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Some neat stuff I did today...

Here's some neat wedding info I put together today. I was proud of it and wanted to share. This is information on Anna Maria Island where we are getting married.

A wonderful day!

Yesterday was a simply perfect day! Blue Springs was so beautiful. There were so many manatees and they were so close the the overlooks that we got some wonderful views of them! I wish I could post pictures today, but we took all film yesterday! :) Which I'm actually really excited about. It was the first time in years I have actually set out to take some great pictures! So I'm just hoping I got some :). I used 35mm and medium format, color and black and white. I just have to find a speciality photo place here that I can trust with my film. I really don't do well with letting other people process my film and print my photos! That's actually why it's been so long since I've gotten out there with my camera. So, when I have pictures, I'll scan them and show them off. :)

Hope you are all doing well. Thanks for reading!!!

Happy Valentine's Day

Just wanted to say Happy Valentine's Day to all. Hope it's a great day for you!

I know I'm going to have a WONDERFUL day at work. We're doing some work but then watching some videos and having a little party to sugar up all my kiddos before sending them home. :) :) :)

The kids are so excited about today and it really is fun to see them all so happy! I hope you all have the same fun and excitement today!

I'm off work tomorrow for "Rodeo Day" which is much like "Fair Day" back in Sparta where they let all the kids out of school for the day so they can go to the county fair, and in this case, rodeo.
So, instead of the Rodeo, I'm going to Blue Springs Park to see the Manatees! :) I'm so looking forward to it. I've been wanting to get up there to see them all winter. Here's a little bit about the park, and why you can almost always see manatees there in the winter...

With the onset of cooler weather and lower water temperatures in the St Johns River; manatee sightings in and around Blue Spring are on the upswing. As we get further into the winter season, park visitors will be able to see manatees frequenting the Blue Spring run on almost a daily basis to stay warm. Temperatures in the spring run remain a constant 72 degrees; creating a safe haven for the West Indian Manatee.

The place is just beautiful.

It is a VERY small park compared to what I'm used to (Fall Creek Falls) but still just gorgeous...and I do LOVE manatees it is supposed to be really cold again tonight

so hopefully tomorrow the water will be packed with manatees :)

A total bust!

I know I shouldn't be disappointed we didn't have bad weather...but I am. We had some heavy rain for about 10 minutes and that was ALL. No major storms, no wind, nothing at all. Oh well...just thought I'd update.

In for a rough night

Okay, okay, you know I'm obsessed with weather. Well, by the looks of it, I'm going to be quite entertained ALL night! So far we've had two questionable tornado situations and here's a lovely picture of the radar map.






That stuff back across the gulf is due to move across us also later on tonight! Oh, and weather alert radios are down in the midst of it all...


Ah, the fun is just getting started...

baby bear

Those of you who know me well know how much of my life my dogs consume! How much they mean to me and how much I truly deeply love them.

Tank snuck out the front gate today as I was trying to leave to go to the store. I chased after him in the car until I lost sight of him. I searched the entire neighborhood by car and foot. I could not find him anywhere. (from time to time he gets out of the fence and runs, but he always comes home) I found him about 20 minutes later on the side of the road. He has been hit by a car and it looked like he had been killed instantly.

We rushed him to an emergency vet, but they just told us what we already thought, he was gone...
The vet was a nice as they could have been they wrapped him in towels and gave me time to say "goodbye." It was one of the very hardest things I've ever done.

I have had a heart for animals ALL my life! I love my dogs more than almost anything on Earth. I am so heartbroken that my baby boy is gone!

I am thankful for 2 WONDERFUL years with him. He was such a blessing in my life. He was always there and he was no doubt my "rock" during this past year and all the things I've been through! I was able to take him out of a really bad situation when I found him and give him a wonderful happy life! He went to sleep each night and woke up each morning happy and full and knowing he was loved! I did everything I could for him and gave him everything I could. I did my job and he did his. It was time for him to leave me. My heart is still broken. I am still devastated. I am still in absolute and total shock. I miss my baby...