Asking for prayer…

on this Sunday morning.  My cousin Bryce in south central Missouri is undergoing chemo for cancer.  My dear blogging friend Janice ( who calls me mama Beth) has just finished a round of chemo and is pretty well worn out.  She hasn’t been able to do her blog for sometime now.  My sis’s dear friend Joy is battling cancer and dealing with chemo.  I know what these folks are going through because I lived through it with my husband for 2 years.  Cancer does not discriminate when it chooses its victims.  It is a cruel painful disease and shows no mercy.  All kind thoughts and prayers will be gratefully appreciated.

Love,

Beth

Rain, Rain go away…

Last summer we were begging for rain here in central Illinois and now we are begging for it to stop.  We got over an inch of rain yesterday.  It is still raining and forecast to last through tomorrow.

The trial is now in the hands of the jury.  The jury has set their hours of deliberation from 9 AM – 4:30 PM (11 AM – 6:30 PM CST) Monday through Friday.  I have 4 months invested in this trial so I have to see it through to the end.  I have mentioned before that I do not believe in the death penalty although if I were to make an exception it would be in this case.  Ms. Arias sat through the whole trial like she was an honored guest at a Royal tea party, smirking occasionally, shaking her head yes or no and flopping her hair around and taking her fake glasses off and on.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/04/us/jodi-arias-primer/     If you click on the link you can find out in just a matter of minutes what took me 4 months to learn.

I have been feeling better so I did a bit of housework this morning.  No need to go out in the rain as I would just spend money buying something that I don’t need.

Have a peaceful weekend.  Stay safe and be happy!!

Beth

I was mesmerized…

I could not leave the television for one minute yesterday while Juan Martinez was delivering his closing argument in the Jodi Arias case.  That man was spectacular.  If one was to be murdered in Arizona they should hope that he would be the prosecuting attorney.  He spoke for more than 6 hours without notes.  He had the whole case right in his head.  Genius!  Then at the end of the closing argument he went through the  jury instructions step by step where even I could understand them.

So, needless to say, all I did yesterday was to watch TV and eat.  No computer time till evening.  No blog.  No visiting all of you. Today I will watch Kirk Nurmi defense attorney for Arias but there is no way I will be mesmerized by him.  That guy is a big slouch!!  I hope he can get through his closing argument without burping again.  He is the epitome of unprofessionalism.

e·pit·o·me

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noun

a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class.

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It is raining here again today and forecast to rain for the next 3 days.  Predicted rainfall of 2 – 3 inches.  Of course we don’t need that here as that could put the Illinois River back in flood stage.

I am in my header picture with my daughter and my mom along with my nephew Danny,

Have a wonderful weekend.  Stay safe and be happy!!  I will be on jury watch for the verdict.

Beth

Happy May Day…

I remember the first day of May when my children were small.  They  would make paper cones at school and secretively bring them home.  Then they would scout the yard for violets and dandelions.  I then would be presented with a lovely May Day bouquet from them.

I think you all may have gotten the wrong impression from my time spent in the hospital on Monday.  I was taken immediately to a bed where I had an EKG which was fine.  My doctor had insisted that I go to the emergency room because she thought my pain might be heart related.  I had a CBC and meds (anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxant) through an IV.  This was only a temporary fix.  I do have a prescription for muscle relaxant which I probably won’t fill.  So I am resting on my laurels right now.

“rest on one's laurels”

Fig. to stop trying because one is satisfied with one's past achievements. Despite our success, this is no time to rest on our laurels. We rested on our laurels too long. Our competitors took away a lot of our business.”

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So I will…

http://youtu.be/sIp77PUvLTE

You all have a great day.  Don’t forget to watch The Big Bang Theory on Thursday night as it is a new episode.  Bob Newhart is a guest star.

Stay safe and be happy!!

Beth