Author: Carter Family
Rape and abuse survivor, mother of special needs/autistic 20 plus yr old, mother of a combat medic. Both are Global Messengers for Special Olympics NC. Have gone through many traumatic events, countless medical issues and still have a ;) on my face and love in my heart. Volunteering is a part of my dna. Irish but chose to date out of my race and have had to deal with the narrow-minded ignorance of racism. Everyone has things we go through, telling my story may help someone get through theirs.
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Damn shame
Originally posted 2019-03-08 14:21:10. It is a damn shame, the amount of money we spent on two Catnapper (brand) supposed to be leather electric recliners. We needed something to ease the pressure on my spine so a recliner was the thing. The price wasn’t that much more for the electric ones so we got them. We have had these chairs a little over 3 years and you see what they are doing. We paid way…
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My heart is breaking
Originally posted 2018-06-15 14:38:27. This will be the hardest thing I have ever done. I have to somehow suppress the expression on my face because Dusty is watching me like a hawk. He knows something is up. This hurts so much. I don’t know how to let go of my mother. I don’t know how to live my life without her. I don’t know how I will ever explain it to Dusty. I pray to…
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Epidemic proportions
Originally posted 2017-08-06 21:29:30. If you have read my blogs in the past you are familiar with the cause of death of my brother. This hits home. My brother wasn’t actively using heroin as far as we know. I do know he was using the prescription medication, methadone. I wish things would have been different but I guess the good thing is something is being done to help, or at the very least trying to…
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This is so true!
Originally posted 2021-10-18 10:00:43. You know this is so true! I have had to swallow this quite a few times. From the rape charges not going anywhere, to the domestic violence protection orders expecting them to actually protect you…. I have wondered way too many times why that “justice” never came. I guess I’ll never really know. It’s one of those things that stays in the back of my mind but I have learned to…
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How long was he in there?
Originally posted 2017-07-31 19:01:16. This is our “week”. Dusty is with my parents and well…it is suppose to be relaxing. The start is anything but… Yesterday my husband and I were doing yard work. He started fixing the gate to our fence. One of the posts had split and he needed to put up a new one. Well, we’ve had the normal summertime flying insects. You know bees, wasps, the occasional “What the hell is…
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DCR Scheduled
Originally posted 2021-10-16 07:53:04. Welp… It’s scheduled. I finally found an oculoplastic surgeon. His practice is about an hour away, so not that bad of a drive at all. He needed to test and see if my tear duct was blocked and if so, how bad. He did attempt to flush (or try to) my tear duct to see how bad it was blocked. He pushed the fluid filled syringe through my tear duct while…
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Purging
Originally posted 2019-03-06 13:24:35. I am at a point in my life where I feel the need to purge belongings. We have a decent sized dvd collection and myself nor my husband want to just toss them. I have been researching ways to convert the dvd to a digital copy so we can access it per say on a thumb drive. We found two ways of doing this, so far. WinX DVD Ripper Platinum –…
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These work great!
Originally posted 2018-06-14 13:57:05. STRAWBERRY SUPPORTS Support raises plants and berries off the ground Harvest clean, evenly ripened fruit Easy to install on established plants Set of 6 supports Easy-to-install, adjustable strawberry supports elevate fruit off the ground, allowing air to circulate. This promotes even ripening and minimizes rot. Use in place of straw to decrease mold and mildew problems, especially during wet growing seasons. They are really easy to install even if your plants…