~A Good Quote~

"Each achievement you pursue is an Opportunity to bring

out the best that is within you. Do that, and whether or not

you win the battle of the moment, you will have something

of real and lasting value." ...Ralph Marston quote...
I read that today and that is very true. Everything I try to do

and when I accomplish it, no matter really even how long

it takes, but a challenge, that you try to conquer, the trying

is bringing parts of you that sometimes we forget we have.

I think it makes me, for one, stronger..And everything that I

do manage to do or even really TRY hard to do.. I feel better

about myself..a confidence, a feeling that will stay with me..

So if the need arises again..I will have that already..and able

to face what ever it is that is facing me... Ive never backed

down from a challenge, I don't care what it is unless it was

something life threatening and then I am NOT stupid ..just

to prove a point :-)
Ive been asked many times, how did I seem to readily accept

my amputations..and just keep going on..where so many use

them to get their way and act helpless so they DONT have to

do anything...I cant do that...I accept me, I like me.. I like how

I am, I like being honest and very open, I love being a woman,

and I try to act like a lady all the time, I just have shorter legs

now is all.. Not ONE other thing about me has changed.. Well,

I don't know.. Theresa asked me if even before my legs were

taken was I always so outspoken and determined..and yes,

I was.. but I honestly think now, being in this chair, I am even

more outspoken than before.. I am still VERY capable..Im

just short, that's all... I like me..and if no one can accept me

like I am..well then they can go farther and smell better then.

I accept me.. I would accept myself no matter what my out

ward appearance is...

I am INSIDE, the outward shell is just that.. sure it is very

GORGEOUS..it always has been , since I was a little girl..

nothing will change that no matter what is taken away from

it..legs, fingers, arms..what ever.. Im INSIDE this shell.. Its

inside my head that helps my fingers to type this.. what my

fingers look like have no bearing..although they are Really

GORGEOUS too :-) you knew I was gonna say that :-)

What is on the outside has no bearing... sometimes I will

say the outside dressing does sometimes discourage contact or

what ever..and you can tell by that sometimes what a person

is like too... Yet, I have seen some people, talked to them

that have scared the beejeebys out of me, but they were

sweet people.. If I had ran, well I wouldn't have known they

really were.. So kinda in a way it does matter, what the out

looks like, not body wise though...

So anyways, I took some photos today, the black squirrel

was back and he sat so nicely on the fence for me.. I missed

a beautiful blue jay that was out there.. Its so neat to watch all

the birds..they eat and drink..and I saw one take a bath in that

little bowl of water out there.. That photo of the birds is right

out side the side window in the kitchen..the birds, 6 are there,

they sit in that tree and watch Dutch as he goes totally insane

wanting to catch them.. They deliberately torment him I think..

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if it wasn't the Same bunch of

birds that laughed at him from the fence over at the apartment

when he ran from window to window.. :-)

I am back into my habit of getting up at 430.. I knew if the kid

kept it up I would wake up on my own at that time.. I never set

an alarm clock when I worked..well yes I did..but only as a

back up ..which I never needed as I set the alarm in my head

and that would automatically go off and I would wake up...I

always had to get up at least 2 hrs before so I could take my

time and have a coffee or 2 and I smoked ciggies so of course

I had to have a couple of them too..I think I get up too early

because I have no control over what time I fall asleep once

I get up on my bed to watch TV..

The past couple nights tho I have gotten off here earlier and I

have stayed in my chair for a little while so I can watch some TV..

Every nite that show Two and a half Men is on from 7 to 8 and

that is one of my favorites.. Charlie sheen is a riot..they all are,

and the kid is hilarious... I love that show..that and Prison Break

are my favorites.. Its Donnies too.. I asked him the other night

how did Michael end up back in prison? I had missed some ..so

he explained it all to me and now I am up to date.. Its a really

good show.. I love that Grays Anatomy too.. its really good I used

to like ER..but I just like this better... There are some good shows

on.. I know I watched 2 hours of bull riding from Las Vegas last nite.

One poor cowboy got knocked out.. they carried him out on a

stretcher.. How they ride those bulls.. well I wouldn't do it.. no way..

but I love watching it though..

Time to watch TV again..and have some crackers... I love the PB

crackers.. PB is peanut butter... I have some home made straw

berry jam that Theresa brought.hmmm ... that sounds better! ok,

its that time again.. My GORGEOUS WEEBLE WORDS.....

"Nitey Nite" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear ? love ya and THANKS!!! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again.....