Ellen and Glitter

H is for and I missed G...

Honk Honk!

These are the geese that were born here last summer.Scratch sees his chance to hunt the geese.

Pa goose is making his way out of the back yard and leading his family back to the pond.

Ooh...it's so easy to hunt those honkers from behind a fence isn't it Scratch?!!

Now back to March...
What's that we hear?
Honk! Honk! Honk!
Ma and Pa goose are back!
Fun will be had by all!

Bead heaven

I went to a bead festival today.
Thousands of beads everywhere I looked.
It was so much fun that...
I forgot to take pictures while I was there!

I LOVE beads...and stones...and gems!
They're so beautiful.

A visit to Mom

Here I am at the front door of my Mom's new home.
She was off at the doc getting her chemo so I had to wait.
Here she is, but she doesn't see me.

Now she sees me!

This is her room.
I took her favorite chair, lamp, picture and a tv to her.
We're making it more like home.

For those of you that know Violette, the land across from the harbor and over the water there is White Rock BC Canada as seen from my Mom's town.

Now I'm headed home to my town...land on the left, water on the right.
For ten years we lived a block from this spot.
I sort of miss it. :)

Better water pics next time!

Oooh!

I figured out how to make my own banner.
Of course I'm still learning the program, but it's a beginning!
Note that I've included my "mews"! I love that pic of him.

A tag

I was tagged by Beth at BethQuinnDesigns 6 random or quirky facts about me.

1. I grew up on a farm in California where my Grandparents lived in a house between my families house and my Aunts house. My dad had gardens, my grandpa raised cattle and farmed and my uncle built a basketball court, a big bar-b-que and a pool, making for a fun place to grow up.
2. I recently talked to Ryan Stiles and when I looked up at him, I lost balance and leaned into his arm, so as not to fall over. He's very tall.
3. I am one class away from having a degree in Early Childhood Education.
4. I'm named after my Great Grandmother Mahala.
5. I lived in Santa Cruz CA when I was younger and worked on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk making corn dogs.
6. I almost had twins two years ago, but lost them because my uterus wasn't well and couldn't hold them...darn uterus. I don't have it anymore though. :)

I'm to tag six people, however, if you read this consider yourself tagged!!!

Mothers and daughters...

First:
My Mom has been seen by MANY doctors and has visited the hospital many times in the last year. She is thought to be in need of living in a home by many of those doctors and the emergency room doctor doesn't understand why she isn't in one because of all he sees her for.
Well, the home and social worker sent papers for the doctor to sign and admit her, well her doctor said that she won't sign until after she sees her tonight because she hasn't seen Mom in a year AND said she might not okay it!
Where has her doctor been all of the times Mom had to be seen or consulted. The doc was in her office, sending other doctors to see Mom here and there. She refused to believe my Mom was sick until one of her co-doctors saw her and couldn't believe that Mom hadn't had better care.
If this doctor doesn't okay the convalescent home, well...we'll see then...
Second:
My daughter is supposed to have a plan in place at school for her "issues" and we started paperwork in September and we still haven't been given an appt. with an administrator. The teachers aren't working with her the way she needs because without the plan in place, they really don't have to. If she doesn't pass math, she won't graduate with her class next year. I am not a math whiz and every time I look for help, they say they're working on it.
Well, yesterday the counselor, with whom we've been working with for two years thought my daughter was a Sophomore, not a Junior!
No wonder my comments to the teachers and counselor aren't looked at as needing immediate attention! Last year they all worked with her and she did very well, but this year, without another piece of paper, she's drowning! It's not just the math, it's that for one thing if she doesn't get to go to the bathroom to wash or clean...she obsesses over the thought of something being on her somewhere or bleeding somewhere or ...well just about anything and the teachers this year won't accept it...yet.
There's more, but I need to keep my head about me today.
They are both so wonderful, it makes me angry and unhappy to see them treated this way...
Update:
The doctor said yes and Mom will move into her new room/home on Monday. She is a happy camper! Can you imagine being happy about moving into a convalescent home as your final place to live? She is!

Forgot about the F post

Friend

This is my buddy Scratch Fury Destroyer of Worlds. He was named by my son and the name was so perfect for him. When he was just weeks old, he gave my husband Cat Scratch Fever.
So the cat Scratch gave Cat Scratch.
He is such a cool cat.

Wow...now better.

Life can change in just a moment can't it? Everything and I mean everything has just hit me like a ton of bricks and I think I'm about to have a nervous breakdown. I sh*t you not...

Okay, I am now feeling better. Took a long walk outside with the cats...cool air calms the head.
I am still sad and worn out from a rough day. I wish I could fix all my daughters woes and all my moms ills, but it's not gonna happen!
My head still hurts, but my eyes are better and my heart is a little less achey.
Take care of yourselves.

Some prizes have arrived!

Remember the One World One Heart Event? Well, I won some things and two arrived yesterday!

This colorful material came from Debi at Quilting with Debi. Debi was also the winner of my birthday giveaway. That was cool.
The material is fun and I have an idea what to do, but that can change!

Next I received this ornament from Beth at Beth Quinn Designs.

Isn't it so pretty?

Here my newly painted goose is holding it for me. I love it!

I need to work on my photography skills, but you get the picture!!
Thank you again Debi and Beth!