Ok, I added the rest of the pictures....

John, DJ and me went to visit John's family in East Texas.  Thomas, the youngest will be graduating this Friday, and we will not be able to go.  John was off on this pass Friday due to the holiday, but he had duty on Sunday, so we left Thursday afternoon and arrive at two in the morning.  We left Saturday and arrive here at one in the morning.  It was good though....

Till next time....

Well I was only able to add these pictures of the weekend.  I will try later today.  DJ had a wonderful time; we did too.

I have to go to the hospital.  Step-father has been there for a while.  He is the one who has lung cancer.  Well, they gave him the news that the cancer is spread, which I had figure, but they told him yesterday that it is in the bone now.  He has been very weak, but he wants to go home now.  Mom says he is get his strength, but she worry how it will be at home.

Prayer for him that this will be not so painful.  I believe that he has made up his mind that he wants to live these few days or weeks with less complication that he can for my mother's sake.

Till next time.....

~BRIN

The other day, I read a journal about greatness

I quickly question what is greatness.  For me, greatness could be as small as helping my son learn to tie his shoes.  He is still trying; I know one day he will get it.

She talked about also being extraordinary.  What does it mean; Dictionary.com defines it 1) beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established; 2) exceptional in character, amount, extent, degree...noteworthy, remarkable. 

What is usual or ordinary or regular.  I believe there are different levels of usual or ordinary or regular.

I had missed the season finale for Grey's Anatomy; but I recorded it while we were gone.  We went to John's home town to visit since he was not going to be able to attend his brother's graduation this week.  We took DJ to meet his family.  His mother fell in love with DJ.  She spoiled him so much.  She and him had a great time; so did we.  I am so glad we went, even though we drove 8 hours to get there, so it was a total of 16 hours of driving.

But to get back to what I was talking about.  Meredith is talking to a therapist about her mother cutting her wrist in front of her and that she did not call 911 till she passed out.  Her therapist respond why she waited to call, and she did it because her mother would be upset if she would have called them.  She asked her if her mother really wanted to kill herself, and she said yes.  However, she later realize that her mother told her before she died to be extraordinary.  Meredith always saw her mother as a gifted, talented, extraordinary surgeon; and she assumed that is what her mother was talking about.  To be a surgeon like she was, but she realize that her mother was asking her to be extraordinary in life.

Can it be that simple........

Yes, it can.  One of her commentor respond that nothing is more powerful than the greatness of LOVE.  Love is the parent to all other accomplishments.....

I seek for the love of who I am.  I have flaws, and I know that no one is prefect, but we strive to make the least mistake in our lives or better yet, someone to learn from mistake or other people's mistake is how I believe it should be.

But to love someone for who they are is what I love the most.  To feel that extraordinary acceptances is a wonderful feeling.  It is peace....

I am not saying to accept there flawness but to be there for them in realization, in learning, and in change if that happens.....  Because it is in one self to change and wanting to change for the happening to be done.  It is in ourselves that have to live this life and decide what or how we want to live it, but it is a Beautiful Ride like Gary Allan would sing or better yet Garth Brooks, The Dance.  I wouldn't want to miss this dance.

It is extraordinary......

Till next time.....

This is so cool..............

Click on the link to find your hometown gas price.  Enter your zip code and it will list them as well as the locations.

http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx

~BRIN

Last night, John and I went to Jen's B-day party at this bar.  We played pool, and I noticed that games are all in the mind.  What I do I mean.

I played league tennis before my divorce. I played this older lady.  I immediately thought; oh, I have this game.  She can't keep up with a young one.  But her mind was wise.  She beat me with placement.  She placed the ball in out-of-reach areas from me.  She used her mind to beat me.

Now I see how pool is a mind game.  Yes, it is played with angles, but for me, it comes down to the last ball, sometimes the last two balls to play.

I played my first pool tournament this past weekend at a friend house.  I felt like I was ready.  It was not bad, I was beat with only one ball left on the table. On my first game, I noticed that I did not have the confidences to win.  That mind game comes to play.  Yes, I did not play the right angle, but I did not believe in my self.

I am choking at the end of all my games; that is what I have notice last night.  That seems like my life right now, huh.

Recognizing is the first step, moving to a solution is the next.

What to do.......

Till next time......

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All that studying, all that work, submit application after application, and to go to interview after interview, to sit and wait for someone to give you a chance, to give you that job that will fulfill your dream.

I feel like I will not be given that chance.  I have not given up hope; I am doing everything I can.  I am so ready to go to work.  I want to complete an assignment; I want to help someone who is in need.  Plus I want to have co-workers.  I want to feel like I belong with a group working to help their clients.  I want to feel the hustle and bustle of work.

Till next time.....

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A quickie........

 

Looking for work, sucks.....

As for Lisa Jo questions: Yes, he is still with the girl.  They are married.  She had a miscarriage, and I don't think they are going to try again because he is not working.  The company did a restructure of their company.  My ex's position was done away.  They told him that he could apply for other position that were available; however, he was not chosen.  Now, he is having trouble finding work or that is how he present it.

Till next time......

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This is a bad picture, but I love it....

Well........

My life right now......

I have a degree and looking for work; starting a career.  I am nerves and wonder which way my life will go.

 

As for my love life, John and I have been going on for 9 months now.  He has been so good and helpful to me.  There is something about him that I am still trying to figure out; why I am so infatuated with him.  We get along very well, and really don't argue.  We have a way of arguing; he respects me, and I respect him.  In fact, I am that way with everyone.  I have learn that yelling does not get you any where or accomplish any thing.  But John is a good man.  The only thing is that he is 23 years old and I am 38 years old.  Now, John and I do not have a problem with age.  What I have a problem is people who judge us.  They do not see how we feel for each other.  It is really. He is happy, and I am too.  His mom likes me, in fact, she wants to meet DJ.  She has told John that she would treat him as a grandson.  Now, I am not ready for marriage, and John has told me the same thing.  His mom is ready for grand kids.  She is hoping that John's brother, Mat gets married soon and will have kids.  She is at that stage.  John's younger brother will be graduating high school this month.  As for right now, it looks like we will not be able to go to it.  I have learn that living with a Navy man.  You do not plan things; you live for short plans, spire of the moments.  It can be exciting.

 

My kids are good.  The girls did not like the fact that I was dating a young man, but they are coming around.  DJ likes John, he helps me with him.  He always includes him in everything.  John's father left him when he was young, and his mother remarried after that, so John knows how is feels to be a raised by a step-father.  I believe that is the reason why he treats my son the way he does.  He is a good man.  I love him.  I am happy with him.

Now, for the other man......

My ex has still not found work.  It has been since Oct. that he has worked.  I am starting to worry because his severance's pay is about to end.  I have been receiving the child support thought this severance's pay.  I just pray that he finds work soon.  Plus I am getting a gut feeling that he is jealous that I have a degree now.  You see when we were marry; I tried to go back to school, but he did everything to ruin that dream for me.  Even when we were separated he told me that I should not be going to school that I had to find work to support our kids.  You see he did not finish school.  When we meet he had stop going to school; we were not dating when he made that decision.  He was dating his ex-girlfriend, but I became pregnant, and I image that he puts that fact as to why he did not go back. He always said that he needed to work to support his family; the same attitude that he told me when we were separated.  I now have my degree and he does not.  I realize that it takes sacrifices and sometimes many sacrifices to get that degree.  He does not see that.  I do now....  I hope he does not give me lip about this.

Well, I better get busy with things around the apartment.  I have been doing some spring cleaning (a couple of months behind) now that I have time, along with looking for work.

Till next time.....

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Here are the pictures from my Graduation.

I still can't believe that it has happen.  Three years in the making and it has happen.

~BRIN

MOTHER
This is a truly BEAUTIFUL piece.

Please read this at a slow pace, leisurely, digesting every word ...

do not hurry....this is a treasure...

For those lucky to still be blessed to have your Mom,
this is beautiful.

For those of us who aren't, this is even more beautiful.

For those who are moms, you'll love this.


The young mother set her foot on the path of life. 'Is
this the long way?' she asked. And the guide said: 'Yes, and the way is hard
And you will be old before you reach the end of it.. But
the end will be better than the beginning.'


But the young mother was happy, and she would not
believe that anything could be better than these years. So she
played with her children,and gathered flowers for
them along the way, and bathed them in the clear streams; and
the sun shone on them, and the young Mother cried,
'Nothing will ever be lovelier than this.'



Then the night came, and the storm, and the path was
dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and the mother
drew them close and covered them with her mantle, and the children said,
'Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come.'



And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and
the children climbed and grew weary, and the mother was weary.
But at all times she said to the children,' A little patience and we are there.'
So the children climbed, and when they reached the top
they said, 'Mother, we would not have done it without you.'



And the mother, when she lay down at night, looked up
at the stars and said, 'This is a better day than the last, for my
children have learned fortitude in the face of hardness. Yesterday I gave them courage.
Today, I've given them strength.'



And the next day came strange clouds which darkened
the earth, clouds of war and hate and evil, and the children groped
and stumbled, and the mother said: 'Look up. Lift your eyes to the light.
' And the children looked and saw above the clouds
an everlasting glory, and it guided them beyond the
darkness. And that night the Mother said,
'This is the best day of all, for
I have shown my children God.'

And the days went on, and the weeks and the months and
the years, and the mother grew old and she was little and bent.
But her children were tall and strong, and walked with
courage. And when the way was rough, they lifted her,
for she was as light as a feather; and at last they came to a hill,
and beyond they could see a shining road and golden gates flung wide. And
mother said, 'I have reached the end of my journey. And now I know the end
is better than the beginning, for my children can
walk alone, and their children after them.'



And the children said, 'You will always walk with us,
Mother, even when you have gone through the gates.'
And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gates
closed after her. And they said: 'We cannot see her
but she is with us still. A Mother like ours is more than a memory. She
is a living presence.......'



Your Mother is always with you.... She's the whisper
of the leaves as you walk down the street; she's the smell of bleach
in your freshly laundered socks; she's the cool hand
on your brow when you're not well. Your Mother lives
inside your laughter. And she's crystallized in every tear drop.
She's the place you came from, your first home; and
she's the map you follow with every step you take. She's your first love
and your first heartbreak, and nothing on earth can
separate you.

Not time, not space... not even death!

The day has finally arrived.....

Back in August 2005, I stepped into my first college classroom and started this journey.  I still remember thinking that it would take me forever to finish.  It is finally here.  I have done it.  I have really done it.  I have accomplish something for MYSELF; well,I remember feeling this way at my high school graduation.  However, college took more, a lot more work from me.

Now, I need a job......

Till next time.....

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Yeeeeeeeeehaw.........

My last final is done,

now for Friday........

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Count down begins......

5 more days.....

Then I will be a graduate. I can't believe that it is here.....

By Tuesday, I will be done with all my finals.  Thank God.....

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