A PET'S PRAYER

Sadly, the inevitable does happen.We hope the following might help a little:

If it should be,that I grow frail and weak,
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
Then, you must do what must be done,
For this, the last battle, can't be won.
You will be sad, I understand,
Don't let your grief then stay your hand,
For this day, more than the rest,
Your love and friendship stand the test.
We've had so many happy years,
What is to come can hold no fears,
You'd not want me to suffer, so,
When the time comes, please let me go.
Take me where my needs they'll tend,
Only, stay with me to the end,
And hold me firm and speak to me,
Until my eyes no longer see.
I know, in time you will see,
It is a kindness you do to me,
Although my tail its last has waved,
From pain and suffering I've been saved.
Don't grieve it should be you,
Who decides this thing to do,We've been so close, we two, these years,
Don't let your heart hold any tears.
Smile, for we walked together,For a little while.

Anonymous

The Rescuer

The Rescuer

Unlike most days at Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray, damp as a swamp and as dismal as could be imagined. All of the recent arrivals had no idea what to think, as they had never experienced a day like this before. But the animals who had been waiting for their beloved people knew exactly what was going on and started to gather at the pathway leading to The Bridge to watch. It wasn't long before an animal came into view, head hung low and tail dragging. The other animals, the ones who had been there for awhile, knew what his story was right away, for they had seen this happen far too often. He approached slowly, obviously in great pain, but with no sign of injury or illness. Unlike all of the other animals waiting at The Bridge, this animal had not been restored and made healthy and vigorous again. As he walked toward The Bridge, he watched all of the other animals watching him. He knew he was out of place here and the sooner he could cross over, the happier he would be. But, alas, as he approached The Bridge, his way was barred by the appearance of an Angel who apologized, but told him that he would not be able to pass. Only those animals who were with their people could pass over Rainbow Bridge. With no place else to turn to, the animal turned towards the fields before The Bridge and saw a group of other animals like himself. They weren't playing, but rather simply lying on the green grass, forlornly staring out at the pathway leading to The Bridge. And so, he took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting. One of the newest arrivals at The Bridge didn't understand what he had just witnessed and asked one of the animals that had been there for awhile to explain it to him. "You see, that poor animal was homeless. He was turned in to a Humane Society just as you see him now, an older animal with his fur graying and his eyes clouding. Sometimes the animals are young, but scared and confused, because they never had a chance to live. Sometimes they are heartbroken because they don't know why their family left them. They never made it out of the Humane Society or Shelter and passed on with only the love of a rescuer to comfort them as they left their earthly existence. Because they had no family to give their love to, they have no one to escort them across The Bridge." The first animal thought about this for a minute and then asked, "So what will happen now?" As he was about to receive his answer, the clouds suddenly parted and the gloom lifted. Approaching The Bridge could be seen a single person and among the animals, the whole group of homeless animals was suddenly bathed in a golden light and they were all young and healthy again, just as they were in the prime of life. "Watch and see," said the second animal. A second group of animals from those happily waiting at The Bridge came to the pathway and bowed low as the person neared. At each bowed head, the person offered a pat on the head or a scratch behind the ears, a whispered familiar name. The newly restored animals fell into line and followed him towards The Bridge. They all crossed The Bridge together. "What happened?" "That was a rescuer. The animals you saw bowing in respect were those who found new homes because of his work. They will cross when their new families arrive. Those you saw restored were those who never found homes. When a rescuer arrives, they are allowed to perform one, final act of rescue. They are allowed to escort those poor animals that were homeless on earth across The Rainbow Bridge."

i believe that there are those how pray for and aid the wee lost ones too will be allowed to cross the bridge with them...

Hmmmm

He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.

On the other hand, you have different fingers.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.

I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted then used against you.
Honk if you love peace & quiet.

Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

It is hard to understand how a cemetery raised its burial cost and blamed it on the cost of living.

The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try and pass them.

You can't have everything. Where would you put it?

The things that come to those who wait are usually the things left by those who got there first.

A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

I wished the buck stopped here, as I could use a few.

I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

NOT A HOAX!!!!!

Most of you have read the scare mail about the person whose kidneys were stolen while he was passed out. While that was an "urban legend", this is not. It's happening everywhere, every day. Please share this warning with your friends. It's happened to me, and you may already be a victim! My thighs were stolen from me during the night of August 3rd a few years ago. It was that quick. I went to sleep in my body and woke up with someone else's thighs. The new ones had the texture of porridge. Who would have done such a cruel thing to legs that had been truly, if not imperfectly, mine? Whose thighs were these? What happened to mine? I spent the entire summer searching for them. I looked, in vain, at pools and beaches, anywhere that I might find female limbs exposed. I became obsessed. I had nightmares filled with cellulite and flesh that turns to bumps in the night.
Finally, hurt and angry, I resigned myself to living out my life in jeans and control tights. Then, just when my guard was down, the thieves struck again. My bum was next. I knew it was the same gang, because they took great pains to match my new bum (although badly attached at least three inches lower than the Original) to the thighs they had stuck me with earlier. Now my bum complements my legs, lump for miserable lump. Frantic, I prayed that long skirts would remain in style. Two years ago I realized my arms had been switched. One morning while fixing my hair, I watched, horrified but fascinated, as the flesh of my upper arm swung to and fro with the motion of a hairbrush. This was really getting scary. My body was being replaced, cleverly one section at a time. In the end, in deepening despair, I gave up my t-shirts. What could they do to me next? Age? Age had nothing to do with it! Age was supposed to creep up, unnoticed and intangible, something like maturity. NO, I was being attacked! Repeatedly and without warning. That's why I've decided to! share my story. Women of t he World Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!! That isn't really "plastic" those surgeons are using! You can look in the mirror and know where they are getting their replacement parts! The next time you hear that someone has had a "face lift" look closely---was it lifted from you??? Check out those tummy tucks and buttock lifts. Look familiar? Are those your eyelids over there? I think I have finally found my thighs...and I hope that Cindy Crawford paid good money for them!! This is not a HOAX! This is happening to women all over the world. Share this warning with the women you care about.

Cowboy's Guide to Life

Cowboy's Guide to Life..........

* Your fences need to be horse high, pig tight, and bull strong.

* Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb,but how well you bounce.

* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

* Words that soak into your ears are whispered - not yelled.

* Meanness doesn't just happen overnight.

* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.

* Don't sell your mule to buy a plow.

* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

* It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.

* You can NOT unsay a cruel word........

* Every path has a few puddles.

* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.....

* Don't squat down with your spurs on.

* Don't judge people by their relatives.

* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

* Live a good, honorable life.Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.

* Don't interfere with something that ain't botherin' you none.

* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance

* It's better to be a has-been than a never-was.

* The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm. The colder it gets, the harder it is to swaller.

* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.

* If it don't seem like it's worth the effort, it probably ain't.

* It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.

* Sometimes you get and sometimes you get got.

* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with; watches you shave his face in the mirror every morning.

* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence,try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

* Don't worry about bitin' off more'n you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.

* Only cows know why they stampede.

* Always drink upstream from the herd.

* If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every nowand then to make sure it's still with ya.

* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta thatcomes from bad judgment.

* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.

* You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is'till they get thumped'.

* Never, Never - miss a good opportunity to shut up.

Wrapping a gift with a cat in the house.

Wrapping a gift with a cat in the house.
1. Clear large space on table for wrapping present.
2. Go to closet, collect bag in which present is contained, and close door.
3. Open door and remove cat from closet.
4. Go to cabinet and retrieve rolls of wrapping paper.
5. Go back and remove cat from cabinet.
6. Go to drawer and collect tape, ribbons, scissors, labels, etc.
7. Lay out present and wrapping materials on table, to enable wrapping strategy to be formed.
8. Go back to drawer to get string, remove cat that has been in the drawer since last visit, and collect string.
9. Remove present from bag.
10. Remove cat from bag.
11. Open box to check present, remove cat from box, replace present.
12. Lay out paper to enable cutting to size.
13. Cut the paper to size, trying to keep the cutting line straight.
14. Throw away first sheet because cat tried to chase the scissors and tore paper.
15. Cut second sheet of paper to size by putting cat in the bag the present came out of.
16. Place present on cut-to-size paper.
17. Lift up edges of paper to seal in present, wonder why edges now don't reach, and find cat between present and paper. Remove cat and retry.
18. Place object on paper, to hold in place, while getting tape.
19. Spend next 20 minutes carefully trying to remove transparent sticky tape from cat with pair of scissors.
20. Seal paper down with tape, making corners as neat as possible.
21. Look for roll of ribbon; chase cat down hall and retrieve ribbon.
22. Try to wrap present with ribbon in a two-directional turn.
23. Re-roll up ribbon and remove paper that is now torn, due to cat's enthusiasm in chasing ribbon end.
24. Repeat steps 12-22 until down to last sheet of paper.
25. Decide to skip steps 12-16 in order to save time and reduce risk of losing last sheet of paper. Retrieve old cardboard box that you know is right size for sheet of paper.
26. Put present in box, and tie down with string.
27. Remove string, open box and remove cat.
28. Put all packing materials in bag with present and head for lockable room.
29. Once inside room, lock door and start to re-lay out packing materials.
30. Remove cat from box, unlock door, put cat outside door, close door and re-lock.
31. Lay out last sheet of paper. (Admittedly this is difficult in a bathroom, but try your best!)
32. Seal box, wrap with paper and start repairs by very carefully sealing down tears with tape. Now tie up with ribbon and decorate with bows to hide worst affected areas.
33. Label, then sit back and admire your handiwork, congratulating yourself on making good of a bad job.
34. Unlock door, and go to kitchen to make drink and feed cat.
35. Spend next 15 minutes looking for cat, before coming to obvious conclusion.
36. Unwrap present, untie box and remove cat.
37. Retrieve all discarded sheets of wrapping paper, feed cat and retire to lockable room for last attempt, making certain you are alone and the door is locked.
38. Pretend you included cat as a joke when it jumps out after recipient unwraps present.

24 Things to Always Remember. . .and One Thing to Never Forget

1. Your presence is a present to the world.
2. You're unique and one of a kind.
3. Your life can be what you want it to be.
4. Take the days just one at a time.
5. Count your blessings, not your troubles.
6. You'll make it through whatever comes along.
7. Within you are so many answers.
8. Understand, have courage, be strong.
9. Don't put limits on yourself.
10. So many dreams are waiting to be realized.
11. Decisions are too important to leave to chance.
12. Reach for your peak, your goal, and your prize.
13. Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.
14. The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets.
15. Don't take things too seriously.
16. Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.
17. Remember that a little love goes a long way.
18. Remember that a lot . . . goes forever.
19. Remember that friendship is a wise investment.
20. Life's treasures are people . . . together.
21. Realize that it's never too late.
22. Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
23. Have health and hope and happiness.
24. Take the time to wish upon a star.
And don't ever forget . . .For even a day . . .How very special you are.

one mother

One mother waits for her child to come home,
Another mother watches her child prepare to leave.
One mother crosses off another month from the calendar,
Another mother begins to cross the days off.

Both mothers hold their tears,
Burning fear haunts their every night.
These mothers have sent ones dear to her heart,
To fight a war in a land far away.

One mother, flies her flags high with pride,
Another mother just watches the terrible news.
One more mother prays without end,
Some other mother acts like she doesn’t care.

One mother sends out love in each box sent,
To more than just her child.
One mother has become mother to many,
Children of her heart - not from below it.

One mother will stand faithfully waiting,
With love burning brightly in her heart.
One mother waiting for the day,
That her child comes home - forever changed.

One mother doesn’t understand the horrors seen,
Another mother knows to well the horrors survived.
Both mothers will strive to comfort their pain,
Their children stained forever with the war.

One and another mother watches the news,
Seeing the horrors dance in color in the living room.
Both mothers listen with fear,
One soldier injured another one dead.

One mother guiltily cries in relief,
Another mother cries with soldiers at her door.
One mothers arms are empty until they return,
Another mothers arms will ache... holding a folded flag.

all mine

WARTIME LOVE
She met him fresh off the plane,
The soldier- raw from the war.
There was a spark
In their touch
Even dad saw that much.
He in one state,
she alone in another.
Late night phone calls’ to each other
I.M.’s and Emails too
Apart they felt so lonely and blue.
Come to me he asked.
To his side, she went.
Side by side they lived.
Then the call came from Uncle Sam
Back to war young man.
He couldn’t leave his love alone.
With out his ring on her finger.
His love in her soul.
Marry me girl,
Be my love forever.
His bride she became
Her dreams come true.
His love made her
More beautiful than before.
Then he readied to leave for the war.
(chorus)
Daddy, I’m afraid, she called,
These feelings so new…
This love shines so true.
What shall I do?
I don’t want to be alone.
I need his touch
It‘s not asking much…

His body walked upon the plane,
His heart with her remained.
To a war torn land
She stood strong for them.
But her heart left with him.
A world away he was
Yet their hearts still beat as one
Oh! To be home together again.
Each dreaming of his return
In each others arms, they yearn.

Hmmmm

i found this. it touched me.


You Don't Know Me
Although you don't know me, every day, I think of you. I worry about your safety and I pray for you, too. Although you don't know me, and my face you've never seen, Although you don't know me, please know that I care. Though strangers, we are family in the beliefs that we share. Although you don't know me, I know the work that you are doing and the pride in our country that you are renewing. Although you don't know me, you have my utmost respect for it's the future of my children you are there to protect. Although you don't know me and we've never met, the gift that you're giving is one I'll never forget. Although you don't know me, many tears I have cried as I try to imagine what you're feeling inside. Although you don't know me, while you're there and I'm here I'll ask God to watch over each brave volunteer. Although you don't know me, my heart beats with hesitation, when I hear you are being deployed to and "undisclosed location." Although you don't know me, I know the fears you must hide for a soldier in a uniform is bravery, exemplified. Although you don't know me, please know by this poem that I'll pray for you faithfully until your safe return home. Although you don't know me, you make me one proud civilian, but you need to know today that I'm only one....in a million!
by Linda Ellis copyright 2001

time... and war.. idle thoughts..

One of the church ladies I know (awanas) she has her k-3 kids doing pictures too.. one of her little boys wrote.. " dear soldier if you are not dead when you get this I hope you stay safe" my friend took it out, but I told my son about it and he specifically asked for it.. kind of a morbid humor thing over there.. the thing that stuck me was death and war was a terrible reality to this child... I only hope that someone talked this over with the child.. I remember growing up in the 60's... and how the war (Viet Nam) seemed so real and yet so impossible I really didn't understand and no one took the time to teach me... what I knew of war was what TV taught me. I had no one I knew in the war. it only touched me via the TV. Looking back now, with Kent state and the hippie flower power thing. the press lead me as a young child to believe the b.s. they spouted.
War is atrocious. I feel no one should have to bury a loved one from such conflicts.. and in an ideal world it wouldn't happen, but our world is not ideal by a long stretch of the imagination. mothers and fathers arms ache for the emptiness, spouses shed tears on their pillows, children don't understand why their parent(s) can't be with them. why???? because that loved one gave their life so someone would be free from fear. that is why we have wars... so people don't have to live in fear... fear of death, torture, oppression, poverty, terror, the list goes on... what our forefathers did in the revolutionary war and every war afterwards was so we did not have to live in fear. people argue that the real reason for Viet Nam was mineral rights and the war on terror is to get control of oil rights... and to the high and mighty it might be so... but ask a Vietnamese national who lives in the US now , what happened to them after we pulled out? why did they risk their lives in leaky sieves of boats to get to live here. ask the Iraqi people what happened when we pulled out in 92 (or 91)? war offers freedom from fear to our future generations. our loved ones blood is our gift to the future of the freedom from fear.
This is what I wish someone had took the time to teach me way back then..

we've come a long way baby...

ROTFLMAOAPMP.........

The following is an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Mass Transportation. It was written for male supervisors of women in the work force during World War II. ========================================================

Eleven Tips on getting more efficiency out of women employees: There's no longer any question whether transit companies should hire women for jobs formerly held by men. The draft and manpower shortage has settled that point. The important things now are to select the most efficient women available and how to use them to the best advantage. Here are eleven helpful tips on the subject from Western Properties:
1) Pick young married women. They usually have more of a sense of responsibility than their unmarried sisters, they're less likely to be flirtatious, they need the work or they wouldn't be doing it, they still have the pep and interest to work hard and to deal with the public efficiently.
2) When you have to use older women, try to get ones who have worked outside the home at some time in their lives. Older women who have never contacted the public have a hard time adapting themselves and are inclined to be cantankerous and fussy. It's always well to impress upon older women the importance of friendliness and courtesy.
3) General experience indicates that "husky" girls - those who are just a little on the heavyside - are more even tempered and efficient than their underweight sisters.
4) Retain a physician to give each woman you hire a special physical examination - one covering female conditions. This step not only protects the property against the possibilities of lawsuit, but reveals whether the employee-to-be has any female weaknesses which would make her mentally or physically unfit for the job.
5) Stress at the outset the importance of time - the fact that a minute or two lost here and there makes serious inroads on schedules. Until this point is gotten across, service is likely to be slowed up.
6) Give the female employee a definite daylong schedule of duties so that they'll keep busy without bothering the management for instructions every few minutes. Numerous properties say that women make excellent workers when they have their jobs cut out for them, but that they lack initiative in finding work themselves.
7) Whenever possible, let the inside employee change from one job to another at some time during the day. Women are inclined to be less nervous and happier with change.
8) Give every girl an adequate number of rest periods during the day. You have to make some allowances for feminine psychology. A girl has more confidence and is more efficient if she can keep her hair tidied, apply fresh lipstick and wash her hands several times a day.
9) Be tactful when issuing instructions or in making criticisms. Women are often sensitive, they can't shrug off harsh words the way men do. Never ridicule a woman - it breaks her spirit and cuts off her efficiency.
10) Be reasonably considerate about using strong language around women. Even though a girl's husband or father may swear vociferously, she'll grow to dislike a place of business where she hears too much of this.
11) Get enough size variety in operators uniforms so that each girl can have a proper fit. This point can't be stressed too strongly as a means of keeping women happy, according to Western Properties.

my blog by the crazy lady

what does my url title mean? itrieshards. it can be broken up and the words "i tries hards" come out. or i trie shards. it is just a place to be me and post wisdoms and whimsies. i don't care what anyone thinks. if i will share this with anyone i know. you anonymous reader have the truths within yourself. what amuses me may offend or bore you. oh freaking well.

i tries.

i tries hards.

for whats?

shards........