Meli Monday - No Justice for Trayvon Martin

Myself, as well as many of you, I assume ~ are heartbroken, sad, disgusted over the Trayvon Martin trial outcome.  It hurts my soul so deeply to see this country in the shape it is in.  The Justice System....is flawed, to say the least. 

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And we now know, it wasn't an alleged murdered....but a murderer, who was aquitted.

So what comes next?

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Because this is NOT gonna work. 

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As AMERICANS we should ALL STAND and see to it that JUSTICE is served and that Trayvon Martin did not die in vain.  With skittles and juice in his pockets.  CIVIL RIGHTS ARE CIVIL RIGHTS!!!

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I, too, am tired.  And this time...I AM NOT GIVING UP!!!!! 

Where did I leave off last time?  Ahhh, yes, NEW BEGINNINGS.   Up next....

bad cop, no donut

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Most of you are aware today is National Donut Day!!!  And if you didn't know, now you know.  So, this is the perfect excuse to go grab a sugary, sprinkle topped doughy piece of heaven and not feel so guilty about it.  Go ahead, take your pick!

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Or maybe you feel so fancy, you could make your own batch!?!

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Or perhaps donut holes are more your speed???

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Don't be rude, share with a friend or two!

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And at the end of the day when you might be feeling guilty for all the yummy goodness you just consumed, I say throw on your swimsuit and hit up the pool!  Celebrate.

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Happy weekend to all!  Except for that bad cop that gave me a ticket....bad cop, no donut!!!!

Oklahoma, in prayer

It is absolute heart ache to hear and see the images of devestation and the aftermath left in Oklahoma today. 

My prayers remain strong, consistent and plentiful. 

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Tragedies strike often.  This is apart of our world...but when young, innocent children are involved, it makes that sting so much more.  Some of the images I have seen tear me apart. 

Our Oklahoma family is safe.  For now.  More strong storms are expected.  They need our prayers.

We had plans to visit Oklahoma this week.  We have a cousin who is terminally ill with cancer and we wwere hoping we could visit with him before the inevitable.  Right now that visit is on hold.

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cowboys and margaritas!?! count me in.

Yee-haw ya'll.  Today is not only Go Texan Day in Houston.  It is also National Margarita Day!!!  Meaning, my day could not get any better.  Let's celebrate!

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just glad it's....

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think before you say...words can and do hurt!

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The uber talented Alison Rowan

And from me to you.  Because if you read my blog any, then you know I am completely bonkers.  And I would bet you are too! Shhhhh.....all the best people are!!!!  #thatswhatshesaid

my migraine aura

I had an frightening experience yesterday when all of the sudden my right eye had a very bright white light appear in the center part of my vision.

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I couldn't see anything clearly.  The light in my eye looked something like this....and it was blinding.  And I was getting dizzy.

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All I could do is close my eyes.  Lay my head down.  But I was still freaking out a bit.  I didn't know what was happening. 

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I have experienced migraine headaches since I was a kid, unfortunately.  They are debilitating.  So painful and cruel.  But never have I experienced a migraine aura.   

A migraine with aura comes with additional symptoms, which often begin about 30 minutes or less before the headache. These early symptoms are called a prodrome.The prodrome or aura may last for five to 20 minutes, or it may continue even after the headache subsides. Symptoms of aura include:

• blind spots or scotomas
• blindness in half of your visual field in one or both eyes (hemianopsia)
• seeing zigzag patterns (fortification)
• seeing flashing lights (scintilla)
• feeling prickling skin (paresthesia)
• weakness
• seeing things that aren't really there (hallucinations)

This aura in my eye lasted about 10 minutes and then started floating off to the right side of my field of vision.  It then hit me that....maybe this is a migraine coming on and not something wrong with my vision.  I had heard about migraine auras before, but like I said, never experienced one.

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Sure enough I google'd it.  Auras happen for about 10 - 30 minutes before a migraine hits.  While I am reading this....hear comes the headache.  

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I don't think I mentioned, my thyroid is low again too.  Medication for that now.  

What they say is true.  Once you hit 30....it's all down hill from there.  I'm falling apart.  

Juny....today and always.

Today marks the third year I have, we have, had to live without my dear friend, Juny.  The years pass, but the pain of his loss never fades.  Missing you always, Juny.

Justice for Juny

And two years ago today, another sweet and bright spirit went away...thinking of you today as well, Cheryl. 

I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that 

you never really stop missing someone-you just learn to live around 

the huge gaping hole of their absence.

~ Alyson Noel, Evermore 

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deja vu...checking on Layla's lil ticker again...

In October 2010, this was Layla...

In September 2012, this was Layla...

She has not outgrown what the doctor would have hoped she would have outgrown at this point.  She wore a 24 hour holter monitor yesterday and today.  We are gonna see what that shows.

Love and light and prayers requested.  

Manic Monday - 08.06.12

I am mentally preparing myself for the five-year-old mind.

I want to come down to their physical limitations

and up to their sense of wonder and awe.

~ Shinichi Suzuki