JO ANN’S SPACE

Been a long time since I updated this space here.. I have had so many other

projects going at the same time I have negelected one of my favorite

spaces.   Hope to be able to keep this place going with new and

interesting spaces. One popped into mind lately..

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JO ANN’S SPACE..

JoAnn is a retired, married, mother of two and grandma of 5!

She lives in Texas, loves to cook and sew quilts.

She writes very interesting tidbits on her space about her

life and her family.  She has only  had her space since Feb of 2008,

but has plenty to say.  You will love her short little stories of

her life.. Her Photo Albums are full of treasures. She has made the most

wonderful quilts I have ever seen. Be sure to check them out!!

 Here is a recent sample from her blog…..

 

  AUNT EMMA..

"She was not a woman of stature and rail thin.   Her hair was thinning and turning gray. 

 Her dresses were ankle length and drab in color.  She wore a white bibbed apron tied

at the back of her waist.  She had spunk and grit and was loved by my grandparents

and their children.  We called her Aunt Emma – she was a woman of color

 – she was a part of our family."  

 

There is so much more .. stop by Jo Ann’s space today and check it out..

You will love it!!    

LIFE, LOVE AND THE PURSUIT OF CHEESECAKE

Here is a space called LIFE, LOVE AND THE PURSUIT OF CHEESECAKE.
It is written by Rissa, who lives in Missouri. She is the married mom of 8,
a blended family, 5 children of her own, who works as a certified respiratory
therapist in a hospital.
Rissa enjoys reading cooking, rainy days,writing, crafts, time with her
family,and learning new things, and she  loves cheesecake.She is a published
author of some articles and poems. She has had varied jobs throughout
her life, she would love to travel and learn how to fly a plane.
She loves football and was a manager of a team in high school.
She has a variety of things on her space and they are very interesting
to the reader. Here is a sample of her recent blog….

"I couldn’t help to think what irony this was, with one life
clinging on till the end, a full life and yet another life
 taken for granted and treated with such irreverence,
yet a life spared none the less and given one more
 chance. All I could think is WHY? I try not to allow
myself that question too often at work…but that
day I couldn’t stop myself….why? There must be a reason
 for this…something maybe I will never see or know..
.but still i wondered …why?
  Now it is not my place to judge, I merely am making
 an observation here. Who knows what type of struggle
 and turmoil that man faced to be in such a mindset as
 to try to end his life. I am not going to pretend to
 understand that at all. I just find it interesting to
see the things I see. I quietly go on about my day
doing my job as best I can and hope that I make
 a difference. I suppose this is life and this is reality
 especially in my job, but sometimes it sticks with
 me and I try to find some sort of lesson in it for my self."

Please stop by RISSA’s space today, you will love it as
much as I do.

Update..5/ 08 Rissa’s space is now a permission only space.

 

REBECCA’S SPACE

This space has a spacewalk conection. It is owned

by Rebecca who is the wife of BOB.. who is our own

R U SERIOUS BOB.. Confusing..no.. he just convinced

her to open her own space and STOP using his! 

This space is so new there isn’ t a whole lot there

yet. but what is.. is so funny. Mrs. Serious is well

known in Spaces circles. for her humor and her

candor. Here is a sample from her space..

"First off, let me say that this idea of a space/blog thingy is

 all Bob’s.  I think maybe he tricked me by telling me it

 was the only way I could get on his blog (since he

 went private..???)  Since we all know Bob needs a

mommy really really bad, I figured it was the only

way to keep tabs on him.  Was I wrong????  (And by

 the way, for those of you who asked, yes I will

 tell his secrets and MY side of the story!!) ".

CHECK OUR HER SPACE HERE TODAY  I am sure

you will love it!

 

VERTICAL HORIZONS

 

Our Spacewalk friend to the North,

in Alaska,

Steve, from "On The Trail"

 has opened a new space. If you

love adventure and scenery and  the

majesty of the mountains you will love

VERTICAL HORIZONS. STEVE says..

 

"This space is about all things mountains,

something that is inseparable from me.

 A place where part of my soul resides

and lives always, waiting for me to return

 in body, to vertical horizons.

This story will start with a collection of

my mountain experiences which began when

 I was 14 years old, and will continue into

real time as my adventures continue."

 

Drop by his soon and add your name to

the list to

CHECK OUT STEVE’S NEW SPACE and join

the adventure.

HOUSEHOLD SIX

 

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD SIX ..The Life of a( Foreign Born) Army Wife..

is written by Marianke, proud US Army Wife to Jon. Originally from the

Netherlands, but has been living in the USA 4 years .

She recently was appointed Jump Start Director for the

 Not-For-Profit organization Operation Proud Hearts.

 An organization for and by military families. She is a

strong Christian lady who is trying to get her green

card and start a family too. She has been on MSN spaces

since 2005 and has many friends from many countries

who visit her. Here is a recent sample from her space..

"

I WANT TO WORK. And they take away the right for me to do that. I serve this

 country too, with my husband deployed 3 years ago, and going through the

 hardships of the Military Life.

I volunteer in Army Readiness (Army Family Support) and am certified through

 the US Army to teach Army Family Team Building.

Jon was pissed. Being a Recruiter, he knows about how many illegals are

 in our county let alone, that are working, have expensive cars, and huge

 houses and are living the easy life, milking insurances like medicare and

 all that. In our county that is at least 500.
He said "I served this country for 11 years now, and this is how they pay you back?

 Sucking the money out of you, and denying your wife that loves you so incredibly

much and whom I love with all my heart, who puts so much effort into meaning so

 much to Military Families, the chance on living a normal life, and work." -

 they are screwing us over. This has been going on for almost 3 years, and I

am, we are getting frustrated with it. IS IT WRONG TO LOVE MY HUSBAND???

It is plain rediculous. We cannot afford the high fees that they have with immigration

 services, we are getting along fine right now, but it will be much better once I work,

and I am going nuts at home. I need a job. I love to work, I want to work."

 

VISIT HOUSEHOLD  SIX and see what else is going on in Marianke’s life.

 

WELCOME TO LIZZIE’S LOUNGE

 

 

For the last spacewalk space of 2007 I have

added here… WELCOME TO LIZZIE’S LOUNGE.

This space is written by a retired elementary

teacher. Here is the story of LIZZIE… written by

the owner of this space….

"I am a retired teacher and taught kindergarten

 and elementary grade levels for years.  I LOVED

TEACHING and knew from a young age that it was

 what I wanted to do.  My parents took me to

 the U.S. at the beginning of my teen years,

for my dad’s employement, and we lived there

many years, with me staying after they retired

 back to Canada.
During my last year of teaching my First Grade class,

 I got a bearded dragon lizard to add to our animal family.

 (We had 5 cats.)  One of my teacher friends had a

 bearded dragon, and after learning about how to

care for them, I thought it would be nice to have one

 of my own.  I thought a lizard would be a great hands

on for my class, when we studied reptiles, and talked

 my husband into getting one, after doing research

 and explaining the pros and cons. My site is called LIZZIE’S LOUNGE

for two reasons.  My middle name is Elisabeth, which is the basis

for my nick-name Beth, though my first name is Wanda. 

 I like to be called Beth.  Well…Lizzie is a play on my name

and it is what I named my bearded dragon lizard. 

 So, my site is named in honor of her. My general writing style

in blogging reflects what my teaching style was, with a love for

 learning, nature, and sharing information, in a detail oriented

fashion, but hopefully, with creativity that can inspire."

 

BE sure to visit LIZZIE here anytime you like…

 

 

BACK TO NATURE

Here is a space I loved instant it opened.
It is called BACK TO NATURE
KIM, married mother of two, from Tennessee, writes this
wonderful space about all things nature. Her photos are
breathtaking and her views about nature are wonderful.
She is an animal advocate, she enjoys camping, photography.
She works as a cashier in a cafeteria. Here is a recent sample
from her blog..
"While on my trip through
the hills of Middle & East Tenn.. the other day, jumping from park
to park, we decided to take some back roads through country we’ve never
seen before. Now I love the path least taken simply because..well, no
one is there to bother you while you sightsee! Sometimes you run across
something that just puts a smile on your face… run down houses who’s
unkept yards make you wonder what the place was like 50 years ago when
life inhabited the place… old barns so worn by years of rain and sun
they’re almost unrecognizable. Such places hold just enough memories,
maybe that’s why no one can bear to let them go. Whatever the case, as
we drove through God’s Country I couldn’t help but wonder what the
world would be like if it looked like this *everywhere*. Life would be
so much simpler."
VISIT WITH KIM AND GET BACK TO NATURE!