Michigan

[miss_jayne]

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Crystal, that is so nice to say! yes i am. and so are you. you have a way with animals that others don't. you are instilling good things into your family.

they may not end up caring for animals the way you do, but they will see the effort of it, the commitment and the outcomes. those are real life lessons.

 

[miss_jayne]

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totally frame it! put it in your favorite place and think of that every time you see it! Cat is on to something there!

maybe i was supposed to send it empty!

 

[miss_jayne]

oh...Crystal, while we are gone, our house and pet sitter may need 'support'. may i leave your phone number for him in case he cannot reach us by phone?

Cat? can i leave your also?

i know y'all couldn't get here to help, but more for just phone support in case of questions etc.

 

[Daycare Mom]

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Here is the picture of last nights kill...

 

[miss_jayne]

thank you! it'll just be reassuring for him. his name is Justin, but he goes by Jay.

pssst....goslings hatching! for a customer. four were developing, one went bad and the other three are all pipping this morning!!! i am so happy for him! hatched out calls, lf ducks and guineas for him also this week.

how is my little sweetie, James?

 

[miss_jayne]

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Here is the picture of last nights kill...
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/rcban1/Picture036.jpg

oh, that is awesome! nice work, Big Russ!

 

[chickflick]

Gosh, MJ, you made me miss those mother's day gifts the little ones use to make for me! They were always so precious. My little ones are all grown up now, and I get grown up gifts. Nothing beats the looks in a little ones eyes when they hand you a hand made gift. The smile lit up the room! Keep those little ones close, cuz they sure grow up FAST!

 

[miss_jayne]

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bittersweet, that growing up thing, eh?

i love my precious jewels and metals in my jewelry box, but NOTHING beats a macaroni necklace and a paper flower corsage!

once when i was in the hospital, Elizabeth was really scared and worried. the teacher let her call me everyday. the whole class made me homemade cards. i have them in a drawer. i RARELY save cards. those kept me going when i had no reality to grasp. (the heavy meds kept me in la la land and i couldn't put thoughts together)
looking at those, i could rationalize how much my child needed me and how much i needed her. i wouldn't trade those cards for the most expensive Hallmark sentiment ever.

 

[Opa]

My sons mother and I were divorced when the boys were quite small and while technically we had "joint custody" they lived with me. She would see them every other weekend. When the teachers would send home notes asking for cookies or cupcakes I would make them. When they would send home letters asking mothers to assist in some project I would show up. When they needed clothing mended I would do it. So to be funny and to show their appreciation, they would make me Mother's Day cards. They claimed I needed to be given credit for being a mother as well as a father.
I miss those cards.

I called the boys mother this morning to wish her a Happy Mothers Day because with out her I wouldn't have sons and my life wouldn't be as blessed as it has been.

So thanks again to all the Mothers out there.

 

[miss_jayne]

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being a mother by donation and being a mother of action are two separate things.

all of those things you have done are being a mother of action. my mom had to be a mom and a dad also. she couldn't fit the whole bill, not knowing a bunch of 'guy' stuff. i thank God for my grandfather. he filled in the best he could. i learned to use tools, how to care for plants and gardens and how to 'shoot bears' with an empty 22.

and you're right to thank her. regardless of the situation, without her, there would be no them.

we all do the best we can do. Rick will stand before God one day and be responsible for our family. we pray for guidance, wisdom and discernment so he can stand firm knowing we did what He has told us to do.