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:: Thursday, February 20, 2003 ::

Update

I'm sad to say that our neighbor passed away last night. He had a fractured skull and alot of blood in his brain. It seems possible that he had an annurism before he fell. He had no family here. I get the impression he was a loner. One of the neighbors was pretty close to him though. She went to the hospital with him and stayed with him until he died. He didn't seem to have any pain during the whole episode and she said theat he went very peacefully. I was touched. I must share. The monitor was beeping up and down as the pastor and my neighbor prayed. Then, when the prayer was finished, it flatlined. It seems to have been a bittersweet passing.

The kids are fine. Everybody is kind of in a state of shock but, it seems that we are all coping well. I think it is awesome that he was outside and the kids saw him when he fell. One neighbor rushed over and one of the bigger kids helped her get him inside. Then his friend came to see him through. I can't believe this happened. This is the fourth neighbor that has died in the past year. It's hard living with a neighborhood full of elderly people. Too many goodbyes.

:: Katie 2/20/2003 10:29:14 PM ** ** [+] ::
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This Town Has Gone to the Birds

Ummmmmm, I don't know what to say about this!

About 4:45 an ederly gentleman in the neighborhood was seen by the kids walking down his driveway to his mailbox. The man fell and hit his head. Two of the bigger kids helped him to his house. They ran to get the neighbor lady who came to assist and called the police. Luckily, the police were here already! Thanks to the blackbirds! (See yesterdays post)

An ambulance was dispatched and took the man rather quickly to the hospital which is right down the road. There was a lot of blood from his head injury and he apparantly lost consciousness. The kids said that when he fell, he didn't appear to have tripped, that he just suddenly just fell over. It has been raining today, it is possible that he slipped. I hope he is okay.

:: Susan 2/19/2003 06:54:24 PM ** ** [+] ::
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It's a Rainy Day

It's raining and my room hasn't dried out from the last significant rainfall. Yep, after $1600 worth of waterproofing, I now have a worse problem. When I called as soon as I realized there was much more water in my room than before it was "fixed" I demanded rather sternly that "I either want my $1600 back, or I want this fixed". The man came over immediately and basically apologized, offered my $1600 back, and also gave me a $1500 estimate on the cost of additional repairs if I chose to try to fix it again. I told him I would think about it.

In the meantime I had another guy out to look at the problem and estimate the cost of repairs. I'm waiting for that to help me decide what I should do. I hate this.

I'd rather use $1600 for a new super computer!

With this rain I don't expect to see the police trying to run the blackbirds off this afternoon. I think the blackbirds are all huddled together in their nests just waiting for the weather to bring some sunshine so they can continue their assault on Humboldt, TN, and to continue taunting the police. It is rather comical. I keep wondering if the local police are somewhat embarrassed by driving around honking their horns to scare away birds. I just wonder if they are thinking "I went to the Police Academy for this?". Then again, they are paid to "protect and serve" and they are protecting us from the evil blackbirds. (or are they?) and they are serving this community by attempting to rid it of the feared, black-feathered enemy.

I feel like renting a movie...hmmmmmmmmmm, Alfred Hitchcock anyone?

:: Susan 2/19/2003 04:05:31 PM ** ** [+] ::
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Bye Bye Blackbird II

Update on the blackbirds. Today I saw a policeman with his arm jetting straight out from the window of the patrol car shooting flares into the air trying to chase the black birds out of town. Tomorrow I will expect them to be using a megaphone "ATTENTION ALL BLACKBIRDS...PLEASE EVACUATE THE AREA IMMEDIATELY."

I'm so glad my tax dollars are being used so wisely.

:: Susan 2/17/2003 08:38:33 PM ** ** [+] ::
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Being a Mom

Katie is doing an awesome thing. She is a mom. A good mom. God has entrusted two wonderful kids to her care and I only wish I could be half the "not the mom" that she is a mom.

:: Susan 2/17/2003 08:34:25 PM ** ** [+] ::
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When I Dream

I want to write a good book someday. It would become a best seller. I also want to write a song of praise to God and put it to music. Just one good one. I want to go on a missionary trip at least once...maybe more. I dream of riding a horse drawn sleigh through the snow in the mountains of Colorado near Christmas time. I dream of doing what I believe is the most stress relieving thing in the world......play the piano while overlooking the ocean. If I could do that I would play my favorite hymns and contemporary Christian praise and worship music. I would be all alone in the room. Just me, my piano and my Lord. Oh Lord, take me there now!!!!!! Woohoooo!!!! I want to go on a cruise to an exotic island with beautiful mountains and waterfalls. I don't know if I'll get to do any of these things. But, I do know that I will try to do at least some of them. I hope I'll get to do all of them. It's what I think about during the few miraculous moments of silence I get every now and then. These are all things I hope to do but not the most important things in my life. I'm doing the most important thing in my life (next to God Himself) right now. I'm a mom.

:: Katie 2/17/2003 07:02:28 PM ** ** [+] ::
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A God Blog

I see the Lord, seated on the throne, exalted, and the train of His robe fills the temple with Glory and the whole earth is filled with His Glory. Who am I that He is mindful of me and that the Son visits me?

I praise Him because He came for me and died for me so that I might live! He gave me beauty from ashes! He came to me to lift my spirit and to let me basque in His presence. And he said unto me, "My grace is sufficent for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me. He delivers me from my enemies and makes my path straight before me. The Lord is my shepherd...I shall not want.......He makes me lie down in green pastures and leads me to the still waters where He restores my soul. My cup runneth over. I absorb the warmth and love of Sonlight shining on me, in me. I will not look to the right or to the left but, I will keep my eyes focused straight ahead to the One who leads me down the straight and narrow path. Today, the key word is Glory. It is my prayer that He will fill me with His glory......... and to Him be the glory!


:: Katie 2/17/2003 01:06:38 PM ** ** [+] ::
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Nostalgia

I'm going home to Massachusetts this summer. It's going to be the first time in 5 years. I was looking at the weather map for that area today. They are about to have the worst blizzard in 7 years.....AND I'M MISSING IT! Anyhow, I went to a map to get a close up of the area I am going to visit. When I found the map, I saw the highways and cities I am familiar with. When I got to the part of the map showing Salisbury Beach and Hampton, I got this feeling of longing in my heart. I think it came on because of the ocean. I always took it for granted that the ocean was there. I didn't realize how special it was. There's something about the smell of the fresh ocean air that brings a spirit alive! (Actually, I don't know why the smell of dead fish and salt water should cause one to long for home.)

I saw all the cities I used to visit and work at. I could visualize where certain people's houses were. I remember Christmas past, snowy days, summers at the beach smelling the dead fish and salt water while listening to the squaking seagulls. Sounds wonderful doesn't it?? I can close my eyes and I'm there. I'm watching a planes fly overhead right now! It's dragging an ad that reads "Eat at Larry's Clam Bar". I love New England fresh fried Clams. Oh and Italian grinders! (These are also known as hoagies, or subs.) These things are so humungeous! They have a flavor all their own too.

My grandmother had 9 children, mostly boys. In fact, I think only two of them were girls. My Uncle Philip and Grammy are born again Christians. I can't wait to have conversation with them. I'm kinda nervous because most of my family members are not practicing Christians. I will definately have lots of opportunity to see souls added to the Kingdom of Heaven but, it will be scary because I don't think they are really open to that idea at this time.

I can't wait to sit on the ocean side eating fried clams and onion rings! And then there's Napoli Pizza at Salisbury Beach. It's going to be June so I should be able to actually stick my feet in the water for a minute or two before they freeze off. I want to see a lighthouse on the ocean and have my picture taken by it. Oh I am so there right now it isn't even funny. Well, it is funny in a way because I am in my pajamas! It's going to be awesome because God is going to be there with me! I will be able to see things in a whole new and differen't way! Wooohoooooo!!!!!!! I've walked those beaches hand in hand with that special someone. But now I get to walk those beaches with the Lover of my soul!!!!!!!!!!! That will be an AWESOME experience!

We're supposed to go camping in the mountains. (My Dad's idea of camping is staying in a cabin and I have no objections to that!) I love the mountains but I have mountains here. I am mostly looking forward to the beaches. I'm hoping to take a day away at the beach with my cousins at some point. But, I do want to have a nice quiet walk with my Lord as well.

I'll get to see the neighborhood I grew up in. That is going to be a big heart tug because my grandparents practically raised me there and they have passed away. The last time I was there, their house was abandoned and falling apart. It was so sad. It may not even be there when I go back this time. I think I will really shed some tears. Then, I will go visit my grandparent's gravesides and leave them flowers. I have tears now. I was so close to them. Especially Mimi (my maternal grandmother). She had a swing in her front yard. We often would sit there and crochet in the spring and summer evenings. I remember watering her flower gardens and arranging the ducks on the front lawn. We also would laugh at the birds splashing in the birdbath. Oh and my brother and I used to love drive Bumpa's tractor around the yard. Sometimes we would offer to haul menure just to drive the tractor. Okay, I guess this is probably getting to be a boring read for most so I will end this blog. It's time to come back down to earth and face the tragedy of housework and homework that awaits me today. Thanks for taking a walk with me down Memory Lane. I hope it wasn't too boring.

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him? (Psalm 8:3-4)

:: Katie 2/17/2003 10:24:00 AM ** ** [+] ::
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Bye Bye Blackbird

During the past few days the police have stepped up patrol in our neighborhood. It is an older neighborhood and many old people live here, so it is a very quiet place. It is very unusual to see police cars going up and down this dead end street with sirens wailing and lights flashing and the spotlight shining in various places throughout the area.

It was rather unsettling so Katie called the police station to find out if there was reason for concern. I was thinking escaped convicts? robbery investigation? I wasn't sure, I just wanted to know if there was any danger.

This is what she found out. People have been calling the police because of the blackbirds. For some reason this winter the town has been overrun by millions of blackbirds and the police are driving around sounding their horns, wailing the sirens and flashing their lights in hopes to make them go away.

This disturbs me.

I don't know what disturbs me more, that the police are taking time and energy to try to scare the birds away (which is having little or no effect) or that people are actually calling the police about this!

I guess I should be comforted to know that nothing more exciting like mayhem and murder is going on, and that the police have time to chase birds.

Only in TN! (It is one experience after another living here!)

:: Susan 2/16/2003 09:03:52 PM ** ** [+] ::
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Good News

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! I JUST FOUND OUT MY SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW ARE GONNA HAVE A BABY!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

:: Susan 2/16/2003 08:23:15 AM ** ** [+] ::
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