Well all I can say is "man"; what a life. I would have never dreamed at this time last year that I would be coming home to feed my "horses".
And to be able to sit and just pet them for as long as I want to. I love the smell of horses
. And their noses are so soft; and if I yawn at mine they yawn back. All in all they make my day!
And to be able to sit and just pet them for as long as I want to. I love the smell of horses. And their noses are so soft; and if I yawn at mine they yawn back. All in all they make my day! A few things this week going on. I did realize that while living in the "country" is like a world all its own;
you still need to go "to town" to get groceries and to work. Speaking of work; it has gotten better. I have decided to give ALL my energies to the children.
So now my life is much brighter. I laugh with them and tousle with them. We are all laughing allot more. Even the bigger kids that I take care of more often, asked me why can't I tickle them and get down on the floor with them. That statement proved to me what I already suspected; and that is that parents here are still (for the most part) into "hanging" out with friends and having fun for themselves. 
Yes their kids are with them; but if you listen to the kids talking; you soon learn that their weekends and week nights are filled with being switched from "parent to parent" and then to Grandparents. Having fun for them is spending time with their parents friends' kids; only. I have to wonder if anyone ever likes doing just some "one on one" with their children.
A few of the women I work with, believe the same as I do about parenting and school. They put allot of their time with a few select friends; but mostly they are with their children. One of the ladies that I work with said today that sometimes work is not even "High School" level it is more like "Jr. High"
. I have been blessed with some pretty neat ladies to work closer with than the others. These are ones like me. Except no one is as "loony" as I am. I enjoy; enjoying life.
And if I am going to spend allot of my day at a place, I am going to have fun doing it. So this week I decided to start out going in and saying to all I meet "Good Morning Sunshine"! At first they all just thought I was being annoying; but by the end of the week they all look forward to it. Not bad for a new comer. As far as the "small town" goes, you better get to town before 10; because after that everything is closed. I am still amazed at how an entire town manages to close up on a Friday night for a High School football game. I did wear my "new purple" shirt today in honor of the team. So at least I fit in. From babies up to adults all wear purple on Fridays. I am amazed at how "into" a high school one whole town is. I mean I was used to Lake Travis when I lived in Austin; but they even make them look small.
you still need to go "to town" to get groceries and to work. Speaking of work; it has gotten better. I have decided to give ALL my energies to the children. So now my life is much brighter. I laugh with them and tousle with them. We are all laughing allot more. Even the bigger kids that I take care of more often, asked me why can't I tickle them and get down on the floor with them. That statement proved to me what I already suspected; and that is that parents here are still (for the most part) into "hanging" out with friends and having fun for themselves. Yes their kids are with them; but if you listen to the kids talking; you soon learn that their weekends and week nights are filled with being switched from "parent to parent" and then to Grandparents. Having fun for them is spending time with their parents friends' kids; only. I have to wonder if anyone ever likes doing just some "one on one" with their children. A few of the women I work with, believe the same as I do about parenting and school. They put allot of their time with a few select friends; but mostly they are with their children. One of the ladies that I work with said today that sometimes work is not even "High School" level it is more like "Jr. High". I have been blessed with some pretty neat ladies to work closer with than the others. These are ones like me. Except no one is as "loony" as I am. I enjoy; enjoying life. And if I am going to spend allot of my day at a place, I am going to have fun doing it. So this week I decided to start out going in and saying to all I meet "Good Morning Sunshine"! At first they all just thought I was being annoying; but by the end of the week they all look forward to it. Not bad for a new comer. As far as the "small town" goes, you better get to town before 10; because after that everything is closed. I am still amazed at how an entire town manages to close up on a Friday night for a High School football game. I did wear my "new purple" shirt today in honor of the team. So at least I fit in. From babies up to adults all wear purple on Fridays. I am amazed at how "into" a high school one whole town is. I mean I was used to Lake Travis when I lived in Austin; but they even make them look small. This year marks the end of Dale's 12yrs. of fighting off "Hep C". The original diagnosis was that Dale would not live past the 12th year. So far all his tests are negative for any action on Hep C. So keep him in your prayers. This is one of the main reasons that I agreed to move here. Dale deserves to be healthy and happy. For this I am so thankful to God.
I think as long as his lifestyle is healthy and wholesome he will be around for a very long time. And I'm sure we all agree when it comes to loved ones, there isn't anything we won't do to make life better for them. So I personally am looking forward to a very long life here in the country with my Hubby.
. The original diagnosis was that Dale would not live past the 12th year. So far all his tests are negative for any action on Hep C. So keep him in your prayers. This is one of the main reasons that I agreed to move here. Dale deserves to be healthy and happy. For this I am so thankful to God. I think as long as his lifestyle is healthy and wholesome he will be around for a very long time. And I'm sure we all agree when it comes to loved ones, there isn't anything we won't do to make life better for them. So I personally am looking forward to a very long life here in the country with my Hubby. Be Blessed in The Lord,
Karen
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