vacation

it happens..... we must take away the good..... and say goodbye to the bad

Happy New Year!!!

This year has been interesting. I did gain a son-in-law, saw my brother-in-law cheat death, see my grand-daughter in a safe place, completed my degree, and I am still alive. I will be thankful for the joys of this year and do my best to learn from the trials. We must surely have angels watching over us all.

To all my friend and family....I love you!!!!

VACATION

I do not have pictures because that would take toooo much effort. However, writing this post is the most energy I have used for this trip, well almost. IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR!!! Other than my sweet husband, beautiful family and friend and of course...... my man Obama won; this year sucks. I KNOW things will get better now that I have spent several days with my sweet husband alone....hint, hint, fun, fun, and the big OOOOOOO. I want to thank Jess and Robert for making this time possible! Love you bunches!

I will behave

Life is good..... strange, but good. I go to Chicago for the first time and I will behave. I will behave.

I will behave

I will behave


I will behave........ Keep saying it!!!

HAPPY EASTER AND LIVE LIKE YOU ARE DYING

HAPPY EASTER!!!!!

I have two weeks of school left!!!! I included one of my classroom post. We are required to post 10/week. Anyway....... we were discussing what we would do if were told we had a terminal disease. The majority of the class said they would do nothing differently. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????



My response:

I believe the truth sets us all free!!! My mother was in end-stage Alzheimer and I could not let her go. Until a hospice nurse sat me down and had a truthful talk with me. She told me to go tell my mother that it is OK to die. Two days later my mother died at peace in her sleep. I do think I would live my life differently if I knew I was terminal. Sad to say but true! I don't know if any of you listen to country music, but one song talks about the doctors telling a man that he was dying and the song goes on to say, "I went sky diving, Rocky Mountain climbing, I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Phumansue (spell?). I hope that someday you'll get the chance to live like you were dying." (Can't remember the name of the singer) I would quit school, spend time with my husband, children, grandchildren, 94 year-old aunt and family, I would paint the collection that I have always wanted to paint, learn to deep-sea dive, learn to play a guitar, and sing really loud everyday, (even though I can't really sing) I would lay on the beach for days, sleep in the forest for days and nights, I would give deep long hugs to the people I really love and tell those people that I don't like to kiss my ass. I would live like I were dying.


Naomi (Nome) McKinney

www.uabnursing.org

Saturday Night Live

As I was sleeping last night this halarious SNL episode occured. It is a must see!!!

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/#mea=224734
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/#mea=224732

Just cut and paste and enjoy!!!

Music

New Great Grand....almost!!

You can tell her (Sophie) size by comparing Madie's finger to her face. She is sooo cute!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Happy Day!!

Beauty on the beach!!






The new family!!!

My sweet daughter and precious new son-in-law on their special day!

The entire family welcomes Robert with open arms and we also admire that he has had the bravery to take on two of the most complicated female I know! Our thoughts and prayers are with you!

All jokes aside. This was one of the happiest days of my life and I think of Jess, Robert, and Katelyn's life also.

MAD?

`How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.`You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'

OK, maybe I don't go around kissing sharks, but I have accepted the position of interim nurse manager of the Neuro ICU. I lived through my first week and that is about all I can say. The people I work with a great and the unit is exciting, but I was so tired come Friday afternoon; I was worried about driving home. I drove home and sleep for 11 hours and now I am beginning to feel human again.

Have you ever kissed a shark??????

Jerry McKinney (my brother-in-law) is absolutely one-of-a kind. I have never kissed a shark and probably never will, but some of us do need to do the impossible. In the second or bottom picture , the shark is VERY much alive and trying with all of it's might to get back into the water! Don said that Jerry kept saying, " Hold still; cause I'm gonna kiss you!". He is not human (Jerry, not the shark), so therefore I think the shark allowed it?!?!?! The shark was about six feet long and 200 pounds, so I think they were a good match......

More beach!!!!

These are my babies!!!

I think they had a great time once again with Nana. This is our 10th year at Mexico Beach and I pray for many more to come.....

(The little blond is dangerous)

Life's a beach!!!

10 hr trip Jon Preston, Bobby Fears & Amy Schrimsher are all from Huntsville, AL Johnny McKinney from Westover, AL., Jerry McKinney from Brilliant, AL. and Jason McKinney from Coker, AL.

Johnny was in heaven! A friend took Johnny, Jerry, and Jason fishing! They were in the big time. These are the fish they caught on a 10 hour trip. They are already planning next years!

Non-smoking please?

When I go outside now, I am greeted with the smell of smoke and there is a haze everywhere!We are on a red day for those with respiratory problems. Even sometimes within my home, I can smell smoke. I understand that Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp is still burning. Let's all go out and do a rain dance and see if that helps. A friend at work said her daughter neglected to close the window and they woke-up thinking the house was on fire. Another friend said parts of the fires measure 30X50 MILES wide! Let me whine a minute. Those of us with respiratory problems are miserable.

I had a professor that believed the earth will destroy anything that will harm it [the earth]. Now I'm no Rush Limbaugh, but (or should I say butt) I think we better think about what we are doing here. Kind of makes you want to get your old heart right with God. Huh?

Butterfly days

The girls showed-up at my door with this beautiful butterfly! It was so cold on Sunday that the little butterfly would not fly. So Maddie keep the lovely butterfly until it's demise on Tuesday. I hear they only live three days? In any case, Maddie had a burial for the butterfly along with snacks. It was really moving.......

Where are my pictures??

I took some great pictures Sunday of two of my grands with a beautiful butterfly. These alleged pictures are in my computer, somewhere???????? Since I started to online classes, a year ago, I have been surprised at my computer "skills" ( I say/type that skills word loosely) There are so many members of my family and friend that a computer gurus (you know who you are!!) yet, I can't move my pictures from the new program to my pictures. The thing is I have done it before (see below finch pictures). In any case, I will not be defeated!!! The pictures will magically appear soon. Try to avoid any unnecessary anticipation.........

Finch feeder

How do we reach the point in our lives that it is fun or maybe I should say peaceful to watch the little yellow Finch eat from a Finch sock? I do not know who invented the Finch sock, but they are genius!!! Those little birds love the sock. My friend Kenny gave on to me because he knows I love to watch birds and it is usually covered in Finch!! When they first began their visits the Finch were a pale yellow and now they a bright yellow. How can that be? In any case, they are a delight!!!

new class

A new class began yesterday. YUCK!!!! I wish I could tell you that I love school, but I endure school. I am taking Nursing Research. Isn't that exciting? It always makes me nervous when a PhD is teaching the class so I am sure I will obsess over every little thing. On a bright note. I was invited to join Sigma Theta Tau. I did not know what that meant until I ask my boss and she said it is a good thing. You knew at 51 I would be in school and looking at new options for life.

Present

My precious daughter Steph gave me this original picture of Stevie Nicks. The photographer comes to the bar and gave the picture to Steph for me. He made it in 1974 when he traveled with Stevie. She looks so young.