flying motorcycles

While sitting in the office yesterday, there was a loud crashing sound and then "SSSSSSHHHHH" a motorcycle went sliding down the road right past our facility, past the front gate and then the rider was trying to run after it, limping every other step! My husband called 911 and I ran out to check on the guy and to make sure there weren't others hurt. It was just the rider, he took air and stood up, then went down. His pants and jacket were all ripped up, however they were Kevlar lined so he was just bruised and scraped a little. He parked his bike and headed off down the road. (a broken oil pan, no clutch, it was up the road, rim was thrashed, just a mess, not going anywhere) The owner of the bike came back to clear the debris from the road. He said the rider was hurting, but otherwise fine. He's lucky he didn't die!

Two, two, two worlds in one!

So,I look out my front door and see storage facility...
I look out my back door and I see pond and trees and it makes up for looking out the front door!

He's alive!

Today I received a letter from the US government stating that my brother died before my Dad who passed in July of 2006. It was news to me! Well, my brother is ALIVE. The mistake was easy to fix, so now he's alive again...they had already corrected it before I called.
So, I wonder how many people are assumed dead and don't know? Hmmm...

Am I trained for this?

Ever go to school for two or more years, get a degree and then not work in the field you have the degree in? That's me in a way. I am schooled to be an early childhood educator and instead I am working in a storage facility office answering phones. I answered phones when I worked at a childcare center, however the reasons for the calls were very different.
I love working with kids, but I just can't do it anymore...it's exhausting. I have a crushed disk in my neck that makes lifting the little ones difficult. Do you know how many ECE teachers have bad backs? Most of them!
I was the curriculum coordinator, a big name for the person who puts together what the teachers and kids do everyday (that includes craft projects too). Oh, I guess that is a big job when it's in writing. Program coordinator, curriculum coordinator, food program coordinator and break giver. Those were my jobs...all at once too. It was a lot of responsibility. I did like working in the office and especially the kitchen. Paperwork and cooking...that's for me.
Since that job two years ago, I've had hand surgery, lost twins at 4 1/2 months along and had a hysterectomy and found out I have ITP, a blood disorder that I have to keep an eye on. That's all. Oh wait, I moved in with my dad when we found out his heart was only working at 15% and I was his sole caregiver with the help of hospice until he passed. That was a little over a month, 24 hrs a day, only leaving the house twice for a total of two hours. Man, how crazy is that? I wouldn't have had it any other way. I could've used more visitors though...enough of that....
This was all about doing a job you were trained for. I have been and am being trained for life. It's as simple as that.The universe said, "Hey we want you to work in a storage facility office" and so here I am.
I have a dizzy headache now. Better post this.

My birdhouse

I have to work on my photography skills, however, this is an attempt at using the Donna Dewberry painting technique. It's fun.

Clothes designers

I was on Violette's links looking at clothing designers and remembered my Aunts granddaughter, my cousin, Emily has been at it for a time now in California. (My fifteen year old likes her stuff.) Her website is fillydesigns.com and one of her descriptions for her line is as adult play clothes. How fun.

Scratch the craft cat

I have to cover any crafts I work on because the cats always want to add their own touch when I'm not around. Scratch is inside of the bin I have the ATC's I'm working on. In the background is an empty cat bed. The other cats are snoozing as well...
The charms for the swap are in the uppermost bin almost done!

my pond

We had some icy hail fall today and the ducks seemed to love it. I went onto the porch to get their picture and the weren't still! What were they thinking?!

My sister and the prince of BC

My big sis and her grandson came down to visit recently. I love when he visits. She has two other grandsons...they're pugs. They don't visit as often anymore.

Baby chunky

I finally finished this book Ive made for a friend who just had a baby.