As anyone from Maine knows our springs are full of "potholes" in the pavement from the nasty winters. Well, two weeks ago our family hit one of those "potholes" but not in the way imagined.
"The Mama" has been diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer). Subsequent tests have shown that the cancer has not spread and she will be having surgery to have the kidney removed on June 6. Provided all the pathology from this is clear, she should continue to live a long and healthy life! Will keep you updated.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Shelby's winning DARE essay
Title: An Unfamiliar Note
By Shelby Lane
B, C, F, and D flat. Those are musical notes. Beer, cigarettes, marijuana, and crystal meth. Those are not musical notes. I'm a musical person and I know a lot of notes. If those musical notes, they are unfamiliar to me. They will stay that way.
I promise to stay drug free. I promise people all around the world and beyond. Drugs won't come near me, no way, no how. I'm in charge here and there is nothing you can do about it. Yep, that's right. I control my life and my decisions. Now, my decision is to promise you that I will be drug free forever.
How will I keep this promise, you ask? By keeping myself occupied. If I get involved in enough activities, I won't have time to do drugs. I probably won't even have enough time to THINK about doing drugs. So far, it's working!
Do you have a dream? I do, it's music. I don't care what it is, as long as it's musical. That's what I want to go to college for, but it won't happen if drugs are in my system. Just remember, if you have a dream, you can't reach it if you do drugs.
I want an amazing future, a healthy future. I don't want to be stuck in he hospital fighting for my life, or in jail for drunk driving.I want to be somebody. I want a great reputation. Not to be known as a crazy person. That's not who I am, that's not me.
What about friends and family? They would be overwhelmed with disappointment in me. I love and care for my friends and family. They're very close to me. I wouldn't want them to feel that way about me! They might never talk to me again! They may never feel the same way about me ever again.
So, I will make the best choices, and that's a promise. A promise that will be forever kept. To me, drugs will stay, an unfamiliar note.
By Shelby Lane
B, C, F, and D flat. Those are musical notes. Beer, cigarettes, marijuana, and crystal meth. Those are not musical notes. I'm a musical person and I know a lot of notes. If those musical notes, they are unfamiliar to me. They will stay that way.
I promise to stay drug free. I promise people all around the world and beyond. Drugs won't come near me, no way, no how. I'm in charge here and there is nothing you can do about it. Yep, that's right. I control my life and my decisions. Now, my decision is to promise you that I will be drug free forever.
How will I keep this promise, you ask? By keeping myself occupied. If I get involved in enough activities, I won't have time to do drugs. I probably won't even have enough time to THINK about doing drugs. So far, it's working!
Do you have a dream? I do, it's music. I don't care what it is, as long as it's musical. That's what I want to go to college for, but it won't happen if drugs are in my system. Just remember, if you have a dream, you can't reach it if you do drugs.
I want an amazing future, a healthy future. I don't want to be stuck in he hospital fighting for my life, or in jail for drunk driving.I want to be somebody. I want a great reputation. Not to be known as a crazy person. That's not who I am, that's not me.
What about friends and family? They would be overwhelmed with disappointment in me. I love and care for my friends and family. They're very close to me. I wouldn't want them to feel that way about me! They might never talk to me again! They may never feel the same way about me ever again.
So, I will make the best choices, and that's a promise. A promise that will be forever kept. To me, drugs will stay, an unfamiliar note.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Congratulations, Shelby!!
Short-Bus had her DARE graduation last night and the little critter won the essay contest! Good goin' girl!!!
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