ultimate communication

i know this lady who is amazing. i have only seen her once. real quick, at a friends house - she did not remember me; but that is ok. i had only spoken to her on the phone for 45 minutes one time. after she is done talking (helping) she can not remember anything ... so that explains the lack of memory.

this lady is able to read animals (living or passed) - by "read" i mean she can feel what they feel & she can understand what they think. my dog, abe, was a difficult dog, & had some medical & psychological issues - but he gave the best, best hugs in the world! he was so happy to see anyone & would nudge your hand with his nose until you gave absolutely 100% of your attention to him. if you dared to get down to his level - you would get drenched in slobbery kisses. so, in our search of trying to help him, we came across this special lady. she pinpointed abe's medical issues to a t! he had problems with his foot & she was able to even tell us, between which toes hurt him the most. simply amazing. she was also able to tell us about many things that abe was curious about. the first thing he wanted to know was whether it was his fault that the cat (maple) didn't come home (which it really wasn't - the cat snuck out the door at night while abe was coming in ... & then the cat never came home). poor thing, still thinking about that - it had been years. that is actually when his problems started.
he was also curious about what the little girl next door was carrying around in her shopping cart (she was 3 & would tramps around the yard with her shopping cart, full of dolls & toys ... and abe would lay outside & watch her). another amazing thing was he was wondering why he couldn't roam around free anymore (which, at the time, we had a man that would walk by our house all the time & complain because abe would wonder all over the neighborhood - so we started keeping him on a leash). the whole experience was unbelievable & a true gift.

so, i understand that this lady is also able to connect with people that have passed, but she doesn't like to ... so she doesn't "practice" it too often. well, i found out today that she lost her husband a couple of days ago; which is just awful. my absolute first thought was whether or not she would be able to communicate with her husband. it's a very interesting situation. my friend told me that she sometimes has trouble reading her own animals or people she is too close to ... so, with this amazing power, the time where she might want to use it the most, it might not work. to me, that is such a sad situation ... maybe it is for her also, or maybe not? maybe she is content with his passing & doesn't need to know anything more.

my rant on the rantter

i made a deal with myself ... & it was that i wasn't going to write about work. there is way too much crazy stuff that goes on there, i can't bring it into this blog world. BUT, with that said - i have a quick one. today i happened to answer the phone call of absolute craziness! the company i work for is holding an event in support of barack obama this weekend. we have teamed up with ben & jerry's & stoneyfield farms to hold these events - this is our 3rd one. well, i guess i should be more precise - it is actually the owners of these companies that are getting together to put this together, not the actual companies.

so, ring, ring ... i pick up the phone ... this is so & so & i absolutely need to talk to so & so (the owner) right now! sorry, he's not in, but i can take a message. i said this is so & so & i need his cell #. unsure if this perhaps could be a legit caller, i double check with everyone to see if anyone knows this demanding, rude woman. ha, i was right - no one did - so once again i have to hop on the phone & explain to this obnoxious woman that i could only take a message. of course, this had to be done in my most pleasant voice (luckily she cannot see my rolling eyes). so, here she goes - she must of found the bullseye on me! she starts ripping into me about this event & how disgusted she is about the whole thing. how she feels like throwing up because she ate at one of our restaurants last night ... knowing now that the owner supports barack obama. she has started a phone chain & has spoken to at least 100 people to tell them that we support obama & to not eat at any of our restaurants. and all those 100 people are calling 3-5 people ... so they are boycotting our company & not going to give us any money & make us poor. oh, yeah & she is also putting out ads in the boston globe & union leader stating how despicable the company is to join those awful "liberals" of ben & jerry's & do this. she stopped eating their ice cream a couple years ago, because they support liberal thinking! oh yeah, & her husband found out that stoneyfield farm was "liberal" so he stopped eating their yogurt! - oh my ... lucky for columbo! she went on for 20 minutes, no joke - repeating every negative ad mccain has put out there word for word - can anyone say brainwashed? it got to the point that i had to sit back, close my eyes & tie my tongue in a double knot. i kept trying to remind myself i am at work, not at home - so no voicing opinions. anyways, the things that i heard today were scary ... don't get me wrong, i am a complete supporter or voicing your opinion & supporting whomever & whatever you want to. but, the major thing about that - is that you can't be ignorant about it ... get your facts straight before you sound like a fool! i wonder what she would of thought knowing she was preaching to a "hippie" at heart, un-church going, pro-choice, supporter of gay marriage & gay rights, extremely liberal chick! like i said in one of my earlier blogs, i really shouldn't be talking about politics. a little harsh, i know ... but hay, what can i say?

survivors

you know that choked up feeling when you feel a tear might be coming? this past sunday was a day full of those. on sunday my day started early, meeting my friend & coworker sally to head off to the making strides against breast cancer walk in laconia. it was freezing, but i would say that possibly 750 people came out to walk! i have always wanted to do this, & have never been able to find someone to actually commit to do it with me, until this year. i should of done it sooner, even if i was by myself. now, i hope that i won't have to miss a walk for a very long time. the best part for me was watching all the "survivors" - so touching. ... these women glowing & walking so proud - it was really beautiful. i found myself choking up sometimes seeing them & wondering what their struggle must of been like. with that thought, i quickly caught myself thinking of all the families & friends walking for someone that wasn't able beat it. a pretty profound day. i'm not too much of a "pink" girl, but i was more than happy to wear it on sunday! thanks to the support of my wonderful friends & family i exceeded my fundraising goal - very cool, thank you.

whoopers

it's an ULTRALITE AIRCRAFT ... that's what i saw. poor joe, since he's woken up this morning, i must of asked him the name of what i saw at least 8 times. why my memory won't remember that "term" i don't know. so i have not been able to find a picture of exactly what i saw anywhere. this is kinda what i saw - the bottom is kinda the the same, the top was different - it was a parachute.

the best thing about this picture, though, is the story that goes with it. these are whooping cranes that are following this ultrlite. in the 1940's whooping cranes were almost extinct ... at one point there were only 20 left, all in the same flock. so governmental wildlife refuges got involved & have been trying to protect the cranes & establish additional flocks. the people that help raise the cranes always dress in different outfits to disguise themselves - so the cranes won't know they are being raised by humans. (see the picture) so, once the cranes are ready, they use these ultralite aircrafts to help the cranes learn how to migrate. right now they go from wisconsin to florida. in case you would like to read about all details you can go here. love how one thing leads to another - that was fun!

oh yeah, if none of this makes sense to you, you might need to read the post before this one ...

lesson learned

lesson # 1 - if i'm going to blog - have a camera close by at all times! today i saw a flying thing-a-ma-jig ... and have no pictures to prove it! on my way home, from a very exhausting days work - a parachute catches my eye in the distance. ... very cool. it is very hard to follow a parachute and drive on the road at the same time ... very dangerous, at least with me at the wheel. for the first time ever, i was happy to get stuck with a red light. so, i got some details ... green & yellow parachute, what could be a humungous fan with blinking lights on the back & 3 wheels. kinda like a go-cart with a fan. very fun! but the best part about all of this, i was quickly shifted out of work mode to a much more enjoyable curiosity mode. that said ... once i got home, i immediately asked dominic if he had saw the flying thing-a-ma-jig, since we were traveling on the same road, around the same time - and he didn't. so i start in with my list of descriptors & all i got out were two ... parachute & huge ... yup, he knew i was going to say huge fan & then said the name of my thing-a-ma-jig. now, this isn't the ending that i wanted for my story ... but - i can't remember what he told me it was called! he is now sleeping ... so once again it is a mystery until tomorrow morning. & no, i am not going to google it ... i've thought about it a couple times & don't want to give in!

ok back to watching this ridiculous debate. i think it is so rude when people laugh out loud while someone is trying to prove a point ... reminds me of a bully. mccain just turns me off. i probably shouldn't write about politics, as there is no chance of me having a "fair" point of view.

good night

whimpers in the air

my first blog entry ... yikes, the world can now peek into my noggin!


i have become a constant visitor at my friend michele's blog http://mymichelesblog.blogspot.com/ & i love it. it has become one of my daily "things" ... & my daily "things" make me happy! so many interesting comments, events & happenings seem to happen all around me quite often -i think this would be the perfect way to save those memories. so, that said, the day i decided that blogging was for me was the day i heard whimpers in the air.





i'm doing dishes, josie is eating breakfast in her chair & i thought i heard our neighbors tiny dog wiley squealing outside. atreyu - my dog - will sometimes bite his ankles, so i thought the morning play ritual was under way. about a half hour later i faintly heard the whimper again. looking out the window, i realize - wait a minute - wiley isn't here, & i haven't seen atreyu for at least an hour. so, i grab josie & outside we go. wandering around, we hear the cries get louder ... & once i started calling atreyu's name they were non-stop. after minutes of wandering around the woods, i realized that it literally sounded like it was coming from the middle of driveway. hmmm...oh my gosh! he's in the culvert! i get the stroller, scoot josie in there & instantly think , "i need to call dominic" then just as quick as that came through, the thought of "NO ... be a strong woman and figure this out on your own!" so, i peek in, and see little eyeballs glaring at me. poor thing. with all the insane weather we had this summer, our culvert was 3/4 of the way filled with sand/mud. atreyu's little pot-belly body was stuck! i grab a shovel & hop into the ditch. josie's eyes are huge, i'm sure wondering - "mama, what are you doing & who are you talking to?" first gross thing, hop down in the ditch to only have yucky, muddy, decomposing leaves squeeze through my toes! so i start digging & really no progress was to be had. the only way i could reach in far enough to dig him out was to lay on my belly in all the sludge & go in the culvert - & there was no way that was happening, until last resort! hmmm ... my neighbor ben, he's super tall & will be going to work soon, i will give him a call to swing in! perfect - he answered & will be down in a sec! in the meantime, i have to call dominic as this is just too much, this dog has been through so much & really this only goes along with the story of his life. so, long story short - ben pops by, shovels him out in about 10 minutes & i have one ecstatic, smelly, exhausted dog! he was probably in there for at least an hour. atreyu's life stumbles ... this dog has jumped out of a moving car, been hit by a car, been hit by a motorcycle, ate a complete pack of birth control pills, got into a scuffle with a porcupine, & now got stuck in a culvert! thought cats were supposed to have 9 lives, not dogs!