Story from a Classified Ad

4-wheeler for sale. The words on the page do not do this four wheeler justice. You see it was my only sons first buy. He saved up for it and the joy on his face when he got to take me dad to help him pick it how warmed my soul. We settled on the 2005 Yamaha 200 cc. He didn't want to look anymore once he laid eyes on it but he just wanted to drive it the hour ride home. I told him he can drive it onto the trailer and go crazy once we get home. Many nights were spent hoarse throat trying to yell at him to come in and get ready for bed, stop driving around when it is midnight. Looking back on it I wish I would of just let him take it for as long as he wants. Two years after this purchase he was diagnosed with leukemia. Imagine having to put your child through the torture of dealing with that and seeing the pain and tears in their eyes. Even the strongest man on the planet would break as easy as Achilles hit in the heel to a child in pain. He fought long and he fought hard. Day by day I would visit him and you could see him slipping away. The doctors gave him six months because he wasn't responding to treatment. My wife and I decided to bring him home. I picked up my only child, my baby boy in my arms and held him for the whole ride home, making sure that he never saw the tears in my eyes. Those next five months (he didn't make it all the way) went by way too fast. He started not being able to move on his own. He couldn't keep food down and more and more you could see the pain in his face changing to depression along with it. My child had only a little time left on this planet and I needed to make the most of it for him. My face lit up when I saw that Yamaha in the backyard next to the broken down swing set. I scooped him up out of bed, surprised by how light he had gotten, and dressed him warmly for the experience we were about to have. I grabbed the helmet and put it on him, sat him down and swung my leg right behind him. It was a little cramped for the both of us and my back end hung off the back but we were just going for a stroll. I started it up and we took off. We never went too fast just fast enough to get the wind blowing in our faces. For the first time since he was diagnosed I heard his laugh again. Before I knew it we were both laughing and hollering. All the pain and suffering we were going through got lost in the wind that was trailing behind us now. For the next two months we would take these rides and it would be the only joy it brought to him. Luckily for me, he passed away in his sleep the day after he told me he loved me with all his heart and we took our last ride. This four-wheeler was a main part of him that I never wanted to get rid of but unfortunately we got struck with very hard times and the recession. So to you it may be just a four-wheeler that is a fun ride for your child but know the joy that it brought to my son and I hope whoever buys this four-wheeler will treasure it just as much as I did is I all I ask of you God. 

Seattle!

Seattle! I have been there two different times and I cannot wait to go back there in Aug! I have an uncle and aunt who live out  there and cousins and they have never met my boyfriend. They finally get to meet him!! Also I have seen everything I want to see in Seattle and now he finally gets to go on his first vacation that is all about him! How exciting!!!

Itchy Feet

Its that time of year again. Spring Break, and yes I have very itchy feet. Who doesn't have itchy feet over spring break. Many people that I know are going to all these tropical warm places and I am very jealous. It is going to take a long trip to the Caribbean to thaw me out! However for my spring break I am spending it with my Grandma. She loves to quilt and I want to make a T-shirt quilt so what better way to spend my spring break? Plus I love grandma time. I'm super excited because Brandon and I will be moving in together this summer and we are huge Sioux fans. So for this blanket we are taking a bunch of our Sioux t shirts and combining them together to make this quilt. The only issue I have is deciding whether I want it to be thick blanket or not so thick blanket. O well, I'll be able to make a decision in three days....I hope...

100 of each!

Begin with 50 things I like and end with 50 more with the hate in the middle. Start with positive and end with positive :)

1. My boyfriend of 6 years

2. My Puppy in Heaven Katy

3. My puppy Anabelle

4. My family

5. My friends 

6. Scrapbooking

7. Photography

8. Organization

9. Food

10. Tattoos 

11. Horses

12. My aunt’s farm

13. Grandparents house

14. My car

15. My freedom

16. Subway

17. Curb Shopping

18. Thrift Store Shopping

19. Couponing

20.  Road Trips

21. Random adventures

22. Surprises

23. Sunsets

24. Sunrises

25.Spring Time

26. Diet Coke

27. Random Date Nights

28. Every Mon WWE Date Nights

29. Owning my own car

30. Family Guy

31. American Dad

32. Random Acts of Kindness

33. Dance Nights

34. Just Dance Games

35. Being Loved

36. Reading a Really Good Book

37. When your favorite book becoming a movie

38. If I were to win the lottery

39. My long hair

40. Contrasting

41. Blue Eyes

42. Ghost Stories

43. Haunted Tours

44. Sons of Anarchy

45. My Faith

46. Munchies

47. Getting Homework done early

48. Surprising Someone49. Catching up

50. Flying

 Now for 100 things I hate....

1. Clowns

2. Ice Cream

3. Cake

4. Chocolate

5. Animal Abusers

6. Black with Navy Blue

7. All the noises in a coffee shop

8. When people complain

9. Liars

10. Chewing Tobacco

11. Tax Season

12. Nails on A chalk Board

13. Cauliflower

14. Annoying Drunks

15. Cramps

16. Socks when sleeping in bed

17. Wal-Mart

18. Having to go to work

19. Having to pay bills

20. Dirty Car

21. When people fly past you driving

22. When people drive too slowly

23. Pedestrians who think they own city

24. Don’t Brush Teeth

25. People who are childish

26. Losing a Friend

27. Being Lied to

28. Headaches

29. Being Sick

30. Taking care of someone sick

31. Running Late

32. Rude People

33. Squash

34. Sauerkraut

35. Pickled Eggs

36. Stress

37. Exams

38. School

39. Getting Questions wrong

40. Asking a question and feeling dumb

41. Insomnia

42. Boredom

43. Not winning the lottery

44. Gross Restaurants

45. Annoying Kids

46. Headaches

47. Migraines

48. Stomach Aches

49. Dislocating my knee

50. Cracked Heels

51. Winter

52. Constipation

53. Having to go to the bathroom

54. Being way too warm

55. People who stink

56. People who don’t shower

57. When hair looks greasy

58. Brushing my dogs teeth

59. Abuse

60. Addictions

61. Forgetting Something

62. Buying Gas

63. Sore Feet

64. Sore Muscles

65. Blisters

66. Dirty Houses

67. Burnt Popcorn

68. Trying a new recipe that sucks

69. Waking up early

70. Commercials

71. Cliff-hanger endings

72. Washing dishes

73. Stiff Neck

74. Lowered Trucks

75. Car Dealerships

76. Car Sales men

77. Dramatic People

78. Getting Lost

79. Paper Cuts

80. Speed Bumps

81. Red Lights

82. Police

83. Red Lights when no one is around but you

84. Middle of the back of the car

85. Super awkward situations

86. No parking spots

87. Slow computers

88. Allergies

89. Bullies

90. Carnivals

91. Broken things

92. Pain

93. Broken bones

94. Dislocated knee

95. Color blindness

96. Brussels sprouts

97. Cavities

98. Lazy people

99. Nasty smells

100. Making lists of things I like/hate

and lastly 50 more things I like.....

51. Bubble wrap

52. Hunting

53. Smiling

54. Broccoli

55. Chinese Food

56. Seeing family out west

57. New clothes

58. A nice pen

59. Comforting people

60. Having a true friend

61. Working out

62. Cleaning

63. Laundry

64. Cooking

65. Organizing

66. Baking

67.  Caramel delites

68. New shoes

69. New phone

70.  Candles

71. Bubble baths

72. Mountain

73. Sioux Hockey

74. Payday

75. Birthdays

76. Christmas time

77. Decorating

78. Nicknames

79. Memories

80. Little kid laughs

81. Funny commercials

82. Chapstik

83. Coffee in the morning

84. Bonfires

85. Back road driving

86. Abandoned house picture taking

87. Finding money

88. Autumn leaves

89. Holding hands

90. Full tank of gas

91. Playgrounds

92. Horror movies

93. Actions movies

94. Good moods

95. Seeing parents younger

96. Getting complimented

97. Dreams

98. Hugs off the ground

99. Morning texts

100. Being done with this list.