rest in peace our friend

i need to share something with you all,  i went today to pay  my ins payment as i always do and saw my agent dana  asked her how her dad was he was not just our agent for 40 years he was a friend  , she told me he had passed away, this made me very sad as chuck was a very special person  one we will never forget ever  here is his story

Chuck Reinking was born and raised in Preble, Indiana. He attended a one-room school house in the country.

He is survived by Sharon, his wife of 49 years; his two daughters, Kari and Dana; and his granddaughter, Michelle.
Chuck was a member of the La Foundation Napoleon, a member of Lakewood Chambers of Commerce, and a member of the American Legion.
He attended Anderson College, Indiana University, the University of Utah, and the University of Washington.
Chuck spent 37 years in business in Lakewood as an Allstate agent. He was a charter member of the Allstate Hall of Fame and three-time Agent of the Year.
He was a former coach, a former referee, and a former umpire.
Chuck traveled extensively all over the world with his loving wife, Sharon, and frequently returned to Italy where they first met. 

rest in peace our friend may you look down from heaven and know your family is carrying on your dream. and we will miss you  

what a story

as some of u know  keesha and i have been friends for a long time. we met online at a forum we both belonged to a while ago, well  to make a long story short we got to meet, had wanted to get together for a bit longer but we took what we could get. timing just did  not work out for us to get to spend a entire day so i drove up to the airport to visit with her while she was waiting for her connection(she had been in portland visiting her mom previously so when we found out she had a layover we said cool we can meet in real life. so we did     ,one small thing messed us up it took me almost 1 1/2 hours to get thru security because was not prepared and all my   stuff in my purse set off the warning issues, i was able to go back into the secure area finally(she and i are both disabled so they made exceptions)   here is a picture of us together    with her 2 kidlets   don't we look happy:)

please pray for my friend

on friday i got  text from my friend kari , we have known each other for a very long time, what she told me broke my heart and wanted so much to be there for her with a hug and a prayer. she told me her 21 year old son and 8 month old grandson had been killed in a car accident by a 18 year old DRUNK DRIVER.  how very heartbreaking, this poor family stood no chance with what this young man chose to do you can read more about it here    rest in peace eric and bryor   you will be missed   god bless and keep your family in his arms

http://www.news9.com/story/14927478/two-killed-in-friday-morning-crash-on-66-in-verdigris

 

T.G.I.F.

happy friday one and all, its the friday before mothers day and what have you got planned. since all of my mommys and grandmas are no longer on this earth i will visit those who are close to me because the others are just to far away for me to get to the gravesides. so will be there in my mind. it has been such a long time since i lost each of them i still miss them terribly.

so on to new news i have friends who are mommys for the first time i want to wish my friend trish a special mothers day wish, last year she had no idea she was going to have a beautiful baby girl named kelsie so congrats to you once again sweetie and happy mothers day.

my own children are cooking something up because i am not allowed to step one foot into the house where they are living now, which means no shadow , no itsy , no coaster and and no little ickabod. i will miss not seeing them as i do see them every single day. my fur kids here will have to put up with lots of love and hugs from their mama instead.

spring is finally here with the flowers blooming like crazy. its still amazingly cold out though and we had frost the other day at a nice temp of 27 degrees IN MAY!!!!!!! some places had snow believe it or not.

today am going out to lunch with my dd Kristy and her friend Peggy, it is Peggys birthday and she had planned to take her to lunch when i had asked her if she wanted to have lunch with me so instead will get to go out to eat both of them.

i recently made a darling little froggy hat and it is for sale in my etsy store here is the link for you

http://www.etsy.com/shop/shadowboy

go check it out and tell me what you think. have added several new items of jewelry also so check it out and see what you think.:)

life has been a bit difficult lately
my health has gone down a bit hill recently , my stenosis has gotten much worse the pain and stabbing burning numbness i have been dealing with have gotten to the point i can't take much more. i saw the doctor and he suggested i try neurontin for it as it is suppose to help with it, i tried it long ago and it didn't work then, am very worried that the side effects are so bad that i won't be able to take them, last time i was on it i gained 25 pounds and still have not lost it and i can not afford to gain anymore weight, adding into that is the dizzyness the feelings of depressions worsening and a whole lot more, yet what do i do i can't stand the pain anymore so have to try it so please if you could remember me in your prayers or send good thoughts my way i am just a burden the way i am so need to be able to step up and do what i can to make things work. sooooooooo am really hoping it will help without causing more issues.

well am off to get ready to go , take care dear friends and for all who are mothers happy mothers day and god bless each and every one of you love vicki

why are people so snarky

was on ravelry today in the karma yarn swap and someone offered up a gorgeous offer and of course someone had to be a bitch about it and be snarky. i hope she remembers what she said a few days ago when she had done the exact same thing

very sad when people can't just treat others nice, regardless if she was having a bad day a sick day whatever who gave her the right to be mean
so hugs to the one who had to
deal with her bitchiness and as for you i hope karma comes visit you, and shows you what you should be acting like instead of acting like spoiled brat.
said my piece now am done on to the next drama............................

happy friday

hey everyone its that happiest day of the year for those monday to friday workers yup its friday lol im sitting here on my duff trying to get the energy to clean my house .........................

ok ok i know been sitting enough off to get dressed and clean the kitchen up


TGIF happy friday everyone :)

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

ok so as many of you know i live in chronic severe pain, tonight i get a lecture how much better off i would be without the help of pain medication and it causes pain im just beyond belief that he just dont get it

no matter what i say it don't matter is the pain meds fault unbelievable it seems more shocking and surprising than anything i have heard from you thought i knew you i thought you loved me im just worn out and you blame it on the meds wow is all i can say

Help the people of New Zealand

Hi, as many people know New Zealand was rocked by several powerful earth quakes in the last week as a way to help raise money for the people of New Zealand

I am donating 20% of my profits to the Red Cross in order that it may help the good people of this beautiful country.

This offer will be on until the 31st of March, so if you are looking for some hand made earrings or other items coming soon please consider helping others while shopping.

As always i appreciate your business and thank you for shopping at shadowboys treasures.


Also if u have a special order for anything just ask and will let ya know if i can do it


hugs vicki

snow snow go away please dont come again EVER

woke up to about 6 in of snow then got a couple more I HATE snow grrr in the mean time enjoy these pics :)

off to find some goodies to rak

having so much fun on ravelry am off to see what i can find for some swaps and also some RAK's if anyone wonders what RAK stands for
its random acts of kindness where you do something nice for someone else
pssssssssssssssssst pass it forward peeps

sometimes i wonder

do u ever wonder why life keeps kicking you in the teeth, why nothing ever helps out or makes things any better,how do you come back from that

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im so tired of the pain, the stress,the shortness of breath, not being able to walk more than 5 minutes without gasping for air, right now i wish god would bring me home, i wouldn't have to suffer like i am, my family would finally be better off without me , i wouldn't be a burden to them, then i think about how they would feel and make myself push forward i know if something happened to one of them i would be devastated so have to continue pushing ahead and hope and pray that god will heal me or at least give me the strength to deal with what my life is like

i know so many other people are much worse off than me and i also know that i wouldn't wish this on anyone. if you think im feeling sorry for myself, your right i am but i am also trying to not to and move forward. so hope anyone who is reading this will if you choose to comment will do so with some care and not tell me im a wimp, i am sooooooooooo not a wimp, just so darn tired of pain and suffering. to better days tomorrow god bless you all love vicki

thursdays gone and fridays calling

fridays calling right around the bend
oh will it come will it come
or will it never end
fridays calling me day and night
and
will i ever know whats wrong
will i ever know whats right

fridays calling me saying come see me soon
saturdays watching over me with a new moon

so when the weekend call u here
remember friday called but is never here

midweek friend or foe ? bewahahahahaha

sometimes i wonder is the middle of the week a good thing or bad, its often called hump day because it being right in the middle its like a hump in life to get through then on towards the weekend, soooo is the weekend a good thing or a bad, i guess it realllly depends on how much time you have off and if it actually FALLS on saturday or sunday.

in our house its the weekend as of 3:00 pm on friday afternoon until 5 am on monday morning, what do we do on weekends usually not a darn thing with both of us feeling like the wrong side of a shoe that has been stepped in something smelly IF you know what i mean bewahahaha

life can be good or bad it all depends on what we make of it, i know i whine and complain but thats cause im just darn tired of suffering with no end in sight so irritating for me as well as my family i am sure.


now trying to deal with this headache from hades that just does not seem to want to go to away and is beginning to annoy the living tater tots out of me(do tater tots have lives?) see my brain is on vacation this evening due to the intense shaking and banging it got a week ago. while i usually am about as graceful as a bull elephant in a china shop i think i may have outdone even my old records of being a spaz sigh


well until the next posting i bid you all farewell and peace and love for ya always until tomorrow ciao

congratulations to my friends trisha and brian

congratulations to my friends trish and brian , they are the parents of a baby girl born on January 29th, she weighs 3 lbs 05 oz and is 16 in long. her name is kelsie elizabeth

prayers are with you all for her to be home with you soon. love vicki