Sometimes we have happy hour,
and sometimes (apparently at 9pm especially) we have sad hour.
We all have to work, in some capacity, to feed ourselves
but I’m reminded by my son that every once in a while we just have to stop
and smell the flowers.
(Preferably the ones without bees.)
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August 14, 2013 at 9:51 am
LOL! loved your remark about flowers and bees – beautiful photos, entertaining words – hope you have time to declutter at some point…
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August 14, 2013 at 9:56 am
Thank you! I hope so too. 🙂
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August 14, 2013 at 3:45 am
I love your pictures, and the stories you tell. You are quite talented! When my children were young we lived in the desert. When Spring came with the flowers, the buzzy sound that scared me was NOT bees. With the pretty flowers, came baby Mojave Green rattlers.
I just thought about a deaf child of a friend and they lived even farther out in the country than we did. It never dawned on me how scary that had to be for that family. My boys would have walked right up to the snakes had I not spent all my time and energy teaching them to respect snakes. We were lucky in that we had owls, cats, and king snakes on our property. Those are all supposed to keep the most poisonous snakes (I think someone once said they were part rattler, part cobra) away from our property–and our young ones.
One day the boys came running to me that there was a snake in the closet. I was so surprised that they didn’t come out with it wrapped around their necks, but the were SCARED. I had to go in with my favorite Tupperware salad bowl and trap the garter snake. When I took it outside I let the boys look at it closely to show how it was a good one. Then they liked that snake and were hoping to see it again. They dug a snake trap and filled it with newspapers and magazines. I asked them why all the papers and they told me the snake would need good reading materials.
They never caught a snake. I guess snakes need glasses to read. 🙂
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August 14, 2013 at 9:34 am
Haha! I love snakes, and I’d like my kids to like them – but poisonous snakes here are very rare, and not in my area at all. There are so many dangers for a Deaf child though, most being traffic and cars backing out of driveways!
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August 14, 2013 at 6:40 pm
I’m glad you tell your stories so the rest of us get a deeper appreciation for your life and that of all parents dealing with children of special needs. Hugs and thoughts of peace and safety for you and yours.
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August 14, 2013 at 8:28 pm
Thank you my dear. I appreciate all your support 🙂
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August 13, 2013 at 5:02 pm
I will be watching for Purdy pics!! LOL
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August 13, 2013 at 6:10 pm
Thank you 🙂 I love good photography, I just wish I had more of a talent for it.
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August 13, 2013 at 4:30 pm
Yes you do not need stung noses!!
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August 13, 2013 at 6:06 pm
Certainly not!
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August 13, 2013 at 4:26 pm
Good wisdom. Especially about the bees.
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August 13, 2013 at 6:06 pm
He wanted to smell the pink ones and I’m like, “No! No! No!” only he can’t hear me because he’s Deaf… Life ain’t easy sometimes.
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August 13, 2013 at 6:35 pm
What was wrong with the pink ones?
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August 13, 2013 at 6:39 pm
They had strange buzzing noises coming from them… which he also couldn’t hear. 😛
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August 13, 2013 at 6:42 pm
That’s definitely a warning sign.
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August 13, 2013 at 6:43 pm
Now all we have to do is teach the bees sign language. 😉
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