive for like 8 years or so now. I dont remember exactly. But he takes his meds and runs and does marathon's with his wife Jodi.

I might be taking on more than I can chew but I am hoping I can think of something up here. I know the Bellin Run is like 26 miles and I dont know if any one would be willing to run more than that for a run like this one. How and who do I talk to about Sponsors with a run like this?? How do I promote this run?? I am at a loss really.

I have been told to have it in Chicago IL but the only problem is that I dont live in Chicago.. I live here in Green Bay.

Ok enough on the run for now. I will keep my thoughts open though to it. I am not sure if we can do it. I have run this past Jeff and he thinks its a great idea but he's like me where to start and how to start..

But now onto X-mas I have found a great gift for Brianna. I e-mailed the site to my mom because she has an ebay account also. Its one of those Leap Frog reading books. I am not sure if that will help her or not but I am going to try. Grizzly Mama has give me a link to but of course I just cant right now. Just looking for idea's to make Bri want to enjoy reading and to want to learn. I think I am going about it the wrong way.

Kora on the other hand is struggling with math. I mean simple adding and subtracting and I am at a loss with her. I am really at a loss with what to get them this year. Any ideas for a couple on a budget. I have a couple of idea's but not sure yet. I am looking at these coloring pads. They are like 7.99 a piece at Wal Mart.. They are something under the tree. I want to get more Garland anyway this year. I know it was hard to keep up with Snowie last year. I am hoping she is more relaxed this year since she is a year older..

Anyway these are my thoughts for today. I am struggling to finish a book. I have about like 200 pages left and I want to find out what happens but I also think it could have been told in another way. I am currently reading Once An Eagle by Anton Myers. I have my review up because I didnt want to give the end away. Its a 1200 page book.

I have some stuff at Tweety's Crafting Gallery. Some repeat stuff but most are new. I listed them at ebay but no one bought them. My cat in the hat set has went though. I was hoping to make another set but with blue and white. I think that would be awsome. What does everyone think of that?? Anyway I have to run for now. Thanks for your opinions in this post and others that are to come and those that you have helped me in the past..

Talk to you all soon.. I made rounds today and I will be back around in the next day or so..

My Third Year Blogging..

Hey all I have been blogging for 3 years November 1st. I started back in November 1,2006 already.. Wow where has time went. I am past my terrible two's.. But into my third year and have met some great people that have come and gone in my life but then again there are still some really great people looking out after me yet to this day..

I look back and wonder why I wanted to quit for a while. Jeff didnt and doesnt like me blogging yet to this day but he has come to a point where I need my friends even if they arent in person. I have come over the years where I have a hard time being with people in real life except those of you I know really well.

I am grateful to Tshsmom and SME for getting me started. I would never have done this if it hadnt been for them. Sme e-mailed me and said to check out this site and I joined almost instantly. But had to have it tweaked by SME where my real name wasnt in the name bar.. I struggled at first and took friends from Sme and Tshs. But you know who you are that are dear to me.

Life has taken me in different directions and I am proud to say I know everyone of you all to this day. thank you for being my friends and keeping me going here. I am glad to hear I could make you laugh and cry right along with me with things I have said. Make you as mad I was when something happened.. Getting advice when needed. Keeping my mouth shut until I know when something is about to happen then suprise you all with something special..

Sharing my family with you all has been my most prized possession of my blog. Esp my girls. They are my pride and joy and those of you with out kids can share my babies with me. I have wrote about my struggles at McD's and what is life without it and what else is going on..

I write how I feel and how much my babies are growing. I talk about what Jeff is doing sometimes and not doing. He is working a project yet and I still cant tell you about it. He is still working on it.

Well I suppose. Happy blogaversary to me. Happy blogaversary to me.. LOL... How old are you..... LOL.... HOw old are are you?????...... I am three!!! I am three already... OK Ok I have lost it completely.. Very much so completely..

I need to go check some home work and see if my oldest has to redo it and then send them outside for a while. Its suppose to snow tomorrow. A 40% chance but doesnt say how much is going to accumalate... Yikes... Hopefully it'll snow and melt right away. I am not ready for it to stick yet. The girls need boots before it sticks..

Best Friends...

You know as much as Jeff doesnt like Snowie he just puts up with her. Here is something funny. He refuses to let her sleep in the bedroom with us at night.. Well anyway last week sometime. Late last week I forgot to shut the bedroom door before getting ready for bed so she jumps on the bed expecting me to be up there to play with her.. Well Jeff is there instead.. He is reading a book and she walks up to him and nudges his arm like pet me you fool.. He gently pushes her away. She comes back full force and stands on his book where he cant read it.. LOL.. I walk into the bedroom at that point and it looks like she is trying to read the book. He cant get her to budge.. I was laughing so hard I almost pissed myself all over again... LOL..

Then the girls have this red string they run around the house with and Snowie chases it. Its the funniest thing ever to see. They run and run. She plays tag with them. I mean literally plays tag with them.. She tags them and then lets them tag her back.. Its like she understands the rules of the game but cheats anyway where they can tag her..

I had a cat when I was small that used to play Leap Frog with me. Literally. He woudl jump over me and then he would let me jump over him. It started when I was small and learning to climb the stairs. He would bound over my head and let me crawl over him. and then he would repeat it until the end.. LOL.. Miss him dearly.. Wish I had a photo to share of him with you.. His name was Goldie.

I know we dont have a dog here now but when I was a kid we always had a dog. My ggrandmother had a german shepard, my parents had dogs. They had muts, they had a Dalmation that looked like one of those fire house dogs. His spots were where the ones on the fire house dogs are.. I cant remember what they are called right now.. My mind is blank..

Anyway that is what I have been thinking about lately.. Best friends.. I have many human best friends here that have been helping me with keeping my sanity. I have mentioned on here a few times about things and Jeff finally read some of it last night and wasnt happy with me. I tried telling him that I didnt mention anything specific and he wouldnt listen to reason.. Men and there ways..



Here are some ornaments I made and if you are interested let me know through my e-mail address.. If you want better photo's I can see what I can do also. I am letting six of them go for 12 dollars plus 3.00 for shipping if you think that is reasonalbe.. Let me know what you think...







There are six total. I took one pix of all six and then with three each. I know I used white paper and you really cant see them to well. but I have more that I can divy up and put on too if you are interested.. I have one more thing if any one is interested but I have to wait for it to finish on Ebay before putting it here. Its a card that Ruth left behind by accident. The kids made it. Its made from paper with the birds on the card made of Banana Fibers from the Banana Tree's. Interesting little card. i cant open it to take photo's of the inside because its in a plastic bag they seal up. Not a baggie like our zip lock baggies but one of those keep sake bags that keep them fresh.. Interesting concept. I will divy more of my crafts up and see about getting some more of them on here later or tomorrow for you guys and gals...

I'm Impressed..

Two posts in one tonight from me. Lots to say and I am thinking I might forget some of it if I dont do it this way..

Wow do I wish I could do more for Ruth than I already have. I saw her Friday night while she spoke to a group of 20 or 30 people. She talked about most stuff I already knew about from when she stayed in our home but still hearing it again six months later is amazing to hear again. Its just one of those tear jerker times in life. She talked about how far they have to go to get water for there families for those that live with there families. They have to walk 3-5 miles to get water and then they have to walk with the bucket on there heads. Then they get from one meal a day to three meals a day.

They are getting money from somewhere to get another 300 chickens to add to the ones they have already. They Celebrate B-days and holidays but only the big Holidays. They dont want people sending Rice or Beans to them because Custom's can and will take the food. Sorry assed people over there. They are always looking for crayons. paper, and such for the kids. School supplies as we call them..

Anyway I asked the girls what stuck out most in there minds the most. Kora looks at me and said having meat once a week. Well when you think about it we get meat seven days a week for those of us that eat meat. Other than that they get meat once a week if they are lucky. What stuck out most in my mind was the walking for water. I mean it wasnt just getting water for them at home. They had to walk for School also. I mean sometimes they would only study for 3 hours and then the rest of it was walking to get water for washing hands, drinking and cooking the food they eat at school.

Sad...

Anyway today Saturday we went and got Ruth from Sheboygan Wi about an hour from us. She was a Methodist Church she was selling her crafts at. We had been invited to our church for a social gathering. They dont celebrate Halloween but they celebrate Havest Fest. A nicer term you might say.. It keeps the kids off the streets asking for candy. Anyway we brought her with us and she was ok at first. But she started asking when we were leaving and Jeff was going to bring her back to where she was staying.

Well in the mean time we asked if the girls could stay with the church people and she didnt want us to waste the time or the gas to bring her home and back. So in the mean time she sold 60 dollars in items and then got ahold of the lady she is staying with now.

She used the excuse they were afraid they werent going to be home when we dropped her off. OK OK. I dont believe it. Anyway I bought six pairs of hand made earrings the kids made from paper tonight. She dropped one of her holiday cards they made with Banana Fibers. Not from the Banana's but from the tree itself.

Anyway I hope you enjoy the few days I spent with my friend as I did because tonight was the last time I am going to see her while she is here in America until next time. The memories I am creating for myself and my girls. I just wish I could have done what this new couple is doing for her back in January when she was here.

Ruth Came to Visit Us....

Hi all if you remember Ruth from Uganda. She came to visit last night for a couple of hours. She is here doing some leg work for the Orphanage. She is doing loads of speaking while she is here. You should have seen us when we saw eachother last night. We were so happy to see eachother. We cleared the air about something that happened here also. If any of you remember when I said something about Ruth going to stay with another couple here in Green Bay?? Well she was treated very poorly by this other couple and never said anything to me about it. I felt so bad. Well here are some photo's of us from last night. But we are going to see her on Saturday again.







Jeff and I were making phone calls for Ruth to meet a few more people while she is here before she leaves and she was reading to the girls. I got the giggles while on the phone last night. It was funny. She was reading Goldilocks and the three bears and doing the up and down voice of papa bear, mama bear and little bear.. It was funny to listen to her.





Here are photo's of just us adults. Amazing to see us together again. She is speaking Friday at a place here in town and Jeff and I are going to see her speak. We were teasing her about being honoured guests since we brought her here last December already. Life has taken us in many directions. She has 60 children in her charge now instead of 47 like when she was here in January. She has aquired the foundation for her new orphanage. She has gotten like 3 water towers built. This is all because we introduced to her to the American Way.. Or our ability to donate money to the those that need it. I know most of you are wondering where I am going with this. No where to be exact. I am happy to be a friend of such need and just glad she is part of our lives.







Other than this life is stressful here again. I am not working as much as I could be and I ended up passing up a job offer this morning because I didnt hear my cell phone ring. It was a temp to hire job. I am pissed off at myself for that one. Damn me.. We could really use the money right now. School is going good but only one problem I am having is how do I get certified after finishing. I believe I need to get certified also. That is another 500 dollars or so down the drain. Esp with no work in site right now. I have applied and tried to finish school and learn the job. But the place applied wouldnt hire me. Oh well it sucks but its the way it is.

I want to cry right now.Just fed up and fustrated with life. Like I told Jeff this morning at least McD's was a job and a paycheck but I just couldnt handle any more of there bull shit. I was so damned fed up. But now I feel bad for quitting. It may have been the only thing I had for a long time. I am just hoping the economy comes back up soon where I can find something a little more permanant. Anyway not to depress any of you more than I already am.

Talk to you all soon. Take care and hope you all have a wonderful week if I dont make it back here in the mean time. Oh by the way I have to give up on Ebay also for the time being. I have lost more money than made money lately.

What the Hell.. I would be pissed off.. I hope this kid gets alot of money from this. I understand they took the Pledge of Allegience out of many schools because of the Under God phrase..Yikes..

Milwaukee Zoo Part Two

Hi there. Here is part two..Mostly photo's of us and one more video. this one has loads of floor time between cages. Sorry about that.



Here are some photo's of us as a family and individually. The girls coats were bought at Goodwill for 7.00 dollars a piece. Nice coats. They look almost new..



Kanagroo's. They are lovely. This guy standing kept trying to get the girls up and moving for some reason..





The girls loved this one. I think this was the horse fish.. Cant see them to well to be downloading them.. Enjoy.



I dont know which Elephant it is but one of them likes to paint. You are more than welcome to look up on the Milwaukee County Zoo to find out which one. But here is a phto of one of the two. I couldnt get both of them in the photo of course. Waiting for blogger to finish uploading video before putting last pix on here.



Hope you enjoy watching them play as they were.. Also the last photo of the day. Its beautiful isnt it??



Ok it was taking to long for video to load. Might try to update this later or do just a post on it later also. Not sure which is easier at the moment. I was suppose to have had it at 9:30 this morning but she had a big order come in and needed to move it. enjoy photo's though.. She said I would know by today and she hasnt called me back yet. I am thinking I didnt get the dang thing. she asked questions that were off the wall like have I ever eaten at the place. Egerts and Gerberts.. No I havent. What does that have to do with getting a job?? I dont get it.. Anyway talk soon..

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