Well, summer vacation is almost over for the kids and I am going to meet them and their mom in South Texas this comming weekend and I am looking forward to their return. We have lots to do before they get back, so, I may not be blogging that much. We got our new roof on this weekend and it looks great. We bought one of those above ground pools featured at Wally World and we absolutely love it... and I am sure the kids will too. Not much else to blog about and I am going to have a glass of cheap wine and go to bed.... Have a good week folks....

YOU CAN TAKE THE GIRL OFF THE FARM.......

but you will never take the farm off the girl.....
Today my father, brother, and nephews worked hard all day cutting, raking, baling, and hauling hay. I took them supper that consisted of smoked ribs, beans, cornbread,coleslaw, fresh sliced tomatoes and onions, and for dessert Watermelon. Oh yeah... cannot forget the orange soda pop. Not one drop of food was wasted and every bit of it was eaten minus the rib bones which a neighboring dog confiscated quite easily. My husband cooked all of the food except for the coleslaw ...I made that. My family was so appreciative and it made me feel good I could contribute something important short of donning my jeans and boots to help haul the nasty, itchy, scratchy shit. I did however drive for awhile so one of the trailers could be loaded and Ironically, I enjoyed being out there in the spirit of togetherness.... The sound of friends and family working hard together and laughing while doing it made my spirit soar and I feel good about small town life. When I was growing up, we worked hard and we did have fun while doing it, However; when you are a kid and having to do all that work you become bitter and resentful and miss the important aspects. I earned a great work ethic and sense of doing a job and doing it right and to never ever give up. I know how to survive with little of nothing but still have more spiritual wealth than most people. I can grow my own food if needed and store it for later consumption. The importance of these things are so lost to society in today's world... Even my husband has no concept of this kind of commitment to work. He was not raised in this kind of environment and I do not begrudge him at all. Everything I felt my parents had taken from me as a teenager seems pathetic and very self-centered at this point and time in my life. I am grateful for all they gave me and for all the characteristics, morals, values and sense of worth for those are things no one ...... NO ONE.... will ever be able to take from me. Yes, my parents were hard, strict people, but look at me... I am strong, well adjusted, and able to stand on my own two feet.... What more does ANY human being have the right to ask? Life on the farm was not about being a victim.... It was about being a survivour....

Below are just a few things I have been working on... Hope you enjoy...

Illusions

Actors on a stage
Grasping for a passion
Just beyond mortal reach
Can you read between the
Silver screen’s lines---Lies?
What about the guilded page
And the fables spoken of
Fires burning past the point of rescue?
Painted passion coursing through
Our body Vains, yes vains.
Futile existence, is it really there?
A glimmer of desire in her eyes?
A spark of fire burning there?
Perhaps we love the illusion,
Not what our souls must
See when the night is quiet, and
Darkness blankets sleeps.

Renee

Mysticism

Magic across the miles
Dance of poet’s hearts
Leaps and bounds of
Fairytale faith left
Fluttering in winter wind &
Waxing moon.

Your wistful sigh of longing
Heard across oceans spanning
Taunts reverberating in your mind
Spiritual hunger fed with painted
Words and impish dance of delight.

Drawing your soul nearer to mine
Fantasy feeds our contentment
Needing nothing more than this
For reality would disillusion
Our lover’s dance and breed
Discontentment in our restless hearts.

Your kiss remains a whisper on the
Wind; your burning a flame within
My own longing heart.
Renee

Social Inequities

Foolishness reigns society
Conscious logical thought is a Minority…
Consequence serves no master
Truth is only an illusion
Fate is our master
------Therefore Our God------
Therefore fools prevail in THIS world.
Folly holds us prisoner

Death is inevitable
Growth is not…

Insolence suffers
“Green Manalishi” talks…

Pawns in a Game of Fate
Yes—We ALL Lose
Destiny is the only truth

Idealism is dangerous
Indifference breeds stupidity

And we all just walk away….

well I for one absolutely refuse to blog when blogger is acting like the spawn of satan. Hence, the reason for so little activity this past week. However; I do plan to blog my brains out this weekend, so be prepared for some new stuff.... Note I said new.. not necessarily interesting....lol... Anywho, I need to get a few things done around the homeplace before I submerge myself into blog utopia. Till then, Keep your head up high, but not in the clouds...

Re'

nothing new going on... busy as hell.... talk soon....

Only two more weeks until vacation!!!! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I am sooooo ready for this, and for once in almost two years life is getting back to some sense of normalcy. Monday, I am buying a new A/C Yippeee!!!! I have done some writing lately and I promise to get it posted as soon as possible. Today, Everyone went home... the pup we were taking care of for a friend, and the kid that was staying with us so Bill and I spent some great quality time together this afternoon... TEHEEEEEEEEETeeeehheeeheehehheehheheheehhe.... giggle....Anywho, I am off to bed to get some sleep for I have to work tomorrow....

TTFN
Re'

Whew, this past week has been a busy one. We finally got the insurance check and have been comparision shopping for materials and persons to do the labor and all that seems to be worked out... We have been Kidd sitting for a friend mine and he has been alot of fun and a very good kid at that. I also went shopping with one of my very best friends in the whole world today, Allen. I had the best time. Since, meeting My husband and becoming a new step mom I really have not had the time to spend with friends. It has taken time to develop a routine and ensure everyone feels loved and secure. I am so thankful that Allen has not held a grudge for me not having time available to spend with him, and I am so thankful we were able to pick up practically where we left off and have vowed to stay more in touch. We have such fun together. Anyway I am exhausted from shopping all day, but I am prepared for the kids to start back to school. I have all of their school supplies and clothes bought and I think they are going to be very pleased. Good night for now and I will try to blog some more tomorrow.....

And Allen if you read this Thanks for Today.. I really needed my friend........ You are A "SUPERSTAR"" HEHEHEHEHEHEHEEH...
TTFN
Re'

Hidee ho everyone!! Life is busy and I will blogg sometime this weekend.. ttfn

I received a letter in the mail this weekend from Famouspoets.com advising me i was a finalist in their poetry contest and I was a Recipient of one of their awards for poet of the year and all I had to do was attend their convention in Orlando, Fl where workshops and other activities would be taking place and they would be awarding the Grand Prize. In order to be considered as a finalist, I have to attend.... Sounds fun.... Sounds fishy.... Sounds like somebody wanting money...... Yep, I was right. Just to attend the convention is 495.00 not including travel expenses, food, and hotel..... I was soooooo dissapointed. As a "starving" artist there is no way I could ever afford to attend this convention, at least not this year.... I think it would be interesting to attend, but oh well.... I am still waiting to be "discovered" I have been organizing and editing and trying to figure what poems to send where, One of these days maybe i will catch a break....

TTFN
RE'

Ohhhhhhhhhh Yeahhhhhhhhhh...... by the way folks....

BEER.... its what's for dinner .....

Okay Okay Okay So sorry i have not blogged in a while but i have been busy getting ready for my yard sale that i finally had on Saturday and I must say it went fairly well. We are also puppy sitting for a friend of mine while she is in CanCun... Bitch....lol.... I am still awaiting my insurance check... and its still HOT DAMN HOT and MOre of the same from now until Mid october... I really really really really do not like this time of year..... I have already determined that if i go to hell it will be a cake walk compared to Texas in the Summer Time.....Only 7 more car payments to go...... If i can just make until the end of January. I hope christmas will be better for us this year.... Last year was very stressful..... tra la la la la la..... and so are THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES. I have decided that the human race is an experiment developed and expoilted by some thrill seeking higher being(s) jacking off to our trials and tribulations all the while toking on massive alien joints and drinking Henikens......Until later chew on that folks...

ttfn Re'

I do not understand why my blogger is not publishing things as i post and publish but once again i had to re-publish my blog. Last night i typed up a poem and clicked for post and publish and it showed it had published so i did not check it and lo and behold when i looked today it was not there. This is sooooo frustrating.....

Anywho... I took a quiz today about which angel am I and I was Alex.... and I have Idea how to put the link in here but click on the link to the right for "and the days go by" and it will take you to Ronnie's site and you can access it from there.....

Not much else is going on..... 'cept its hot... damn hot and more of the same tomorrow. Pay Day is only a week away... Yeah...

There were 29 layoffs and my job today..... that makes for over a hundred layoffs for our office ... Scary.....

Well I am off to go lay in the coolness of my bedroom where there is an AC that works...lol...
ttfrn
Re'

Lunatic’s Dream

Drawn by a thread of magick,
Enchanted by a dream,
Lullabies droning innocent slumber
To wistful, longing eyes
Phantom dancers, whirling….

Taunting…

Further away you are drawn
Deeper into the darkened corridors
Passageways from another time
Silver threads of gossamer light
Glimmer beneath imposing doors….

Taunting Still…

Fear remains at your side
Whilst others have long vanished
Feeding inner doubt’s sanctum
Building strength with each goad
Laughter haunting past woes…

Taunting On….

Sweat Soaking bedclothes
Like acid rain, emitting foul odor
And the stench becomes your familiar
With each rising moon and you
Know you have had a glimpse of Madness…

Taunted…

Tempted…
Transformed…

Renee H

Hello again.... Yes, Yesterday was not a good day for me and I apologize for being so negative.....

Not much else going on.... its still hot and miserable and one of my air conditioners is crapping out....I am searching for a good buy for a new one. I wish my insurance check would get here. I need to get my roof fixed soon.... I will blogg some more later.. I am just tired tonight....ttfn

Sigh.....Summer is my least favorite time of year... The heat is depressing, the high electric bills are depressing, I struggle all year long to pay property taxes. My job is getting on my nerves and I want it all to just go away. I am tired of being the one that always does the right thing but gets the shaft. I cannot afford to buy new clothes... I cannot afford to go on vacation.... I barely scrape by each frigging month and I am SICK of it. Not in a good mood today.. I will blog later....

Okay.... So, I finished the latest of Harry Potter's Adventures, and I must say it was FABULOUS!!! J.K. Rowlings in my opinion is one of the most creative and capable writer's of our modern times. Not only does she bring a wonderment and enchantment alive in the Harry Potter Series, but she manages to neatly provide lessons of morality, character, and dignity for young and old. She delves deep into the peer pressures of young potter and his friends in a manner that all of our teenagers can relate; therefore, giving them insight into themselves and possibly reaching them in ways that parents cannot. I, for one, Do not have a problem with my Step-Son reading these novels... It is not always easy for a teenager to express himself to his parents and If he gains an important lesson from her books then I am grateful. If you as parents have not read these books... Then do so, not only are they fun to read, but hey.. its a great way to have a conversation with you kid...

Harry Potter Links of Interest
Harry Potter At Scholastic
Harry Potter Home Page

Ronnie, Here is that receipe.... Hope you and Mark enjoy




Olive Pesto

1 ½ cups Whole green 2T. Dijon Mustard
pitted olives with pimentos 2 to 3 cloves garlic peeled
3 T. drained capers ¼ c finely chopped fresh
4 T. Lemon Juice basil
1 T. Olive Oil ¼ c grated Parmesan cheese
8 to 10 oz. Linguine

Cook linguine according to package instructions. While pasta
Is cooking, combine olives, capers, lemon juice, oil, mustard
And garlic in food processor or blender. Process until coarsely
Pureed. Stir in chopped basil and cheese; set aside. Drain
Pasta well and transfer to warm serving bowl. Spoon over
Pasta and mix gently. Garnish with Basil sprigs.


Lemon Pepper chicken

4 large boneless skinless chicken breast. Brush with olive oil
Seasoned with the lemon pepper to your preference. Cooks best
In stoneware but glass with do… Should take about 45 minutes
To 1 hour to cook… Start out with about 450 then lower after 15
Minutes to 325 or 350.
Serves 4
Caesar Salad goes well with this and warm rolls….

It is 1:06 AM Friday Morning and I have completed 440 pages of the new Harry Potter book and I am tottally hooked. My hubby and take turns reading in shifts...lol I was inpressed before with the other books in the series.... But I am Awed at J.k. Rowling's ability to hold the readers fascination with the characters and not be redundant. I have tried to read several different series books but quickly became bored and was able to predict endings, that is one reason I do not watch TV....It is sad to be able to realize the whole storyline within a matter of minutes.... This drives my husband insane.....I have only been wrong once in my predictions regarding shows or movies we watch together and he says I am a freak...lol....anywhoo... I am tired and my eyes hurt and I am off to bed.... TTFN

Okay... so I couldn't wait until my step-son got home from his mother's with his copy of Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix... I bought my copy today... and I am throughly spell bound. I probably will read until my eyes hurt tonight. I have several things I want to post but do not even have the energy to do it... I am just going to crawl into bed and read....


Ronnie... My ideas for the dinner are..... Lasagna, Lemon pepper chicken with linguni(sp) and a tangy green olive pesto, Jamacian Jerk Pork, or Blackened Steak..... All go well with the Kendale Jackson Red Merlot.....of course I think this wine goes well with any thing...Let me know which recipe you want and I email it to you.....

One of these I am going to get a job that A) I love B) I will make excellent money at and C) Be my own boss....

I am sick of what I do and I am tired of money always being my top concern.... It depresses me so....
any who.,... TTFN
Re'