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Cute Children and pets pictures

My Mom sends me some cute e-mails.  I love these one and had to share with you all.

Who is walking who?

I look like you or is it you look like me?

Ah, can I keep him?  (the dog is asking):

Um mom, why am I wearing clothes and his is not??

Look Mom at what I learned :

Just one little bite that's all:

Are you sure they taste like chicken??

Are you sure they are in here???

That's all for now, Blessings,Mj

Kristi and Mya's new adventure in pictures

Okay, Janet is in trouble she let Kristi and Mya run free on the mountain.  Worse yet with a camera .  Here are some pictures of the adventure.

1. Is Kristi finding out there are more than one of her:

2. Mya discover pine cones, do pine nuts come from pine cones??:

3. Is Kristi playing cars (she is the car)

4. Maybe I will be a better car sitting down??

5. Better yet I will play speed bump!! Did I send Kristi with her insuance card???

6. Mya discovers a cow and gives it a kiss !!

7. Milk comes from here ???? I know the poor thing , will she ever get over the shock???

8. Then they made friends with the locals:

JANET!!!!, we do not let the girls play speed bump in the middle of the Road!!! /.    We need to let the girls out of the house once in a while.  Poor Mya was so lost as to where milk comes from!! And did not know what a pine cone was!!!   Poor Kristi she thought there was more than one of her!!  Look at the locals nails on that local, see how long they are?? They could hurt the girls!!

Sorry but I had to write and show the pictures , they are so cute.  I will show more latter.

Blessings Mj

Us old ???

Janet and Mya went home today, .  But while Janet was here we had some fun shopping.   We went bra shopping and clothes shopping. The best part was no kids!!!  Just us two.  It was so fun and nice. 

We had one lady laughing so hard she had tears running down her face.  It was because Janet was telling her how much we have in common.  We are born 6 weeks apart, Janet is the older one.  Our atm pin numbers are the same( we did not set it up that way). Janet broke her leg 12-27-93, I broke my leg 12-27-07, the same leg, the same way(slipped walking), same surgery , but my leg has more hardware. There are so many other things that are the same too.

So anyway, we are out shopping Janet is looking at some shirts and I said no those look like something grandmas would wear.  Janet says you are a grandma!!!! Thanks Jan, I did not feel like one until she said that!!!!  It was then out shopping we both saw that we are getting older and saw our age.  We are going to be 40 years old this fall.   Where did the time go??  The past 25 years just flew by and we got older.

Then Janet made a few good points. 1. is we survived with out cell phones, the kids just don't believe that.   2. is we lived with out texting!! , if we had it back then we would have to learn how to spell better.  3. is that we lived with out computers to help us with our school work, there was no spell check , there was the "look it up in the dictionary", if we knew how to spell it we would not need to look up.

Blessings Mj

Old stories # 2

My mom has been so full of neat stories lately that I decided to share them.  I will post them in numeral order as she tells me, unless they have to do with what is going on in life like this one. 

As you all know my best friend Janet was coming out and is out. I have had her daughter Mya (niece/daughter too) for almost a month.  Well, when Janet arrived here she brought Molly their little Yorkie who is 1 year old.   Janet took Kristi and Mya to Big Bear for a few days so we are Molly sitting (help us).   Shayna and I went out to lunch today.  Before we left we put Molly in her cloth kennel that Janet keeps her in at times.  When we got home from our nice mom and daughter lunch "The  dear sweet little Molly" was running around. She chewed her way out of her kennel!!  Best of all she was kind enough to leave us a  gift !!   Mom called just then and asked why I was laughing and yelling at the dog???  So I tell her, she laughs, thanks again mom. Don't you just love mom's at times.  I have one free to good home at times,   So mom tells me a story about their Yorkie when she was a teenager.................................

My mom was 16 or 17 years old and my grandma and Bubba (grandpa, her parents) send her to pick up their Yorkie from the groomer.  The dog was about 3 years old.   My mom said this dog was stuck on hyper mode!   So she get there and picks up the dog it is breathing funny when she puts it in the car.  As she walks to the other side to get in the car the dog just drops dead!!!   Mom is like okay what do I do?? She calls her dad my Bubba at  the friends house. The woman  who answered says your mom is right here, Mom goes NO my dad PLEASE!   So Bubba get on the line and asks what is wrong??  Dads they just know don't they.   So she tells him , he says call uncle Ted to go with her to the pound.  Mom call's uncle ted and he does not want to see or touch the dead dog (What a Manly Man).   He tells mom to put into a box and cover it up so he wont see it.  She gets ready to take the dead dog to the pound and Bubba calls back and says grandma she wants the collar.  

My threat to Janet was easier.  Molly keeps rolling her DANG red ball under the sofa and barks until you get it out.  I told Janet I am going to put Molly under the sofa with her DANG red ball!!!   .  Molly has red ball problems, she needs help.

Ready to hang the DANG red ball from the ceiling fan, Mj

You never know what you will find

You never know what you will find when you buy a used item.  I bought a dog collar on E-bay.  It came in a big blue I look over the item, interesting.  I look for directions and I find a bunch of old bank papers, savings accounts, money market and deposit slips.   I was able to call the seller and we talked.  He was so shocked that it had that stuff in the box, but happy too.  To find out his dad hid stuff. It was neat to talk to him.  I am mailing him a package with all the bank stuff to him.   I have asked him to call me when he gets the package so I know it got there safe.

You never know what you will find, mj

Prayer needed 3x's over, what a weekend

I need to ask for prayer for for 3 family members.  We went my mom-in-laws birthday party at the lake on  a house boat.  We were to go out Saturday but because she broke her arm we rushed out on Friday.  We get there and we find out that Shannon's brother Mike is hurt.  I helped take care of him Friday night.  Saturday morning Mike is taken to the hospital , guess what to find out Mike broke his neck!!  We are waiting to see if he needs surgery. Then we get home and find out our nephew Justin who was sick the whole time has pneumonia.

I am asking for prayer for Darlene mom-in-law, broken arm.               Mike for his broken neck and for Justin for his pneumonia.

Next blog On seeing my father and Gods blessing.

God Bless, mj

Odd sayings in our home

I am writing a happy blog today. Tomorrow will be an up date on the problems with Michelle.

So these are some of the saying's in our home.  Not all are nice.

1. If your not bleeding from the head don't call.  (I use this when the girls are fighting and want me to take sides)

2. If your dying , PLEASE do it quietly, (when the girls are complaining)

3. I am going to tie your tail in a not!!  (used on the grand-babies when they are naughty)

4. Puppies!!!! Every new child or animal is a puppy.  Yes, we have 3 grand puppies not grand children.  See they have tails.

5. Knock it off or I will bang your heads together and watch the air flow out! ( again when the girls are fighting)

6. I taught my niece Mya (she is also a daughter) to hold her hooters when we drive over train tracks or turn fast!  My kids learned this already, my mom taught them that. I taught Mya when she was 4-5 years old.  Her Nana called me asking what did I teach her granddaughter?? Hey, she is part mine.  Now Nana just says what did you learn this time?? 

7. Go choke your chicken.  We tell the dogs this to go outside and go potty.  It started when Mya asked what it meant as she heard boys saying it and well we teased her so much the dogs just picked up on it.

8. The sun does not come up before noon.  We are all night owls, expect poor daddy.  Some times we got to bed when he gets up!!

9. All the animals are the kids brothers or sisters or our grand children. 

10. I brought you in this world I can sure take you out.  Okay this one only worked until they got bigger than me!

11. The t.v is named T.   The wii is Twii.

12. I am not blind I can see what you are doing and I can hear you. 

13. I was never a child, I never did that.  At least until my mom tells them I did.  Thanks mom.

14. The help you need no one can give.   This is when you ask fo help doing something.

15.  Put some close on!   Your poor dad! This is when the girls run around in T shirt and thongs. 

16. Just who do you think you are?  They would SMILE and give their name!!  Yes, my little smart buts.

17.  Just give me the card.  This is when the girls have MY ATM card and have been spending on it and I need it back!!   We have kinda wised up on this.  But I must say the girls and Mya are out shopping as I write and yes they have my ATM card.

There are so many more but that is enough for today.

Blessing's Mj

Silly stuff from Shayna

I was thinking on how silly Mya and Kristi are and I remember a silly thing Shayna did and Michelle helped.

In our church home schooling we offer Friday school.  It is regular school day on different classes taught my the moms.  I for get what class Shayna was in but I do remember on thing she had to do for the class it was to invent some thing useful.  As you all know we are a verry smart but family.  So Shayna  thought and thought we all pitched in and taught.   Well she came up the with "people box".  Shayna had to give a presentation on her "people box" and Michelle was her people in this.  

We all arrive at school that day with her "people box".  We watched others and they were neat.  Shayna go up with her "people box".  She starts ( I do not know her exact words)  have you ever need to go potty and your brothers ,sisters or parents are taking forever?  Well know you never have to worry you can have a "people box".  Michelle comes up and squats over the "people box" (aka cat box) and pretends to use the box.

The other moms were laughing so hard some had tears.   Shayna got an A+ from her teacher.  There is never a dull moment with them!

Blessings, Mj

Kristi and Mya

My niece / daughter Mya is coming out in a few days.  We can not wait to see her. A few days after she is out her mom Janet will be coming out.  Janet and I have been best friends for 25 years.  Saying that makes us both feel old, .

It is funny because when Kristi was a baby she was "the baby".  She was a year old when Mya was born.  Kristi did not like Mya for years !  She hated that there was another "baby" in the house (to this day Kristi is still the baby).  Kristi remembers a time when she was like 2-3 years old and she was sitting at one end of the down stair hall and Mya was at the other end of the hall, Kristi was giving Mya hate looks!!  Jan and I are laughing so hard we cried, .

It took a few more visits for Kristi to accept Mya.  Then they became like twins.  Poor Mya was pulled one way by Shayna and Kristi, most of the time, they both wanted her.  I am surprised that Mya's arms are normal length.

I love how Mya is the girls sister , not cousin.  That is how they feel.  Janet is another mom to them.  I have helped Jan make choices for Mya.  Jan has helped me make choices for my girls.  Shannon (my hubby) has the role of being Mya's dad.  Mya's dad abandoned his wife Janet and daughter Mya soon after she was born. 

Here are a few picture of Mya and Kristi :

This one is sad and funny.  Sad because they could not find a better way to entertain them selves.  And Funny because they are both smart butts:

I wonder what they will do this time???? Lord help me, .  Blessings, mj

This weekend and prayer needed

This weekend has been busy , fun and sad all in one.  The busy part is we set up my salt water pool, we thinned out veggies in the garden.  The the salve master , oops I mean hubby  put us girls to work helping him clean out the garage.  It needed done and it was my idea (why do I suggest things??) , we went through ALL the clothes in the garage, ugh.  We filled up 4 , yes 4 huge big black bags of clothes for donation a huge trash can of nice and some new shoes.  It felt good to get it done, but doing it!!

The fun part was hubby and I playing video games.  We spent hours doing it.  I got stuck at one part Kristi said mom do this, I said no it wont work.  That little smart but took my remote and did it in less than 10 seconds, .  Well it took me 20 minutes to get where I was!! Kids , keep them around they will put you in your place and make you feel your age!!

The sad part need prayer.  11 years ago on March 31  our female Cheyenne and Marty had their first litter of pups.  Just about a year before my parents  Golden Sunny died.  Sunny was the light of their lives.  Sunny also got me to love the breed.  I had mom and daddy come over and daddy picked out a pup, Tt.  When we went to our house in Pismo we still had 1 female pup left.  I dropped of Cheyenne and the female pup and mom and daddy's house so Cheyenne can see her son and he could play with his sister while mom and I went out shopping.   When we got got back I no longer had a female pup left daddy feel in love with her .  Tt and Manon have been with my parents for 11 years.  This weekend mom and daddy took off to their beach house in Pismo (we sold our years ago).  Yesterday the let the Kids (dogs) out to go potty and Tt collapsed and died.   My parents are so heart broken and so is Manon.  They always thought Manon would go home first, she is a worry wart, she cares for my mom and does not leave her side.  They were not prepared for Tt dying.  I am asking for prayer for them both and for Manon's health as she is stressed and lost with out her brother.

Tt dying makes me feel Hopes age.  She is one litter younger then them.  Hope is the one in my avatar picture.  Hope is the doggie love of my life.

Hoped you guys had a great weekend, blessings, mj

Jailed in Disneyland !

Jailed in Disneyland!  This happened to uncle Kurt 2 days ago. Kurt is my hubbies best friend, so the girls made him an uncle. He took his wife took their twin children 5 years old to Disneyland for the evening.  While they were in line for a ride a couple was um um how do I say this okay I got it getting WAY, WAY  to frisky in line and giving everyone a show that you do NOT want your children to see in Disneyland or even in your home   .  So uncle Kurt asked the couple to stop and told them that there are children around.  The man in the couple told uncle Kurt a few words, uncle Kurt shared a few back but his were words his children could hear(good boy). Things got bad uncle Kurt kinda pushed the man to back him off and well the guy fell over a tiny wall.  But hey it stopped the show .  So uncle Kurt was taken into custody by Disneyland security at 8pm and let out of Disneyland jail at 11 pm.  There is no real Disneyland jail it is just a security office.  The police came and the man did not press charges because he was in the wrong.

Hubby asked me what would I have done.  Well me being a smart butt I said I would loudly say free sex education class right here come and get your tickets for the show.  Or I could charge a fee!   What about asking how much for an hour?    Me, Well  I would say something loudly to embarrass the couple in line. 

I do not blame uncle Kurt for being mad at the show his babies were getting , but we do not need to put our hands on others in less it is to defend a love one who is being attacked.   Uncle Kurt next time just walk away or say something to some one, no more jail in Disneyland Please.

God Bless, mj

Kristi's Dr. visit from ****

We just got home from Kristi's latest Dr. appt.  She had her 3rd pulmonary test and to see the Dr. after the test.   The testing went well, the woman was very nice.  After we went into the room for the Dr. to go over the results with us. 

When we got to the Dr.'s I gave them a packet of her testing results pulmonary, allergy , blood and her steroid medicine dates, and a nice letter telling the Dr. that this child has never had a panic attack in her life.

So the Dr. comes in I ask him if he would please listen to her history and read about it. He said he went over her history last visit.  I said no both my husband and I tried to tell him but he said he did not want to hear it you only trust your testing.  I said also she has never had a panic attack.  He said he never said she did.  I said yes you did and it upset Kristi.   He said I only said it was common for girls her age to have them  Then he asked Kristi did I ever say you had them?  Kristi looked at him dead on and said yes you stated I have panic attacks!  The Dr. said he is done and will not see her.  I said I paid for this visit you will do your job .    The Dr. left the room and said she will have to see another Dr.

The office manager came in I told her we need another Dr. this one will not do his job.  I said all we wanted to do is have her Dr. listen to her medical history and to see the results of the testing HE had to have done before he saw her.  I also told her about how he says she has panic attacks , then said he never said it.  How it was rude of him to hold an imaginary pill bottle in one had and pretend to take a pill , because he did not believe that she was on steroid medicine.

We waited for the new Dr. and what a blessing he was.  He asked about her medical history , asked Kristi many questions.  He listened to her. He asked me questions and listened.  He then tried to figure out what her burning in her lungs is.  So he asked many questions about our / her diet.  He was shocked at what she eats.  What does she / we  eat?  We grow our own meat except chicken we buy organic chicken.  We eat from our garden or buy organic.  My husband catches fresh deep sea fish and also hunts for meat.  We can our own food.  We do not eat a high processed diet.  She does not drink a lot of cola maybe 2 cans a week or less.  She also has acupuncture weekly or bi-weekly.

But he did say she does not need to see a heart Dr.   She can travel and live a normal life.  She has asthma but don't let it hold her back unless it is an issues at the moment.  She is old enough to tell if it is bothering her.  Kristi is in hog heaven!  I am happy also. 

Blessings, mj

Why did they do this ?

I live in California.  My husband Shannon saw a news clip last week that made us all wonder why??  There was a builder who ran out of money building 16 homes.  He had no way of finishing them ( they were almost done all the way 95%) , no way of paying the mortgage on these 16 homes, no way to sell these 16 homes.

Guess what the bank did??  You will not believe this they bulldozed the 16 homes!  They could have sold them as is to people at a lower cost. The people who bought them could have finished the homes.  But no they just bulldozed them!   That is so sad.  The home could have gave some families a fresh start.

God Bless, mj

Poor daddy and a update on bio dad

Yesterday over at mom and dads for a bbq, mom and I were talking and daddy walked and nd looked at us with a look of is it safe to come in.  Mom and I started laughing because we remembered what I did to daddy years ago.....

I am very close to my mom, very close.  I can ask her anything.   So one day I called her with a female question.  Daddy answered the phone I asked him if I could talk to mom?  He said you always call and ask for mom why can't I ask him??  So I did.  I asked daddy the female question I had.  Mom said he was bright red and just handed her the phone .   Poor daddy, it was just a yeast infection question, but it was too much for him.  Know when I call with a question for mom no matter what it is he gives her the phone.    You would think having me and my sister and being married to a woman he could handle a few female things, but noooo.

Update on my bio dad:  he is doing ok, he is still not able to keep food down and other things.  We are going to see him in  few days.  Thank you for all the prayers.

God Bless, mj

Dad dying # 2

Last night I had a dream that my dad went home with the Lord this morning.  I have been calling his house with no answer as of yet.  I am not ready for this.  I knew it would happen one day , but many years from now.   Hubby Shannon told me I am thinking to much.  I am told that all the time by so many different people.  Annie my acupuncturist always tells me to stop thinking.  But now it is a list of what need to be done before we drive to Las Vegas, what food to take , medicine, wash the two dogs that are going, show my mom how to care for the animals left at home , to have the ranch sitter (Shayna's boyfriend) feed the animals right and to make sure pony is feed right after his  colicing a few days ago, and so much more. I almost (ok I do) want to take my mom and dad with me to help figure it all out.

I probably just confused you all.  My dad who is dying is my biological dad, he was not in my life to much.  We have done better in the past 10 plus years.  I have a step dad that I got when I was 12 years old. To me he is my daddy.   

Know I kind of regret telling my bio dad (father) 20 some years ago when he came back in my life to be a dad to me " I do not need a dad I already have one but I can use a friend and we can see where we go".  I was 20 and he was not a part of my life for most of my child hood, seeing him once a year if I was lucky.   But it was true and I did feel that way.  Now I feel blessed to have two dads. 

I am off to make a long list of everything that needs done, God Bless, mj

My dad is dying

I got a call today from my dad telling me he is dying.  His liver has stopped working.  He has had treatments in the hospital , they say he is not going to around much longer and sent him home.  He told me what he final wishes are and about going about it all.  What to do about his house , it is a rental , his 3 storage units.  What is hard is his music.  He has 3 movie contracts out for him to write the songs for them.  He has a lot  of songs he has wrote over this lifetime.  A lot of them are being remade in the U.K and here.  Dad wants his music to live on.

But most of all it is him not being here anymore.  All of my grandparents have gone home with the lord.  He will be my 1st parent.    We are going to drive out and see him  in the next few days.  We have to get one dog in a kennel and some one to feed the ranch animals.  My mom will watch the 4 dogs left at home and the 4 cats.  I am taking 2 dogs with me.  We have 7 dogs.   At times like this I see the trouble having so many animals is.  But the love they give is worth it.  What am I going to do??

I have much to think on.  God Bless, mj

Bible , Wonder Whys

Why do I have to swear on

the Bible in

court when the Ten

Commandments

cannot be displayed

outside?

Why is it that our children

can't read a

Bible in school, but they can

in prison?

Good Questions.

God Bless, mj

Out of the mouths of Babies

I love the cute silly things babies and children say.  Here are a few from our grand babies and others.

Jeffie saw our cat Tigger and yelled "there is pecker wad".  Was my face red  that is what I call Tigger when he throws dishes to break them on purpose!

Jeffie a while back told us he is a pirate and he is going to marry a wench!

Maddie is such a cute little one.  Kristi was taking a shower with Maddie 2 weeks ago ( Maddie 2 yrs). Maddie looked at Kristi and said you have parts like my mommy!

My sister-in-law told me that last week her 12 yr old son told her she weighed 200 lbs!  She is not close to 200 lbs.  I asked her "you let him live??"

Out of the mouth of babies!!

God Bless, mj

Kristi new Dr.'s appt with the specialist

We went to Kristi's specialist appt today, for her lungs.  It was total waste time.  Before we went in I called to see what we needed to bring to the visit.  I was told to pick up her x-ray's, they had all of her other testing results.  Ok, we get there today hubby took of work to go.  We go in and the Dr. asks what is wrong Kristi tells him.  He asked how long she has had the problem, how long each attack lasts. I tried to tell him her health history, he did not want to hear it.  Then dad tries to tell him about her health history, he did not want to hear it.   I asked him what did he think of Kristi's breathing test results?  He lost them!!  Then he tells hubby , Kristi and I that it would not matter what they said he would not believe them, he only trust HIS machine!  I asked him why does Kristi register a zero on the breathing scale??(she has had the test done 2 times) , he said she did not.  Ok, but I have a copy of both of the testing results and she is a zero!!    I asked him what about her almost passing out because she can not breathe.  He asked Kristi if she has panic attacks?? Kristi said no.  Then he asked again if she has p a n i c  a t t a c k s?? (like saying slower makes it a yes) Kristi said no again, so he asked me I say no.  The Dr. says well some young girls have it.  I said not my girls!  Then he looks at hubby to see if it is true and hubby says she does not have them!!   The look on Kristi's face that she gave me was like I am going to kill the Dr.  Then her look got worse I told to " DO NOT EVEN SAY IT" , the Dr. looked at her funny.  Kristi looked like she was going to give him a piece of her mind.   Then he said he did not want her on steroids.  I said she has been two times in the last month.  Then the nice Dr. made a motion of putting a pill in his mouth and shaking his head no-no.   I moved my head yes and said she has been two times in the last month!  He said no she was not.  By then I was about to give him a piece of my mind.  So we were told he wants to do more testing on her.  He wants another breathing test done on HIS machine (the same one already used twice) a c.a.t scan and a test for her heart.  I am making a copy of all of her testing results and of her medicines and sending to him.  We are not happy with this Dr. , but we will see what to do after she gets done with all of the testing.

God Bless, mj

Telemarketers calls part 1

Is any one else out there tired of getting all these calls from telemarketers call ??   I sure am.  I was receiving 8 to 20 calls a day!!   I asked one place 13 times in one day to be removed from their calling list.  They say they will remove my number, but they do not.  My mom sent me a smart butt e-mail on what 1 guy did to stop his calls.  The man was good.  I was tired of getting the calls so I did what I wanted to do all a long.

They call for the factory warranty on my car that is about to expire and this is my second and final notice. ( ugh, you call every day how could it be my last, just please remove my number from your calling list)   The person comes on the line and tells me it is not to late to save the warranty on my car.  I say great I did not know I even had a warranty on my car, they go into the speech and all , then they ask for info on my car,  I tell them I drive a 1968 vw bug!   They have never called back sense!!!   

 It is not a lie, I did drive a 68 bug for a long time and miss that car, but it stopped them from calling again trying to sell me a warranty.    When you get this call tell them about one of your older cars you drove and they will remove you because it is a waste of their time.

I only did this after a month of calls asking to be removed from their calling list.  I know people have to work and it is good that they have a job , but could they please respect us (people they are calling) by removing us from the calling list when we ask, not calling every day.

God Bless, mj