ahhhh the Final Chapter

I always feel good when the end of the term comes.  This time I am sad.  I feel like I have made some new friends in this class and I shall miss them greatly.  This blog has been a great experience for me.  It has made me realize that I love writing.  I enjoy reading each others blogs and finding out about other peoples lives. 

So.................now I am ready to move on to the next adventure..... Look out world..... Here comes Ginger......

The end..........or is it the beginning?

I thought I would blog today about feelings... I am usually a happy and upbeat person, but today I am sad.  I think of the holidays and it makes me miss my family.  My mother is deceased and this was her favorite time of the year.  Its hard not to wish for just one more day with her to tell her all of the things that I should have told her while she was here.  My dad is in an assisted living facility and needs care 24/7 and most of the time doesn't know who we are.. I find this to be very sad.  It is a sad existence.  He sits all day doesn't have a time concept, for this I am thankful.  This is not a life for anyone.  He is not able to do anything for himself.  But I must say on a happier note, I do still have my Father and for that I am thankful. 

Be thankful for your family and friends for they are true Gifts from God.

I hope that the holidays bring your all Happiness, Joy and Peace.  I have enjoyed reading your blogs and receiving your comments. 

May God richly bless you all.....

Then end of another chapter in the book of Ginger........

Its hard for me to believe that another term of school is over... I totally love school and what it means for me.   I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  I look back on my decision to return to school and I am forever thankful that I did it. .  I really enjoyed this Composition class.  It gave me the courage to share my thought and feeling with others.  I wish each and everyone of you the best of luck with your studies!!!  Thank you Professor Feraldi for sharing all of your words of wisdom and knowledge.  

Meaning of Life..........

What an experience that blogging has given me.  It has given me the opportunity to write creatively.  I thought I would share  something that means alot to me.  This week I opened the paper to discover that my doctor had passed away.  When I was a child, my mother took me to the pediatrician's office for care.  There was never a kinder or more gentle man as Dr. M. Bruce Martin.  This man was the perfect Doctor is there ever was one.  He took care of me from the time I was a child until I was ready to be married.  He had a kind southern nature and was always reassuring me.  I was fortunate enough to have him for my daughters pediatrician.  He constantly reassured me whenever I had the new mother questions.  I thank God that I was fortunate to have know him.  May you Rest In Peace, Dr. Martin.  You will be greatly missed.

Getting Older....

I always try and think of something catchy or different to blog about... Today, I chose getting older... I have never thought of myself as old, but lately, I sure have been feeling it.  I had a conversation with my manager the other day and we were discussing getting older.  We are both about the same age and we were talking about different things.  I told her that I didn't feel old, it was just my body... I like to think of each day as a gift.  We are such a privileged nation that we don't have a ruler telling us what to do.  We are a FREE country.  I am thankful that I live in a free nation.  Each day is a gift, live them, love them and share the love....

I'm not getting older, I'm just getting better.  I like to think of myself as a bottle of fine wine...  I am better with age....

C'Mon Get Happy

Happy - this is what I want to be every day.... Happiness is the key to a successful life.  I want this, so I thought I would share another story to make you laugh....

I am fortunate to work for a boss that has a sense of humor.  This particular event happened around Halloween.  Working in a veterinary clinic, sometimes there are different smells that make you want to hold your nose and gag.  So I am sure most of you will understand what I am sayin.... Our fax machine kept going off that day with faxes loaded from our other office with the heading "Help me, my head is hurting".... This kept happening over and over and over.. It was starting to get really annoying and finally my boss calls and says did you find the little present I left for you?  Of course I hadn't, although I had noticed a new smell in the air... he finally tells me to look in my drawer on the right hand side of my desk... low and behold - I found the source of the smell.  He had taken a skull - Halloween skull and removed the top of it and placed something gross and bloody in it.... He thought this was hilarious..... I didn't but I laughed anyway since he is my boss and you always gotta humor the boss.. I wouldn't have it any other way... he is the best...

Its Monday, Blah, Blah, Blah

It seems that I dread Monday on Sunday nights... This past week has been horrible.....Its terrible getting old... Being sick doesn't make it better...


I have had a touch of diverticulitus... If any of you know about this problem, it is very painful and the medication that is given to treat this just knocks you out... I feel like I have lost a week of my life... YUK..


I'm thankful for another day.  Live is precious, Live it! Love it! Be it!

What a crazy life I lead...

I know that all of us have crazy lives from time to time, however - mine is CRAZY right now.  My job is driving my crazy.. We are 4 people short on our staff... This is not a good time of the year to be short handed.  This is our busy time.  So I have been working from "the butt crack of dawn" to dark thirty several nights in a row... This does not make me happy... lol... nor does it may anyone else happy either.  shew... that is off my chest.. on to the next thing that has been running through my mind..


This past week I had to do two very difficult things.  The first thing was that one of my very dear friends had a dog that had to be put to sleep.  She called me and asked me to take care of things for her and I gladly did.  When she brought her dog in to be euthanized - she couldn't stay with her because it hurt her so much.  I volunteered to stay with the dog.  I stayed with the dog until she drew her last breath and just peacefully went to sleep.  I believe that this is the most humane thing you can do for your pet when they are so sick and don't have a quality life.  We can't do this for our human friends or family so for a sick pet it is most certainly the best thing.

The second difficult task of the week was another animal euthanasia.  :(  My son - adopted son (my daughters best friend) had a very ill ferret. He was so sad to see his little friend's life come to an end.  I again volunteered to stay with the pet..  I stayed with Ralph and he just went peacefully to sleep.  Sometimes it is a blessing to know that our faithful friends aren't suffering anymore...


I am thankful that there are things that we can do for our pets to keep them from suffering... 


Love life, live it to the fullest...

Something to make you laugh....

As most of you know, I work in a veterinary clinic.  Everyday is a different day.  Each day something new happens to open your eyes.... I thought I would share some of the most memorable moments on my blog.  

I have a class this term that is called  Social Perspectives on Death and Dying.  We discuss death and we had to write about a death that had left an impact on us.  I chose to write about a dog that passed away in our office.  We have a client whose dog was very ill.  The humane thing to do at this point was euthanasia.  We are fortunate with our pets that when they don't have quality of life, we can  help them not to suffer, unlike our human family and friends.  This particular patient has reached that point and the owner opted for euthanasia.  After the euthanasia was finished, the client requested to have a little service devoted to the animal in our office.  Of course, we said that would be fine...... And fine it was..... The client had some Sage and Sacred Tobacco that she lit and waved it all over the room.   Pretty soon the smell from the office was quite evident that something was burning..... I recognized the smell.  The client chanted  and waved the "sacred tobacco" over the dog and finished the ritual.  They left and I told the Dr. that I knew why that tobacco was sacred.  I'll not go on with the rest, but I am sure all of you can read between the lines... What a day.... Talk about being "High" on life... 

Live freely, Love freely,  Share the love...

I wish you all a great weekend...

Little bit of dis, lot of dat...

It is so amazing how life can change in just an instant.  I am so greatful for the life that I have, the opportunities that I have.  I am a blessed person.


I had the opportunity to spend the weekend with some girlfriends.  It was a total blast.  Sharing great memories and fun times....... We had the opportunity to see some of God's marvelous creations.  I stood in awe at how beautiful the mountains of WV are. 


The only bad part about the weekend was being a little sick from food poison... I won't go into the details, but it was BAD!!


I love my life, family, schooling and can't wait to finish with my degree!!!

Life is good....

Friday... Its finally here...

I'm sooooo excited for this weekend... I am going away for a much needed weekend of R & R!! Total girls weekend.... Whoo Hoo!!

What a great way to spend some time that with friends from high school.... I'm excited and can't wait to get this weekend on!!

I wish all of my fellow bloggers a fabulous weekend...

Details to follow on MONDAY!!

Love Life, Live It, Share is with someone you love!!

Wednesday, Hump Day...

Ahhh... My 2nd favorite day of the week... Wednesday... Hump day....

Good morning fellow bloggers... Life is good.... I hope that all goes well today in the world.  I love school more and more every day.  I am so excited for my goals to become reality.  I keep looking deep into that tunnel and there is really light at the end..

These are my reflections for the day...

Live live, Love everyone and be happy.....

Survived Monday, working on Tuesday...

Just another manic Monday.... Whew... I am so glad that Monday is a thing of the past... We were so busy at work and lots to do... The day went by quickly.

Tuesday is here and I am blogging..  A new thing for me and I love it!!

My life is fabulous and I am living it one day at a time.. Life is good !

I'm thankful for my friends, family and life itself!!!

Share the love............

Sunday night and I'm feeling it.......

Where does the weekend go.... I feel like I have been hit by a train, picked up by a plane and dropped on a barbed wire fence!!!! hahahahah... my husband always says this when he is really tired.... so I thought I'd share some of this southern genre' with you... lol..


Its Sunday night and I'm feeling the dread of going back into the real world tomorrow... It seems that we all  live for the weekends.  I know that on Monday morning when I should be up and at em' and ready to go to work.. sometimes I feel dread... I think this is normal.  but one question I will post to you all... Where does the time go?


I feel that as I have gotten older that time passes by far quicker that it ever did.  The days go by faster and faster, so what gives???   We are all growing older....


Ok... so enough of that... I'm going to be Optimistic.... sounds like a great topic for a research paper.


This blog has been part of an assignment for my Comp Class.  I think that I am going to love blogging.  I love to talk and what better way to express myself that through a blog.  I am excited to have this opportunity to share things with new friends and old ones. 


Life is good my friends... Live It! Love It Be It!!! 

TGIF!!!

All is can say it that I am glad it is Friday!!! I have only worked 1 1/2 days this week, but I sure am glad the week is almost over.... Being sick can sure take alot out of a person... Breathing has become very important to me... However - I am almost over this hump !  There are always folks out there somewhere that have it ten times worse that you do... I need to frequently remind myself of that....

To all of my friends and fellow  bloggers - I bid you a FANTABULOUS weekend!!

Little Bit more of This and That....

As most of you can tell... I love the color pink... It brightens my day and just looking at it makes me happy.

After reading my blog, my husband was upset that I had left something out of my blog... And boy... was he right... I hadn't mentioned him in my blog.. How could I forget such an important person in my life.

I have been married to the same wonderful man for the past 24 years.  We dated in when I was in college and broke up after that.  It wasn't for a few years that I had seen or heard from him.  I was walking in the mall one day and I thought I saw him.  I wasn't sure if it was him so I sort of yelled his name and turned around the other way and looked to see if it was him... It was and the rest is history. That was in March of 1986.  We started dating again in March and were married in November of 1986.

We are still the best of friends to this day.  We have our moments, but our life is great!!

Welcome to my Blog.....

Wow... Blogging just became a new experience for me.  I have just completed my first class in Effective Writing for the health care professional. I must say that I was very proud of my grade in that class... I had the perfect "A"... 1000 points out of a possible 1000 points... I haven't  had a perfect score for a long time....

On with this new blog.  I have decided for my blog to write about my everyday life and things that happen.  Since most of you that will be reading this blog don't know me I will give a little back ground on myself. 

In April of this year, being the year 2010, I came to the realization that I was going to be finished with some of my jobs.  My job with my neice that I have babysat since she was just days old was ending. She started school this year and didn't require me to watch her on Thursdays anymore.  My daughter graduated nursing school and moved away from home... Talk about empty nest... So.... I decided to do something for ME...I chose going back to school.  This was the best decision that I have ever made.  I didn't realize how much going back to school would mean to me.  I have found a new beginning.  I have been out of school for quite some time and I wasn't sure that school would be for me, but I have found out that through determination and newly acquired organization skills, I can do it!  I love school this time around and can't wait to get started with my new career.

Enough of that.  I have a wonderful job and a great group of co-workers that I look forward to seeing every day.  I work in a veterinary clinic. This has been a very rewarding job for me.  I love animals and everything that goes along with them.  Animals are a gift from God.  What is better than a greeting from you dog after a long day at work !!! They are always glad to see you, never ask for money nor do they every talk back to you!!!!   Animals are a great part of life.