Jenny Mella, Nyk and Casey

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First of all to thank everyone who is praying for Casey and keeping her in their thoughts. I truly do appreciate the outpouring of love and concern!

Will keep this private entry short(er), but just wanted you to know that we are leaving today for Minnesota. I never want to post that info out there or for everyone.
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On the FYI end of it all... (Just a little heads up).
OK OK, it's a rant.

Know that since their trip to Texas in June, Jenny Mella and Casey no longer speak.
I know it bothers Casey something awful- Not that she hasn't tried to keep open the lines of communication, (all her efforts in vain).
Heck, it bothers ME too.

Nykquee apparently has perpetuated much maligning with that one.
(Yes, Jenny has a brain, and a heart, of her own).
She made me sad.
I can promise that it is, and will ever be, one of Jenny's greater losses, something she will grow to regret.

There was crap said about the drugs that Casey was on. Which is a blog in/of itself.

Yet taking vicoden when she was on that trip was nothing compared to what she was on for the past, almost 5 years now.

Nyk, as an 'emt' in training, (is that to make her extra "special"?), apparently freaked out and said how bad Casey was for taking vicoden etc etc etc.
(Funny I don't recall Nyk even visiting Casey in the hospital, save for once, early on in her illness).
She knows NOTHING of Chronic Pancreatitis, and how it has destroyed Casey's life! She knows nothing of the pain that Casey is still in.
(C'mon, would the Pain Management Doctors even prescribe this for Casey if the need wasn't there)??? I think not.

I also think "Ignorance is bliss" 
Neither of these very fortunate young ladies have ever known anything close to Caseys pain, or what she has endured for the past 5+ years. How dare they do this to her!

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At one point on that fateful trip, allegedly Nyk had also said that Casey could not possibly have had an anxiety attack because she was not shaking etc.  Please see http://flintville.multiply.com/links/item/175 to refresh your memory, or CLICK HERE.

Again... Jenny has a brain, and a heart, of her very own.

Sorry to be so b|tchy here.  When things get so bad for Casey, I know I always want to 'blame' or rant or whine; and of course I do know how futile that is.

BUT, I also know that state of mind has much to do with recovery etc. This BS going on between how she feels still about Jenny does not help matters one bit. They grew up as sisters with their deep friendship. She has hurt Casey deeply.

Would you all take a moment to go to Casey's guestbook and send a little love? She will really appreciate it when she gets back to Multiply.

Love to all.

XOXO
Anne

Must go pack, and finish laundry. She has called and will be here shortly.

Happy June! Trouble in Triplicate!!!

 

Three little moss rose poking their faces out to enjoy the sunshine.

(This is NOT the 'triplicate' -as mentioned in the title).

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Good Morning All;
I too will be poking my face out today- More lawn to catch up on, and must refill the gas can first-

But I have a few minutes as the lawns dry from the early morning rains before I have to completely motivated for today.

Todays forecast calls for low 70's. (And that's to be the nicest day of the week). Freeze watches and warnings are expected for tonight and tomorrow night; although we "should be" OK here. Hope so.
Though I haven't planted a garden, I have scattered a few flower seeds just so I have more for next year. Those few seeds are trying to grow; and some unseasonable (and unreasonable) cold weather will turn them all white and kill them.
Grrrr....
(Wait another week or two, and I promise to whine about the heat).

News... Let's see...
Update on Christine Staevens murder.
Nothing.
Save for the fact that the fire was begun in 3 separate places in the home. Other than that I am sure that the Sheriff up there will figure this out after the next few million doughnuts or so.

Other news... Casey Face.

You ALL know Casey by now.
CLICK for her site

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Yes that is herself holding a flower that Miss Punk had broken off.
(And yes, I also already have the paint to redo the porch steps). . .

Most of you even know Miss Jenny Mella. (CLICK for her blog).
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Picture stolen from Jenny a while back,
( & used without her permission)!
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Love you Jenny!
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If you know these two, then you also know of the sort of trouble they can can get into, seemingly without effort...
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See what I mean?!?

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Now add a third young lady into the mix...

This is Nykquee. (CLICK for her blog too).

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Yeah, triple gets even MORE scary!
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(Love you too Miss Nyk)

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Nykquee has also been around since time immemorial.
She is also a Certified EMT, and recently left her position as a policeman.
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So what better third to add to the infamous duo than Nyk herself.
Especially when they all have time off,
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they pack up the truck...

(leave the GPS at home), ? ! ?

...and hit the road!

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That was Friday... ....I haven't seen any of them since.
(Heck, I haven't seen any of them since last month)!

But I did receive a phone call yesterday- from a very distraught young lady who had lost her wallet.

(You know, the one with my credit card in it).

They were already backtracking to their last stop which had been a "Welcome Center".

(I did not ask which state). Should I have? Hmmm...

Yet not too many minutes later as I was on the phone with Capital One, my other phone rang. It was Casey- Nyk had found that wayward wallet... So that has to be the shortest "hold" ever on a card; about 45 seconds! But thank the powers that be that it was not lost or stolen, only misplaced. She will now be getting her own card to lose. hehehe The lady said, and I concur, that Casey would be better off with a card in her own name.

Freddie Bartz stopped by yesterday afternoon as I was outside with Punk. It was wonderful sunny and not too warm. Now Fred does not have a blog, but I have mentioned him before- (CLICK).

Of course THAT was in a WAY different vehicle! hehehe

Definitely hard not to push the season when one has "wheels" like this.
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Go Fred, GO!
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See Fred go!



(Forgive me, I couldn't resist).

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After he left, I transplanted some peppermint that have been giving me a headache as they grew wild by the old maple stump.
As I was doing that, my phone rang and my friend Lynn had also been out joyriding. (Seems I really have reason to curse my anxiety attacks on days like these). Grrr!
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And that, my dear friends, is how life is in Flintville today!

Love to all!
Hope your weekend was "wunnaful" too!

XOXO
Me

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Posted to my Y! 360, Monday June 1, 2009 - 10:10am (CDT)

Home and Garden; and The Mella Family!

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I didn't do it.
But I sure am thankful for it!

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Good Morning All;
As I wrote earlier, Jenny Mella and Casey were here all day Saturday. (I swear I could be half~dead and still be able to appreciate these two when they get together).

Jenny had her priorities straight.
First to play with Punk, who has been more than patient with my inability to play with her in a decent dog~pleasing way.
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Then to fill the bird feeder.
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She even shared her sock with the dog too.

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(After hiding Punks squeak ball in it).

Punk was adamant to get that sock off her foot...
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She had fun brushing the dog and the cat too.

Know that Jenny can make fun out of anything;
(I firmly believe our world absolutely needs more people like her).
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After brushing the cat twice, and the dog once,
there is almost another "animal" that came off that brush.

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Punk was not too sure what to think of it either.
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She worried, and kept her eye on it until it got thrown away.


Yes. There was so much cleaning that got done.
Especially getting things off the floor.
(Gravity is still my enemy).

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While cleaning under my little computer table, Jenny was attacked by a mouse!
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Too funny!
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After all was done, the kids were completely pooped out.
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They left that evening, Jenny bringing Casey home before coming back out to visit with her own parents. Casey had a bit of pain- generally not an issue any longer, except she had left her pills at home.

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Casey came out yesterday- While we walked a bit, Punk "pointed" to something. Since I have lots of gophers in the back yard, seeing her point was no surprise.
Again, she was of an adamant nature. Casey and I went to see.
A dead red~winged blackbird. It was put to the burn barrel in quick order.

Since Jenny's dad works for the Dept of Natural Resources, Casey called to their house, leaving a message to see if there were any diseases around that we should be concerned about. So last night when my phone rang it was no surprise when Mrs Mella was calling. Mr had said that it was probably a fluke that this bird had died- Sometimes they even wear themselves out with the migration etc.
So I will not worry overmuch about that one.

Mrs also asked if I would like for them to come over and till a bit for me; that maybe Casey might want to plant a few seeds.
Oh what a wonderful offer! Jenny had mentioned to them that I was a bit incapacitated at the moment, and hadn't been able to plant anything.

They were here within minutes!

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Yes he had to go around my little onion patch!
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And he made it look so easy too!
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And oh, the turned Spring soil smell is wonderful!
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A job done perfectly!
I thank you all, again!

This is an awesome family!
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I am itching to be playing and planting in that same soil... But I know I shouldn't do too much yet. My back, though a wee bit improved, still is pretty nasty- (and yes, I did rest).
Lordy, I practically slept on and off all night Saturday, and Sunday too. I just turned the TV on and fell asleep before my programs were even finished. I record my silly shows, so that is no problem for me.

I hope you are all having a grand week!

Rain, maybe, today- And time now for me to get in the shower-

Be back soon!

Love to all.

XOXO
Me

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Posted to my Y! 360, Tuesday May 19, 2009 - 09:29am (CDT)

Flintville. Sunday Morning.

Picture taken at 5 this morning...

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Good Morning Everyone;
Not sure about your backyard, but mine was a bit nippy this AM. (Am hoping that this will be the last day of the season that the furnace feels the need to kick on). Going to have to jack up the weatherman and tell him that it's past the middle of May...

For those of you that are keeping up, there is no further news yet on the on the Jaworski Rd. fire, and the gals death. It still sickens me though, my own thoughts about what might have happened.
Years back I had to get a restraining order against them; (he, his previous dame, and even her kids were all included). The judge had no problems granting it. Long story there.

Of course it means nothing when compared with this loss of life. I hope Madison returns all those results quickly so we can all see how silly/stupid/paranoid I have been about this all.

My back is still pretty fookin' raunchy; and so, I have been busy stagnating. (Doctors orders ya know). Suffice to say I am not amused.

I was, however, very amused by Casey and Jenny Mella yesterday.
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(That's Jenny's sock).

They basically cleaned my house!

(Even "finding" the tables and the floors).
Thank you SO much!
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*Jenny was even attacked by a mouse!

I will blog about that all later today, and promise to post many more pictures too.

I have had a rough time posting this morning- (See the PS). Am going to go lie down once more. Am tired and sore, and sleep didn't come well last night.

Hope all is well in your little corner of the world!
My love to all! Have a Sun(ny)Day!

XOXO
Me

PS
Now who the hecks brilliant idea was it to put the copy/paste keys right next to each other?
If one hits the 'v' instead of the 'c' your entire entry just disappears.
Grrr...

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Posted to my Y! 360, Sunday May 17, 2009 - 08:26am (CDT)

Wham Bam, Thank You, Ma'am...

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Good Morning All;
So Yah~FREAKIN'~Hoo just ate my entire damned blog...
I start over, knowing full well that it won't be "morning" anymore by the time I finish. (I am NOT amused)!  Maybe it is still "morning" somewhere.
Bear with me...

Snowstorm "Julia" is gone- But she sure came sweeping in, in a very fast and furious way. The sun shines so brightly this morning, making it hard to believe that this all happened within an 18 hour time frame...

I had to go to the Suamico post office yesterday to mail a package. Snowstorm "Julia" was predicted to arrive around 5PM.
We left at 3.

My yard as we pulled out of the garage.
Skies were threatening, and we knew she was coming.

Incidentally, I did rescue Punks orange toy before the storm.

Getting to Suamico takes all of about 5 minutes as long as the train isn't going through.
Ditto for the amount of time I was inside at the Post Office. (No train there either). hehehe

Still when I came OUT of the post office, my car was already lightly iced and topped with snow.

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Where did THAT come from???

Even Punk is looking like "What the hey?"
And you can't even see tire tracks!
Julia was nasty~fast...

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It might have taken us a bit longer to get home...

If there is ice/snow on your car, there is ice/snow on the road too.
My kids remember me telling them that over and over again.
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As I mentioned in my comments last night, I knew my apprehensive feelings would pass as I slept. They have.
(Having gotten significantly better when I knew that both Greg and Kelli made it back to their respective homes safely last night). Greg was the holdout there; taking over an hour to return home after "quittin' time"-
To add insult to injury he wound up mired in the snow in his own parking lot!
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Glad I didn't have to go anywhere.
Happier still that I don't have to go anywhere today either because God knows it'd be tough to even get out of my yard!

Oh yes, that is a shot of my driveway last night.
Somewhere!
(I love the night vision setting on my camera). ;-)



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My yard last night...
Taken from my bedroom window
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Of course Punk wanted to check it all out for herself.
(Claimed she had to go potty)!
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While I do like the "decoration" on the window,
I had to first wrap my mind around the handle of that door...
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That is just WRONG!
Yes, the door had been closed, (and it is also magnetized).

I had to forcibly push the door open.
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Even the "dipstee~dumpster" looked nicer with a topper!
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The back yard too!

And from almost the same angle this morning...
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Major points for "pretty"
(If you are into that sort of thing)...
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The shadows from the birches and the pussy willows are pretty too!
(Again, if you are into that sort of thing).

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My yard at sunrise...
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And looking toward the West

I would have had this posted much sooner, but having lost it was one thing-

Having the plow truck come was another.
Jim is still in Tennessee, so I didn't know if I would get plowed out or not (he comes home tomorrow).

Sam's dad had picked up Jim's truck and come to plow me out! (Neighbors, and friends like this mean the world to me).

Of course I went out there and shovel away from the house and the garages too. I'm no fool. When there is horsepower in the yard to pull the snow away and out, I will take advantage of that anytime!

Time for me to fly!

Note: The following two statements do NOT apply to those of you that are south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
Hope you are plowed out. And hope you are warm!

Love to all!

Have a "wunnaful" Friday!

XOXO
Me

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Friday February 27, 2009 - 12:12pm (CST)