I’ve been seeing some strange things the past couple of days. The only way I can describe them is to call them “shadows”. I see them out of the corner of my eye, quickly flitting by. Then very early this morning, while I was sitting in my recliner watching the news, I saw what looked like a dog’s head out my living room window. It looked exactly like Daisy’s head (my Golden Retriever who passed away last October). I jumped up and quickly went to the window to see the dog on our deck, but there was absolutely nothing out there. I don’t know …. it’s pretty weird. What do you suppose is going on?

Oh man, I was just having the weirdest, ickiest dream! I was killing people, as directed by this very scary “leader” type dude. I would then have to bring him back proof of what I had done, and believe me, it was usually pretty disgusting. I was “moving up” in the hierarchy of this …. group, coven, cult - I don’t know what! - and I had to pretend I was thrilled, but I wasn’t at all, because the higher up I moved, the more killing I had to do. Plus the other women in the group were getting VERY pissed that I was moving up so fast, and they scared me. LOL Then I remember right in the middle of it, one of the “main characters” was killed, and I said to this person who was with me, “Wow, this movie is SO unpredictable!”, like I was watching a movie instead of participating in all of it. It was SO WEIRD!!! It was exhausting. LOL And disgusting! I was very glad when my doggie Pippin whined in my ear and woke me up! But it left me with a headache. I’m going to take some aspirin and go back to sleep for while. LOL

Dreams, Bad Dreams

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Doughnuts will no longer be served to Franklin County jail inmates, a move aimed at improving their health.

County Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy put a $55,000 annual contract for the doughnuts on hold last month over questions about their nutritional value and trans-fat content.

Since then, sheriff’s officials have dropped a request asking commissioners to approve a contract with Jolly Pirate Enterprises, a suburban Whitehall company that would have supplied glazed and jelly doughnuts, as well as crullers, at $4 a dozen.

“There won’t be doughnuts,” said Chief Deputy Sheriff Mark Barrett, the jail administrator. “It was not a frequent food item to begin with.”

Prisoners at the county’s two correctional centers were served doughnuts every few weeks on a menu developed by a dietitian under contract with the county.

The county’s decision to eliminate doughnuts from inmates’ diets comes as artery-clogging trans fats are being removed from various types of foods.

Commissioners don’t have the power to make laws such as New York City’s ban on trans fats, but policy decisions should reflect a desire for better health, Kilroy said.

Ummm … are you freakin’ kiddin’ me??!! They’re worried about the inmates’ intake of trans fats?? They paid $55,000 a year on DOUGHNUTS for them??? UnbeLIEVable!! Hmmm, I wonder if all those Columbus, Ohioans realize where their tax money was going! Actually, do any of us realize where our tax money is going? I sure hope it ain’t for doughnuts for criminals!!

Guess what? We have yet another snowstorm on the way. The fourth one in as many weeks. This time, though, we get the added pleasure of arctic cold along with it, sending our temps down below zero. Oh boy! LOL I don’t mind the snow, but I can’t stand the cold. Yeah I know, you can’t have one without the other, but there’s cold, and then there’s COLD! I can’t take that arctic crap. Yuck!

Son left for South Dakota on Sunday; Hubs leaves today. Still no idea on how long they’ll actually be gone. Good thing Tony’s leaving when he is; hopefully he’ll beat the cold and snow there!

My precious and amazing grandson had to go in for yet another factor infusion yesterday. My son told me that when he spoke with my daughter-in-law on the phone she told him that Brayden awoke with a very swollen and painful knee, so she took him right down. He’ll have to have another one today, and again on Thursday. Poor little guy. Ryan also told me that they’ve decided to start Brayden on prophylaxis treatment; that is to say that he will have two factor infusions each week, whether he needs them or not. Preventive care. I think it’s a very good idea, especially right now when he is SO rough-and-tumble yet too young to rationally think about what he’s doing, ya’ know? Unfortunately, yet gladly, he is getting very used to his “pokes” and is dealing with them very well and knows now exactly what to do and what to expect when he’s at the ER. Bless his sweet heart.

I guess that’s all. Hope you all are happy and smiling. Have a great Tuesday!

How would you /feel/think/react if someone you’re close to who has never lost a parent said, “I know it must be hard to lose a parent and all, but you need to get over it”?

It is 2:01 a.m. as I begin typing this. I should be in bed - I want to be in bed - but I can’t sleep. If I get 3 hours a night, I’m lucky.

Listen, you guys, I’m not sure I’m going to be around much in the near future. Quite frankly, there are very few good things happening right now, and I’m really not into whining and complaining, so I’m left with very little to say - or at least very little I should say. I’m not going to bore you with details, so suffice it to say that my entire family could probably benefit from your good thoughts, positive energy and prayers. I’m so sorry for “ignoring” ya’ll lately. Please know that my absence in no way indicates an absence of thoughts of all of you daily.

Now, on a brighter note, let me end this with a really neat story. This kind of thing truly restores my faith in good things actually happening.

I don’t know how long I will be “gone”, but I will always be reachable through email. Who knows, I’ll probably get to missing you all so much and start having such horrible blogging withdrawals that I’ll be back to posting and visiting in no time flat! ;)

Until then ….. *mmmmmmwah!* I love each and every one of you!

Behave yourselves and play nice while I’m away. ;)