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Soon we will have troops returning home , hopefully to a warm welcome, a big parade and a helping hand to get back to their normal way of life.    

It takes a special person to become a nurse.   It is far from an easy job both physically and emotionally.    They come in all shapes and sizes, some with a desire to truly help and a few who should be in another profession.    I have met some lovely ladies who truly care and they deserve a medal of honor for the work they do.



This article tells of the Israeli people who reacted to our huge storm a year or so ago and started to pack necessary items to send our way.    There was no big write up in our newspapers about the folks who came through but people do read letters to the editors of the local newspapers and keep up with what is going on in our world.     

A sign of the times.     We need a growing economy, work for our fellow man, and a change in the attitude of some folks who think you get something for nothing....I don't think so!  Living comes with a price tag all its own.

Hey, it's Hump Day, comes around so often you would think it was a holiday.     I like Hump Day, mid week, knowing that we are heading for a weekend to do what it is we want to do and usually this time of year it is yard work.    Our weather is 'unusual' a term used when it is not a sunshine day.  It is actually cold here in the house this morning and I am determined not to put the furnace back on.   The weatherman says snow in the higher elevations and maybe even lower for the next couple of days. . . it's May, and May is spring still and that means iffy weather on the coast.     I am not complaining as I just spent a few days up in the high desert country and found out how hot it gets and how dry.    I used to be 'used to it' but after several years of living by the sea in fog and mist, I find the heat and elevation not to my liking.     I have nothing to complain about after hearing and seeing the television pictures of the folks out in the mid west who are suffering untold agony after the tornadoes.     The destruction is heartbreaking for those who have lost everything near and dear to them.    The agony of losing so many children has to be the most sorrowful of all . . . unimaginable . . . and our prayers, our hearts go out to each and everyone of them.    So today, get out the check book and send a donation to the Red Cross who are first on the ground when these events occur.    Help will come to each and everyone of the folks who are searching through rubble and hoping to find a small picture or a tiny bit of what had been their uncomplicated lives.     How little we know as to what can happen to each of us in any given moment.     Think about that and know that today is a day to celebrate each of your 'given' seconds, so make sure you make the best of every one of them.     Yep, smiles through tears;    hugs to share;    kind words to say, a helping hand and smile when someone has the audacity to call you 'goody two shoes', as it is actually a badge of honor, one a lot of folks do not know how to earn.      Be a "good example" and lead the way.     Hugs to all.