Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted anything since January. I'm such a slacker.
A lot has happened in the last four months. My dear Grandma passed away, I miss her so much. My Grandfather found out he has cancer, which he is doing everything he can to take care of. Luckily the good Lord is watching out for him and everything seems to be under control at the moment. Love him to pieces. :)
My baby boy turned a year old! I can't believe it, this was possibly the fastest year of my life. He is going on 14 months now, running, getting in trouble, and attempting to talk. Can't believe my baby is growing up so fast...
I just completed my second semester at college, finished with a 3.2 GPA with an average over the two semesters of a 3.7. I can't complain, I got straight A's the first semester and then one A and four B+ the second. I am thoroughly enjoying the summer break, but am still looking forward to the start of the next semester.
We have planted a nice size garden this year. My beans are just starting to push through the ground, I'm so glad to see them!! I still have to plant peas, onions, and some peppers, but then I'm done. I'm looking forward to harvest time, I will be doing a lot of canning this year! I have planted a lot more flowers this year than in years past. I took it upon myself to clean up the bushes around the house some and made room for a few small flower beds. I will have to post some pictures soon, it doesn't look half bad. There is a lot more pruning to be done, but not until fall. The ones I pruned I took completely down, so there was no worries of killing anything! I got into some poison ivy while I was cleaning up and am now covered in it. It's on my arms, stomach, legs, neck, face. *sigh* I'm not sure how it got EVERYWHERE, I was wearing clothes. :P
We bought a horse from my cousin a few weeks ago. I haven't had much time to work with him, but he seems like he needs it. We got him out to have his hooves trimmed and it didn't go very well. He has no respect for humans what-so-ever, and he seems to be fully aware that he is MUCH bigger than we are and can really do what he pleases. I think with some work though he will be a good horse, I assume his attitude is from lack of handling. After you are with him for a few minutes he seems to be ok, but still has some issues. This is the first time I have had a horse since Haley. I honestly don't know that I have the nerve to ride, but it is nice to have a big pet to love on. :P
Eddie is napping, and I was going to cut grass but I ran out of gas. So I guess I should go clean the house....
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Thankful
If there is one thing I am a firm believer in, it is that everything happens for a reason. Granted, I am a firm believer in a lot of things, but this is a big one for me. In every bad situation there is some good. Either a learning experience, or maybe something is about to happen that wouldn't have originated without experiencing the bad first. And I have one very good example...
Seven years ago I started working at a farm here in Meadows of Dan, just because I enjoyed animals and had nothing else to do. This is where I met Clarence, about a year after I started working there. I didn't pay him much mind, he was known to be on the "wild" side and we didn't work in the same departments. We saw each other maybe once a day in passing. With a nod of the head and a friendly "hello", we went on about our individual days. It wasn't until Clarence started feeling sick that we saw each other more often. He did more work around the barns and was a little less "wild" than he normally was. As time went on, he started feeling worse and worse. Finally, a year later, he gave in and went to the hospital. The doctor told him what he already suspected. He had cancer. During his stay in the hospital we would text message from time to time, he was always in a good mood and handled the situation extremely well. He underwent treatments and more hospital stays, and after a year pulled out of it with a full recovery. Thank God! It wasn't until a couple of months later that we started "dating", a year later resulting in our marriage. Almost five years have gone by now, and not a day goes by that I don't thank the good Lord above that he is here with me today. We have an amazing, beautiful son together, and a life I wouldn't trade for anything!
Now to my point. Everything happens for a reason. Clarence and I both believe very strongly that had he not had cancer, I would not be here today. He also believes that it was somewhat of a wake-up call for him to settle down and not be so "wild". ;) I never in a million years imagined my life turning out this way, and never in a million years would I change it.
Seven years ago I started working at a farm here in Meadows of Dan, just because I enjoyed animals and had nothing else to do. This is where I met Clarence, about a year after I started working there. I didn't pay him much mind, he was known to be on the "wild" side and we didn't work in the same departments. We saw each other maybe once a day in passing. With a nod of the head and a friendly "hello", we went on about our individual days. It wasn't until Clarence started feeling sick that we saw each other more often. He did more work around the barns and was a little less "wild" than he normally was. As time went on, he started feeling worse and worse. Finally, a year later, he gave in and went to the hospital. The doctor told him what he already suspected. He had cancer. During his stay in the hospital we would text message from time to time, he was always in a good mood and handled the situation extremely well. He underwent treatments and more hospital stays, and after a year pulled out of it with a full recovery. Thank God! It wasn't until a couple of months later that we started "dating", a year later resulting in our marriage. Almost five years have gone by now, and not a day goes by that I don't thank the good Lord above that he is here with me today. We have an amazing, beautiful son together, and a life I wouldn't trade for anything!
Now to my point. Everything happens for a reason. Clarence and I both believe very strongly that had he not had cancer, I would not be here today. He also believes that it was somewhat of a wake-up call for him to settle down and not be so "wild". ;) I never in a million years imagined my life turning out this way, and never in a million years would I change it.
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