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| cajungal |
Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 3:10:32 PM
from cajungal
Gals, I dropped off the face of the earth and just abandoned everything I was doing. We all have that long list of life interruptions and mine just tore me to pieces. I should have been coming to y'all for support and encouragement but instead I just crawled into a corner and checked out on life for a while.
Life is getting back on track now and I sure do miss y'all. I've got a lot of reading and catching up to do so I can join back up in all the chat. I sure look forward to talking with everyone again.
Blessings
Catherine
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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| cajungal |
Posted - Sep 30 2006 : 3:45:58 PM
Thanks again everyone!!
Holly, nice to meet ya'
Sharon, I'll email you our address and you can do the same and the girls can start Pen Pal-ing.
They Ty Beanie Baby site is pretty cool. Check it out and see if you feel comfortable with your daughter visiting it. My Kristin chats with beanie collectors from all over the world. There's one girl in the Island of Cyprus that only gets to buy Beanies when visiting Italy....the closest place to her that sells them!!! Doesn't that sound so exotic?!
Here, we say....."Goin' to the trade days to look at Beanies" She says, "I'll hop on over to Italy in a plane to do some shopping" It just seems so wild. But, obviously, young girls love beanies no matter where they live.
The moderators of the site do not allow any first and last names, cities or addresses. They'll block that part out of your post if you accidentaly type one. There are no private messages there either.....pretty safe. Shame, though.....I'd love to Pen Pal with the girl in Cyprus.
Blessings!!
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
| blueroses |
Posted - Sep 28 2006 : 10:01:25 AM
Catherine,
Welcome back!! Hope you're feeling a bit better now.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| Julia |
Posted - Sep 28 2006 : 09:10:54 AM
Hey Catherine!I think of you everytime I use my sourdough starter!
Looks like a few of us have been away for awhile. Glad you are back too. It is good to see "old familiar faces" amongst the new.
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
| MamaHumbird |
Posted - Sep 27 2006 : 2:40:23 PM
Catherine, I just sent an email regarding your canning of chicken and then I get online (again) and read your posting about your 10 year old daughter. I have a 10 year old daughter and that sounds like something she would say. It brought me to tears. God blesses us with children and it is our job to try to raise them to our best capablilities. It sounds to me like you are doing a great job! I sure hope that my girls (10 & 3, hopefully more someday) grow up and love talking to farmgirls as much as I do. I am interested in hearing more about your gardening, goats and sewing.
Holly |
| sleepless reader |
Posted - Sep 27 2006 : 2:12:07 PM
Dear Catherine, WELCOME back!!! Sounds like you have lots to tell us about.
Happy you're back,
Sharon
PS I have a 10 year-old who is really into beanie right now (kind of surprized me; thought it was an old "fad"). Would yours be interested in being a pen pal? (Snail mail) Let me know .
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
| cajungal |
Posted - Sep 27 2006 : 2:03:34 PM
Y'all are the GREATEST!! The kind words have just Blessed me and lifted my spirits. Thanks to all y'all.
The easiest time for me to be on the computer was around 4 or 5 a.m. I'd get in about 30 minutes of Farmgirl time and then hit the day. One of my daughters, knowing that I haven't been online lately, said, "Moma, you need to go talk to your farmgirls. You haven't done that in a while and I think it would make you happy. You can even use some of my computer time."
What a Blessing!!! A 10 year old that was willing to give up some of her prized time on the internet chatting to her friends at the Beanie Baby site! That's got to be one of those moments when, as a mother, you think to yourself that you've done something right in raising those kids! HA HA HA
Well, I'll be posting all over the place....lots going on.....fall gardening, twin goats born, milking the moma goat, sewing, reading, and our newest adventure--My 13 year old barrel racing!!I'm sure to go brag at the Parent/Kids topic about her coming out 5th among 20 racers!!
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - Sep 23 2006 : 11:46:41 PM
Catherine -- we're all so glad that you're back. You've been missed!!! Sometimes a body just needs to check out for a while and regroup. You know we're always here for you.
Handmade purses and bath delights at www.rusticcottagecreations.com |
| Libbie |
Posted - Sep 23 2006 : 9:13:04 PM
Hi, there, Catherine! It's wonderful to "hear" your voice again - I hope things are calming down for you - it's great to have you back around. Let us know if we can offer some encouragement - we love you!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
| LJRphoto |
Posted - Sep 21 2006 : 1:21:19 PM
Welcome back Catherine. I've done my fair share of checking out on life from time to time. I'm glad you are back and I hope things have resolved themselves for you.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E. B. White
http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/
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| brightmeadow |
Posted - Sep 21 2006 : 1:02:01 PM
Oh my gosh! I missed you.... Don't do that again! I was afraid it was something I said!
Glad you're back. I echo everyone else's sentiments and hope things are getting better!
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| bramble |
Posted - Sep 21 2006 : 09:55:03 AM
Catherine- Welcome back! Isn't it funny no matter where you've been or what you were doing, it's always good to go "home". Glad to have you back! Hope things are looking up for you and yours.
with a happy heart |
| Hideaway Farmgirl |
Posted - Sep 21 2006 : 06:15:14 AM
Catherine,
Welcome back, I'm new here since May of this year but look forward to hearing more from you.
Haven't we all had those times in our lives? Sometimes you just have to hide out, lick your wounds, gather your strength and come up, hopefully, better than ever. If you've been here before, you know that you have many friends, new and old, so I really hope you feel the hugs coming your way and do stay in touch when and as you can.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life, right??? Always a fresh start. And so is tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after. Take care of yourself.
Jo |
| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Sep 21 2006 : 06:13:11 AM
welcome back Catherine! Sorry to hear that you've had a rough patch..but glad that things are looking up again.We are here for you...so just jump right back in here. ..farmgal hugs to ya.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
| Buttercup |
Posted - Sep 21 2006 : 06:04:54 AM
Catherine,
Welcome back! I am so sorry you were having problems, but I totally relate I tend to do that as well!  I am just glad you made it through and that you are ok! And next time let us gals support and help if we can!! 
Hugz!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
| frannie |
Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 9:30:44 PM
welcome back,
i have just started posting more, but i remember reading post from you in the past and was glad there was another texas gal here.
sorry about any down time you have had, we've all been there with our own lives, but it does feel good to have the farm girlfriends here, my dh says its the best thing going in the cyberworld.
so glad your back, you've been missed.
love
fran
(http://farmfolks-frannie.blogspot.com/) |
| YiberryYadeeKarin |
Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 8:07:01 PM
Catherine!
I was so glad to see your posting! I've been wondering and worrying about you. You were so kind when I posted way back earlier in the year with hopes of getting together with a farmgirl in the Houston area (sorry it never worked out -- I would have loved to have gotten together with you and for my daughter to meet your kids).
Welcome back! Karin |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 7:04:54 PM
I was just thinking about you this morning. I am ashamed to say I killed my sourdough starter and that got me to thinking that I hadn't seen you post or anything lately. I am so glad you are back!!! You are well loved here and it is sure good to have you back!!!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 4:36:22 PM
cajungal - you are always one of the family here - no questions asked. Welcome home.
Peace |
| sunshine |
Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 4:35:53 PM
Welcome back Hope htings get right back to where you want them and soon.
Glad you are here
sunshine
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 4:30:21 PM
Catherine- Welcome back with open arms and farmgirl (((hugs)))!! Glad to hear things are better.
Karin |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 4:11:11 PM
well darlin' .. so happy to have you back in the farmyard. i do hope all is better these days ... and honestly, when times are 'blue' .. being with good friends is magic medicine.
hugs to you sweet friend! xo
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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| katie-ell |
Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 3:36:24 PM
We mmissed you Catherine! Glad you're back with us. And happy that life is going more smoothly for you now. Cheers! |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 3:30:40 PM
WELCOME back!!! Sorry to hear that things have not been going the way they should, but glad to hear that you are trying to get back up and running. Just read the posts and you will be caught up in no time, any questions, ask and you know the girls here will help out. Keep looking ahead and good thoughts going your way.
NANCY JO |
