Bear Reviews the Free Store

In case you missed it elsewhere, below is a Bear's review of my beloved "Free Store".

Please, share the video with everyone you know. Hopefully they will take the Bear's advice, leaving more free stuff for the rest of us!

and then they came for me

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Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Kommunist.

Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat.

Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten,
habe ich nicht protestiert;
ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter.

Als sie die Juden holten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Jude.

Als sie mich holten,
gab es keinen mehr, der protestieren konnte.

Translation:

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

Then they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out for me.


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No More Jokes

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A more appropriate title for that last post might have been little pink LIES. I am not pregnant, but it seemed a fitting joke because when you have a larger than average family and tell someone you have news, the FIRST thing they ask is, "Are you pregnant?"

Do you remember that baby that I asked you to pray for? Thankfully he was released from the hospital this week and is doing much better. However his mother DIED today. She is also the mother of a two year old and a four year old, as well as the nursling. I can't even comprehend the magnitude of this family's loss. It overwhelms me. The timing sucks, but I swear this happened; local readers can look it up in the online edition.

Please keep sending thoughts and prayers their way.

Little Pink Lines

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Not one, but two pink lines. Holy friggin cow!!!! I can barely breathe!!!

The past month of constant tiredness and ill feelings are beginning to make sense...low iron my butt! Now I understand why increasing my iron didn't decrease the fatigue!!!

Based on my calculations I'm guessing another early November date. Holy friggin cow!!!!! Did I say that already? 'Cause HOLY FRIGGIN COW!!!!!!

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Update on Baby Micah

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I don't have a lot of news but I did hear that the doctors were "cautiously optimistic". Baby Micah had gone a whole day without a seizure but still the doctors assured the family that he had a long hard road ahead of him.

I met with my friend today and gave her a huge basket filled with books, notebooks, pencils, snacks and personal care items to give to the Mom, and a bag filled with diapers, snacks, coloring books, and small toys for the grandparents who are caring for the family's other children. I was glad to be able to do something tangible to contribute.

Please continue to think of this poor family. I can not even imagine the trauma they are experiencing; 3 weeks postpartum, confined to the ICU with a seriously ill child, 2 more small children at home separated from their mother...it's going to be a long hard road for all of them.


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The House

So we went to a house auction today. It was the same house that we wanted three years ago but couldn't buy because the owner was an idiot and wouldn't budge on his price.

We didn't get the house.

Wanna know who the high bidder was? Will you believe me if I tell you that the high bidder was the former owner who let the house go into foreclosure to begin with?

Seriously. Don't pay your mortgage or taxes, have the property taken away from you, but don't fret...you too can buy it back at the public auction.

I asked him why the hell he didn't sell the house to us three years ago, we would have paid him MORE than he owed on the mortgage back then. He said, "well I guess we should have negotiated more." Yeah. Ya think?

There goes another experience with the upside down world of banking and real estate. I just don't get it.

Thought/Prayer Request

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I just received a phone call about a friend of a friend. It seems her three week old baby Micah fell and has sustained a pretty serious head injury.

If you are are so willing, please keep the family and Baby Micah in your thoughts and prayers.

Filet O Fish

K: Last night, at Barnes and Ovals...

Me: What did you say?

K: Last night, at Barnes and Ovals.

Me: Barnes and Noble.

K: Last night, and Barnes and Opal.

Me: Barnes and Noble.

K: Last night, and Barnes and Opals.

Me: NOBLE.

K: Barnes and Novals.

Me: Barnes. And. Noble.

K: Bards and Nopal.

Me: No. Filet o Fish.

Me: I'm having problems.