Can You Solve This Puzzle?

You are riding on a bea utiful white horse.On your left side is a drop off.On your right side are several ostriches being chased by a lion.In front of you are four large gazelles that won't get out of your wayand you can't seem to overtake them.. Behind you is a stampede of horses.What must you do to get out of this highly dangerous situation?








































Get your drunk ass off the merry-go-round.

Daddy

As I sit here tonight in this early morning hour I am drawn to think of my dad. I was just looking at the calendar and its been almost three weeks since he was called home. Part of healing is having the ability to talk openly about the person. Recount the memories and emotions that surrounded that person.

My earliest Memory of dad was when I was about two years old. I can remember that we had a huge snow storm in Georgia that winter. We had about three feet of snow on the ground and my sister needed formula. The roads were impassable. So dad sets out walking to get her formula I followed in behind him and the snow was above my head. I can remember yelling out for dad to get me.. He turned around when he heard me. He picked me up and asked where are you going baby. I said I wanna go with you daddy. He took me back inside to my mom. I pitched a fit cause I wanted to go with my daddy. I can remember the moment he lifted me from the snow how I felt safe and protected. I can remember his deep hearted laugh and the warmth and love that shown from eyes as they twinkled at my innocence. I remember not understanding why I couldn't go with dad. He walked to town to get my sister her formula and came home. I remember running to him and jumping in his arms when he made it back home. I asked a million questions as a small child will do. That day Dad became my hero.. Because he was awful brave to walk through that bad storm.

My second memory of Dad was him keeping vigil by my hospital bed. I was three years old and had kidney reflux. It required surgery to enable me to urinate again. The doctors and nurses came to wheel me to surgery and I cried wanting my daddy to go with me. I begged him not to let them take me away. He said baby I will go with you as far as the elevators but I can't go any further than that. He laid his large gentle hand upon my head and prayed as he had been doing for days and weeks while the doctors figured out what was wrong. I remember his loud deep voice echoing out and asking God to guide the doctors hands and to heal me. I remember looking up into his face and seeing tears slipping quietly down his cheeks. I told him in my little girl way Daddy don't cry and I cried to. When I woke up from surgery in my hospital room and Dad sat holding the most enormous yellow heart filled with chocolates. He exclaimed look what Daddy got you sweety. I remember Daddy feeding me chocolates and saying don't worry about ruining your dinner you deserve it.

Stay tuned for more memories of Daddy.

Happy Birthday Little Sister Though You Canceled it this year.

I know that you canceled your birthday this year because Dad wasn't here to celebrate with you like you both did since you were born. Yes this is the first year he hasn't been here to celebrate with you baby sister of mine. Daddy wouldn't want you sad and grieving. I have a song for you that will follow. Listen closely to the words and lyrics. Dad was so proud of you and loved you so. I know you will miss your daily love calls to him at two o'clock every afternoon. But always remember he still has his 1-800-IloveCarmen hot line still open. I ache for you my heart breaks that you are hurting so deeply. I love you so much and sometimes words just don't come the way they should.

It is said that to leave a mark on the world you have to do something great. Our Dad left a few marks on this world because we brothers and sisters are his greatest achievements. He left a legacy with wonderful grandchildren that no one else could have gifted them with but him.

I am sharing with you what a wonderful friend shared with me last night.

Dear Dad,

Little did we know that morning that GOD would call your name.

In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone.

For part of us went with you the day GOD called you home.

You left us peaceful memories, your love still our guide.

And though we cannot see you, you are always on our side.

Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same.

But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

WE Love and miss you Dad.

This Month I lost My Dad

Homer L. "H.L" Walls Sr.

Homer L. "H.L." Walls Sr., 72, of Eatonton entered into eternal rest Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, at home after a brief illness.

Mr. Walls was born in Monticello Sept. 24, 1936, to the late Homer C. and Zelia Trotter Walls.

He served in the U.S. Air Force and retired from the State of Georgia Department of Corrections after 34 years of service and dedication. He was a member of Bethal Holiness Church in Ila, Madison County.

He loved and adored his children and grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his grandsons, Stephen E. Ferguson and John E. Ferguson Jr.; granddaughter Rachel A. Ferguson; brothers Crawford Walls and Howard Walls; and sisters Nellie Ramono and Maybelle Roberts.

Mr. Walls is survived by his children, William R. Walls of Eatonton, Angela Madden of Eatonton, Carmen (Toby) Bradshaw of Ellerslie, and Homer (Mandey) Walls Jr. of Milledgeville; grandchildren, David Ferguson, Mylynda Walls, Ben Morgan, Dillion Bradshaw, Caleb Phillips, Jacob Morgan, Zachary Bradshaw, Dylan Phillips, Ryan Bradshaw, Hanna Bradshaw, Nick Walls and Cole Walls; brothers and sisters, Dora Brock of Eatonton, William Walls of Hull, Tom Walls of Manteca, Calif., Jean King of Ila, Ruby Greenway of Monticello and Ila Horton of Covington; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held Sept. 9 at Vining Ivy Hill Chapel, 105 Lower Harmony Road, Eatonton. And the funeral service was held Thursday at the funeral home. Burial was in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Eugene Walls officiated.Pallbearers were Kevin Parham, Jon Madden, David Ferguson, Greg King, Dany Walls, Horace Greenway, Bud Greenway and Glen Corbitt.

Some Rants and Raves~! Venting if you will~!

Everyone has that one thing in this world that annoys the hell out of them~! My twelve year old son will tell you his is people who state the obvious and really think they are telling you something you didn't know. So see it is quite natural to have little annoyances in this world~!..

My annoyances...

10. Teachers who think they have to explain things to a parent on the same level they would a first grader...(conversations on 02-06-09 with my 12 yr old 6Th grade LA teacher)

Me: Walks down 6Th grade hallway in search of my son who was kept after school..

Son: Enters hallway followed by teacher.... "MOM~! (hugs)

Teacher: 'Are you Ben's mother?"

Me: (thinking"DER,hence why he calls me Mom") " Yes Ma'am. Hello I am Angela,

Nice to meet you.

Teacher: Did you get a letter that you had to sign last week about Ben's project due

Monday next week.

Me: Yes I signed it and sent it back. Why

Teacher: OK you are aware of his project to be presented on Tuesday be

turned in on Monday. Its for his CPA..You do know what that is correct?

See here we have this form and its for brainstorming.He has to form a

hypothesis and write it as well as a thesis. Do you Know what those

two things are? (ME: thinking to myself Lady I am not as dumb as you look)

Me: Yes Ma'am quite familiar with both.

Ben hangs his head and grins. He knows I am famous for my smart ass comments to stupid questions. Even after that she still is going to try to explain to me what they were.. So needless to say I had to stop her. "Mrs. Eagle Beak I am well educated I have graduated college with two degrees . I think we can handle this. Ben will be well prepared for his presentation come Monday.

9. Drivers who pull out in front of me and only do 15 mph making me have to slam on brakes to keep from rear ending them.

8. People who know everything and would argue every subject with a brick wall just to appear intelligent.

7. Women drivers ! yes YOU READ THAT RIGHT~! I SAID WOMEN DRIVERS~! Women have a tendency to think they own the road and aren't very good at paying attention to one task i.e. driving but still attempt two at once talking on THE DAMN CELL PHONE~!

6. Male Drivers~! They tend to drive to aggressively and ride my ass for miles. ALL WHILE TALKING ON THE DAMN CELL PHONE~!

7. Politicians~~ They annoy the hell out of me~! Stop kissing ass and telling us what you think we want to hear . Learn to tell the truth. BE HONEST. It really isn't that hard. We are adults, we can take any bad news you have to offer and we don't need it sugar coated.

6. Nursing Home Workers~~ Apparently this is where all the dumb asses that barely graduated nursing school and passed their boards work.. They are to stupid to use their common sense. If a man has bladder cancer stage 4 and a Foley in place, common sense tells you it is not his penis bleeding with blood present in the urine collection bag as you just told the 911 operator. HELLO~! DER~!

5. Selfish people~~ The first thing we learned in play school was to share.. It really isn't all about you I promise~! Put others before yourself. Especially when its your own family.

4. Nagging~! I LOATHE nagging.. I heard you once~! I heard you even the second time~! After that you are annoying the hell out of me you defiantly won't get what you asked for ~!

3. Unsolicited Advice~! I don't want your advice I promise~! I have enough of my own and I'm not using it either~!

2. Touchy feely people.. Don't touch me unless invited to do so~! Its icky weird and it ANNOYS THE HELL OUT OF ME~!

1. TEENAGERS~! THEY ANNOY THE HELL OUT OF ME ~! THEY GET ICE AND LEAVE ONE ICE CUBE IN THE ICE TRAY SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO FILL IT UP~!

My Two Yonger Sons

One of the hardest jobs I have ever had was being a mother. I am the mother of three wonderful sons. Thier ages are 19,12,10.. David, Ben and Jacob. All great kids. God must love me because I have been blessed with three of the most wonderful children any mother could hope for.

In the picture above are my two younger ones. I think the majority I have learned at being a mother has been with these two. David was a guessing game because I was new at it all with him. By the time these two came along I was an old pro.

I have learned that with little boys all you have to do at Christmas or Birthday time is buy them anything that makes noise, has wheels, or explodes.. The older a boy gets the more expensive his toys get.

Ben is in the 6th grade and has a couple of my old teachers from middle school. Wow they were like old when i was in school so now this makes the ancient? Jacob my baby, has all new teachers. The ones who taught 4th grade when I was in elementary school have retired .. Even my first grade teacher is still alive. She is up into her late 80's and still walks 3 miles a day around town.

So I guess this means I am getting old.. OK not old just well aged~!