Weekly Roll

 

Linky Love

The Vanished - David Shier , Episodes 489, 490, 491. This missing case has a lot of twist and turns including illegal burials.  It is a good listen.

Cinnamon Cheerios Protein are pretty good.

Inappropriate Thoughts

We are having some wacky weather here in New Mexico.  This has been a pretty wet which is unusual. My rain barrel is currently full to overflowing and I am not a fan of high heat and high humidity. I have decided I am a dry heat person or no heat person. There have been severe thunderstorm warnings and flash flood warnings.  It was wet enough Saturday morning for my son to pull out his wet weather fishery clothes.

Weekly Roll- Memorial Day

first zinnia of the season

Linky Love

In honor of Memorial day I wanted to Link a old 52 ancestors Post about Lt Charles Liston - Gone to Soon

Bridgerton Books on Sale If you have binged the series, you might want to read the 8-book series. Bridgerton Books Ranked I think I need to read these

In the Blood (Podcast) - If you need a road trip podcast and like crime pods

Inappropriate Thoughts

 

I feel like I might be going into my dress/skirt era. Yes, I wore a dress on Mother's Day and I had a whole skirt combo going last week. Who am I?

Deep Thoughts

Last Friday, we lost a friend. He died of ALS. It has made me contemplative all week. What is the measure of a life? Why do the good guys die early?  How do we help the people still standing? I also felt like sometimes in friendship is the littlest things that make a big impact. I attended his wedding which I literally still talk about. He was married at the Mormon church in a classroom and neither he nor his bride were Mormon. His co-worker was a ordained Mormon Bishop. I literally walked over to the wedding. This person had a big personality in many ways and executed their job at the highest level with honor and integrity. He valued relationship with his peers and subordinates but not at the cost of cutting corners in his job. I think that is a rare breed. The memorial is next Friday and because of his position there will be an honor guard. RIP Josh.

TRASH TALK

I was on my own picking up garbage last Sunday. What is it about ALLSUP taco sauce? There are always lots of those. I can't believe that ALLSUP gas station taco sauce is all that. It was a first I only time I only found one alcoholic beverage can.  There was a giant water balloon fight in the park along with car repair. I feel like that computes for a park.

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Linky Love

Floret Breeding Seeds/Floret Originals - Mark your calendars for Feb 6th

Free Printable Valentine Bookmarks

How to Remail Valentine's from Loveland Colorado. It isn't too late to send some love.

Inappropriate Thoughts

I hate the word BESPOKE.  HGTV stop having your talent use that word. It is a $5 word for custom or one of a kind. I loathe it. Rant over.

Deep Thoughts

We had a visitor to our library genealogy meeting. They were visiting from Indianapolis; they came because they were pursuing a story about their ancestor who was in Artesia, NM in the 1900's when New Mexico was a territory. This ancestor help drill wells in Artesia. They came only with a bit of knowledge. Our group meets at the library, but it is mainly to just to research our own ancestors. None of us are locals by any stretch. I was reminded why we do this and the stories we want to tell. Secondly, genealogy people like to help. I always think what a privilege it is to share in people's stories. They were able to connect with our local museum and I think they are closer to knowing why their ancestor was here in this time and place.

Weekly Roll

Well, I helped in a move last week that also involved a multi-state road trip hello WA, OR, ID, WY, CO, and NM. 

Linky Love

How to Take a Book Vacation - sign me up!

From Autistic Linear Spectrum to Pie Chart Spectrum - I like this explanation of autism and the visual is helpful

Inappropriate Thoughts

I got road trip questions.  I need to know what is growing over there that I can't identify from the road. There needs to be SIGNS. Am I right?  I need to know how long truck drivers can drive before pulling over.  I need to know what that building is.  Why are they building a mental health facility next to the city dump. I SERIOUSLY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. My mother-in-law said we need to have a book of questions. I think we need to have a lonely road podcast.  

Sunset Photo by my Husband aka The Giant Man Child on August 15th. 

Deep Thoughts

Can you imagine responding to a car wreck every day. However, you have no training, and no one ever comes to assist you. Sometimes I feel that is what is caregiving is. 

I have spent enormous amount of time trying to set up services for adult son in New Mexico. It reminds me a lot of the beginning of his journey with Autism. However, this time I know what I am dealing with, and I know what needs to be done. I am also aware of my limits, and I had to say "no" this week to a service that my son had in the past. I saw that it was going to exceed my bandwidth and it didn't improve my son's care in quality. Maybe I can learn. 

In my son's early years, I would literally get called to school so often. I had PTSD when the school number flashed on my caller ID.  The thing is when I arrived at the scene of the incident. I was the most under qualified person to respond with the least information about the incident.  I was always held accountable for someone else's behavior which I didn't really understand at the time nor was I the cause of the behavior. It was a scene that repeated over and over. The harder I tried to modify someone behavior the worst the behavior became. I was called to the principal's office so many times.  I know now I am not responsible for other people's bad behavior and nor will I assume the responsibility. Sometimes I fall back into bad habits, and I was reminded of that this week.