DINNUH is SERVED (with a question mark)!

A joke for you!!! Just from my email.

Sorta pertinent ??? to this blog. (It made me giggle)!

What's the difference between a southern zoo and a northern zoo?
A southern zoo has a description of the animal on the front of the cage along with "a recipe".

OK, time for me to get outside! Have a grand weekend!

WHO KNEW that this silly old blog would go on and on and on????

Just thought I would let you know that all comments are now continued on next page!

Poll to follow...

And a bit of a warning here...

I know that some of you are a bit uneasy around "GOOD" food, others have a bit of a bug that kinda turns their tummies at all the wrong times, still others of you are just plain wimpy.

That said, if you are NOT in any of those categories, READ ON!

Good Morning!

A crispy Friday here, (49 degrees, and quite breezy too); and I have grossly overslept, having been awakened by the phone ringing. (No, it wasn't Froedtert)...

Sigh. We have been calling and calling and calling. No response. And I have already called this morning. (Not too nicely of a message, but nothing real sassy either). Do doctors, when they cannot figure out what is wrong, just put the patient on the backburner, or what? I am SO mad! This too, shall pass.

We made a trip to the cemetery yesterday afternoon, after KC had brought me in for a shot. (Talk about "guilt"~ Here she is in pain all the time, and she is bringing me in for a shot for my silly head)?

Now, on to "DINNUH" !!! ...

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(Desperate times calling for desperate measures and all)...

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I am wondering if you would like your portion smoked, or grilled?

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Slowly "Smoked" adds lots of flavor...

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While "grilling" gets the job done MUCH faster...

...just let me know!!!

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Many possum recipes here >click< ......hehehe

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Wait, I really DO have a point... And a question for you too.

Do YOU eat leftovers? And no, I am NOT talking about those "things" that have morphed into another color and texture~ (or subspecies), ~while being kept in the back of your fridge... (Can you say "science experiment" gone real wrong)? hehehe

Just your plain old everyday, run~of~the~mill, leftovers.

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Mr. Derek

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This man will NOT touch a leftover.

Ever.

No way, no how.

He will choose to slowly starve to death, but he will NOT eat a leftover.

(That is to say, only if he KNOWS it is a leftover to begin with). hehehe

It does not matter that chili and lasagna actually IMPROVE after a day or two in the fridge. It does not matter if that leftover was made fresh that morning...

...He refuses to partake.

He also refuses to eat any kind of game animal.

(That is to say, only of he KNOWS it might be a game animal to begin with). ... **Please insert another "hehehe" here!

Thus far, at my table, the man has happily eaten venison, moose, and elk. I might also add that he has had 2nd and 3rd portions of each... (And as God as my witness, some of those meals have even been leftovers).

He has not died.

He has not even choked.

He has not once complained either.

AND, he has always left here with a very FULL tummy!

So, as asked above, DO YOU EAT LEFTOVERS?

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XOXO
Anne

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One Year...

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(This takes you just to another blog of mine).

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Solo Souffle Cups, and LIES! (By Punk).

ARF!!!!

(And we ALL know what THAT means)...

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LIES!

ALL LIES!!!

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I am not a happy camper...

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(Nor am I a thief)!!!

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The things that I have heard recently
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I did NOT do it!

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I do not care what YOU have heard.

I do not care what my "she" says.

I do not care if the sky is purple.

I do not care if YOU think it is magenta, (or 6 million other stupid colors).

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I did NOT do it!!!

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It is an unmitigated lie.

A scurrilous lie.

A damned monstrous lie.

A blatant misconception.

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(Which only makes me realize that 'she' is old and ugly and mean)...

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SHE said I stole something that was not mine!

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I would not EVER, EVER, do such a thing!!!!

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Now here's the doo~doo on what REALLY happened...

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"She" goes to walk out of the door.

...I wanted to go with her, but 'she' said "NO".

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But at this point, my memory is a bit hazy, and I am not really sure what happened.

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But all of a sudden, I hear the door open again.

(This tells me she is back inside).

I run to meet and greet her.

And she says those four little words that would make any dogs paws quake.

"What have YOU done?"

I put on my bestest eyes, and look at her...

"Who, ME??"

"Nothing."

"I done NOTHING, I tell ya..."

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But 'she' said my puppy dog eyes do not phase her in the least.

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She says she KNOWS I done something wrong.

(But I didn't)!!!

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I DID NOT GET INTO THAT LITTLE CONTAINER OF SOUR CREAM!

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I WOULD NOT EVER DO SUCH A THING!

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I COULD NOT DO IT, NOT TO HER (CUZ I KNOW HOW MUCH 'SHE' LOVES THAT ON HER TATERS)!

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NOT EVER!

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Man, I don't even like the stuff!

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I say, I did NOT do that dastardly deed!!!

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(And I do NOT know why 'she' refuses to believe me)...

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I mean, YOU believe me, don't you?

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Good Solemn Morning...

I am thinking that I do not wish to offend anyone. And yet, I know that I probably will.

I have read through many of your blogs regarding September 11th, 2001.

Some have written about their own experiences.

Some about their political viewpoints.

Some have written about the feelings that this inspires within us.

We have all seen the conspiracy thoughts and videos, we have all seen the tragedies involved with the killing of innocents. We have all wrapped our arms around each other a little tighter too.

But I have yet to read ONE entry where there is a solution to any of this. Nor do I believe that I have that answer either.

I KNOW that Sept 11th, 2001 happened.

I know where I was. (Click).
I know where ALL of my loved ones were.

But it is not enough to simply acknowledge and know about all of this.

NO MATTER which side of the political arena we sit on, we need only to ensure that we do everything within our own power to ensure that the basic Preamble to the Constitution is met.

"We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

They searched for peace then. Trying to ensure it for all of us. It is all that we can hope and pray for now.

Good, bad (or ugly), this IS your land.
This is your home.
It is my home.

My parents taught me that there is honor in persevering.

And they taught me my own patriotic loyalty. That whatever happens, we all need to stick together, and never EVER waiver in that loyalty to our flag.

Too many have fought, many have died for us, since 1776, to turn our backs on any of it; in part or in whole.

Good. Bad. And everything inbetween.

I don't want to read about whether you think the war is right or wrong. Whether you want things to be different. We each have our own opinions sacred to our own souls.

I am waiting only to hear that we are SOMEHOW making/creating a difference for ourselves and for our babies.

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**** As a VERY IMPORTANT end note here I am going to copy a note I had sent out late last night, after wrapping my head around our latest weekend... and the phone call that came late yesterday...

"Dear Friends and Family;

I know many of you have been keeping up with Caseys diagnosis' throughout this all, and by clicking on my blog at the bottom of my emails to you. I thank you for that. Your words, visits, and phone calls have helped us more than you can know.

(It will be 3 years next month that she has had all these health problems).

And with last Fridays diagnosis, we have had a wonderful weekend; (the first in a VERY long time).

She has not been without pain, but seems more settled. Kind of like the lifting of the veil...

We have spent hours upon hours of reading online, and quite an education thus far. (And when we cannot concentrate anymore, we move on to blogs of course)!

After another go 'round with UWGB today, (Grrrr...); she waited here to have that confirmation phone call from Froedtert about the Crohns Disease diagnosis she'd received on Friday.

That call came about 4:30...

It was not the confirmation we had wanted to hear.

She left, still in tears after Dr. Josh had told her that he wasn't too very comfortable with the Crohn's Disease diagnosis that she had received from the radiologist on Friday.

Dr. Dua will be back late (this) afternoon, and will be in touch with us again on Wednesday. They are looking at still more tests at Froedtert.

Casey has said that after those tests, that will complete it for them. (Damn the torpedoes, and full speed ahead)?

She has tossed it around for a while, and is now wanting to go on to the Mayo Clinic. She will need a recommendation, (though THAT won't be too hard to get from her doctor here)...

Please keep her inbox full of good wishes."

http://edbdkcn.multiply.com/

Yeah. ... Life. ... "It's kinda like that."

P*E*A*C*E.

XOXO
Anne

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An Ethical Responsibility to Teachers and Parents

This, for all parents and teachers of every nation, race and creed...

Please feel free to link and to borrow the enclosed text. I will be bringing it to our local schools.

The following, because of our proximity to "Columbus Day"... (WHAT?!)?!?!?

Good Morning All!

It is a damp day, and 50 degrees as I type. (Beats the heck out of 90+ if you ask me).

A very good day to be cleaning too. (I will get to that nonsense when I am through here).

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The following artwork was done by my niece, Meghand Dorand Keirs. She is a highly talented and respected artist. (Click on her name if you might like to see more of what she has done).

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Having been trying to catch up on a few blogs, and being reminded that apathy and ignorance run rampant among some of us, I searched my danged computer for hours to find where I had stashed the following words... This, all brought on by reading Buttercups Blog about "Cowboys and Indians" from early this morning. Please click on that title should you want to see what made me go on a wild goose chase for these notes and ideas...

I am sorry that I cannot give credit to the author (but I know I had stolen it from one of the Native Groups on here).

Of interest is that every group of "peoples" that ourselves, (and our children), will ever interact with, can actually 'use' these ideas... whether of Native/Indigenous descent or not.

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Teaching the Young about Native Americans

Young children's conceptions of Native Americans often develop out of media portrayals and classroom role playing of the events of the First Thanksgiving. The conception of Native Americans gained from such early exposure is both inaccurate and potentially damaging to others.

For example, a visitor to a child care center heard a four-year-old saying, "Indians aren't people. They're all dead." ...This child had already acquired an inaccurate view of Native Americans, even though her classmates were children of many cultures, including a Native American child.

Derman-Sparks (1989) asserts that by failing to challenge existing biases we allow children to adopt attitudes based on inaccuracies. Her book is a guide for developing curriculum materials that reflect cultural diversity. This digest seeks to build on this effort by focusing on teaching children in early childhood classrooms about Native Americans.

Note that this digest, though it uses the term "Native American," recognizes and respects the common use of the term "American Indian" to describe the indigenous people of North America. While it is most accurate to use the tribal name when speaking of a specific tribe, there is no definitive preference for the use of "Native American" or "American Indian" among tribes or in the general literature.

STEREOTYPES CHILDREN SEE

Most young children are familiar with stereotypes of the Native American. Stereotypes are perpetuated by television, movies, and children's literature when they depict Native Americans negatively, as uncivilized, simple, superstitious, blood-thirsty savages, or positively, as romanticized heroes living in harmony with nature (Grant & Gillespie, 1992). The Disney Company presents both images in its films for children. For example, in the film PETER PAN, Princess Tiger Lily's father represents the negative stereotype as he holds Wendy's brothers hostage, while in the film POCAHONTAS, Pocahontas represents the positive stereotype who respects the earth and communicates with the trees and animals.

Many popular children's authors unwittingly perpetuate stereotypes. Richard Scarry's books frequently contain illustrations of animals dressed in buckskin and feathers, while Mercer Mayer's alphabet book includes an alligator dressed as an Indian. Both authors present a dehumanized image, in which anyone or anything can become Native American simply by putting on certain clothes. TEN LITTLE RABBITS, although beautifully illustrated, dehumanizes Native Americans by turning them into objects for counting. BROTHER EAGLE, SISTER SKY (Harris, 1993) contains a speech delivered by Chief Seattle of the Squamish tribe in the northwestern United States. However, Susan Jeffers' illustrations are of the Plains Indians, and include fringed buckskin clothes and teepees, rather than Squamish clothing and homes.

AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF NATIVE AMERICANS

Native Americans make up less than one percent of the total U.S. population; yet represent HALF the languages and cultures in the nation.

The term "Native American" includes over 500 different groups and reflects great diversity of geographic location, language, socioeconomic conditions, school experience, and retention of traditional spiritual and cultural practices. However, most of the commercially prepared teaching materials available present a generalized image of Native American people with little or no regard for differences that exist from tribe to tribe.

TEACHING SUGGESTIONS

When teachers engage young children in project work, teachers should choose concrete topics in order to enable children to draw on their own understanding. In teaching about Native Americans, the most relevant, interactive experience would be to have Native American children in the classroom. Such experience makes feasible implementing anti-bias curriculum suggestions. Teachers may want to implement the project approach (Katz & Chard, 1989), as it will allow children to carry on an in-depth investigation of a culture they have direct experience with.

In these situations, teachers may prepare themselves for working with Native American families by engaging in what Emberton (1994) calls "cultural homework": reading current information about the families' tribe, tribal history, and traditional recreational and spiritual activities; and learning the correct pronunciation of personal names.

POSITIVE STRATEGIES

A number of positive strategies can be used in classrooms, regardless of whether Native American children are members of the class.

1. PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICANS to balance historical information. Teaching about Native Americans exclusively from a historical perspective may perpetuate the idea that they exist only in the past.

2. PREPARE UNITS ABOUT SPECIFIC TRIBES, rather than units about "Native Americans." For example, develop a unit about the people of Nambe Pueblo, the Turtle Mountain Chippewa, the Potawotami. Ideally, choose a tribe with a historical or contemporary role in the local community. Such a unit will provide children with culturally specific knowledge (pertaining to a single group) rather than overgeneralized stereotypes.

3. LOCATE AND USE BOOKS THAT SHOW CONTEMPORARY CHILDREN OF ALL COLORS ENGAGED IN THEIR USUAL, DAILY ACTIVITIES playing basketball, riding bicycles as well as traditional activities. Make the books easily accessible to children throughout the school year.

Three excellent titles on the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico are: PUEBLO STORYTELLER, by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith; PUEBLO BOY: GROWING UP IN TWO WORLDS, by Marcia Keegan; and CHILDREN OF CLAY, by Rina Swentzell.

4. OBTAIN POSTERS THAT SHOW NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN IN CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS, especially when teaching younger elementary children. When selecting historical posters for use with older children, make certain that the posters are culturally authentic and that you know enough about the tribe depicted to share authentic information with your students.

5. USE "PERSONA" DOLLS (dolls with different skin colors) in the dramatic play area of the classroom on a daily basis. Dress them in the same clothing (t-shirts, jeans) children in the United States typically wear and bring out special clothing (for example, manta, shawl, moccasins, turquoise jewelry for Pueblo girls) for dolls only on special days.

6. COOK ETHNIC FOODS but be careful not to imply that all members of a particular group eat a specific food.

7. BE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHICH TRIBES USE PARTICULAR ITEMS.

when discussing cultural artifacts (such as clothing or housing) and traditional foods. The Plains tribes use feathered headdresses, for example, but not all other tribes use them.

8. CRITIQUE A THANKSGIVING POSTER DEPICTING THE TRADITIONAL, STEREOTYPED PILGRIM AND INDIAN FIGURES.

... especially when teaching older elementary school children. Take care to select a picture that most children are familiar with, such as those shown on grocery bags or holiday greeting cards. Critically analyze the poster, noting the many tribes the artist has combined into one general image that fails to provide accurate information about any single tribe. (Stutzman, 1993).

9. AT THANKSGIVING, SHIFT THE FOCUS AWAY FROM RE~ENACTING THE "FIRST THANKSGIVING."

Instead, focus on items children can be thankful for in their own lives, and on their families' celebrations of Thanksgiving at home.

Besides using these strategies in their classrooms, teachers need to educate themselves.

MacCann (1993) notes that stereotyping is not always obvious to people surrounded by mainstream culture. Numerous guidelines have been prepared to aid in the selection of materials that work against stereotypes (for example, see Slapin and Seale [1992]).

PRACTICES TO AVOID:

• AVOID USING OVER-GENERALIZED BOOKS, curriculum guides, and lesson plans; and teaching kits with a "Native American" theme. Although the goal of these materials is to teach about other cultures in positive ways, most of the materials group Native Americans too broadly. When seeking out materials, look for those which focus on a single tribe.
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  AVOID THE "TOURIST CURRICULUM" as described by Derman-Sparks. This kind of curriculum teaches predominantly through celebrations and seasonal holidays, and through traditional food and artifacts. It teaches in isolated units rather than in an integrated way and emphasizes exotic differences, focusing on specific events rather than on daily life.
  
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  AVOID PRESENTING SACRED ACTIVITIES IN TRIVIAL WAYS. In early childhood classrooms, for example, a popular activity involves children in making headbands with feathers, even though feathers are highly religious articles for some tribes. By way of example, consider how a devout Catholic might feel about children making a chalice out of paper cups and glitter.
  
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CONCLUSION:

Much remains to be done to counter stereotypes of Native Americans learned by young children in our society.

Teachers must provide accurate instruction not only about history; but also about the contemporary lives of Native Americans. '

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Sunset at Flintville... 09~09~07

Yes, I must have a pretty nasty camera when a painting looks so much better than a photo!

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Hope you all have a wonderful Monday!

XOXO
Anne

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&quot;Justice&quot; Prudence?

Yes, this one short blog is marked "ADULT".

~Thanks!

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A picture is worth 1000 words; or so I have heard.

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That said, this one should need NO further explanation.

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(jacked from my email)...

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"WOOF" BABY!

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ENJOY!!!

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A Few Words For Sunday...

Good Sunday Morning!
I have been reading and thinking; reading more, thinking more... And am hoping that you have all had a chance to get over to Casey~Face's Blog entry about her diagnosis.

>CLICK HERE< for her news; (or click on her name also).

I am happy that we are home; and have been trying now to get my attached garage cleaned out a bit. Doing this only guarantees that the shed will be messier though. hehehe But that's OK too. I shall get to that one shortly enough. It is so much easier to be working outside when the temps are in the high 60's and lower 70's... Yes, I do love this weather!

I know too that I have much more catching up to do on here. Not only in YOUR blogs, but in my own as well.

(Can you stand another picture from Labor Day)?

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Master Gabriel and Miss Punk exchanged a bit of love...

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And then came more worrying about medical tests... (and how much pain they would put KC in all over again; and for what?)...

Her tests were early Friday morning. She was ill already. The nurse said it would take 3-4 hours to complete. I asked for the direct line to that department, and she gave it to me. I made a few phone calls to friends and relatives while I sat in one of the lobbies at the hospital... And then left, to go collect our little things from the hotel...

Arriving at the hotel, my cell phone rang. Seeing that it was a Froedtert number, I honestly felt my heart stop...

...It was Casey. She was ready to be picked up. And yes, they had finished what they needed in about 45 minutes. (I don't think I have ever packed up a hotel room so fast in my life)! hehehe

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and yes, dogs DO know our emotions, even if they cannot know the rest of it all.

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Some of you know this already, (and I really don't mean to be boring you), but after KC's tests, we headed home to await her diagnosis. Getting about halfway back, she experienced MAJOR pain (in yet a new place). Since I still had that direct phone number, she easily got a hold of the doctor that had done her tests.

(It was a horse~apiece as to whether we would turn and go back to Froedtert, or continue home)...

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Bored, in the back of the Rendezvous...

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We continued home, and in record time, I had her at the clinic in town... She still has pain, but like I said in my comments on KC's blog, we will await to hear back from her surgeons as to the specific diagnosis, and the protocol for dealing with it all.

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After seeing her doctor up here, (and since she had taken some pain pills); Roberta said she would bring her friend Jessica out, and that they would get Casey, and her car, over to Dereks.

Good to see them too!

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As Gabriel immediately heads over to the dogs...

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Miss Milly happy to see everyone also!

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(Yes, she CAN be a bit stuck~up)!

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Miss Jessica hamming it up for the camera too!

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Casey not hamming anything up at that point, just feeling awful...

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But they got Casey, (and her car), over to Dereks without any problems. She will be here right after mass now.

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And there are promises of better days ahead...

Lordy, I am LATE! I have heard the war planes pass over 4 times, signaling the start of the Packer Game, and it is high time for me to go connect with my television!!! (Miss Punk does NOT like the Air Force one little bit; too noisy for her, and she lays at my feet, shaking a bit with each pass)...

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

XOXO
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Good Morning All;

I will be leaving here shortly to get to Froedtert... Have to take the dog out yet, and to (re)pack our little things...

Traffic sounds horrendous.

Big city traffic; (me no likey)!

Caseys nice little Dell Laptop computer seems to be MORE than a bit possessed, so will try to take care of this thing when we get back to Flintville! (Maybe I should just throw it in the river)?

Yes CaseyAnne, if it had a backside I would kick it for you!

Love to All! And have a "wunnaful" weekend! I will write more later!!!

XOXO
Anne

Spittin' Nails...

Good Morning All;

I am no better today with respect to either my migraine or my attitude... So maybe just bear with me. Pretty please?

On the bright side, (and quite thankfully), BOTH attitude and headaches seem to improve with time. Well, at least neither have killed me yet... hehehe ?!?

A warm thank you too, to both Connie and WYCK who I see have left their words of love for Baby Mariah and her family. (Please see my blast; this ONLY takes but a few seconds of your time)... Sadly, the next child with cancer could well be your own.

Casey and I are headed back down to Milwaukee (Froedtert), later this morning. Caseys surgeons have called, and the biopsies that they had taken (BEFORE she had woken from her sedation) were all negative. She will be undergoing more tests on her insides now.

...And I am SO ready to scream... (Just don't know at whom anymore).

I had my Good Morning Show on earlier, and they had reported that Governor Doyle now has a plan to get kids into college. He is having 8th and 9th grade kids sign a thing to say that they will maintain a "B" average throughout their high school years. In exchange for doing so, he will guarantee that they will have a place within the UW~System.

Ummm... Yeah, right.

I sure hope these kids are either blind or alcoholic; because DAMN, if they get truly sick they WILL be asked to leave.

Don't know what's going on? Please >CLICK HERE< for that story.

Bunch of garbage.

Oh, he might pull them in, but keeping them will be a whole 'nother story should they chance to have a REAL illness.

(Yes, I have already shot off a note to the news station about this all too).

So... What's your "take" on this?

Do you really think I should be on the road with this attitude? hehehe

Or do you think I should just take a swing by the governors mansion or the capitol in Madison and start hollering at him?

Time for me to fly! Hope you all have a grand Thursday!

XOXO
Anne

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A Completely Pilfered Blog...

Good Morning All;

It is the middle of the night here. I have been wandering aimlessly through my own little cyberworld, (and yours); battling my head, (and of course I have my sunglasses on at 1:15 in the AM)...

And so, (with permission), I have stolen this blog, almost in its entirety.

This, from my friend ...m... >CLICK HERE< for his own blog.

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The Belle Epoche --

A young lad of 13 named Marcel Proust was asked some questions as l'amusement de soiree, pour l'anniversaire de Mlle. Antoinette Felix-Faure.

In her birthday book, the questions read:

1. what is your idea of perfect happiness?
2. what is your greatest fear?
3. which historical figure do you most identify with?
4. which living person do you most admire?
5. what is the trait that you most deplore in yourself?
6. what is the trait that you most deplore in others?
7. what is your greatest extravagance?
8. what is your favorite journey?
9. On what occasion do you lie?
10. what do you dislike most about your appearance?
11. which living person do you most despise?
12. what is your greatest regret?
13. what or who is the greatest love of your life?
14. when and where were you the happiest?
15. if you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
16. what do you consider your greatest achievement?
17. if you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
18. what is your most treasured possession?
19. what is your most marked characteristic?
20. what do you most value in your friends?
21. who are your favorite writers?
22. who is your favorite hero of fiction?
23. who are your heroes in real life?
24. what is it that you most dislike?
25. what is your motto?

Proust's responses then (and again at another party he attended at age 20) gave him status as a "genious" thinker among those of his day even though he revealed that he was sincerely a "mama's boy."

As recently as July of 1996, Graydon Carter and his Senior Editor Amiee Bell decided to feature celebrity responses in the same format in Conde Nast's VanityFair magazine: www.vanityfair.com and the format also appears with Bravo's "Inside the Actor's Studio" hosted by James Lipton and liberally parodied by The Simpsons: http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio

I offer this as a different form of the "tag" stuff that permeates the blogosphere (and Yahoo 360, specifically).

Please ignore, nip, tuck, segment, paste and/or respond wholly or in part, as you desire.

Take your time. (Proust himself didn't complete the entire list for seven years).

For more info on Marcel Proust, please note the book, "Proust: Portrait of a Genious" by Andre Maurois.

Thank you ...m...

I hope yourself, and everyone else too, is having a "wunnaful" Wednesday. I am going to try to get some sleep for now...

XOXO
Anne

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A Labor &quot;Day&quot; of Love!

Good Tuesday Morning to All;

With this last breath of summer blowing our way, there are a few pics to share...

The one at the top, me, exhausted but 'done' with the outside preps for the most part. (I don't know what I would have done without Roberta and CaseyAnne who have been here at every spare moment to help me out)...

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Taken the night before...

...As they BOTH are appreciating the end of a very long workday here.

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And of course Master Gabriel was wondering WHEN the grilling would begin??

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He was ever SO hungry; (even at 10 o'clock in the morning)!

Miss Brandy behind him, as she had stopped in on the way to get some of her own shopping done, and to pick up her cousin too... Maybe to return in the afternoon.

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Pa taught me well, (as Labor Days go anyway), to light the fire. And so it was high time to be getting the meat on. Roberta was chief cook yesterday, making her way through 10 pounds of (REAL) weiners, two packages of bratwurst (that had been first boiled in beer). Mmmm... Then 20 pounds of burger, and a few little hot dogs that the littler kids all appreciated.

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A hot job for Berta, sitting in front of the fire; 83 degrees, and barely a breeze...

(My kettle of beans on the fire now, as Caseys beer butt chicken needed the oven).

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They looked perfect, (even if we DID forget about them in the oven)! hehehe

Soup to come later with the leftover 'bird'...

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And that soup might be a good thing for Miss Casey. She had an awful start to her day. Much piercing pain, and vomiting too. Derek came out quickly, bringing her dilaudid for her pain. (While it helps more than even 2 vicoden, she still fought the pain and nausea all day). AND yes, she did eat a bit. (She especially loves my beans, (and ate many of those critters)! hehehe

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Derek was HAPPILY the first to grab a plate!

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Attracting a small following of beggars and not so subtle thieves too...

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"Gimme Gimme" "Woof~Woof" "Gimme Gimme" "Woof~Woof"

DROOL !!!!

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I promise to get everyones pics on here at some point. (But if I did that today, the blog would be much too long).

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Taking it easy after Roberta, Randy and Derek had dug out an old stump...

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I took it easy afterward too, Master Gabriel on my lap (after his nap);

...and with Miss Punk almost completely worn out too!

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Later, Casey had left with Miss Kelli to collect the horses and to get a ride through the woods and back home here.

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By this time, Punk was already inside taking her nap.

That nap, rudely interrupted by Mama Milly NOT appreciating the 2 horses.

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Milly would NOT quiet down for love or money, but a bit of water sprayed on her kennel brought peace to the world... (for a while anyway).

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Randy, Kelli and Casey; with May and Breeze

(Where are these horses when I need my lawn cut)????

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More to come later Folks... I have a doctor appointment this morning to check my thyroid; maybe I shall find out why I am so bloody tired all the time. I am hoping my new glasses have come in too. ~~While at the dentists office last week, the frame had broken... I needed no dentist care that day. (Yay). But surely I needed a new frame for my lenses. Why does it seem that everything is always discontinued when I need replacement for something? Gee, just lucky like that I suppose. hehehe But I did order up the frames (pieces) that I could from the backstock, so when/IF this happens again, I will have my own inventory to pick from... hehehe

Hope you all had a grand Labor Day. And that you shall be enjoying this short week also. Good Luck to all the kids around here that finally go back to school today too!

XOXO
Anne

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